Morocco NDBI Map in 1 Minute

📌 how_to_title: 1️⃣ "Add Download Request" → 2️⃣ Wait accepted → 3️⃣ Upload the study area file → 4️⃣ Select the year and click "Extract NDBI" → 5️⃣ ✅ Final download

⚙️ Map Settings

1️⃣ Study Area

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Drag the file here or click to select

Shapefile (.zip) or GeoJSON (.geojson / .json)

Border color :

2️⃣ NDBI Extraction

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Select reference year:

Built-up area data is extracted directly from the server's PostGIS database for the selected year.

📐 Area Extraction

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Computes the total built-up area (NDBI) within the study area, in m² and hectares.

📍 Local Projection

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Select zone:

⚡ Click to switch between degrees and meters

🗺️ Import Data

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Select a layer then import its file from your device

📍 Point Layers

Import Cities 📂

Import Villages and Centers 📂

🛣️ Line Layers

Import Roads 📂

Import Rivers 📂

Import Administrative Boundaries 📂

🌍 Basemap

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🧷 Layout Elements

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New text font size: 16px

Map Elements

🖼️ Customize Page and Frame

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Page dimensions (pixels)

Width

Height

Place legend outside the map (side column)

Map margins (pixels): 18

Inner map frame (pixels)

Position X

Position Y

Width

Height

💡 Drag the blue handles on the map to adjust the inner frame

ℹ️ About this tool

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A tool for extracting and displaying built-up areas (NDBI) in Morocco across six reference periods (1985 to 2026). Upload your study area file, select the year, then click "Extract NDBI" for automatic clipping directly on the server, and customize the map by adding a north arrow, scale, legend and text.

💡 Tip: Gold handles to resize the outer page, blue handles to resize the inner map frame.

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