Geographic Information System is a system intends to capture, Store, manage, manipulate, analyze the data. GIS system integrate data and convert it into maps. And as we know visuals are more powerful than words so it makes our understanding of data fast.
What is GIS ?
GIS is a tool to acquire geographic data and produce Geographic information. And generally those information are stored in tabular form. GIS can be defined as a “computer information system that can input, store, manipulate, analyze, and display geographically referenced (spatial) data to support decision making processes”.
Simply GIS visualize your data as a map. And these visualization makes the study interesting with interactive maps. It saves the time and make the system decisiveness that is main requirement.
In this post we are going to focus on one of the important topic of GIS world, which is the “DATA CONVERSION”. Data Conversion means converting computer data into another format. With huge amounts of GIS data available for use, it is more cost-efficient and effective to convert the GIS data from one format to another than recreating all of it.
There are many ways to convert GIS data and the conversion may use special conversion programs. Simply, it may involve complex data exporting or importing procedures. As we know there are many data file formats used in GIS, this time we will be converting them from one format to another.
To get the list of the various data file formats you can visit our previous posts.
To make datasets usable together in GIS, it is necessary to convert the both vector and raster geospatial file from one format to another. And for doing the Conversion we already have posts about the data conversion from GeoJSON to Shapefile and KML to shapefile and many more, but they all have a long way to convert the GIS data. The Alternative to that is some free and commercial converter software or tools available on the web. There are a Lots’s of tools available on the web, but I recommend you to use IGisMap converter. MAPOG Converteris an online tool to convert GIS data from one format to another format.
MAPOG converter provides On-line conversion and transformation of both vector and raster geospatial data. In this on-line converter tool the uploaded data file is allowed to convert into various GIS data format.
MAPOG converter can convert bulk amount of data into another format using any coordinates reference systems. And then you can download the converted data or store it into MyMapData.
This all about MAPOG Converter tool hope it will make your spatial study easy. If you face any problem in data conversion then please comment or chat with us.
Hello GIS enthusiasts, IGISMAP has now published the latest GIS vector data of Singapore administrative levels. Links for downloading the shapefiles of the important administrative divisions of Singapore are provided in the following. You can also download these data in KML, GeoJSON or CSV formats.
Note:
All data available are in GCS datum EPSG:4326 WGS84 CRS (Coordinate Reference System).
You need to login for downloading the shapefile.
Download Free Shapefile Data of Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude (137 kilometers or 85 miles) north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country’s territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet, the combined area of which has increased by 25% since the country’s independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world.
The regions of Singapore are urban planning subdivisions demarcated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore to aid in its planning efforts. Over time, other governmental organizations have also adopted the five regions in their administrative work. These regions are:
Download Singapore Community Development Councils Shapefile Data
The Community Development Council or CDC is a government-led program to organize grassroot organizations and community programs into smaller, local units as a bridge between the government and the community in Singapore. It encourages volunteerism from wider community, and organizes community and social assistance programs with the help of a monetary grant from the government.
In 2001, the 9 districts and CDCs were then reformed into 5 CDCs, namely:
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Are you looking for converting your TAB data file into KML format for using it in your GIS project? Have you extracted and downloaded TAB file from Map Info, MID or MIF and want to render it with your Geo library which support KML format? If so, here is an article to convert TAB to KML format using this amazing online conversion tool. We will help you to convert your TAB file to a KML file online using MapOG Online Tab file to KML file Converter.
IGIS Map Converter
GIS MapOG converter is an incredible tool for data file conversions. It will translate an MapInfo file (in TAB format) to a shapefile or KML format. Even it can also convert from KML format to shapefile, or KML to TAB, or Shapefile to DXF. It Convert GIS files online without using complex and Enterprise Software like ArcGIS, QGIS, AutoCAD etc. IGIS Map converter is much easier to use then any other conversion software or tool.
IGISMAP to Convert TAB to KML
For TAB to KML conversion go to MapOG Converter Tool, after logging in with your registered email and password. If you are a new user, click the Sign Up button in the Login popup and register to IGISMAP by filling the details.
There are three main steps for using GIS Converter:
Upload the data
Choose the format to which it should be converted
Download the converted file.
