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[en] Green icon with a badge and a car on the badge. Non Overlapping Drivetime Tool

[en] Use the Non Overlapping Drivetime tool to create drivetime trade areas, that do not overlap, for a point file.

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[en] This tool is a macro that requires a separate data install and license. To use this tool, contact your Account Executive.

[en] If using DriveTime, see Guzzler Drivetime Methodology for more information.

[en] Configure the Tool

[en] Use the Drivetime tab to set these drivetime parameters.

  • [en] Drivetime in Minutes: This determines the size of the drivetime polygon. From each point, the program follows the street network and draws a polygon that is indicative of the minutes specified. The resulting polygon is the area one could drive around the point in the time specified.

  • [en] Drivetime Data Set: Select what dataset is used in the drivetime calculation.

  • [en] Grid Size: The size of the grids where overlap occurs. The sections of overlapping drivetime polygons are split into grids so that a grid centroid can be created and then the overlap is assigned based on the point-to-point distance of the original record and the grid point. Therefore, the smaller your grid size, the more granular the polygon is (the workflow also takes longer to run with a small grid size).

  • [en] Units: The units used when calculating the grid size. Thresholds are minimum=0.1 miles, maximum=5 miles, and accept increments of 0.25 miles. The default is 0.25 miles.

[en] Use the Input tab to choose the spatial object.

  • [en] Choose Field: SpatialObj (SpatialObj): Select a spatial object column from your incoming data stream.

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