🛠️ Count Overlapping Features
Purpose: > In ArcGIS Pro’s Overlay toolset, there is a tool which counts the overlapping features in given layers and add there count in attributes accordingly. This tool computes both the overlapping features within a layers and between layers. The count of first is stored in the field Count_ and later in Count_FC.
🎭 Illustration
📋 Technical Specifications
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| Input Feature Types | Polygon |
| Output Feature Type | Same |
| Map Name | 08.Intersect |
| inputs GDB | 08.input_intersect.geodatabase |
| output GDB | 08.output_intersect.geodatabase |
⚙️ Parameters & Conditions
Input Parameter: Input Features
Geometry: Polygon
No. of Inputs: One or more
Order: Doesn’t matter
Coordinate System: Same as 1st input layer
🐍 Arcpy Function
arcpy.analysis.CountOverlappingFeatures(in_features, out_feature_class, {min_overlap_count}, {out_overlap_table})
for more on function parameters, check: Arcpy Documentation Here.
Figures
| Input A | Input B | Result |
|---|---|---|
 |  |  |
Figure Summary
| Description | Detail |
|---|---|
| Colour Coding | White = one feature (no overlap); Blue = two features (overlapping between Input A and Input B) |
| Total Features | 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 8 |