AbstractEnvironment Assesment and GIS/Esri for Link Selection of Major Projects Track: Environment Management Author(s): Dorothée Labarraque, Gilles HABASQUE, Caroline MALLO SCETAUROUTE, an international company based in France and specialising in transport infrastructure engineering, has developed a methodology for link selection using Esri GIS software. A specific database is made-up including a constraints' typology based on a value distribution developped by SCETAUROUTE. With Arc____ Spatial Analyst, a thematic constrains' map is realised (agriculture, etc.). Then, a synthesis map including all environmental topics reveals the corridor of lower constraints. Then, with 3D analyst, it is possible to define the "low cost" link. This methode has been used with great success for studies (including public consultations) of several projects (high speed railway, highways, waterways, etc.), in various contries. Dorothée Labarraque Scetauroute Environment 40, avenue de la marne BP 87 Wasquehal 59442 FRANCE Phone: 0033320692418 Fax: 0033320692425 E-mail: m.mereau@scetauroute.fr Gilles HABASQUE SCETAUROUTE Environment 18, avenue de l'Europe, villa Dallas PAT du canal TOULOUSE 31520 FRANCE Phone: 0033561288652 Fax: 0033561757864 E-mail: g.habasque@scetauroute.fr Caroline MALLO SCETAUROUTE Environment Avenue de la resistance BP12 LORMONT cedex 33305 FRANCE Phone: 0033555776633 Fax: 0033555776620 E-mail: c.mallo@scetauroute.fr |