I would like to generate random points in various polygons from the same layer (I tried the "create random points" feature). However, I do not want the same number of points in every polygon. I would like to set it so that the number of points per polygon is based on the size (with a minimum of at least 1 point per polygon). So that the bigger polygons have more points generated in them and the smaller ones have less. I am doing this to figure out points to ground truth underwater benthic reef features. Thank you.
You can use the tool: Create Random Points—Data Management toolbox | ArcGIS Desktop . Before you run the tool, create a field than will contain the number of points. Use the area field of the polygons to define the number of point that should be generated per polygon.