How to Digitize World Map on GIS

Digitization of World Map

Ø  Open Arc map

Ø  Click on add data- click on wsiearth.tiff-click on add

Ø  Again click on add data-click on continent. Shp-click on add

Ø  Click on Arc toolbox

Ø  Click on data Management tools

Ø  Click on projections and transformations

Ø  Click on Raster

Ø  Click on project raster

Ø  Click on input Raster

Ø  Click on Environment-click on workspace-click on scratch

Ø  Click on new folder-given the folder name add then click on ok

Ø  Click on output coordinate system

Ø  Click on projected coordinate system

Ø  Click on world

Ø  Change in meters to kilometer

Ø  Click on apply and ok-click on ok then click on ok

Ø  Click on file-click on new-click on ok

Ø  Click on add data-click on wsiearth -project Raster. tiff

Ø  Click on add-click on ok

Ø  Click on catalogue-right click on D folder

Ø  Click on new-click on shapefile

Ø  Name-continent   Feature type-click on polygon

Ø  Click on edit-click on GCS – WGS – 1984

Ø  Click on ok again click on ok

Ø  Click on editor-click on start editing

Ø  Click on continent-click on ok

Ø  Click on create features

Ø  Start the digitization on wsiearth - project Raster. tiff

Ø  When all digitization complete then right click on continent

Ø   Click on stop editing

Ø  Click on open Attribute table

Ø  Click on tables options-Click on add field

Ø  Name-name

Ø  Type-text

Ø  Click on ok-click on editor and start editing

Ø  Click on select features-and select the name and island and give the name and save in the editor

Ø  Right click on continent

Ø  Click on label features

Ø  Right click on continent-click on properties-click on labels

Ø  Label field-click on continent-click on apply and ok

Ø  Right click on continent-click on properties-click on symbology-click on categories

Ø  Click on name

Ø  Click on all add values

Ø  Click on colors and can change the colors according to your own choice

Ø  Click on apply and ok

Ø  Click on layout view-click on file-click on page and print setup

Ø  Click on size and select A4size page-click on landscape-click on ok

Ø  Click on insert-click on title

Ø  Click on insert-click on North arrow

Ø  Click on insert-click on legend

Ø  Click on insert-click on scale bar

Ø  Click on insert-click on text

Ø  Double click on layers-click on new grid

Ø  Click on next-click on labels only-click on next to text-and then finish

Ø   Click on properties-click on size and colors and can be change according to you

Ø  Click on left and right-click on apply and ok-again click apply and ok

Ø  Click on insert-click on neatline-click on borders-click on properties-click on colors-click on width-and can be change it up to you

Ø  Click on background-click on ok

Ø  Click on file-click on Export map-click on file name-click on save the picture in the form of JPEG.