The end result of a point-in-polygon overlay is:
A) A new point layer with the polygon attributes joined to the points that fall within that polygon
B) A new polygon layer that identifies how many points fall within each polygon
C) A new polygon layer that contains all of the point attributes associated with each polygon
D) A new point layer that contains the coordinates of the bounding polygon for each point

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A point-in-polygon overlay operation typically results in a new point layer where each point retains its original attributes, with the addition of the attributes of the polygon it falls within. This allows for the analysis of point data in the context of the spatial areas defined by the polygons.

The End Result of a Point-In-Polygon Overlay Is