Using Raster Data for Site Selection (for ArcGIS 10)

GIS analysts, specialists, and professionals working in industries such as business, utilities, economic development, health and human services, environmental management, and mining.

Prerequisites

• Completion of ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality or Learning ArcGIS Desktop or equivalent knowledge is required.
• Completion of Deriving Rasters for Terrain Analysis Using ArcGIS 10 and Distance Analysis Using ArcGIS 10 is recommended.

• Apply a standard workflow to solve a site selection problem.
• Based on project criteria, determine the data required to obtain reliable site selection results.
• Reclassify raster layers that store different types of data so they can be used together for analysis.
• Assign weights to layers used in a site selection analysis.
• Perform a weighted overlay analysis to find locations that satisfy a range of suitability criteria.
• Determine which fuzzy logic tools and settings are appropriate for your analysis and data.
• Perform fuzzy overlay analysis to identify areas that have a high likelihood of meeting project criteria.

Site selection analysis

• What is site selection?
• Ways to perform site selection
• Site selection analysis workflow

Using weighted suitability analysis for site selection

• Reclassification
• Weighting layers
• Determine weights
• When to use weighted suitability analysis
• Perform weighted suitability analysis
• Refine your analysis

Using fuzzy logic for site selection

• Fuzzy logic workflow
• Choosing a fuzzy membership type
• Choosing a fuzzy overlay type
• When to use fuzzy logic in site selection
• Use fuzzy logic to model bald eagle habitat

To complete course exercises, you need the following software:

• ArcGIS 10.0 for Desktop (ArcView, ArcEditor, or ArcInfo)
• ArcGIS 10 Spatial Analyst