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    ENV-4104

    Getting the Map


    Remote Sensing and GIS into the Computer

    Lecture#07

    GIS maps are digital not analog GIS Data Conversion

     Maps have a communications function  Traditionally most of the cost of a GIS project
     A map has a storage function for spatial data  One time cost
     Somehow, the visually “stored” data must get digital  Depends on reuse
     Real and Virtual maps  Requires maintenance
    Finding Existing Map Data Existing Map Data

     Map libraries  Existing map data can be found through a map


     Reference books library, via network searches, or on media such as
     State and local agencies CD-ROM and disk.
     Government agencies  Many major data providers make their data
    available via the World Wide Web, a network of file
     Commercial data suppliers e.g. CEGIS, GDT
    servers available over the Internet.
    (Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing),
    Thompson, Graphosman  GIS vendors package data with products.

    Commercial vendors Government/International Data Agencies

     SPARSSO
     SoB
     Bureau of Statistics
     WARPO
     LGED
     USGS
     FAO
     GLCF (Global Land Cover Facility)
    National Spatial Data Infrastructure National Spatial Data Clearinghouse

    USGS: National Mapping


    NSDI Bangladesh!!
     Assignment:
     Prepare an overview about NSDI, BD
    GIRAS into Arc/Info (GIRASARC)
    GIRAS
    Land Use and Land Cover
    Data
    Geographic Information Retrieval
    and Analysis System

    CORONA
    (KH Satellites)
    Goleta, CA, 1967
    Terrain data Image
    DEM
    DLG Contours
    GIS data can be: GEOCODING
     Geocoding is the conversion of spatial
     Purchased
    information into digital form
     Found from existing sources in digital
     Geocoding involves capturing the map,
    form
    and sometimes also capturing the
     Captured from analog maps by attributes
    GEOCODING
     Often involves address matching

    Geocoding methods for maps Digitizing


    Digitizing  Captures map data by tracing lines from a
    map by hand
    Scanning
     Uses a cursor and an electronically-
    Field data collection sensitive tablet
     Result is a string of points with (x, y) values
    The Digitizing Tablet Digitizing
     Stable base map
     Fix to tablet

     Digitize control

     Determine coordinate transformation

     Trace features

     Proof plot

     Edit

     Clean and build

    Digitizing Selecting points to digitize

     Cursor data entry


     Secondary tablet (menu/template)

     Voice command entry

     Point select

     Stream mode

     Distance mode
    Some common digitizing errors Scanning
     Duplicate lines  Places a map on a glass plate, and
     Duplicate nodes passes a light beam over it
     Unended lines  Measures the reflected light intensity

     Gaps  Result is a grid of pixels

     Image size and resolution are important

     Flat bed
     Drum Field data collection
    Scanning  DPI
     File size

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