ENGEN170 Engineering and Society

As a professional engineer, you are often required to analyse data to make recommendations. In some cases, you can only link the data via a spatial parameter through a GIS tool.TaskIn the following assignment, you will build on what you learnt in the previous GIS lab and develop further analysis. In the previous lab you created a map using a single layer. In this lab, you will utilise GIS’ ability to spatially combine data from multiple layers to analyse several data themes to find suitable locations.Note: ArcGIS Online is web based. As suchitcan be completed on any computer with a web browser and internet access, although you will have access to laboratory computers.You have been asked by a tourism company to identify possible sites for locating a tourism site in Antarctica. This site needs to be flat (< 5degrees), reasonably big, below200 m, and located in the Miers –Garwood region of the Dry Valleyswithin 80 kmof Scott Base to allow for the required helicopter flights.The real objective of this exercise is for you to learn about overlay analysis inGIS.You will be required to produce a map (Part A) and answer thequestionabove (Part B) in the form of a 1 page brief.In your brief, include an image of the site you have chosen showing key stats (e.g.area, preferably acres or km2), a link to your map in ArcGIS(i.e. your answer to Part A),and short discussion on site selection