Dan and Ted,
I have tried creating a prj file for the cad drawing, converting from cad
to geodatabase with the conversion tool, converting to shp file, etc, etc.
and none of this works. A spatial reference is assigned to the dwg file,
but it still does not appear in the correct location. I think this is
because the dwg is still not georeferenced via control points. In order to
create a world file, I have to create control points, but I want to avoid
having to manually pick control points because it introduces inaccuracy,
especially in areas where it not easy to see points/locations that
correspond to the dwg and the GIS base map. I am thinking the only solution
is to have the CAD technician assign the coordinate system when the drawing
is created.
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Re: CAD to GIS without georefencing?
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