Best Matching Unit to Shapefile

SOM Analyst

Best Matching Unit to Shapefile

Creates a shapefile from projected data.

ArcGIS Reference

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Parameters

projected data
The input projected data file.
shape type
The type of shapes to use to represent the data.
projected data shapefile
The output shapefile to contain the projected data shapes.
label from SOM data
The unprojected SOM data file that contains the values and labels to use for the projected data.
Cartesian quadrant
The Cartesian quadrant in which to place the shapes.
spacing between center points
The spacing between the units in the SOM on which the projected data will be displayed.
placement
The placement location on each SOM unit to use for the projected data shapes.
maximum placement distance
The maximum distance from the center of the SOM units to place the projected data shapes.

Code Reference

uiBMUtoSHP.BMUtoSHP(bmufile, outfile, labels, quadrant, spacing, placement, distance)

Creates a shapefile from a BMU file.

Arguments :
bmufile

The input BMU filename.

outfile

The ouput shapefile name.

labels optional

A data file that contains the labels for the column values.

quadrant optional

The Cartesian quadrant to use.

spacing optional

The spacing between units in the SOM.

placement optional

The method for placement within a neuron.

distance optional

The maximum distance for the placement.