In the first phase of a project, a preliminary analysis of a site is necessary to determine if the project is feasible.
As an example of this phase, a survey crew would go to the site with a mapping gradient GPS data collector to map wetlands that have been delineated on the site. This information is imported into a survey network of the project's survey database and overlaid onto a map of the area along with other relevant information, such as a steep slope analysis of the site’s topography.
To accomplish this phase in Autodesk Civil 3D:
| Create a new project | In Toolspace on the Prospector tab choose Master View and create a new project or create a local survey database. |
| Check out the Survey Database | If you are working with the project management tools, open the Survey database for editing and import the wetland mapping points and line features. |
| Create a new survey network | Create a network with a relevant name to the site (<name>_Site Analysis) and import the points and line work into the survey database. |