Generate randomly-distributed points

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Author	Stephen Lead
File Name	random_sites.zip
Language	Avenue
Last Modified	Nov 3 2005
Status of work	Public Domain
Software	ArcView GIS
File Size	22.13 kb
Downloads	6695
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Summary
Generates points which are randomly distributed within a polygon boundary. Might be used in assigning survey locations for soil sampling, etc, using a watershed or fenceline as a bounding box. To install the tool, copy the *.avx file to the C:\ESRI\AV_GIS30\ARCVIEW\EXT32 directory. Choose > File > Extensions, and switch on the Random Points extension - this will add a new button to the right-hand end of your toolbar. Add a polygon layer to your ArcView session - this will be the boundary within which the points will be generated - and use the button to open the tool. The X and Y locations in the point shapefile are returned in the same coordinate system as the input data (eg, if your polygon boundary is stored in UTM, the points will be reported in meters). Please report any problems, questions or comments via the ArcScripts page.

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