Arcgis Spatial Analyst Key Features

Key Features ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
ArcGIS Spatial Analyst

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Advanced Raster Spatial Analysis
Advanced Raster Spatial Analysis ArcGIS® Spatial Analyst, an optional extension to ArcGIS Desktop (ArcInfo®, ArcEditor™, and ArcView®), provides powerful tools
With ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, You Can ESRI ESRI Regional Offices for comprehensive, raster-based spatial analysis. With ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, users can employ a wide range of data formats to
380 New York Street combine datasets, interpret new data, and perform complex raster operations such as terrain analysis, surface modeling, surface
Redlands, California Minneapolis interpolation, hydrologic analysis, statistical analysis, and much more.
• Create, query, map, and analyze cell-based Olympia
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raster data. 360-754-4727 Through its simple yet powerful interface, ArcGIS Spatial Analyst provides an integrated environment within ArcGIS Desktop for
St. Louis Boston doing advanced raster analysis. ArcGIS Spatial Analyst software’s strong integration with the ArcGIS Desktop geoprocessing envi-
• Derive additional information about your data. Phone: 909-793-2853
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Fax: 909-793-5953 ronment allows users to create and implement analysis models quickly and easily. These models are self-documenting and can be
• Create surfaces using interpolation tools such 610-644-3374
E-mail: info@esri.com saved so others can understand the spatial analysis process applied and “What if” scenarios can be easily executed and
as IDW, Spline, and Kriging.
results compared.
• Perform statistical analysis based on local
environment, small neighborhoods, or predeter- Users of ArcGIS Spatial Analyst include those who need to build complex site location analysis models as well as those users who
mined zones. are interested in conducting terrain and visibility modeling or who want to perform density mapping, overlay, distance analysis, or
For more than 35 years, ESRI has interpolation. Typical uses of ArcGIS Spatial Analyst include digital elevation model (DEM) generation, crime and population density
• Calculate complex terrain attributes. Washington, D.C.
been helping people make better 703-506-9515 mapping, surface runoff modeling, wildland modeling, site location analysis, and more.
• Find suitable locations based on multiple
decisions through management
attributes.
and analysis of geographic California
• Perform distance and cost-of-travel analysis. 909-793-2853 Charlotte
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the desktop to enterprise-wide GIS
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• Perform terrain analysis.
• Find the best store location. Belgium/Luxembourg India Romania
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• Perform land use analysis.
Bulgaria Indonesia Singapore
• Predict fire risk. For More Information www.esribulgaria.com www.esrisa.com.my www.esrisa.com
• Analyze transportation corridors. Canada Italy Spain
• Determine pollution levels.
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• Perform crop yield analysis. www.esri.com Chile Japan Sweden

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• Determine erosion potential. Locate an ESRI value-added reseller
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• Compute distance to streams or roads.
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• Determine areas of high value. www.esri.com/resellers
China (Hong Kong) Malaysia United Kingdom
• Perform demographic analysis. Outside the United States, www.esrichina-hk.com www.esrisa.com.my www.esriuk.com
Density Analysis
• Conduct risk assessments. contact your local ESRI distributor. Finland Netherlands Venezuela
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• Model and visualize crime patterns.
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• Analyze customer behavior. France Northeast Africa
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Requirements
School Site Suitability Model
ArcGIS Spatial Analyst requires Retail Model
ArcInfo, ArcEditor, or ArcView. No. GS-35F-5086H
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or display. Denver
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Density Analysis
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Requirements
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92373-8100 USA 651-454-0600
636-949-6620 Philadelphia 978-777-4543
results compared.
attributes.
ext. 1-1906 704-541-9810
or display. Denver
210-499-1044

Density Analysis
call ESRI at 909-793-2853,
www.esri-suisse.ch
Requirements
ArcGIS Spatial Analyst Dynamic Modeling and Advanced Visualization Statistical Analysis Tools Data and Customization
Modeling and Analysis Statistics Map Algebra

