Esri Tutorials Spotlight: Spatial Analysis

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Spatial analysis is used for more than just combining and summarizing data. Using ArcGIS, you have the tools to map, analyze, and interpret geographic data, so that you can develop solutions to complex spatial questions. If you're a student and curious to build your knowledge and skills on spatial analysis, Esri Tutorials is a great place to get started.

In this blog post, we feature five Esri Tutorials designed to give you the hands-on experience needed to detect patterns, understand spatial relationships, assess trends, make predictions, and move beyond the scope of visual analysis.

Generate Travel Areas for Charging

Electric vehicles are only as good as the charging network that supports them. If you're new to spatial analysis, this quick tutorial is a great place to start. Here you'll learn to work with charging station data and generate travel areas based on how far an electric vehicle can go before it needs to be recharged.

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Explore ModelBuilder in Map Viewer

Performing spatial analysis often comes with many steps. Rather than completing each step manually, use ModelBuilder to chain your data and tools into an automated workflow. In this short tutorial series, you'll work with railroad line network data and build a model to flag schools near real lines and help inform safety planning for local communities.

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Summarize Cycling Routes within Townships

In this tutorial, get familiar with the Summarize Within tool in Map Viewer as you support Toulouse, France's sustainable development plans. While working with this spatial analysis tool, you'll overlay polygons with a cycling route layer to calculate the total length of each route and determine the predominant one of each township.

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Map, Analyze, and Share Fire Incident Data

You have the data, now it's time to bring it to life. In this tutorial series, you'll take a spatial analysis workflow from start to finish and learn to geocode fire data, uncover patterns, turn a web map into an app, and build a dashboard to share what you find.

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Trace a Stream Network

Step into the shoes of a hydrologist and uncover the origin point of polluted water entering a storm drain and figure out how far it must travel to become diluted. In this ArcGIS Pro tutorial, you'll trace a stream network to pinpoint the source, using the same kind of analysis workflow and tools agencies rely on to protect real watersheds.

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Developing your spatial analysis skills starts with hands-on practice and can translate into using for future GIS projects and research. These tutorials break everything down into guided steps, so you can learn core concepts and gain experience. By the end, you'll be ready to ask your question, map your data, analyze patterns, communicate your findings, and do it all again.

Esri Tutorials Spotlight Blog Series

Here's a list of previously published Esri Tutorials Spotlight blog posts: