Working with Spatial Analyst Kingston Seniors' Residence

The Spatial Analyst extension give ArcView GIS full raster modeling capabilities. This exercise will introduce the difference between vector and raster data, and will demonstrate how to convert vector data to raster data to take advantage of the additional functionality available with Spatial Analyst.

This exercise relies on a special Data Set that can be downloaded on this page. You must download and extract (unzip) the data set before beginning the exercise.

The Kingston Seniors' Residence Lesson is designed to introduce new users to ArcView's Spatial Analyst extension and its functionality. The task for this exercise is to locate a new retirement/leisure living centre in Kingston, Ontario. The criteria used to determine areas that are suitable for the new property are:

  • Areas that have a high retirement-age population in 2009 (that is, more than 30% of the population in the area will be age 55 and up in 2009).
        
  •  Areas that are within walking distance of stores. Walking distance is determined to be less than ½ km; you will use 450 meters.
        
  •  Remember to read all instructions carefully! Good luck and have fun!

The data set for the Kingston Seniors' Residence Lesson has been clipped from a much larger data set found on ArcCanada 2.0. You will download a file called seniors.exe. This file will extract the necessary data files to a folder called c:\seniors.

Before you begin this lesson you will need to download the data that is used throughout the exercise. The dataset for this lesson is available in .ZIP or .EXE format. Using the .EXE file, the data will be extracted to the correct folder when you double-click the downloaded file to execute it. If you are unable to download the .EXE file due to your network or service provider's security measures, download the .ZIP file and be sure to extract the data to the folder indicated in the lesson instructions. If you cannot download either of the files available here, contact your system administrator. If you have any questions, send an e-mail to K-12@esricanada.com.

ArcView 3.x
Setup.exe or
Winzip File
PDF or
WordDoc