Manage Center Stop

A center point is a discrete facility in network data that has the ability to receive or provide resources and is located at nodes. For example, schools possess educational resources where students must attend to learn. A school can be considered a center point; retail warehouses store goods for retail outlets and deliver supplies daily. Such institutions storing resources and providing services can be regarded as center points. Essentially, a center point is also a node in a network layer, which can be designated through specific fields or during analysis processes.

The Manage Center Stop window is used to centrally manage center points for location allocation, including setting related information (resource capacity, maximum resistance value, center type, etc.) and importing/exporting center points.

When performing location allocation analysis, center points must be configured. In the Location Allocation Instance Manager window, select the "Center Points" directory node, right-click, and choose "Manage Center Stop" from the context menu to open the dialog.

Steps

  1. Import Center Points: Click the Import button on the toolbar in the Manage Center Stop window to open the Import Center Points dialog.
    • Set source data parameters. Select the datasource and dataset containing the center points to import. Use a filter to apply conditions for importing specific point data.
    • Configure center point parameters by selecting fields: Center Stop Name (text type), Max Weight (integer type), and Center Type (integer type). The application will read attributes from these specified fields.
  2. Export Center Points: Export center point information as a point dataset.
  3. Modify Center Point Attributes: Edit attributes (Max Weight and Center Type) directly in the center point list by selecting the target cell and entering values or selecting options.
  4. Unified Value Settings: Batch modify attributes for selected center points:

    1) Select rows of target center points in the list;

    2) Click the Unified Value Settings button on the toolbar to open the dialog. Choose attributes (maximum resistance radius or center type) and assign unified values.

Notes

  • In location allocation analysis, Center Type can be: Fixed Center, Center, or Non-Center. In resource allocation analysis, Center Type only supports Fixed Center and Non-Center; Center is not allowed.