Program Manager’s Tool Box

Project Manager’s Tool Box

The following four fact sheets provide an introduction to geospatial analysis for project optimization:

The links below include useful tools for geospatial analysis:

Glossary: helps you become familiar with the terminology used in geospatial analysis.
Common Misapplications of Geospatial Analysis: provides information on potential pitfalls if the geospatial analysis is not done correctly and summarizes appropriate alternatives for better application.
Review Checklist: provides information linked to the sections of this document to conduct or review a geospatial analysis.
Minimum requirements of data sets for geospatial analysis (Table 1) and approach to determine minimum data set requirements for geospatial analysis (Figure 1): provide general guidelines on the types of data and information needed to perform various geospatial analyses.
Organizing geospatial interpolation methods (Table 3): provides a general understanding of the geospatial methods discussed in this document.
Work Flow: provides guidance about the basic steps to complete a geospatial analysis.
Choosing Methods: provides support for selecting the proper geospatial methods for the analysis.
Index of Methods: includes a list of specific methods at the end of the Methods section.
Case Studies: illustrate how geospatial analyses have been used at sites to support optimization.
Software Comparison Tables: provide information about various software packages to help select the software to perform the geospatial analysis.

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