A Geographical Database for the College of Technology in Sudan University of Science and Technology using (GIS)

Abstract

This paper aims to create a geographical database for the Sudan University of Science and Technology, College of Technology, by means of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), by using the ArcGIS program, to be used in analysis, planning, inquiry, and decision-making support. A paper map of the study area was obtained and scanned, and a digital map was obtained. Field measurements were taken for some features that are not on the paper map, and then included in the digital map. The main college features have been covered in order to be classified into layers. All data given by the features were collected. And some images of these features were also obtained. Resultant data has been included in ArcMap 10.3 and many analyzes were done on it. The paper concluded that possibility of creating a geographical database with its own attributes data, hence clarify importance of using the database in academic institutions for planning and decision-making support.