An Introduction to Network Analyst Extension

An Introduction to Network Analyst

How can users find out the route reaching their destinations most efficiently from the complicated network data? How can the logistic company choose a proper site that has an economic service area? When you are choosing an apartment, how do you know whether the firemen will arrive in five minutes? Network Analyst provides one or more solutions to analyze data, so that users can obtain the different analyzing results, maybe time-saving or cost-saving, according to the conditions they set.

With more and more elements are considered in calculation, the more applications of network analysis can be developed besides the most basic Shortest Path, such as O-D Matrix Superior Route Planning, Service Area, Location Allocation, Vehicle Routing Problem, Location Analysis, etc. Before using the Network Analyst, users should understand what kind of network result can be obtained by which algorithm. Then prepare the proper data and set up the related parameters.