AutoCAD Map 3D 2017

MODULE 1. GEOGRAPHICAL AND PROJECTED COORDINATE SYSTEMS

TEACHING UNIT 1. GEOGRAPHICAL AND PROJECTED COORDINATE SYSTEMS
Size of the land
Cartography throughout history
Flattening at the poles
The shape of the Earth
Ellipsoid of revolution
Definition of ‘datum’
Components of a datum
Datum in Spain
GPS, GLONASS and Galileo systems
Parallels and the equator
Meridians and Greenwich
Grid of parallels and meridians
Measuring longitude and latitude
Geodetic and geocentric coordinates
Definition of a coordinate system
Types of coordinate systems
Projected coordinate system

TEACHING UNIT 2. TYPES OF CARTOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS. COMMON MAPS AND PLANS
Map projections
Definition of a cartographic projection
Types of projections
Classification of projections
Properties of projection types
Sprains
Tissot Indicatriz
Projections by construction method
Projections by source of the data to be projected
Bibliography

TEACHING UNIT 3. GEOREFERENCING, COLLECTION OF CARTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Definition
Methods for referencing data
Types of georeferencing
Coordinate transformation
Datum transformation

TEACHING UNIT 4. GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION AND GROUPING OF INFORMATION
Definition. Basic types of maps
Other types of maps, by topic
Scale
Use of scales
Topographical maps
Map layout and symbols
The national topographical map

MODULE 2. INTRODUCTION TO GIS. AUTOCAD MAP WORKING ENVIRONMENTS AND INTERFACES

TEACHING UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
Definition of sig
SIG terminology
Historical development of the sig
Components of a SIG and their functions
Advantages of the SIG
Differences between SIG and CAD
Types of sig
Typical phases of a SIG project
Gathering information
Data capture
Integration of information
Alphanumeric analysis
Spatial analysis
Map design

TEACHING UNIT 2. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS RELATED TO GIS. EXCHANGE FORMAT
Introduction
Types of applications
SIG products on the market
Web data repositories
WMS servers
Cloud-based GIS services
Sig Cloud products on the market
Features of cloud-based GIS services
Digital formats
Formats (continued)
Alphanumeric information
Database management systems
Connections available in AutoCAD Map3D

TEACHING UNIT 3. THE AUTOCAD MAP 3D WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Description of AutoCAD Map 3D

MODULE 3. TOPOLOGIES OF NODES, NETWORKS AND POLYGONS

TEACHING UNIT 1. NODE TOPOLOGIES
Definition of topologies
Advantages of using topologies
Types of topology
Topological errors
Creating node topologies
Adding buffers to node topologies

TEACHING UNIT 2. NETWORK TOPOLOGIES
Introduction
Creating network topologies
Analysis of open networks
Analysis of closed networks
Network Flow Path Analysis

TEACHING UNIT 3. TOPOLOGIES OF POLYGONS AND THE OVERLAP OF TOPOLOGIES
Polygon topologies
Creating polygon topologies
Create a polygon topology
Create a network topology
Use of buffers
Overlapping topologies
Closing of polyline topologies
Loading applications

MODULE 4. LINKS AND DATABASE QUERIES

TEACHING UNIT 1. LINKING DATABASES TO DRAWING ELEMENTS
Creating polygon topologies
Generation of closed polylines based on topology
Linking a database
Display the linked table in AutoCAD Map 3D
Create a link template
Generate the links
Check the links
Using the linked table
Run SQL queries on the linked table
Create FDO layers using queries

TEACHING UNIT 2. SAVING SIG FILES AS CAD FILES
Creating CAD files from SIG files

TEACHING UNIT 3. DATA CAPTURE IN AUTOCAD MAP 3D
Point cloud data capture
Point Cloud Manager
Georeferencing the point cloud
Creating surfaces from point clouds
View the result
Importing data from Google Earth into AutoCAD MapCon PlexEarth
Selecting data in Google Earth
Importing terrain elevation data using PlexEarth
Create terrain contours
Control the terrain display
Georeferencing the land
Importing image data from Google Earth using PlexEarth
Conclusions

MODULE 5. WORKING WITH MAP BOOKS AND IMAGES

TEACHING UNIT 1. CREATING THEMATIC MAPS
Files required for producing thematic maps
Assigning themes to fdo layers
Assigning fill colours
Tagging
Enter expressions

TEACHING UNIT 2. IMPORTING SHP DATA USING AUTOCAD MAP3D
Importing SHP data via AutoCAD Map
Selecting folders or SHP files
Add more SHP data
Edit the fdo layers

TEACHING UNIT 3. ORGANISING WORKFLOWS IN AUTOCAD MAP3D
Organising workflows in AutoCAD Map 3D
Creating workflows in AutoCAD Map 3D
Define the sequence
Outlining the actions
Test the workflow
Modify the workflow

TEACHING UNIT 4. CREATING MAP BOOKS
Producing atlases
Select a data source for the maps in the workbook
Select a template for the maps in the book
Select a scale for the maps in the book
Determine a grid for laying out the maps in the book
Create a key map to accompany the maps in the book
Include a key legend to accompany the maps in the book
Generate the atlas
Browse the atlas via the task pane
View the appearance of the generated drawings