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How to clip a polygon layer without dissolving internal polygons?

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10-09-2024 10:49 AM
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NathanPage2
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Using ArcMap 10.3.  I have a National polygon layer for the provinces & boundaries of Canada.  I then have individual feature classes for each province that contain Electoral Districts; we need to combine them into one file but they do not have aligned borders; gaps and overlaps throughout the country occur. As a result, we are attempting to use a separate national file that has single, shared boundary lines.

For this I'm trying to merge each province/territory into one national feature class, clipping each provincial/territorial boundary to the country wide layer that has simpler border lines.

The issue I'm running into is when I try to clip, the internal polygons (Electoral Districts) become dissolved.  How can I avoid this?  Perhaps I'm attempting to do this the wrong way?

Thanks

 

 

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