![]() The program can utilise spatially referenced data in a number of standard map file formats. AutoCAD Map is fully compatible with existing Auto-CAD-based drawings and maps, in part, because its data creation foundation is AutoCAD Release 14. It enhances the operation of AutoCAD in the GIS marketplace by providing standard GIS functionality with topology creation, analysis and thematic mapping, fully integrating raster and vector file formats, and providing links to attribute information through object data or external databases. ArcToolbox is the ArcInfo application that is used in performing operations such as data conversion, overlay processing, buffer creation and map transformation.ĪutoCAD Map software is based upon AutoCAD Release 14. ArcCatalog is the ArcInfo application for locating, browsing and managing spatial data. ArcMap application which enables the user to do CAD-like editing, assist with advanced mapping capabilities and support better visualisation for superior data interpretation and analysis. It enables to integrate vector (x,y locations) map data, raster images such as photographs, scanned documents or satellite images, CAD drawings, sound and video data, as well as a wealth of tabular DBMS data into a single, integrated environment. It is used to automate, manipulate, analyse, and display geographic data and incorporates hundreds of sophisticated, yet easy-to-use tools for map automation, data conversion, database management, map overlay and spatial analysis, interactive display and query, graphic editing, and address geocoding. ArcView Image Analysis allows to leverage a broad range of readily available image data types-including popular satellite imagery, aerial photography, orthoimagery, and other remotely sensed data-supplementing a wide variety of GIS applications.ĪrcInfo differs from ArcView in that ArcInfo is designed to develop GIS data while Arcview is designed to interact with GIS data which has already been created. Digital imagery can also be used for data visualisation, data extraction/creation and analysis. ArcView Image Analysis enables ArcView GIS users to go beyond using images as a backdrop for vector maps. The ArcView 3D Analyst extension enables users to create, analyse and display surface data. Extensions like ArcView Spatial Analyst allows to create, query, map and analyse cell-based raster data and to perform integrated vector-raster analysis. ArcView GIS software’s extensible architecture adds on to the capabilities. It links the traditional analysis tools like spreadsheets, databases and business graphics with maps for a completely integrated analysis system. The following sections provide an outline of some of the major software which have revolutionised the mapping community.ĪrcView GIS is a desktop mapping and GIS software used as a tool for the management, display, query and analysis of spatial information. Behind this remarkable growth is the relentless efforts of the industry to bring out with good quality software which helps in providing the best quality outputs. ![]() The combined efforts resulted in building of a strong foundation of GIS, which today boasts itself as one of the fastest growing field in geo-science. This remarkable progress would not have been possible had it not been for the proper inputs and supports the seedling received from the industry and the scientific community. ![]() However, it took almost three decades for the seed to mature into a healthy concept with the ever-growing branches entering into almost all visible fields and touching every aspect of our life. ![]() It was in the early 1960s that the seeds for the foundations of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) were laid down. ![]()
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