User Manual

GLOBAL MAPPER v21.1

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 Contents

1. Georeferencing .............................................................................................................5
2. Shapefile creating or Digitizing ......................................................................................9
3. Attribute table joining ..................................................................................................13
4. Generic text file joining ................................................................................................15
5. Cut & Merge Polygon ..................................................................................................17
6. Cut Selected Area by other Area .................................................................................19
7. Make new file of selected polygons .............................................................................20
8. Feature name instead of Point ....................................................................................21
9. Buffering .....................................................................................................................23
10. Move & Restore Polygon .........................................................................................25
11. Layout creating ........................................................................................................26
12. Connect online data.................................................................................................29
13. Contour generating..................................................................................................31
14. Path Profile..............................................................................................................33
15. Watershed delineation .............................................................................................35
16. Mosaic Toposheets .................................................................................................37
17. 3D Viewer................................................................................................................39
18. Create Video of 3D feature ......................................................................................41
19. Angle & Angular distance creating ...........................................................................45
20. Creating range rings ................................................................................................46
21. Grid creating & Equal Interval Grid making ..............................................................47
22. Extracting raster as per grid.....................................................................................51
23. Drone Image Processing & DTM, DSM, TIN model creating ....................................53
24. LiDAR data processing & DTM, DSM, TIN model creating ......................................58
25. Projection Transformation .......................................................................................65
26. View shed................................................................................................................67
27. NDVI .......................................................................................................................68
28. Attribute Joining & Thematic Map Making ................................................................71
29. Water Level Rise Analysis .......................................................................................81
30. Raster & DEM to Vector transformation ...................................................................84

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 31. Add Coordinates, Elevation & Slope to Points .........................................................88
32. Edge matching with adjacent polygons ....................................................................90
33. Find Slope Steepness and Direction through Signs .................................................92
34. Create DEM from CSV or XYZ data file ...................................................................95
35. Create Heat Map from CSV data file & Classification...............................................97
36. Calculate Flattened Site Plan (Visualization of Cut & Fill) ...................................... 100
37. Convert DEM in Point Feature ............................................................................... 103
38. Create Points on DEM through Grid ...................................................................... 105
39. Make a new point layer of selected points ............................................................. 106
40. Image logo assign to point as a symbol ................................................................. 109
41. Add & Export Online Bhuvan Portals URL Data ..................................................... 113
42. Georeferencing to Shapefile with various references ............................................. 116
43. Assign Multiple Attributes to shapefile (Using Query) ............................................ 119
44. Vertex editing (Cut, Combine Split) & Rotate of Shapefile ..................................... 121
45. Split Line at same interval...................................................................................... 126
46. Crop Vector features of inside the Polygon ............................................................ 128

(In Contents the Green color Tasks only procced in the “LiDAR Module” this is the
different licence you have to purches which works in Global Mapper)

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 Global Mapper v 20.1 Interface

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1. Georeferencing

Open Global Mapper Software v20.1 > Open data file >

Select particular Toposheet & Open > Manually rectify image > OK >

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The Georeferencing window will Automatically open >

Take a point on Toposheet >

Add each point coordinate values in ‘Ground Point Control Point Entry’ E.g. - X/Easting/Lon - 73 15,
Y/Northing/Lat - 18 30 > Click on ‘Add point to list’ for each point >

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Give particular name to point & OK > Apply > OK >

Automatically Georeferenced image will open in main window of software >

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For save the Georeferenced image > File > Export > Export Raster/Image format >

Choose file format “GeoTIFF” > OK >

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Choose various criteria’s as per the need > OK >

Give File name > Save.

2. Shapefile creating or Digitizing

Click on Digitizer tool and active it > Click on create point/Text feature OR create line feature OR create
area feature >

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Start digitizing > right click for stop digitizing >

Point Digitize Line Digitize Polygon Digitize

In Modify Feature Info add > NAME (feature name) > Create New Layer for Feature (Create new feature
layer for particular layer) >

Specify style as per layer feature > Fill Pattern/Border style/Width > Colours > OK.

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Enter Layer Name > OK >

Layer Projection (choose as per requirement) > OK >

The created layer will automatically open in Control Centre with feature >

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Export Shapefile > Select feature in Control Centre > File > Export > Export Vector

File format- ‘Shapefile.

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3. Attribute table joining

Open vector file in main working space OR create vector file >

Open/create CSV file with first column name “Label” (Label title is mandatory for CSV) > in control centre
right click on particular file > Layer > JOIN – Join attribute table/File to layer >

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Select for CSV (Excel Data file) file > Open >

In join options choose > Join File Delimiter, (Comma) > Join File attribute (Label) > OK.

