Customizing ArcGIS Server for a Citizen Mapping Application

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Customizing ArcGIS Server for a Citizen Mapping
Application

• Thursday, October 2nd
• MN GIS/LIS Conference

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Presenters

• Peter Henschel Carver County
• Brian Fischer Houston Engineering
• Brian Jensen - GeoDecisions

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Presentation Overview

• Project Background
• TRIP Demonstration
• Application Architecture and Design
• ArcGIS Server Rest API and MapCache Services
• ArcGIS Server Javascript API Pros/Cons
• Questions or Comments

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Project Background

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
• Active Community Planning Contract Grant
• Active Living Initiatives Carver County Public
  Health
• 2030 Comprehensive Plan
• County-wide GIS Trail Collection
• Data Gathering - Cities, County, Regional, State
• Designed GIS Data Model Standardized Fields
• Merged Data Together
• Website
• GoCarverGo www.gocarvergo.org
• Trail and Recreation Information Portal (TRIP)
• Contracted Houston Engineering GeoDecisions

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Project Background

• Mapping Application Designed for Citizens
• Navigational Tools
• Search Address, Trail, Park
• Retrieve Information - Parks, Trails or Photos
• Measure Distances
• Performance
• City/County Collaboration
• A Successful Rollout Required City Participation
• Review GIS Trail Park Data
• Develop Trail Routes
• Collect Photos

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TRIP Demonstration
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Architecture and Design

• Initial Considerations and Planning
• Audience
• Data Sources
• Application Functionality
• Hardware
• Server Architecture
• Client Requirements Windows OS and .NET
• Development Options WebADF versus JavaScript
  API versus Custom .NET Code

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Architecture and Design

• Targeted Audience is the Public
• Hardware Configuration
• Development JavaScript and REST API
• Code is JavaScript and one VB.NET script to
  handle proxy

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Architecture and Design
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Architecture and Design

• Planning Session with County Staff
• Functional Requirements Document
• Beta Development
• Testing

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REST API and Services

• Application access Service through REST API
• Used ArcCatalog and ArcMap to Create Services
• 5 MapServices (3 are MapCache)
• 1 Geometry Service
• 1 Geocoder Service
• Source of data is ArcSDE
• Also tested with Shapefiles

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REST API and Services

• REST Services can be made browsable
• http//carvergisweb1.co.carver.mn.us/ARCGIS/rest/s
  ervices
• ArcCatalog and ArcMap to Create Services

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REST API and Services
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JavaScript API Pros/Cons

• Pros
• Background layers are fast
• Code is easy to update and maintain
• Cons
• MapCaches take a long time to build
• Need to Update Cache anytime data changes
• Challenges
• ESRI Bugs in new version
• Network Configuration
• Map Tips/Popups
• Security of Services
• Short timeline

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Questions/Comments

• Website Link - www.gocarvergo.org
• Peter Henschel
• Carver County
• GIS Supervisor
• 952.361.1549
• phenschel_at_co.carver.mn.us
• Brian Fischer
• Houston Engineering, Inc.
• GIS Project Manager
• 763.493.4522
• bfischer_at_houstonengineeringinc.com
• Brian Jensen
• GeoDecisions
• GIS Project Manager
• 608.836.1500
• bjensen_at_geodecisions.com