Kernel density estimation in 3D

liu_roujun

Hi, I am new to  ArcGIS pro and want to do kernel density estimation.

I have X,Y,Z  features in cvs file and i import the data in 3D layer .When i apply kernel density estimation, the results become 2d.
My question is:
Is kernel density estimation applicable in Arcgis pro with 3D datasets? and can i export the output by 3d raster?(it seems that i can only export the result in 2d)

Thanks!

Robert LeClair

My understanding is that the output of Kernel Density is 2D for XY data but you could use the Z value for the Population Field in the GP tool if it's relevant to the analysis.  With that said, there is a thread about implementing kernel density in multivariate/3D datasets using SciPy through the ArcGIS API for Python.  ArcGIS Pro 2.9.x uses SciPy 1.6.2 it seems.  Caveat to this answer - I am not a Python person by any means - but I would think it "could" work.