Step Two: Then, opening Microsoft
Excel and change the file: ct96_data_table1.dbf to table1.xls (where go
to Data, select Export External Data and Import Data, then save the file
type as .xls). In order to get population density, I divide the "Population"
column over the "Land Area in Square Kilometers" column in Excel to obtain
the number of people per square kilometer.
Step Three: After that, highlighting
the population column, then copying to Words and pasting into Edit (.avl)
from IDRISI.
Step Four: Finally, doing RECLASS
(where assign the values as 0 is 0 to 3000, and 1 is 3000 to 279000) with
attribute values files (.avl) from Edit.
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Average Income
Procedures:
Step One: In fact, the procedure is similar to
Population Density as above, for instance, to converting file (use table
130) from .mdb to .dbf in Microsoft Access program.
Step Two: Then, I highlight the Income by Activity
column and copy to Words and paste to Edit in IDRISI. Finally, I apply
RECLASS (where I assign 0 to values <$30000 and 1 to values>$30000)
with attribute values.
Step Three: Then I do RECLASS again (assign 0 to
values <$35000 and 1 to values >$35000) to create a second average
income layer with the threshold at $35000.
Step Four: As a result, there are two layers of
the average income to be applied for MCE.
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Factors for Both WLC and MCE
Competition
Procedures:
Step One: Using MICROSOFT EXCEL, I found out 19 casino's
postal codes and save them as casinos_postalcode.xls then apply this excel
file to save as casinopts.dbf (IV).
Step Two: In ARCVIEW, use Table (clicking Add
icon): casinopts.pdf, then highlighting, postal code column (from casinopts.dbf)
and Fsauldu (which is the data from attributes of 99ldu.shp, but make sure
to change the corrected projection). Then, do Join two tables of casinos.dbf
and Attributes of 99ldu.shp that the 19 points of casino locations display
in the shapefile (as casino_points.shp). Then go to Theme (Convert
to Shapefile) in the main menu where file name types in: casino_points.shp
(make sure to use appropriate projection).
Step Three: Then, open IDRISI program, go to File (click in
Import, Software-specific formats, ESRI formats, SHAPEIDR). In SHAPEIDR,
there are Input shapefile:casino_points, and Output idrisi vector file:
casino_points, reference: utm. Then go to Database Workshop, choose
File icon (open: casino_points and table: casinos1, then in Display icon:
casinos1). Finally, show all points in a layer in vector data in IDRISI.
Step Four: After that, go to Reform, click Raster/ vector
conversion then choose POINTRAS. In POINTRAS, vector point file: casino_points,
operation type: Change cells to record the identifiers of points.
In IDRISI, using the file casino_points converting to casinos_ras as a raster
data (by POINTRAS).
Step Five: Then, do Reclass for casinos_ras to be 0
and 1, and there are several points would display on the layer with qual256.
Finally, applying Distance method (from Distance Operators in Analysis icon),
the feature image enters as casinos_ras and output image as casinos_dis.
Step Six: After that, use Fuzzy method (from Decision
Support in Analysis icon), select the Type of function: Linear, Type of membership
function: Monotonically decreasing, Control a: 0 and Control b: 50032.
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Hotels
Step One: Using MICROSOFT EXCEL, find out 30 hotel's
postal codes and save them as hotels_postalcode.xls then using this excel
file to save as hotelpts.dbf (IV). In ARCVIEW, use Table (clicking
Add icon): hotelpts.pdf, then highlighting, postal code column (from hotelpts.dbf)
and Fsauldu (which is the data from attributes of 99ldu.shp, but make sure
to change the corrected projection). Then, do Join two tables of hotelpts.dbf
and Attributes of 99ldu.shp that the 30 points of hotel locations display
in the shapefile (as hotel_points.shp). Then go to Theme (Convert
to Shapefile) in the main menu then file name types in hotel_points.shp
(make sure to use appropriate projection).
Step Two: Then, open IDRISI program, go to File (click in Import,
Software-specific formats, ESRI formats, SHAPEIDR). In SHAPEIDR, there
are Input shapefile: hotel_points, and Output idrisi vector file: hotel_points,
and reference: utm. Then go to Database Workshop, choose File icon
(open: hotel_points and table: hotels1, then in Display icon: hotels1).
Finally, show all points in a layer in vector data in IDRISI.
Step Three: After that, go to Reform, click Raster/
vector conversion then choose POINTRAS. In POINTRAS, vector point
file: hotel_points, operation type: Change cells to record the identifiers
of points. In, IDRISI, using the file hotel_points converting
to hotels_ras as a raster data (by POINTRAS). Then, do Reclass for
hotels_ras to be 0 and 1, then there are several points would display on
the layer with qual256. Finally, applying Distance method (from Distance
Operators in Analysis icon), the feature image enters as hotels_ras and output
image as hotels_dis. After that, use Fuzzy method (from Decision Support
in Analysis icon), select the Type of function: Linear, Type of membership
function: Monotonically increasing, Control c: 0 and Control d: 57816.
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5. Landuse
Step One: In IDRISI, open the file called landuse
in the “gen” folder under “gvrd” from Geog355-Data. The map shows
the whole area in GVRD to be subdivided into 15 classes. At this time,
I evaluate those landuses and category them into numbers, which set the minimum
value as 0 to the maximum value as 255, for example, commercial and open
space would be weighted 255 and 200 respectively. Then save these values
as attribute value file in Edit under Analysis and do ASSIGN that is named
as landuse_suit1. After that, go to Fuzzy under Analysis (click Decision
Support) type in the output file: landuse_fuz.
Step Two: In fact, I want to create two layers
of landuse_fuz files. The first one is to be set the values, like over
50, in residential classes and institutional areas, and the second is to
be weighted the values under 10 to 5 in residential classes and institutional
areas as well. Using these two fuzzy files for factor method in WLC,
see how the result after MCE is different another.
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Major Roads
Step One: Open IDRISI program, go to File
(click in Import, Software-specific formats, ESRI formats, SHAPEIDR).
In SHAPEIDR, there are Input shapefile: mjroads, and Output idrisi vector
file: major_roads, and make sure the reference: utm. Then go to Reform,
click Raster/ vector conversion then choose LINERAS. In LINERAS, vector
point file: major_roads, operation type: Change cells to record the identifiers
of points. Using the file hotel_points converting to major_roads_ras
as a raster data (by LINERAS).
Step Two: Then, do Reclass for hotels_ras to be
0 and 1, then there are several points would display on the layer with qual256.
Finally, applying Distance method (from Distance Operators in Analysis icon),
the feature image enters as major-roads_ras and output image as major_roads_dis.
Step Three: After that, use Fuzzy method (from
Decision Support in Analysis icon), select the Type of function: Linear,
Type of membership function: Monotonically increasing, Control c: 0 and Control
d: 28626.
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