1 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
HANOI UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND GEOLOGY

BUI NGOC QUY

SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF THE BASIS TO
DEVELOP THE ADMINISTRATION WEB ATLAS OF
HA NOI
Research theme: Surveying and Mapping
Code : 62520503

SUMMARY OF PHD THESIS
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University of Science, Vietnam National University,
Hanoi

Examiner 2: Assoc Prof. Dr Truong Thi Hoa Binh
National Satellite Center,

Vietnam Academy of
Science and Technology

Examiner 3: Dr Dao Ngoc Long
Vietnam Institute of Geodesy and Cartography,
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment The thesis will be defended at the University examination Council
at the Hanoi University of Mining and Geology

At… h, …/…/, 2013
This thesis can be referenced at the National Library
or at the library of the Hanoi University of Mining and Geology

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INTRODUCTION
1. Research motivation
Currently, the information technology applications, especially
geographic information systems in the field of map production and

Atlas support Administration management in particular, given
specific criteria for the Web Atlas’s category supporting the
Administration management and building experimenting Web Atlas
support the Administration management of Hanoi.
4. Subjects of study
Research synthesis of scientific basis of cartography and Web
Atlas. On the basis of experimental development of Web Atlas
Administration management support for Hanoi.
5. Scope of Research
Scientific Scope: dissertation research focuses on the scientific
basis of Atlas Web development in general, the proposed necessary
thematic content of the Web Atlas for Administration management in
particular.
Spatial scope: the entire range of Hanoi. Research develops
the administrative maps for districts and towns (details to commune,
ward or township).
6. Research Contents
- Overview of researches and developments of electronic Atlas
and Web Atlas worldwide and in Vietnam.
- Research and analysis of the scientific basis established Web
Atlas.
- Study of the Administration management particular, the role
and significance of the map and Web Atlas in that field.
-Information and data collection, design, build Web Atlas
support for Administration management of Hanoi.
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7. Research Methodology
- Methods of theoretical studies;
- Methods of collecting and processing information;

figures, 10 Tables.
CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH IN THE
DOMESTIC AND THE ABROAD
1.1. Research and development of electronic Atlas
1.1.1. Research and development of electronic Atlas in abroad
Integrated digital maps with geographic information systems
and Web design technology, multimedia technology is to create a
new generation of interoperability Web Atlas [31], [32], [33], [70]
with premium features compared to traditional Atlas and maps in
product quality as well as the establishing and operating methods.
Many countries around the world have focused on research
and development of Atlas, Electronic Atlas and Web Atlas for
country planning, developing. Today, the Web Atlas are based on the
achievements of information technology, combined with mapping
technology, which is a special combination of GIS technology and
multimedia technology.
1.1.2. Research and development of Atlas in Vietnam
In Vietnam, Atlas development can be divided into 3 phases as
follows: Phase 1: the feudal period, phase 2: the French colonial
time; 3 phases: from 1945 to today. In the first phase, it should
include the Hong Duc atlas; this is the first atlas in our country. After
1958 under the yoke of French colonialism, the establishment of
Atlas and maps in our country is mainly due to the France, in order
for the investigation and management.
Up to now, many provinces have adopted the digital mapping
technology and GIS to establish the Electronic Atlas: Atlas Bac
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Ninh, Lao Cai, Dong Nai, Lang Son, Tuyen Quang, Phu Tho, to
serve the socio-economic planning and development of each ones.

online atlas (Web Atlas).
1.3.1.2. Web map as a web service
Web map is a map service provided on the Web. Currently, the
mapping service on open standards including Web Map Service:
Web Map Server is the service running on the server map, it is
responsible for creating maps and answer queries of the Web Map
Client.
Web Map Client functionality to send the request to the Web
Map Server on the properties of the map or maps showing request as
a URL.
1.3.2. Overview of Web Atlas
Web Atlas is a form of electronic Atlas, designed and built for
the purpose of release on the Internet. The Web Atlas system after
the design and construction completed can be using via Internet
browsers such as Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, to
use the infrastructure via the Internet.
1.3.3. General characteristics of the Web Atlas.
+ In generally, Web Atlas is a product must meet the standards
as a traditional Atlas.
+ Atlas must be built on the basis of coordination and the use
of mapping technology and modern information technology.
+ Content rich and diverse, with a systematic and consistent
high purpose and intended theme, can combine the use of multimedia
techniques.
+ The map is very flexible display according to different rates
of sequence and different levels of detail.
Web Atlas also includes characteristics of the map.
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1.3.4. The Web Atlas classification

