NbrRectangle (arcpy.sa)

Summary

Defines a rectangle neighborhood which is created by specifying the height and the width in either map units or number of cells.

Illustration

NbrRectangle neighborhood for the FocalStatistics function.

NbrRectangle neighborhood for the BlockStatistics function.

Discussion

Tools that use neighborhood rectangle object: Block Statistics, Focal Statistics, Point Statistics, and Point Density.

The rectangle neighborhood is specified by providing a width and a height in either cells or map units.

When rectangle is used in a focal tool the x, y position of the processing cell within the neighborhood is determined, with respect to the upper-left corner of the neighborhood, by the following equations:

 x = (width of the neighborhood + 1)/2
 y = (height of the neighborhood + 1)/2

If the input number of cells is even, the x,y coordinates are computed using truncation.

Only the cells whose centers fall within the defined object are processed as part of the rectangle neighborhood.

Syntax

NbrRectangle ({width}, {height}, {units})

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
width	The width of the rectangle neighborhood. If only the width is specified, the resulting neighborhood is a square. (The default value is 3)	Double
height	The height of the rectangle neighborhood. If only the height is specified, the resulting neighborhood is a square. (The default value is 3)	Double
units	Defines the units of the neighborhood. CELL —The unit of measurement is in cells. MAP —The units are in map coordinates. (The default value is CELL)	String

Properties

Property	Explanation	Data Type
width (Read and Write)	The width of the rectangle neighborhood. If only the width is specified, the height will default to the same as the width, resulting in a square neighborhood.	Double
height (Read and Write)	The height of the rectangle neighborhood. If only the height is specified, the width will default to the same as the height, resulting in a square neighborhood.	Double
units (Read and Write)	Defines the units of the neighborhood.	String

Code Sample

NbrRectangle example 1 (Python window)

Demonstrates how to create a NbrRectangle class and use it in the BlockStatistics tool within the Python window.

import arcpy
from arcpy import env
from arcpy.sa import *
env.workspace = "C:/sapyexamples/data"
outNbrRec = BlockStatistics("block", NbrRectangle(4, 5, "MAP"))
outNbrRec.save("C:/sapyexamples/output/blstatsnbrr2")

NbrRectangle example 2 (stand-alone script)

Implements the BlockStatistics tool using the NbrRectangle class.

# Name: NbrRectangle_Ex_02.py
# Description: Uses the NbrRectangle object to execute BlockStatistics tool.
# Requirements: Spatial Analyst Extension

# Import system modules
import arcpy
from arcpy import env
from arcpy.sa import *

# Set environment settings
env.workspace = "C:/sapyexamples/data"

# Set local variables
inRaster = "block"

# Create the Neighborhood Object
width = 5
height = 6
myNbrRec = NbrRectangle(width, height, "MAP")

# Check out the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst extension license
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("Spatial")

# Execute BlockStatistics
outBlkStat =  BlockStatistics(inRaster, myNbrRec, "MINIMUM", "DATA")

# Save the output 
outBlkStat.save("C:/sapyexamples/output/blstat_rec3")