Analysis Area Builder: Create an Analysis Area Based on a Standard Geography

On the Analysis Area Builder - Geography pane, select the standard geography that you want to use to create your analysis area. You may also define the geography level to include as your analysis area within the selected geography, the method by which you want the geography level to be included, and how your analysis area(s) will appear on the Interactive Map.

NOTE:  You can display a small map overview next to the Analysis Area Builder pane by clicking the slanted arrow pointing downward located in the upper-left corner of the pane (). When the map overview shows, the arrow point orientation changes to upward direction. To close the map overview, click the upward pointing arrow.

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  1. On the Analysis Area Builder - Geography pane, in the Select a standard geography box, select the standard geography that you want to use as your focus area. The Edit the style of the analysis area option becomes available.
  2. (Optional) To specify the geography level to include as your analysis area within the selected standard geography, perform the following steps:
    1. Click the OFF button next to Use geographies within the selected area to set it to ON. Additional options appear.

    1. In the Select a geography level drop-down list, select your desired geography level.
    2. Specify the method by which you want to include the geography. The options are:
      • Centroid inclusion: Includes geographies with centroids that fall within the perimeter of the area.
      • Entirely within: Includes geographies that fall completely within the perimeter of the area.
      • Within or touches: Includes geographies that fall within or touch any part of the perimeter of the area.
    1. By default, the interior boundaries will be shown on the map. To hide the interior boundaries, click the ON button next to the Show interior boundaries? text to set it to OFF.
  3. (Optional) To define how you want the analysis areas to display on the map, perform the following steps:
    1. Click the OFF button next to Edit the style of the analysis area to set it to ON. Border and Fill buttons appear.
    2. To customize the analysis area border settings, click the button next to Border. When the Border setting options box appears, click to select your desired border color; click and drag the Transparency slider to specify the transparency of the border; and then click Apply.
    3. To customize the analysis area fill settings, click the button next to Fill. When the Fill setting options box appears, click to select your desired border color; click and drag the Transparency slider to specify the transparency level of your analysis area display; and then click Apply.

  4. In the Name text box, type a name for your analysis area.
  5. Click the Submit Job button. A message box appears specifying that your analysis area has been saved.
  6. Click OK to close the message box. If you want to access your saved analysis area, go to My Content.

When the job is completed, you can do any of the following:

You can also access your saved analysis area by going to My Content.