A spatial analysis using ArcGIS to find the new residential sites in Madison, WI, from the assigned criteria:

• Located within 1 mile from the selected natural attractions – Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, and UW Arboretum
• Located within 4 miles from University of Wisconsin – Madison’s Music Hall
• Located in the city’s school services – Middleton-Cross Plains or Madison Metropolitan school districts
• Not located within 0.25 mile from superfund sites
• Located in a good neighborhood – predominantly homeowner occupied by 70% or above

Tools used:

• Buffer tool
• Extract tool
• Select by Location
• Select by Attribute
• Intersect tool