3.

OVERLAYING AND INTEGRATION

OF THEMATIC DATA
• First Option
• Second Option
Topic 3.a. First Option for Overlaying and
Integration of thematic data

SRPAO
Soil Map +
+ Landcover
+

Road/River + Carbon
+ Biomass

Hazard Water
+ +
Maps Balance

Geology + + NDVI

Integrated Thematic
Data
Step 1 Add all thematic data to the View Frame

Click the “Add Data”

button then select all
thematic data needed
in order to view in the
“View Frame”.

After adding all the

thematic data from
your file, the themes
will all appear to the
Layer View of the
View Frame.
Step 2 Geoprocessing of thematic data

From the Menu Bar Select

Geoprocessing, then Select “Union”

After selecting the Union

Command, a Union prompt
will appear
 Step 3 Union of thematic data
Input one feature at a time, and a
maximum of two themes per union

The two themes

will appear for
Union process.

Select where
to file your
processed
data.

Then click
“OK”
Step 4 Union of thematic data

This is the result of the Union

of two themes, both
attributes of the two themes
were already present in the
table attribute.

Then the result of the first

Union should also be
integrated to the next
thematic data, then do the
same process for the
succeeding remaining
thematic data until all of
these themes were already
unified into one theme.
Step 5 Result of the Union of thematic data

This is the result of the Union of all

thematic data, the table below shows
all attributes that comprises all of the
thematic layers

Open the “Table

Options”
Input 10 for Precision
Select “Add Input 2 for Scale
Field”
Type in
“Average”

Average

Select Double
Then click
“OK”
Step 6 Calculation of the Average Value of each attribute field
Right click field
for “Average”, then
select “Field
Average
Calculator”.

Select “Number for the Type:

Select this expression for the

Functions, then double click
Fields to follow the formula as
expressed below.

Use this Mathematical

Operations in deriving the
formula.

Then click “OK”

Step 7 Result of the Calculation of the Field Attributes for the
said area

The Table above showing the output of the Average value

for each of the field, these values would be useful in the
designation and or determination of what management
zones will be applicable in each of the land mapping
units/resource mapping units (LMU/RMU).
Topic 3.b. Second Option for Overlaying
and Integration of thematic data

Data 1
Union

Data 2

1.shp

Data 3 Union final

All.shp
Step 1 Union of thematic data using Model Builder

Click “ArcToolbox”

Click “Model Builder”

Click Analysis Tools,

then select “Overlay”,
then drag “Union” tool
inside the “Model
Builder Box”.

Click Union and drag

here.
Step 2 Union of thematic data using Model Builder

Select 2 layers
(thematic data) for
integration.

Select Folder
where to file the
Double click integrated data.
“Union” tool.
Step 3 Connecting Union themes for integration of all the
thematic data

Drag again the

“Union” tool to the
Model Builder box.

Use the connector icon, in order to connect “1.shp to Union 2”, then
double click Union (2) to input feature (thematic data) to be integrated.
Then proceed to the other thematic data using the same procedure
until all themes are already incorporated to the flow.