Exercise 1: Create a buffer representing a construction zone

Lesson 3: Analyzing Data by Proximity Using Buffers

Lesson 3: Analyzing Data by Proximity Using Buffers

Exercise 2: Select the parcels within the construction-zone buffer

 

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Exercise 1: Create a buffer representing a construction zone

Start by creating the buffer.

To create the buffer

1. If your map is not still open, click File menu Open and open it.
2. In Display Manager, clear the check boxes next to the surface and contour layers to hide those layers and see the rest of the process more easily.
3. Right-click the Parcels layer and click Zoom To Extents.
4. Click Analyze menu Buffer.
5. In the Buffer Features dialog box, set the buffer distance to 100 feet and click Merge All Buffers.
6. Click Select Features.
7. Click a road in your map that runs through the parcel area.
8. Press Enter to return to the dialog box.
9. Click OK.

To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 2: Select the parcels within the construction-zone buffer.