TUgis Conference 2019

Working with CAD data as a GIS professional can be a very frustrating experience, but one many of us deal with every day. What does ArcMap have to do with my CAD data when I add it to the map? Why can’t I edit it? What is the best way to export GIS data to CAD? Why is my Howard County wetland boundary showing up in Northern Africa? In this class, learn how Esri handles both AutoCad and Microstation files, and the best methods to export GIS data to both DWG and DGN file formats. This class involves open discussion and hands-on training. We will cover the use of seed files, CAD fields, DWG imports and exports, and a number of other tips and tricks I have picked up over my 23-years as a CADD Drafter and GIS Analyst.

This half-day course teaches best practices in working with available topographic LiDAR in the State of Maryland. In this workshop, you will learn how to access the latest topographic LiDAR data in Maryland for preparing, downloading, and processing on your local machine. We’ll start with compressed LAZ format point cloud data, showing you how to download, extract and organize the data efficiently for further processing in ArcGIS for Desktop. You will learn how to build LAS and mosaic datasets and explore the functionality of each. We will explore custom raster functions for a variety of LiDAR derivative products, as well as the functionality of the Image Analysis Window in ArcGIS for Desktop for quick and on-the-fly processing of LiDAR data. The last section of this course, briefly covers custom LiDAR focused ArcPy script tools. Participants are encouraged to bring their own storage device so they can keep the modules, script tools and derivative products from this workshop.