Network Analyst
November 27, 2000
Waterloo
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Network Analyst
• ArcView extension for network
analysis
• Network: any system of
interconnected linear features sets of roads, railways, rivers,
pipelines, telephone or electrical
lines
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Network Analyst
• The movement of people, the
transportation of goods and
services, the communication of
information, and the flow of energy
all occur along networks.
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Network Analyst
• Average travel times
• Time of day
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One-way streets
Prohibited turns
Overpasses and underpasses
Closed streets
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Network Analyst
• Find the most efficient travel
routes (Find Best Route)
• Determine which facility or vehicle
is closest (Find Closest Facility)
• Find a service area around a site,
to learn what is around the site
(Find Service Area)
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Find Best Route
• Find the quickest way to get
somewhere, or the quickest way to
visit several locations
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Find Closest Facility
• Determine which facility or vehicle
is closest
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Find Service Area
• Learn what is near a particular site
(stores, restaurants, services
centres, etc.)
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Driving Directions
• Exact driving directions for “Best
Route” and “Closest Facility”
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Who uses Network Analyst?
• Delivery companies
• Pizza Pizza, Grocery Gateway, FedEx,
Sears
• Marketing departments
• How many people live within a 5km drive
of my store?
• What other types of stores surround
mine?
• What is my target market and where do
they live?
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Who uses Network Analyst?
• Navigation systems
• GPS - what is the closest restaurant to
my location?
• Emergency services
• Which hospital is closest to the accident
• What is the quickest way to get to that
hospital?