topic Re: How to create grid boxes to average values in ArcGIS in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-to-create-grid-boxes-to-average-values-in/m-p/429761#M24559 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Best option if it must be a rectangular grid.&nbsp; What is your opinion on using a hexagonal coverage "grid"? I like the way it smooths the distribution visually.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 05 Aug 2016 06:38:49 GMT FC_Basson 2016-08-05T06:38:49Z How to create grid boxes to average values in ArcGIS https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-to-create-grid-boxes-to-average-values-in/m-p/429759#M24557 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have some points feature and I want to get rid of some 'noises' by putting them in the boxes and averaging their values. </P><P><IMG class="image-3 jive-image" height="167" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/214559_pastedImage_2.png" style="width: 167px; height: 167px;" width="167" /><IMG class="image-2 jive-image" height="165" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/214531_pastedImage_1.png" style="width: 168px; height: 165.018px;" width="168" /></P><P>Can anyone give some ideas how to do this in ArcGIS? </P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 04 Aug 2016 23:37:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-to-create-grid-boxes-to-average-values-in/m-p/429759#M24557 GoldenJiang 2016-08-04T23:37:58Z Re: How to create grid boxes to average values in ArcGIS https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-to-create-grid-boxes-to-average-values-in/m-p/429760#M24558 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>create a fishnet if you are working in vector world, then you can <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/tables/finding-what-is-inside-a-polygon.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/tables/finding-what-is-inside-a-polygon.htm">Finding what is inside a polygon—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> checking what you want to field you want to summarize on and what stat you want to return but for better control you can use <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/analysis-toolbox/spatial-join.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/analysis-toolbox/spatial-join.htm">Spatial Join—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A>&nbsp; but pay attention to field mapping to ensure you get the information you need for summarizing.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 05 Aug 2016 00:56:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-to-create-grid-boxes-to-average-values-in/m-p/429760#M24558 DanPatterson_Retired 2016-08-05T00:56:25Z Re: How to create grid boxes to average values in ArcGIS https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-to-create-grid-boxes-to-average-values-in/m-p/429761#M24559 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Best option if it must be a rectangular grid.&nbsp; What is your opinion on using a hexagonal coverage "grid"? I like the way it smooths the distribution visually.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 05 Aug 2016 06:38:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-to-create-grid-boxes-to-average-values-in/m-p/429761#M24559 FC_Basson 2016-08-05T06:38:49Z Re: How to create grid boxes to average values in ArcGIS https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-to-create-grid-boxes-to-average-values-in/m-p/429762#M24560 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You could also use <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/tools/spatial-analyst-toolbox/focal-statistics.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/tools/spatial-analyst-toolbox/focal-statistics.htm">Focal Statistics—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A>​ on the resulting raster after interpolation. Choose an appropriate grid window (3X3, 5X5, etc.) and Statistics_Type = "MEAN"</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 05 Aug 2016 06:41:16 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-to-create-grid-boxes-to-average-values-in/m-p/429762#M24560 JayantaPoddar 2016-08-05T06:41:16Z Re: How to create grid boxes to average values in ArcGIS https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-to-create-grid-boxes-to-average-values-in/m-p/429763#M24561 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Do I need to convert fishnet into polygon before Spatial Join?</P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 07 Aug 2016 08:23:51 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-to-create-grid-boxes-to-average-values-in/m-p/429763#M24561 GoldenJiang 2016-08-07T08:23:51Z Re: How to create grid boxes to average values in ArcGIS https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-to-create-grid-boxes-to-average-values-in/m-p/429764#M24562 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I guess you missed this part in the help topic</P><TABLE class="gptoolparamtbl" style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; font-size: 0.875em; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif; background-color: white; border: 1px solid #dddddd; color: #4d4d4d;"><TBODY><TR style="border-bottom-style: none;"><TD class="gptoolparamname" style="border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #dddddd; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #dddddd; padding: 12px;"><P>geometry_type</P><P class="paramhint">(Optional)</P></TD><TD style="border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #dddddd; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #dddddd; padding: 12px;"><P style="font-size: 0.875rem;">Determines if the output fishnet cells will be polyline or polygon features.</P><UL><LI>POLYLINE —Output is a polyline feature class. Each cell is defined by four line features.</LI><LI>POLYGON —Output is a polygon feature class. Each cell is defined by one polygon feature.</LI></UL></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML> Sun, 07 Aug 2016 09:39:31 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-to-create-grid-boxes-to-average-values-in/m-p/429764#M24562 DanPatterson_Retired 2016-08-07T09:39:31Z