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3. Database Correlation with GIS Environment and Visualization of Data
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Figure 1
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[8] The universal and popular data format used for digital processing in
various GIS systems is a shape format, including a set of separate shape
files. The format contains descriptions of point, vector and polygonal
objects. Each type of similar objects has a separate set of shape files. These
three types of spatial objects are examined by GIS systems. The database
"Carbonatites and Diamondiferous Kimberlite Massifs of the World'' contains
the data on point objects. At the present time the scheme of correlation
between the GIS system and the database, shown in Figure 1, is developed. The
scheme is efficient and easy to use, when it is necessary to update the tables
containing data on point objects, because, in the first place, editing of such
tables in Microsoft Excel is easy and, secondly, the data in GIS are
automatically updated.
[9] The program ESRI ArcGIS 9.0. serves as GIS environment. The
program ESRI ArcMap 9.0 is used directly for transmitting data, kept in the
database. Besides visualization, the program allows to analyze and process
data by multiple embedded methods and additional modules, developed and
downloaded by a user (for example, a cluster analysis of spatial data based
on artificial intelligence methods).
[10] The GIS projects, developed in ArcMap 9.0, comprises the following
layers of objects given in geographical projection:
- "Lines'': map margin, continental margin, land border of
a province; sea border of a province;
- "State borders'';
- "Provinces'' (9 provinces);
- "Carbonatites'' (data from table tabl_karb);
- "Kimberlites'' (data from table tabl_kimb);
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Figure 2
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Figure 3
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Figure 4
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Figure 5
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Figure 6
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[11] Descriptions of the layers of objects form a legend. Its fragment is
shown in Figure 2, examples of visualization of the layers of objects are given
in Figure 3. The program provides an opportunity for a user to choose any of
the visualized objects on a map and obtain the complete data from the
database, and also use different variants of search of objects. An example of
obtaining data on an object, selected by a user, is shown in Figure 4, an
example of a search of objects according to the given parameters is shown
in Figure 5. Other layers of objects, available in shape-format, or GIS servers
in the Internet (Figure 6) can be added and visualized. In the second case they can
be downloaded with the WMS (Web Map Service) or WFS (Web Feature Service) protocols.

Citation: Belov, S. V., E. O. Kedrov, A. A. Burmistrov, and A. A. Soloviev (2008), Analysis of evolution and ore-bearing factors of rare-metal carbonatites and diamondiferous kimberlites, Russ. J. Earth Sci., 10, ES6002, doi:10.2205/2007ES000285.
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