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Zonal Analysis

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Zonal Analysis - definition(s)

zonal analysis - [spatial analysis] The creation of an output raster in which the desired function is computed on the cell values from the input value raster that intersect or fall within each zone of a specified input zone dataset. The input zone dataset is only used to define the size, SHAPE / Shape, and location of each zone, while the value raster identifies the values to be used in the evaluations within the zones.

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Source: esri, 16 October 2012 09:24:42, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation External 


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