GIS 4048: Applications in GIS Module 8

Module 8:  Homing in on Alachua County, Florida

This week’s lab involved making location decisions, creating a basemap layer, using the euclidean distance tool, reclassifying data tool, weighted overlays tool, and model builder.

The maps below depict suitable locations by census tract in Alachua County, Florida for a homesite meeting the following criteria:

1.     Near the North Florida Regional Medical Center (NFRMC);

2.     Near the University of Florida (UF);

3.     A high percentage of people 40-49 years old;

4.     High house values (a high percentage of homeowner-occupied homes).

The first map depicts various maps representing each criteria above individually.  The second map depicts various maps representing the criteria weighted equally vs. the criteria weighted higher for proximity to NFRMC and UF.