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Spatial Analysis in ArcGIS Pro Class Resources This 3-day course teaches essential concepts and a standard workflow you can apply to any spatial analysis project. You will work with a variety of ArcGIS tools to explore, analyze, and produce reliable information from data. Course exercises use an Advanced license of ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS 3D Analyst, ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, and ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst. Lesson 1: Building a foundation for spatial analysis Common analysis problems: The Language of Spatial Analysis, Esri Press.  The underlying story of the course is the “The Language of Spatial Analysis” which provides a terminology, workflow, and common set of questions for analyzing spatial data and solving spatial problems. The Language of Spatial Analysis Poster Technical Article: Speaking the Language of Spatial Analysis, Dec 2003 Technical Article: Understanding the Power of Spatial Analysis, Oct 2014 GIS analysis in general: Arguably, the best general resource for analysis in ArcGIS is Andy Mitchell’s The Esri Guide to GIS Analysis, Volumes I and II.  These are available from the Esri Press.  The third volume in the series looks in depth at suitability, path, and flow models.  This is available from the Esri Press as well and other vendors such as Amazon. Mitchell, Andy. 2001. The Esri Guide to GIS Analysis Volume 1, Geographic Patterns and Relationships. Redlands, CA: Esri Press.  Mitchell, Andy. 2005. The Esri Guide to GIS Analysis Volume 2, Spatial Measurements and Statistics. Redlands, CA: Esri Press.  Mitchell, Andy. 2012. The Esri Guide to GIS Analysis Volume 3, Modeling Suitability, Movement, and Interaction. Redlands, CA: Esri Press.  Web courses: Getting Started with Spatial Analysis Preparing to Perform Analysis Using ArcGIS Pro Getting Started with Geoprocessing Basics of Map Projections Managing Raster Data Using ArcGIS Processing Raster Data Using ArcGIS Pro Georeferencing Raster Data Using ArcGIS   Lesson 2  Planning and preparing for spatial analysis Coordinate Systems: Web Course: Working with Coordinate systems in ArcGIS. In this course you will learn practical guidelines for solving challenges as well as techniques to correct problems caused by unknown and missing coordinate system information. ArcGIS Pro Help topic: Coordinate Systems, projections, and transformations Data Management: Web Course: Location Enabling data  This course will demonstrate the many uses and methods for placing data on a map. Web Course:Managing Raster Data Using ArcGIS Pro  In this course, students will learn about efficient storage and fast display of raster data. Data Quality: ArcGIS Pro Help topic :Identify Data quality requirements Web Course: Getting Started with Data Management High-quality GIS analysis requires high-quality GIS data. Explore how GIS data is structured, stored, and accessed in this entry-level course. Geoprocessing: Web Course: Getting Started with Geoprocessing. Learn key concepts and geoprocessing techniques used for analysis. ArcGIS Pro Help topic: Geoprocessing Environment Settings ArcGIS Blog: The National Land Cover Database in the Living Atlas   Lesson 3 Proximity analysis The Esri Guide to GIS Analysis Volumes 1 and 3, Andy Mitchell, Esri Press.  Proximity, distance, and cost distance are discussed thoroughly. ArcGIS Pro Help: An overview of the Proximity toolset  This help topic provides the starting point in the ArcGIS Pro help for researching ArcGIS Pro proximity analysis tools.  Refer to the topics following below this one for details about each tool. Web Courses: Introduction to Proximity Analysis  In this course, you will discover how proximity analysis fits into the spatial analysis workflow and learn about proximity analysis methods. You will also use proximity analysis to answer spatial questions about a fictitious scenario. Distance Analysis using ArcGIS Pro Learn to use ArcGIS Spatial Analyst to create raster surfaces that identify the shortest distance as well as cost-effective paths that reflect a project's specific criteria. Lesson 4 Overlay analysis The Esri Guide to GIS Analysis Volume 1, Andy Mitchell, Esri Press.  Volume 1 introduces overlay analysis for vector data. ArcGIS Pro Help: ArcGIS Pro Help: An overview of the Overlay toolset  This help topic provides the starting point in the ArcGIS Pro help for researching ArcGIS Pro overlay analysis tools.  