Spatial Analyst Tutorial

Preparation

Copy the spatial folder from \\cahe9345\classdata\soils468\data to your own data folder.

Hillshade
Creates a shaded relief raster from an elevation raster and an illumination source. Combined with transparency, it gives a map a 3 dimensional appearance.

Histogram

Very useful to get a quick measure of how raster data is distributed.

Finding a new school site in Stowe, Vermont

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Input Datasets Derive Datasets Reclassify Datasets Weight and combine datasets

Deriving slope
In ArcGIS slope may be calculated as degrees or as percent. Be aware of the horizontal and vertical units of your datasets reproject or calculate a z-factor if necessary.

Straight line (Euclidean) Distance

Recreation sites Existing schools

Reclassify
Replace values based on new information. Group certain values together Reclassify values to a common scale Convert cells to No Data or assign values to No Data cells.

Reclassify
Recreation sites Existing schools

Weight and combine datasets

Cost path analysis

Calculates the cost of moving across a raster surface based on geographic factors. Requires a source dataset, a cost dataset, and a destination dataset.

Cost path analysis

Reclassify input datasets

Cost path analysis