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GIS Project: Mekanissa DMA Setup

The document provides instructions for selecting and presenting a new district metered area (DMA) in the Mekanissa branch of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia using GIS software and available geospatial data. Key steps include loading data on water networks and customers, selecting a proposed DMA boundary that contains 500-2500 customers, analyzing customer counts and pipe lengths, modeling bulk water meters, and exporting a map of the new DMA.

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GIS Project: Mekanissa DMA Setup

The document provides instructions for selecting and presenting a new district metered area (DMA) in the Mekanissa branch of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia using GIS software and available geospatial data. Key steps include loading data on water networks and customers, selecting a proposed DMA boundary that contains 500-2500 customers, analyzing customer counts and pipe lengths, modeling bulk water meters, and exporting a map of the new DMA.

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Final Assignment: Select and present a new DMA in Mekanissa Branch Addis

Ababa

Starting up
- Open a new project in QGIS
- Set the Coordinate system of your project to Adindan – UTM 37 N coordinate
system. (Right lower corner of your screen)
- Load a background with the QuickMapServices plugin
- Load the following shapefiles from the training folder
o Main water pipes
o Mekanissa secondary pipes
o Branches

Select and save Mekanissa branch


- Select Mekanissa branch from the Branches layer
- Save it as a new shapefile called Mekanissa Branch
- Use the coordinate system Adindan for your new shapefile
- Remove the branches shapefile from your QGIS project and only keep your new
shapefile of Mekanissa branch
Setting up your symbology
- Create a good symbology for both of your pipeline layers. Make sure that there is a
clear visual difference between the primary and secondary lines. The pipes should be
different in color and size based on the diameter. Make sure the pipes with a bigger
diameter are thicker on the map than the smaller pipes.
- Create for both pipeline layers a label consisting of Diameter, Material and year of
construction. Make sure that the labels are only visible when you zoom in below a
scale of 1:5000.
Loading the customers
- Load the CSV customers Mekanissa in QGIS
- The coordinates are in GPS make sure you select the right Coordinate system during
importing.
- If imported correctly, save the customers Mekanissa to a new shapefile in Adindan
UTM 37S
- Remove the customers Mekanissa CSV from your QGIS project to keep your project
clean.
Creating a new DMA
- Use your knowledge about DMA selection to select a new DMA within Mekanissa
branch. The DMA should have between 500 and 2500 customers.
- Create a new polygon shapefile called “Proposed DMA Mekanissa” use coordinate
system Adindan UTM 37N.
- Draw in this new layer the outline of your proposed DMA and save it.
- Export your proposed DMA in KML format and open it in Google Earth
Analysis of the DMA
- How many customers are located inside your DMA (hint: Use select by location tool)
- What is the total length of the secondary network in your DMA?
DMA bulk meter
- Create a new shapefile called DMA bulkmeters
- Make sure the bulk meter shapefile has at least the following fields:
o Diameter
o Location
o Type
- Draw the bulkmeters necessary to isolate your DMA on the map and fill in the right
data for each bulk meter.
Map
- Prepare an A4 map of your proposed DMA. The map must at least contain the
following components:
o Map
o Legend
o Title
o Personal details: Name, date, etc.
o Attribute table of bulkmeters
o Scale bar
- Export the map as PDF

Bonus question:
- Give an good estimate, based on GIS analysis, of the total length of service
connections in your DMA. With service connection I mean the line between your
secondary lines and the customer point.
- What is
(We didn’t practice this so use internet to find a solution for this problem)

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