Spatial Joins#
Join Attributes by location#
Adds additional attributes of the join layer to the input layer based on the spatial relationship.
Input Layer: dataset you want to enrichJoin layer: dataset with additional information/attributesYou can specify which fields of the join layer should be added
Example: Add the time zone (join layer) to the cities (input layer)
Join Attributes by location (summary)#
Adds additional attributes of the join layer to the input layer based on the spatial relationship.
Input Layer: dataset you want to enrichJoin layer: dataset with additional information/attributesAdditionally calculates statistical summaries for the values from matching features in the second layer
Options: min, max, mean, count, sum
Solution: Calculate sum of affected population and flooded area for the Area of interest
Spatial joins relationships#
Tests whether the geometry of the two layers intersects with one another. Returns 1 (true) if the geometries spatially intersect (share any portion of space, could be overlap or touch) and 0 if they don’t. In the picture above, this will return circles 1, 2 and 3.
Returns 1 (true) if and only if no points of b lie in the exterior of a, and at least one point of the interior of b lies in the interior of a. In the picture, no circle is returned, but the rectangle would be if you would look for it the other way around, as it contains circle 1 completely. This is the opposite of are within.
Returns 1 (true) if the geometries do not share any portion of space (no overlap, not touching). Only circle 4 is returned.
Returns 1 (true) if the geometries are exactly the same. No circles will be returned.
Tests whether a geometry touches another. Returns 1 (true) if the geometries have at least one point in common, but their interiors do not intersect. Only circle 3 is returned.
Tests whether geometries overlap. Returns 1 (true) if the geometries share space, are of the same dimension, but are not completely contained by each other. Only circle 2 is returned.
Tests whether one geometry is within another. Returns 1 (true) if geometry a is completely inside geometry b. Only circle 1 is returned.
Returns 1 (true) if the supplied geometries have some, but not all, interior points in common and the actual crossing is of a lower dimension than the highest supplied geometry. For example, a line crossing a polygon will cross as a line (true). Two lines crossing will cross as a point (true). Two polygons cross as a polygon (false). In the picture, no circles will be returned.