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Analysis in ArcGIS Enterprise

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Analysis tools are now available in Map Viewer, the modern map-making tool in ArcGIS Enterprise. To learn more, see Perform analysis (Map Viewer).

You can enable two types of analysis in your portal. These types of analysis can be categorized based on the data used in the analysis. If the members of your organization will perform analysis on data that contains features or tabular data, they will perform feature analysis. If the data is in raster format, they will perform raster analysis. The types of analysis you can enable also depends on the ArcGIS components you have installed. See each toolset's description below for details.

Analysis tools can be used in Map Viewer, Map Viewer Classic, ArcGIS Pro, the ArcGIS API for Python, and the ArcGIS REST API. In Map Viewer and Map Viewer Classic, you can access the tools by clicking the Analysis button. With the ArcGIS API for Python, you can access the tools through the tools module. To learn more, see the tools module documentation and the sample notebooks. To use the tools through the ArcGIS REST API, you will access the tasks from the corresponding ArcGIS Server service that powers the toolset. See the ArcGIS REST API documentation for details.

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You are unable to perform analysis on layers outside of your organization that use web-tier authentication.

Feature analysis

Feature analysis can be performed through the portal with two different toolsets: the standard spatial analysis tools and custom web tools.

Spatial analysis tools

These tools can be used to perform common analytical functions such as finding hot spots, locating streets and addresses, finding a place, routing, or accessing a geodatabase. By enabling analysis, you empower members of your organization to answer questions and make important decisions using more than visual analysis. The spatial analysis tools can be enabled by following the steps in Configure the portal to perform analysis.

You can configure the spatial analysis tools with a portal using a hosting server configuration that includes ArcGIS Data Store. Spatial analysis is enabled in this configuration by default. Portal members with a Creator, Professional, or Professional Plus user type who belong to the Publisher or Administrator role can perform analysis. Members who belong to a custom role with the spatial analysis and publishing privileges enabled can also perform analysis. Certain tools also require additional utility services to be configured and further privileges to be enabled. See Licensing requirements for spatial analysis for details.

Custom web tools

Custom web tools allow you to run analysis workflows that you define. These workflows can be specified to the needs of your organization so that organization members can run analyses quickly and consistently. Custom web tools can also add functionality to your Map Viewer analysis tools that are not otherwise available in ArcGIS Enterprise.

Raster analysis

You can enable large raster data analysis using distributed computing with the tools provided by ArcGIS Image Server. These tools use the existing raster function analysis capability to allow you to build your own custom raster processing or analytic workflow using ArcGIS Pro as a client, and generate the analytic result at full resolution. A subset of the raster analysis tools is also available in Map Viewer and Map Viewer Classic. The raster analysis tools can be enabled by following the steps in Configure the portal to perform raster analysis.