Andrew King

Network Analyst: An Introduction

Routing this Session

Agenda

FundamentalsArcGIS Pro Workflows

Running a Solver

Deeper Dive into Solvers

Mobile Solutions

Getting to Know the Basics

Network Analyst Fundamentals

ArcGIS Network Analyst

• Benefits

- Less Gas

- Less Maintenance

- Less Driver Overtime/Overhead

- More Customers Serviced

• Find the optimal locations for

facilities or remove redundant

facilities

• Improve Response Times

Solving Complex Routing Problems

Network Analyst Solvers

Network Analyst Solvers

Route Closest Facility Origin-Destination

Cost Matrix

Point-to-Point Routing

Vehicle Routing

ProblemLocation-AllocationService Area

Coverage Optimization

Route Solver

Find the best route for visiting a series of stops with minimum cost-Specify time windows on stops

-Find best sequence of stops

-Analyze for different times of the day

Closest Facility Solver

Find the nearest facilities

from each incident

-Limit the search distance

-Limit the number of facilities

to find

-Travel from the facility to the

incident

Origin-Destination Cost Matrix Solver

Generate a matrix of the travel

costs from origins to

destinations

-Limit the search distance

-Limit the number of destinations

to find

-Analyze different times of day

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29.4 24.2 31.3

21.5 11.5 18.7

17.3 5.67 19.1

Service Area Solver

Find the area you can reach

from a facility

-Solve for many facilities

-Use multiple break values

-Specify the direction of travel

-Output lines or polygons

-Analyze for different times of

the day

Location-Allocation Solver

Determine the best location

for a facility, based on

demand conditions

-Choose from many different

analysis types

-Limit the capacity of facilities

-Analyze for different times of

day

Proposed New Facility

Vehicle Routing Problem Solver

Route a fleet of vehicles to

service a set of orders

-Vehicle capacities

-Driver specialties

-Work day rules

- Breaks

- Maximum hours

-Time windows on orders

Accurately Model a Network

Network Dataset

Spanning the Platform

Network Analyst Capabilities

ArcGIS Desktop

ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Enterprise

ArcGIS Apps

ArcGIS for Developers

Getting Started

Requirements Yes No

In House

Network Dataset✓

Network Analyst

License✓

ArcGIS Online

Credits?✓

• ArcGIS Desktop (ArcMap or ArcGIS Pro)

• ArcGIS Server for Web GIS Capabilities

Getting Started

Requirements Yes No

In House

Network Dataset✓

Network Analyst

License✓

ArcGIS Online

Credits?✓

• ArcGIS Online Services

• Ready-to-Use Services in ArcGIS Pro

Ready-to-Use Services in ArcGIS Pro

Ready to Use Tools

Finding the Nearest Response

Center for each Rescue Mission

Routing in the

Browser

A Deeper Dive into Routing Solutions in Pro

Network Analyst Workflows

Network Analyst in ArcGIS Pro

Network Analysis in the Ribbon

Workflow

Network Analysis Layer

- Inputs

- Outputs

- Analysis Properties

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Routing in ArcGIS Pro

Creating a Route

Configuring a Routing Solutions

Network Analyst Configurations

Travel Modes

• Modify Standard Travel

Modes

• Configure Custom Travel

Modes

-Type: Truck, Car, Bike, Walk

-Travel Costs

- Impedance: Time vs Distance

Travel Modes - Continued

• Restrictions

-Vehicle Characteristics

-Size, Weight, Height, Length,

Axle Count

-Road Characteristics

-Avoid Private Roads, Gates,

Unpaved Roads, Carpool

Lanes

-Prefer, Avoid, & ProhibitONE WAY

12’- 6”

Travel Modes - Continued

-Turns Restrictions

-Model Turning Movements in

a Network

5 Seconds

5 Seconds 15 Seconds

A

B

Total Time:

10 SecondsTotal Time:

25 Seconds

Traffic

• Use Historic or

Predictive Traffic

Patterns

• Consume a Live Traffic

Services

Avoid Obstructions, Events, and Geographies

Routing with Barriers

Floods ClosuresGovernment Regulations

Snow Road Work Special Events

Barriers

Side of the Road

Model Travel in 3D

• Buildings

- Indoor Wayfinding with ArcGIS

Indoors

• Underground Subways

• Overpasses & Underpasses

• Ground Slope

8%

Hurricane Workflows

Network Analyst &

Disaster Response

Utilizing a Mobile Map Package (mmpk)

Network Analyst on a Mobile

Device

Navigator for ArcGIS

Route with Travel Modes

Turn by turn driving directions

Use your own maps, asset inventory, and custom roads

Find and navigate to assets while offline

Navigator for ArcGIS

Connect to a pre-planned route and follow route geometry

AGOL or Enterprise

Route Layer

• Share easily with drivers

• Update when things change

• Consistent across the organization

DownloadSave

VRP

Route

ClosestFacility

API’s & SDK’sMap ViewerEnterpriseDesktop

Mobile Map Package Workflow

*Requires Network Analyst Extension

Package* Side Load

ArcGIS Online

or

ArcGIS Enterprise

Download Share

ArcGIS ProNavigator

Responding to the Call

Navigator for ArcGIS

Print Your Certificate of Attendance

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Tuesday12:30 pm – 6:30 pm

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5:15 pm – 6:30 pm

Expo Social

Hall B

Wednesday10:45 am – 5:15 pm

Expo

Hall B

6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

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