Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying

COURSE CODE : TPS 482

GROUP : AP221 3A

GROUP MEMBER :
ABU ZARIN BIN ARIFIN (2017541693)
NUR ATIQAH BINTI KHAIRUANUAR (2017369083)
NOR AIN SHAHIRAH BINTI ZULKEFLI (2017138959)

REPORT PROPOSAL :
SITE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS FOR SCHOOL IN SHAH ALAM,
SELANGOR, BY USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)

SUPERVISOR :
MR. ISHAK BIN CHE ABDULLAH
 SITE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS FOR SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT AREA IN
SHAH ALAM, PETALING DISTRICT, SELANGOR BY USING GEOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)

1.0 BACKGROUD OF THE STUDY

Shah Alam is located within the district of Petaling and a portion of the district of Klang
in the state of Selangor with total area 290.3 sq km. Due to its recent expansion, it is
bordered by the cities of Subang Jaya and Petaling Jaya in the east, the district of Klang
in the west, the district of Kuala Selangor and Selayang in the north, and the district of
Kuala Langat in the south. Shah Alam is also one of the major cities within the Klang
Valley, an area in Malaysia comprising Kuala Lumpur and its suburbs, and adjoining
cities and towns in the state of Selangor, due to the Klang River flowing through it on
its way westward to the Strait of Malacca.

There are many sections in Shah Alam. Total of section in Shah Alam is 56 sections
such as Section 1 (Universiti Teknologi MARA) education, Section 2 is Types of
Flowers, Section 3 is Types of Trees, Section 4 is Types of Fruits, Section 5
(administrative center), Section 6 is Types of Birds, Section 7 is University Of Selangor
campus (education) / i-City) is Types of gems and minerals, Section 8 is the landform,
Section 9 is Malay Selangor Sultanate, Section 10 the type of clothing, Section 11
Culture and Arts, Section 12 is Malay government pedigree ago, Section 13 is Types
Of Sport, Section 14 (City Centre) the areas of corporate, Section 15 is the Hand tools,
Section 16 is the Hand tools and herbs, Section 17 is the type of fish, Section 18 is
Plants in coastal areas, Section 19 is the type of employment in coastal areas, Section
20 the types of animals, Section 21 (Cemeteries) is graveyard, Section 22 is the
enterprise, Section 23 is the enterprise, Section 24 is types of vegetables, Section 25
(Taman Sri Muda) values, Section 26 the district and the name of the place in Selangor,
Sections 27 and 28 (Taman Alam Megah) the district and the name of the place in
Selangor, Sections 29 and 30 (Jalan Kebun) is the name of the leaders of the roads in
Jalan Kebun (Ketua Lorong), Section 31 (Kota Kemuning) Official flower orchid in
Shah Alam, Section 32 (Bukit Rimau) Rivers in Selangor, Section 33 Types of musical
instruments, Section 34 the car parts, Section 35 (Alam Impian) ancient figures, Section
36 is traditional kueh, Section U1 (Glenmarie) career, Section U2 (Taman TTDI Jaya)
the literature, Section U3 (Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Airport), Section U4
(Kwasa Sentral, Kwasa Damansara and Sungai Buloh MRT Depot), Section U5 (Bandar
Pinggiran Subang, Subang Pelangi, Subang Mahsing), Section U6 (Subang) type of tree,
Section U7 (RMAF/TUDM) telecommunication, Section U8 (Bukit Jelutong) the parts
of the house, Section U9 (Sunway Kayangan) colours, Section U10 (Alam Budiman &
Puncak Perdana) Islands in Selangor, Section U11 (Bukit Bandaraya) there are
mountains in Selangor, Section U12 (Desa Alam & Cahaya Alam) type of herbal plants.
Furthermore, Section U13 (Setia Alam), Section U14 (Greenhill Residence, Alam
Budiman), Section U15 (Puncak Alam), Section U16 (Taman Bukit Subang) flowers,
Section U17 (Aman Putri), Section U18 (Paya Jaras), Section U19 (Paya Jaras /
Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh), Section U20 (Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh, Kelab
Rahman Putra Malaysia, Bukit Rahman Putra Section 1 - 6).

The type of land use in Shah Alam such as component commercial, transportation,
residential, open space, institution, industries and agricultural land. Based on data from
Iplan residential area have the most land use at Shah Alam and agricultural land also
the biggest land use at Shah Alam.

Site suitability is the method of understanding existing site qualities and factors that will
determine the location for a particular activity. It involves the detailed investigation of
the natural resources and processes that characterize a site and include mapping
techniques including GIS tools that help in processing the geographical database that
display the areas of the site, suitable for various planning objectives and alternatives.
Terrain information is used as a major factor used to evaluate the suitability of a Shah
Alam for school.
2.0 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The aim of the project is about research on site suitability analysis for school in
Shah Alam , Petaling District, Selangor. The aim will be supported by 4 objectives. The
objectives are:
 To identify site suitability land for school at Shah Alam, Petaling District , Selangor.
 To identify the suitability distance from residential to school according to the
criteria stated.
 To apply the land use for school in Shah Alam,Petaling District, Selangor.
 To identify the total of residential that nearest to school in Shah Alam.

3.0 SCOPE OF STUDY

Figure 3.0 : Shah Alam Map and Section of Shah Alam.

