—Daniel Johns, Clay County Utility Authority
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The presentation will show the attendees how to organize their CAD data for an easy transition into GIS, using basic commands or custom scripts (free), organization and set standards. We'll also describe how this process assisted Clay County Utility Authority's migration into GIS. We'll explain how a massive number of blocks, layers and other needless objects can overload CAD files and make it difficult to import into GIS. We will show users how to do this manually or with custom scripts. Additionally, we'll detail how Clay County Utility Authority had no set standards for blocks, layers, etc. when we started our GIS project. Once the data is prepped, our attendees will learn how to create a database and easily import their CAD information into GIS.