Business Analyst Web App users have been mapping with Hexagons since February 2024, and are now using Hexagons as a geography option for common workflows such as color-coded maps, smart map search, and suitability analysis. I'm using. Although a hexagon is a simple six-sided shape, it is actually a very complex mapping tool. This article provides high-level information about the relationship between hexagons and their underlying data.
Can I combine the different hexagon datasets I created to form a continuous layer?
H3 hexagons can be combined, overlapped, or combined into a single continuous layer at any time without partially overlapping. The H3 hexagon model is designed to create a known continuous lattice without slivers, independent of the region of interest to which the H3 hexagon is mapped.
For example, you can create an H3 resolution 6 map of Arizona using the state outline as the analysis area and overlay a previously built H3 resolution map of California. You may need to remove hexagons that completely overlap along the border, but each hexagon at the edge of the Arizona map will be exactly adjacent to the adjacent hexagon in California. Fragments and gaps are common in other hexagonal tessellation schemes.
Note that H3 hexagonal maps (layers) of different resolutions cannot be seamlessly combined.
Can I use my own data for hexagon mapping and analysis?
Smart Map Search and color-coded maps can also use a hexagonal grid when added to a project (via Web Maps and Add Layer) and displayed on the map.must be selected See all variables Select an option, then map layer Use categories to select and add attributes stored in your map. If you use your own custom map data, you cannot use Esri attributes.
Suitability analysis can also use grid tessellation of up to 10,000 features as sites. This is best achieved by first displaying the map and Features on the map Select options rather than selecting individual sites from the table of contents. You can then use the preset list or create your own criteria for suitability analysis. Attributes used in analysis criteria are assigned to sites from Esri's Data Catalog. As of February 2024, each hexagon is treated as a candidate location, so you can't use the attributes of hexagons contained within map layers.
Can I export hexagonal data from Business Analyst Web App to Excel?
Starting February 2024, you can now export suitability analysis data to Excel. Color-coded maps and smart map search do not allow hexagonal data export.
Can I add data from the Living Atlas of the World and use it for hexagonal mapping and analysis?
If hexagonal maps or other types of tessellation grids are available as shared feature services in Living Atlas of the World or ArcGIS Online, you can use them in exactly the same way as described above for your own custom data. You can use it. You can also use feature services that are shared within your organization.