CAD and GIS Integration

Preface

The need for CAD/GIS integration arises in many applications. Integration of computer-aided design (CAD) and geospatial information systems (GIS) can reduce many inefficiencies and errors made during design, planning, and execution of a project. 

CAD and GIS 

It can also streamline decision making during operations. Many tasks, in particular engineering tasks in design, construction, and asset management throughout the life-cycle of an infrastructure or a facility, require knowledge of and skills in several interrelated and yet disconnected task-specific software and tools. CAD and GIS were developed separately, with decades of standalone existence. They have traditionally been used in tandem for making crucial decisions in

GIS Cartography: A Guide to Effective Map Design

GIS Cartography

 The reader of this book is assumed to have a basic understanding of geography and GIS principles. For example, in Chapter 3, “Layout Design,” there is a section on projections. 

It is assumed that you know what projections are and why they are an important component of any GIS work. The section, therefore, deals with only whether a map designer ought to include projection information on a printed map document and, if so, how it ought to be formatted design‑wise.