SOM to Shapefile

SOM Analyst

SOM to Shapefile

Creates a shapefile from a SOM codebook file.

ArcGIS Reference

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Parameters

SOM
The input SOM codebook file from which to create a shapefile.
shape type
The type of shapes to use for the SOM.
SOM shapefile
The output shapefile.
SOM data for variable names
The data that contains the variable names.
label SOM with data labels
Label the SOM with the values from data that is the best match.
Cartesian quadrant
The Cartesian coordinatein which to place the SOM.
spacing between center points
The distance between the ceneter points of units in the SOM.

Code Reference

uiCODtoSHP.CODtoSHP(inName, outName, shapeType, labelData, labelNeurons, radius, quadrant, umatrix=False)

Creates a shapfile from a codebook file.

Arguments :
inName

The input codebook filename.

outName

The output shapefile name.

shapeType

The type of shapes to create, either polygon or point.

labelData optional

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

labelNeurons optional

Whether or not neurons should be labeled by their best match to the data.

radius optional

The radius of the polygons to create.