Benefits of the CART system:
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Eliminates the manual drafting component of CAD model creation.
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Allows confirmation of the collected information while still
on site.
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Stores both graphic and textual data in a format that can
be read by all computers and operating systems.
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Allows the generation of particular components of a model
without having to load the whole drawing.
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Makes possible the collection of large amounts of data from
a wide variety of data input sources.
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Creates a database, and from it a model, using any source
of geographic coordinate information in any format.
Applications of the CART drawing generator include:
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Heritage Recording
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Facility Management
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Mapping
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from conventional surveying techniques
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from GPS data
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A database driven GIS
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CAD drawing translation.