What's new
The October 2019 release of ArcGIS Insights includes new chart types, updated analysis capabilities, new security options for your profile, and keyboard shortcuts on the home page. Insights Desktop has also been released in preview mode.
Note:Insights in ArcGIS Enterprise 3.4 is compatible with ArcGIS Enterprise 10.6.1. Insights in ArcGIS Enterprise 3.4.1 is compatible with ArcGIS Enterprise 10.7 and 10.7.1. For more information on version compatibility, see Compatibility with ArcGIS Enterprise.
Profile
Your profile now includes options to update your security question and enable multifactor authentication. Your organization must be configured to support multifactor authentication for this option to be available for your account.
Keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts can now be used to navigate the Insights home page without using a mouse. For more information on the supported shortcuts, see Keyboard shortcuts.
Sharing
Shared pages, themes, and models are now created from the same window. From the Share As window, select the type of item you want to share, then click Share.
Analysis
Enhancements to spatial and nonspatial analysis include new functionality in regression analysis, charts, spatial aggregation, and summary tables.
Regression analysis
Function datasets have been enhanced to include more statistical outputs. The new outputs, including F statistic, t-value, p-values, and confidence intervals, allow you to perform confirmatory analysis on your regression model.
Point charts can be created to analyze the standardized coefficients and standardized confidence intervals for your regression model. Creating a point chart with the confidence intervals from one or more explanatory variables allows you to validate the significance of the variables and make comparisons between models.
Chart enhancements
Stacked column charts and stacked bar charts have been updated to include a Stacked Percent layout. Viewing your charts or columns as a stacked percent allows you to make proportional comparisons between categories.
Combo charts can now be created using a single dataset. A combo chart allows you to compare two different number fields using a combination of column charts and line graphs.
Spatial aggregation
The Spatial Aggregation capability now allows you to aggregate lines and polygons based on length and area, respectively. The statistical calculations for lines and areas have also be updated to use weighted mean. For more information, see How Spatial Aggregation works.
Data
Feature layers can now be exported in GeoJSON format. For more information, including all supported export formats, see Export data.
GeoJSON files can now be added directly to your workbook. For more information, see Add data.
A string field can now be converted to a date/time field from the data pane. The string field must be formatted in a standard date/time format. For more information, see Field types.
ArcGIS Insights Desktop
Insights Desktop is an ArcGIS Insights deployment available on macOS and Windows computers. The Insights Desktop preview includes the features of the beta release (called Insights Local) plus the following enhancements:
- Access to ArcGIS Online services when signed in to an ArcGIS account. ArcGIS Online services allow you to access analysis capabilities, such as Enrich Data and enable location by address using ArcGIS World Geocoding Service.
- Support for sharing pages to ArcGIS Enterprise.
- Support for creating datasets on the home page.
Resources
The three quick lessons are a great resource to help you get started with Insights or for inspiration in your analysis. In these lessons, you will follow a single scenario from start to finish. You will create your first workbook, solve a spatial problem, and share your analysis. Each of the lessons can also be completed on its own without the context of the other lessons.