Campus Web Map for KFUPM

Term Project for CRP 514 course

Presented by

Mohammad Alkaff

Farid BinbeshrInstructor

Dr. Baqer Al‐Ramadan

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• Introduction

• Problem statement

• Purpose of the project

• Resource and Information

• Methodology

• Building the Map

• Publishing the Map

• Case study

• Conclusion and Future Work

Agenda

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• Geographical Information System (GIS) is a system of

hardware and software that supports the capture,

management, manipulation, analysis, and display of

Geographic Information

Introduction  

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• Links databases and maps

• Manages information about places

• Helps answer questions such as:

• Where is it?

• What else is nearby?

• Where is the highest concentration of ‘X’?

• Where can I find things with characteristic ‘Y’?

• Where is the closest ‘Z’ to my location?

Introduction  

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• The use of Geographical Information System (GIS)

and the internet has changed the way of the

organizations that use geographic information.

• Geographic Information System (GIS) can be used in

campus planning, accessibility, safety, and

maintenance operations for a university.

Introduction  

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• Interactive map for the KFUPM university is not

available either for browsing or for planning and

facilities management

Problem  statement

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• The purpose of this project is to produce an

interactive campus web map of the academic

buildings and their parks for King Fahd University of

Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) using Geographic

Information System (GIS) software.

Purpose of the Project

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• ArcGIS tool.

• Data and information from Housing and Office

Services Department.

Resource and Information

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• Building the map

• Publishing the map

Methodology

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• Building the map

• Getting the Campus map of KFUPM.

• Editing the features (polygon and polyline) of the map

using AutoCAD software.

• Collecting the data that are related to the Academic

Buildings (polygon features).

Methodology

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• Building the map

• Creating the geodatabase for the data using

ArcCatalog.

Methodology

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• Building the map

• Creating the layers (Academic Buildings and street) of

the map.

Methodology

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• Building the map

• Displaying the map and getting information about map

features using ArcMap.

• Changing the properties of the layers to be ready to

publish.

Methodology

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• Publishing the map

• Use ArcGIS Online server.

• Create ArcGIS free global account.

• Convert all layers to shape files.

• Upload your map as shape files.

Methodology

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• Links for the KFUPMMap

• KFUPMMAP Imagery

• http://bit.ly/vwLlRw

• KFUPMMAP Road.

• http://bit.ly/uC9vto

• KFUPMMAP Street

• http://bit.ly/tHBb63

Methodology

• Limitation

• ArcGIS online server has many limitation.

• Upload shape files with maximum 1000 feature.

• Old Imagery map for the KFUPM.

Methodology

• Publishing on Smart Phones (iPhone)

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Campus

Case study

University of California Davis

Case study

University of Oregon

Case study

University of Oregon

Case study

• A Geographical information system (GIS) tool can

contribute to build an interactive map of the

university campus. The use of the interactive

Campus Web map in KFUPM can ease the

accessibility of buildings information for all users

such as, new students, visitors, etc.

Conclusion

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• Build a dedicated smart phone application for KFUPM.

• User KFUPM ArcGIS Server for publishing maps.

Future Work

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