EXPLORING GIS

Subject : Research methods in planning URP601

Student : Othman Saeed Al-Ghamdi
University ID : 2100678
Supervisor : Prof. Abdulkader Murad
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Single Layer Operations :

- They deal with only single data layer and processes onlyalter data horizontally on a layer.

- These operations provide the most fundamental tools of data preparation for spatial analysis.

- Single layer operations :

1. Feature manipulation.

2. Feature Selection.

3. Feature classifaction.

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1. Feature Manipulation:

1.1 Boundary operations.

1.2 Proximity operations.

- Boundary Operations Tools:

- Clip :
It creates a cover which it consist of a portionof the original map.

- Erase:
It removes the portion specified by an inter mediate coverage and retains the remainingfeatures of original map.

- Dissolve:
It typically used to eliminate unwanted boundariesbetween map features.

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1. Feature Manipulation:

1.1 Boundary operations.

1.2 Proximity operations.

- Proximity Operations Tools:

( Based on the distance derived from certain selected features ).

- Buffer :
It could be Points, Lines or Polygon.

- Thiessin:
It is only Points.
It generated polygon from a set of points.

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2. Feature Selection:

It can be performed in GIS in several ways:

1. Directly from the map.

2. Using area shapes such as boxes or circles.
3. Using existing geographical regions ( Attribute or Location ).

3. Feature Classifaction.

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First launch Arcmap then Add data you want to use.

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01. Feature Manipulation
Proximity - Buffer tool

Now to use Buffer feature go to Geoprocessing then select Buffer.

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Proximity - Buffer tool

Then it will show us a setup window.

Select the Input Layer, and insert the range with it is unit.

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Proximity - Buffer tool

Then this is what we will see, circles around the cities.

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Proximity - Thiessen tool

Now we gonna use Thiessen tool, through Arc Toolbox then Analysis tools, Proximity and Create Thiessen Polygons.
After that choose the Layer in Input field.

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Proximity - Thiessen tool

This is what will appear.

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Proximity - Thiessen tool

You can also present gradually it based on the value you want as shape length.

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02. Feature Selection
Manually

You can select the items that you want by hold on Shift and Lift button.
After that you can export data to use it later indivisually.

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Manually

This is the result after exporting data we selected.

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Attribute

To select items through Attribute tool, go to Selection tab then select by Attribute.

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Attribute

After that slsect the method you want and add it to the box.

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Attribute

Now the selected item will appear on main screen.

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Attribute

Also you can add more items to the previous items by select Add to current selection.

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Location

Now we are going to select items through Location tool, go to Selection tab then select by Location.

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Location

This is the results of using the Location selection tool.

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Location

Now export the data you selected.

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Location

And this is the results after export the data.

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03. Feature Classifaction

Through layer properties then symbology, select the value then click on classify.

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Choose the method you want to present.

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And this is the result.

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