GeoTec event 2009, Vancouver June 1-4, 2009

The Automated CAD & GIS Integration for Better Asset Data Management Workshop:

Over the next few days I will placing the presentations from vendors, consultants and users on this blog. I welcome any comments or contributions to the discussion.

The workshop speakers included:

• 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

The Conference was held at the Vancouver Convention Center, in a spectacular site at Canada Place, Downtown Vancouver.

I was lucky enough to have time for sightseeing and I took and bus, a cablecar and a chairlift to the top of Grouse Mountain for the fantastic view looking down on Vancouver.

On the way back I stopped off at the famous Capilano Bridge.

After the Conference, I walked around Stanley Park and later took a ferry to Granville Island.

Sales Lead Nurturing

This is off the topic, but I find that many consultants providing services to assist in CAD-GIS Integration could use some help in business development.

My own consultancy, Stratelead, is focussed on assisting and I encourage you to read my LinkedIn site for more information:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewbashfield

In the meantime, check out this SlideShare Presentation: There are some great tips about improving your lead to sale ratio, in other words, gaining more business.

Inbound Lead Nurturing

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The material listed here is based on the comments and presentations of participants in live workshops on CAD GIS Integration held in various cities in Australia in 2008 .

The next "Automated CAD GIS Integration for Better Asset Management" workshop will be at GeoTec event 2009 in Vancouver June 1, 2009.

http://www.geoplace.com/ME2/Audiences/Default.asp?AudID=58913B00836D4139952444C47855C991

This blog is a forum for discussing and resolving data integration issues between CAD and GIS systems. It might be about moving data from one system to the other. It might be about syncing changes in the representation of assets in one system to the other. It might be about using the GIS as an index to CAD drawings. The list is not exhaustive. However, the issues crop up not only because of system and file differences but also because of staff expertise issues. GIS staff tend to be trained in analysis. CAD staff tend to be trained in design. In many Engineering Consultancies with both types of staff, there is not much interaction. So “people issues” might be the area you need help on.

Post your question and the members will respond.