IS YOUR CAD MAP IN NEED OF A MAKEOVER? West Coast Users Group March 22, 2016, 1100 – 1145 Michael Rawls Genesis Map Works, LLC P:

PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION

Reasons for a CAD Map Makeover CAD Map Essentials What Makes Up a Good CAD Map? Map Features Tips and Tricks Challenges to a CAD Map Makeover Helpful Suggestion

REASONS FOR A MAKEOVER

New Data Now Available Correct Inaccuracies in the Map Data Attribution Correct Inaccuracies in the Map File Upgrading CAD Versions It’s Been Awhile Since the Last Map Build and Roll Current Map Aesthetics Prohibit User Efficiency

CAD MAP ESSENTIALS

SEGME Table Data INTER Table Data Labels/Annotation

WHAT MAKES UP A GOOD CAD MAP?

This Can Be Different For Each Agency Police Fire EMS Mobile/MPS RMS/ILEADS Typically A Good CAD Map Includes Street Centerlines Address Points Area Features (Polygons) Icons i.e. Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Labels/Annotation

MAP FEATURES

Linear Features SEGME Street Centerlines Railroads Trails/Walking Paths/Greenways Streams/Creeks Point Features SP_AD Address Points Mile Markers (Road, Trail, Waterway) Fire Hydrants Points of Interest Custom Point Features Traffic Cameras Sex Offender Residence Helicopter Landing Zones

MAP FEATURES Polygon Features County, City Boundaries Park Areas Parcels/Lot Lines Golf Course Areas Bodies of Water Pools Building Outlines Bridges Areas of Interest Schools Malls Military Bases Airports Landing Zones

MAP FEATURES Labeling Roads Railways Address Points Standard Addresses Apartment Addresses Police, Fire, EMS Stations Areas of Interest Schools Parks Apartment Complex Golf Courses Military Installations Industrial Parks

TIPS AND TRICKS

Map File Quirks Filled Polygons Disappear When Zooming In The Bigger the Polygon the Quicker it Turns Off Solution: Cut Large Polygons into Smaller Polygons 8000 Vertice Limit Holes Within Filled Polygons Get Covered Over Extract the Holes Create an Island Layer Custom Line Styles Will Not Publish into Map File

TIPS AND TRICKS Color Cop Allows the user to get the RGB values of anything displayed on the monitor.

TIPS AND TRICKS Stacking/Shadowing Linear Features Below is an example of a map without stacking

TIPS AND TRICKS Stacking/Shadowing Linear Features Below is an example of a map with stacking

TIPS AND TRICKS Legend with Stacked Features

CHALLENGES TO A CAD MAP MAKEOVER

Lack of Data Lack of Time Opposition to Making CAD Map Changes Hardware Impacts Build and Publish Speed Map Workstation/Monitors vs. Dispatch Workstation/Monitors Disparity Among Dispatch Monitor Settings i.e. Resolution, Contrast, Brightness, etc.

HELPFUL SUGGESTION

Notification of Changes Flyer

QUESTIONS?

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