Mobile Technology Delivering GIS To

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1 Mobile Technology Delivering GIS To Staff At All Levels Of Your Organization Darren Mackiewicz, GISP Principal Information Management Specialist CDM Smith NEURISA October 15, 2012

2 <Agenda> Changes & Choices The Scenario Mobile Development Frameworks Mobile Project Workflows Mobile Development Architecture Development Tools Preparing for a Development Project Development Resources

3 <The Scenario >

4 <The Scenario > You ve got ArcGIS Server software - or - reluctant to take that step The Esri Marketing Machine is in High Gear demonstrating ArcGIS Online You know there are a number of ways to program against AGS Users used to Google/Bing Still creating GIS data Changes & Choices The Scenario

5 <The Scenario > The word smartphone is used in everyday language Noun a device that combines a cell phone with a hand-held computer, typically offering Internet access, d ata storage, capability, etc. Want to get GIS to different levels of your organization How? Changes & Choices The Scenario

6 <GIS Technology is Evolving Rapidly/> Software Capabilities Growing Feed Data to Any Device in Any Location Strong Integration with Key Systems Changes & Choices The Scenario

7 <This Evolution Opens Up New Opportunities Beyond Mapping/> Access By Staff and the Public To Office, Mobile, Home Visualize System Condition Project Status Integrate Asset Management CIP Programs Telemetry Emergency Preparedness

8 <GIS Trends Simplifying Data Access/> Many New Devices Engineering and Planning Operations Crews Management Staff The Public

9 <GIS Trends Supporting Asset Management/> Compile Asset Inventory Assess Condition Determine Criticality and Risk Visualize, Predict, Plan

10 <GIS Trends Supporting Project Management/> Analyze Project Viability Determine Project Locations Track Project Progress Manage Infrastructure Programs

11 <Hot GIS Trends> Work Order Tracking Real-Time System Status Public Alerts Online Editing

12 <GIS Trends/> Emergency Response Data Collection & GPS Condition Assessment

13 <A Lot Has Changed!!/> REST / SOAP Apple Amazon Cloud Changes & Choices The Scenario

14 <Result Of The Changes = (Even More) Choices/> Changes & Choices The Scenario

15 <History Lesson> Changes & Choices The Scenario

16 <Desktop GIS/> ArcView: Avenue GIS Data Changes & Choices The Scenario

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18 <MO IMS / ArcIMS/> WWW GIS Data VB Script, JavaScript, HTML

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21 <ArcGIS Server (Web ADF)/> GIS Data WWW ArcObjects on the Web! Changes & Choices The Scenario Lengthy Code Heavy Server Processing Optimization fell on Developer

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23 Legos! Changes & Choices The Scenario

24 You really didn t want these.. Changes & Choices The Scenario

25 <History Lesson/> Changes & Choices The Scenario

26 <Current State of Affairs> Changes & Choices The Scenario

27 <ArcGIS Server (Web & Mobile APIs)/> GIS Data WWW GIS Data Changes & Choices The Scenario No direct interface with ArcObjects Primary consumer WAS Web Apps

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29 Changes & Choices The Scenario

30 Changes & Choices The Scenario

31 <API Application Programming Interface/> Set of rules ('code') and specifications Facilitates interaction between different software programs Changes & Choices The Scenario

32 <Esri ios API - AGSGeometryEngine Class/> OBJECTID BUFFER DISTANCE Changes & Choices The Scenario

33 <Esri APIs/> Flex Silverlight JavaScript ios Android Windows Phone Etc ArcGIS Server REST Endpoint = One Central Place for all APIs to reference and get information from Changes & Choices The Scenario

34 <REST (Representational State Transfer)/> Exposing processes through a Web Service Adopted by industry leaders Yahoo, Google & Facebook Used by a wide range of clients written in different languages Transfer XML, JSON or both Simply Put: Exposing a system's resources through a RESTful API is a flexible way to provide different kinds of applications with data formatted in a standard way

35 <REST Endpoints/> Legend & Symbology Renderers Spatial Reference Spatial Reference Units Domains Definition Queries Default Visibility Extents Map Caches Supported Operations Etc.

36 <API Interaction With REST Is Universal/> ArcSDE Map Document AGS MAP SERVICE REST Feature Class Templates!! ArcSDE Coded Domain Values!! Legend Swatches!! For the first time EVER : Forward Compatible to AGS 10.1 Release WWW FLEX ios Silverlight JavaScript Android Windows Phone Changes & Choices The Scenario

37 <REST Endpoint Types/> Map Service Feature Service Geometry Service Image Service Geocoding Service Geoprocessing Service Etc Changes & Choices The Scenario

38 <Stop and Think../> <br> Changes & Choices The Scenario

39 <Mobile Development Frameworks> Mobile Development Frameworks

40 <ArcGIS Mobile/> Defined Workflow Toughbook, Laptop, Tablet Templates or Custom Apps Ready to Deploy (Templates) Mapping Spatial Query Sketching GPS Integration Editing Synchronization Mobile Development Frameworks

41 <ArcPad/> Been Around Varied or No Workflow Windows CE Devices Templates or Custom Apps Simple Features Check In / Check Out Workflow Mapping Spatial Query Sketching GPS Integration Editing Mobile Development Frameworks

42 <ArcEngine/> Total Custom Solution Windows Tablet, PC Full ArcObjects Capabilities Mapping Spatial Query Sketching GPS Integration Editing Tracing Redlining Replication Mobile Development Frameworks

