Intranet and internet based software components

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Intranet and internet based software components
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Overview

• What are intranet and internet based map
  applications?
• System Requirements
• Architecture (server)
• Functionality
• Architecture (application)
• Interfaces
• Special Features
• Summary

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What are intranet and internet based map
applications?

• Visualisation of point-specific data using your
  own bitmaps
• Call center solutions for closed user groups
• Corridor search on route
• Stand-alone solution for complete distance and
  cost calculations
• Quality improvement of personal address data
  (validation during geocoding)
• International applications (multilingual
  itinerary)
• On-line fleet monitoring system
• ...

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System Requirements

• Windows NT, 2000, XP
• Min. Pentium 4
• Min. 512 MB RAM
• 2.5 GB memory (depends on map)

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System Requirements

• Very simple installation and similar to mapguide
• Sample applications
• in ASP for IIS with COM objects
• in PHP for Apache with communication classes
• in VB for desktop applications with COM objects
• mapguide with address monitor belongs to the
  functional scope

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Architecture (server)

• Server runs with a console for events display and
  configuration
• Server cannot be started as a service, but ...
• Server has no status
• Server is freely scalable
• Independent of browser / output medium
• Can be connected to databases
• Server is based on mapguide
• Uses mapguide maps installed locally with the
  server

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Functionality
Geocoding
Routing
Map drawing
Search for next
Special services
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Functionality

• Address with assigned coordinates
• Phonetic search
• Partially with house number precision
• Validation of addresses

Geocoding
Routing
Map drawing
Search for next
Special services
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Functionality

• Start / destination with points on route
• Corridor Search
• Itinerary (international)
• Map with Route can be zoomed and navigated
• Many parameters

Geocoding
Routing
Map drawing
Search for next
Special services
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Functionality

• Use any scale
• Complete zoom andnavigation functions
• Use your own bitmaps
• Generate graphics on your hard disk or as a
  Stream
• Various graphics formats

Geocoding
Routing
Map drawing
Search for next
Special services
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Functionality

• Direct distance and distance based on road
  kilometres
• Max. radius and max. number can be set.
• Search in your own
• Database or in a
• mapguide address layer

Geocoding
Routing
Map drawing
Search for next
Special services
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Functionality

• List of countries
• List of layers
• List of vehicle profiles
• Advanced search
• Selection of objects
• Save / load / delete lists of stop-off points

Geocoding
Routing
Map drawing
Search for next
Special services
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Architecture (application) Address Layer
Client
Server
Web server
TCP/IP
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iNETServer
iNETServer
(Address Layer)
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Architecture (application) External database
Client
Server
DB
Web server
TCP/IP
iNETServer
iNETServer
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Architecture (application) Distributed desktop
application
Client
Server
TCP/IP
DB
iNETServer
iNETServer
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Interfaces to Databases

• The same as in mapguide Data Manager use cases
• Import Address layers via data import
• Connection Address layers via connected data
  bases
• Auto synchronisation with original database using
  this connection
• However Search for next can be peformed
  independently of the server

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Interfaces to Services

• TCP/IP Interface
• Port setting 2000 (configurable)
• Own Protocol (similar to batch control interface)
• Can be used by every client that allows TCP/IP
  programming
• batch control Interface
• ASCII-based
• Low functional scope as TCP/IP
• Will not be developed further

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Special Features

• Map pictures as stream or saved on hard disk
• Search for next according to road kilometres
  (problem with rivers and mountains)
• Lines and shapes can be drawn on the map
• The position of additional text can be freely
  defined on the map

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Summary

• ... makes it possible to develop distributed
  High-End map applications in intranet and
  internet
• ... has no status and can be set to any scale
• ... is compatible with many languages
• ... is independent of the output medium
• ... based on mapguide technology / maps
• ... provides basic services
• ... contains very flexible TCP/IP interfaces