Create Random Points

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

Description

Create a layer with randomly distributed 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 number	`XMIN`	-	Default: 0.000000
	Right	floating point number	`XMAX`	-	Default: 0.000000
	Bottom	floating point number	`YMIN`	-	Default: 0.000000
	Top	floating point number	`YMAX`	-	Default: 0.000000
	Columns	integer number	`NX`	-	Minimum: 1 Default: 1
	Rows	integer number	`NY`	-	Minimum: 1 Default: 1
	Buffer	floating point number	`BUFFER`	add buffer (map units) to extent	Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 0.000000
	Number of Points	integer number	`COUNT`	-	Minimum: 1 Default: 100
	Number for...	choice	`DISTRIBUTE`	-	Available Choices: [0] all polygons [1] each polygon Default: 0
	Iterations	integer number	`ITERATIONS`	Maximum number of iterations to find a suitable place for a point.	Minimum: 1 Default: 1000
	Distance	floating point number	`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 ] [-EXTENT ] [-GRIDSYSTEM_D ] [-GRIDSYSTEM_X ] [-GRIDSYSTEM_Y ] [-GRIDSYSTEM_NX ] [-GRIDSYSTEM_NY ] [-GRIDSYSTEM_FILE ] [-SHAPES ] [-POLYGONS ] [-XMIN ] [-XMAX ] [-YMIN ] [-YMAX ] [-NX ] [-NY ] [-BUFFER ] [-COUNT ] [-DISTRIBUTE ] [-ITERATIONS ] [-DISTANCE ]
  -POINTS:         	Points
	shapes, output
  -EXTENT:         	Target Area
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] user defined
	[1] grid system
	[2] shapes extent
	[3] polygons
	Default: 0
  -GRIDSYSTEM_D:	Cell Size
  -GRIDSYSTEM_X:	Lower Left Center Cell X-Coordinate
  -GRIDSYSTEM_Y:	Lower Left Center Cell Y-Coordinate
  -GRIDSYSTEM_NX:  	Number of Columns
  -GRIDSYSTEM_NY:  	Number of Rows
  -GRIDSYSTEM_FILE:	Grid File
  -SHAPES:         	Shapes Extent
	shapes, input
  -POLYGONS:       	Polygons
	shapes, input
  -XMIN:        	Left
	floating point number
	Default: 0.000000
  -XMAX:        	Right
	floating point number
	Default: 0.000000
  -YMIN:        	Bottom
	floating point number
	Default: 0.000000
  -YMAX:        	Top
	floating point number
	Default: 0.000000
  -NX:             	Columns
	integer number
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 1
  -NY:             	Rows
	integer number
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 1
  -BUFFER:      	Buffer
	floating point number
	Minimum: 0.000000
	Default: 0.000000
  -COUNT:          	Number of Points
	integer number
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 100
  -DISTRIBUTE:     	Number for...
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] all polygons
	[1] each polygon
	Default: 0
  -ITERATIONS:     	Iterations
	integer number
	Minimum: 1
	Default: 1000
  -DISTANCE:    	Distance
	floating point number
	Minimum: 0.000000
	Default: 0.000000