Refer to the topics following below this one for details about each tool. Web Courses: Understanding Spatial Relationships This course will introduce you to spatial relationships and the analysis tools available for discovering and quantifying them. ArcGIS blogs: More adventures in overlay: comparing commonly used overlay tools More adventures in overlay: creating a street intersection list Site Selection Analysis: Case Study:  Cougar Habitat Case Study - Analysis Workflow using ArcGIS for Desktop Case Study: Grocery Distribution Center Location Analysis Lesson 5 Automate spatial analysis workflows ArcGIS Pro Help: Batch geoprocessing What is Model Builder? Model Builder quick tour Examples of using iterators in ModelBuilder Using tools in Python ArcGIS Pro Python reference Inline variable substitution What is a task? Tutorial: Create a new task Video: ArcGIS Pro Tasks: An Introduction Web courses: Building Geoprocessing Models Using ArcGIS Pro Automating Workflows using ArcGIS Pro Tasks Python for Everyone Instructor-led courses: Creating Python Scripts for ArcGIS Lesson 6 Creating surfaces using interpolation ArcGIS Pro Help: Understanding interpolation analysis Comparing interpolation methods Deterministic methods for spatial interpolation An overview of the Interpolation toolset An introduction to interpolation methods Subset Features (Geostatistical Analyst) Web Courses: Performing Spatial Interpolation Using ArcGIS Modeling the Unknown: Spatial Interpolation with ArcGIS Pro Lesson 7 Suitability modeling ArcGIS Pro Help: General workflow and Suitability modeler The general suitability modeling workflow What is the Suitability Modeler? Implement the suitability modeling workflow using the Suitability Modeler Understanding overlay analysis Overlay Overlay Approaches Applying fuzzy logic to overlay rasters Transforming Data for a Weighted Suitability Model Rescale by Function (Spatial Analyst) The transformation functions available for Rescale by Function Creating a Weighted Suitability Model Fuzzy Overlay: Applying fuzzy logic to overlay rasters Locating suitable sites How the Locate Regions tool works Tutorial: Build a model to connect mountain lion habitat Video: Suitablity Analysis in ArcGIS Pro Web App example: Landscape Modeler Lesson 8 Spatial Statistics Spatial Statistics Resources: The latest from the Esri Spatial Statistics team Esri blog:  Spatial Statistics Resources The Esri Guide to GIS Analysis Volumes 2, Andy Mitchell, Esri Press Textbook: Statistics in Geography: A practical approach , David Ebdon 1977  Esri GIS Analysis Workshop, David Attaway Video: Spatial Data Mining I: Essentials of Cluster Analysis ArcGIS Pro Help: General: What is a z-score? What is a p-value? Best practices for selecting a fixed distance band value Hot Spot Analysis How Optimized Hot Spot Analysis works How Optimized Outlier Analysis works Modeling spatial relationships Density Based Clustering: Density-based Clustering (Spatial Statistics) How Density Based Clustering works Video: Unlock Your Data with Machine Learning and Clustering Tools in ArcGIS Pro Lesson 9: Space Time Analysis Esri GIS Analysis Workshop, David Attaway Space-time Cube: ArcGIS Pro Help: How Create Space Time Cube works How Emerging Hot Spot Analysis works Technical Article: How To: Create a space time cube from a CSV file in ArcGIS Pro General workflow: Video: Spatial Data Mining II: A Deep Dive Into Space-Time Analysis Esri Training Seminar: Space Time Pattern Mining: A New Frontier in Spatial Analysis Esri blog: The Space Time Cube Explorer Add-in for ArcGIS Pro has been Released! ArcUser article: Working with Temporal Data in ArcGIS, Aileen Buckley ArcGIS Blog: The Space Time Cube Explorer Add-in for ArcGIS Pro has been Released! Case study: Spatiotemporal Analysis of Long Time-Series Multidimensional Hydrographic Data Lesson 10: Regression Analysis ArcGIS Pro Help: Regression Analysis basics What they don’t tell you about regression analysis Multicollinearity Heteroscedastisity Video: Spatial Statistics Best Practices:  From Hot Spot Analysis all the way through Regression Analysis Video: Beyond where: Modeling Spatial Relationships Using regression analysis ArcUser article: Finding a Meaningful Model, a checklist to evaluate regression models Esri Web Course: Introduction to Regression Analysis in ArcGIS Pro Lesson 11: Geographically Weighted Regression ArcGIS Pro Help: What they don’t tell you about regression analysis Nonstationarity Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) (SpatialStatistics) How Geographically Weighted Regression works Geographically Weighted Regression: The Analysis of Spatially Varying Relationships,  A. Stewart Fotheringham, Chris Brunsdon, and Martin Charlton ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis, Volume 2: Spatial Measurements and Statistics, Mitchell A. (2012). ESRI Press. Lesson 12: Geostatistical Interpolation Using ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst, Chapter 3, The principles of geostatistical analysis Esri Web Courses: Geostatistical Interpolation: Introduction Geostatistical Interpolation: Using Empirical Bayesian Kriging and EBK Regression Prediction Learn lessons: Learning path: Geostatistics in ArcGIS Pro Interpolate 3D oxygen measurements in Monterey Bay Lesson 13: 3D Analysis ArcGIS Pro Help: Scenes Get started with 3D Analyst in ArcGIS Pro An overview of the 3D Analyst toolbox Common exploratory analysis workflows Exploratory analysis how to videos Technical Article: The Multipatch Geometry Type ... View more