Output after Attribute joining

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 4. Generic text file joining

File > Open Generic Text File (s)… >

Select file >

As per the need Point only (All Features are Points) OR Point, Line and Area features >

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Coordinate Order as per Lat/Lon (Based on 1st column as Text File) >

Coordinate Layout > Field to skip at starts if line (A column number from start a show OR use Text File)
> Rows to skip at starts if line (For avoid a particular rows) > Coordinate pairs per line (Fill a number how
much Coordinate pair has in Text file) >

Coordinate Delimiter (Comma) > OK.

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 Output of Generic Text file for point data Output of Generic Text file for point, line &
polygon data

5. Cut & Merge Polygon

Create or Open Area feature and other line feature which use to cut to Area feature > select both features
together >

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Right click on that selected Shapefiles > Crop/Combine/Split functions > Crop selected areas to select line
>

For joining > Select both features again > Right click on shapefile > Crop/Combine/Split functions >
COMBINE - Combine selected area/line features.

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 Output of crop Area as per Line

6. Cut Selected Area by other Area

Create/Open Two different shapefiles/Areas > Select the Area which is use to cut >

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Active Cut Selected Areas (s) From Another Areas Tool > Click on Unselected area > Yes

Output

7. Make new file of selected polygons

Open Shapefile > Select the intreated polygons (Press ‘Ctrl’ to select multiple polygons)

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 Go in Edit > Copy Selected Features to Clipboard > For paste > Edit > Paste Features from Clipboard >

Select paste Layer (As per Requirement) > Output.

8. Feature name instead of Point

Add/Create Point shapefile > The Name & Point appearing together >

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Select Point Feature > Right click on that > EDIT – Edit Point Feature >

Feature Type – Text > Tick on ‘Specify Style to Use When Rendering Feature’ > Point Symbol – No
Symbol > Change Name Font/Style as per reaueriment > OK.

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 Output

9. Buffering

Select vector feature > Create Buffer Around Selected Feature >

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Number of Buffer zones (As per requirement) > Fixed Distance of (As per requirement) > OK.

Output of Buffer

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 10. Move & Restore Polygon

Create or Open Area feature and other feature which use to cut to Area feature > Select feature > Use
‘Move Selected Feature (s)’ tool to move feature >

For Reshape the Feature > Right click on that > Move/Reshape feature (s) … > Move area feature >

For Feature Restore Original shape of the area Click on Yes.

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Output of Move & Restore feature.

11. Layout creating

Map Layout Editor >

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New layer options > tick on ‘Paper size’ > Choose Orientation Portrait OR Landscape > tick on Bounds >
OK >

GO in ‘Insert’ menu for include – Elevation Legend, Image, Map Legend, North Arrow, Scale Bar and Text
Elements right click on Layout > Insert >

Right click on Layout > Properties > Map View (As per requirement) > Grid frame > Grid type > Tick
Mark Label Orientation (As per requirement choose criteria of coordinates) > OK.

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Output of Layout

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12. Connect online data

Click on (Globe logo) Connect to online data >

As per the need choose DEM data (ASTER, SRTM), Google Map Hybrid, Google Map Imagery etc. >

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If select online data for particular area OR Box choose > Draw Box… >

Draw box on screen > OK > Connect.

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 Output of Connect Online Data

13. Contour generating

Add DEM/Elevation data from Connect to Online Data >

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Analysis > Generate contours (From Terrain Grid) … >

Contour Interval (AS per requirement in METERS OR FEET) > OK.

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 Output of Contours Generating.

14. Path Profile

Open DEM OR Elevation data from Connect to Online Data >

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Path Profile >

Draw Line on area and right click complete the line >

Automatically will create Path Profile

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 Output of Line of Sight.

15. Watershed delineation

Add DEM/Elevation data from Connect to Online Data >

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Analysis > Generate Watershed >

Stream Cell Count (As per requirement) > OK >

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In Control Centre automatically create Stream network & watershed areas.

16. Mosaic Toposheets

Open all Georeferenced Toposheets in Software > In Control Central > press ‘ctrl’ button on keyboard and
select all Toposheets together >

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Right click on selected Toposheets > Options… (double-Click) >

cropping > choose ‘Automatically crop’ > OK.

