{"id":954711,"date":"2020-07-30T13:52:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T20:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=954711"},"modified":"2021-08-02T23:46:20","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T06:46:20","slug":"easily-connect-and-run-spatial-analysis-on-new-data-sources-in-arcgis-pro","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/analytics\/easily-connect-and-run-spatial-analysis-on-new-data-sources-in-arcgis-pro","title":{"rendered":"Easily connect and run spatial analysis on new data sources in ArcGIS Pro"},"author":8132,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23341,23851],"tags":[728301,29641,35561,28041,728311],"industry":[],"product":[36561],"class_list":["post-954711","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-analytics","category-data-management","tag-big-data-connections","tag-csv","tag-geoanalytics","tag-time","tag-xy-table-to-point","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"short_description":"Introducing big data connections in ArcGIS Pro 2.6. Easily connect to data source to streamline data ingest for analysis. ","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Imagine\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">running <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/spatial-analytics-data-science\/overview\">spatial analysis<\/a> without all the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">initial<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">time-consuming<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0work to convert and prepare your data, such as:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Combin<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0multiple files into a single file for analysis<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Format<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ting<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0your time and geometry fields before running analysis<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Making a table with Longitude and Latitude columns into a feature class using\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0XY Table to Point<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0tool<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">S<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ounds great,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">right<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">?<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/announcements\/whats-new-in-arcgis-pro-2-6\/\">ArcGIS Pro<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a02.6<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/help\/data\/big-data-connections\/big-data-connections.htm\">big data connections<\/a> (BDCs) make this a reality<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BDCs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">allow you to connect to collections of datasets<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> without<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lengthy<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> pre-processing steps to prepare your d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ata for analysis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Big data not required<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">!<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0In this blog<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019m<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0going to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0give an overview of big data connections,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">how to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">create\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">them<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">show you\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">an example of how to get started with data you can download and use yourself<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What is a big data connection?<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW68236430\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW68236430\">A<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW68236430\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW68236430\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"FieldRange BCX0 SCXW68236430\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined BCX0 SCXW68236430\" lang=\"EN-US\" 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There can even be folders within the folders<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW58934188 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58934188 BCX0\">\u00a0&#8211; the structure within the dataset folder\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW58934188 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58934188 BCX0\">doesn\u2019t<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW58934188 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW58934188 BCX0\">\u00a0matter!<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW58934188 BCX0\" 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class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW142043301 BCX0\">When\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">analysis is run<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">\u00a0using a dataset from a BDC<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">, all the contents in the dataset folder are used in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">analysis.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">F<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">or example,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">when<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">D<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">ataset<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">3<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">\u00a0in<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">\u00a0the image above is<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">selected as a<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">n<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">input<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">the files D3-1 and D3-2\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">are\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">both\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW142043301 BCX0\">used in analysis<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142043301 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW142043301 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How do I create a big data connection?<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Before creating a BDC, you need to ensure your data is formatted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/help\/data\/big-data-connections\/big-data-connections.htm#GUID-981AC9EC-41D8-4CDA-BD41-E1189BEBF4C2\">correct folder\u00a0<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">structure:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a si<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ngle<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0source<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0folder. In th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e above example, this is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cSource-Folder<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are one or more folders for each dataset within the source folder.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">les contained within the dataset folder have the same file type and schema.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Once your data is properly structured, you can run the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/tool-reference\/geoanalytics-desktop\/create-big-data-connection.htm\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Create Big Data Connection<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">too<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">l<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which wil<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">l register a reference to your datasets<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(stored in a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">bdc<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0file)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this tool, specify where the output BDC<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">file\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">will\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reside<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0I lik<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e to store mine in a folder that I have saved as a favorite in my projects. Specify a name for the BDC file, and the source locatio<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0This tool, like\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">all the others <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/tool-reference\/geoanalytics-desktop\/index.html\">GeoAnalytics Desktop Tools<\/a>, requires an Advanced\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">license.