30. Geoprocessing: buffers, select by location, and clipping

Author

Lucy Block

Video Tutorial

In this tutorial

Create a buffer of 1/2 mile around a point layer of subway stations, select all NYC tax lots that intersect with that buffer, and calculate the total residential units inside the buffer as a share of all residential units in NYC. Also, Clip the MapPLUTO layer of tax lots by the buffer for a neater visualization.

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Data downloads

MapPLUTO

NYC subway stations (Saved copy)