The Quantitative Map in GIS: Application Study on the Maps of Demographic Distribution in Basrah According to the Estimation of 2007

Abstract

The main objective of the research is to clarify how to produce maps quantityin the GIS (Geographic Information System) by addressing the definition mapquantitative what kinds of symbols used by the traditional methods and explainin some detail how the representation of those symbols on the maps and whatmaps and quantitative steps produced in geographic information systems,taking the distribution maps of the population in the province of Basra byadministrative units, according to estimates of the population for the year 2007an applied a model for him. Were used one of the main programs of GISsophisticated which is a program Arc GIS 9.3 and two applications Arc mapand Arc catalog in all phases of research ranging from operations Returnsgeographical (Georeferencing) for base map to search through operationsdrawing multiple and create a digital database Attribute Table of the populationin the province and quantitative coding Symbology for maps and other end ofthe final output operations Layout View maps, and was finally produce 15quantitative map of the distribution of the population in the province, includingthe administrative map of land already inhabited in the province.