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\">When the tool runs,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\">it\u2019s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\">\u00a0scanning through your datasets to determine the schema<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\">, and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\">looking to see<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\">\u00a0if there are any fields that can be used for time or geometry.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\">\u00a0When it completes,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\">it creates<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\">\u00a0a .<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\">bdc<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\">\u00a0file\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\">that<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\">has<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\">\u00a0these and more properties<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\">as references<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 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class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48667706 BCX0\">\u00a0analysis.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW48667706 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Now what?<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW22447803\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW22447803\">Now\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW22447803\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW22447803\">that you have a BDC file, you can use it in your favorite\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW22447803\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW22447803\">analytic<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW22447803\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW22447803\">\u00a0workflows or\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW22447803\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart BCX0 SCXW22447803\">add it to the map<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW22447803\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW22447803\">\u00a0to visualize your features<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW22447803\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW22447803\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop BCX0 SCXW22447803\"><span class=\"BCX0 SCXW22447803\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":954791,"id":954791,"title":"CSVDrillDown","filename":"CSVDrillDown.png","filesize":7019,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CSVDrillDown.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/analytics\/easily-connect-and-run-spatial-analysis-on-new-data-sources-in-arcgis-pro\/csvdrilldown","alt":"Example of folder structure for a BDC source folder","author":"8132","description":"","caption":" BDC source folder, BDC-Example, with a folder representing the dataset Storm-Event-Details. 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","name":"csvdrilldown","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":954711,"date":"2020-07-29 13:57:33","modified":"2020-07-29 19:52:40","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":712,"height":228,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CSVDrillDown-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CSVDrillDown.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":149,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CSVDrillDown.png","medium_large-width":712,"medium_large-height":228,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CSVDrillDown.png","large-width":712,"large-height":228,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CSVDrillDown.png","1536x1536-width":712,"1536x1536-height":228,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CSVDrillDown.png","2048x2048-width":712,"2048x2048-height":228,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CSVDrillDown.png","card_image-width":712,"card_image-height":228,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CSVDrillDown.png","wide_image-width":712,"wide_image-height":228}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244280366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244280366 BCX0\">BDCs provide a powerful new way for Pro to connect and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244280366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244280366 BCX0\">interact<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244280366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244280366 BCX0\">\u00a0with your data. To see how BDCs can fit into your\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244280366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244280366 BCX0\">favorite workflows,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244280366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244280366 BCX0\">let\u2019s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244280366 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244280366 BCX0\">\u00a0look at an example.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"EOP SCXW244280366 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">Creating and using big data connections: An Example<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"EOP SCXW244280366 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">I\u2019ve<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">downloaded 5 years of storm data<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\"> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdc.noaa.gov\/stormevents\/\">NOAA Storm Events Database<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">and unzipped the files. I now have a folder called\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">BDC-Example<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">has<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">\u00a0a<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">\u00a0folder named\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">Storm-Event-<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">Details<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">\u00a0The Storm-Event-Details folder will\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">represent<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">\u00a0a single dataset<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">contains<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">\u00a05 folders<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">\u00a0each<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">\u00a0of which<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">has<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">\u00a0a CSV. Now, I can\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW36045374 BCX0\">register<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">BDC-Example<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">folder as a BDC, and I have a new dataset called\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">Storm-Event-D<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">etails<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36045374 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW36045374 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW21286682 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21286682 BCX0\">To register the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW21286682 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21286682 BCX0\">dataset,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW21286682 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21286682 BCX0\">\u00a0I run Create Big Data Connection.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW21286682 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":954801,"id":954801,"title":"CreateBigDataConnection","filename":"CreateBigDataConnection.png","filesize":6364,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CreateBigDataConnection.