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 Output of Mosaic Toposheets

17. 3D Viewer

Add DEM/Elevation data from Connect to Online Data >

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Show 3D view >

Setting tool > 3D view properties > Vertical Exaggeration (As per requirement) > OK >

Use Walk view mode > Fly mode.

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Output of 3D Viewer

18. Create Video of 3D feature

Add DEM/Elevation data from Connect to Online Data > Create meandering line feature >

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Click on ‘Create 3D Fly Through’ >

Fixed point (Fixed at Map) > Select from Map >

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Keep ‘X’ symbol on particular location in Map >

Tick on Compute bank... and Smooth result… >

Elevation (As per requirement) > Duration (As per requirement) > Generate Fly Through Data > OK >

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Show 3D view >

Play Fly-Through > OK

Output of 3D Video.

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19. Angle & Angular distance creating

Distance/Bearing/COGO line >

Click point at location > Distance (As per requirement) > Bearing (Angle) (As per requirement) > Add
Point (Do for each point) > Done.

Output of Angle & Angular distance creating

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 20. Creating range rings

Create range rings/Ellipses >

Take a point on location > Number of Range Rings (As per requirement) > For interval between two rings
– Use this radius (As per requirement) > For make Rectangular buffer – Tick on Create Bounding Rectangle
(s) Instead of Ring (s)/Ellipse (s) > OK.

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 Output of Range Ring

21. Grid creating & Equal Interval Grid making

17.1 Grid Crating > Create Grid >

Take a point on location > Gris Setup > Rotation Angle (For rotate the Grid in Degree) > No. of Grid Rows
(As per requirement) > No. of Grid column (As per requirement) > Grid Cell Width & Height (As per
requirement) > OK. (If you wants to Points at center of the grid then check option ‘Create Points at Grid
Cell Centers)

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Output of Grid

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17.2 Equal Interval Grid making

Create Rectangular shapefile > Select Shapefile >

Create Grid >

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Click grid point on red highlighted point of selected Shapefile > In Grid setup add no. of Rows & Column
> Tick on Calculate Grid Cell Sizes to Rectangle >

Grid Bound > Tick on ‘Crop to selected area feature (s)’ > OK.

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 Output of Equal interval Grid

22. Extracting raster as per grid

Create a Grid on particular Raster > Select the interested Grid >

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In Control Centre double click on Raster File > Cropping > Crop to Currently Selected Polygon (s) > OK

Output of Extracting raster as per grid.

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23. Drone Image Processing & DTM, DSM, TIN model creating

Click on Pixels to Pint Tool >

Add Files (Drone Images) > Tick on Save GMP file > Select > Analysis Method – Incremental > Run >

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Generated Orthoimage & point cloud will appear in Control Centre >

Change LiDER Draw Mode and keep it as ‘Colour LiDER by Classification’ >

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Auto classify ground points >

Base bin size to check for curvature deviation (As per requirement) > Minimum height departure from local
mean for non-ground point (As per requirement) > Maximum Height Delta (As per requirement) > Expected
terrain slope (As per requirement) > Maximum building width (As per requirement) > OK (Image 28) >

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Auto classify Output

Create Elevation Grid >

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Grid Creation Options > Grid Method – TIN, DTM, DSM, Average Values (Chose one of them) (For DTM
go in Filter LiDAR Data and only tick on Ground) > Tick on Ignore Zero Elevations > OK >

TIN, DTM & DSM model output

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 Take outputs in 3D Viewer (DTM).

24. LiDAR data processing & DTM, DSM, TIN model creating

Open LiDER data > Point cloud will appear in Control Centre >

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 Change LiDER Draw Mode and keep it as ‘Colour LiDER by Classification’ >

Auto classify ground points >

Base bin size to check for curvature deviation (As per requirement) > Minimum height departure from
local mean for non-ground point (As per requirement) > Maximum Height Delta (As per requirement)
> Expected terrain slope (As per requirement) > Maximum building width (As per requirement) > OK
>

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Output of Auto classify

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 Auto Classify Non-Ground Points >

Base bin size to check for Planner Points (As per requirement) > Minimum height above ground (As
per requirement) > Maximum Co-planner Distance (As per requirement) > Minimum vegetation
Distance (As per requirement) > Max Co-planner angle difference (As per requirement) > OK >

Output of Auto classify non ground points

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 Extract Vector Features >

Resolution to extract buildings/trees at: c > Tick on extract 3D building footprints and Extract tree
points (Add values) and Extract powerline features (Add values) > OK >

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 Output of Extract Vector Features

Create Elevation Grid >

Grid Creation Options > Grid Method – TIN, DTM, DSM, Average Values (Chose one of them) (For DTM
go in Filter LiDAR Data and only tick on Ground) > Tick on Ignore Zero Elevations > OK >

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Output of TIN, DSM & DTM output of LiDER Data

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 Take outputs in 3D Viewer.

