LUPMIS - GIS User Manual for Land Use Planning
Main menu:
- Home Page
- 0. Rationale
- 1. GIS handling
- 2. GIS data entry
- 2.1 Create new layer
- 2.2 Digitize line
- 2.3 Digitize point
- 2.4 Digitize polygon
- 2.5 Edit existing layer
- 2.6 Delete feature
- 2.7 Split line
- 2.8 Split polygon
- 2.9 Merge lines from different layers
- 2.10 Unite lines
- 2.11 Snap lines
- 2.12 Join polygons
- 2.13 Extend polygon
- 2.14 Insert island
- 2.15 Define unit surrounding islands
- 2.16 Create 'doughnut'
- 2.17 Fill 'doughnut' polygon
- 2.18 Fill polygon with 'holes'
- 2.19 Digitize parcels from sector layout
- 3. GIS operations
- 3.1 Create buffer
- 3.2 Create exclusion zone
- 3.3 Overlay units
- 3.4 Convert line to polygon
- 3.5 Derive statistics (area size, length)
- 3.6 Clip unit according to other unit
- 3.7 Create geographic grid
- 3.8 Move entire vector map
- 3.9 Move or copy individual features on a map
- 3.10 Adjust polygon to line
- 3.11 Convert points to polygon
- 3.12 Define by distance
- 4. Attribute database
- 4.1 Start with database
- 4.2 Import database
- 4.3 Display database information
- 4.3 Retrieve database information
- 4.4 Enter attribute data
- 4.5 Edit attribute data
- 4.6 Seeds
- 4.7 Repair attribute data
- 4.8 Merge lines with attached database
- 4.9 Transfer attribute data from points to polygons
- 4.10 Export and import styles and labels
- 4.11 Select and display
- 4.12 Copy data: DRA, DBF
- 5. Conversion of data
- 5.1 Points
- 5.1.1 Import list of points from text file
- 5.1.2 Import list of points from Excel file
- 5.1.3 Convert point coordinates between projections
- 5.1.4 Convert point coordinates from Ghana War Office (feet)
- 5.1.5 Convert point coordinates from Ghana Clark 1880 (feet)
- 5.1.6 Track with GPS
- 5.1.7 Download GPS track from Garmin
- 5.1.8 Download GPS track from PDA
- 5.2 Vector maps
- 5.3 Raster maps
- 5.4 Communication with other GIS programs
- 5.1 Points
- 6. Presentation
- 7. GIS for land use planning
- 8. Database
- Annexes
- A1. Map Maker setup
- A2. Background to cartography and raster images
- A3. Glosssary
- A4. Troubleshooting
- A5. Styles
- A6. Classification for land use mapping and planning
- A7. GIS utilities
- A8. Map projection parameters
- A9. Maps in pilot areas
- A10.Standards
- A11. LUPMIS distribution CD
- A12. Garmin GPS
- A13. Training
- A14. ArcView
- A15. Population statistics
- A16. Entry and display of survey data
- A17. External exercises
- A18. MS Access
- A19. Paper sizes
- A20. Site map and references
5.2.4 Import vector map from lat / long
5. Conversion of data > 5.2 Vector maps
5.2.4 Import Vector Map from Latitude / Longitude
Level of expertise required for this Chapter: Intermediate
If a vector map is still in latitude / longitude, i.e. un-projected, you have to convert it to the UTM system:
Main menu > Utilities > Latitude and Longitude utilities > WGS84 Lat/Long to XY > Vector > Choose target XY map projection window: UTM 30 (if UTM 30 is not listed, you have to configure, see Annex 1.1.7) > OK > Select folder and file > Open > Select folder > Specify new file name (preferably with _utm at the end) > Save
The converted file can now be displayed at Map Maker, and processed together with the other layers in the UTM system.
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Note: If you have a database attached and save the re-projected DRA file under a new file name, you have to re-sample the database (DBF file) to the ‘new’ DRA file:
In the Project manager: Add layer > Select the ‘new’ DRA file > Open > Data link > Choose database > Select the ‘old’ DBF file > Open > Copy layer to live layer > OK
In live layer: Right-mouse > Save live layer as… > Select the ‘new’ DRA file >>>
Sub-Menu:
- 5.2.1 Import vector map from external source
- 5.2.2 Import vector map from Ghana Grid (feet)
- 5.2.3 Import vector map from Ghana Grid (meters)
- 5.2.4 Import vector map from lat / long ←
- 5.2.5 Georeference vector map