Want to take advantage of GIS data without having a GIS department? Looking to reap the benefits of GIS data in your projects? This session will show you how to unleash the power of accessing and utilizing GIS data in the AutoCAD environment. We will delve into practical examples and explanations along with reviewing where and when to use each tool.

1. Leveraging the
Power of GIS with
AutoCAD
Presented by Richard Augenti

2. Agenda
1. Quick overview of GIS
2. AutoCAD Map 3D
3. Data Connections
4. ArcGIS for AutoCAD
5. Infrastructure Map Server
6. Database Management Systems
7. Finding GIS Data
8. Questions & Answers

3. My Goal
Open the door to potential solutions to address your
field challenges & problems.

4. Quick Overview
of GIS & related
technologies

5. Intro to GIS
What is GIS?
Why do we use it?

6. OGC – Open Geospatial Consortium
OGC(R) standards are technical documents
that detail interfaces or encodings. Ideally,
when OGC standards are implemented in
products or online services by two different
software engineers working independently,
the resulting components plug and play,
that is, they work together without further
debugging.
http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards

7. AutoCAD Map 3D

8. AutoCAD Map 3D Interface
1. The Ribbon &
Toolbars
2. Data Table &
Data View
3. The Task Pane
4. Status bars
5. Dynamic Input

9. What is a Map?
An AutoCAD Map 3D map file is a
window into your information. It has
links to all the data and images you
include in your map:
1. Standard AutoCAD objects
2. Spatial data from a database or file
3. Raster images
4. Attribute data

10. DEMO: Overview of AutoCAD Map 3D Features
1. Create and Assign Geographic Coordinate Systems
2. Combine Geospatial Features and Drawing Objects
3. Create and Edit Features and Drawing Objects
4. Search and Filter Data
5. Creating and Editing Data and attributes
6. Analyzing Data
7. Use Metadata
8. Organize Data
9. Style Data
10. Theme and Analyze Data
11. Manage Data
12. Share and Publish Data

11. AutoCAD Map 3D

12. AutoCAD Map 3D:
DATA CONNECTIONS

13. Data Connection
1. Shapefile – standard ESRI spatial data geometry.
2. ArcSDE – ESRI’s spatial database which adds additional tools & features to
standard spatial databases.
3. Spatial Database – A spatial database, or geodatabase is a database that
is optimized to store and query data that represents objects defined in a
geometric space ~ Wikipedia
4. WMS - The OpenGIS Web Map Service Interface Standard (WMS) provides a
simple HTTP interface for requesting geo-registered map images from one
or more distributed geospatial databases.
5. WFS – The OpenGIS Web Feature Service Standard (WFS) provides a
simple HTTP interface for requesting & editing vector data.
6. Raster Imagery

14. DEMO: Connecting to Data
1.Individual Shapefile
2.Folder containing multiple
shapefiles
3.SQL Server Spatial Database
4.WMS address
5.Raster Imagery

15. AutoCAD Map 3D:
DATA CONNECTIONS

16. ArcGIS for AutoCAD

17. ArcGIS for AutoCAD
ArcGIS for AutoCAD is a free, plug-
in application for AutoCAD that
allows you to access and create
GIS data by connecting to services
from ArcGIS for Server and ArcGIS
Online.
http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgis-for-autocad

18. ArcGIS for AutoCAD
Use ArcGIS for AutoCAD to
• Streamline information sharing between GIS and CAD
groups.
• View live, rich cartographic GIS maps in AutoCAD.
• Include the results of GIS analysis in AutoCAD designs.
• Add imagery to your AutoCAD drawing.
• Create, manipulate, and define how CAD data is
organized and attributed as GIS content so it can be
used in ArcGIS for Desktop or AutoCAD.
http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgis-for-autocad

19. ArcGIS for AutoCAD
Key Features
• Edit Enterprise Geodatabases through
ArcGIS for Server Feature Services
• Location Services
• Access ArcGIS for Server Map Services and
Image Services within AutoCAD
• Create GIS-Ready AutoCAD Files
http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgis-for-autocad/key-features

