Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Processing Industry
Finger Lakes Region of New York State
Site Suitability Analysis
Developed by the Institute for the Application of Geospatial Technology in
collaboration with the Rochester Institute of Technology
U.S. Department of Labor’s High Growth Job Training Initiative Program
Topics Covered
 Use of GIT in the supply chain
 Site Suitability
 The New York Vineyard Site Evaluation
System
 Geospatial data
 Vector
 Raster
Use of GIT in the Supply Chain
 Geospatial information is helping to increase
supply chain efficiency and food safety
 GIS for site analysis is an emerging technique
for locating new places to grow crops or do
business
 Production siting example for grape
cultivation in the Finger Lakes Region
Farmers
Processors
Distributors
Retailers
Customers
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Terroir
 GIS is an excellent tool for identifying areas
of favorable climatic, topographic and
geologic features and
 GIS may be used to review and improve
existing vineyards, or to identify prime
locations for new ones
Noun
terroir (plural terroirs)
the complete set of local conditions in which a particular wine or family of
wines is produced, including soil-type, weather conditions, topography
and wine-making savoir-faire
Site Suitability for Wine Grape Production
 Grape varieties require different
growing conditions to thrive:
 Climate – temperature ranges
 Soils – acidity, drainage, texture
 Topography – ground slope, aspect
 Site Suitability Analysis:
 The process of assessing compatibility
between land areas and desired
conditions.
Site Suitability Analysis
 Site suitability analysis is a process of comparing
data to criteria to find favorable locations for a
place of business
 Traditional approaches to site suitability are not
always efficient
Most Suitable Areas
 Geospatial technology helps to narrow down a
search area to a manageable number of locations
to visit in person
 Analysis can be expanded to include socioeconomic
conditions
 Taxes
 Customer base
 Transportation networks
The New York Vineyard
Site Evaluation System
Vineyard Site Evaluation System –
Base Map
 A base map contains commonly
recognized features:
 Municipal boundaries
 Water bodies
 Roads
 Provide a spatial reference for
understanding other thematic content
http://www.nyvineyardsite.org
Vineyard Site Evaluation System - Display
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Vineyard Site Evaluation System –
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Geospatial Data – Two Types
Vector
Raster
Geospatial Data – Two Types
  Vector
Datadata
Raster
 Points represent features as a single coordinate
Pixels
summarize
averagelike
ground
 Lines
represent
linear features
streets conditions
and streams for
the corresponding
on like
the lakes
ground
 Polygons
represent areaarea
features
or states
Pixel
Beyond the NY Vineyard
Site Evaluation System
 Designed
to meet
a very specific
Full-featured
GIS software
allows:need
identified
New
York
Wine
 Queryingby
thethe
entire
map
to find
all &
areas
Grape
Foundation
that meet
specific criteria, eg:
 5-7% slopes; AND
Supports  Cannot perform complex GIS processes
Single
 150 day growing season; AND
or
display
user’s custom data layers
Point
 Loamy, slightly acidic soils
Queries
 Full-featured GIS applications required
Point–based
for complex analysis
Information
Report
Agriculture Site Suitability Analysis
 Gathering data for suitability analysis
can be a daunting task
 Available data tend to be in different
formats and require significant time
and effort to prepare a useable dataset
 Datasets are gathered and displayed in
one location for anyone to use
Agriculture Site Suitability in ArcGIS
category
data layer
value
slope
3 Criteria
Met
topography
aspect
winters below -10º
climate
length of growing season
growing degree days
soil drainage
soil
soil texture
Citeria Met
0 to 5% slope
No
5 to 10% slope
Yes
>10% slope
No
east facing
Yes
east-south-east facing
Yes
other aspect
No
more than 50%
No
less than 50%
Yes
>180 days
Yes
<180 days
No
> 2,200
6 Criteria
Met
< 2,200
moderatly well drained
other drainage
Yes
No
Yes
No
loamy soils
Yes
other soils
No
Concept Review
Site suitability analysis could benefit which of the following actions?
A) Finding a new location for a strip mall
B) Purchasing parcels of land to expand a dairy farm
C) Setting up a regional location for a beer distributor
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
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Check all that apply.
A)
Climate data
B)
Legends
C)
Rasters
D)
Vectors
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Which of the following are terroir elements?
A)
Climate
B)
Soil
C)
Topography
D)
Grape type
E)
All of the above
F)
A, B, and C
G)
None of the above
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Conclusion
 GIS saves time and expenses while
finding ideal business locations
 There are many ways to go about
analyzing site suitability
 GIS cannot replace direct site
inspection but can effectively filter out
all but the most suitable areas
Resources
 Vineyard Site Evaluation Website http://www.nyvineyardsite.org
 Vineyard Site Selection in New York
State http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/faculty/seem/magarey/Vines
ite/vinesite.htm
Contact
For more information on
How to Succeed with GIT:
IAGT
199 Franklin St
Suite 300
Auburn, NY 13021
(315)252-8669
www.iagt.org
RIT
Center for Multidisciplinary Studies
31 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
(585)475-4772
www.rit.edu/cms
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