This GIS does not support spatial analysis.

Question

Is this error more likely due to technical issues (that I'm trying to create a buffer in an unprojected/geographic crs, following the example in the california forest fires demo) or access (having failed to properly authenticate or have "credits" or do the equivalent of "check out an extension" or some such)?

gis = GIS(username='mine',password='mine')

What else would I need for the GIS to support spatial analysis?

hojin00kim · Answer

Wondering if this issue has been solved by ESRI? I have exactly same problem and error that TedHellum above message.

JasonWestley · Answer

someone in my org received this error when running some drivetime analysis in a notebook. Their account seemed to have the right privileges and credits to run the analysis. Only making them a full admin (which I don't want to do) made the error go away.

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PeterDi_Turi · Answer

Hello, Ted!

Perhaps it may be too late, but I, too, am taking the same course and encountered the same error.  The key is that you cannot perform spatial analysis with just an Esri public account.  You will need to have an ArcGIS Online account as a result of being part of an organization or have an ArcGIS for Personal Use license, or have a free login from an Esri MOOC class giving you access to ArcGIS Online.  Since I'm writing this during COVID-19, you should have other free training options from Esri that can also provide access.  I hope this helps!

...pete...