Study on Economic Evaluation and Spatial Variation of the Western Region Based on GIS

It is very important to study on economic differences between the provinces in the western region for its economic development. This article develops an evaluation system of economic development level composed of 14 indicators, puts the 12 provinces (cities, districts) of the western region as research units, evaluates and categories their economic development level with SPSS and related analysis methods. And the article displays this classification with ARCGIS, the result shows that the economic development level of the regions in the West decreases gradually from east to west. In order to accelerate the economic development of the West, it is necessary to further adjust the economic structure, strengthen government investment, develop vigorously new economic growth poles and speed up the development of the key areas with priority.