CAD GIS Integration for Better Asset Management: July 2009

Saturday, July 4, 2009

CAD-GIS Integration Workshop Presentations Available for Viewing

Don't forget, all our presenters have kindly allowed their presentations to be added to this blog. There are eight in all and you may have to click on OLDER POSTS to see them all.

The workshop speakers included:
Andrew Bashfield, Principal Consultant, Stratelead
Mike Schlosser, Geospatial Specialist, Autodesk
Don Murray, President, Safe Software
Martin Tilt, GIS Analyst, City of Vancouver
Mark Millman, Principal, Mizar
Dan Campbell, Manager Graphics, City of Vancouver
Dave Shearon, Geospatial Specialist, Bentley Systems
Chris North, Director of Technology, ESRI Canada

Issues Raised by CAD-GIS Workshop Groups

At the CAD-GIS Integration Workshop held at GeoTec last June in Vancouver, attendees discussed the issues around CAD-GIS integration that affected them.

How do they compare with issues in your organization? Please add your comments below.

WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CAD-GIS INTEGRATION ISSUES IN YOUR ORGANIZATION?
GROUP 1:
* Effective connectivity between CAD & GIS
* Data Quality
* Stove Pipes (Silos)
* GIS/CAD not part of general IT
* Interdepartment Communication
. - Drafting & Engineering
. - IT & GIS/CAD
* Database schema design

GROUP 2:
* Translation
. - Accuracy
. - Automation
. - Cleanup
* Contractors
. - Getting Data
. - Standards
* Use of spatial tools to relate data (i.e. labels)
* What should be in GIS vs. CAD?
* Interoperability:
. - Is it realistic?
. - Inconsistent design practices
* Design techniques have changed, business hasn’t caught up
* Architects are reluctant to embrace change (standards)
* Technology not the issues – it’s the human factor