This study focuses on finding a site suitability evaluation for public facilities in
Shah Alam, Petaling District, Selangor. The study aims to find out the best place for
suitability site for develop an public facilities such as school in the study area by
following several criteria. The methodology for using the application of GIS used for
identifying location suitability which is come up with map and table.
4.0 METHODOLOGY

The base map of Shah Alam District in Petaling with the shapefile data is collected.
The ArcGIS software will be used to analyse and produce the outcome of current land
use and the suitable area for the school. There are several types of criteria in the land
use data is set up to do the detail analysis to find the suitability area. For suitability
analysis, different parameters such as land use, commercial area, industry area, stream
and road are considered and categorized with various attribute layers. We are also use
the contour data from ArcGIS online to produce the elevation and slope.

Raster calculator formula:

DATA
SHAPE FILE (JPBD)

COUNTOUR DISTANCE FROM

LANDUSE ROAD MAP RIVER COMMERCIAL,
SLOPE AND ELEVATION
INDUSTRY,

EUCLIDEAN SPATIAL PREPARATION RASTERIZATION RASTER CALCULATOR

RECLASSIFY OF CRITERIA OF MAP
ANALYSIS
FEATURE TO RASTER MAPS
EXTRACT BY MASK

PREPARATION
OF SUITABILITY
MAP

Figure 1 : Flow chart for site suitability analysis on school development in Shah Alam, Petaling District
5.0 DATA COLLECTION

Shape file
Shah Alam, ArcGis Spatial Analysis Attribute data
Petaling

Figure 1 : Flow chart for site suitability analysis on school development in Shah Alam, Petaling District

In this study, land use map of Shah Alam, Petaling district will be use. Data collection
will be using GIS software that is ArcMap to study the criteria of the landuse evaluation
for in Shah Alam, Petaling district to analyse the suitability of public facilities
development which is schools. This study identifies the following factors as indicators
of public facilities which is cover up the criteria namely as landuse, commercial area,
industry area, stream, road, height and slope.

It also performs a GIS spatial analysis in which model are represents as a set of spatial
processes, such as attribute data, feature to raster, Euclidean distance, classification,
reclassify, extract by mask and raster calculator. This process is an often used in site
suitability studies where several factors affect the suitability of a site.

6.0 DATA ANALYSIS

The selection of suitable sites is based upon a specific set of local criteria. The
characteristics of a site influence its suitability for public facilities development which
is schools. This study performs a GIS Spatial analysis in which models are represented
as a set of spatial processes, such as attribute data, feature to raster, Euclidean
distance, classification, reclassify, extract by mask and raster calculator. Each of the
input themes is assigned a weightages influence based on its importance, then the
result is successively multiplied with their factors. This process is often used in site
suitability studies where several factors affect the suitability of the site. Site suitability
is the process of understanding existing site qualities and factors, which will determine
the location of a particular activity.
Proximity to industry area Score Classification Weightages
0 - 500 m 1 Not suitable 0.277
500 – 1000 m 2 Less suitable
1000 – 1500 m 3 Suitable
> 1500 m 4 Most suitable

Distance from commercial Score Classification Weightages

area
0 -500 m 1 Not suitable 0.035
500 – 1000 m 2 Less suitable
1000 – 1500 m 3 Suitable
> 1500 m 4 Most suitable

Proximity to main Score Classification

Weightages
road
0 - 150 m 1 Not suitable 0.139
150 – 300 m 2 Less suitable
300 – 450 m 3 Suitable
> 450 m 4 Most suitable

Slope (degree) Score Classification Weightages

0 - 10 3 Suitable 0.148
10 - 20 2 Less suitable
> 20 1 Not suitable

Height (meter) Score Classification Weightages

< 30 3 Most suitable 0.297
30 - 60 2 Suitable
> 60 1 Not suitable

Distance from stream Score Classification Weightages

0 - 150 m 1 Not suitable 0.104
150 - 300 m 2 Less suitable
300 - 450 m 3 Suitable
> 450 m 4 Most suitable
TOTAL WEIGHTAGES 1

Table 6.0 : Data source, Spatial multi-criteria decision analysis for safe school sction, Bukhari, z. Rodzi, & M.Noordin A.
Date :2 June 2010
7.0 EXPECTED OUTCOME

 Map
The map of the suitable development area for school development in Shah Alam,
Petaling District with complete legends will produce.

 Table
The table of list area that suitable for the development and cannot be develop. Total
area that can develop in the district. We plot the suitable areas for public facilities
development at Shah Alam, Petaling district.
8.0 CONCLUSION

In this study a framework is provided to effectively design and evaluate alternative

sites for school site location. The aim of this project is about research on site suitability
analysis for school in Shah Alam, Petaling district. The aim will be supported by 4
objectives. As the conclusion, we will identify the site suitability land for school at Shah
Alam, Petaling District according to the 6 criteria stated. The method that we use is
query the land use data, feature to raster, Euclidean distance, reclassify, extract by
mask and raster calculator to achieve our objective based on the criteria to produce
the map of site suitability for school in Shah Alam, Petaling district.

Furthermore, to performing the site suitability criteria, raster data analysis is

important to analyze continue dataset, to analyze raster based data and to conduct
site suitability analysis for school development.

The important of dataset must be ready before insert raster analysis because it is
required conversion if the source format data is in vector. Conversion can be defined
by using “Feature to Raster” toolset.
Next, we will use Euclidean distance tools to insert the numbering data of each criteria
such as distance for commercial, industry, stream, road, height and slope. After that,
we will reclassify the data based on our criteria to insert the value data and classes.

Last but not least, we will use raster calculator to calculate the analysis numbering to
produce the final result. By insert the data with its weightage in the raster calculator,
we are able to known which area are not-suitable, suitable and most suitable area to
develop the school in Shah Alam, Petaling district with the hectare.