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buffering

A gray map of Oklahoma with the point locations of cities buffered in different sized purple circles depending on the elevation.

Buffers in GIS

by Caitlin Dempsey

A buffer in GIS is a reclassification based on distance.

Categories Spatial Analysis Tags buffering, buffers, spatial analysis

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