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I am relatively new to GIS and am using ArcGIS Pro. I am making a map of a property that includes a watercourse and an environmental setback from the watercourse. I need to add the development plans to the map, which were given to me as a PDF (not georeferenced). The CAD file is not available.

Is it possible to add the PDF to the map so I can trace or draw the polygons?

I suppose it would have to be transparent so I could line it up with the property boundaries.

Or perhaps I could geo-reference it?

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    If you have Adobe Illustrator you can open the pdf and save as dxf or dwg then you can geo-reference in arcgis pro. pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/data/cad/…
    – Mapperz ♦
    Commented Oct 19, 2020 at 18:43
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    That worked! Thank you! I tried converting the PDF to DWG in a free online conversion tool and it looked like it worked, but I kept getting an error when I tried to add it to the map. But it it worked when I converted it using Illustrator.
    – Karlene
    Commented Oct 19, 2020 at 19:33
  • Opensource Inkscape worked for me also: import a pdf saved from CAD, save as dxf, open in pro. You can even georeference that dxf in pro.
    – Hans Erren
    Commented Nov 12, 2020 at 14:09

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