LUPMIS - GIS User Manual for Land Use Planning
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- 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
- 3.13 Create multiple objects
- 4. Attribute database
- 4.1 Start with database
- 4.2 Import database
- 4.3 Display database information
- 4.4 Enter attribute data
- 4.5 Attribute matrix of multiple layers
- 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 Copy styles, labels, attributes
- 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
- 5.3.1 Import raster map from external source
- 5.3.2 Quality-check raster file
- 5.3.3 Georeference scanned map
- 5.3.4 Re-georeference image
- 5.3.5 Load sector layout map
- 5.3.6 Shift raster map
- 5.3.7 Download Google Earth image
- 5.3.8 Clipping and masking images
- 5.3.9 Enhance georeferenced image
- 5.3.10 Batch-convert raster images
- 5.4 Communication with other GIS programs
- 5.4.1 Import GIS data from SHP format
- 5.4.2 Import GIS data from E00 format
- 5.4.3 Import GIS data from AutoCAD
- 5.4.4 Export LUPMIS data to other programs
- 5.4.5 Export GIS to AutoCAD
- 5.4.6 Change a shape file to GPX
- 5.4.7 Transfer GIS data to other LUPMIS installations
- 5.4.8 Digitize lines in Google Earth
- 5.5 Terrain data
- 5.1 Points
- 6. Presentation
- 7. GIS for land use planning
- 8. LUPMIS Tools
- 9. Databases
- 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. Programming
- A19. Paper sizes
- A20. Site map and references
A6.6 Other classifications
Annexes > A6. Classification for land use mapping and planning
Style |
Name |
Description |
|
1 |
Motorway |
Out-of-town |
2+2 lanes (or more) with separation, limited access points |
2 |
National highway (N) |
National roads, connecting between regions |
|
3 |
Inter-regional road (IR) |
Major roads between regions |
|
4 |
Regional road (R) |
Major roads inside region |
|
5 |
District feeder road |
Minor inter-town roads, district-internal, local importance only |
|
6 |
Community feeder road |
Connecting village to nearest hub |
|
7 |
Other track |
||
8 |
Proposed road |
IN SEPARATE ROAD LAYER |
|
9 |
Footpath |
||
10 |
(free) |
||
11 |
Urban highway |
Urban |
Part of national highway/primary road, limited access points |
12 |
Primary urban road |
Major roads within an urban area, main streets |
|
13 |
Secondary urban road |
||
14 |
Tertiary urban road |
Collector road |
|
15 |
Local street |
Side street, within residential area |
|
16 |
Arterial road |
No direct residential entrance |
|
17 |
(free) |
||
18 |
Proposed road |
IN SEPARATE ROAD LAYER |
|
19 |
(free) |
||
20 |
(free) |
||
21 |
Railway |
Technical note: Keep the national file 'Ghana_roads.dra' as the master file, where all data are entered to and from where the data are then copied to the regional/district file 'xxx_roads.dra'. (Copy the national master file to the regional/district file, and delete all roads outside the region/district).
A6.6.2 Hydrology Classes (in style file Rivers.stl’, for lines in file xxx_rivers, for polygons in file xxx_waterbodies, see Annex 5):
Style |
Name |
Type |
Description |
Example |
1 |
River 1. category |
Line |
Lines in ..._river layer |
Volta |
2 |
River 2, category |
Line |
Okurudu in Kasoa |
|
3 |
River 3. category |
Line |
||
4 |
River 4. category |
Line |
||
5 |
River 5. category |
Line |
Temporay, sporadic rivers |
|
6 |
Lake |
Poly |
Poygons on ..._waterbodies layer |
|
7 |
Reservoir, man-made lake |
Poly |
||
8 |
Seasonal lake |
Poly |
||
9 |
Pond |
Poly |
||
10 |
Lagoon |
Poly |
||
11 |
Swamp, marshland |
Poly |
||
12 |
Riverbody |
Poly |
||
13 |
Sea |
Poly |
Style |
Name |
Type |
Description |
1 |
Grade 1: Accra, Kumasi, Takoradi, Tamale (national standard) |
Point |
|
2 |
Grade 2: Regional capital and/or politically assigned (national standard) |
Point |
|
3 |
Grade 3: Other above 10,000 (national standard) |
Point |
|
4 |
Grade 4: Other above 5,000 (national standard) |
Point |
|
5 |
Grade 5: Other above 2,500 (national standard) |
Point |
|
6 |
Other above 1,000 (LUPMIS standard) |
Point |
Earlier class 3 |
7 |
Other samll village (LUPMIS standard) |
Point |
|
8 |
Small hamlet, single houses (LUPMIS standard) |
Point |
Earlier class 4 |
Technical note: Keep the regional file 'xxx_settlements.dra' as the master file, where all data are entered to and from where the data are then copied to the national file 'Ghana_settlements.dra'. (In the national settlement file delete all the settlements in the region, then copy from the regional master file, and paste to the national file).
A6.6.4 Administrative Boundary Classes (in style file Admin.stl’, only lines):
Style |
Name |
Type |
1 |
National boundary |
Line |
2 |
Regional boundary |
Line |
3 |
District boundary |
Line |
4 |
Town boundary |
Line |
5 |
Neighbourhood boundary |
Line |
A6.6.5 Classes for Neighbourhood, Council, Estates, Soil Series:
No predefined classes are used for:
- Neighbourhood
- Councils
- Soil series or associations
Use consecutive numbers for styles:
- 1 for the first neighbourhood/council/estate/soil series
- 2 for the second
- etc.
