Constrained clustering produces two new map layers: a Clusters data layer and a Boundary layer. The data layer displays the clusters data--the set with the same spatial locations but all other data replaced by cluster assignments. Querying this layer gives the cluster assignment as well as the spatial coordinates. The Boundary layer shows the cluster boundaries in green. Cluster boundaries are polygons, regardless of the source data type. Any locations with missing values will be "holes" in the resulting cluster boundaries/polygon set.
Hint: You may wish to compare boundaries generated with different settings in the same map using different color schemes. You can color the boundaries with different colors. Turn off the other map layers and play with the layer order (see map layers for details). Then, boundaries that differ will be easy to see.
If you wish to export the boundaries for use in another program, they will be exported in shapefile format (*.shp, *.shx, and *.dbf) with the mean for each of the variables you used to detect boundaries.
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