Geospatial Analysis

The next evolution of the Analyst Toolbox is almost here.

The Geospatial Analysis Techniques Card Deck brings together the essential spatial tradecraft used by crime, intelligence, and security analysts to understand how people, places, and patterns interact.

From hotspot diagnostics and journey-to-crime modelling to kernel density, temporal layering, spatial clustering, risk terrain modelling, and geoprofiling concepts—this deck translates complex GIS workflows into clear, practical techniques you can apply immediately, whether you use ArcGIS, QGIS or other analytical mapping tools.

Designed for analysts who work with place-based problems, this pocket-sized toolkit helps you:

• Identify spatial patterns, hotspots, and anomalies

• Understand movement, distribution, and environmental drivers

• Ask better spatial questions

• Select the right method for the problem

• Avoid common cartographic and geospatial pitfalls

• Communicate spatial findings with clarity and confidence

Whether you’re supporting live operations, conducting strategic threat assessments, exploring pattern-of-life behaviour, or preparing clear spatial products for decision-makers, this deck gives you the techniques, principles, and prompts you need to think spatially and reason with place-based evidence.

If your work depends on understanding where and why, this deck will become your go-to companion.

Launching soon—sign up to be the first to know when it drops.