Analyze a plan

You can use analysis tools to explore, understand, and gain insights into a plan. The analysis mode in the plan editor allows you to do the following:

• Conduct visibility analysis using line of sight.
• Determine visible areas using viewshed analysis.
• Conduct a shadow cast analysis.
• Generate an elevation profile.

You can create and configure analyses for each of the available analysis tools. A single analysis defines all the parameters necessary for performing the analysis, including those related to the calculation as well as map interactions. The analysis configuration is saved within the plan. Analyses can be edited, copied, and deleted, and they yield results for each scenario. You can view these results on the map.

Note:

Only licensed users with editing permissions can analyze plans.

Open the analysis mode

To open the analysis mode, complete the following steps:

1. Open the plan editor.
2. Click the Analysis button at the upper right of the header.

   The analysis mode opens in the side panel.

   • If no analysis has been configured yet, the analysis mode shows the tools panel with all available analysis tools.
   • If there are analyses configured, the analysis mode shows the analysis list.

Create an analysis

To create an analysis, complete the following steps:

1. Open the analysis mode.
2. If no analysis has been configured yet, select an analysis tool from the tools panel.

   The analysis configuration panel opens.

3. If there are analyses available, complete the following steps:
   1. Click the New button in the analysis panel's header.
   2. Select an analysis tool from the tools panel.

   The analysis configuration panel opens.

4. Configure the analysis-specific parameters.
   • If you created a line of sight analysis, see Work with light of sight analysis in plans and projects to learn more.
   • If you created a viewshed analysis, see Work with viewshed analysis in plans and projects to learn more.
   • If you created a shadow cast analysis, see Work with shadow cast analysis in plans and projects to learn more.
   • If you created an elevation profile, see Work with elevation profile in plans and projects to learn more.
5. Click the Return button in the panel's header to complete adding the analysis.

   The analysis you just configured is added to the list.

Configure analysis

You can configure for each analysis:

• Configure general information such as the name and the description of the analysis.
• Configure tool specific parameters.

Manage the analysis list

You can do the following for each analysis to modify the list of analysis:

• Duplicate an analysis by clicking the Duplicate option from the Options drop-down menu next to the analysis in the list or in the header of the analysis configuration panel.
• Delete an analysis by clicking the Delete option from the Options drop-down menu next to the analysis in the list or in the header of the analysis configuration panel.