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Attributes Of Topographic Mapping Of A Fast Urbanising Area In Nigeria, Using Remote Sensing And Gis, Olarewajo Oluseyi Ifatimehin Ph.D, Fanan Ujoh Ph.D, Patrick S.U. Eneche
Attributes Of Topographic Mapping Of A Fast Urbanising Area In Nigeria, Using Remote Sensing And Gis, Olarewajo Oluseyi Ifatimehin Ph.D, Fanan Ujoh Ph.D, Patrick S.U. Eneche
Dr. Fanan Ujoh
Aims: To produce an updated 1:25,000 topographic map of Anyigba through the application of geospatial technologies – GIS techniques, Remote Sensing data, GPS and other ancillary hardware and software. Study Design: Application of satellite imageries and GIS software for the production of updated topographic map of Anyigba Town in Nigeria. Place and Duration of Study: GIS Laboratory, Department of Geography and Planning, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria, between April and July 2012. Methodology: Satellite image processing, classification and vectorization, visually-aided interpretation, digitization and geocoding of features, using ArcGIS 9.2, ILWIS 3.3 Academia, AutoCAD 2010 and Microsoft Excel 2010 software. Results: …