In 30 years, I have never worked on a civil project that did not require some interaction with GIS data. Whether it is referencing GIS data to get started, using GIS data to help make better design decisions or exporting as-built information to GIS at the end of a project, GIS is an essential part of civil projects.
Having said this, our ability to engage with GIS data hasn’t always been as easy as it should be. In some cases making a connection to the data could be challenging. In others, the GIS data required conversion to CAD geometry. In others, the performance may not have been what we expected. Or worse yet, what we thought was a “live link” was more dead than alive. 😊
At the end of the day, we all found ways to get our jobs done but always thought there really should be a better way.
The recent partnership between Autodesk and Esri is that better way!
New tools are being developed to create more seamless integrations between the worlds of BIM & GIS. One of these tools is the Autodesk Connector for ArcGIS. Using this tool, we can link solutions like InfraWorks and Civil 3D directly to ArcGIS online. Once linked, we can push and pull GIS data back and forth in ways that were never before possible.
Much has been accomplished as a result of the Autodesk & Esri partnership over the past couple of years. I am super excited to see how much more will be accomplished moving forward into the future.
Click on the video below to check it out.
-Jerry
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