QGIS – Training Guide

for Digitizing of Cadastral Plans

(Preparation of Graphic Cadaster)

Prepared
by
R&D/LIS Branch - SGO
Survey Department
 Installation
• Download QGIS 2.18.15 Version
• Run the Setup file.

Open the QIS Desktop 2.18.15

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Sub Tasks of Task 01
• Inspection of Scan Data
• Re-scanning of poor quality scan data from DSO
• Check the coordinates of all the sections
• Reference point extractions, ground coordinate input
• Georeferncing the scan images
• Geometry check for Geo-referencing and adjustment
• Onscreen Parcel digitizing (line feature digitizing)
• Digitizing LOTNO as Points
• Digitizing Boundary points as Point feature)
• Convert the line to polygon feature (QGIS Tool)

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 Install Georeferencer Plugins
• Plugins  Manage and Install Plugins

Click Georeferencer GDAL

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Select grid points.
Write down the SLD99 grid/ Kandawala
Coordinates according to the Plan.

Select at least 6 points for Georeferencing

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 Georeferencing
• Click Raster  Georeferencer  Georeferencer

Select the Menu

Raster
Georeferencer
Georeferencer

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 Geo-referencing of Raster Image

Click Button to Open Raster Image ,

New window appears & then
Browse the Image to be Geo-
referenced

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 Geo-referencing of Raster Image

Your Image will

appear on the
Screen

Select grid
points.
Write down the
SLD99 grid/
Kandawala
Coordinates
according to the
Plan.

This Map should be digitized

Kandawala Sri Lanka Grid
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 Geo-referencing of Raster Image

Press “Zoom to Layer” Button

Zoom to the full screen.

Press “Add Point” Button

Zoom to the respective point
Key in Window appears
Type the values & Press ok

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 Select Coordinate System

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 Geo-referencing of Raster Image

Add Points – Add 6 (Minimum) Points with X & Y Coordinates

List of GCP entered appear in the lower panel (GCP Table)

Finally File –>

Save GCP
Points as

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 Transformation Settings

Click on Settings, Transformation Settings

Select the options as shown in the window
Then Press ok.

Polynomial1

Kandawala Sri
Lanka Grid -
5234

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 Generate GCP Report
CM510016B02 Sh01 Sec1 GCP Map.pdf

CM510016B02 Sh01 Sec1 GCP Report.pdf

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 Run the Georeferncer

Press the Button – Start Geo-referencing

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 Check the RMS
Now you have completed the
Georeferencing the Sec1 of
the CadMap.

Similarly you have to

perform the other Sections
of the Cadastral Maps.

Check the Mean Error

Open & Check the auto generated “pdf“ Report Mean Error = 0.969411
for accuracy and corrections of the Geo-referenced Image.
RMSE < 1 Pixel
The RMS should be less than 1 Pixel.

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 Creating Shapefiles for Digitizing

• Run the Tool  Parcel

Checker 03 (PC03) in QGIS.
• Enter the Required Cad No,
Block No, Sheet No &
Projection.

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 Creating Shapefiles for Digitizing
• PC03 Running with following Messages

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 Start Editing Environment

Toggle Editing

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 Snapping Click; Settings, Snapping Options
Select options as shown in the window
Options Select suitable Tolerence for snapping mode

Setting  Snapping Options

Snapping Tolerance = 0.5 m for 1:2000 scale plan

1 m for 1:4000 scale plan
1-2 m for 1:10000 scale plan

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 Start on Line Digitizing
Click Add Feature
Start On screen Digitizing with mouse left
button.
Click the left buttons at the turning points.
Then Click the Right button.
DSR_IX_AE DSR_IX_AS DSR_IX_I Now you enter the Line code (DSR_IX_ID)
D
B ඉ 101
BUND ලැක 102
LF පැලැ 109 Note : All the Lines must have codes
WLF කපැලැ 113 (DSR_IX_ID)
WF කලැ 114
WNF කදැලැ 115

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 Codes for lines (DSR_IX_ID)
Vide DSR Sinhala 6th Edition -
DSR_IX_AE DSR_IX_AS DSR_IX_ID Chapter 17 (Miscellaneous)
B ඉ 101
BUND ලැක 102 ග සිට ග
BW මාතා 103 ග සිට ක 122
DF ඉලැ 104 ග සිට ස්ථිර
ස඼කුණකට
Dt අග඼ 105 මාතා සිට මාතා
Edn කකා 106 මාතා සිට ස්ථිර ස඼. 123
Hg බලැ 107
Virtual line 124
IF යලැ 108
Culvert / 125
LF පැලැ 109
bridge
MDn සිකා 110
126
RW ආතා 111
Extended 127
SF ගලැ 112
lines
WLF කපැලැ 113
Water Lines 128
WF කලැ 114
Hanging Lines 129
WNF කදැලැ 115
Admin 130
U අවි 116
boundary
W බි 117
Landuse 131
TE තාගැ 118
separation
Cu ගැබැ 119
Building lines 132
Rg නි 120
මාදු Transfer 133
RI 121
boundaries
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 Get Ready for LOTNO as Point Digitizing

• Select LOTNO shapefile

Note : Only Digitize the
LOTNO in this shapefile.