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/analytics\/easily-connect-and-run-spatial-analysis-on-new-data-sources-in-arcgis-pro\/createbigdataconnection","alt":"Create big data connection tool","author":"8132","description":"","caption":"Create Big Data Connection tool. Specify where you want to store your BDC, the name, and the source folder. ","name":"createbigdataconnection","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":954711,"date":"2020-07-29 13:57:34","modified":"2020-07-29 14:00:30","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":462,"height":363,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CreateBigDataConnection-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CreateBigDataConnection.png","medium-width":332,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CreateBigDataConnection.png","medium_large-width":462,"medium_large-height":363,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CreateBigDataConnection.png","large-width":462,"large-height":363,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CreateBigDataConnection.png","1536x1536-width":462,"1536x1536-height":363,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CreateBigDataConnection.png","2048x2048-width":462,"2048x2048-height":363,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CreateBigDataConnection.png","card_image-width":462,"card_image-height":363,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CreateBigDataConnection.png","wide_image-width":462,"wide_image-height":363}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This creates a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BDC<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0with a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">dataset that I can add to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">my map\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">or use in analysis. Before I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0use this dataset for analysis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019m<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0going to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0look at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the field values\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in my dataset<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019ll<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0use this information to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ensure that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">essential information<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0like time and geometry are correctly configured for my BDC dataset.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To do this, I run the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/tool-reference\/geoanalytics-desktop\/preview-dataset-from-big-data-connection.htm\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Preview\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dataset\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Big Data Connection<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0tool. I\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">prov<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ide<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0an\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">input<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0BDC dataset<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the output\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a table in the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">geoprocessing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0messages.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is especially useful when using a large dataset that is too big to open<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":956021,"id":956021,"title":"PreviewTool","filename":"PreviewTool.png","filesize":12654,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PreviewTool.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/analytics\/easily-connect-and-run-spatial-analysis-on-new-data-sources-in-arcgis-pro\/previewtool","alt":"Preview Dataset From Big Dataset Connection","author":"8132","description":"","caption":"Run the Preview Dataset From Big Data Connection to see the first 10 records in your dataset.","name":"previewtool","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":954711,"date":"2020-07-29 20:11:50","modified":"2020-07-29 20:12:53","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":434,"height":568,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PreviewTool-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PreviewTool.png","medium-width":199,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PreviewTool.png","medium_large-width":434,"medium_large-height":568,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PreviewTool.png","large-width":434,"large-height":568,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PreviewTool.png","1536x1536-width":434,"1536x1536-height":568,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PreviewTool.png","2048x2048-width":434,"2048x2048-height":568,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PreviewTool-355x465.png","card_image-width":355,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PreviewTool.png","wide_image-width":434,"wide_image-height":568}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":956011,"id":956011,"title":"SampleOfTableValues","filename":"SampleOfTableValues.png","filesize":11350,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SampleOfTableValues.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/analytics\/easily-connect-and-run-spatial-analysis-on-new-data-sources-in-arcgis-pro\/sampleoftablevalues","alt":"Sample of preview values","author":"8132","description":"","caption":"A sample of some fields in the preview table, including fields BEGIN_LAT and BEGIN_LON which will be used to represent the location, and BEGIN_DATE_TIME which will be used to represent the time. ","name":"sampleoftablevalues","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":954711,"date":"2020-07-29 20:11:48","modified":"2020-07-30 17:57:30","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":856,"height":230,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SampleOfTableValues-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SampleOfTableValues.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":125,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SampleOfTableValues.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":206,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SampleOfTableValues.png","large-width":856,"large-height":230,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SampleOfTableValues.png","1536x1536-width":856,"1536x1536-height":230,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SampleOfTableValues.png","2048x2048-width":856,"2048x2048-height":230,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SampleOfTableValues-826x222.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":222,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SampleOfTableValues.png","wide_image-width":856,"wide_image-height":230}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From this preview I see a few things<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I have a lot of fields (see th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">at<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0scroll bar<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">?<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019m<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0not interested in using all of them in analysis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I have a field named BEGIN_DATE_TIME in the format dd-MMM-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">yy<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">HH:mm:ss<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. You can see\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">supported\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/tool-reference\/geoanalytics-desktop\/update-big-data-connection-dataset-properties.htm#GUID-F247CC75-E40F-43AC-9856-00CA269C8952\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">time formats\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I have fields named BEGIN_LAT and BEGIN_LON that can be used to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">represent<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the X, Y location of each feature.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Given the above information, I want to update my big data connection to hide fields\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019m<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0not interested in using, and make sure that the time and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">geometry<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on this dataset use the fields and formats\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019ve<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0outlined above.