25. Projection Transformation

Select file in Control Centre >

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Configuration >

Projection > Projection (As per requirement) > Zone (As per requirement) > Datum (As per requirement)
> Planar Units (As per requirement) > OK.

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26. View shed
Create View Shed >

Take point at particular location > Transmitter elevation (As per requirement) > View Radius (As per
requirement) > Use an explicit height value for the receiver elevation (As per requirement) > OK.

Output of View Shed Analysis

1. Projection transformation

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 Select layer in control centre > Configure > Projection (Change as per requirement) > Zone
(As per requirement) > Datum (As per requirement) > Planar units (As per requirement) > OK.

27. NDVI

Open particular image bands in Control Centre >

NO >

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Analysis > Raster Calculator >

Select bands >

Add Predefined Formula (NDVI = NIR – Red / NIR + Red) >

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Add Band > Create Shaded (As per requirement) > OK >

Conform correct bands selected as per formula > OK.

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 Output of NDVI

28. Attribute Joining & Thematic Map Making

Open vector map file in software >

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For join the Attribute data to Map/Shapefile in Control Centre right click on particular file > Layer >
JOIN – Join Attribute Table/File to Layer >

Select Layer >

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Join Option > Select > Select CSV (Comma) file from system > Open >

Join File Delimiter- (Comma) > Join File Attribute- Label > OK >

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OK >

For check Attribute joined or not > Search > Search by Attribute, Name and Discription >

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Attribute Joining Success > R.F Attribute Added in Attribute Table >

For Check Individual information of use Feature Info Tool >

All over information of individual feature >

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For make the Thematic Map double click on particular Layer > Vector Options > Area Styles >

Tick on ‘Apply Styling Based on Attribute/Name Values’ > Attribute/Name to Base Style on > Click on
right side arrow & Choose Attribute >

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Click on Load Values >

Select/Fill information > OK

Yes >

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Automatic classes will open > for change the Legend style select class & click on Edit Style… >

Output of Automatic Classes Thematic Map.

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For Manually make the classes > select all automatic classes > Delete >

Click on > New Values … > Select Area Style > OK >

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Enter Manually classes > After adding manually classes > Apply > OK >

Output of Manually Added Classes Thematic Map.

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 Make Layout Map (For getting the more details of Layout making check point no. 7)

29. Water Level Rise Analysis

Connect to Online Data > Select Global Map Imagery > Connect >

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Make Area Shapefile > Digitize River Basin >

Connect to Online Data > add the Aster elevation data (DEM) > Select River Shapefile >

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Analysis > Simulate Water Level Rise/Flooding. >

Water Rise Calculation Setup > Water Level Increase Amount (As per Requirement) > Increase from
Elevation (i.e. Sea Level) <= (As per Requirement)

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 Pink colour area is flooded by 4-meter rise in the water.

30. Raster & DEM to Vector transformation

Open Raster file (RGB) OR DEM (TIFF) in workspace >

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For Raster Right click on file in control centre > Layer > Create Area Features From Equal Values… >

Select Layer > OK >

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In Setup Equal-Value Area Creation > Give Maximum Match Distance > Click on Only Selected
Colour(s) >

In Color > Pick Color from Map >

Select Colour on Map > OK > OK >

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 Output of Raster.

For DEM fallow same steps as Raster > Output of DEM.

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 31. Add Coordinates, Elevation & Slope to Points

Add Point & Online Terrain data together > Select all over points > Right Click > Attribute / Style Functions
> Add coordinates choose ‘Add coordinates/Bounds Attributes to selected Features’ > Calculate
Elevation/Slope state for selected feature(s) (Do both functions one by one)>

Successful Message > OK > To Elevation & Slope Details

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Check Elevation & Slope values in Attribute Table >

Save Attribute in CSV file format > In Attribute Editor > Click on Save to CSV > Save file in your
system as per desire name >

Output.

