Challenge #450: Calculate Maine Coastline Length

[AYXAcademy]

Hello Community Members!

A solution to last week’s challenge can be found here.

It's time to put your spatial skills to the test again! This challenge, submitted by Claire McCollough (@clmc9601), will challenge you to use the Designer Spatial palette efficiently.

You are provided with two datasets. The first dataset contains polygons representing the counties of Maine, a state in the USA. The second dataset contains a polygon representing the Gulf of Maine, located in the nearby waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

Your tasks are to:

• Identify which Maine county has the longest coastline on the Gulf of Maine. (Exclude any islands smaller than 5 kilometers.)
• Determine which county has the most small islands. (An island is considered small if it is less than 5 square kilometers.)

Need a refresher? Review the Spatial Analytics lessons in Academy to gear up.

Happy solving!

The Academy Team

[patrick_digan]

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[mmontgomery]

c450

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I've seen this problem before, which helped in a quicker solve.

[RolandSchubert]

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[AGoddard]

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I wasn't sure whether to use Spatial Process or Spatial Match, so I did both and thankfully got the same answer.

[binuacs]

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[ed_hayter]

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[nSpire]

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[balajilolla2]

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Solution Attached

[alexnajm]

Always love a spatial problem - good one @clmc9601 !

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