2007 Release

Autodesk Map® 3D 2007 software, the leading platform for creating and editing spatial data, delivers practical mapping functionality to engineers and geospatial professionals who need an open and flexible way to integrate CAD and GIS information. Autodesk Map 3D complements existing GIS implementations by providing read and write access to a wide variety of geospatial data sources. Using a spatial data file (SDF), smaller workgroups gain many of the benefits of an RDBMS without the investment and complexity typically associated with one. Autodesk Map 3D enables quick loading, editing, and management of huge geospatial data sets and automates entire workflows from geospatial data creation through web and intranet publishing.ns—not just single departments—more effective, efficient, and profitable

Autodesk Map 3D 2007 delivers a host of powerful new and improved features including

• Built on the New AutoCAD® 2007 software platform
• Menus and Toolbars—New
• MapBooks—New
• Display Manager—Improved
• FDO Providers—New and Improved
• .NET API—New

Autodesk Map 3D is the premier tool for integrating CAD and GIS technologies. Its strength is a open and flexible environment that enables mapping, CAD, and Civil Engineering professionals to work with virtually any data, regardless of format, including existing data that can represent significant past investment.


Benefiting from Open Architecture

Many organizations can not afford the complex system customizations often required to access infrastructure and location data locked inside proprietary systems. Because Autodesk Map 3D integrates seamlessly and directly with

Oracle Spatial, organizations no longer need an inflexible proprietary interface or middleware to access business-critical data. Autodesk Map 3D, along with Oracle Spatial, enables companies to leverage all of their data investments.

Work with Most Industry-Standard Data Formats

DWG and SHP formats are the most prevalent in the CAD and GIS worlds. With Autodesk Map 3D® 2007, you can create, manage, and share these, or any industry-standard format, with the precision of a CAD system. In fact, joint Autodesk and ESRI customers claim that Autodesk GIS software is a better editing tool for ESRI SHP files than ESRI’s own software. Autodesk Map® also provides powerful GIS capabilities such as topology for performing analysis, including buffers, overlays, dissolves, and network analysis. Autodesk Map 3D bridges the gap between CAD and GIS.