Hi All!
First of all I want to say that I'm very new to ArcGis but very enthousiastic to learn a new skill!
In my current masterproject I want to make a habitat prediction model of the eurasian otter (Lutra Lutra) in the Netherlands based on habitat factors. The otter is reintroduced in the netherlands and we now have an area (area 1) where otter is quite common and an area (area 2) where it is very rare yet. We want to know where we can expect the otter in area 2 in the future.
My idea was to divide my area's into grid cells of 1km2 and measure habitat factors like ph, tree coverage on banks, depth etc. and of course otter (non-)occurence in each grid cell. Based on the data in area 1 I could perform a multiple logistic regression to determine the influential habitat factors and make a model for habitat suitability in area 2 (where I also will measure these habitat factor per grid cell).
