I often need to import property lines from a GIS data base into Sketchup. Does anyone know of a simpler way to do it than my current method? Current method being download the property lines in a separate file, resize them in SU and then try to place them properly in SU so as to match up with satelli…

It would help if all that GIS data for property lines and such for the entire planet came from a common source like the terrain and imagery do. That would make it practical to supply that data.

The difficulty here is that (as I understand it) SketchUp Geolocation is based on WGS84, the “universal” GPS coordinate system, and certainly here in France, site boundaries & the like from Surveyors are recorded using the local projection system (here it’s usually EPSG:2154, or Lambert93) so there …

The challenge is less on how to import and more where is the data coming from? Property Lines are often, as you noted, stored and shared as GIS data through local municipality websites. Each town, city, state, etc will have they’re own source. Some counties have done a better job standardizing and m…

This looks a little more hopeful. I will need to give this a try.

I also struggled with this problem and ended with writing my own extension. See this workflow if it would suit your needs. The extension should hopefully be in the extension warehouse in the next couple of days…

This looks VERY interesting, thanks for posting.

Many thanks, I will head over & take a look :slight_smile:

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