geodev-hackerlabs

Create Buffers

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.

Steps

  1. Go to www.arcgis.com and login.

  2. Use Search > Search for Layers to find the PDX_Rail_Stops layer by al_geodev.

  3. Click Open > Add layer to new map.

NOTE: If you are having difficulty finding it, just click this link.

  1. Click PDX Rail Stops > Perform Analysis > Use Proximity > Create Buffers.

    1. Choose to buffer by Distance and set the size to 0.5 Miles.

    2. Expand the Options and select Dissolve.

    3. Set the Result layer name to 0.5 Mile Radius from Rail Stops.

    4. Clear the Use current map extent checkbox.

    5. Run Analysis.

  2. Drag the PDX Rail Stops layer to the top of the layers list.

  3. Save your map.

Your map should look something like this map.

Bonus