ArcMap 10.7 introduces new features and capabilities in mapping, geoprocessing, and the ArcGIS Network Analyst extension. ArcMap 10.7 and 10.7.1 also include changes in database and geodatabase support. These features are described below.
For information on bugs that were fixed, see the 10.7 issues addressed and 10.7.1 issues addressed lists.
Geoprocessing (10.7.1)
The following new and improved functionality is available in geoprocessing tools in ArcMap 10.7.1:
3D Analyst toolbox
The following is new in the 3D Analyst toolbox at 10.7.1:
Raster Surface toolset
- The Contour and Contour List tools now support multicore processing with the Parallel Processing Factor environment.
Cartography toolbox
The Simplify Line and Simplify Polygon tools have a new simplification algorithm, Retain effective areas (Visvalingam-Whyatt). This algorithm works by identifying triangles of effective area for each vertex to guide the removal of vertices to simplify the line while retaining as much character as possible.
Multidimension toolbox
- A new parameter, Compression Level, has been added to the Raster To NetCDF tool to reduce the size of the output netCDF file.
Spatial Analyst toolbox
The following is new in the Spatial Analyst toolbox at 10.7.1:
Distance toolset
- The new Euclidean Back Direction tool calculates the direction to the neighboring cell along the shortest path back to the closest source, while avoiding barriers.
- The Euclidean Allocation, Euclidean Direction, and Euclidean Distance tools have two new parameters. These tools now support calculating direction around barriers. The new parameters consist of input barriers and output back direction raster.
- The Cost Path As Polyline tool has been expanded to use the new back direction raster, being output from the Euclidean tools, as input, so that paths can be created around barriers.
Neighborhood toolset
- The Focal Statistics tool has a new Statistics Type of Percentile. With this option selected, a new parameter Percentile Value is available, which allows you to specify the which percentile you wish to calculate. The value range is from 0 to 100, with a default of 90. The Median statistic option now supports floating point input rasters, and for increased accuracy, the output will always be floating point.
Surface toolset
- The Contour and Contour List tools now support multicore processing with the Parallel Processing Factor environment.
Data (10.7.1)
The following functionality changes have been made to data management in ArcMap 10.7.1:
Databases and geodatabases
- Log file tables for geodatabases in Oracle now use Oracle global temporary tables. The Configure Geodatabase Log File Tables geoprocessing tool no longer alters the log file configuration for geodatabases (10.7.1.2.4 and subsequent releases) in Oracle.
- ArcGIS 10.7.1 includes support for PostgreSQL 11. To create a geodatabase or install the ST_Geometry type in a PostgreSQL 11 database, download the PostgreSQL 11 version of the ST_Geometry library file from My Esri.
- Starting with 10.7.1.2.4 release geodatabases, PostgreSQL 9.5.x and PostGIS 2.2 are no longer supported. Upgrade your database to a supported version before creating or upgrading a geodatabase.
- ArcGIS 10.7.x is the final release to support IBM Netezza Data Warehouse Appliance.
Geoprocessing (10.7)
The following new and improved functionality is available in geoprocessing tools in ArcMap 10.7.1:
3D Analyst
- The Surface Difference tool now supports LAS datasets.
- Improved progress reporting is available for Thin LAS, Tile LAS, Colorize LAS, LAS dataset to Raster, and LAS Dataset Statistics.
- Classify LAS Building considers roof points when returning values that are zero, allowing support for photogrammetric point clouds.
- LAS Dataset to TIN honors clip as an extent option.
- Interpolate Shape has a nearest neighbor option when the input surface is a raster.
- The Classify LAS Ground tool has improved performance with multiple processing boundaries.
- The Contour tool has improved performance for most polygon and polyline output.
- LAS files are supported natively, providing immediate access to lidar data without the need for data conversion or import.
New environment
- A new analysis environment setting, Cell Size Projection Method, is available for the majority of tools in the Raster Interpolation, Math, Reclass, and Surface toolsets. This setting determines how the output raster cell size will be calculated when datasets are projected during analysis. The default method, CONVERT_UNITS, is equivalent to the method used in previous releases. Two additional methods, PRESERVE_RESOLUTION and CENTER_OF_EXTENT, are now available.
