The first overlay gives the three fire station distances and population percentage equal weight. The second overlay gives 40% weight to population percentage and 20% weight to each distance.
The school board of Lake County, FL wants to build a new K-8 school in northeast Lake County. Currently, the children are bused to schools many miles away and those schools are overcrowded. To relieve crowding and cut down on fuel costs, a new school will be located in this corner of the county. There are no hospitals in this area and therefore one of the criteria is that the school be located near an ALS (advanced life support) fire station. Quick response from high level medical personnel is a must. The other criteria is that the school be located in an area of high percentage of 5-17 year olds. This decreases the amount of children that would need busing. This is a very rural area, and therefore the census tracts are large. It was more difficult to pinpoint small areas for the school location.
The first overlay gives the three fire station distances and population percentage equal weight. The second overlay gives 40% weight to population percentage and 20% weight to each distance.
The school board of Lake County, FL wants to build a new K-8 school in northeast Lake County. Currently, the children are bused to schools many miles away and those schools are overcrowded. To relieve crowding and cut down on fuel costs, a new school will be located in this corner of the county. There are no hospitals in this area and therefore one of the criteria is that the school be located near an ALS (advanced life support) fire station. Quick response from high level medical personnel is a must. The other criteria is that the school be located in an area of high percentage of 5-17 year olds. This decreases the amount of children that would need busing. This is a very rural area, and therefore the census tracts are large. It was more difficult to pinpoint small areas for the school location.
Cynthia, I like your choice of topics. You got the results I was looking for. Nice work!
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