CAD Standards by the use of Civil 3D to Enterprise GIS

Bill Keever - City of AuroraJames Krolick - VHB

About Us

IT/GIS CoordinatorCity of Aurora, Colorado

Project ManagerVHB, Inc. Boulder, CO

James Krolick, GISP

Bill Keever, GISP

Motives:Aurora is the fastest growing city in the region• Many large infrastructure projects underway• Survey says: 90% of stakeholders use AutoCAD of

which 50% use C3D for submissions• Data advances and uses that city can leverage

and streamline the process (present and future)

Image source: http://blog.monitor.us/2015/01/how-to-keep-your-small-business-running-lean-and-agile/

Project Goals:• Develop CAD Standard based on/ National

CAD Standard + COA• Create C3D Templates and validation tools

designed for functional areas (silos)• Civil 3D->FME Workbench–>GeoDataBase

(*Implementation Strategy Required)Image source: http://favored1-dailyfavor.blogspot.com/2014/04/question-everything.html

Process

• Stakeholder Interviews

• Develop CAD Standard Document

• Design Civil 3D Templates

• AutoDesk Batch Standards Checker

• FME Workspace

How• FME AutoCAD Reader• Use coordinates same as C3D template

source• Transform Civil 3D to GIS• FME Writer to Esri File GDB• Feature Types and Attributes

Comparison – Desktop/Server

Desktop• Workspaces run

manually and easily configurable.

• Managed behind firewall w/ database architecture

Server• Automate any task

and publish from desktop

• File Submission/Data Download

• Streaming data• Email Reporting

Main point: FME makes the toughest part of the project, the easiest.

Regional Approach• Consensus building • Focused on Data Standards and Open

Data initiatives• Greater uses of GIS data & latest data

availability

Thank you!Bill Keever 303.739.7482 | wkeever@auroragov.org

James Krolick303.443.5333 | jkrolick@vhb.com