Step one is to upload your TAB file which you want to convert. You can upload your file from system or select from the Recent Files.
Upload TAB
Once the file is upload is completed, select the output file format that we want to convert it into i.e. KML.
Select KML as Output Format
Now for setting up the conversion process we have to set the CRS (Coordinate reference system), as KML converter strictly transforms input dataset to WGS 84 coordinate reference system (if needed). Please make sure that coordinate reference system of your input dataset is assigned correctly – otherwise the resulting KML file may be spatially shifted or wrong. KML converter strictly transforms input dataset to WGS 84 coordinate reference system (if needed).
Download and Publish KML File
Now click the Convert file button to convert the data file formats And Your TAB file will then gets converted to KML after a few seconds and will be available for downloading. Now, you can also publish your KML file as map to see the content in the file or to check the conversion.
So, this is all about the TAB to KML conversion. We try our best with pictorial representation of steps of conversion. If still you are facing any problem then contact us or comment below.
To Query GIS Data easily with IGIS map tool, we can use the Query tool. A GIS query tool, or selection tool as it is often know, allows us to filter a dataset based on criteria that we define.
Querying in IGIS Map Tool allows user to explore your data with rule based queries. User can discover their features of interest contained within the map by querying. IGIS Map tool allow users to build their own queries that we may not have envisaged when we first created the map. It also query GIS data according to their choice.
Query tools allow maps users to do more than what the map maker envisioned when they styled the layers. Here are the few steps to be followed for querying the map.
Select the “Query tool” option on the Analysis Section.
Select the Layer to query GIS data.
All the layers in your map are available in this section, you just need to select the layer in which you want to query in.
Confirm a shape i.e. circle , rectangle or polygon to draw a query.
User just need to select the shape and start drawing the shape on the map to query the data. similarly as above image shows the queried data as highlighted which is queried by a rectangle.
Click on the Get result button after drawing the shape. You can view the result in as tables and also download them as CSV Format.
This is how you can Query GIS Data with the IGIS Map Tool in a minute. Query tools allow maps users to do more than what the map maker envisioned when they styled the layers.
IGIS Map Query Tool can be used in various sectors like Insurance, Banking, Risk Management etc. There are also other query tools available in the market. mapOG tool however, is a much better choice to Query GIS Data if you want to share your maps with a larger, more distributed audience.
This may help you to Query GIS Data with IGIS Map Tool. If you find any problem in creating one such example do let us know by commenting below.
Hello GIS enthusiasts, IGISMAP has now published the latest GIS vector data of New Zealand administrative levels. Links for downloading the shapefiles of the important administrative divisions of New Zealand are provided in the following. You can also download these data in KML, GeoJSON or CSV formats.
Note:
All data available are in GCS datum EPSG:4326 WGS84 CRS (Coordinate Reference System).
You need to login for downloading the shapefile.
Most of following administrative GIS data are provided in both digital and cartographic extends
Digital boundary – Polygon boundary data covering low level waterbodies
Cartographic boundary – Polygon boundary data covering only land areas excluding all levels of waterbodies
Download Free Shapefile Data of New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island and the South Island and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering 268,021 square kilometers (103,500 sq mi). New Zealand is about 2,000 kilometers (1,200 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and 1,000 kilometers (600 mi) south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country’s varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand’s capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland.
Download New Zealand Territorial Authorities Shapefile Data
Territorial authorities are the second tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. There are 67 territorial authorities: 13 city councils, 53 district councils and the Chatham Islands Council.
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Namaste GIS professionals after a long time here is the shapefile of India. We get lots of queries on how to download India boundary shapefile for free and now the wait is over. In this post you will find administrative levels as well as electoral divisions of India.
All data available are in GCS datum EPSG:4326 WGS84 CRS (Coordinate Reference System).
You need to login for downloading the shapefile.
Download Free Shapefile Data of India
India, officially known as the Republic of India is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west, China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar and Indonesia.
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
States and the Union Territories are divided into districts. At the time of Census 2001 there were in all 593 districts against 467 districts at the time of 1991 Census. Each district is further divided in to sub-districts, which are known differently in different parts in the country (e.g., tahsil, taluka, community development (CD) block, Police station, Mandal, revenue circle, etc.).
