LABEX 1:
QGIS ACTIVITY #1
FERNANDEZ, Alfonzo Jose V.
LBYCV3G - EW1
I. DATA PREPARATION
Requirements:
Shapefile of the administrative
borders of the Philippines
Topographic map of: ???
Hazard map: ???
Vector administrative maps of the
country at various levels (e.g.
barangay, municipality, province, &
region) are available as shapefiles,
which are downloadable at
[Link]
I. DATA PREPARATION
Requirements:
Shapefile of the administrative
borders of the Philippines
Topographic map of: Cavite
Hazard map: Liquefaction
The Province of Cavite was chosen for
this activity. Its topographic map,
along with its Liquefaction hazard risk
map (as of 2005) were downloaded
through:
[Link]
II. PROJECT SETUP
The shapefile ‘gadmn41_PHL_2.shp’ was
The coordinate reference system
opened in a new project in QGIS 3.34.
(CRS) of the vector file was
This shapefile demarcates the municipal
reprojected to EPSG32561 via the
boundaries of the country.
‘Reproject Layer’ tool under ‘Vector.’
III. GEOREFERENCING (TOPOGRAPHY)
The GCP of the topographic map was added as shown above.
III. GEOREFERENCING
(TOPOGRAPHY)
A total of 16 GCPs were drawn on the
map, with as little overall residuals as
possible. The mean error is shown
below:
III. GEOREFERENCING (TOPOGRAPHY)
III. GEOREFERENCING (HAZARD)
The Liquefaction Hazard
Map, another raster map,
was georeferenced. This
time, the GCPs were added
from map to the canvas.
A total of eleven GCPs were
added, all of which were
spread across the map in
order to achieve a fair
projection.
III. GEOREFERENCING
IV. DIGITIZING TOPOGRAPHY
Additions:
Elevation points
Roads
City blocks
The first new shapefile to add
was ‘Cavite_ElevPoint,’ which
denotes the height of a certain
location within the province.
Its geometry type is a point.
IV. DIGITIZING TOPOGRAPHY
Using the ‘add point
feature,’ a total of
eleven elevation points
were drawn.
IV. DIGITIZING TOPOGRAPHY
Each shapefile point was
given a distinct symbol for
better visualization.
The points were then
given a text label to mark
their heights in meters.
IV. DIGITIZING TOPOGRAPHY
Additions:
Elevation points
Roads
City blocks
IV. DIGITIZING TOPOGRAPHY
The next shapefile to add was
‘Cavite_Road,’ which depicts
certain roadways throughout
the province.
Its geometry type is a
linestring.
IV. DIGITIZING TOPOGRAPHY
Using the ‘add line
feature,’ a total of
twelve roads were
traced.
The field calculator
was utilized to convert
the length of each road
from meters to
kilometers.
IV. DIGITIZING TOPOGRAPHY
Each shapefile line demarcated
with a thick yellow line to
depict the drawn up roads on
the map.
The roads were then
marked with a name,
many of which were taken
from Google Maps.
IV. DIGITIZING TOPOGRAPHY
Additions:
Elevation points
Roads
City blocks
IV. DIGITIZING TOPOGRAPHY
The last shapefile to add was
‘Cavite_CityBlock,’ which
represents major city blocks
throughout various parts of
the province, each separated
by major roads, and each with
a specific function.
Its geometry type is a polygon.
IV. DIGITIZING TOPOGRAPHY
A total of 32 polygons were drawn. Four The area was converted from square
classes were chosen: residential, meters to hectares. And the perimeter
commercial, industrial, and agricultural was set-up using the field calculator.
IV. DIGITIZING TOPOGRAPHY
Each polygon is colored
differently, according to the city
block’s primary usage.
IV. DIGITIZING TOPOGRAPHY
Additions:
Elevation points
Roads
City blocks
V. DIGITIZING LIQUEFACTION MAP
Additions:
Areas of
liquefaction risk
Settlements
The final portion of the
activity was delegated to
digitizing portions of the
liquefaction map, such that
settlements in Cavite that
are under risk are
highlighted.
V. DIGITIZING LIQUEFACTION MAP
Additions:
Areas of
liquefaction risk
Settlements
Each area of risk were
marked with distinct colors.
Red depicts high risk,
orange depicts moderate,
and yellow draws areas of
low risk.
V. DIGITIZING LIQUEFACTION MAP
The second shapefiles to
add are points marking
each settlements at risk.
A total of fourteen
settlements were marked.
V. DIGITIZING LIQUEFACTION MAP
Additions:
Areas of
liquefaction risk
Settlements
Each point was then
given a clear marking.
VI. FINAL OUTPUT
Topographic Map Liquefaction Hazard Map
THANK YOU!
FERNANDEZ, Alfonzo Jose V.
LBYCV3G - EW1
