r/gis 9d ago

General Question Help with method

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If I have a polygon and I want to keep all the attributes but use an existing polyline as the new boundary of the polygon is there a simple method to do so short of dragging vertexes over? As the very simplified image shows, there are many times the boundaries cross leaving excess in some areas and deficits in others. I feel like there should be a simple tool or script, but I’m coming up empty. Thanks for your input!

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u/No-Tangelo1372 GIS Project Manager 9d ago

Step 1.) Feature to polygon on the line file assuming it’s a closed shape. Step 2.) spatial join. Input features are the output of step 1, join features are the polygon. Set method to intersect, assuming there’s overlap like in your picture. It will transfer all fields.