Optimal site selection by using GIS

By Yusuf Al-Qassab200601020

Instructor Course Instructor: Dr. Baqer Al-Ramadan

January 27, 2009

Outline

Introduction Objectives Study Area Land use Zoning map Data Source Analysis and tools used Applied criteria Findings

Introduction

School site selection is a critical and complex undertaking

In Bahrain where population and educational changes are taking place, finding and developing new sites may be a continuing process.

Successful selection of school sites should be an organized and rational process

Objectives

The objective of this project is to illustrate the usefulness of GIS as a tool to help urban planners in plan making process. Specifically: Use criteria developed and implemented by

Urban Planning Affairs (UPA) to help in the assessment of primary girl’s schools locations.

Propose new sites for primary girl schools.

Study area Hamad Town was setup in

1984 as a 'housing town', where the government built villa type houses for Bahrainis

Hamad Town is part of the North Governorate

The town is about 9 km in length and 2 km in width and occupies an area of approximately 13.12 km2

Hamad Town population is about 78200 (CIO 2008)

Land use An applied zoning since the setup of the town

was guiding the land use, Hamad Town was a social housing project, this implies that most of its area is residential use

8%2%

65%

10%

5%

1% 1%8%

Land UseAgricultureThree Floors BuildingsHousingPublic ServicesResidentialRecreationalServicesUNPLANNED

Zoning map

Strip model type of town planning

46 different land uses

Public survives includes: Schools, Mosques, Health centers, local shops,

50°31'0"E50°30'30"E50°30'0"E50°29'30"E50°29'0"E

26°8'30"N

26°8'0"N

26°7'30"N

26°7'0"N

26°6'30"N

26°6'0"N

26°5'30"N

26°5'0"N

26°4'30"N

26°4'0"N

26°3'30"N

Legend <all other values>

Agriculture area

Airport zone

Archeological site

Special projects B

Investment bldgs A

Investment bldgs B

Investment bldgs C

Investment bldgs D

Investment bldgs D*

Bldg 3 storey

Bldg 3 storey*

Bldg 4 storey

Bldg 3 storey*

Bldg 5 storey

BD

Row bldg 5 storey

Commercial zone / showrooms

Commercial zone / showrooms*

Industrial Project A

Industrial Project A-B

Industrial Project B

Industrial Project B-C

Embassy Site

Freeze zone

Green belt

Grave yard

Light Industrial

Mangrove Area

Ministriy of housing projects

Public Services

Private res. A

Private res. B

Private res. B*

Recreactional

Recreactional

Compoundsgarden HS.

Row housing A

Row housing B

Row housing B*

Service areas

Service areas*

Special projects

Warehouses

Under study

Unplanned area

Workshops and Maintenance Services

Hamad Town

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910 0 910455 Meters

Data source

Hamad Town Master, (UPA). Cadastral Map, (UPA). Topography Map, (SD). Census blocks boundary, (CIO). Zoning map, (UPA). Road network map, (RD). Population tables according to census

blocks, (CIO, 2008).

Analysis and tools used

Polygons data layers such as land use, census blocks numbers, all schools locations, student gender, education levels, populations and roads, all were extracted.

Tools from ArcMap where used such as “Identify”, “Selection by Attributes”, “Select by Locations”, “Generate Reports”, “Generate Graph”, “Buffer”, “Quarry Builder”, “Symboligy ”, etc

Applied criteria (Primary school)

Factor Criteria

Catchment distance Within 400 to 500 m

Catchment population 500 to 600 student

School coverage area 1.25 to 1.5 hectare

Findings

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50°31'0"E50°30'30"E50°30'0"E50°29'30"E50°29'0"E

26°8'30"N

26°8'0"N

26°7'30"N

26°7'0"N

26°6'30"N

26°6'0"N

26°5'30"N

26°5'0"N

26°4'30"N

26°4'0"N

26°3'30"N

Hamad Town Schools

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900 0 900450 Meters

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åFemale, Primary

åSchool

Schools in Hamad Town

3 Intermediate6 Kindergarten

11 Primary2 Secondary

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Censuses coverage

Schools

Roads

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1205

1210

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50°31'30"E50°31'0"E50°30'30"E50°30'0"E50°29'30"E50°29'0"E

26°9'0"N

26°8'30"N

26°8'0"N

26°7'30"N

26°7'0"N

26°6'30"N

26°6'0"N

26°5'30"N

26°5'0"N

26°4'30"N

26°4'0"N

26°3'30"N

26°3'0"N

Hamad Town Population 2008

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1,000 0 1,000500 Meters

Legendå School

0.0 - 250.8

250.9 - 2025.5

2025.6 - 4960.6

4960.7 - 7469.9

7470.0 - 8553.1

8553.2 - 9082.8

Graph of POPULATION

BLOCKNO1203 1205 1207 1209 1211 1213 1215

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Findings

Apply criteria

Censuses coverage

Primary girl’s

Schools

Populations

Findings

Apply criteria

Censuses coverage

Existing Primary

girl’s Schools

Census blocks

numbers

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å1205

1210

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1214

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50°31'0"E50°30'30"E50°30'0"E50°29'30"E50°29'0"E

26°8'30"N

26°8'0"N

26°7'30"N

26°7'0"N

26°6'30"N

26°6'0"N

26°5'30"N

26°5'0"N

26°4'30"N

26°4'0"N

26°3'30"N

New Schools Locations

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860 0 860430 Meters

Legend

å New Schools Locations

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New Schools Buffer

å Existing Primary Girls Schools

Existing Primary Girls Schools Buffer

Lands

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