Site Selection with ModelBuilder

CE697V

Chiung-Shiuan FuOctober, 16, 2006

Civil Engineering, Purdue University

Objective Find a house for a Purdue new

comer at Lafayette area Develop a model can be easily

modified to satisfy the new comer’s request

Input data Houses for sale information from: http://www.tuckerrealty.com/ http://www.russellteam.com/

Houses information includes: Location price Size Bedroom bathroom

Location criteria Within 4 miles to the major road (US

52, State highway 26, 231) Within 3 miles to grocery stores and

pharmacies Within 5 miles to restaurants and fast

food Within 4 miles to schools for kids Within 4 miles to Purdue campus

House criteria Price less than $150,000 Prefer size larger than 1500 square

footage Prefer at least three bedrooms Prefer at least one and half bathrooms

Model

Network Analyst Find the best route from schools

(elementary, high schools) to Purdue Find the best route from candidate

houses to Purdue

Closest Facility Find the best route by adding tool – find

closest facility, add schools as incidents and university as facility

Best routes between schools, Purdue, and candidate houses