November 2018
Beginner to intermediate
272 pages
5h 36m
English
One common spatial analysis task is to identify features in the proximity of certain other features. One example would be to find all airports near rivers. Using airports.shp and majrivers.shp from our sample data, we can find airports within 5,000 feet of a river by using a combination of the Fixed distance buffer and Select by Location tools. Use the search box to find the tools in the Processing Toolbox. The tool configurations for this example are shown in the following screenshot:

After buffering the airport point locations, the Select by Location tool selects ...
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