There is more than 1,55,000 post offices based on Department of Posts (DoP) website. The following GIS data provided by IGISMAP contains 19929 postcode area polygon boundaries,
Disclaimer : If you find any shapefile data of country provided is in correct do contact us or comment below, so that we will correct the same in our system as well we will try to correct the same in OSM.
Hello GIS enthusiasts, IGISMAP has now published the latest GIS vector data of Mexico administrative levels. Links for downloading the shapefiles of the important administrative divisions of Mexico are provided in the following. You can also download these data in KML, GeoJSON or CSV formats.
Note:
All data available are in GCS datum EPSG:4326 WGS84 CRS (Coordinate Reference System).
You need to login for downloading the shapefile.
Download Free Shapefile Data of Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers 1,972,550 square kilometers (761,610 sq mi), making it the world’s 13th-largest country by area; with approximately 126,014,024 inhabitants, it is the 10th-most-populous country and has the most Spanish-speakers. Mexico is organized as a federal republic comprising 31 states and Mexico City, its capital. Other major urban areas include Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, and León.
Disclaimer : If you find any shapefile data of country provided is in correct do contact us or comment below, so that we will correct the same in our system.
Hello GIS enthusiasts, IGISMAP has now published the latest GIS vector data of United Kingdom administrative levels. Links for downloading the shapefiles of the important administrative divisions of United Kingdom are provided in the following. You can also download these data in KML, GeoJSON or CSV formats.
Note:
All data available are in GCS datum EPSG:4326 WGS84 CRS (Coordinate Reference System).
You need to login for downloading the shapefile.
Download Free Shapefile Data of United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain is a sovereign state to the northwest of continental Europe, consists of:
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland. Otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea separates Great Britain and Ireland. The total area of the United Kingdom is 93,628 square miles (242,500 km2), with an estimated population in 2020 of 68 million.
Download United Kingdom Regions And Counties Shapefile Data
The regions, formerly known as the government office regions, are the highest tier of sub-national division in England, established in 1994 which is divided into 9 regions.
County level division of pan UK includes Metropolitan counties, Non metropolitan counties, Unitary authorities and London Boroughs. Following data available in IGISMAP consist of 202 polygon features of county level boundaries.
Download United Kingdom Unitary Authorities Shapefile Data
Unitary Authority divisions are associated with England, thus commonly known as Unitary authorities of England. The unitary authorities of England are those local authorities which are responsible for the provision of all local government services within a district. Following data of Unitary Authority boundaries is a combined data of Local Authority District polygons of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with the Unitary Authority polygons which is a sum of 138 polygon features.
The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. The ward is the primary unit of English electoral geography for civil parishes and borough and district councils, electoral ward is the unit used by Welsh principal councils, while the electoral division is the unit used by English county councils and some unitary authorities. Each ward/division has an average electorate of about 5,500 people, but ward-population counts can vary substantially. As at the end of 2014 there were 9,456 electoral wards/divisions in the UK.
Disclaimer : If you find any shapefile data of country provided is in correct do contact us or comment below, so that we will correct the same in our system as well we will try to correct the same in OSM.
The use of Telecommunication is a necessity for everyone these days. As a result telecommunication has so much to do with different sectors of technologies. One of those technologies is GIS, GIS plays a major role for telecom industry. Telecom GIS System is an initiative by IGIS Map to provide help for research and analytics of existing socio-economic factors, business processes and operational complexities in Telecommunication industry. It is created to solve the vast area of issues related to GIS for Telecommunication industry.
It is powerful tool to create maps, integrate information, visualize scenarios, solve complicated problems, present powerful ideas & develop effective solutions. It helps telecom industry personnel recognizes the opportunities, market trends, threats and patterns.
Visualize with Us – Users can locate areas of market trends and growth as they appear. Which can help them in providing time to respond to the situations.
Analyze with Us – Users can analyze the test scenarios with GIS tool. They can select and analyze the network performance and fix the issues before they affect services.
Telecom GIS System is offering these 3 modules in its package for the Telecom industry’s benefit.
