Development of WebGIS Based Land Information

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System Using Open Source Software for Balangoda
Urban Council

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By Supervised By
Mr. Chamara Prasanna 07/SS/030 Dr Thilantha Dammelage
Mr. K.M.M.S Senarath 07/SS/035

Faculty Of Geomatics 1
Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
1.0 Introduction
1.1 General Background
LIS
• Legal, administrative and economic decision making in order
to planning and development of land

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• Database containing spatially referenced land related data for
a defined area
• Procedures and techniques for the systematic collection,

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updating, processing and distribution of that data

Modern trend is to publish LIS as GIS services

GIS services
Published geographic information services
Can accessed over the Web
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Using standard technologies and protocols
WebGIS

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Web Server

Helps to deliver Web content that can be accessed through the Internet

Web Map Server

A standard protocol for serving georeferenced map images over the
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Internet that are generated by a map server using data from a GIS
database.
1.2 Land related problems of Balangoda
Urban Council
1. Land management problems

• Land degradation
• Finding suitable places for each type of purpose

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2. Tax payment procedure problems

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• Time and Accuracy
• Updating
• Multi storeys buildings having different owners
• Large number of human power

3. Data Sharing

• between different sections in UC

• visualize those data to people 4

4. Software cost
1.3 Suggested solution to overcome the
problems
1. Land management GIS

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2. Spatial data storage and quick

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Input and output method Spatial Database

3. Data sharing and visualization Web

4. Cost Open Source

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Development of WebGIS based Land Information
System using open source software
1.4 Research Problem
Main Problem

How to develop webGIS based LIS using only open source software
having 3D information as well?

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Secondary Problems

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1. How to make digital maps which connecting to data base for
doing land management and effective tax procedure?

2. How to publish created digital maps through WWW keeping

capable of doing spatial analyzing and quick input and output?

3. How to visualize 3D information on the map?

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4. How to use free software only when doing above thing?
1.5 Objective
Main Objective

To develop webGIS based LIS using open source software having 3D

information as well

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Secondary Objectives

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1. To make digital maps which connecting to data base for doing
land management and effective tax procedure?

2. To publish created digital maps through WWW keeping capable

of doing spatial analyzing and quick input and output?

3. To visualize 3D information on the map?

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4. To use free software only when doing above thing?
1.6 Significance of the Research
Land Information System,
1. Digital
• Easy and effective spatial data management and storage
capability

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• Can update and retrieve information easily

2. Web Based

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• Can access to data freely and quickly to general people and
another government and private companies.
• Easy to share data between different section of UCs

3. Querying data
• Land use planning
• Land administration 8
• Design making in situation like natural disaster etc
1.6 Significance of the Research
4. 3D Land Information

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 3D information in this research
1. Height of Buildings
2. Number of storeys of building
3. Owner name of each storey of one building
4. Visualization of cartographic 3D view of building

5. Open Source

• No any sort of software cost for developing using and updating of

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• Very important for developing countries like Sri Lanka
1.7 Limitation of Research
• Balangoda Urban Council

1. Very interesting to use new technology.

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2. Completely finished government title registration
programme.
3. Nearest Urban Council from Sabaragamuwa University.

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• Not consider entire UC’s area as study area

1. Within given time period can’t collect ,input such amount of

data.
2. Can’t get all UC’s area’s cadastral layer from Survey
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1.8 Study area

• Most important area

in Balangoda UC.

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• Have private and
governments

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buildings.

• Area of 16.2 km² and

very populated area
comparing to other
area.

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2.0 Literature Review
Development of a Web Based Land Information System (LIS)
using Integrated Remote Sensing and GIS Technology for
Guwahati City, India
(Sarma B, et al.,2003)

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“The multi query facility provided in the Web based Land

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Information System (LIS) allows any individual to gather
information regarding land holding.

The web based plot wise information system provides the facility
for ready and immediate extraction of information regarding land
ownership and built up history”.

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2.0 Literature Review
A WebGIS and geodatabase for Florida’s wetlands 2004
(Mathiyalagana V. ,et al.,2004)

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“There is need to develop more Web-based tools to share
environmental datasets and information.

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Decision-makers and administrators often have limited
expertise in GIS and complex spatial analyses.

WebGIS has the potential to share data, provide easy access

for users with limited GIS knowledge
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2.0 Literature Review
3D Cadastre ,
Jantine Esther STOTER (2004)

“It can be concluded that a full 3D cadastre that both registers

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surface parcels and volume parcels offers best potentials and is
realizable”. Cases in Queensland, British Columbia, Norway and

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Sweden showed already that it is possible to establish volume
parcels within the juridical frameworks.”

