Feature request #21597

Select by Location: Search Distance

Added by Brett Carlock about 5 years ago. Updated about 5 years ago.

Status:Open
Priority:Normal
Assignee:-
Category:Processing/QGIS
Pull Request or Patch supplied:No Resolution:
Easy fix?:No Copied to github as #:29413

Description

A behavior I've found quite helpful from ESRI is the "Search Distance" function while performing a Select by Location. Granted, something similar can be fudged by buffering the selection layer by whatever units prior to using it against the features layer, but having this built into the selection tool can save a number of steps.

Request:
Select by Location to have an optional Search Distance feature.
Search Distance feature to support arbitrary/defined units (not only units in layer/project CRSs).

arcdesktop.png - Select by Location in ArcDesktop 10.6.1 (206 KB) Brett Carlock, 2019-03-15 08:08 PM

arcpro.png - Select by Location in ArcGIS Pro 2.3.1 (394 KB) Brett Carlock, 2019-03-15 08:11 PM

qgis.png - Select by Location in QGIS 3.6.0 (1.58 MB) Brett Carlock, 2019-03-15 08:13 PM

History

#1 Updated by Brett Carlock about 5 years ago

QGIS.PNG
Should have shown the number of selected features to be 1733, instead of 2394 like ArcGIS Desktop/Pro.

#2 Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 5 years ago

  • Category changed from Processing/Core to Processing/QGIS

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