So I am definitely new to the GIS world, so bear with me if I don't know the best way to articulate my problem. That said, I am ready to learn, I would definitely welcome any direction that you all could point me in.
The problem:I have a set of coordinate points (just three attributes: name, lat, long). I hope to identify the minimum number of regions (circles with a predefined radius) that would be required to encompass XX percent of the sites (Where XX is configurable).
Initial thoughts: My thoughts were to first create clusters (of set size) of all data points, then sort the clusters by the number of points they enclose. That way I can just count the number of clusters needed (in order of priority) until they represent the desired XX percent of the points.
Thus far I have tried to do some research, but I haven't found any resources where the clustering is done within a set radius. (I have found plenty where the number of clusters is set, and the size is variable - I need the reverse of that.)
I have tried using QGIS, but I am open to any suggestions. I am new to GIS, but I have a decent knowledge of programming if that could be of any help.
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The problem:I have a set of coordinate points (just three attributes: name, lat, long). I hope to identify the minimum number of regions (circles with a predefined radius) that would be required to encompass XX percent of the sites (Where XX is configurable).
Initial thoughts: My thoughts were to first create clusters (of set size) of all data points, then sort the clusters by the number of points they enclose. That way I can just count the number of clusters needed (in order of priority) until they represent the desired XX percent of the points.
Thus far I have tried to do some research, but I haven't found any resources where the clustering is done within a set radius. (I have found plenty where the number of clusters is set, and the size is variable - I need the reverse of that.)
I have tried using QGIS, but I am open to any suggestions. I am new to GIS, but I have a decent knowledge of programming if that could be of any help.
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