topic Re: IDW barriers problem in ArcGIS Spatial Analyst Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/idw-barriers-problem/m-p/373086#M5233 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Yes, convert them to Polylines. IDW uses a "line of sight" approach.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:19:09 GMT SteveLynch 2013-06-14T11:19:09Z IDW barriers problem https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/idw-barriers-problem/m-p/373083#M5230 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Trying to create an IDW with barriers, and trying to sort out the barriers, but can't find how to do the barriers, where is the barrier option?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:55:59 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/idw-barriers-problem/m-p/373083#M5230 MarcusHumphrey 2013-06-14T06:55:59Z Re: IDW barriers problem https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/idw-barriers-problem/m-p/373084#M5231 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>If you use the IDW tool within the Spatial Analyst toolbox, it should include IDW with barriers. </SPAN><STRONG>Spatial Analyst.tbx &gt; Interpolation &gt; IDW</STRONG><SPAN> from ArcCatalog system toolboxes. If you just used a search, you may have pulled up the Geostatistical Analyst version of the tool, which doesn't support barriers.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:44:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/idw-barriers-problem/m-p/373084#M5231 ShaunWalbridge 2013-06-14T07:44:38Z Re: IDW barriers problem https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/idw-barriers-problem/m-p/373085#M5232 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Is there a way polygons can be barriers?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:16:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/idw-barriers-problem/m-p/373085#M5232 MarcusHumphrey 2013-06-14T11:16:06Z Re: IDW barriers problem https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/idw-barriers-problem/m-p/373086#M5233 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Yes, convert them to Polylines. IDW uses a "line of sight" approach.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:19:09 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/idw-barriers-problem/m-p/373086#M5233 SteveLynch 2013-06-14T11:19:09Z