ArcGIS Spatial Analyst FAQ

Yes. ArcGIS Spatial Analyst integrates seamlessly with other ArcGIS extensions. Complex spatial analysis and visualization can be performed with a combination of ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, ArcGIS 3D Analyst, and ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst.

A free evaluation CD with ArcView 8.x and the ArcGIS extensions, including ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, is currently available. Also, if you already have a license for an ArcGIS software product (ArcView, ArcEditor, and/or ArcInfo), you can instantly choose to evaluate ArcGIS Spatial Analyst when you run the ArcGIS setup. Request more information about evaluating ArcGIS extensions.

ArcGIS Spatial Analyst can do analysis on any raster format supported by ArcGIS as well as any ArcGIS feature theme including ArcInfo coverages. ArcGIS Spatial Analyst also gives you the capability to convert feature classes, such as coverages, shapefiles, geodatabases, CAD files, and Internet data, to raster format for more advanced spatial analysis. ArcToolbox has additional tools that allow conversion of many other data formats into formats that can be used directly by ArcGIS and, therefore, ArcGIS Spatial Analyst.

ArcGIS Spatial Analyst provides, within the ArcGIS environment, an intuitive, graphical user interface to most of the functionality implemented in ArcGrid. One of the advantages offers is how easy it is to display and interactively explore raster data. The commands are accessible from menu choices and interactive dialog boxes to expedite and facilitate the processing and analysis of raster data. The ArcGIS Spatial Analyst extension tightly integrates raster and vector data for spatial analysis in ArcGIS.

Yes. ArcGIS Spatial Analyst enables you to create custom tools for spatial modeling and incorporate these tools directly into the ArcGIS interface with any COM-compliant development environment. This gives you the power to create advanced spatial models for your specific spatial analyses.

ESRI offers technical support for ArcGIS Spatial Analyst by phone, fax, or e-mail. ESRI also provides self-help resources such as technical notes and discussion forums. For developer samples and technical documentation, please visit ArcObjects Online, and for the latest ArcGIS documentation, please visit the ESRI Support Center.

Yes. ArcObjects Online provides a variety of custom samples for performing a wide variety of spatial analysis tasks.