Summary
Creates linking lines between two layers based on unique IDs. Can be used for one-to-one relationships (for example, motor vehicle theft to recovery locations) or one-to-many (for example, spider diagrams-gang member addresses to gang turf).
Usage
- Generates a line feature class connecting Input Origin Point or Polygon Features to Input Destination Point Features based on a common identifier field. Origin identifier and destination identifier field names do not have to be identical but should both contain identical values that would connect the origin features with the destination features.
- Input Origin Point or Polygon Features and Input Destination Point Features should be two different feature classes.
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The output line feature class will contain new field with the same name as the Origin Identifier Field, Destination Y, Destination X, Origin Y, and Origin X fields:
- Origin Identifier Field output—The origin identifier value from the Input Origin Point Features. This field can be used to join the output lines back to the origin or destination points for further analysis.
- Destination and origin X and Y fields contain the coordinate pairs based on the linear unit of the Input Destination Point Features.
Syntax
IncidentPath_crime (Input_Origin_Point_or_Polygon_Features, Input_Destination_Point_or_Polygon_Features, Output_Feature_Class, Origin_ID, Destination_ID, {Summary_Statistic_Field}, {Statistic_Type})
Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
Input Origin Point or Polygon Features | Origin point or polygon features. Example: Vehicle theft points or gang turf polygons. |
Feature Layer |
Input Destination Point or Polygon Features | Destination point or polygon features. Example: Vehicle recovery locations or gang member homes. |
Feature Layer |
Output Feature Class | Line feature class showing directional path between origin and destination point features. | Feature Class |
Origin Identifier Field | Field identifying unique origin point features. | Field |
Destination Identifier field | Field in destination points containing corresponding unique identifier from origin point or polygon features. | Field |
Summary Statistic Field (Optional) | Numeric field used to generate a statistical summary line feature class. When used an additional incident path feature class will be generated containing the summary statistic value. Line features that are identical to one another will be dissolved into a single feature. | Field |
Statistic Type (Optional) |
Statistical calculation type
Available statistics types are as follows:
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String |
Licensing information
- ArcGIS Desktop Basic: Yes
- ArcGIS Desktop Standard: Yes
- ArcGIS Desktop Advanced: Yes