Abstract

Site-Suitability for Retail Outlet Using GIS & Remote Sensing Techniques

Alekhya Datta
Student
Symbiosis Institue of Geoinformatics
India
alekhyadatta@yahoo.co.in

Shome Varma
Student
Symbiosis Institue of Geoinformatics
India


Site-Suitability for Retail Outlet using GIS & Remote Sensing techniques. Retail Outlet is the convenience store format which forms important part of business in the contemporary world. The objective of this Project is to find-out suitable site location at Pune for Retail Outlet. It depends on various factors. The important factors are the Target Consumers, Site Locations therefore depends on certain criterias. These criterias are degree of accessibility of the Target Citizen, Per Capita Income, the Direct Relationship between the manufacturer’s competitive position in the store brand and its dependence on the retailer and the Indirect Relationship between both aspects through the product management by manufacturers and their perception of the Retail Management of the store brand. This Paper is an attempt to create certain layers such as Landuse, Landcover Map, Road Map etc. Taking other criterias such as Parking Space and Connectivity, this Project aims to do Network Analysis using the Transportation Network. This paper is also an attempt to provide suitable site for upcoming Retail stores in city within existing infrastructure.