Improvement in the diffusion of geographic information using new technologies

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Improvement in the diffusionof geographic
informationusing new technologies
French Institute
By Sébastien OLIVEAU, French Institute,
Pondicherry
of Pondicherry
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• Introduction Uses of geography in the
  development field.

• Acquiring the data
• Storage capacity
• Acquisition
• Problem of access to map

• Processing the data
• Mapping the data
• New approaches to mapping

• Diffusing the data
• New way of diffusing maps
• Interactivity

• Conclusion The SIPIS project

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• Introduction Uses of geography in the
  development field.
• A tool for development
• A technical Support
• An Help for decision-making
• What is Geographic information ?

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A tool for development
(http//www.gisdevelopment.net/application/health/
overview/healtho0002.htm)
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A technical Support
Management (infrastructure, natural disaster)
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An Help for decision-making
(http//www.gisdevelopment.net/application/health/
overview/healtho0002.htm)
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What is Geographic Information ?
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• Introduction

• Acquiring the data
• Storage capacity
• Acquisition
• Problem of access to map

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Storage capacity
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Storage capacity
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Storage capacity
and to analyze them to produce new information,
in a synthetic way.
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Acquisition
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Problem of access to map
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Problem of access to map
(Necessity to cross the sources)
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Problem of access to map
(www.spaceimaging.com)
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Problem of access to map
(http//factfinder.census.gov/)
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• Processing the data
• Mapping the data
• New approaches to mapping

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Mapping the data
From Davis, B, (1996), GIS a visual approach,
Onword press, Santa Fe (USA)
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New approach of mapping
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• Introduction

• Acquiring the data

• Processing the data

• Diffusing the data
• New way of diffusing maps
• Interactivity

• Conclusion

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New way of diffusing maps
(http//censusindia.net/)
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New way of diffusing maps
(http//www.usp.ac.fj/gisunit/pacatlas/atlas.htm)
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New way of diffusing maps
An example of an atlas on CD
(Atlas du Languedoc Roussillon, GIP RECLUS,
Montpellier)
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Interactivity
Interactive mapping
(http//factfinder.census.gov/)
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• Introduction

• Acquiring the data

• Processing the data

• Diffusing the data

• Conclusion The SIPIS project

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South Indian Population Information System
S.I.P.I.S.
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South Indian Population Information System
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South Indian Population Information System
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South Indian Population Information System
Mixing of sources through Geographic Information
System (GIS)
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South Indian Population Information System
Digitalization of villages
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South Indian Population Information System
17 000 Tamil villages linked with their census
statistics
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South Indian Population Information System
Importation of various sources (rivers from ESRI
Elevation was found on the Internet)
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South Indian Population Information System
New way of mapping Interpolation of the census
data related to irrigation
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South Indian Population Information System
Querying the data through the map
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South Indian Population Information System
Interactive Cartography
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Numeric acquisition easy update possible with
the 2001 census data
Numeric acquisition easy mixing of various
sources
New way of mapping trend maps of socio-cultural
phenomena (literacy, sex-ratio)
Interactivity querying of the data linked with
map
Interactivity interactive cartography
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Improvement in the diffusionof geographic
informationusing new technologies
By Sébastien OLIVEAU, oliveau_at_ifpindia.org
French Institute 11 Saint Louis Street 605001
Pondicherry