Mobile Application (For Field Data collection Updating and Maintenance)
The Telecom GIS system have the feature to attach documents, spreadsheets, or images to provide users with additional information or required documentation with these modules. The GIS system uses the information technology and GIS for software and data so that it can provide these excellent services to the industry professionals which otherwise may not be possible with tabular format data.
Telecom GIS System – Issues
Telecommunication industries are striving to add innovations to various aspects such as Plan, Build and Operate because of the growth prospects of the industry. Here are some major problems faced by Telecommunication sector:
Capacity Planning
Demand Forecasting
Personnel Management
Market Segmentation
Real-time Knowledge Of Network Structure
As we have already discussed these issues in our previous blog, here is the link for more details on Problems Faced by Telecom Industry and the ways in which GIS helps in solving these problems.
Telecom GIS System – Features
This GIS system can help telecommunication industries in various ways. It will enhance the ability of stakeholders to build resilient infrastructure, facilities, distribution, quality of services, security and innovation in business. Its features helps stakeholders to understand the network structure on a near real-time basis, for better capacity planning.
Some of the features of Telecom GIS System are as follows:
Location-Based Information
Location is fundamental to all telecommunications services—cable, wireless, and wire-line. Now with Telecom GIS system, quickly discover and access location information from an application on any device, anywhere, anytime. Most noteworthy the stakeholders can also enable sales and marketing departments to more effectively target their customers or transfer location information to the field technician to resolve problems and issues. The stakeholders can also evaluate the most cost-effective areas and routes for deploying new networks with the location-based information.
Field Data Collection
The Field data collection will be made available to all stakeholders through web interface and a mobile application. GIS system provides provides the selective mode of data collection by walk or vehicle mode. The field data collection enhances efficiency of network monitoring activities as this provides the real-time field data information. Field Data collection also helps in decreasing the response time for network recovery on the field. Geographic based work order management.
Map Creation and Updation
Map creation of networks was a lot troubled work previously, it used to take more time and man power to create a map of land survey data and lots of drawing skills to map them. Maps are created easily with the help of GIS technology now-a-days. Hence GIS system provides tool to create map in just a minute and can be updated after getting published. No drawing skills is required for creating the map of networks for telecom industry.
The integrated maps and information can help stakeholders make the better decisions about maintaining and planning the network infrastructure.
Query Management and Analysis
Telecom GIS system helps in optimize strategic planning for network expansion, Optimized network routing, cost estimating and jurisdiction with Query management and analysis of the network area. It provides the query and analysis tools to determine optimal network routing between sites to determine optional paths for cable networks applying user defined criteria (i.e. minimum distance, minimum items required). The system also provides web interface with functionality like services, physical and logical tracing. The system can also be able to do analysis of the number of customers affected due to the fault in a network.
Conversion of CAD/GIS data sets
This system supports almost every CAD and GIS data. So if the stakeholder wants to convert the CAD/GIS data files into other formats they are free to do so. Conversion of data sets can help users to get the required format of data as output they need.
Report generation and designing tools
Report generation is one of the most important feature in the Telecom GIS system. In this system stakeholders can get both the administrative report and the work order report. The user can generate own reports and download the network data. Report generation could help in Outside or inside plant management, query management or the bill of material generation.
Telecom GIS System also offers the designing tool’s functionalities like pan, zoom, identifying features on a map, measure distance, interactive north arrow, magnification window, overview window, find place, query attribute, search attribute, editing, geo-processing tasks, adding base maps etc.
Share and Collaborate
Telecom GIS system allow the stakeholders to collaborate by sharing maps and dashboards that illustrate performance and statuses to support decision-making. It allows the field operations to collect data and communicate with the main officers and similarly enables sales staff to share market forecast maps with network planners. Sharing network data can be very helpful for collaborating in telecom industry.
Check out video – how to use IGIS Map Tool in Telecom
Telecom GIS System – Uses
Identify New Business Opportunities
Telecom Marketing experts can identify the specific areas with the high growth potential businesses by visualization of map. They can determine the areas for the network investment for new businesses with high profit.
