topic Min. weighted average distance from multiple points in Transportation Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/transportation-questions/min-weighted-average-distance-from-multiple-points/m-p/328009#M1060 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Dear list members</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am a complete beginner in mapping-related topics. Still, I´ve been wondering if anyone know this problem. It might be well known, I just don´t know its name. And most importantly: is it possible to solve such a problem with an ArcGIS tool?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Initial situation:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>nx : x geographical locations</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Wx: weight per location</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Dx: distance between the location nx and the optimal location O</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Problem:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Where is the geographical position O, where the Σ (Dx*Wx) is at a minimum?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Numerical example:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>n1: Rheinfelden; Wx: 20%</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>n2: Zurich; Wx: 40%</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>n3: Berne; Wx: 30%</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>n4: Lucerne; Wx: 10%</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Result: somewhere around Aarau in Switzerland</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Does anyone know the common name for this spatial problem?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have found a tool that can do this on a straight line ("as the bird flies", </SPAN><A href="http://www.geomidpoint.com/">http://www.geomidpoint.com/</A><SPAN>) but I would like to be able to calculate this on a street routing level. Is there a ArcGIS tool for that?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks a lot for your kind feedback.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>BR</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Marcio</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sat, 01 Mar 2014 04:56:41 GMT MarcioCordero 2014-03-01T04:56:41Z Min. weighted average distance from multiple points https://community.esri.com/t5/transportation-questions/min-weighted-average-distance-from-multiple-points/m-p/328009#M1060 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Dear list members</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am a complete beginner in mapping-related topics. Still, I´ve been wondering if anyone know this problem. It might be well known, I just don´t know its name. And most importantly: is it possible to solve such a problem with an ArcGIS tool?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Initial situation:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>nx : x geographical locations</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Wx: weight per location</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Dx: distance between the location nx and the optimal location O</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Problem:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Where is the geographical position O, where the Σ (Dx*Wx) is at a minimum?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Numerical example:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>n1: Rheinfelden; Wx: 20%</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>n2: Zurich; Wx: 40%</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>n3: Berne; Wx: 30%</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>n4: Lucerne; Wx: 10%</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Result: somewhere around Aarau in Switzerland</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Does anyone know the common name for this spatial problem?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have found a tool that can do this on a straight line ("as the bird flies", </SPAN><A href="http://www.geomidpoint.com/">http://www.geomidpoint.com/</A><SPAN>) but I would like to be able to calculate this on a street routing level. Is there a ArcGIS tool for that?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks a lot for your kind feedback.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>BR</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Marcio</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sat, 01 Mar 2014 04:56:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/transportation-questions/min-weighted-average-distance-from-multiple-points/m-p/328009#M1060 MarcioCordero 2014-03-01T04:56:41Z Re: Min. weighted average distance from multiple points https://community.esri.com/t5/transportation-questions/min-weighted-average-distance-from-multiple-points/m-p/328010#M1061 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Nobody has a clue about this? Any help would be greatly appreciated!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>BR</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Marcio</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 17 Mar 2014 09:45:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/transportation-questions/min-weighted-average-distance-from-multiple-points/m-p/328010#M1061 MarcioCordero 2014-03-17T09:45:58Z