Final Project: Plano, Texas Exploration

Project Proposal:  Plano, Texas Exploration for Hobbs’

 My final project is a location decision for Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs.  They moved to Plano, TX to retire in April to be closer to their daughter and her family.  They are unfamiliar with the area and have asked me, another daughter, to come up with some geographic information for them.  They have already found their new home but would like to get to know the area better.  They asked for locations of the hospitals, parks, airports, toll roads and any other information that would assist them in becoming acquainted to their new environment.  Locating amenities near the Hobbs’ will provide them with a much clearer picture of the area and help them feel more at home.  Maps and tables are provided to highlight areas like their home in relation to their daughters and the location of the toll roads, hospitals and airports.  Geocoding of farmers markets, museums and other destinations have been included.  GIS analysis of buffered and clipped data to utilize for euclidean distance and weighted overlay analysis has been performed to come up with some areas for the Hobbs' to explore based on their interests.