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 32. Edge matching with adjacent polygons

If there is any Polygon missed in between multiple polygons >

Create one polygon surrounding the missed polygon & merge OR save in main Layer > OK >

Active Editor Tool > Select all surrounded polygons of missed Polygon (For multiple selection press
‘Ctrl’ button on keyboard) >

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Select ‘Cut Selected Area(s) from Another Area’ >

Click on ‘NO’ >

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 33. Find Slope Steepness and Direction through Signs

Add online elevation data (DEM) > Create OR add particular Shapefile on DEM >

Select Polygon through Digitizer Tool > Right Click on Polygon > Advanced Feature Creation Option >
Create Randomly Distributed Points… >

Here in Generate Mode add ‘Number of Points in each area’ (As per Requirement) > OK >

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Random Points will create >

Right Click on Selected Points > Attribute/style Functions > Calculate Elevation/Slope… >

Yes > OK >

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Double Click on Randomly created Points Layer > Vector Options > Area Style > check on ‘Use Quiver
Plot (Direction Vector) Symbols’ > Check on ‘Use Direction and Magnitude’ > Direction- Slope
Direction > Magnitude- Slope Degree > OK>

Output.

The Size of Arrows showing steepness of Slope & Arrow Direction showing Slope Direction.

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 34. Create DEM from CSV or XYZ data file

Add CSV file > OK >

Set Projection > OK >

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Points will appear in Workspace > Create Elevation Grid > OK >

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Output.

35. Create Heat Map from CSV data file & Classification

Add CSV file as per previous chapter > Set Projection > OK > Points will appear in Workspace > Create
Density Grid > OK >

Layer (Give Name to Layer) > Population Field (Select particular attribute to input) > Search Radius (As
per Requirement) > Cell per Radius (As per Requirement) > Area Unit, Density Type, Shader (As per
Requirement) > OK >

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Output.

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Add Custom Shader... >

In Custom Shader > Give Name to Shader > Height/Slope (As per Requirement) > Add > Choose a
colour as per Height/Slope > OK > OK >

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Output.

36. Calculate Flattened Site Plan (Visualization of Cut & Fill)

Add DEM >

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Add OR create shapefile of particular area on DEM and select it through Editor tool >

Right click on selected feature > Advanced Feature Creation Options > Calculate Flattened Site Plan Grid
from Selected Area(s) >

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Layer Description > check on Calculate Flatten height … (‘Fixed Height to Flatten Selected Areas’ use
for manual heights) > OK >

Volumetric Calculations > OK >

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Output.

In 3D Viewer.

37. Convert DEM in Point Feature

Add DEM data and Save OR Export in GeoTIFF format & open in Global Mapper >

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(1. Only works on Saved & Exported data so export the DEM in GeoTIFF File format and then do further process

2. Projection must be Geographic (Latitude/Longitude) WGS84)

Layer Menu > Create Point Features at Elevation Grid Cell Centres >

Select Layers > OK >

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Output.

38. Create Points on DEM through Grid

Add DEM in Global Mapper > Add Shapefile OR Create Box (Through Layer) on DEM > Select
Shapefile >

Create Grid > Check on ‘Calculate Grid cell Count to Fill Rectangle’ > Check on ‘Create Point at Grid
Cell Centres’ > (If want points only in shapefile then check on ‘Crop Generated Grid to Selected Area
Feature’) OK >

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Output.

39. Make a new point layer of selected points

Add or create point data in workspace > select the particular points >

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Right click on selected points > EDIT – Edit Selected Features >

Modify Selected Point Featuers > Tick on Modify Name > Feature Name – Create a new Layer > Specify
Style (As per Requirement) > OK >

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Output.

New Layer created in Control centre.

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 40. Image logo assign to point as a symbol

Go in configuration >

Configuration > Styles > Custom Symbols > Add Symbols >

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Select Image > Open >

Enter Symbol Description > OK >

Image will be added in index > OK >

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In Control Centre Double click on particular point layer > Point Style > Select Style > Select Point
Symbol > Set Size of point > OK > Apply > OK

Output.

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If you don’t want labels to points > Double click on point feature > Labels > uncheck option- Display
Labels for Layer > OK >

Output.

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 41. Add & Export Online Bhuvan Portals URL Data

Open Bhuvan site on Google > Choose ‘Thematic Services’ >

Search > Select Theme > State > View >

Choose District > (Here you will also get a Legend of particular Map)

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Webservices > Copy WMTS OR WMS URL Link > Open Global Mapper >

Connect to Online Data > Add New Source >

Select online source Type > OK >

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Paste URL link in Server URL > Click on ‘Get List…Layers’ (It will take some time to load) > Choose
your particular product from below list > OK >

Output.

