{"id":2965413,"date":"2026-05-11T14:22:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2965413"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:12:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:12:59","slug":"introducing-spatial-analyst-ideas-exchange","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/spatial-analyst\/announcements\/introducing-spatial-analyst-ideas-exchange","title":{"rendered":"A New Place to Share and Shape the Future of ArcGIS Spatial Analyst"},"author":343632,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37101],"tags":[31271,778922,39421],"industry":[],"product":[37031],"class_list":["post-2965413","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","tag-arcgis-ideas","tag-arcgis-spatial-analyst","tag-spatial-analyst","product-spatial-analyst"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":343632,"user_firstname":"Rakibul","user_lastname":"Ahasan","nickname":"Rakibul Ahasan","user_nicename":"rahasan","display_name":"Rakibul Ahasan","user_email":"rahasan@esri.com","user_url":"http:\/\/www.rakibulahasan.com","user_registered":"2023-08-01 21:58:23","user_description":"Rakibul is a Product Engineer in the Spatial Analyst team. 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Your ideas, questions, and real-world examples highlight the unique problems you are solving and where the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst team can continue to support you.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div>We are excited to introduce the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.esri.com\/t5\/arcgis-spatial-analyst-ideas\/idb-p\/arcgis-spatial-analyst-ideas\" target=\"_self\">ArcGIS Spatial Analyst Ideas Exchange<\/a>\u00a0on Esri Community. While Spatial Analyst related ideas have often been submitted through the<a href=\"https:\/\/community.esri.com\/t5\/arcgis-pro-ideas\/idb-p\/arcgis-pro-ideas\" target=\"_self\">\u00a0ArcGIS Pro Ideas Exchange<\/a>, ArcGIS Spatial Analyst is an extension that works across foundational ArcGIS products, including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS Enterprise.<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This new space brings Spatial Analyst ideas together in one place and makes it easier for you to share feedback, explore ideas from peers, and help influence what comes next.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"toc-hId-125961075\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW243246324 BCX0\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243246324 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\">How to Participate in the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst Ideas Exchange<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<a 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