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Geographic Information System for Design (GIS4Design)
Introduction
Concepts
1. What is Geographic Information System (GIS)
2. Understanding Coordinate Reference System/ Spatial Reference System used in GIS
Tutorials
1. Site Analysis- University of Pennsylvania
1.1. Location Map
1.2. Projecting the Maps: From Lat/Lon to Metres
1.3. Land Use Map
1.4. Filtering and Inquiries Attributes of Vector Layers
1.5. Search for Surface Temperature Data
1.6. Import Surface Temperature Data into QGIS
1.7. Search for Digital Elevation Model (DEM) - Topography of the Site
1.8. Search for Building Footprint
1.9. Search for LiDAR information - Assuming the Building Footprint Data has no Height Information
1.10. Import Raster Layer (DEM & Surface Temperature) into Rhino
1.11. Import Vector (Shapefiles) into Rhino
1.12. Extrude Building Footprint Based on DEM and LiDAR Point Cloud
2. Site Analysis - National University of Singapore
2.1. Location Map
2.2. Site Map
2.3. Land Use Map
3. Existing Conditions Base Model of Princeton Campus
3.2. Gather all the map onto a canvas
3.3. Estimate Tree Heights with Impervious Surface Layer and LAS
How-Tos
1. Loading Google Map as Base Map
2. Search for Open Geospatial Data
2.3. Singapore Master Plan
2.4. Obtain Philadelphia Land Use
2.5. New Jersey Geographic Information Network
3. Import Vector Layers into QGIS
4. Setting CRS, GRS or PCS
5. Zoom to Specified Long/Lat with CoordTransform Plugin
6. Merge Multiple Features Using Dissolve
7. Save a Feature Layer
8. Change the Colour and Opacity of a Polygon Feature Layer
9. Export Map as Image
10. Drawing in QGIS
11. Create Attribute
12. Delete Attribute
13. Turn on Snapping
14. Change the Fill of a Polyline Feature
15. Label Features
16. Vector Tools
17. Categorise Polygon Feature Layer
18. Layout Manager
19. Clip Raster
20. Zoom to Specific Lat/Lon
21. Adjust Transparency of Google Map Layer
22. Draw Polygon with Digitizing Tool
23. Calculate Centroid
24. Draw a Circle/Square with Buffer
25. Turn off Invalid Features Filtering Option for the Clip Operation
26. Import Raster Layer
27. Categorise Raster Image Layer
28. Reprojecting Files
29. Polygonise Raster Image
30. Export Raster to XYZ file
31. Merge Point Clouds in Cloud Compare
32. OSM-related Plugins and Functions
33. Developing QGIS Plugin
34. Python in QGIS
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