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Set unit settings too meter or Kilometer

  • March 23, 2016
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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.

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david_r
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  • March 23, 2016

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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