Maptitude Help / Geographic Analysis Tools

Geographic Analysis Tools

One of the best reasons to use a GIS is that you can perform geographic computations that help you in your work. The table below shows what you can do with the geographic analysis tools included with Maptitude:

Tool Use it to...
Distance measurement tool button Measure Distance Measure the distance between locations
Area measurement tool button Measure Size Measure the size of areas
Angle measurement tool button Measure Angle Measure angles
Buffer button icon Buffers Create buffers/bands/rings around map features
Routing and Directions Manager button icon Buffers Toolbar  Add temporary features to a map and create buffers around them
Density grid heat layer button icon Density/Heat Layer Visualize point data on a regular grid as a heat map
Facility Location button icon Facility Location Determine preferred facility locations from a set of candidates
Market Share button icon Market Share (Huff Model) Calculate market share versus your competitors
Tag Points by Area button icon Tag Points by Area Tag points to the area to which they belong
Territory Wizard button icon Territory Manager Create territories or districts by combining smaller areas
Tag Points by Area button icon Straight Line Influence Areas Define areas of influence/catchment areas for a set of points
Weighted Center button icon Weighted Center Create a circular service area based on a set of points and locate its weighted center
Desire Lines button icon Desire Lines Create desire lines to show flows from point to point
Overlay button icon Overlay Estimate the attributes of features by overlaying them on another layer

Data created with these processes can also be used for further analysis and decision making. 

Two maps illustrating Maptitude mapping software geographic analysis tools

 

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