Integrated GIS Work Environment for Development of 'Cartographically Styled Geo-Databases'

Overview

Increasing dependency on GIS for business decision-making coupled with its integration into mainstream IT, has brought GIS to the center stage, of the 'Management Information Systems', for analytical modeling and real-world representation. This has created a need for digital presentation, of the GIS datasets, in the most aesthetic form. This paper describes the extensive utilization of ESRI products, for establishing an integrated GIS work environment, through the effective use of ArcGIS empowered with flexible customizations using VB, ArcObjects and VC++ etc. for development of 'cartographically styled geo-databases', using variety of inputs including paper resources, CAD datasets, and GIS datasets from various sources and formats.