Integrating GIS and

Multiple Criteria Decision-Making Methods

Term Paper

Submitted to

Prof. Saikat Paul

Department of Architecture and Regional Planning
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

By

Parupelly Vishwaja
18AR60R37

Department of Architecture and Regional Planning

Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur
April – 2019
 Land Suitability Analysis: A Multi-Criteria Evaluation Approach using GIS

Abstract
Many spatial decision-making problems, such as site selection or land use allocation require
the decision-maker to consider the impacts of choice alternatives along multiple dimensions in
order to choose the best alternative. The decision-making process, involving policy priorities,
trade-offs, and uncertainties, can be aided by Multiple Criteria Decision making methods. This
paper presents a framework for integrating geographical information systems (GIs) and
MCDM methods. In this framework the MCDM methods are classified and matched with
choice heuristics used by the decision-makers in the presence of competing alternatives and
multiple evaluation criteria. In this paper, various literature

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Introduction
Spatial decision problems typically involve a large set of feasible alternatives and multiple,
conflicting and incommensurate evaluation criteria. The alternatives are often evaluated by a
number of individuals (decision-makers, managers, stakeholders, interest groups). The
individuals are typically characterized by unique preferences with respect to the relative
importance of criteria on the basis of which the alternatives are evaluated. Accordingly, many
spatial decision problems give rise to the GIS-based multicriteria decision analysis

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