“This thesis showed that it is possible to register volume parcels

together with 2.5D surfaces of parcels within a cadastral and
technical framework”.

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2.0 Literature Review
Gis Based Land Information System For Mandal Soum, Selenge Aimag Of Mongolia
Tuul,B.(2010)

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“This project demonstrates that Land Information Systems can be
created using Open Source GIS software as e.g.
QuantumGIS, gvSIG, uDig and the Open Source database

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management system PostgreSQL /PostGIS.

“Systems which are based on Open Source GIS software are new for
many professionals in Mongolia and of special importance for
developing countries due to their cost efficiency.”

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3.0 Research Methodology
Google Map Layer

Digitizing &
Georeferencing Database creation

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Parcel and Road Layer Base Raster Image Building Layer

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Digitizing &
Database creation Land Management Map Tax Information Map

DWG Cadastral Layer Georeferencing Map Server

Web Server
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Client Web Browser

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1. Making digital maps connecting to a data base for doing
land management and tax procedure effectively
• Marking base raster image

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• Marking Building parcel & road Layer

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• Marking Land management and Tax Information map

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2. Publishing digital maps through WWW keeping
capable of doing spatial analyzing and quick output?

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 3.0 Research Methodology

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Published URL of one GIS Layer
http://localhost:8080/geoserver/Test4/wms?service=WMS&version=1.1.0&reque
st=GetMap&layers=Test4:Road%20Layer&styles=&bbox=80.38586882761503,6.6
466470588435165,80.39038315293672,6.652113079815043&width=422&height 21
=512&srs=EPSG:4326&format=application
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Server Side Java Scripting (open layers)

<script defer="defer" type="text/javascript">

var map, infocontrols, water, highlightlayer;
function load() {

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map = new OpenLayers.Map('map', {
projection: 'EPSG:4326',
maxExtent:newOpenLayers.Bounds(80.38306564115591,6.646417998

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84841,
80.39385614609655, 6.65447406783918),
maxResolution: 0.00001,
units: 'm'
})
var wms1 = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS('Satellite
Image','http://localhost:8080/geoserver/Test4/wms',{layers:
'Test4:Test4_Raster'},{attribution: 'Google Map Layer',isBaseLayer:
true});……
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map.addLayers([wms1,wms2,wms3,wms4]);
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Codes for quick out of attribute data
infoControls = {
click: new OpenLayers.Control.WMSGetFeatureInfo({
url: 'http://localhost:8080/geoserver/Test4/wms',

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title: 'Identify features by clicking',
layers: [wms2,wms3,wms4],
queryVisible: true

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}),
hover: new OpenLayers.Control.WMSGetFeatureInfo({
url: 'http://localhost:8080/geoserver/Test4/wms',
title: 'Identify features by clicking',
layers: [wms2,wms3,wms4],
hover: true,
queryVisible: true
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};
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Codes for to get tool for distance and area
measureControls = {
line: new OpenLayers.Control.Measure(
OpenLayers.Handler.Path, {
persist: true,

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handlerOptions: {
layerOptions: {
renderers: renderer,

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styleMap: styleMap

polygon: new OpenLayers.Control.Measure(

OpenLayers.Handler.Polygon, {
persist: true,
handlerOptions: {
layerOptions: {
renderers: renderer,
styleMap: styleMap 24
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3. How to visualize 3D information on the map
Uses classification style and legend diagram to visualize 3D
information map

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3. How to visualize 3D information on the map

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<imgsrc="http://localhost:8080/geoserver/Test4/wms?REQUEST=GetLegendGraphic
&VERSION=1.1.1&FORMAT=image/png&WIDTH=20&HEIGHT=20&LAYER=Test4:Parcel 26
Tax Map" width="50" height="100"></div>
4.0 Results Land Management Map
4.1 Develop Web maps

Tax Information Map

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4.0 Results
4.2 Quick retrival of attribute data

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4.0 Results
4.3 3D Information on Map

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4.0 Results
4.4 Distance and Area calculation , SLD 99 coordinate and scale
of map

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5.0 Discussion

Drawbacks for Open Source Software

Lot of software, Hard to chose best one
Take time to learn

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More technical ability needed
Not full support from author

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Data Interoperability cases

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 Thank You

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