The next update of ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App and ArcGIS Community Analyst is planned for November 12, 2024. Below are the planned updates. Note that all planned updates are subject to change; please check back to stay apprised of the latest news regarding the upcoming release.
Our What's New blog article and documentation will provide a comprehensive list of enhancements.
Data enhancements and deprecations
The upcoming November release will include updates to the following datasets:
- Advanced Demographics: Canada 2024 (Environics Analytics), India 2024 (Esri India).
- Standard Demographics from Michael Bauer Research for 18 South American and Oceania countries (2024).
- Points of interest data (POI) from Data Axle (June 2024) for U.S. and Canada.
- Points of interest data (POI) from SafeGraph (August 2024) for U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.
- Global POI data from Foursquare (August 2024).
- USA Business Summary from Data Axle (June 2024).
- USA Traffic data from Kalibrate (Q3 2024).
In addition, here are some new datasets and boundaries to explore:
- School district boundaries are now available for mapping and analysis, including Unified School Districts, Elementary School Districts, and Secondary School Districts.
- Urbanicity is the level of urbanization in a particular area, ranging from “urban cores” (i.e. Manhattan, Los Angeles, other dense areas) to rural communities. This data is a classification system built by Esri that designates land into one of ten urbanicity categories. These categories can share characteristics such as density, distance, and socioeconomic dependence on urban cores.
Please also note that Esri will discontinue its 4orange data offering for the Netherlands. Customers must prepare to transition their workflows and processes to Esri’s Michael Bauer Research (MBR) data for the Netherlands as an alternative dataset.
European Cross-border Data (Beta)
Looking to conduct cross-border analysis? The European cross-border data (Beta) has now been introduced! This dataset covers 39 countries and can be used for mapping, running reports, and performing analyses that span country borders.
Please note availability of this beta capability and its boundaries are subject to change in the future.
New benchmark comparisons workflow
Benchmark comparisons will replace comparison reports in the upcoming release. The previous table and chart-based workflow has now been integrated into the mapping workflow to offer enhanced analysis and visualization capabilities, including industry-specific variable lists, a new results pane, incorporation of more comparison methods for statistical analysis (high to low, top and bottom, quantiles, standard deviation, and outlier highlighting), exporting results to Excel with benchmark indicators, and ability to save layers (variables and sites) for future reuse.
Enhancements to points of interest (POI) search workflow
- Introducing a new advanced search that utilizes conditions to enhance search queries, enabling users to set filters before initiating the search for a more efficient search experience.
- New Places icons available for map styling.
- A dedicated section for saved POI layers under the project’s content list.
Enhancements to Business Analyst Assistant (Beta)
- Business Analyst Assistant (Beta) now supports smart map search and find location workflows.
- Multiple docking options are now supported in the assistant for improved organization and viewing choices.
Other enhancements
- In the smart map search workflow, users can now customize the style of both matching and non-matching areas by adjusting their fill and outline.
- Results panes now allow for expansion to provide larger views and include pagination in tables, enhancing accessibility and user-friendliness.
- Need access to documentation and guidance while using the workflow? No worries! A resource menu has been incorporated into all workflows under the Maps tab for easy access.
- Organizational admins now have the ability to prevent users from sharing a project with all members of the organization.
New infographics and improvements
Numerous new templates will be added to the app.
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Data Source
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Type
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Infographics
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USA (Esri 2024)
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Standard infographics
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K-12 Education Overview
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USA (Esri 2024)
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Gallery infographics
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Elections and Voting Overview; Transit Stop Analysis; Dominant Urbanicity Type
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Canada
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Standard infographics
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Community Change Snapshot; Demographic and Income; Emergency Community Information; Immigration, Ethnicity, Language; Infographic for Dashboards (Light); Work and Occupation
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Canada
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Gallery infographics
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Community Health; Demographic and Income Report (Tabular); Market Profile (Tabular); PRIZM and Demographic Report (Tabular)
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Esri India
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Standard infographics
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Hindi version of Basic Facts
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Global
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Standard infographics
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Spending Statistics
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European Cross-border Data (Beta)
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Standard infographics
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Population and Spending Summary; Europe Summary Report (Tabular)
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Ireland
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Gallery infographics
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Transit Stop Analysis
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Other infographics enhancement includes conditional formatting for POI-related templates.
ArcGIS Community Analyst – Migrate to Business Analyst
Upon commencement of the migration period starting on December 1st, Community Analyst users who have purchased one of the Business Analyst Web App products (Standard or Advanced) and have been assigned a license can view and use all their current Community Analyst content (including projects, custom data, infographics, and report templates) within Business Analyst. Furthermore, an onboarding experience will assist users in discovering the exclusive features offered solely in the Business Analyst Web App.
For further details, refer to Deprecation Notice for ArcGIS Community Analyst: Transition to ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App.
ArcGIS Business Analyst Mobile App
- View facts and run infographics and reports for school district boundary sites.
- Access updated data for Canada, India (Esri India), and Michael Bauer Research countries and regions, global points of interest, and U.S. traffic counts.
- Bug fixes and performance improvements.
ArcGIS Experience Builder: Business Analyst widget enhancements & improvements
- The widget now supports drive-time options that allow travel modes and traffic selection when creating drive times.
- Several bug fixes and minor enhancements.