ArcGIS Spatial Analyst is fully integrated with ArcGIS ArcGIS Spatial Analyst includes a number of statistical Map Algebra is the analysis language for ArcGIS Spatial
Desktop and provides more than 150 tools and functions Surface Analysis techniques that users can apply to the modeling of their Analyst and provides an easy-to-use and powerful way to define
that users can access in the same environment as the more With ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, users can build and analyze complex spatial data. geographic analysis as algebraic expressions. This allows users to
than 200 other ArcGIS Desktop tools. This allows users to surfaces to identify patterns or features within the data. Many take their real-world data and apply algebraic functions to derive
Cell Statistics are used to calculate a statistic between
conduct analysis and modeling tasks via ModelBuilder™, patterns that are not readily apparent in the original data can be new results. For example, a single expression can be constructed
multiple rasters, for instance, to analyze a certain
scripts, dialog boxes, and the command line without derived from the existing surface. These include contours, angle to find the combined value of two datasets [(Raster1)+(Raster2)].
phenomenon over time such as the average crop yield
having to change environments between processes. of slope, aspect, hillshade, viewshed, curvature, cut/fill, and solar These algebraic expressions can be simple arithmetic expressions
over a certain time period or the range of temperatures
radiation modeling. or can consist of complex spatial and algebraic functions.
between years.
Suitability Modeling Supported Data Formats
A suitability model typically answers the question, ArcGIS Spatial Analyst works with all of the ArcGIS standard
“Where is the best location?”—whether it involves find- data formats. These include coverages, shapefiles, geodatabase
ing the best location for a new road or pipeline, a new features, computer-aided design (CAD) files, vector product
housing development, or a retail store. For instance, a format (VPF) files, United States Geological Survey (USGS) DEM
commercial developer building a new retail store may data, Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED), and many more
Kernel Density Analysis
take into consideration distance to major highways and image formats. In addition to supporting many vector and raster
any competitors’ stores, then combine the results with data formats, ArcGIS Spatial Analyst allows for easy conversion
Slope Analysis
land use, population density, and consumer spending Site Selection Modeling between data types.
data to decide on the best location for that store. ArcGIS
Distance Analysis
Spatial Analyst derives new information from the overlay
Calculating the accumulated cost of traveling, or mapping dis- Customization Options
of multiple layers, which can then be used to suggest
possible answers to the original question, “Where is the tance, can provide the user with additional data from which to ArcGIS Spatial Analyst expands the standard ArcGIS custom-
best location?” make decisions. ArcGIS Spatial Analyst provides several distance ization framework with additional functions. With standard
mapping tools for measuring both straight-line (Euclidean) ArcGIS tools, users can build new geoprocessing functions or
distance and distance measured in terms of other factors such Neighborhood Statistics calculate create custom tools and models for specific spatial analysis using
as slope, current road infrastructure, and land use. With ArcGIS a statistic for each cell based on the common programming and scripting languages such as Visual
Surface Creation Raster Calculator Basic (VB), .NET, C++, Java, Python, and more. Once created,
Spatial Analyst, users can also calculate cost-weighted distance, value of that cell and the values in a
Spatial interpolation is used to take known values and least-cost path, and shortest path distance. neighborhood specified by the user. custom tools and models can be incorporated directly into the
interpolate them into a surface, deriving new estimated For example, by using neighborhood- ArcGIS interface and shared. Customization capabilities include
surface values. ArcGIS Spatial Analyst uses Inverse Distance based statistics, users can find the
Weighted (IDW), Kriging, Spline Polynomial Trend, and • User-defined analysis functions
most dominant species in a neighbor-
Natural Neighbor interpolation methods to estimate eleva- hood or see how many species are • User-created DLL or EXE files
tion, rainfall, temperature, chemical dispersion, or other Cost Path Model
located in each neighborhood. • Support for new data formats
spatially continuous phenomena. Using these methods,
users can create surfaces from sampled locations without Users can also define custom neighbor-
having to visit every location of a study area, saving time Hydrologic Analysis hoods for image processing filters such
and effort. For example, users can measure phenomenon, ArcGIS Spatial Analyst contains specialized tools for working with as high-pass or edge detection filters.
Dialogs
such as rainfall, at strategic locations in order to derive a and deriving new information from hydrologic and landscape
surface. Some interpolation methods also allow the use of data. Its toolset includes methods for describing hydrologic char- Viewshed Analysis of Antenna Point
barriers, such as streams or faults, to realistically constrain acteristics and tools to calculate flow across an elevation surface Scripting
the interpolation. and derive features such as watersheds and stream networks. Multivariate Statistics allow exploration of relationships between
Functions in ArcGIS Spatial Analyst can also derive density many different data layers or types of attributes. These tools can be
With these specialized hydrologic tools and models, hydrologists
surfaces of demographic and other business data for analy- used for traditional image processing applications, such as transform-
can analyze temporal changes in the sedimentary process for
sis of households and neighborhoods, or distance-based ing a multispectral image into a categorized land cover map displaying
a given terrain or build a flood forecasting model to find areas
surfaces of travel influences to retail locations and service forest types, urban areas, and agricultural use, as well as for other
subject to flooding during a storm, then use the resulting flood
centers. Derived surfaces can be visualized to provide statistical analysis of multivariate data such as terrain stratification or
map to identify affected parcels.
insights into consumer behavior, store performance, crime demographic analysis. Commands
ModelBuilder ArcObjects™ VB, C++, C#, .NET, Java
analysis, and many other types of business and economic
Zonal Statistics calculate a statistic for each zone of a zone
development analysis.
Flood Inundation Model dataset (all cells in a raster that have the same value) based on For more information on ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
values from another dataset, for example, calculating the mean or to request an evaluation copy, please visit
More than 150 Spatial Analyst Tools elevation for each forest zone or the total number of accidents
www.esri.com/spatialanalyst
Evaluate ArcGIS Spatial Analyst today: www.esri.com/spatialanalyst along each street of a town.

