Intersecting or unioning events using a tool
The following steps outline how to use the Overlay Route Events tool to analyze your events.
Steps:
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Click Geoprocessing > Search For Tools.
The Search window opens.
- Type Overlay Route Events in the Search box.
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Click Search Tools.
The Search window lists tools that are related to the search string you entered.
- Click the Overlay Route Events tool.
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Click the Input Event Tablebrowse button
and navigate to the input event table. Alternatively, click the Input Event Table drop-down arrow and click the input event table or layer. In ArcCatalog, you will only see a drop-down arrow if a temporary layer has been created during the session.
- Click the Route Identifier Field drop-down arrow and click the route identifier field.
- Click the Event Type drop-down arrow and click POINT or LINE.
- Click the Measure Field drop-down arrow and click the measure field. Depending on whether your output is a point or line event table, you can choose a measure field or a from- and to-measure field.
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Click the Overlay Event Table browse button
and navigate to the input event table. Alternatively, click the Overlay Event Table drop-down arrow and click the input event table or layer.
- Click the Route Identifier Field drop-down arrow and click the route identifier field.
- Click the Event Type drop-down arrow and click POINT or LINE.
- Click the Measure Field drop-down arrow and click the measure field.
- Click the Type of Overlay drop-down arrow and click either INTERSECT or UNION.
- Type the file name and path in theOutput Event Table text box or click the browse button to specify the output location.
- Default output event table properties will be set for you. You can change the suggested field names by clicking any of the active drop-down arrows and selecting an alternative value.
Click OK.
![Tip Tip](rsrc/tip.png)
If you select a layer for the input event table or overlay event table, the input event table properties and overlay event table properties will be set automatically.
![Tip Tip](rsrc/tip.png)
You can add a route event table to your map as a layer using the Make Route Event Layer tool or the Display Route Events command in ArcMap.
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2/10/2012