Analysis Order Weights used for PCS Antenna Site Selection



Factor Weight of Importance for Analysis Reason
Distance to Exisiting Cell Sites 0.23 Existing cell sites is not only important for the overall suitability, but it is also very important when compared to factors such as slope.There should be no possibiliy to include an area close to an existing cell site because it has a suitable slope.
Land use 0.23 Similar to cell sites, land use is also more important than other factors.There should be no ability to trade off on land use either.
Population 0.23 Population is not as important to the overall suitability as Distance to Existing Cell Sites, but it there should be no trade off either.There is no point in building a PCS antenna site in an area with a good slope if there are few people there.
Distance to Highways 0.07 It is benificial to have a PCS antenna near highways, but by no means is it crucial.If a site is found to be suitable, but it is not near a highway, it should still be used.
Slope 0.07 Slope is a problem easily solved by increasing the budget.If a site is suitable, it should not be stalled because of slope issues.
Elevation 0.17 Elevation is not very important to the overall suitability, it is however important from a network engineering stand point. So it has been given a higher rank for tradeoff than slope and highways.