Crop Suitability Analysis Example

Diagram of the Steps Involved

Creating a
Stating the Breakdown the Creating Suitability Map
Exploring Input Performing Creating
Problem and Problem to Suitability using map
Datasets Analysis Reclassification weights of
objective smaller pieces Scales for each algebra
each criteria
criteria
 Stating the Sample Problem 1

Given Maps: soil, slope, climate and municipal maps

First state the problem you are trying to solve and the goal you
are trying to achieve.

To create a crop suitability map of Caraga Region and to

show in the provincial map how suitable each location in the
Caraga Region for a selected crop ranked low to high
suitability, taking into account the criteria you put into the
model.
 Criteria in Determining the Crop Suitability
Classes

Summary of the Criteria in Determining the Crop Suitability Classes

 Conversion: polygon to raster

1. Load the given maps in your table of contents:

Soil, slope, climate, and municipal maps

2. Conversion of vector polygon to raster data

format:
with all the preliminary settings done, convert
all the given maps from vector format to
raster.The extent of all the maps should be
the same as that of the boundary map.
 Conversion: polygon to raster

Select
Open arc Select to
conversion
toolbox raster
tools

Polygon to
Then polygon
Raster Window
to raster
parameters
Input features: polygons file name
Value field: any field of features attribute table that will be used to assign values of the output
raster.
Filename and folder ot output raster.
Cell assignment: method on how cell will be assign a value when more than one feature fall within
a cell.
Priority field: define which feature will take preference over another in case several fall within a
cell.
3. Reclassification of the raster data using the
following classes: 1= low suitabiltiy ; 2 =
moderate suitability; 3 = high suitability

Summary of the Criteria in Determining the Crop Suitability Classes

 Reclassification:
Be sure to check spatial analyst extension and 3D analyst extension

Check spatial
Customize Window:
analyst and 3D
Window extension
analyst

Open arc
OK
toolbox
 Reclassification Procedure

Open Arc Spatial Raster

toolbox Analyst Tools reclass

ok Reclassify
 Raster Overlay :
Crop Suitability Analysis

4. Assume that all the 3 maps have equal weights in terms

of their contribution to crop growth. Thus use the
expression:

[reclass of soil + reclass of slope + reclass of climate]

divide by 3
 Reclassification
Spatial Analyst tools Map algebra Raster Calculator

Define the filename

Perform suitability Window: raster
and folder of
rule expression calculator
suitability output

ok
 Reclassification

Add Another Field Enter qualitative Adjust the

in the Suitability description of 1, 2, symbology of the
Output Table 3 in the result map

Perform suitability Label Suitability

ok
rule expression Description