lec_3_intro to digitizing
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Introduction to Digitizing
Prof. Dr. Sajid Rashid Ahmad
sajidpu@yahoo.com
Atiqa Ijaz Khan _ Demonstrator
atiqa_ss09@yahoo.com
Thursday, April 13, 2023Institute of Geology, University of the Punjab
2Digitizing
• “The process of converting features on a map into a digital format.”
• “The process of converting analog information into a digital format.”
• The process of creating a single point feature with an x,y coordinate.
• The process of converting geographic data either from a hardcopy or a scanned image into vector data by tracing the features
• The x,y coordinates of features are automatically recorded and stored as spatial data.
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3Types of Digitizing
Types of Digitizin
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Automatic
Manual
On Tablet
On Screen
Stream Mode
Point Mode
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4Automatic Digitizing
• An automatic process to convert a raster into a vector.
• Mostly using image processing and pattern recognition techniques.
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5Manual Digitizing
• Manual digitizing method involves two types:
On Tablet On Screen
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• On Tablet:• Done by Digitizer.• Operator manually traces all lines from a hard copy or scanned map.• But, it is more time consuming.• And level of accuracy is not very good.
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• On Screen:• Simplest way to create the vectors.• From computer screen using a mouse of digitizing cursor.
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• Point Mode Digitizing:• Vertices are placed by hand at desired interval.• It is a slower process.• But less redundancy (repetition).• And more accurate.
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• Stream Mode Digitizing:• Half automatic process.• Software insert vertices every time when a particular distance or time
threshold pass out.• Faster process.• But, produce large and heavy files, with redundant information.
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