City of Brockton Biotechnology Park

This assignment required finding the City of Brockton a suitable parcel for a proposed Biotechnology Park.  Working with the planning department's requirements, site selection process was completed using ArcGIS geoprocessing tools.  The parcels all needed to meet three main criteria:

1. Must be 10 acres or greater.
2. Must be in industrial and/or commercial zones.
3. Must be located 50 feet or more from any water feature; including ponds, lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands.

The research result includes a table listing each of the 13 potential parcels, the details of their map location, and size of the parcel in acres.  The analysis also includes a map illustrating the potential parcels that meet the above criteria.

A written report is included and can be viewed here.  The report includes a copy of the map below, the table listing potential parcels, a flowchart and details describing the process, with analysis and recommendations for this site selection.  From this data further criteria and analysis can then be discussed and decided upon by the City of Brockton's planning committee to determine the best possible site location for a new Biotechnology Industrial Park.

Figure 1. Map of potential parcels for a new Biotechnology Industrial Park