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 ArcGIS Spatial Analyst 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.
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