The creation of a zone within a specified distance of a geographic object. In a buffer analysis, a circle is drawn around each service delivery point using a radius that estimates the service's catchment area. In the graphic example on the page, five-kilometer buffers highlight service delivery points with overlapping catchment areas.
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