M6.1: Suitability Analysis

M6.1: Suitability Analysis

Part 1 of the final assignment for GIS 4048. 

For the first part of the lab we went over Suitability Analysis. 

Scenario 1 went over Boolean Suitability and a brief review of  Flowchart/Model Builder. 

We created a Suitability Map using tools slope, reclassify, convert raster to polygon, buffer, clip, and union. On the union tool, my first output was the complete opposite of the example. I had to readjust my query and on the 2nd run got the correct output, which completed Analysis A. 

When I went to save my map as AnalysisA, ArcPro on my desktop crashed. I was able to open from my backup but I kept getting an error stating "Map failed to load." Thankfully I had my required screenshots. Unfortunately, my data would never load back. I moved on to Analysis B. Looking back, this was my foreshadowing of issues to come. 

Analysis B used tools Slope, Reclassify, Euclidean Distance, Environments, and Raster Calculator. Struggled a bit with the raster calculator but eventually got the right results and moved on to Scenario 2 the next day. 

Scenario 2 had us building on skills from Scenario 1. Used Reclassify quite a bit to rate suitability of different raster's. We also used Polygons to Raster, Slope, Euclidean Distance, and Weighted Overlay. I got the basics of Weighted Overlay pretty quickly. 

Since the equal weight and the alternative scenario did not cover the full spectrum on either one. I put a scale with the Suitability Categories. 

Up next is Least Cost Analysis with Scenario 3 and 4.