CAD
by: Isabel Eburi
Geolocation in CAD: A Critical Lesson for Young Civil Engineers
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s a young civil engineer, I always wondered why CAD managers emphasized the use of coordinate systems so much. I can’t count how many times they asked me, “Is the drawing geolocated?” I had a general idea of why that mattered, but I don’t think I fully understood the consequences-until a real-world event made it clear. 14
AUGIWORLD Magazine | July 2025
In 2024, after a major flooding event in Valencia, Spain, a friend living their shared stories of how infrastructure struggled to cope. It reminded me of what I’d seen in Houston during Hurricane Harvey in 2017. I began to imagine a scenario: What if my firm, based in Houston, was awarded a project to support flood mitigation in Valencia? What would I need to do in Civil 3D to prepare for such an international project? augi.com/augiworld