Grids are created by collecting a geographic extent (envelope) and a grid size in a predefined unit of measurement. The Grids method is used to create a vector based graticule layer for a given area. You can aggregate demographic information (or other Business Analyst data) for each grid cell. For example, you can aggregate based on the total population or average household income for each cell.

The purpose of the Grids task is to examine and compare variables in different cells. Often referred to as "hot spot analysis", grid cells are of equal size and area and show comparisons in different areas.

The result of this task is a ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.BACore.TaskResultOutput object, which is compatible with ArcGIS Server's mapping APIs. FeatureSet, MapImage, and an array of ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.BACore.ReportInfo objects can be returned in it depending on the task output options requested. Additionally, the output analysis layer and/or report can be stored to the Business Analyst Server repository.

System.Object
   ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.BACore.Client.AbstractTask
      ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.BACore.Client.BATask<TResult,TEventArgs>
         ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.BAServer.Tasks.BAServerTask<TResult>
            ESRI.ArcGIS.Client.BAServer.Tasks.TradeAreas.GridsTask

Target Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 family

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