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City combines CAD and GIS: Garden Grove's GIS system blends Autodesk Map 3D and MapGuide.(geographic information system)
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CADalyst
- Article date:
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May 1, 2005
- Author:
- Sipes, James
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EVER SINCE GIS USERS tried to edit shapefiles and CAD users tried to analyze geospatial data, users have wanted to integrate the two technologies. Integrating the drawing and editing capabilities of CAD programs with the data analysis and management capabilities of GIS programs is, in many ways, blending the best of both worlds.
For CAD users, the migration to GIS programs can be amazingly frustrating. A long-time AutoCAD user told me that when he first started using ArcGIS, he couldn't believe how difficult it was to make simple edits to a parcel map showing property boundaries. He was accustomed to the snaps, orthos, grids, dynamic pans and zooms and other tools that ...