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Hello all, i've been given a project on Water distribution from boreholes in an area using GIS Tools. Please how do i go about it?Your comments will be appreciated.Thanks
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Read more…I ran across this GIS Cookbook and Guidebook for GIS that I thought you might be interested in checking out in your spare time. It's from 2007, but the information is still very relevant for GIS beginners. You can read the GIS Cookbook here online and here as HTML or members of the network can download it below. Enjoy!
Read more…How does one creates a simple flood zonation map for a river using a digital elevation model (DEM) of the area, a map of the river and land use map of the area? (ARCGIS 10 )
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Read more…These days, the line which separates land surveying and GIS seems blurred for many. In fact, the interplay between the two is so conversational that some might say that they are merging. The history of land surveying has been discussed at length on this network but not much about the history of GIS. So i figured it was about time to open this discussion up, and what better place than the GIS group, right? On the Origins of GIS Any thorough and detailed history of GIS is not presently well…
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nathaniel quarshie you know you should start a new discussion in this group and formally ask the group for what you need. No one answers the comments section.
PLEASE CAN ANYONE HELP ME, HOW TO IMPORT AN IMAGE INTO ILWIS
Hi everybody... Great to be part of this group..
I have being given my first ever GIS work, it's about determining the areas that are likely to get flooded and accessing the impact on the community. All views are welcomed ...
Can anyone help me with tips on how to develop a GIS application for monitoring the progress of a civil engineering project. The civil works to be monitored include sewage reticulation, water and road construction.