gvSIG 1.12 Tutorial and Case Study . 1 Abstract This Master’s thesis is dedicated to the development of a complete tutorial to introduce the reader into the operation of a full Geographic Information System; namely, gvSIG 1.12 For that, a practical case study has been created step by step, in which at the end of it, the user will be familiar with the GIS atmosphere. The concepts studied are very broad and its use can be extended to other general purposes within the GISs. Keywords: Tutorial. Geographic Information Systems (GIS). gvSIG. Location of helipads. Firefighting bases. Information map. gvSIG 1.12 Tutorial and Case Study . 2 Index Abstract ........................................................................................................................................... 1 Table of Figures ............................................................................................................................. 4 Tables .............................................................................................................................................. 6 1. Glossary .................................................................................................................................. 7 2. Preface .................................................................................................................................... 9 2.1 Origin of the Project ....................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Motivation ...................................................................................................................... 10 2.3 Previous Requirements .............................................................................................. 13 2.4 Environmental Considerations ................................................................................... 14 3. Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 17 3.1 Principal Aim ................................................................................................................ 19 3.2 Secondary Objectives ................................................................................................. 19 4. Background .......................................................................................................................... 20 4.1 Starting with the classics ............................................................................................ 20 4.2 Projects and gvSIG Tutorials .................................................................................... 22 4.2.1 gvSIG Course 1.11 .............................................................................................. 22 4.2.2 IVER gvSIG Case Study 1.0 .............................................................................. 23 4.2.3 GIS for Health Organization ............................................................................... 24 4.3 Nowadays in Spain and Catalonia Region .............................................................. 25 4.3.1 Helipads Regulations 2013 ................................................................................ 26 4.3.2 Catalunya Daily Fire Risk Map [18] ..................................................................... 26 4.3.3 Catalonia Helipads Plan 2009 – 2015 .............................................................. 27 5. Methodology ......................................................................................................................... 29 6. Tutorial .................................................................................................................................. 32 6.1 First Step ............................................................................................................................ 32 6.2 Second Step ...................................................................................................................... 34 6.2.1 How to obtain the initial information for the Case Study ...................................... 35 6.3 Case Study gvSIG 1.12 ................................................................................................... 41 6.3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 41 6.3.2 Main Goal .................................................................................................................... 41 6.3.3 Initial Information ....................................................................................................... 42 6.3.4 Case Study Development Plan ............................................................................... 42 gvSIG 1.12 Tutorial and Case Study . 3 6.3.5 STEP 1: PREPARE INITIAL INFORMATION ................................................. 43 6.3.6 STEP 2: Querying ................................................................................................ 56 6.3.7 STEP 3 Create a new SHP ................................................................................ 62 6.3.8 STEP 4: Create an influence area .................................................................... 73 6.3.9 STEP 5: CREATING A MAP .............................................................................. 78 7. Conclusions .......................................................................................................................... 94 8. Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................. 97 9. References ........................................................................................................................... 98 gvSIG 1.12 Tutorial and Case Study . 4 Table of Figures Figure 1. gvSIG Organization ...................................................................................................... 9 Figure 2. Case Study Process ................................................................................................... 13 Figure 3. An overview of the Generic Model for Project Execution Process ...................... 15 Figure 4. Geographic Knowledge will be available to anyone, anewhere, anytime .......... 17 Figure 5. John Snow´s 1855 map of the Soho cholera outbreak ......................................... 20 Figure 6. JHHS´analyst geocoded each patient´s address and Clinics .............................. 25 Figure 7. Catalonia Daily Fire Risk Map .................................................................................. 27 Figure 8. Proposed Scenario Plan 2009 - 2015 ..................................................................... 28 Figure 9. Method used for the Casestudy ............................................................................... 29 Figure 10. gvSIG Portal .............................................................................................................. 32 Figure 11. Download gvSIG ....................................................................................................... 33 Figure 12. Execute Software ..................................................................................................... 33 Figure 13. gvSIG icon desktop .................................................................................................. 33 Figure 14. ICC Municipal Base (1) ............................................................................................ 36 Figure 15. ICC Municipal Base (2) ............................................................................................ 36 Figure 16. ICC Municipal Base (3) ............................................................................................ 37 Figure 17. ICC registration ......................................................................................................... 38 Figure 18. Region and Landscape /gencat.cat ....................................................................... 38 Figure 19. Region and Landscape information ....................................................................... 39 Figure 20. Cartography/gencat.cat ........................................................................................... 40 Figure 21. SHP roads file ........................................................................................................... 40 Figure 22. Priority Protection Areas (perprot) ......................................................................... 41 Figure 23. Create and rename a view ...................................................................................... 43 Figure 24. Add layer icon ........................................................................................................... 44 Figure 25. Selected files ............................................................................................................. 44 Figure 26. Layers added to the TOC ........................................................................................ 45 Figure 27. Order of the layers in the TOC ............................................................................... 45 Figure 28. Configure Locator ..................................................................................................... 46 Figure 29. Addition of layers to the Locator ............................................................................. 46 Figure 30. WMS Service............................................................................................................