AutoCAD Land Desktop 2008 software simplifies time-consuming land development tasks and combines centralized data management to streamline design and analysis collaboration. Built on AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 software platforms, AutoCAD Land Desktop enables land development professionals to create maps, model terrain, label COGO points, perform alignments, and define parcels quickly and easily. AutoCAD Land Desktop users can perform topographic analysis, use real-world coordinate systems, and calculate volume totals and roadway geometry more rapidly and accurately. The enhanced Land Desktop 2008 comprehensive development API (application programming interface) permits custom enhancements to meet users’ requirements.