Mapping potential customers
Telecom industries personnel can visualize the potential customer base by analyzing the best location for network investments. And route for determining the nearing and exceeding capacity networks for opportunities to reach new customers.
Effective Functioning
Real-time data information via maps helps telecom industries analyze real-time progress when establishing new network infrastructure. From this information they can understand manage the progress quickly and efficiently to reduce the time to market.
Telecom GIS System helps identify relations between potential customer’s location and the organization’s marketing region. Telecom sector can use this GIS system for getting information details similar to customer’s demography, location, lifestyle, business behavior and managing organization’s marketing strategy, promotional events or Maximizing the effectiveness of strategic investments.
Basically, GIS is widely used in making effective decisions using the existing network structure and network performance status in Telecom sector. Telecom GIS system is an effective and efficient software to use for the telecom industries. For furthermore queries drop you comments below. Any suggestions are welcome.
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Hello GIS enthusiasts, IGISMAP has now published the latest GIS vector data of USA administrative levels. Links for downloading the shapefiles of the important administrative divisions of USA are provided in the following. You can also download these data in KML, GeoJSON or CSV formats.
Note:
All data available are in GCS datum EPSG:4326 WGS84 CRS (Coordinate Reference System).
You need to login for downloading the shapefile.
Download Shapefile Data of USA
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, 326 Indian reservations, and some minor possessions. At 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million square kilometers), it is the world’s third- or fourth-largest country by total area. The United States shares significant land borders with Canada to the north and Mexico to the south as well as limited maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, and Russia. With a population of more than 331 million people, it is the third most populous country in the world. The national capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City.
The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. The 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C., are in North America between Canada and Mexico. Alaska is an exclave in the far northwestern part of North America, connected only to Canada, and Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. Territories of the United States are scattered throughout the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
According to the numerous decisions of the United States Supreme Court, the 50 individual states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions.[4] The states are not administrative divisions of the country; the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution allows states to exercise all powers of government not delegated to the federal government.
In the United States, a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state that consists of a geographic region with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. Most counties have subdivisions which may include townships, municipalities and unincorporated areas. The number of counties per state ranges from the three counties of Delaware to the 254 counties of Texas. The following is a list of the 3,233 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and District of Columbia sorted by U.S. state, plus an additional 100 county-equivalents in the U.S. territories sorted by territory.
Download USA Native American Reservation Lands Shapefile Data
The Indian reservation system was created to keep Native Americans off of lands that European Americans wished to settle. The reservation system allowed indigenous people to govern themselves and to maintain some of their cultural and social traditions. The Dawes Act of 1887 destroyed the reservation system by subdividing tribal lands into individual plots.
Following classes of land reservation are established in USA
Indian Reservation Area
Alaska Native Village Statistical Areas
Hawaiian Home Lands
Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Areas
State Recognized Reservations
State Designated Tribal Statistical Areas
Tribal Designated Statistical Areas
There are 326 Indian Reservations in the United States.[1] Most of the tribal land base in the United States was set aside by the federal government as Native American Reservations. In California, about half of its reservations are called rancherías. In New Mexico, most reservations are called Pueblos. In some western states, notably Nevada, there are Native American areas called Indian colonies.
Alaska Natives previously had many small reserves scattered around Alaska; however, all but one (the Annette Island Reserve of Tsimshian) were repealed with the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in 1971.
There are Hawaiian home land, area held in trust for Native Hawaiians by the state of Hawaii under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1921.
Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area is a statistical entity identified and delineated by federally recognized American Indian tribes in Oklahoma as part of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 Census and ongoing American Community Survey.
A state designated American Indian reservation is the land area designated by a state for state-recognized American Indian tribes who lack federal recognition.
A tribal designated statistical area is a statistical entity identified and delineated for the Census Bureau by a federally recognized American Indian tribe that does not currently have a federally established Indian reservation.
Disclaimer : If you find any shapefile data of country provided is in correct do contact us or comment below, so that we will correct the same in our system as well we will try to correct the same in OSM.
Geographic Information System is a system intends to capture, Store, manage, manipulate, analyze the data. 
Alabama
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Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
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Idaho
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Indiana
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Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
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Ohio
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District of Columbia
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
United States Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Guam