Resources and links to supplement the Practicing Geodesign Using ArcGIS course A Framework for Geodesign: changing geography by design; Carl Steinitzm 2012 (Esri Press) Geodesign in Practice: Designing a Better World (e-book) Geodesign: case studies in regional and urban planning; 2012 (Esri Press) Geodesign: Past, Present, and Future (e-book) Design with Nature; Ian L. Mcharg, 1995 A geodesign bibliography: http://gisandscience.com/2009/08/13/geodesign-a-bibliography/ City Engine gallery: http://resources.arcgis.com/en/communities/city-engine/01w90000000r000000.htm#s=0&n=30&d=1&md=cte-ce-version:10 City Engine workflows: http://resources.arcgis.com/en/communities/city-engine/01w90000000r000000.htm#s=0&n=30&d=1&md=cte-ce-version:100_cte-resource-type:0000010000 Esri City Engine training: http://training.esri.com/gateway/index.cfm?fa=search.results&searchterm=city+engine Geodesign Knowledge Portal – an academic look at geodesign: http://spatial.redlands.edu/geodesign/ Crowdsourcing: http://www.crowdsourcing.org/navigate-search?q=public%20policy               Consensus decisions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus_decision-making Delphi method http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi_method            ... View more

Resources The resources.esri.com website has evolved.  Rather than the online replica of installed help files (10.2 and earlier) a more web-centric support presence has been developed.  This will include the version 10.3 online help, and much of the content from resources.esri.com will be redirected and/or folded-in.  In particular the search capabilities have been expanded – we are recommending looking here – desktop.arcgis.com – first. Overview of analysis Arguably the best general resource for analysis in ArcGIS is Andy Mitchell’s The Esri Guide to GIS Analysis, Volumes I and II.  These are available from the Esri Press, Volume I and Volume II.  The third volume in the series looks in depth at suitability, path, and flow models.  This is available from the Esri Press as well, and other vendors such as Amazon. Spatial statistics A good and commonly cited reference for an introduction to spatial statistics is Statistics in Geography by David Ebdon.  This book is also useful for relating conventional statistics to spatial statistics.  Sample programs are quite dated, but this is a singular source – and it is still in print. It is also available from Google Books. There is a separate blog site for spatial statistics which has links to videos, tutorials, case studies, and common questions about spatial statistics. Workflows Arc 3 emphasizes systematic analysis workflows and the use of ModelBuilder to plan, test, revise, and share the execution of the analysis.  The Esri Press tutorial, Getting to know ArcGIS ModelBuilder, is outdated, particularly with respect to iterators.  The short, but more current web course, does not add depth to the Arc 3 content.  The best current resource is the new online help system. Start here! Coordinate systems Our decisions and data management practices with respect to coordinate systems impact analysis results. One excellent and very readable reference is Basic GIS Coordinates by Jan Van Sickle. This is also available on Amazon and Google Books.  For the characteristics of specific map projections, there are a variety of works by the late John Snyder, such as his Working Manual.  Snyder’s Album of Map Projections (out of print) may be the most approachable work on projected coordinate systems. Also There are three topics which arise in the Arc 3 class which are not covered directly or only in passing by the course material.  These are interpolation using kriging, in particular with the Geostatistical Analyst extension; geographically weighted regression (GWR); and grouping analysis. Kriging using Geostatistical Analyst – the original user manual by Johnstson, Ver Hoof, and Krivoruchko. Much of the seminal work on GWR was done by Stewart Fotheringham, et al.  Geographically Weighted Regression: The Analysis of Spatially Varying Relationships. Possibly thousands of papers (dissertations?) have been written on grouping analysis and all that it entails: data clustering, classification algorithms, data mining etc. Esri documentation is excellent on this topic. ... View more

This document contains links that supplement the Editing Data with ArcGIS for Desktop instructor-led course. ... View more

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