T HE ESRI GUIDE T O GIS A NALYSIS

V OLUME 1: GEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS AND RELATIONSHIPS

L INKS TO A NALYSIS C ASE S TUDIES AND A RC GIS L EARN L ESSONS

These case studies and lessons—by various authors—contain ArcGIS workflows and data that let you
work through many of the methods described in The Esri Guide to GIS Analysis, Volume 1. They also
provide additional examples of how the methods are applied to solve real-world problems. Note that a
case study or lesson might include several different methods and appear more than once.

CHAPTER 2 MAPPING WHERE THINGS ARE

Mapping a single type

• Analyze Credit Card Fraud
• Analyze Volcano Shelter Access in Hawaii
• Explore NOAA’s Deep-Sea Coral Database
• Policy Mapping—Safe Streets to Schools
• Track Crime Patterns to Aid Law Enforcement

Mapping by category
• Actionable Intelligence
• Combatting Homelessness in Los Angeles County
• Explore NOAA’s Deep-Sea Coral Database
• Hiking Red Rock Canyon
• I Can See for Miles and Miles
• Prepare and Present Crime Statistics for a CompStat Meeting
• Policy Mapping—Safe Streets to Schools
• Tell the Story of Irish Public History
• Track Crime Patterns to Aid Law Enforcement
CHAPTER 3 MAPPING THE MOST AND LEAST

Using graduated symbols

• Analyze Volcano Shelter Access in Hawaii
• Choose Test Markets for a Start-Up
• Combatting Homelessness in Los Angeles County
• Fight Child Poverty with Demographic Analysis
• Finding a New Home Using ArcGIS Insights
• Homeless in the Badlands
• How Many Streetlights and Miles of Bike Route in Each District?
• Map Breast Cancer Differences by Ethnicity
• Map Voter Data to Plan Your Campaign
• Track Crime Patterns to Aid Law Enforcement
• Twister! United States Tornadoes
• Which Areas Are Within Four Minutes of a Fire Station?
• Which Lots Are Suitable Sites for a Mixed-Use Development?

Using graduated colors

• Combatting Homelessness in Los Angeles County
• Fight Child Poverty with Demographic Analysis
• Finding a New Home Using ArcGIS Insights
• Homeless in the Badlands
• Map Breast Cancer Differences by Ethnicity
• Measuring Global Hunger
• Prepare and Present Crime Statistics for a CompStat Meeting
• Twister! United States Tornadoes
• Was Geography a Factor in the 2016 Election?
• Where Are the Best Stops and Routes for a Bookmobile?
• Where Does Healthcare Cost the Most?

Creating 3D perspective views

• Analyzing Traffic Accidents in Space and Time
CHAPTER 4 MAPPING DENSITY

Creating a density surface

• Evaluate Equitable Drinking Fountain Distribution
• Prepare and Present Crime Statistics for a CompStat Meeting
• Track Crime Patterns to Aid Law Enforcement

CHAPTER 5 FINDING WHAT'S INSIDE

Drawing areas and features

• Are There Any Places in the City to Build a Mixed-Use Development?
• Where Are the Best Locations for a Golf Resort?

Selecting features inside an area

• Solve a Spatial Problem
• Designate Bike Routes for Commuting Professionals
• Explore NOAA's Deep-Sea Coral Database
• How Many Streetlights and Miles of Bike Route in Each District?
• Minimizing the Environmental Impact of Wind Farm Installation
• Policy Mapping—Safe Streets to Schools
• Twister! United States Tornadoes
• Which College District Has the Fewest Low-Income Families?

Overlaying areas and features

• Assess Open Space to Lower Flood Insurance Cost
• Connect Streams for Salmon Migration
• Get Started with ArcGIS Pro
• Identify Landslide Risk Areas in Colorado
• Map Voter Data to Plan Your Campaign
• Perform a Site Suitability Analysis for a New Wind Farm
• Which County Has the Most Private Land for a Golf Resort?
• Which Parcels Are Suitable Sites for a Fire Station?
• Which Watersheds Are Grazing Allotments In?
CHAPTER 6 FINDING WHAT'S NEARBY

Using straight-line distance

• Actionable Intelligence
• Analyze a Spatial Problem
• Analyze Credit Card Fraud
• Analyzing Violent Crime
• Are Liquor Stores Too Close to Schools, Libraries, and Parks?
• Build a Model to Connect Mountain Lion Habitat
• Estimate Access to Infrastructure
• Explore NOAA's Deep-Sea Coral Database
• Minimizing the Environmental Impact of Wind Farm Installation
• Perform a Site Suitability Analysis for a New Wind Farm
• Where Are the Best Locations for a Golf Resort?
• Who Lives in the Neighborhood Surrounding Each Library Branch?

Measuring distance or cost over a network

• Analyze Volcano Shelter Access in Hawaii

• Finding a New Home Using ArcGIS Insights
• Finding the Closest Fire Station
• Policy Mapping — Safe Streets to Schools
• Streamline Deliveries with Drive-Time Analysis
• Track Crime Patterns to Aid Law Enforcement
• Where Are the Best Locations for a Golf Resort?
• Which Areas Are Within Four Minutes of a Fire Station?
• Which Lots Are Suitable Sites for a Mixed-Use Development?
• Which Parcels Are Suitable Sites for a Fire Station?
• Which Site for the New Station Maximizes Fire Protection Coverage?
CHAPTER 7 MAPPING CHANGE

Creating a time series

• Analyzing Traffic Accidents in Space and Time
• Analyzing Violent Crime
• Depict Land-Use Change with Time-Enabled Apps
• Explore NOAA's Deep-Sea Coral Database
• Monitor Malaria Epidemics

Creating a tracking map

• Actionable Intelligence

Measuring and mapping change

• Classify Land Cover to Measure Shrinking Lakes
• Prepare and Present Crime Statistics for a CompStat Meeting