Research on Spatial Distribution of Modern Commercial Buildings in Guangzhou Based on GIS

Abstract

Based on the translation of the historical maps of cities, this paper sorts out the distribution information of various commercial buildings in Guangzhou during 19th century, and establishes a database of commercial buildings in Guangzhou in the 19th century with spatial information technology to show the distribution of various commercial buildings in this city. Moreover, this paper uses GIS to process pairing and density comparison analysis from various sources, which reveal the evolution characteristics, and impetus factors, of commercial buildings in Guangzhou from the formation and factors of urban commercial buildings spatial pattern. Finally, this paper provides countermeasures for the protection of contemporary Guangzhou city, commercial and trade buildings, in the context of rapid urbanization.