Question

An ArcGIS user has a highway polyline dataset and a school point dataset. The user needs to find all schools that are within one mile of highways and report the exact distance for each point within that distance. Which tool should be used to create this dataset?

A. Buffer
B. Point Distance
C. Identify
D. Near

Answer 1

The Buffer tool should be used to create a dataset of schools within one mile of highways and report their exact distance.

Step-by-step explanation:

The tool that should be used to create a dataset of schools that are within one mile of highways and report the exact distance for each point within that distance is the Buffer tool.

The Buffer tool creates a zone or buffer around a feature, such as a highway, based on a specified distance. The resulting buffer polygon can then be used to spatially query and identify the schools that fall within the buffer zone.

Once the buffer is generated, you can use the Identify tool to select the schools within the buffer zone and report their exact distance from the highways.