Geographic Information System for Labuan Island

• Main Author: Wan Khairul Anuar, Wan Mohamad Anas
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Petronas 2011
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/7411/1/2011%20-%20Geographic%20Information%20System%20%28GIS%29%20for%20Labuan%20Island.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/7411/

This project revolves around the construction of Geographic Information System for Labuan Island. The area of interest is focused on the data available for Labuan Island for be combined in a single software system. Software used in this project is ArcGIS 9.3 which includes ArcMap and ArcCatalog. Conventional map data available nowadays are all spread out and in different format thus making data gathering for decision making somewhat difficult. The map data can be lost or damaged as it is usually kept in paper format. There are also difficulties of comparing information covering the same geographic region, but on two different sources. Typically mapping data collected fur, say, climate could not be compared directly with, say, soil mapping because they are reproduced at different scales and projections. The scope of study basically covers four main phases starting from the literature review, data gathering, constructing ArcMap for Labuan Island and finally published the completed data compilation for users. The methodology of this project shows how the steps need to be taken in order to construct a geographic information system for desired area. The end product consists of five layers of different data with aerial map data taken from ArcGIS explorer as base map layer for Labuan Island GIS.