Exploring AutoCAD Map 3D 2016 textbook introduces the users to AutoCAD Map 3D 2016 software. This textbook is a gateway to power, skill, and competence in the field of GIS and spatial analysis. This textbook is specially meant for professionals and students of GIS, Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Cartography, and CAD professionals who are associated with planning, designing, and data management. Special emphasis has been laid to explain new concepts, procedures, and methods in GIS by using sufficient text and graphical examples. The accompanying tutorials and exercises, which relate to the real world projects, help you understand the usage and abilities of the tools available in AutoCAD Map 3D. The author has emphasized on the tools, options, functions, and interoperability of AutoCAD Map 3D that allow the users to create, analyze, and save complex geospatial data easily and effectively. Furthermore, the chapters in this textbook are arranged in pedagogical sequence that makes it very effective in learning the features and capabilities of the software. A real world project is given for the students to reinforce the concepts learned in the chapters.  

Salient Features of the Textbook:

• A comprehensive coverage of all concepts and tools of AutoCAD Map 3D 2016
• Consists of 11 chapters arranged in pedagogical sequence, and a project
• Contains 534 pages with hundreds of illustrations
• Real-world projects and examples focusing on industry experience
• Step-by-step examples that guide the users through the learning process
• Includes changes and enhancements specific to AutoCAD Map 3D 2016
• Effectively communicates the utility of AutoCAD Map 3D