Esri ArcGIS Pro Foundation Certification Practice Test

Which ArcGIS Pro tool would you use to identify the coffee shop closest to each park and add its coordinates to the Parks attribute table?

1. Buffer

2. Select Layer By Location

3. Multiple Ring Buffer

4. Near

The correct answer is: Near

The tool that should be used to identify the coffee shop closest to each park and subsequently add its coordinates to the Parks attribute table is the Near tool. This tool calculates the distance from each feature in the input layer (in this case, the parks) to the closest feature in the near layer (the coffee shops) and can also add information about the nearest features, including their coordinates, to the input layer's attribute table. When you utilize the Near tool, it facilitates the analysis of proximity relationships effectively, providing not only the distance but also the unique identifiers of the nearest features. This makes it particularly useful for the task of linking parks to their nearest coffee shops and enhancing the attributes of the parks with relevant location data. The other tools mentioned serve different purposes. The Buffer tool is used to create buffer zones around features, which is more suitable for understanding areas of influence rather than identifying the nearest features. Select Layer By Location identifies features in one layer that relate to features in another layer based on spatial relationships, but it does not inherently provide the specific distance or coordinates needed. The Multiple Ring Buffer tool creates multiple buffer zones around features but, like Buffer, does not directly serve the purpose of finding the nearest features.