For Arc/Info users, the ERASE command uses the polygons of one coverage to remove corresponding features from another coverage. Use ERASE to remove those trap sites from the "proj_sites" point coverage, which fall into Smith Mountain Lake. Name the resulting coverage "sites_final"
Arc: erase
Usage: ERASE <in_cover> <erase_cover> <out_cover>
{POLY | LINE | POINT | NET | LINK | RAW} {fuzzy_tolerance}
Arc: erase proj_sites sm_mtn_lake sites_final point
Erasing proj_sites with sm_mtn_lake to create sites_final
Overlaying points...
Creating sites_final.PAT...
Arc: build sites_final point
Building points...
Arc:
Use ArcPlot or ArcEdit to examine "sites_final" with "sm_mtn_lake" as a background. Note that four traps we eliminated; all remaining traps are land-based.