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For the purposes of creating random survey plot locations in a forest.
I want to randomly generate 1 point(plot) per 2 hectares with a minimum of 100m between each point (plot) inside multiple polygons of the same layer.
There are several hundred polygons each with different total areas (hectares).
Create a polygon grid (Menu Vector > Research Tools > Create Grid) with spacing so that every grid cell has an area of 1 hectare - e.g. rectangle 100 m * 200 m
Create the intersection of the grid with your initial polygons.
Run Menu Vector > Research Tools > Random points in polygons. Use the layer created in step 2 as input layer and set minimum distance between points to 100 and number of points for each feature to 1.
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