Help setting out a flow chart for GIS process

[JB2033]

Hi , 

 

I'm writing a project proposal for a class project and it requires that we develop a flow chart to show our methods of accomplishing our project. 

 

I'm looking at mapping and analysing Deer-Vehicle collisions using Kernel Density. 

 

My starting data sets are: 

 

The map of my study area, My Deer vehicle collision points from past 10 years, Road shape file and Land cover data. 

 

My first flow chart step is as follows: 

 

Deer-vehicle collision data --> Plot Points on Map  ---> Conduct Kernel Density Estimatation --> Reclassify Kernel Density surface --> Hot Spot Map. 

 

 

Now ( I think ) i want to look at the vegetation (using the land cover map) around the roads in a 500m buffer. So I think the next step would look like this: ( this is where i need help filling in the blanks of how i'll do this ) 

 

Roads ---> Create 500m buffer ---> Overlay land cover vegetation ---> Clip out only vegetation that falls within the 500m buffer of the roads? ... 

 

Does that sound right? 

 

 

Any help / suggestions is welcomed

[Lurker]

if you want to look vegetation on radius 500 m from the road, your step just create buffer around road 500 m and clip vegetation data with those buffer zone

[roycastanares]

For a more specific help. If you are using model builder. set your 500m buffer as the clip features and your vegetation as input features, and you'll have it. 

 

Hope this helps.

[Arhanghelul]

I think (I am not an expert) that you should also try to determine/estimate the number of vehicles travelling on each road, wich should correlate with the number of Deer accidents. And also, maybe you should know the number, age and sex of the Deer population.

I assume that the Deer habitat is fragmented by the road network, no ?