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 42. Georeferencing to Shapefile with various references

42.1 Coordinates to Shapefile

42.2 Image to Shapefile

42.3 Shapefile to Shapefile

42.1 Coordinates to Shapefile

(In this task you have to know the Coordinates of each desire Point)
Add nongeorefered shapefile in Global Mapper >

In Control Centre Right Click on Shapefile > RECTIFY-Modify…. (Re-Rectify) >

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In Image Rectifier Window take the points at your desire spot of the shapefile (Get more information refer
Task no. 1- ‘Georeferencing’) > Add Latitude & Longitude > after adding all points > Apply > OK > Output
after rectifying > Close this window after Apply & OK >

Output.

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42.2 Image to Shapefile
(In this task Image must Georeferenced)
In this case we have Georeferenced Toposheet & nongeorefered Shapefile of Forest area

In Control Centre keep Shapefile on top > Right click on Shapefile > RECTIFY-Modify…. (Re-Rectify) >
In Image Rectifier First take point on Shapefile & then on Image > Add Point List > OK (Do this process
for all points) > Apply > OK >

Output.

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42.3 Shapefile to Shapefile
(In this task one Shapefile have Georeferenced)
(Do the same Process as per Task 42.2)

43. Assign Multiple Attributes to shapefile (Using Query)

Add .shp data file in Global Mapper >

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 In Control Center Double Click on .shp file > Labels > Use Custom Label >

In Set up Custom Label type a Query > For Eg.-

Location=%T_NAME%Pop.=%Population%Rain.=%Rainfall (mm)% After completion of Query Click
on OK > OK > Apply > OK

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 Location, Pop., Rain. - A Attribute names which you want to keep on Map.
= - Sign to compare given name & Attribute.
% - Assigning Attribute Information to query.
T_NAME, Population, Rainfall (mm)- Original title of attributes
, - Using to differentiate two Attribute Name (You can use Space also).

Output-

(If you want to change Font & Size of text please change it before the Thematic Mapping or Classification
OR While changing color in Thematic mapping ‘Select Class > Edit Style > Select Label Font’ for each
Class)

44. Vertex editing (Cut, Combine Split) & Rotate of Shapefile

44.1 Display Area/Line Vertices

Output

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44.2 Move Selected Vertices
Select 1 Point from ‘Digitizer Tool’ > Select ‘Move Selected Vertices Tool’ >

Hold Point & Drag at your desire Location > Output

(If you want to Restore the Feature > Select & right Click on feature > Move/Reshape Feature(s) > Restore
Original Shape of the Area)

44.3 Insert Vertex

Select the Feature & Enable ‘Insert Vertex’ Tool > Click at your desire Location > Output.

(If you want to Restore the Feature > Select & right Click on feature > Move/Reshape Feature(s) > Restore
Original Shape of the Area)

44.4 Combine Line Features

Select Both Liners from Digitizer Tool > Select ‘Combine Line Features’ Tool >

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Specify Maximum Combine Distance (As per Requirement) > OK >

Select Combine Options (As per Requirement) > OK >

Yes >

Output >

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44.5 Split Line at single Point
(For this task there will be a need of more than 2 vertices in Line & Do not select 1st & Last Vertex of
Line)
Select a single Vertex of the Line > Click on ‘Split Line at Selected Vertex’ Tool >

Output >

44.6 Rotate Shapefile

Select Feature > Click on ‘Rotate/Scale Feature (s)’ Tool >

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Rotation & Scaling Setup > Rotate by (Set Angle as per Requirement) >

Output.

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 45. Split Line at same interval

45.1 Adding Vertex at same Distance

Select & Right Click on Line > Crop/Combine/Split Functions > Resample/Split Selected Feature (s) at
Specified Spacing >

Sample Spacing Setup > Enable ‘Sample Features at Fixed Distance Interval’ > Spacing Distance (As per
Requirement) > Select unit > OK >

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45.2 Split Line at selected vertices

Select only middle points of Line & Right Click on Line > Crop/Combine/Split Functions > SPLIT - Split
Feature at Selected vertices >

Output >

45.3 Split Line in Same Interval

Select & Right Click on Line > Crop/Combine/Split Functions > Split Selected Liner (s) into a line for
each segment >

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46. Crop Vector features of inside the Polygon

Select a main feature which you want use for crop >

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Crop to Selected Area (s) Setup > Mark on Areas, Lines & Points (As per Requirement) > Mark on ‘Mark
Cropped Features Deleted’ > OK >

Output >

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