What are duplicate features?

What are duplicate features?

A duplicate feature (in spatial terms) is one whose geometry is an exact match for that of another feature in the workflow. This might occur when the same feature has been accidentally submitted twice to a database, or when two (or more) overlapping datasets are merged together.

How do you find duplicate points in ArcGIS?

Introduced in version 10 of ArcGIS Desktop are two tools for managing duplicate records: ‘Find Identical’ and ‘Delete Identical’. These tools can be found in the Data Management toolbox, General toolset, and require an ArcInfo license.

Is there a way to find duplicate features?

More than one field at a time can be evaluated. The Shape field can be specified to compare feature geometry for matches as well. The Delete Identical tool performs the same function as Find Identical, but also deletes copies of a given record.

Is there a way to delete duplicate features in ArcGIS?

When sets of data are combined, sometimes there are duplicate features that need to be identified and eliminated. This article describes tools for these tasks. Introduced in version 10 of ArcGIS Desktop are two tools for managing duplicate records: ‘Find Identical’ and ‘Delete Identical’.

Can you copy a feature into another layer?

You can copy a feature and paste it into another layer, but it must be the same type of geometry (such as point, line, or polygon) as the one from which you copied. However, you can copy polygons into a line layer.

How to find duplicate or coincident features in ESRI?

Search on Esri Community Submit to ArcGIS Ideas Instructions provided describe two ArcGIS Desktop tools that are used to find and eliminate duplicate or coincident features. When sets of data are combined, sometimes there are duplicate features that need to be identified and eliminated. This article describes tools for these tasks.