Module 3 - CAD data in ArcGIS | Campus Mapping Project

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Describe CAD data
2. Discuss the differences in GIS and CAD data
3. Define CAD dataset layer
4. Define CAD drawing layer
5. List the 3 most commonly used CAD formats
6. Describe the contents of a CAD drawing
7. Define world files and describe how they work
8. Georeference CAD data

TERMS TO KNOW

• CAD
• CAD feature datasets
• CAD drawing datasets
• world file
• projection file
• georeferencing
• transformation
• control points
• link table

DISCUSSION

Introduction to CAD data in ArcGIS

ACTIVE LEARNING EXERCISE

A-B Tech Asheville Campus Geodatabase Project