STEP ONE Define problem and project goals Consider the following questions • What is the problem to be solved? How is it to be solved? Are there alternative ways to solve it using GIS? Will the data be used for other purposes? • What are the final products of the project – reports, working maps, presentation-quality maps? • Who is the intended audience of these products –the public, planners, technicians, officials etc • Will the data be used for other purposes? What are the requirements for these? Step one is important because the answers to the questions determines the scope of the project as well as how the analysis is implemented. STEP TWO Develop methodology and analysis flow Create a project database (is critical and time consuming part of the project) Designing the database includes identify spatial data based on the requirement of the analysis, determine the required feature attributes, setting the study area boundary and choosing the coordinate system to use....
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