The ArcGIS Defense and Intelligence Analysis Toolbox is a set of models, scripts, and tools for use in ArcGIS Desktop. These tools provide specialized processing and workflows for defense and intelligence analysis.
- Specialized geoprocessing models and tools for defense and intelligence analysis including
- Tools for visibility and range analysis
- Tools for analyzing the battlefield environment
- Tools for position analysis
- ArcGIS Desktop 10.1 Standard
- Apache Ant - used to download and extract dependent data and run test drivers
- Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Developer Kit (JDK)
- Some tools require additional licenses (these tools will be disabled if license is unavailable):
- ArcGIS Desktop Advanced (ArcInfo)
- ArcGIS Spatial Analyst Extension
- ArcGIS 3D Analyst Extension
- For example these tools require Desktop Advanced and Spatial Analyst:
- Path Slope Tools.tbx\Path Slope
- Visibility and Range Tools.tbx\Range Fan
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- Download the Github repository
- If repository was downloaded as a zip, extract the zip file
- Make note of this directory, the steps below assume it will be called "defense-and-intel-analysis-toolbox"
- Install and configure Apache Ant
- Download Ant from the Apache Ant Project and unzip to a location on your machine
- Set environment variable
ANT_HOME
to Ant Install Location - Add Ant\bin to your path:
%ANT_HOME%\bin
- NOTE: Ant requires Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Developer Kit (JDK) to be installed and the environment variable
JAVA_HOME
to be set to this location - To verify your Ant Installation: Open Command Prompt>
ant -h
and verify it runs and returns the help options correctly - You may optionally install the PyDev Eclipse Plugin for Python if you plan to use Eclipse to run/debug
- To download the data dependencies
- Open Command Prompt>
- cd defense-and-intel-analysis-toolbox
-
ant
- Verify “Build Succeeded”
- To run unit tests
- Open Command Prompt>
-
cd defense-and-intel-analysis-toolbox\source\test
-
ant
- Verify “Build Succeeded”
- Note: this will run the test drivers from each test subdirectory (test_position_analysis, test_viz_and_range, etc.)
- Learn more about Esri's ArcGIS for Defense maps and apps.
- Find a bug or want to request a new feature? Please let us know by submitting an issue.
- Anyone and everyone is welcome to contribute.
Copyright 2013 Esri
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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A copy of the license is available in the repository's license.txt file.
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