The latest post from NYS GIS Association member Sam Wear, “Developing and Applying the Geographic Aggregation Tool (GAT) at NYS Department of Health”, posted January 4, 2022, is available on his website eSpatially New York.
“Applying different rules or criteria to the different GAT aggregation results produce contrasting results. These are samples of the GAT aggregation tool when applied to total population numbers in towns in Hamilton and Fulton (NY) Counties. Sample code for producing these maps can be accessed here.”
You can also follow Sam on Twitter: @eSpatiallyNY