Analyze & Understand

Analyze & Understand Overview

Measure, profile terrain, run spatial tools, build live analytics widgets, and print composed maps.

Updated 2026-08-313 minutes read
Before you begin
  • An open project with at least one layer

Analysis happens in the Maps pane, right next to the layers it works on — measure a path and read its terrain profile, run a spatial tool that gives you a new layer back, summarize a layer with widgets that filter the map when you click them, or compose a page and export it as a PDF. All without leaving the project.

Guides

How it connects

Domain analysis has its own sections: RF Coverage plans radio networks on real terrain, and Remote Sensing monitors imagery for change. For multi-feature evidence before you analyze, start with Spatial Selection; to automate an analysis as a repeatable pipeline, move it into ETL.

Do spatial tools change my input layers?▾

No. Every tool writes its output as a new layer in the project; inputs are untouched.

Where do I start Print Map?▾

From the Explorer project ⋯ menu — "Print Map" — not from Project Settings.

Next steps