Title :
Industrial site selection by GIS in Isfahan, Iran
Author :
Reisi, Marzieh ; Aye, Lu ; Soffianian, Alireza
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Infrastruct. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
Determining the optimum location for an industry is a critical and complex decision for manufacturers. In other words, this decision is an important one for the industry because it affects the financial aspect. This research paper aims to evaluate the suitability of Isfahan, Iran for industries using one of multi-criteria evaluation method called Boolean logic. In the first step the criteria for site selection are defined and their maps are prepared. In the next step, the criteria maps are converted to Boolean maps and finally all Boolean maps are aggregated and final suitability map is produced. The suitable sites for industries in Isfahan are determined.
Keywords :
Boolean algebra; cartography; geographic information systems; Boolean logic; Boolean map; GIS; Iran; Isfahan; complex decision; criteria map; critical decision; financial aspect; industrial site selection; multicriteria evaluation method; optimum location; Cities and towns; Decision making; Geographic Information Systems; Industries; Manufacturing; Organizations; Roads; Boolean logic; Geographic Information System(GIS); Multi Criteria Decision Analysis; industry; site selection;
Conference_Titel :
Geoinformatics, 2011 19th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-849-5
DOI :
10.1109/GeoInformatics.2011.5981171
