ArcGIS Pro 3.0.2: How to include the effect of the “population” field of the “demand point” layer when applying the “location-allocation” tool in the

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ArcGIS Pro 3.0.2: How to include the effect of the “population” field of the “demand point” layer when applying the “location-allocation” tool in the network dataset?

I couldn’t figure out how the effect of the “population” field of the “demand point” layer can be taken into consideration when applying the “location-allocation” tool in the network dataset

JamalNUMAN · Answer

I have tried it with and without setting the “population” a s a weight, the result is as shown in the screenshots below

Melinda Morang · Answer

You should map the population to the Weight field.

The Location-Allocation tutorial has an example of this: https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/analysis/networks/location-allocation-tutorial.htm