Timaru School Accessibility Analysis using GIS 

Timaru School Accessibility Analysis using GIS

Spatial Infrastructure Analysis with ArcGIS Pro

This project analyses school accessibility across Timaru suburbs using GIS spatial analysis techniques.

The objective was to identify areas with poor access to schools by analysing:

• Suburb boundaries

• Road infrastructure

• School locations

Tools Used

• ArcGIS Pro

• Spatial Join

• Buffer Analysis

• GIS Attribute Calculations

• Cartographic Visualisation

Step 1 — Project Setup

Goal: Identify suburbs in Timaru with low school accessibility based on proximity to schools and road infrastructure.

Tools: ArcGIS Pro (Buffer, Intersect, Spatial Join, Symbology, Layout)

Layers Loaded from LINZ and School from Ministry of Education Data Directory

School CSV is converted as an XY Point displaying longitude and latitude.

Timaru_Suburbs (polygon)

Timaru_Roads (lines)

Timaru_Schools (points)

Step 3 — Intersect Buffers with Suburbs

Step 4 — Road Density Analysis

Step 5 — Add Accessibility Score

Step 6 - Visualize Accessibility

Step 7 - Overlay Schools

Step 8 - Overlay Road Network