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What are GIS Skills?
How to use this book
Understanding DWG objects and GIS features
Other learning resources
Complete list of animations
Data Preparation
View and interpret metadata
Create metadata for your map
Reproject incoming data to a new coordinate system
Georeference parcels by rubbersheeting
Clean up duplicates, gaps, and other accuracy problems in DWG files
Data Conversion
Export DWG objects to a GIS data store (SDF)
Convert styled DWG objects to features
Save the current map in DWG format with visual fidelity
Data Access
Bring in data from multiple image files to a single layer
Transform an image so that it is correctly aligned
Access data published on a public web server
Bring in parcel data from AutoCAD Civil 3D
Bring in point data from a Microsoft Access database
Bring in a subset of features using a query
Data Editing
Edit DWG files in a multi-user environment
Draft new features for an existing feature class
Edit feature geometry directly in a SHP file using CAD tools
Edit features as polylines using PEDIT
Split a parcel in two and divide attributes
Create new features from existing AutoCAD objects
Check out features to edit in the field and update the database later
Zoom to features by selecting rows in the Data Table (and vice-versa)
Generate a report by exporting records to a spreadsheet
Data Management
Create a GIS data store (SDF) to be populated from various sources
Bulk copy data from a SHP file to an SDF file
Edit an existing schema (SDF)
Limit what can be entered in a field
Join attribute data to features
Calculate fields in the Data Table
Styling and Theming Features
Hide and show features as you zoom in and out
Replace points in the map with symbols
Label features and optimize placement
Set the number of decimal places for labels
Add a text layer and edit text
Set transparency for parcels or other features
Choose the right type of theme to suit your data
Manually adjust the ranges of a theme
Theme based on individual values
Analysis
Color a surface by elevation and adjust hillshading
Change the elevation ranges for a surface
View a site in 3D
Drape vector and raster layers over a surface
Analyze the slope and aspect of a site
Create a contour layer from a surface
Create a network topology to show how lines are connected
Find the shortest path through a network
Find which lines are within a particular polygon (overlay analysis)
Select features by location using a buffer
Create overlapping buffer zones around points
Sharing Data with Others
Exchange data with other users by exporting to SDF format
Share styles with other users of AutoCAD Map 3D using .layer files
Map Layout and Cartography
Manage layers with draw order and folders
Include AutoCAD layers in the Display Manager
Create and edit a legend
Printing, Plotting, and Publishing
Publish a completed map to a MapGuide server
Create a map book with appropriate-scale tiling for a city
Produce a multi-sheet DWF file for a map book
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