Land Suitability Evaluation Using a GIS-Based Logic Scoring of Preference Method

Abstract

The purpose of the research is creating geographic information system based logic scoring of the preferred method for housing land suitability evaluation, designing a digital database management system for housing land suitability evaluation, and producing the housing zone of land suitability evaluation. The research was conducted in Karawang from January 2019 to July 2019. The research is using descriptive method with the physical, environmental, socioeconomic and conditions population data. The sampling technique is purposive. Primary data were taken by the chemical physical, and socioeconomic and biological environment. Secondary data taken are maps of soil texture, erosion, flooding, slope, soil drainage, effective depth of soil and soil type. Spatial analysis using GIS software is used to superimpose layers. The thematic map which was producing the housing zone of land suitability evaluation from GIS software, satellite imagery from the internet produces a reasonable results compared with conventional and analog methods.