SPATIAL ANALYSIS

With a map showing all locations that are free of constraints, we began our analysis on the place that are best suited to land according to the factors we chose. In order to find the best location possible, we ran many MCE with different factors having priority. It was our hope that this would solidify a location that was best suitable for the invasion. For all the MCE, a weighted linear combination (WLC) was used because the factor weights were very important in determining how the individual factors would trade off relative to each other. We wanted to make the factor with the greatest weight have the highest influence on the final suitability map. Nonetheless, because our superior technology gives us the upper hand in possible confrontations with humans, the average level of risk created by the WLC is acceptable. To reassess the strength of the location that was shown in the various MCEs, we did one sigmoidal that had barns and population density as its highest, and one J-Shaped that also had barns and density as its highest.

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MCE where barns and population density were weighted strongest.

MCE where barns, population density and commercial areas were weighted strongest.

MCE where barns, population density and government or institutional areas were weighted strongest.

MCE where barns, population density and open areas were weighted strongest.

MCE where commercial areas were weighted strongest.

MCE where all factors were fuzzified and given amonotonically increasing sigmoidal function type. (Barns and population were strongest)

MCE where all factors were fuzzified and given amonotonically increasing J-Shaped function type. (Barns and population were strongest)

Final plan