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To do this, I use the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/tool-reference\/geoanalytics-desktop\/update-big-data-connection-dataset-properties.htm\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Update Big Data Connection Dataset Properties<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tool<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This tool allows you to change how\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a dataset<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">represented<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Once I\u2019ve picked\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">my d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ataset to update<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0I\u2019<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ll<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0make ch<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ange<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fields<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Geometry<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Time<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0sections.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fields<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0section<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> I uncheck the <strong>Show<\/strong>\u00a0checkbox for fields that <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">don\u2019t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0have information that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019m<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0interested in using in analysis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019m<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0only interested in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">keeping<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the EPISODE<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">_ID<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">EVENT_ID<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, STATE, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">EVENT_TYPE, BEGIN_DATE_TIME, BEGIN_LAT, BEGIN_LON, and EVENT_NARRATIVE <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fields so I uncheck all others.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">his\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">doesn\u2019t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">delete<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0anything from the underlying data (no BDC actions will ever\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">delete<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0or modify the existing datasets!), but simply hides the field for use in visualization or analysis.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I want to make sure the correct fields are being used to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">represent<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0geometry<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Geometry<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0section<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> I verify that the <strong>BEGIN_LAT<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <strong>BEGIN_LON<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0fields are used for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Y,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">X<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and they are \u2013 so no changes there.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ime<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0section outlines the date time\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fields and formats<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to be used in analysis. Here I see that the BDC is using a dif<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ferent field than<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the one<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0I want to use, so I simply pick the field I\u2019m interested in and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">include the formatting<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of in the input time<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0field<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in this case:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/tool-reference\/geoanalytics-desktop\/update-big-data-connection-dataset-properties.htm#GUID-F247CC75-E40F-43AC-9856-00CA269C8952\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">dd-MMM-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">yy<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">HH:mm:ss<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":956101,"id":956101,"title":"Untitled Project","filename":"Untitled-Project.gif","filesize":339071,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Untitled-Project.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/analytics\/easily-connect-and-run-spatial-analysis-on-new-data-sources-in-arcgis-pro\/untitled-project-6","alt":"Run Update","author":"8132","description":"","caption":"Running Update Big Data Connection Dataset Properties. In this example I hide three fields for the dataset, verify the geometry formatting is correct, and modify the time fields and formatting for my dataset.","name":"untitled-project-6","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":954711,"date":"2020-07-29 20:33:04","modified":"2020-07-29 20:35:38","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":500,"height":790,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Untitled-Project-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Untitled-Project.gif","medium-width":165,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Untitled-Project.gif","medium_large-width":500,"medium_large-height":790,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Untitled-Project.gif","large-width":500,"large-height":790,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Untitled-Project.gif","1536x1536-width":500,"1536x1536-height":790,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Untitled-Project.gif","2048x2048-width":500,"2048x2048-height":790,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Untitled-Project-294x465.gif","card_image-width":294,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Untitled-Project.gif","wide_image-width":500,"wide_image-height":790}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now that I have made all the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">changes,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0I run the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/tool-reference\/geoanalytics-desktop\/update-big-data-connection-dataset-properties.htm\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Update Big Data Connection Dataset Properties<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tool and my BDC dataset is updated to use\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">my changes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Want\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to be sure<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">? Run the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/tool-reference\/geoanalytics-desktop\/describe-dataset.htm\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Describe Dataset<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0tool. This will\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">produce<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a summary table of fields<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, as well as a summary of the geometry and time.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o check if time is correct \u2013 since it can be difficult to know if your time format is correct\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">check the time section in the Describe Dataset messages:<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":956131,"id":956131,"title":"DescribeResult","filename":"DescribeResult.png","filesize":15371,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DescribeResult.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/analytics\/easily-connect-and-run-spatial-analysis-on-new-data-sources-in-arcgis-pro\/describeresult","alt":"Describe Dataset to verify time and geometry is registered correctly","author":"8132","description":"","caption":"The messages in the Describe Dataset tool show that time is correctly registered on the dataset. 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If we made a mistake in registration, the time values would show up as empty, and you\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">wouldn\u2019t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0see a temporal extent.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the data is ready for analysis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">!<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":956511,"id":956511,"title":"AggregatePoints","filename":"AggregatePoints-1.gif","filesize":901788,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/AggregatePoints-1.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/analytics\/easily-connect-and-run-spatial-analysis-on-new-data-sources-in-arcgis-pro\/aggregatepoints-2","alt":"","author":"8132","description":"","caption":"Running Aggregate Points with a BDC dataset and aggregating into time steps. 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