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Comparison of overlay tools
Release 9.3 Last modified August 3, 2009	Print all topics in : "Overlay toolset"

Identity tool

The Identity tool is used to perform overlay analysis on feature classes. This tool combines the portions of features that overlap the identity features to create a new feature class.

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Intersect tool

The Intersect tool is used to perform overlay analysis on feature classes. This tool builds a new feature class from the intersecting features common in both feature classes.

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Union tool

The Union tool is used to perform overlay analysis on feature classes. This tool builds a new feature class by combining the features and attributes of each feature class.

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Update tool

The Update tool is used to perform overlay analysis on feature classes. This tool updates the attributes and geometry of an input feature class or layer by the update feature class or layer that they overlap.

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Erase tool

The Erase tool is used to perform overlay analysis on feature classes. This tool creates a feature class from those features or portions of features outside the erase feature class.

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Symmetrical Difference tool

The Symmetrical Difference tool is used to perform overlay analysis on feature classes. This tool creates a feature class from those features or portions of features that are not common to any of the other inputs.

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