The Clustering Wizard provides you with an automated method of grouping a set of points or areas into compact clusters, while placing optional constraints on the clusters such as maximum size or a balanced total field, such as Sales or Population. To use the tool, you will need a map containing a point or area layer that you would like to group into clusters.
To install:*
*NOTE: The Clustering add-in works only with Maptitude 2020 or later.
To Create Clusters
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Choose the layer to split into clusters | Choose a layer from the Layer drop-down list |
Choose the records to include in the clusters | Choose All Features or a selection set from the Selection Set drop-down list |
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Use the Drive Time between points | Check Route and choose Fastest from the Route Type drop-down menu |
Use the Driving Distance between points | Check Route and choose Shortest from the Route Type drop-down menu |
Use the Straight Line Distance between points | Check Straight Lines |
Skip routes longer than a certain Drive Time or Driving Distance | Check Skip routes longer than and enter a value |
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Set the number of Clusters to make | Enter a value for Number of Clusters |
Restrict the clusters to be under a given value for a total field | Check Restrict, pick a field from the drop-down list and enter a value to restrict the clusters to |
Compute statistics for the resulting clusters | Check Compute Statistics |
Make the clusters as compact as possible | Choose None under Cluster Balancing |
Balance the clusters to have similar number of points | Choose Number of Points under Cluster Balancing |
Balance the clusters to have similar totals for a given field | Choose Total of under Cluster Balancing and pick a field from the drop-down list |
Balance the clusters to have similar average time/distance to the center of the cluster | Choose Average Cost under Cluster Balancing |
Set an acceptable tolerance for the balancing of the clusters | Enter a value or use the spinners to set the acceptable percent tolerance |
Maptitude groups the target layer into clusters based on the chosen settings, with the following outputs: