LUPMIS - GIS User Manual for Land Use Planning

1. GIS handling

• 1.1 Add layer

• 1.2 Display

• 1.3 Zoom

• 1.4 Query and search

• 1.5 Measure

• 1.6 Map project

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

  • 4.3.1 On-hit

  • 4.3.2 Figures on map

  • 4.3.3 Graded colour scheme

  • 4.3.4 Charts

  • 4.3.5 Pie charts with variable sizes

  • 4.3.6 Circles with variable sizes (1)

  • 4.3.7 Circles with variable sizes (2)

• 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

  • 5.2.1 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

• 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

• 5.4 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

6. Presentation

• 6.1 Labels

• 6.2 Styles

• 6.3 Marginalia

  • 6.3.1 Map furniture

  • 6.3.2 Grid

  • 6.3.3 Location map

  • 6.3.4 Detail map

• 6.4 Legend

• 6.5 Map template

• 6.6 Final print

  • 6.6.1 General print procedure

  • 6.6.2 Print standard working map

  • 6.6.3 Print formal planning map

  • 6.6.4 Print other types of maps

• 6.7 Print to file

• 6.8 External display of features

7. GIS for land use planning

• 7.1 Introduction to land use planning

• 7.2 Land use mapping for Structure Plan

  • 7.2.1 Concept and preparation of land use map

  • 7.2.2 Process of land use mapping

  • 7.2.3 Layout of land use map

• 7.3 Detail mapping for Local Plan

  • 7.3.1 Concept of detail mapping

  • 7.3.2 Process of detail mapping

• 7.4 Framework

  • 7.4.1 Concept of Framework

  • 7.4.2 Workplan for Framework

  • 7.4.3 GIS process for Framework

  • 7.4.4 Layout of Framework

• 7.5 Structure Plan

  • 7.5.1 Concept of Structure Plan

  • 7.5.2 Workplan for Structure Plan

  • 7.5.3 GIS process for Structure Plan

  • 7.5.4 Layout of Structure Plan

  • 7.5.5 Technical notes for Structure Plan

• 7.6 Local Plan

  • 7.6.1 Concept of Local Plan

  • 7.6.2 Workplan for Local Plan

  • 7.6.3 GIS Process for Local Plan

  • 7.6.4 Layout of Local Plan

  • 7.6.5 Technical notes for Local Plan

• 7.7 Permit Database

  • 7.7.1 Concept of Permit Database

• 7.8 Follow-up plans from Local Plan

  • 7.8.1 UPN

  • 7.8.2 Utility planning and mapping

  • 7.8.3 Street map

  • 7.8.4 Geocoding database

8. Database

• 8.1 Permit Database

  • 8.1.1 General

  • 8.1.2 Permit DBMS

    • 8.1.2.1 Data entry

    • 8.1.2.2 Data retrieval

    • 8.1.2.3 Database management

  • 8.1.3 QC of GIS

  • 8.1.4 Permits production

  • 8.1.5 Notes for Permit Database

• 8.2 Census Database

Annexes

• A1. Map Maker setup

  • A1.1 Installation and configuration

  • A1.2 LUPMIS data syntax

  • A1.3 Installation of Garmin driver

  • A1.4 Plotter, scanner

• A2. Background to cartography and raster images

  • A2.1 Coordinates

  • A2.2 Projection and datum

  • A2.3 World file

  • A2.4 Process of orthophoto map production

  • A2.5 Conversions

  • A2.6 Scale

• A3. Glosssary

• A4. Troubleshooting

• A5. Styles

• A6. Classification for land use mapping and planning

  • A6.1 Land use map classification

  • A6.2 Framework classification

  • A6.3 Structure plan classification, 1st approximation

  • A6.4 Structure plan classification

  • A6.5 Local plan classification

  • A6.6 Other classifications

  • A6.7 Technical remarks to classifications

• A7. GIS utilities

• A8. Map projection parameters

• A9. Maps in pilot areas

  • A9.1 General

  • A9.2 Kasoa

  • A9.3 Ejisu

  • A9.4 Asankrangwa

  • A9.5 Savelugu

  • A9.6 Dodowa

  • A9.7 Agona Nkwanta

• A10.Standards

• A11. LUPMIS distribution CD

• A12. Garmin GPS

• A13. Training

  • A13.1 Syllabus

  • A13.2 Training questions

• A14. ArcView

  • A14.1 ArcView conversions

  • A14.2 E00 conversion

• A15. Population statistics

  • A15.1 Population projected and planned population forecast

  • A15.2 Exercises

• A16. Entry and display of survey data

  • A16.1 Survey: Summary

  • A16.2 Surveying by open-compass traverse

  • A16.3 Surveying by close-compass traverse

  • A16.4 Suveying by offsets

  • A16.5 Surveying by distances from fixed points

  • A16.6 Survey Points Coordinates

  • A16.7 Distance & Bearing

• A17. External exercises

  • A17.1 Exercise 1

  • A17.2 Exercise 2

  • A17.3 Exercise 3

  • A17.4 Exercise 4

• A18. MS Access

  • A18.1 General

  • A18.2 Call to Access Forms

  • A18.3 Call to Access Macro

  • A18.4 Call from Access

  • A18.5 MMmacro commands

• A19. Paper sizes

• A20. Site map and references