🛠️ Symmetrical Difference
Purpose: > Symmetrical Difference is opposite to Intersect with results having features or portions of features in the input and update features that do not overlap written to it. In simple, which includes features that occur in one of the layers but not both
🎭 Illustration
📋 Technical Specifications
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| Input Feature Types | Any |
| Output Feature Type | Same |
| Map Name | 06.Symmetrical Difference |
| inputs GDB | 06.input_sym_diff.geodatabase |
| output GDB | 06.output_sym_diff.geodatabase |
🧠 Logic & Arithmetic Operation
Logic: XOR , $(A \cup B) - (A\cap B)$ or $(A-B) \cup (B-A)$
⚙️ Parameters & Conditions
Input Parameter: Input Features
Overlay Parameter: Update Feature
Geometry: Any / Same
No. of Inputs: Two or more
Order: Doesn’t matter
Coordinate System: Same as 1st input layer
🐍 Arcpy Function
arcpy.analysis.SymDiff(in_features, update_features, out_feature_class, {join_attributes}, {cluster_tolerance})
for more on function parameters, check: Arcpy Documentation Here.
🖼️ Figures
| Geometry | Input | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Point |  |  |
| Line |  |  |
| Polygon |  |  |