What are buffers in GIS? A buffer is a reclassification based on distance: classification of within/without a given proximity. Buffering involves measuring distance outward in directions from an object. Buffering can be done on all three types of vector data: point, line, area. The resulting buffer is a polygon file. […]
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Buffering Tool for ArcGIS
The video below shows how to use the Analysis Tools (part of the Toolbox section) to create a buffer in ArcGIS.