| Locating potential areas to be used as a mitigation bank site for impacts to existing wetlands due to highway projects is the responsibility of the Environmental Division of the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department. The focus of this study is to use a Geographic Information System (GIS) to determine suitability for proposed areas to be used as a mitigation bank site. By combining data layers with characteristics specific to wetlands, such as soils, land use, and topographical conditions, with key spatial analyses, a GIS can successfully locate viable candidates to be used as a mitigation bank. From there, a range of suitability can be devised to classify the results as a guide for determining which area is most likely to be successful as a mitigation bank site. |
