AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 and AutoCAD Raster Design 2008

San Francisco, USA, 12 February 2007 - Autodesk, Inc. today unveiled its AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 and AutoCAD Raster Design 2008 geospatial software products at its World Press Day event. The latest products further improve the integration of geospatial data by planning, engineering and operations personnel in utilities and municipal governments.

These two applications, combined with Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise Web-based GIS software and Autodesk Topobase infrastructure design and management systems, offer customers and developers alike the right GIS solution.

--: AutoCAD Map 3D 2008
AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 includes new FDO features to improve users' ability to access and share data more effectively, regardless of its location or file type. Key enhancements in the latest release include:

- Faster access to data using FDO data access technology (up to 90 percent faster)
- Capacity for more powerful analysis and visualization of GIS and CAD data
- Tools for easier import, export and publication of data
- Enhanced interoperability with other AutoCAD-based applications for publication of fully stylized maps

--: AutoCAD Raster Design 2008
Built on the AutoCAD platform and easily added to AutoCAD-based products, Raster Design 2008 helps improve the overall productivity of design teams by helping to streamline access to scanned paper drawings, maps, aerial photos, digital elevation models, satellite imagery and similar digital design data.

Using Raster Design software's advanced vectorization, raster editing and analysis tools, designers can make the most of their image archives, improve decision making, and enhance project presentations. AutoCAD Raster Design 2008 provides several new features and improvements, including:

- More options for inclusion of imagery in multiple formats, and support for multi-frame images
- Tools for faster conversion and verification, editing and image clean-up
- Tools for preparation of raster data for AutoCAD-based applications, and image capture for better interoperability with AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 software

-- Availability
Product availability will vary by country. AutoCAD Map 3D and Raster Design are integrated with Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise in a connected platform. Details on purchasing options will be available in the spring at: http://www.autodesk.com/purchaseoptions.

Source : http://pressreleases.autodesk.com