For governments, utility and telecommunication providers, and engineering and construction firms, spatial data is crucial. It’s essential that these organizations have the tools to take full advantage of all their data and spatial information, which is typically stored in a variety of locations such as desktops, file servers, CAD servers, GIS servers, and web servers. And because the data is routinely managed by different people across various departments—including engineers, GIS specialists, and IT personnel—these organizations need a way to avoid data redundancy, a costly situation that happens when each functional entity is using, storing, and managing the same data differently.
Information used by GIS teams in planning and analysis is frequently re-created by engineers in the design phase. Similarly, GIS professionals often find a way to import CAD information into their systems but can end up with data stripped of much of its valuable engineering detail—such as text and dimensioning that exist in CAD drawings but aren’t preserved or read by GIS applications.
If everyone could use data from a common source and continually update it with current information, the entire organization would save time and money while minimizing repetitive tasks. |
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Autodesk's Map 3D brings two leading technologies together to help organizations get the full value from spatially enabled data. Using Autodesk Geospatial to bridge computer-aided design (CAD) and geographic information systems (GIS), organizations can use existing resources, reduce redundancy and errors, and increase operational efficiency.
Autodesk Geospatial makes it easier to access essential information across an organization regardless of the format or location in which it is stored. These solutions help streamline processes by eliminating disparate systems and creating an environment where data stored in a central database can be constantly refreshed through realtime updates from the field. This proven, easy-tolearn technology is intuitive to professionals trained in either CAD or GIS. |
