Hello People, I have incident point data and roads (line) data, how do i calculate distance from incident points to roads and see if roads influence incidences? Thanks, Dan

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My analyses involves 2 datasets, i.e., incident data (points) and roads data (lines). I want to explore if roads have an influence on the incidences. Kindly advice on how to go about it. I'm using ArcGIS 10.2 (Basic/ArcView) with access to Spatial Analyst Extension and 3D Analyst Extension only. Thanks,

DanPatterson_Retired · Answer

Let's not forget that the most important thing is addressing the assumptions I pointed out.  The tools will only be useful should the conditions apply, particularly those in my last paragraph

DarrenWiens2 · Answer

As Dan says, Near is the default answer for Advanced licensing, and the lesser-considered Spatial Join (using CLOSEST relationship and specifying a distance field) will yield the distance from point to closest line for all license levels.

DanPatterson_Retired · Answer

closed?