Software upgrades mapping management

Autodesk Map 6 is the latest version of the company's software for map creation and maintenance.

Autodesk Map 6 is the latest version of the company's software for map creation and maintenance.

The application serves as the foundation for Autodesk's suite of mapping software, the Autodesk Map Series 6.

The Map Series combines Map 6, Autodesk Raster Design 3 and the new version of Autodesk OnSite Desktop 7.

The Autodesk Map Series is an affordably priced and tightly integrated suite of powerful mapping and design software for GIS, mapping and infrastructure management professionals to create, maintain, integrate and present maps.

The series combines proven technology into a single suite of software that addresses all parts of the mapping workflow including data creation, maintenance, analysis and presentation to maximise the value of the data.

Available through the Autodesk Subscription Programme, Autodesk Map Series users benefit from simplified purchase and management of software licenses.

The subscription programme also provides predictable annual costs, making it easier to budget; and delivers new functionality in extensions as soon as they are released, helping to minimise upgrade disruptions.

"Our customers are always looking for ways to produce better quality work more efficiently, but they also want to use technology to improve their business processes", said Larry Diamond, vice president of Autodesk's GIS Solutions Division.

"The Autodesk Map Series allows the business user to utilise mapping and spatial data in their daily jobs to help them make smarter, more informed decisions".

Autodesk Map Series 6 comprises three applications: Autodesk Map 6 for map creation and maintenance; Autodesk OnSite Desktop for easy desktop visualisation, analysis and presentation of 2D and 3D spatial data; and Autodesk Raster Design 3 for integrating paper-based drawings and raster imagery into the digital design process.

Autodesk Map 6 provides mapping and GIS professionals with sophisticated and powerful new features to reduce data redundancy and errors as well as more efficiently and accurately create, maintain and analyse maps for a wide array of projects.

More than 160,000 customers use Autodesk Map for projects including mapping subdivisions, designing and analysing physical assets such as electric utility networks, maintaining map books for telecommunications and almost any project requiring digital mapping and powerful GIS analysis.

Autodesk Map 6 can operate as a stand-alone mapping tool or serve as an important part of a complete GIS workflow solution helping customers extend critical information from the back office to the front office - keeping their mapping and design data in digital form throughout the design process.

In addition, the mapping data created and maintained using Autodesk Map 6 can be accessed at the point of work over the Internet, an intranet, or a handheld device via Autodesk MapGuide and Autodesk OnSite View or Autodesk OnSite Enterprise, each sold separately.

Autodesk OnSite Desktop 7, built on Microsoft's.NET technology, is an application designed to extend an organisation's investment in spatial data.

The software makes it possible for a wide range of users to be involved in the design process in order to integrate, visualise, query and present spatial data for new uses.

OnSite Desktop 7 integrates and visualises live vector and raster data from multiple sources into a single, simple interface enabling users to easily visualise and query data to help reveal trends and patterns such as customer and marketplace demographics, or to manage physical infrastructures.

Autodesk Raster Design helps designers in these industries manage two of the most difficult challenges they face: integrating legacy and paper-based drawings and photos (aerial/satellite imagery) into the digital design process and keeping the data in a digital format throughout the workflow.

Key features in Autodesk Raster Design include optical character recognition (OCR), colour palette controls, tonal adjustments and rubber sheeting, helping users eliminate the time-intensive need to digitally re-create drawings from scratch.

Autodesk Raster Design's powerful image-editing tools make it easier than ever to edit any text in the image, correct image distortion and detail problems and convert images into formats that can be easily integrated into the design process.

These capabilities help designers spend less time editing and recreating drawings, instead allowing them to focus their efforts on the design project at hand.

The Autodesk Map Series 6 and Autodesk OnSite Desktop 7 are expected to be available in October in international English.

Autodesk Map 6 and Autodesk Raster Design 3 are currently available worldwide.

Purchase of the Autodesk Map Series includes a one-year enrolment in the Autodesk Subscription Programme, where available.

This yearly maintenance programme is an alternative approach to most major product upgrades, providing licensed users with incremental, feature-enhancing Autodesk extensions that boost functionality.

The programme also provides downloadable e-learning courses and optional direct online support.

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