In ArcGIS Online, you can generate a buffers for your data in the Map Viewer. This can help you analyse what’s around your existing data.
In this lab you will take rail stations and buffer them by half a mile to get an idea of the parts of town they service.
Go to www.arcgis.com and login.
Use Search
> Search for Layers
to find the PDX_Rail_Stops
layer by al_geodev
.
Click Open
> Add layer to new map
.
NOTE: If you are having difficulty finding it, just click this link.
Click PDX Rail Stops
> Perform Analysis
> Use Proximity
> Create Buffers
.
Choose to buffer by Distance
and set the size to 0.5
Miles
.
Expand the Options
and select Dissolve
.
Set the Result layer name
to 0.5 Mile Radius from Rail Stops
.
Clear the Use current map extent
checkbox.
Run Analysis.
Drag the PDX Rail Stops
layer to the top of the layers list.
Save your map.
Your map should look something like this map.
i
icons in the analysis tool to learn more about the tools’ various options.Show credits
to see how many credits the analysis will consume.Overlap
and Dissolve
options.0.25 0.5 1
Miles
) to generate multiple buffers per point, and experiment with the new options that appear when you add more than 1 distance.