Plotting: Output georeferenced DWF

[jbirch]

Embedding georeferencing information into DWFs generated by MapGuide would allow for improved round-trip workflows:

• View map in MapGuide, turning on only information you need
• Take map out in field with GPS-enabled laptop
• Mark-up map as desired
• Return to engineering department for entry into corporate database

Currently, we're generating DWF mapbooks of specific themes, but it would be nice if the users could have more control.

Jason

[jcarranz]

DWFs created out MapGuide should be able to be marked up using Autodesk Design Review.

When a generated DWF open in Autodesk Design Review, the map is in "Unknown" units. Consequently, I am unable to use the measure tools to produce a meaningful result. It seems clear that the actual units are in "page space", because when I measure across the entire width of the page, I get about 8.5

At the minimum, the capability that DWF generation needs is the ability to embed geo-referencing information into the DWF such that:

• the source extent can be extracted later using the DWF Toolkit API
• Measure tools inside ADR work correctly
• You can use Geo-specific tools like integration with GPS