Hawaii Pacific GIS Conference 2012: Application Development - Using a Map Application Template in a GIS Enterprise Environment
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This document discusses the evolution of a GIS map application for the City and County of Honolulu. It went through several upgrades over time from ArcIMS 3.1 to the current ArcGIS Server 10. The latest changes involved hardware upgrades and adding new functionality like property information enhancements, routing features, and printing capabilities. Developing the application required balancing the needs of various city departments and stakeholders while working with limited budgets. The document emphasizes designing for simplicity and usability by non-experts to ensure the widest possible audience can successfully use the tool. It provides recommendations around developing a strategy, reusing existing solutions, hiring a designer, and prioritizing simplicity.
Hawaii Pacific GIS Conference 2012: Application Development - Using a Map Application Template in a GIS Enterprise Environment
- 1. USING A MAP APPLICATION TEMPLATE IN A GIS ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT Jon Hodge, GIS Analyst City and County of Honolulu John Higuchi, Project Manager BEI Consulting
- 2. CCH Public GIS Website ArcGIS 10 ArcGIS 4 FAST Maps ArcGIS 9.3.x Advance Map 9.2 FAST New Web Site Strategic Advance Maps GIS Map Plan ArcIMS 3.1
- 4. SITE EVOLUTION New Website Design 2010
- 5. Latest Changes: software upgrades Upgraded MS Silverlight to version 4 Upgraded the OS to Win Server 2008 Enterprise Upgraded ArcGIS Server from 9.3 to 10
- 6. Latest Changes: hardware Increased RAM to 16 gb on web server New Cisco Firewall console New Switch (separate DMZ) Servers: Dell PowerEdge 2950, Dual processor, Quad Core Database: ArcSDE 9.3 Sql Server 2008 ArcGIS Server 10, IIS 6
- 7. Functional Enhancements Property Info Enhancements Show nearest park Route to park Added driving directions on all route functions Enable printing of route map Added Birds eye view (3 pane layout) Buffer out from parcel boundary
- 8. Functional Enhancements Property Info
- 9. Functional Enhancements Show nearest park (Property Info)
- 10. Functional Enhancements Route to park
- 11. Functional Enhancements Added driving directions on all route functions
- 12. Functional Enhancements Enable printing of route map
- 13. Functional Enhancements Added Birds Eye view (3 pane)
- 14. Latest: functionality Added Birds Eye view (3 pane)
- 15. Functional Enhancements Buffer out from parcel boundary
- 16. Issues and Constraints Limited budget Various Internal Stakeholders public needs for data New technology
- 17. BALANCING DEPARTMENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS NEEDS Factoid: HoLIS Program supports 15 Honolulu City Departments. Departments Stakeholders (public) Needs Planning & Permitting (Real Realtors, Planners, Engineers Locate Property, assessment and Permit information Property Assessment in BFS Parks & Recreation Event Coordinators, Movie Locate park location, contact numbers and check amenities. Production Studios Emergency Management Homeowners, Insurance Agents, Locate property if “inside” or “outside” tsunami evacuation emergency personnel zones. Search for refuge areas & hurricane shelters Environmental Services Homeowners, Business Owners, Search for refuse, bulky item pickup and recycling Property Managers schedules, Find HI-5 Redemption Centers.
- 18. TAKE AWAYS • Where to start. • What is the formula • Guidance • Recommendations
- 19. http://www.honoluludpp.org/ Royal Kona Resort HoLIS Program 19
- 20. 2011 339,362 Total Visitors 1,195,745 Pageviews 1/3 more traffic http://gis.hicentral.com
- 21. DEVELOP A STRATEGY Enterprise focused Focused on the target audience/task Simple to use
- 22. Simple = Success 22
- 23. SIMPLE Design for the lowest skill level ^ Possible So easy, a caveman can do it.
- 24. TEST GROUP Your mom, Your aunty, Your teenage son/daughter. Design for them.
- 29. Evolution Of GIS
- 30. Case Study
- 32. TEN PRINCIPLES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO A GOOGLEY USER EXPERIENCE Focus on people– their lives, their work, their dreams. Simplicity is powerful.
- 34. SIMPLE TO USE Think Smart Phone App Simple Design Focus to the user
- 35. SO SIMPLE? Product Features Map navigation tools: • Pre-made Web based mapping • Tools APP o Distance measurements • 4 Parcel Searches o Query all Properties within a o By Address, buffer zone o By TMK#, o Spatial Query o By Places of Interest • 5 Customizable Operational Layers o By Cross-street • Printable Maps Layouts • 3 Cache Maps • Google Street View/Bing Map o Street integration o Aerial • Export search results to text file o Terrain • Custom Detail Results Page
- 37. ENV – collection schedule DEM – Public Safety
- 38. Am I alone?
- 40. WHAT ELSE? Apply to Hawaiian land records, environmental analysis, and endangered native species… Statewide historical record keeping of Hawaiian land information • Historical Land • Land Commission Awards • Ceded Lands
- 41. PRINCIPLES OF GOOD DESIGN 41
- 42. GIS 42
- 43. USE PLAIN ENGLISH Instead of “Locate” Go Instead of “Modify” Search Change Find Instead of “Identify” Find Name 43 Show
- 44. RECOMMENDATIONS Develop a Strategy Donʻt recreate the wheel Hire a designer Design for simplicity How do you eat an elephant?
- 47. THANK YOU Jon Hodge GIS Analyst Department of Planning and Permitting John Higuchi, PMP Project Manager BEI Consultants