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"Optimizing Location for Decision Making'
Kenya WEBGIS Is a professional online map designer that gives users the power to design and share professional maps using its readily available pre-configured datasets and tools.
The users can interact with the platform to organize data and also import from external online sources or data files from local computer for customized mapping.
The platform enables users to easily access, select and visualize the Kenya geographic data through the web browsers and orderly arrange data layers for professional map designing.
After completing the mapping tasks, the platform and the hosted datasets support the extended rendering and visualization of the mapped project area beyond the platform by generating and sharing the URL of the map extent.
Kenya Rivers dataset overlayed with the Contour Lines Dataset. It provides insight on the topography and the drainage of the area covered by the image.
Kenya WEBGIS, Map Making Guide
Kenya WEBGIS, Map Making Guide
Kenya WEBGIS Makes online professional map designing possible based on the hosted data and/or imported data.
Identify the area of interest [Learn the techniques here].
Select by checking the layers of interest on the layers pane.
Import data if necessary [Learn how to import data here]
From the tools pane, click to open the grid lines tool [Learn]
Set the area covered by the map well and adjust the zoom buttons if necessary.
From the tools pane, click to open the Print tool. Edit the title of the map, select the paper size and the orientation accordingly [A4/A3], Click the Advanced settings and adjust accordingly.
Click "PRINT" and wait for the processing. When completed, open to view the designed map.
Click the link to view the preserved layers of the printed map. This can be generated and pasted on the map for digital visualization and querying the layers.
Basic Map Elements
Basic Map Elements
Professional map must have the 5 basic Elements.
These are:
Title: It shows the topic, theme or area covered by the map.
Scale
Key
Compass Direction
Frame & Gridlines
Join the monthly Professional Map Designing competition!
Join the monthly Professional Map Designing competition!
WIN up to KSHS. 10 000 monthly!
Join the competition, Learn the Rules, Zoom to your chosen 'intriguing Landscape', Design your Map & SUBMIT.
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