Tool Create Random Points

Create a layer with randomly distributed points.

Author: O.Conrad (c) 2018
Menu: Shapes|Points

Parameters

	Name	Type	Identifier	Description	Constraints
Input	Shapes Extent	Shapes (input)	`SHAPES`	-	-
Input	Polygons	Shapes (input)	`POLYGONS`	-	-
Output	Points	Shapes (output)	`POINTS`	-	-
Options	Target Area	Choice	`EXTENT`	-	Available Choices: [0] user defined [1] grid system [2] shapes extent [3] polygons Default: 0
	Grid System Extent	Grid system	`GRIDSYSTEM`	-	-
	Left	Floating point	`XMIN`	-	Default: 0.000000
	Right	Floating point	`XMAX`	-	Default: 0.000000
	Bottom	Floating point	`YMIN`	-	Default: 0.000000
	Top	Floating point	`YMAX`	-	Default: 0.000000
	Columns	Integer	`NX`	-	Minimum: 1 Default: 1
	Rows	Integer	`NY`	-	Minimum: 1 Default: 1
	Buffer	Floating point	`BUFFER`	add buffer (map units) to extent	Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 0.000000
	Number of Points	Integer	`COUNT`	-	Minimum: 1 Default: 100
	Number for...	Choice	`DISTRIBUTE`	-	Available Choices: [0] all polygons [1] each polygon Default: 0
	Iterations	Integer	`ITERATIONS`	Maximum number of iterations to find a suitable place for a point.	Minimum: 1 Default: 1000
	Distance	Floating point	`DISTANCE`	Minimum distance a point should keep to each other.	Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 0.000000

Command-line

Usage: saga_cmd shapes_points 21 [-POINTS <str>] [-EXTENT <str>] [-GRIDSYSTEM_NX <num>] [-GRIDSYSTEM_NY <num>] [-GRIDSYSTEM_X <double>] [-GRIDSYSTEM_Y <double>] [-GRIDSYSTEM_D <double>] [-SHAPES <str>] [-POLYGONS <str>] [-XMIN <double>] [-XMAX <double>] [-YMIN <double>] [-YMAX <double>] [-NX <num>] [-NY <num>] [-BUFFER <double>] [-COUNT <num>] [-DISTRIBUTE <str>] [-ITERATIONS <num>] [-DISTANCE <double>]
  -POINTS:<str>         	Points
	Shapes (output)
  -EXTENT:<str>         	Target Area
	Choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] user defined
	[1] grid system
	[2] shapes extent
	[3] polygons
	Default: 0
  -GRIDSYSTEM_NX:<num>  	Grid System Extent
	Grid system
  -GRIDSYSTEM_NY:<num>  	Grid System Extent
	Grid system
  -GRIDSYSTEM_X:<double>	Grid System Extent
	Grid system
  -GRIDSYSTEM_Y:<double>	Grid System Extent
	Grid system
  -GRIDSYSTEM_D:<double>	Grid System Extent
	Grid system
  -SHAPES:<str>         	Shapes Extent
	Shapes (input)
  -POLYGONS:<str>       	Polygons
	Shapes (input)
  -XMIN:<double>        	Left
	Floating point
	Default: 0.000000
  -XMAX:<double>        	Right
	Floating point
	Default: 0.000000
  -YMIN:<double>        	Bottom
	Floating point
	Default: 0.000000
  -YMAX:<double>        	Top
	Floating point
	Default: 0.000000
  -NX:<num>             	Columns
	Integer
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 1
  -NY:<num>             	Rows
	Integer
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 1
  -BUFFER:<double>      	Buffer
	Floating point
	Minimum: 0.000000
	Default: 0.000000
  -COUNT:<num>          	Number of Points
	Integer
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 100
  -DISTRIBUTE:<str>     	Number for...
	Choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] all polygons
	[1] each polygon
	Default: 0
  -ITERATIONS:<num>     	Iterations
	Integer
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 1000
  -DISTANCE:<double>    	Distance
	Floating point
	Minimum: 0.000000
	Default: 0.000000