Advanced Feature Placement and Editing
Bentley PowerDraft for Mapping V8i uses many MicroStation-like tools to improve design productivity while creating and maintaining spatial data. Smart, quick drawing and editing of GIS features has never been easier. Features such as AccuDraw for dynamic control and input, and AccuSnap for intelligent and interactive snapping are available in Bentley PowerDraft for Mapping V8i when creating geospatial objects. You also have raster management, printing, publishing, and much more. |
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Oracle Spatial Editing
Oracle Spatial is fast becoming the standard method for organizations to store and manage very large volumes of spatial data. Bentley PowerDraft for Mapping V8i can edit data directly in any standard Oracle Spatial environment employing a feature locking mechanism for multi-user environments. Bentley PowerDraft for Mapping V8i uses the native Oracle Spatial topology model. |
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Topology Model and Maintenance
Topology can be created on-the-fly or on-demand in Bentley PowerDraft for Mapping V8i. Topological relationships are stored in the DGN file according to the same model employed by Oracle Spatial. This lets complex analysis operations occur quickly and maintains compatibility with Oracle Spatial for organizations that choose to use Bentley PowerDraft for Mapping V8i as an editing application for Oracle Spatial. |
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Spatial Analysis and Presentation
Bentley PowerDraft for Mapping V8i includes a full suite of spatial analysis and presentation capabilities. These include tools for creating buffers around objects, performing topology overlays, creating thematic maps, and more. The results of these analytical processes can be printed, published to PDFor exported for others to review. |
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Map Projection and Coordinate Transformation
You can easily integrate data from a wide variety of sources into engineering and mapping workflows. Multiple data types with varying coordinate systems are transformed on-the-fly as they are integrated with Bentley PowerDraft for Mapping V8i or bulk transformations between systems can be performed. Bentley PowerDraft for Mapping V8i supports over 5500 coordinate systems and includes the ability to create user defined coordinate systems. |
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Interoperability
Bentley PowerDraft for Mapping V8i includes new tools to improve interoperability with other GIS formats. Directly reference ESRI SHP files, MapInfo TAB files, Oracle Spatial and others. Export your data into these formats for sharing with other groups on your project team.
Bentley PowerDraft for Mapping V8i also has tools for publishing several commonly used file formats for sharing including i-models (for use in ProjectWise Navigator), Google Earth KML, and Adobe PDF.
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XML Feature Modeling (XFM)
Bentley PowerDraft for Mapping takes full advantage of XML feature modeling. Through the Geospatial Administrator, XFM permits data creators to quickly define new features, properties, geometry type, symbology, and more. A feature-rich user-interface provides everything you need to construct new GIS or simply extend an existing GIS project. |
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Raster Data Support
Bentley PowerDraft for Mapping supports numerous image formats, including COT, CIT, RLE, JPEG, TIF, and GeoTIFF. Raster images can be used as a base map for feature placement and editing. Complex and aesthetically appealing maps can be produced quickly and easily using Bentley PowerDraft for Mapping's raster data access. |
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Automatic Feature Labeling
Create custom maps using Bentley PowerDraft for Mapping’s automatic labeling and annotation tools. Select an attribute from any of your features or queries to quickly annotate the map. |
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Print Preparation
Bentley PowerDraft for Mapping V8i includes all the tools necessary to create professional map prints or plots. An interactive tool is used to easily define paper size, select the area of interest, and assign marginalia. Scale and north arrows are automatically placed. |
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