ArcGIS Spatial Analyst

An extension for ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap and ArcGIS Enterprise

Thousands of organisations use the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst extension every day. For more than a decade, ArcGIS Spatial Analyst has been providing advanced spatial modelling and analysis tools. It helps with modelling terrains, finding suitable locations and routes, discovering spatial patterns and performing hydrologic and statistical analysis.

Benefits of Spatial Analyst

  • Analyse terrains

    Derive useful insights from your data. Create a hillshade to use as a backdrop of the terrain to support other data layers. Calculate slope, aspect and contours or create a map displaying visibility

  • Select best locations

    Find the ideal location with features that match your requirements. Consider criteria such as suitable demographics, environment and terrain to find the best site

  • Find best routes

    Find the straight-line distance between two locations or create cost-weighted distance surfaces to understand the cost of getting from one location to another based on the criteria you specify

  • Perform hydrologic analysis

    Derive insights from hydrologic and landscape data. Model where water will flow, create watersheds and stream networks and discover other hydrologic characteristics

  • Gain statistical insights

    Analyse data distribution for a period. Calculate the mean crop yield over ten years, study variety of species contained within each neighbourhood or find the mean elevation per forest zone

  • Manage risk

    Model risk factors such as ground slope, aspect, stability, forest fuel load and coastline inundation to understand the risk over your study area so you can come up with the appropriate mitigation plan

  • Estimate cost

    Depending on your industry, factors such as terrain, waiting time or any other physical obstacles can add to your cost. Analyse and predict costs taking into account multiple factors

  • Detect patterns

    Analyse data from the past to uncover patterns. Combine location of crime with societal factors to visualise patterns that help law enforcement and city planners to take appropriate measures

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How it works

  • Set up ArcGIS Pro

    Set up ArcGIS Pro

    Set up your work environment in ArcGIS Pro
  • Enable Spatial Analyst

    Enable Spatial Analyst

    Activate Spatial Analyst on ArcGIS Pro to begin your analysis
    See how to use extensions
  • Analyze data

    Analyse data

    Use Spatial Analyst to find the best place
    Suitability Modelling Tutorial
  • Share results

    Share results

    Use web services to share results
    Learn how to share analysis
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How to get ArcGIS Spatial Analyst extension

  • New to ArcGIS

    • Purchase ArcGIS Pro
    • ArcGIS Spatial Analyst is an extension of Pro and can be purchased from the Esri store
    Learn about ArcGIS Pro
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