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Hello, I hope someone can help me with this (i think simple) question. For my study I need to Data Interoperability extension in ArcGIS. The objective is to create a 5 kilometer or 5000 meters buffer around a cycle route in Europe. I must create this buffer with a spatial ETL tool in the FME workbench. In the workbench I cannot find where I can set the unit settings to meters or kilometers. Where can I set the unit settings to meter or Kilometer?

Thanks in advance.

Hi

The Bufferer works in ground units, i.e. the same units used for your coordinate system. If your data is in a coordinate system based on meters, a buffer of 5000 will correspond to a buffer size of 5 kilometers.

If your data is in degrees, you can use the GeographicBufferer to specify the buffer size in meters or kilometers.

David

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