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Mapping Minds, Shaping the World #GISDay2024

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Today on November 20, 2024, we join global community in celebrating the 25thAnniversary of GIS Day under the theme “Mapping Minds, Shaping the World”. This theme highlights how human creativity and technological advancements come together to transform our world.

Our World by ESRI

We at City Pulse (Pvt.) Ltd. are excited to be part of this global movement. Inspired by the visionary Ralph Nader, who motivated the creation of GIS Day in 1999, we are committed to integrating and building GIS based solutions in key thematic areas of habitat planning, agro-informatics, socio-economic studies, environment, disaster management, water solutions etc. Our goal is to better understand, navigate, and shape communities at rural, urban and regional scale.

Through GIS, we tend to change the traditions, uncover trends, empower informed & smart decision-making and contribute to sustainable development of individuals and communities; our people and the planet, now and into the future.

In line with our efforts, we are also driving the #PakistanGIS initiative—a voluntary movement aimed at building a strong, connected network of GIS professionals, map enthusiasts, students, and researchers. Together, we can innovate, share knowledge, and contribute to society’s growth through the power of geospatial technology.

Current Modes of PakistanGIS: PakistanGISGeonode, PakistanGIS webpage, and Pakistan GIS Facebook Group

Join us on this journey! Let’s connect, innovate, and shape the future world together with GIS.

Surveying and Mapping Act, 2014 and its Amendment 2020

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Surveying and Mapping Act, 2014 of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) received the assent of the President on 12th May, 2024. It’s an act to provide for constitution and regulation of Survey of Pakistan, which is the National Surveying and Mapping Organization of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

The main parts of the Surveying and Mapping Act, 2014 include:

  • Part I:  Preliminary
  • Part II: Constitution of Survey of Pakistan
  • Part III: Management of Geospatial Data
  • Part IV: Supply and Security of Geospatial Data
  • Part V: Use of Survey Markers
  • Part VI: National and International Initiatives
  • Part VII: Offences and Penalties
  • Part VIII: Miscellaneous

The said act has been amended in 2020, and it’s recognized as Surveying and
Mapping (Amendment) Act, 2020. Both the acts can be downloaded from PakistanGIS Geonode:

Surveying and Mapping Act, 2014

http://geonode.pakistangis.org/documents/77/link

Surveying and Mapping (Amendment) Act, 2020

http://geonode.pakistangis.org/documents/78/link

Source: https://www.surveyofpakistan.gov.pk/Detail/MjU2OTFlNjctYmM4My00YjBkLWEyY2MtYmJkMmVkN2MzZGQx

Geonode Setup for PakistanGIS

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Dear Members, Volunteers and Supporters of Pakistan GIS!

ASalam o Alaikum!

It gives us immense pleasure to share that by the grace of Allah and support of friends, we have finally set up the Geonode for PakistanGIS; a completely open source geospatial data repository (https://www.geonode.pakistangis.org/). We are in the process of uploading datasets which we have got in the last 10 years. You are also most welcomed to join and share your wonderful works and experiences.I, once again want to thank my friends who helped us in setting up the system and gave their valuable time to facilitate the process.

Best of luck to Pakistan.

May Allah accept our small contribution for the betterment of society.

Corona Spread in Lahore

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This map is based on the data of patients admitted to the following hospital and represent the cases till 30 March 2020:
Bahria Hospital,
Childern Hospital
Ganga Ram Hospital
General Hospital
Jinnah Hospital
Mayo Hospital
National Hospital
PKLI Hospital
Services Hospital
Shahdara Teaching Hospital
Sheikh Zaid Hospital
Social Security Hospital

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Map of Katchi Abadis, Lahore

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Junaid Hussain has created this map of Kachi Abadis in Lahore. Image attached contains list and Location of Declared and Un-Declared Kachi Abadis in Lahore with approximate number of units.

The maps shows the declared and un-declared katachi abadis as per LDA record 2011-2012.

Urban Areas in Pakistan

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Every census defines Urban areas in its own way. Recently, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has issue the latest listing and map of the declared urban areas in Pakistan. As per the new list, there are 624 urban areas all over the country.
PBS has prepared and shared some addtional maps as well. Their high quality versions may be obtained from the links below:

GIS MAPS

CENSUS DISTRICT
MAPS

ISLAMABAD DISTRICT

LAHORE DISTRICT

 

QGIS 2.8 is ready for download

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As per the official website of QGIS , updated version QGIS 2.8 has been released and is ready for download in the QGIS  download page.

The Official Changelog for QGIS page says:

This is a special release since it is designated an ‘LTR’ (Long Term Release). It will be supported with backported bug fixes for one year, and will be in permanent feature freeze (i.e. no new features will be added, only bug fixes and trivial updates).

The purpose of this releases is to provide a stable and less frequently changing platform for enterprises and organisations that do not want to deal with updating user skills, training materials etc. more than once per year.

QGIS 2.8 is also a special release because it includes so many great new features, tweaks and enhancements to make the most popular Free desktop GIS even more feature filled and useful.

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For more detail about new features, visit this link and to download the QGIS 2.8, this is the official download page.

Google Earth Pro is now Free of Cost

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From 30th Jan 2015, Google Earth Pro has been made available for free, earlier it was $400 per year. In order to get a free license key you may click here and download Earth Pro today. As compared to the normal free version, it allows the following additional functions:

  • Advanced Measurements: Measure land with polygon area measure, or determine affected radius with circle measure.
  • High-resolution printing: Print Images up to 4800×3200 px resolution.
  • Exclusive Pro data layers: Demographics, parcels, and traffic count for US only
  • Spreadsheet Import: Import up to 2500 addresses at a time, assigning placemarks and style templates in bulk.
  • GIS import: Visualize ESRI shapefiles (.shp) and MapInfo (.tab) files.
  • Movie-Maker: Export Windows Media and Quicktime HD movies, up to 1920×1080 resolution.

A comparative analysis of Free and Pro functions is given below:

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Understanding Geographic Information Systems (5th Training Course)

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PakistanGIS is offering GIS training courses for beginners interested in learning concepts and applications of GIS in different spheres of life. “Understanding Geographic Information Systems” is an introductory training being organized for students and professionals who stand at primary level in the field of GIS and want to enhance their learning about the subject.

This course is a perfect mix of theoretical and practical sessions particularly designed for people who are looking for their capacity enhancement in evening time in Islamabad.

Contact Details: naeem.malik@pakistangis.org
0334 65 69 580
0313 86 12 758		 Venue:
Office 1&2, First Floor, G15 Markaz, Islamabad, Pakistan 
Dates and Timings:
20-24 October 2014
Timings will be updated.		 Registration Fee:
Rs. 7000 PKR
See Training Schedule>>  

At the end of training you will be having knowledge about:

  1. Basic concepts and applications of GIS
  2. Components and functions of GIS
  3. Vector and Raster Data sets
  4. What are different softwares commonly used in the field of GIS?
  5. How to install ArcGIS?
  6. Getting started with ArcGIS, ArcCataloge, ArcMap and ArcToolbox
  7. How to prepare map using existing GIS data?
  8. How to create your own GIS data?
  9. Preparing print ready map layouts and maps printing