All of them use the style file Default.stl'.
A6.6.6 Education Classes (in style file Education.stl', only points, for information in file (district)_education; following the classes, as defined in the classification for Local Plans, e.g. Ejisu_education):
Style |
Name |
Type |
59 |
Nursery |
Point |
60 |
Day care centre |
Point |
61 |
JHS |
Point |
62 |
Vocational / technical school |
Point |
63 |
Polytechnic, university |
Point |
64 |
Primary school |
Point |
65 |
SHS |
Point |
A6.6.7 Electricity Classes (in style file Electr.stl', only points, for information in file (district)_electr; e.g. Ejisu_electr):
Style |
Name |
Type |
1 |
Transformer |
Point |
2 |
Station |
Point |
3 |
Sub-station |
Point |
4 |
(n.a.) |
Point |
5 |
Pylon |
Point |
A6.6.8 Health Classes (in style file Health.stl', only points, for information in file (district)_health; following the classes, as defined in the classification for Local Plans, styles 32-37; e.g. Ejisu_electr):
Style |
Name |
Type |
32 |
Clinic |
Point |
33 |
Health post |
Point |
34 |
Health centre |
Point |
35 |
Polyclinic |
Point |
36 |
District hospital |
Point |
37 |
Teaching / regional hospital |
Point |
A6.6.9 Transport Point Classes (in style file Transportpoints.stl', only points, for information in file (district)_transportpoints; following the classes, as defined in the classification for Local Plans, styles 118-137; e.g. Ejisu_transportpoints):
Style |
Name |
Type |
124 |
Bus terminal |
Point |
125 |
Parking place |
Point |
133 |
Railway station |
Point |
134 |
Airport |
Point |
135 |
Airstrip |
Point |
136 |
Harbour |
Point |
137 |
Fishing harbour |
Point |
A6.6.10 Tourist Sites Classes (in style file Touriststies.stl', only points, for information in file (district)_touristsites; e.g. Axim_touristsites):
Style |
Name |
Type |
1 |
Fort, castle |
Point |
2 |
Beach |
Point |
3 |
Hotel, guest house |
Point |
4 |
Nature reserve |
Point |
5 |
Leisure |
Point |
6 |
Other tourism activity |
Point |
A6.6.11 Water Distribution Classes (in style file Waterdistr.stl', only points, for information in file (district)_waterdistr; e.g. Axim_waterdistr):
Style |
Name |
Type |
1 |
Pipe system |
Point |
2 |
Borehole |
Point |
3 |
Hand-dug well |
Point |
A6.6.12 Waste Classes (in style file Waste.stl', only points, for information in file (district)_waste; e.g. Axim_waste):
Style |
Name |
Type |
1 |
Waste collection point |
Point |
2 |
Dumping site |
Point |
3 |
To be defined |
|
4 |
To be defined |
Point |
A6.6.13 Minerals Classes (in style file Minerals.stl', only points, for information in file (district)_minerals; e.g. Western_minerals):
Style |
Name |
Type |
1 |
Gold |
Point |
2 |
Bauxite |
Point |
3 |
Iron ore |
Point |
4 |
Kaolin |
Point |
5 |
TBD |
Point |
6 |
TBD |
Point |
7 |
TBD |
Point |
8 |
TBD |
Point |
- Regions and Districts have defined names and numeric codes (listed in Annex 9.9).
- (district)_contours with 50 feet (!) contour lines (only lines). Currently, no styles are defined. E.g. Ejisu_contours. Similarly, (district) _contours100 with 100 feet contour lines.
- (district)_popdensity with relative population density zones, with classes from 1: relatively very high - 2: high - 3: medium - 4: low. e.g. Axim_popdensity.
- (district)_district (e.g. Ejisu_district) only defines the area coverage. There is only style 1.
- (district)_growthzone (e.g. Western_growthzone) in the SDF folder define the annual growth rate of all settlement per zone. Styles can be 1,2,3..., but strict syntax is required for the display labels in the form of a-b-c-d (where a is growth rate of grade 1 towns, b of grade 2, c of grade 3, d of all smaller settlements, e.g. 4.6-5.3-4.1-3.7).
Technical note: Keep the regional file 'xxx_district.dra' as the master file, where all data are entered to and from where the data are then copied to the national file 'Ghana_district.dra'. (In the national district file delete all the districts of the region, then copy from the regional master file, and paste to the national file).
- (name of Sector Layout)_footprint with existing structures on the ground (only style 1, only polygons, e.g. Papaase 2_footprint).
- (district)_region (e.g. Ejisu_region) only defines the area coverage. There is only style 1.
- (district)_SDFarea (e.g. Ejisu_SDFarea) only defines the area coverage. There is only style 1.
- (district)_StrPlarea (e.g. Ejisu_StrPlarea) only defines the area coverage. There is only style 1.
- (district)_SLoverview with the area of all Sector Layouts (only style 1, only polygons, e.g. Ejisu_SLoverview).
In this Annex 6, all established classes are listed. There are some maps, which don't require a classification (e.g. only style/class 1). For any additional, non-standard maps with a specific classification, these classes should be documented in a TXT file in the same directory as the main DRA file.
Technical note for other master data:
- Keep the regional census data as the master database, where all data are entered to and from where the district database will be derived.
- For permit data there is only one database, which is at the district level (There is no 'regional permit database').