20. ArcGIS for AutoCAD

21. AutoCAD Map 3D:
INFRASTRUCTURE
MAP SERVER

22. AutoCAD Map 3D Server Workflows
• Infrastructure Map Server - Autodesk
• ArcGIS for Server - ESRI
• ArcGIS Online - ESRI
• GeoServer - Opensource
• MapServer - Opensource
• CartoDB - Opensource

23. Infrastructure Map Server
• GeoREST
• Publish a single DWG or multiple drawings
• WMS and WFS publishing
• Preconfigured templates (JavaScript, .NET, PHP, or Java)
• Enhance sites with widgets and technology mash-ups.
• Mobile viewer: use this browser application with most
mobile platforms, including Android-based smart phones
and iPhone and iPad mobile digital devices.

24. Infrastructure Map Server
Publish multiple DWGs

25. Infrastructure Map Server
Publish DWGs: Add Widgets to web map

26. Infrastructure Map Server
Publish DWGs: Widgets Close up

27. Infrastructure Map Server
Publish DWGs: seamless transfer of graphical & info to web map

28. Infrastructure Map Server
Publish DWGs: Mobile Viewer

29. Infrastructure Map Server
Publish DWGs: Google Street view

30. AutoCAD Map 3D:
DATABASE
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS

31. DEMO: AutoCAD Map 3D w/ Database Servers
ArcSDE
SQL Server
Oracle
PostgreSQL
DB2

32. DEMO: AutoCAD Map 3D w/ Database Servers
Database Replication
Office 1
Office 2Office 3

33. AutoCAD Map 3D:
DATABASE MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS

34. AutoCAD Map 3D:
FINDING GIS DATA

35. Where can you find GIS data?
1. PASDA - http://www.pasda.psu.edu/
2. LVPC – Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
http://www.lvpc.org/maps---data.html
3. PA Oil and Gas Mapping
http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/PaOilAndGasMapping/
4. PA AUL Registry - http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/pa-
aul/
5. Wave Tool - http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/wave/
6. Office of Administration Geospatial Technologies (GTO)
http://bit.ly/1JgiDrX

36. AutoCAD Map 3D:
REVIEW

37. Review
AutoCAD Map 3D
• Full featured GIS program
• Integrated seamlessly with AutoCAD environment
• Easily learn how to use it
• Utilize standard CAD commands to edit data
• There are many different options to connect and edit data

38. Review
AutoCAD Map 3D: Data Connections
• Ability to connect to various other data such as databases, web map
services, and aerial imagery
• Ability to extend your current infrastructure into the AutoCAD Map
3D environment. For example, AutoCAD Map 3D will enable you to
utilize ESRI’s ArcSDE Databases without any major changes.
• Ability to tie into many free or purchased web mapping services via
online.

39. Review
ArcGIS for AutoCAD
• Utilize advanced ArcGIS for Server features
• Utilize ArcGIS Online mapping services
• Ability to edit ArcSDE data in disconnected and connected sessions
• Ability to utilize ArcGIS for Server Image extension to display aerial
imagery with out CAD content.

40. Review
AutoCAD Map 3D: Infrastructure Map Server
• Publish dwgs without compromising styles or data info.
• Publish web applications without having to be a programmer.
• Many existing widgets to extend the ability of your web mapping
applications.

41. Review
AutoCAD Map 3D: Database Management
Systems
• Databases are very powerful
• Improve performance and overall data
management
• Ability to provide better High Availability
and Disaster Recovery
• Better suited for managing large sets of
data.

42. Review
AutoCAD Map 3D: Finding GIS data
• There is plenty of free data out there provided
by various governmental organizations and other
groups.
• There is a lot of great data being shared via web
mapping services such as through WMS, WFS,
and restful.
• There is a lot of great aerial imagery along with
DEMs to generate contours for projects.