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Dasymetric Mapping and Areal Interpolation
Download the Script (Updated 11/12/07)
Finally, as of November 11, 2007, we have a version of the IDM
script that works for ArcGIS 9.2!
We have tested this dasymetric mapping
technique for accuracy and believe it to be an improvement over some
other areal interpolation methods. However, dasymetric mapping
necessarily involves estimation; thus, some error will nearly always
be embedded within the dasymetric mapping product. The degree of
error varies with the nature of the input data and application
context. For this reason, we assume no responsibility for
the quality nor appropriate application of this code.
If you use this code in your research
please cite this web site and the following publication:
Mennis, J. and Hultgren, T., 2006.
Intelligent dasymetric mapping and its
application to areal interpolation. Cartography and
Geographic Information Science, 33(3): 179-194.
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Description |
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IDM_py_1_1 |
the script in Python for ArcGIS 9.2 |
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Sample Data |
sample data to demonstrate
IDM, including land cover polygon data and tract-level
population data in ESRI shapefile formats for Delaware
County, Pennsylvania. |
To use the IDM script,
open the script in Pythonwin (or another editor) and edit the lines
that specify the input data, output location and file name, and
scipt parameterization (lines 40-52). Note that the population
data set should be clipped to the ancillary data prior to use of the
script.
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