Conversion toolbox
A new analysis environment setting, Cell Size Projection Method, is available for a number of tools in the From Raster and To Raster toolsets. This setting determines how the output raster cell size will be calculated when datasets are projected during analysis. The default method, CONVERT_UNITS, is equivalent to the method used in previous releases. Two additional methods, PRESERVE_RESOLUTION and CENTER_OF_EXTENT, are now available. In the From Raster toolset, the tools are Raster to ASCII and Raster To Float. In the To Raster toolset, the tools are Feature To Raster, Multipatch to Raster, Point to Raster, Polyline to Raster, and Polygon to Raster.
Multidimension toolbox
- The Raster To NetCDF tool has a new parameter, Compression Level.
Spatial Analyst toolbox
The following new and altered settings are available in the Spatial Analyst toolbox:
New environment
A new analysis environment setting, Cell Size Projection Method, is available for a number of Spatial Analyst tools. This setting determines how the output raster cell size will be calculated when datasets are projected during analysis. The default method, CONVERT_UNITS, is equivalent to the method used in previous releases. Two additional methods, PRESERVE_RESOLUTION and CENTER_OF_EXTENT, are now available. Check the list of supported environments for a particular tool to determine if it's available.
Distance toolset
- The Parallel Processing Factor environment is not supported for the Euclidian distance tools.
Extraction toolset
- The Extract Multi Values to Points, Extract Values to Points, and Sample tools have been reengineered for better performance. The interpolation methods have also been improved for these tools.
- Image services of multidimensional data are now supported in the Sample tool.
Hydrology toolset
- The Flow Distance tool has a new parameter, Statistics Type, that determines the statistics type used to compute flow distance over multiple flow paths.
- The Parallel Processing Factor environment is not supported for the Sink tool.
Neighborhood toolset
- The Focal Statistics tool now supports the Parallel Processing Factor environment. The tool uses multiple processors when calculating statistics of the output raster for improved performance.
Segmentation and Classification toolset
- The Deep Learning Model to ECD tool has been deprecated at this release.
Surface toolset
- The Contour tool has improved performance for most polygon and polyline output.
Mapping (10.7)
The following two new map projections are available in ArcMap 10.7:
- Equal Earth
The Equal Earth projection is an equal-area pseudocylindrical projection for world maps, jointly developed by Tom Patterson (US National Park Service, ret.), Bernhard Jenny (Monash University), and Bojan Šavrič (Esri).
The Equal Earth map projection is inspired by the Robinson projection with the difference that it retains the relative size of areas. It was created to provide an alternative to the Gall-Peters projection. Continents in the Equal Earth map projection have a pleasing appearance and are shaped similarly to how they appear on a globe. The projection is appropriate for mapping global phenomena or for any other thematic world map that requires areas at their true relative sizes. Read the research paper The Equal Earth map projection.
- Peirce quincuncial
The Peirce quincuncial map projection depicts the world in a square. It was developed by Charles Sanders Peirce in 1879. In his original design, the projection is centered at the North Pole and displays the equator as a rotated square within the map. The projection is conformal, except at the four bends of the equator. The ArcMap implementation of this projection maintains its conformal property on ellipsoids, such as WGS 1984.
There are two orientations: square and diamond. Set the Option parameter to 0 for square or to 1 for diamond orientation.
Data (10.7)
The following functionality changes have been made to data management in ArcMap 10.7.1:
Databases and geodatabases
- ArcGIS 10.7 supports Oracle 18c.
- You can no longer create user-schema geodatabases in Oracle. You can continue to use and upgrade existing user-schema geodatabases at this release, but you should begin moving your data to stand-alone geodatabases.
- The use of Altibase databases with ArcGIS has been deprecated.
- You cannot create a geodatabase in Microsoft SQL Server 2012 or upgrade an existing geodatabase if it resides in a SQL Server 2012 database. Upgrade SQL Server to a supported release before you upgrade your geodatabase.
Extensions (10.7)
Network Analyst
- The '+' and '-' operators have been added to the Function evaluator. These operators can be used when setting up a function evaluator on a network dataset.
- The Route Solver uses a new algorithm for reordering stops to find the optimal route. It improves both the quality of the solution (including an exact solution for problems with up to 16 stops) and the time it takes to solve large problems.
Accessibility documentation (10.7)
Topics on visual modes of operation and keyboard navigation have been added to the Get started section of the documentation.