Esri Maps for MicroStrategy (v2.0.2 Archive)

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Find nearby features

Using the Find nearby tool, you can easily find locations that are near other locations on your map. For example, you may want to find distribution centers that are near a warehouse.

The Find nearby tool lets you select features on the map and find features that are within a specified distance or drive time of the selection. When you make a selection, certain interactions (selectors or links) configured on the specified selection layer are automatically triggered. For example, suppose the designer configured a selector on a layer showing retailer locations to update a list of retailers organized by profit and revenue. When you select a group of retailer locations on the map, the list automatically updates to reflect your selection.

Configured interactions are also triggered based on the locations found. For example, suppose you want to find customers within a certain drive time of the selected retailer locations. If the document designer configured a selector on the customer layer to update a list of customer addresses, this interaction will be triggered when customers within the specified drive time are found and selected on the map.

The Find nearby tool is only available for layers created from MicroStrategy data and for feature service layers.

  1. From the Tools menu, choose Analyze features.
  2. From the Choose a layer drop-down menu, choose the layer containing the features you want to select.
  3. Do any of the following to make selections.

    Interactions configured on the specified selection layer will automatically be triggered when you make a selection.

    • Press the Rectangle selection tool and drag a rectangle on the map to select the features you want.
    • Press the Free-hand selection tool and drag a freehand shape on the map to select the features you want.
    • To select a single feature, press the feature on the map while either of the selection tools is enabled.

    Continue to draw shapes or press individual features to select more features as needed.

    To pan the map while making selections, use the Pan tool.

  4. To clear all selections or remove part of your selection, do one of the following:
    • Press the Remove from selection tool and drag a rectangle on the map around the features you want to remove from the selection.
    • Press the Clear selection tool to clear all selections in the layer.
  5. If you are using the compact Analyze features pane, press More to view all available selection options.
  6. Under What do you want to do with your selection, press Find nearby.
  7. From the What do you want to find drop-down menu, choose the layer containing the locations you want to find.
  8. Press Ring to search within a specified distance around the selection, or press Drive time to search within a specified drive time of the selection.
  9. If you chose Ring, specify a radius in either miles or kilometers. If you chose Drive time, specify the maximum drive time from the selection in minutes or hours.
  10. Press Find.

    Interactions configured on the specified Find nearby layer are triggered based on the features found.

    If you chose Ring, Esri Maps for MicroStrategy generates a new temporary layer containing the circles that define the search radius. The features encompassed within that radius are selected on the specified layer.

    If you chose Drive time, Esri Maps for MicroStrategy generates a new temporary layer containing the shapes that define the search area. The features encompassed within those polygons are selected on the specified layer.

    The search area for each Find nearby action is generated as a temporary layer in the Contents pane, using the name of the original layer with a prefix indicating the name of the related action, for example, Find nearby buffer - LayerName. You can use these layers as reference for future select actions.