Location Based Services using the Netwotk AnalysisThe purpose of the assignment is to create a network datasetfrom roads in the Halifax area that would allow the closestfacility (restaurant) to a use's location to be determined. Bycreating and running a custom script, the user can specify theirstarting point and choose from a list of restaurant chains to findthe shorest distance to.

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Below : List of restaurant chains for the user to select (left) ; Dialogue boxdisplaying the process of the script (right)

Above: Model created with ModelBuilder; Below: Output window showingrestaurant name, the chain it belongsto, its address, the drive time anddistance from the user's location.

Prepared By: Chen ShiDate: March, 2015