between years.
Slope Analysis
Distance Analysis
Dialogs

between years.
Slope Analysis
Distance Analysis
Dialogs

between years.
Slope Analysis
Distance Analysis
Dialogs
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attributes.
ext. 1-1906 704-541-9810
or display. Denver
210-499-1044

Density Analysis
call ESRI at 909-793-2853,
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Requirements
Analysis and
Input Sources
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Visualization
Habitat Suitability Analysis
Tools and Processes
Final Grizzly Bear Habitat Suitability Map
Elevation Reclassified
Aspect (optimal)
Reclassified Slope (optimal)

Preferred Vegetation
Enlarged View of Habitat Suitability Area Map
Spatial Analyst Tools

Vegetation
Preferred Terrain

• Create, query, map,
The following extensions work with
and analyze cell-based Slope
raster data.
ArcGIS 3D Analyst™
• Derive additional information
about your data. Reclassified Road
Density
ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst
• Find suitable locations based
on multiple attributes.
ArcGIS Network Analyst
Aspect
• Calculate complex terrain
3D Perspective View of Habitat Suitability Map
attributes. This poster illustrates the common use of ArcGIS® Spatial Analyst ent data, such as density in units of roads per square kilometer berry patches are assigned a “most preferred” weight value of 9,
ArcGIS Data Interoperability to find suitable locations by ranking a landscape into categories and slope in units of degrees, requires a common measurement and areas with very dense roads are assigned a “least preferred”
of high and low desirability via a process known as weighted scale to assess the likelihood that a grizzly bear would prefer a weight value of 1. In addition, the Weighted Overlay tool is also
• Perform distance and cost of overlay modeling. particular location. used to assign a percentage of influence to each input dataset.
In this example, suitability or site selection modeling was used to These derived datasets are reclassified into categories of interest For example, vegetation can be assigned higher importance than
ArcGIS Publisher travel analyses.
find a suitable habitat for grizzly bears. The same process can be to the problem being solved. We know bears prefer to be away proximity to roads.
applied to many other types of spatial problems such as finding from roads, so data is reclassified into several categories of vary- With the powerful Weighted Overlay tool, parameters of a
the best location for a new store, deciding where to purchase a ing road density and proximity. suitability model such as this can be easily set and changed in
• Create surfaces using home, or determining the best route for a proposed road. a single dialog window, allowing the user to test many differ-
interpolation tools Applying analysis tools to input data creates new information
Using the Weighted Overlay tool, weights are assigned to each
category for each dataset representing bear habitat suitability. ent scenarios. To request an evaluation copy, please visit
such as density of roads or slope of a DEM. Combining differ- Vegetation types such as white bark pine, moist grasses, and
(IDW, Spline, Kriging). www.esri.com/spatialanalyst
Data and modeling guidelines are provided courtesy of the Craighead Environmental Research Institute (www.grizzlybear.org).

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• Perform crop yield analysis. www.esri.com Chile Japan Sweden

ArcGIS Spatial Analyst

• Perform crop yield analysis. www.esri.com Chile Japan Sweden

ArcGIS Spatial Analyst

• Perform crop yield analysis. www.esri.com Chile Japan Sweden

Modeling and Analysis Statistics Map Algebra

Modeling and Analysis Statistics Map Algebra

Modeling and Analysis Statistics Map Algebra

Modeling and Analysis Statistics Map Algebra

ArcGIS Spatial Analyst

• Perform crop yield analysis. www.esri.com Chile Japan Sweden

Final Grizzly Bear Habitat Suitability Map

Reclassified Slope (optimal)

Enlarged View of Habitat Suitability Area Map

Spatial Analyst Tools

ArcGIS Spatial Analyst

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