The LOTNO shapefile is

in Temp folder.

• Start Editing (Toggle Editing

& Add Feature)

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 Get Ready for Point Digitizing
• Start editing the Point shapefile

Note : Only Digitize

Boundary points in this
shapefile.

• Start Editing (Toggle Editing)

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 Start on Point Digitizing
Click Add Feature
Start On screen Digitizing with mouse left
button.
Now you enter the Point code (DSR_IX_ID)

DSR_IX_AE DSR_IX_AS DSR_IX_ID

L ග 201
RL පිග 202
St ලී 203
N අ 204
IR යක 205
? සික 206

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 Polygons Conversion Tool
• Add only the Line shapefile
• Run the same PC03 Tool again

• Now the Lot Polygon shapefile is created.

• If you Run EC03 without TL, you can find a
missing Lot Number.

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 Add BaseMap
• Plugins  Manage and Install Plugins

• Install Plugin  QuickMapServices

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 Add the New Services
• Web QuickMapServices  Settings
• Get Contributed Pack

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 Overlay with Google Satellite Images
• Open QuickMapServices  Google  Google Satellite

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 Sub Tasks of Task 02
• Check the TL pages on DMS (Enadoc)
• Ready to view the TL page
• Open the online TL DMS  OLD TL
• Enter Marginal Information
• Enter Lot details

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 Viewing TL information
• Go to Department web site
• Go to Departmental Access
• Staff access

surveyorsview
s123
DMS
(Enadoc)
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 Enadoc(DMS) Search

Select Plan Type as CADMAP

You can try with different options
<plan no>
<plan no> B<block no>
<plan no> B<block no> Sh<sheet no>
<plan no> B<block no> Sh<sheet no>TL
<plan no> B<block no> TL
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 DMS- Advanced Search Result
Click to view the TL
Page No.1

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 Sample TL Click to Close the TL

Move the button to

zoom

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 Sample TL in Enadoc

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 Sample TL in Enadoc

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 Entering TL Information
• Go to Department web site
• Go to Departmental Access
• Staff access

Use SIRMS Database

username & password

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 Open the TL DMS

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 Add Old TL

Click Add Old TL

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 You can two tabs for
Enadoc & Old TL Data
System

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 Sub Tasks of Task 03
• Check the Extent with TL
• Export Lots & Extent to Excel file
• Run the Extent Checker Tool (EC03)
• This will create the final Lot polygon with extent error code
• Extent error code  0 means, The digitized extent is within
the Tolerance
• Extent error code  1 means, The digitized extent is
outside the Tolerance (Not suitable for fixation)
• Complete the summary report
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 Export Lots & Extent to Excel file

Click to Export

Click to Export to Excel

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 Open the Excel & Save to folder

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 Open the Lot shapefile & Run the
Extent Checker

Open the Lot Shapefile

Run the EC03 Tool

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 Run the Extent Checker
• The extent checker (EC03) will create the final Lot polygon
with extent error code.
• Extent error code  0 means, The digitized extent is within the
Tolerance
• Extent error code  1 means, The digitized extent is outside
the Tolerance (Not suitable for fixation)

• The Report also created.

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 No. Items Description

Metadata 1 Cadastral Plan No.

Block No.
Sheet No.
District

Report for Divisional Secretariat Division

Data file Name (Image File) 1st Section only

No of Sections in Cadastral Maps

spatial data Source document format Language

Coordinate system of raw data

English / Sinhala
SLD99 / Kandawala Sri
Lanka Grid
2 Geo-referenced image format & file name -1st
Section only

RMSE of the Geo-referenced image – All Sections

SLD99 / Kandawala Sri
Coordinate system of digitized data Lanka Grid
Vectorization method: Automatic / semi-automatic
/ manual
3 Source document of TL Printed TL/ Online TL
Total Number of Lots
Lot Numbers From: to:
Total Number of TL Pages
From:
TL Page Numbers:
to:
Total Extent (Ha)
4
Compiled by [name of the officer] & EMP No
Officer’s Designation
Work Started on [Date] From: To:
Compiled on [date]

Remarks

5 QA Report by Supervising Officer – Check with Online TL

& Digital Data (SS –Name & Emp No)
Officer’s Designation
Approved on [date]
6 Snr.Supdt. of Surveys
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 Final Deliverable Products
• CM510016B02S001_LIS - Folder
– CM510016B02S001_Line.shp
– CM510016B02S001_Lot.shp
– CM510016B02S001_Point.shp
– CM510016B02S001_Sheet.shp
• Metadata_CM510016B02S001.doc
• Georeferenced Report from QGIS
for each sections
• TL Entering in Online TL DMS

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