In final conclusion, I would like to thank God first and then my parents who have stood strong by my side since the beginning of the MS GIS program at the University of Redlands and my whole life. I would also most definitely like thank to Dr. Mark Kumler, my advisor, for his support, patience, and excellent technical advice throughout the year. I also want to thank my client, Dr. Wes Bernardini, for his flexibility, patience, and being an all-around excellent resource as I worked through my

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... ject. In addition, I would like to thank Michael Heilen, of Statistical Research, Inc., who gave me numerous tips on how to develop and improve the predictive models. I also want to thank the faculty of the MS GIS program, Dr. Fang Ren, Dr. Douglas Flewelling, Dr. Ruijin Ma, and Dr. Russell Weaver. All of them provided me with excellent technical and personal advice and assisted me while developing my project. Finally, I want to thank all my friends from Cohort 24, which is all of them. Without their friendship, support, knowledge of Geographic Information Systems science, and amazing weekend extravaganzas, surviving this year might not have been possible.