2. Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning College of Architecture Texas A&M University April 24, 2002 Presented By Jin Y Jun Site Selection Analysis for Apartment Housing Development under given criteria - A Case Study of College Station, TX using a GIS Approach - Site Selection Analysis for Apartment Housing Development under given criteria - A Case Study of College Station, TX using a GIS Approach -

3. Site Suitability Analysis for Apartment Housing Development in College Station, TX using a GIS Approach - 2 - Introduction – purpose, frame work and flow chart of analysis Land Use Analysis Hazard Area Analysis Residential Amenity Analysis Results and Conclusion Table of Contents

4. Site Suitability Analysis for Apartment Housing Development in College Station, TX using a GIS Approach - 3 - Purpose of the Project Introduction To Search for potential sites best suitable for the development of apartment housing under given criteria Data used : College Station GIS database Land Use Analysis Land use type and zoning classification Hazard Area Analysis Floodplain zone and soil type Residential Amenity Analysis Airport, railroad, parks, and elementary schools Data used / Framework of Analysis

5. Site Suitability Analysis for Apartment Housing Development in College Station, TX using a GIS Approach - 4 - Flow Chart of Spatial Analysis Land Use Type Zoning Class Land Use Analysis Map Flood zone Soil type Airport & Railroad Hazard Area Analysis Map Parks & Schools Preliminary Candidate Sites Map + + = = Final Candidate Sites Map Land Use Analysis Hazard Area Analysis Residential Amenity Analysis Introduction

6. Site Suitability Analysis for Apartment Housing Development in College Station, TX using a GIS Approach - 5 - GIS Analysis Analysis Criteria : Land use type: Vacant land Zoning classification: Apartment housing (R-4, R-5, R-6) Land Use Analysis Analysis Result : 169 parcels identified as vacant as well as zoned as R-4,5,6 Refer to the ArcView map layout on the next slide…

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8. Site Suitability Analysis for Apartment Housing Development in College Station, TX using a GIS Approach - 7 - Analysis Criteria : Should not be in the 100-year floodplain zones Should not belong to the soil types unsuitable for apartment housing construction Should be at least 500 feet away from the above 2 criteria Hazard Area Analysis GIS Analysis Analysis Result : 119 parcels identified as suitable outside the 100-year floodplain zones (Overall soil type is standard for residential Housing construction.) Refer to the the ArcView map layout on the next slide…

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10. Site Suitability Analysis for Apartment Housing Development in College Station, TX using a GIS Approach - 9 - Residential Amenity Analysis Analysis Criteria Airport and Railroad Buffer Analysis : Should be at least 1 mile away from airport and railroad. Parks and Elementary Schools Buffer Analysis : Should be within half a mile walking distance to parks and elementary schools. GIS Analysis Analysis Result : 4 final candidate sites identified as apartment housing development in College Station Refer to the ArcView map layout on the next slide…

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12. Site Suitability Analysis for Apartment Housing Development in College Station, TX using a GIS Approach - 11 - Results & Conclusions Results and Conclusions Site Filtering Process Land Use Analysis Hazard Area Analysis Residential Amenity Analysis Final Candidate Sites Final Candidate Sites 169 Candidate sites 119 Candidate sites 4 final candidate sites Final Result : Refer to the ArcView map layout on the next slide…

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14. Site Suitability Analysis for Apartment Housing Development in College Station, TX using a GIS Approach - 13 - Questions and Comments

15. Site Selection Analysis for Apartment Housing Development under given criteria - A Case Study of College Station, TX using a GIS Approach - Site Selection Analysis for Apartment Housing Development under given criteria - A Case Study of College Station, TX using a GIS Approach - Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning College of Architecture Texas A&M University April 24, 2002 Presented By Jin Y Jun