GIS Network Analysis Made Easy – Episode 2: Clip, Dissolve & Calculate Road Distances

Unlock powerful GIS data preparation skills in this hands-on ArcGIS tutorial! In this Episode 2 of the Accessibility Mapping series, you will master essential steps like clipping, dissolving, and calculating road distances, which are crucial for any successful network analysis or accessibility map project.

What You’ll Learn in This Video:
*How to clip road networks to your study area for cleaner, more focused
analysis
*Dissolving road segments with ArcGIS geoprocessing tools to simplify your
dataset
*Converting dissolved roads segments to line features for accurate network
modeling
*Calculating road distances using ArcMap tools to make it perfect for
network analysis
*Best practices to prepare your GIS data for advanced network analysis

Who Should Watch?
Perfect for GIS students, urban planners, transportation analysts, and anyone working with ArcGIS/ArcMap who wants to level up their geoprocessing skills.

Watch the Entire Series:
Episode 1: Essential Data & Sources:    • ArcGIS Accessibility Mapping - Episode 1: ...  
Episode 2: Clipping, Dissolving & Calculation of Distance (You are Here)
Episode 3: Speed Assignment    • ArcGIS Speed Assignment Guide – Episode 3 ...  
Episode 4: Time Calculation & Network Analysis:    • Complete Accessibility Map in ArcGIS – Epi...  

Timestamps:
0:00 - Welcome to this Channel
0:04 - Introduction of The Previous Video (Key Concepts of Network Analysis Explained)
0:30 - Introduction of Todays Video (Clipping, Editing, Dissolving, Calculation of Distance)
1:16 - Clipping of the Study Area Road
2:12 - Editing of Study area Road
5:00 - Dissolving of Study Area Road
6:13 - Converting of Dissolved Road to Line
7:24 - Calculation of Roads Distance
11:42 - Introduction of Next Video (Assigning of Standard Speed to the Roads)

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