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This document describes steps for creating and managing vector data in a geographic information system (GIS). It explains how to add polygon, line, and point vector layers; format vector layer properties; plot polygon and line features; and calculate line lengths and statistics. Specifically, it provides instructions for creating shapefiles for polygon layers like neighborhoods and gardens, as well as point layers for locations like ATMs, restaurants, and banks. It also demonstrates using the field calculator to add a column with track lengths in kilometers for railway lines and calculate the total length of railway tracks in India.

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This document describes steps for creating and managing vector data in a geographic information system (GIS). It explains how to add polygon, line, and point vector layers; format vector layer properties; plot polygon and line features; and calculate line lengths and statistics. Specifically, it provides instructions for creating shapefiles for polygon layers like neighborhoods and gardens, as well as point layers for locations like ATMs, restaurants, and banks. It also demonstrates using the field calculator to add a column with track lengths in kilometers for railway lines and calculate the total length of railway tracks in India.

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Principles of Geographic Information System

PRACTICAL NO. 1
A. AIM : - Creating and Managing Vector Data:
a) Adding vector layer
b) Setting properties
c) Vector Layer Formatting

Steps: a. Adding vector layers (Polygon, Line, Points)


Goto Layer -> Create layer -> New Shapefile layer -> polygon layer
➢ Polygon layers (We have taken 2 layers Bandra , Garden)
➢ Select Layer→Create Layer→New Shapefile Layer
➢ Following dialog box will appear on the screen. Select Polygon option
from Geometry type.
➢ Fill the appropriate information in each text box.
• File name : ▪ By default the file will be saved in bin folder.
▪ To avoid it click on following button to change the location of file.

a) Follow the steps to plot Polygon features.


➢ Select the Polygon Feature( In our case it is Matunga for
background) from layer panel
➢ Click Toggle Editing Button → Click on Add Polygon →Now place the
cursor at the location where you want to place the polygon. for
polygon layer minimum 3 points should be selected.

OUTPUT:

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b) Creating Line vector layer


➢ Repeat the same steps as we have done for polygon layer.
➢ Select geometry type Line.

OUTPUT:

B. Create Point vector layer


➢ Repeat same steps to add point layers as we have done in previous
layers.(For ATM, Restaurants, Banks, Bus Stops etc)

FINAL OUTPUT:

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D) Calculating line lengths and statistics


➢ Go to Layer → Add Layer → Add Vector Layer
➢ Add the following file to project
➢ Also add India Administrative Map
“GIS_Workshop\Practicals\Practical_01\D\DATA\IND_adm\IND_adm0.shp”
➢ Double Click on IND_adm0
➢ In Layer Pane, Right click on IND_rails → Open Attribute Table
➢ Press Open Field Calculator using button.
➢ Set the output field as “Track_Len”, field type to “Decimal
Number”.

➢ A new column is added to the attribute table with value


representing the length of track in KM.
➢ Press CTRL+S or click on Save Edits option on tool bar
➢ Close the attribute table window.
➢ For calculating the total length of Railway tracks in India.

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➢ Select Vector
→ Analysis Tools
→ Basic Statics for Fields
➢ Select IND_rails layer from input layer. And select Track_Len in
“Field to Calculate statistics on”

➢ The Result is

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