1.5. The issues to be addressed in the thesis
Study, completed scientific basis to build Web Atlas
supporting the Administration management, develops the
technological model and technical solutions to build Web Atlas
supporting the Administration management; Deploying Web Atlas
experiment of Hanoi.
CHAPTER 2: SCIENCE BASIS OF WEB ATLAS ESTABLISHMENT
SUPPORT FOR ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT
2.1. Theoretical foundations of Web Atlas
2.1.1. Web Atlas design.
2.1.1.1. The general principle
Web Atlas is the product of applied computing maps in
general and the Internet in particular. Therefore, the design must
ensure that the requirements of scientific and technical features of all
three areas.
2.1.1.2. Layout design, Web interface
The interface of the homepage is designed depending on the
author, but the look of each map page is designed the same for all
pages in each Web Atlas. The main page content is usually general
layout as the following diagram:

In this figure:
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multimedia components database.
2.1.1.5. Content design
In addition to the content elements are designed as the
requirements for traditional Atlas: design projection and coordinates,
the elemental geographic base, main content, secondary as well as
other supporting content, when design contents of Web Atlas need
to build a database of information for the object attribute maps for
finding and analyzing information on the GIS platform later.
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2.1.1.6. The methods of maps content presentation
Normally in cartography people usually use 10methods for
showing the content of thematic maps. However, not every map that
also applies all methods, so before using these methods to denote
map content needs to study the characteristics of each object and
methods to use that rationally.
2.1.1.7. Map symbols
Indeed, the map symbols as a means to express the content of
the map. In the web map, symbols can be used with some different
than paper maps. For example, the symbols can be connected to the
hidden information inside by the combination of maps with
information in a geographic information system, or symbols can
change the shape, size when clicked on,
2.1.1.8. Colors used on web map
A. Colors on the Web map
The color on the web map depends primarily on the designer.
All maps are designed under the influence of color in the view of the
cartographer, this leads to the subjective requirements for color
recognition. However, our computers display colors depending on
the configuration of the machine (16 bit, 24 bit, 32 bit, ) so web

databases both spatial and attribute, the nature of the object.
2.2.1.2. CAD and graphic technology: As technology allows the
establishment of vector maps, which are maps established from the
CAD design support software.
2.2.2. Programming technology
Information Technology and Web programming is done with a
lot of different languages. However, when building Web Atlas, apart
from using the Web programming language needs to use these
functions, the library map during programming Web Atlas.
2.2.3. Global Networking Technology-Web
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2.2.3.1. The technology and management methods of Web Atlas
Web Atlas is an electronic form Atlas posted on the Internet
for everyone to share. Users can access the Web address of the Atlas
is able to exploit the information of Web Atlas.
On the Internet there are many web services. As defined by
W3C, web service is a software system designed to support
interoperability between applications on different computers via the
Internet.
2.2.3.2. Method and management architecture of Web Atlas
The architecture of Web Atlas based on the Client - Server
model consists of three layers: the database layer, intermediate layer
and user layer. In the 1st and 2nd ones are Server model. The 3rd tier
is users. Mining and using method ì the Web Atlas: SOA client and
server oriented architecture.
2.2.3.3. Web Atlas publishing technologies
There are many tech support to get geographical data on the
Internet, but are focused on two technology developments are: the
commercial technology and technology toward open source.

State administration is the administrative activities of the
implementing agencies of executive power to manage and administer
the field of social life under the laws of the State.
2.3.1.2. Location of space research in administration
Another important principle is the Administration and
Territorial sector [13]. Territorial (DVHC) or Administration manage
the administrative boundaries of the management area in a certain
range according to thedividing the administrative boundaries of the
state.
Administration management requires manager or advisory
units should have full information about the DVHC to analyze,
evaluate and make an assessment, building orientation, development
planning and management economic issues, culture and society.
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This fact leads to the Administration corollary need
appropriate tool support (Web Atlas) to ensure science - one of the
basic properties of the State Administration.
2.3.2. The trend to modernize the administration
2.3.2.1. Strategic orientation of the state in the modernization of the
state administration.
In recent years, the State has been interested in the use of these
administration tools through the supporting documents, decisions,
programs and projects of information technology applications in the
Administration.
2.3.2.2. The foundation of the technical infrastructure of Vietnam
and Hanoi
Technical foundation for developing Hanoi Web Atlas system
of relatively favorable, 100% of departments, agencies, districts,
towns with local network (LAN) and Internet connection.

