Spatial Statistics and Hotspots

If you have completed the previous chapter, you have begun to get an idea of the analytical power ArcGIS Pro brings to the table. You have seen how it can be used to find features that are near one another and calculate those distances in addition to other attributes. But what if you are not looking to find just the closest feature or calculate how far features are from one another? What if you want to determine whether there are any spatial clusters in your data, to see whether there is some pattern or possible point of origin?

This type of analysis is often called cluster or hotspot analysis. It uses various methods to determine the spatial distribution of data and associated values so that you can see clusters, determine center points and directional distribution, and more. This is done by calculating spatial statistics that can be weighted by other attributes, such as size, total amounts, or counts.

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