{"id":6949,"date":"2026-01-12T14:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.spatialkey.com\/?p=6949"},"modified":"2026-03-30T16:19:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T22:19:24","slug":"analyst-quick-start-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/support.spatialkey.com\/analyst-quick-start-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyst 101 Quick Start Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Analyst Quick Start Guide<\/strong> helps you get up and running quickly in SpatialKey\u2019s flagship Analyst application. Analyst is a multipurpose geospatial application that isn\u2019t limited to a particular workflow. Just open a dataset and start inspecting your data visually. Analyst\u2019s features are the foundation for our purpose-built applications like Underwriting, Event Response, and Accumulations. <a href=\"https:\/\/spatialkeydocs.s3.amazonaws.com\/Analyst-Quick-Start-Guide.pdf\">Download a PDF version of this Quick Start Guide.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/njogdgtkiBI\">SpatialKey 101<\/a><\/strong> \ud83c\udfa5<br \/>Watch this companion tutorial video to get a jump start on using SpatialKey &amp; Analyst.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/njogdgtkiBI?si=qZUh9fPXZ6CIlxzi\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.spatialkey.com\/dashboard-overview-2\/\">Dashboard Overview<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Basic features across all dashboards including data manager, layer manager, visualization options, filters and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.spatialkey.com\/layers-base-map-legend\/\">Layers, Base Map &amp; Legend<\/a><\/strong><br \/>A deeper dive into visualization options, pin shapes, colors, bins, labels and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.spatialkey.com\/labels\/\">Labels<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Add labels to top values in your data and customize the placement, color, size, etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.spatialkey.com\/analysis-tools\/\">Analysis Tools<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Summarize your data with statistics, filter by unique values, measure distance or elevation and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.spatialkey.com\/filtering-data\/\">Filtering Data<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Filter by data attributes, the visible map area or custom drawn shapes.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.spatialkey.com\/save-share-dashboards\/\">Save &amp; Share Dashboards<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Collaborate and share with others across your organization.<\/p>\n<div id=\"daexthefu-container\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"daexthefu-container daexthefu-layout-side-by-side daexthefu-alignment-left\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-id=\"6949\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"daexthefu-feedback\">\n<div class=\"daexthefu-text\">\n<h3 class=\"daexthefu-title\">Was this helpful?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"daexthefu-buttons-container\">\n<div class=\"daexthefu-buttons\">\n<div class=\"daexthefu-yes daexthefu-button daexthefu-button-type-text\" data-value=\"1\">\n<div class=\"daexthefu-button-text\">Yes<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"daexthefu-no daexthefu-button daexthefu-button-type-text\" data-value=\"0\">\n<div class=\"daexthefu-button-text\">No<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"daexthefu-comment\">\n<div class=\"daexthefu-comment-top-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label id=\"daexthefu-comment-label\" class=\"daexthefu-comment-label\"><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"daexthefu-comment-character-counter-container\">\n<div id=\"daexthefu-comment-character-counter-number\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"daexthefu-comment-character-counter-number\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"daexthefu-comment-character-counter-text\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<textarea id=\"daexthefu-comment-textarea\" class=\"daexthefu-comment-textarea\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplaceholder=\"Type your message\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmaxlength=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t400\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"><\/textarea><\/p>\n<div class=\"daexthefu-comment-buttons-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"daexthefu-comment-submit daexthefu-button\">Submit<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"daexthefu-comment-cancel daexthefu-button\">Cancel<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"daexthefu-successful-submission-text\">Thanks for your feedback!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Analyst Quick Start Guide helps you get up and running quickly in SpatialKey\u2019s flagship Analyst application. 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