5. Information legalistic, fulfill the Administration request,
with uniformity, update, consistency,
6. The main content is shown on the map, it is necessary to
show compliance with the requirements for the establishment Atlas
traditional mathematical precision, and methods expressed
generalization,
2.3.3.3. content of Web Atlas support administrative management
Web Atlas support Administration is a synthetic atlas includes
many aspects of the Administration are divided into chapters
according to themes reflected in each chapter is a collection of
separate topics, each topic can be one or more different maps to
practical support for the Administration.
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Table 2-1 List of the content groups and thematic support
Administration
Order

Contents group

Thematic support
1 Administration

The Province Administrative map
The Districts Administrative map
2 Populations Population
Population distribution
Labor resources
3 Economic General Economics
Industry

2.3.4.3. Connecting components with multi-media map
The components connected multimedia map is actually
building links of map symbols with objects such as images, audio,
articles, videos, through language programming language.
2.3.4.4. Testing, editing and publishing Web Atlas
After finishing the entire contents, links each map page to
form a complete system of Web Atlas, install maps on servers,
domain name registration and Web Atlas release.
CHAPTER 3: BUILDING MANAGEMENT SUPPORT WEB
ATLAS OF THE HANOI
3.1. Geographic features of Hanoi.
3.2. Summary about administrative system of Hanoi
3.2.1. Administrative system of Hanoi before 01
st
August 2008
Hanoi through many changes in administrative boundaries,
before 08/2008 Hanoi has 14 districts and 230 communes, wards and
townships.
3.2.2. Administrative system of Hanoi 01
st
August 2008
Currently, Hanoi is expanding the boundaries of the area of
3328.9 km2 and a population of 6.6996 million people [8] with 10
districts, 1 town and 18 districts with 577 communes, wards and
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townships.
3.3. Building Web Atlas to support Administration of Hanoi
3.3.1. The purpose and requirements of the Administrative Web
Atlas Hanoi


Figure 3-5. Workflow in building of Administrative Web Atlas Hanoi
3.3.4. The preparation
Includes works such as document preparation, background
map modification, preparing equipment and machinery, software and
programming languages,
3.3.5. The mapping
3.3.5.1. Collection and evaluation materials.
3.3.5.2 Workflow of map pages establishing
3.3.5.3 Design symbols system
3.3.5.4 Construction of the base map
The map was edited in accordance with the of digital mapping
available in Vietnam and is structured according to defined standards
(Appendix 2) before putting them into a database for Web Atlas.
Objectives determination

Integration of maps to the system


HA_NOI (The folder to store the map data of Ha Noi )
H1

H29
M0
M1
T
Data
(Map of Ba Dinh District )

(Map of Tu Liem District)
(The first scale map display)
(The second scale map display)
(Full scale map display in Ha Noi)
(Database of administration information
structure, maps and annually data )
VIET_NAM (name of data store directory)
3.3.6. Building components of Administrative Web Atlas of Hanoi
3.3.6.1. Construction of interface
Consists of 2 parts: system administration and user interface.
3.3.6.2. The interface of the system administrator
Management administrative units list, map data management,
database design displayed on the Web Atlas; design relational model
between the system layer and administrative units database;
administrative management of data on the Web Atlas, building
display functions, edit map data layers.
3.3.6.3 Designing the user interface: principles and display functions
building in Web Atlas
(1) Develop displays map data model; (2) Design directory
tree of administrative units; (3) Search the administrative units

The administrative units designed and displayed in a tree, with
each level administrative units corresponding to its map.
We can find Administrative Units from commune level, town
level in the entire city from the database of Web Atlas. The

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administrative units found will be referenced even through a Web-
based coordinates.
3.3.8 The applicability Web Atlas support Hanoi’s Administration
Administrative Web Atlas of Hanoi support for the
Administration work more efficiently based on the advantages
following:
(1) The maps have extensive information than the traditional
maps; (2) Allows saving the updated and edited information in
system; (3) Integrated multi-media material; (4) Search and Quick
reference to the object on the map; (5) Detailed list of administrative
units for commune, ward or township makes Administration on
Spatial more convenient, intuitive way than by reading regular text.
3.3.9 Operating experiment evaluation of administrative Web Atlas of Hanoi
Administrative Web Atlas of Hanoi totally stable running on
current Windows systems such as WinXP, Win NT, with common
Web browsers such as Fire Fox, Google Chrome, Internet
Explorer,
Conclusion
1. Electronic Atlas - Web Atlas is a set of systematic, coherent and
logical connection of the maps introduce one or several geographical
factors which are regulated by the purpose and character of use, and
expressed in digitally via the internet. As a new product which
require high performance organization and coordination between the

5. The selection of MapXtreme technology is workable in the current
conditions, as discussed in the thesis. According to this technology,
we can inherit the maps data base available at the manufacturing
sites in MapInfo format. Moreover, this is the technology has been
using by numerous users so it is easy to spread out without training
cost, therefore, suited to support the administrative management at
the local, district and commune level.
6. Administrative support Web Atlas’s interface and content has been
built (such as chapter 3) as a result of the analysis of Atlas,
Electronic Atlas and Web Atlas in Chapter 1; the scientific based
analysis of Web Atlas developing in Chapter 2. That has been
initially opened research directions and applications in the Web Atlas
for administrative support. The maps shown in the folder tree and