Kernel Density Estimation

Author: O.Conrad (c) 2010
Menu: Grid | Gridding

Description

Kernel density estimation. If any point is currently in selection only selected points are taken into account.

References

Fotheringham, A.S., Brunsdon, C., Charlton, M. (2000): Quantitative Geography. Sage. 270p.
Lloyd, C.D. (2010): Spatial data analysis - An introduction for GIS users. Oxford. 206p.

Parameters

	Name	Type	Identifier	Description	Constraints
Input	Points	shapes, input	`POINTS`	-	-
Input	Target System	grid, input, optional, CMD	`TARGET_TEMPLATE`	use this grid's system for output grids	-
Output	Target Grid	grid, output	`TARGET_OUT_GRID`	-	-
Options	Population	table field	`POPULATION`	-	-
	Radius	floating point number	`RADIUS`	-	Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 1.000000
	Kernel	choice	`KERNEL`	-	Available Choices: [0] quartic kernel [1] gaussian kernel Default: 0
	Target Grid System	choice	`TARGET_DEFINITION`	-	Available Choices: [0] user defined [1] grid or grid system Default: 0
	Cellsize	floating point number	`TARGET_USER_SIZE`	-	Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 1.000000
	West	floating point number	`TARGET_USER_XMIN`	-	Default: 0.000000
	East	floating point number	`TARGET_USER_XMAX`	-	Default: 100.000000
	South	floating point number	`TARGET_USER_YMIN`	-	Default: 0.000000
	North	floating point number	`TARGET_USER_YMAX`	-	Default: 100.000000
	Columns	integer number	`TARGET_USER_COLS`	Number of cells in East-West direction.	Minimum: 1 Default: 101
	Rows	integer number	`TARGET_USER_ROWS`	Number of cells in North-South direction.	Minimum: 1 Default: 101
	Fit	choice	`TARGET_USER_FITS`	-	Available Choices: [0] nodes [1] cells Default: 0
	Grid System	grid system	`TARGET_SYSTEM`	-	-

Command Line


Usage: saga_cmd grid_gridding 6 [-POINTS ] [-POPULATION ] [-RADIUS ] [-KERNEL ] [-TARGET_DEFINITION ] [-TARGET_USER_SIZE ] [-TARGET_USER_XMIN ] [-TARGET_USER_XMAX ] [-TARGET_USER_YMIN ] [-TARGET_USER_YMAX ] [-TARGET_USER_COLS ] [-TARGET_USER_ROWS ] [-TARGET_USER_FITS ] [-TARGET_TEMPLATE ] [-TARGET_OUT_GRID ]
  -POINTS:             	Points
	shapes, input
  -POPULATION:         	Population
	table field
  -RADIUS:          	Radius
	floating point number
	Minimum: 0.000000
	Default: 1.000000
  -KERNEL:             	Kernel
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] quartic kernel
	[1] gaussian kernel
	Default: 0
  -TARGET_DEFINITION:  	Target Grid System
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] user defined
	[1] grid or grid system
	Default: 0
  -TARGET_USER_SIZE:	Cellsize
	floating point number
	Minimum: 0.000000
	Default: 1.000000
  -TARGET_USER_XMIN:	West
	floating point number
	Default: 0.000000
  -TARGET_USER_XMAX:	East
	floating point number
	Default: 100.000000
  -TARGET_USER_YMIN:	South
	floating point number
	Default: 0.000000
  -TARGET_USER_YMAX:	North
	floating point number
	Default: 100.000000
  -TARGET_USER_COLS:   	Columns
	integer number
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 101
  -TARGET_USER_ROWS:   	Rows
	integer number
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 101
  -TARGET_USER_FITS:   	Fit
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] nodes
	[1] cells
	Default: 0
  -TARGET_TEMPLATE:    	Target System
	grid, input, optional, CMD
  -TARGET_OUT_GRID:    	Target Grid
	grid, output