removeDuplicates

Removes duplicates with exactly the same shape from a Point, Polyline or Polygon dataset.

Inputs:

A feature layer (Point, Polygon, Polyline)
OPTIONAL: A reference layer (Should have the same shape type as the input layer)

Outputs:

New Point, Polyline or Polygon dataset (depending on the input) with no features with duplicate shapes present. If a reference dataset is specified, all the features from the input dataset that have exactly the same shapes with a feature from the reference dataset will be excluded from the output.

Notes:

If a reference dataset is used, the features from the input dataset that have exactly the same geometry as features from the reference dataset will be removed.
If features with exactly the same shapes are found in the input dataset, only the first feature will be saved in the output.
If you want to remove overlaps from partially overlapping geometries use Clean Polygon or Clean Polyline functions

ToolBox implementation
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Command line syntax

ET_GPRemoveDuplicates<input_dataset> <Reference_dataset> <out_feature_class>

Parameters

Expression	Explanation
<input_dataset>	A Point, Polyline or Polygon feature class or feature layer
{Reference_dataset}	A Polyline or Polygon feature class or feature class. NOTE: The shape type of {Reference_dataset} and the <input_dataset> must be the same.
<out_feature class>	A String - the full name of the output feature class (A feature class with the same full name should not exist)

Scripting syntax

ET_GPRemoveDuplicates (input_dataset, Reference_dataset, out_feature_ class)

See the explanations above:
<> - required parameter
{} - optional parameter