Advanced Spatial Analysis

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Spatial Analysis Tools - ArcGIS Spatial Analyst

These materials have been prepared as part of the R25 Advanced Spatial Analysis Training Grant (PI: Stephen A. Matthews, Penn State) funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Award Number: 5R25 HD057002-02.

The links included below are intended as useful starting points for interested users. We make no claims for comprehensive coverage.

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Software

Spatial Analyst is an extension for ArcGIS that includes tools for raster-based (cell-based) spatial modeling and analysis.

ArcGIS Spatial Analyst software may be found at:

http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/extensions/spatialanalyst/index.html

Here you will find a four-minute video of ArcGIS Spatial Analyst (http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/extensions/spatialanalyst/demos.html) and much more additional information on the analytical functions available within this extension.

Note: Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) was introduced with ArcGIS 9.3 and is available in the Spatial Statistics Toolbox with ArcInfo, ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, or ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst.

 

Support

For additional documentation for ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, visit
http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=knowledgebase.documentation.listDocs&PID=47

For general help with ArcGIS software, visit http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=welcome

 

Books

    McCoy, Jill. ArcGIS 9. Using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst. Redlands, CA: ESRI, 2004.
    McCoy, Jill, and Kevin Johnston. Using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst: GIS by ESRI. Redlands, CA: Environmental Systems Research Institute, 2001.

 

Useful Articles

    Erdey-Heydorn, Mercedes. "An ArcGIS Seabed Characterization Toolbox Developed for Investigating Benthic Habitats." Marine Geodesy. 31. 4 (2008): 318-358.

    Fall, Souleymane, Dev Niyogi, and Fredrick H. M. Semazzi. "Analysis of Mean Climate Conditions in Senegal (1971-98)." Earth Interactions. 10. 5 (2006): 1-40.

    Rejith PG, SP Jeeva, H Vijith, M Sowmya, and AA Hatha. "Determination of Groundwater Quality Index of a Highland Village of Kerala (India) Using Geographical Information System." Journal of Environmental Health. 71. 10 (2009): 51-8.

    For technical articles, visit http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=knowledgebase.techarticles.browseFilter&p=43&pf=554

 

Courses in ArcGIS Spatial Analyst

    For ArcGIS 9.2. Spatial Analyst tutorial exercises, see
    http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.2/index.cfm?TopicName=Spatial_Analyst_tutorial_exercises

    Learning ArcGIS Spatial Analyst 9: A Self-paced Online Course offered through the University of California, Riverside Extension Program.
    https://onlinereg.extension.ucr.edu/unexreg/OR_Classschedule.CourseDescription?pSessionID=F1B112EA1C28FE8A1C3963F0ABE8631B0000000018241504&pCourseID=3241

    The National Cartography and Geospatial Center, through the United States Department of Agriculture, offers a course for those who want to learn how to use ArcGIS Desktop applications to conduct raster-based analysis, conversion, and editing. http://www.ncgc.nrcs.usda.gov/products/training/course-description/spatialanalyst.html