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( 3 ) Crime analysis: There are a bunch of hobos wreaking havoc along the railroads, and the police want to know how much railroad

(3) Crime analysis: There are a bunch of hobos wreaking havoc along the
railroads, and the police want to know how much railroad is within 10
miles of key points. You are the person for the job. Pretend there are a
ton of different point shapefiles in the Challenge_3 folder. List the point
shapefiles using the List Feature Classes function (2 pts). Loop over the
list of shapefiles (2 pts), and save all output to the Results folder. Inside
the loop complete the following tasks (1 pt for each task):
Create a 10-mile buffer around the point shapefile.
Clip railroads, shp using the buffer.
Dissolve the railroad clip into a single feature.
Add a float field to the dissolved shapefile.
Calculate the mileage of the dissolved shapefile.
Your end result should be the length of railroad within 10 miles of the key
points. This is the area that the police must patrol. Report how much
railroad the police must patrol below (this includes the mileage in
each shapefile)(1 pt).
Miles of railroad =
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