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ArcGIS GeoAnalytics for Microsoft Fabric Public Preview!

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02-28-2025 11:37 AM
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We are pleased to announce that ArcGIS GeoAnalytics for Microsoft Fabric is officially in Public Preview!  During the preview, GeoAnalytics for Fabric will be available free of cost and we're excited for you to try it out and see how it can add value to your analytic workflows.  In this blog post we'll explore a bit about the library and resources to help you get started.

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What is GeoAnalytics for Fabric?

GeoAnalytics for Fabric will deliver more than 180 spatial functions and tools for seamlessly weaving location intelligence into your analytics workflow using notebooks in the Fabric data science and engineering environments to generate powerful insights driving your decision making.

In Fabric, you will be able to access geospatial data from your lakehouse, data warehouse, or via web services such as Esri’s ArcGIS Online. Most common geospatial formats will be recognized, including shapefiles, geodatabases, GeoParquet, GeoJSON, and Esri feature services – including the diverse resources in the Esri ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World.

 

Resources for getting started

The GeoAnalytics for Fabric library is included in the Fabric 1.3 Runtime.  The library will be available for importing and use once a tenant administrator has enabled the library within the Fabric Runtime (go to Settings > Admin Portal > Tenant Settings to enable ArcGIS GeoAnalytics in Fabric Runtime (preview)).  

When the library is enabled, getting started is as simple as an import statement

 

 

 

import geoanalytics_fabric

 

 

 

After that, the sky is the limit.  We have extensive documentation to help you get started with bringing spatial into your workflows in Fabric.  Here are some great resources to get started:

  • Developer documentation – The developer documentation provides a comprehensive list of the functions and tools available in GeoAnalytics for Fabric.  It also includes background on “core concepts” related to working with and analyzing spatial data.
  • API guide – The API reference provides additional details on the ArcGIS GeoAnalytics API
  • ArcGIS GeoAnalytics for Microsoft Fabric - Microsoft Fabric documentation related to the integration, including instructions on enabling the library for use and working with it in the Fabric environment
  • Esri’s Microsoft Fabric Overview – Learn more about the broader partnership between Esri and Microsoft to enable spatial analytics across the Microsoft Fabric environment.

 

Getting help

If you need more assistance with ramping up or figuring out how to incorporate GeoAnalytics for Fabric in your workflows, feel free to bring your questions to the GeoAnalytics for Fabric Community!  There is a section in the Community for questions and we'd love to hear how things are going for you and how the community can help you in your analytic journey.

You can also keep your eyes on the GeoAnalytics for Fabric Community site where we will be posting more information on specific analysis methods and use cases to showcase how you can use GeoAnalytics for Fabric.

 

We're looking forward to hearing how you are using GeoAnalytics for Fabric!

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