43 <ios API/> Maps & Layers Dynamic Tiled Graphics Pop-ups Tasks Query Identify Geoprocessing Editing Synchronization Mobile Development Frameworks

44 <Development Options/> Custom Code vs. Templates Workflow vs. Ad-Hoc

45 <Mobile Development Frameworks> (AND APIs) Who s the Winner??? Mobile Development Frameworks

46 <Mobile Development Frameworks> (AND APIs) You re asking the wrong question Mobile Development Frameworks

47 <Mobile Development Frameworks> (AND APIs) What is the right tool for the job? Mobile Development Frameworks

48 <Mobile Development Frameworks Right Tool For The Job/> Microsoft/Apple/Android Intranet/Internet Ruggedized? Accuracy Mobile Development Frameworks

49 <Mobile Device Considerations> Touch-screen devices are different Components must generally have larger hit areas than in desktoporiented applications The interaction patterns for actions like scrolling are different Limited screen real estate means different design considerations from desktop applications Limited CPU and GPU performance Mobile Device Frameworks

50 <Mobile Device Considerations/> Different platforms have different hardware capabilities and UI conventions Ex. Android hardware Back button; Not on ios devices Memory Management Falls on Developer Memory conservation Quit and restart at any time Cannot simply scale down desktop or Web GIS applications Mobile Device Frameworks

51 <Mobile Project Workflows> Mobile Project Workflows

52 <Not-So-Distant History Lesson> GIS Data GIS Data Mobile Project Workflows

53 <Not-So-Distant History Lesson/> GIS Data Post & Reconcile GIS Data GIS Data GIS Data GIS Data GIS Data Mobile Project Workflows

54 <API Interaction With REST/> ArcSDE ArcSDE Version Map Document AGS MAP SERVICE REST WWW Data Mobile Project Workflows

55 <Mobile Development Architecture ios Focus> Mobile Development Architecture

56 <Disclaimer/> Mobile Development Architecture

57 <ios Development Requirements/> Apple Hardware Esri ArcGIS API for ios Become a registered Apple developer Apple ios SDK Knowledge of Objective C Language & Apple Xcode IDE Mobile Development Architecture

58 Pros/Cons of Developing with ios Pros Cons Hardware is CHEAP compared to rigging out people with toughbooks or laptops ipads/iphones are almost disposable Polished user interface Use Apple s controls Intuitive Instant Edits Do need ArcGIS Server ios API only works on apple devices Security 3G / Wireless Connectivity (Unless you code for it*) Mobile Development Architecture

59 Pros/Cons Above all. It s just cool! Mobile Development Architecture

60 <Mobile Application Goals/> Nimble Flexible Hours, not Days Mobile Development Architecture

61 <Targeted Apps />

62 < Using Targeted Maps/>

63 <ipads?> How did we get here? ipad Mobile Development Architecture

64 <Objective C?/> Mobile Development Architecture

65 <igov GIS ipad App Project Summary/> Town of Mansfield Fire Dispatch GIS Application Massachusetts Association of Health Boards Bristol County Emergency Preparedness Coalition CDM Smith Research & Development Mobile Development Architecture

66 <igov GIS ipad App - Scope> Panning and Zooming Functionality Zoom In, Zoom Out Zoom Previous, Zoom Next Center Image (Zoom to selected) Pan Map Tools Select a City/Town context Ability to switch between City/Town views Mobile Development Architecture

67 <igov GIS ipad App - Scope> Secured Map Services Identify features Table of contents Quick Maps Search and Query tools Buffer features Mobile Development Architecture

68 <igov GIS ipad App Scope/> GPS Tracking Collect new point features Add attributes, utilizing a pre-defined set of attributes configured in the Map Service Feature Layer Capture Photo or video and store with the collected feature Edit existing features Mobile Development Architecture

69 <igov GIS ipad App Storyboard/> Mobile Development Architecture

70 <XML Configuration> <appname> <municipalities> <municipality> <name/> <tokenurl/> <baseurl/> <featureurl/> <extent/> <spatialreference/> <searchreturnfields/> Mobile Development Architecture

71 <XML Configuration/> <gislayeridlink/> <gistableidlink/> <editlayer editfields/> <quickmaps> <quickmap name layers/> <quickmap name layers/> </quickmaps> <tool names names aliases> <enablefeatureeditattributes/> <enablefeatureeditgeometry/> <enablefeaturedelete/> Mobile Development Architecture

72 Need Another Town/City/Inspection Type? ---- Change The XML Mobile Development Architecture

73 XML Parse XML Class Tool Application Config Data Class Choose Category Construct Map Tool Tool

74 <What s Under the Hood?/> Key Technologies Use Esri s ArcGIS Server Esri ios API Apple ipads Field Inspection Real-Time GIS Update GPS Navigation Live GIS Editing Search GIS data can now be pulsed to devices and systems, regardless of location, and customized for individual users Mobile Development Architecture

75 <igov GIS ipad App Demo/> Mobile Development Architecture

76 <PRASA AquaPad App Project Summary> Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority Near Real-Time Data Feeds Mobile Development Architecture

77 <AquaWeb/> Mobile Development Architecture

78 <AquaPad> Data Online WWW FTP WWW Cell CDM Smith Water Tank WWW Web Service REST Mobile Development Architecture

79 <AquaPad> Telemetry Location Telemetry Current Telemetry History Telemetry - Statistics Web Service REST Mobile Development Architecture

80 XML XML REST Parse XML Class Parse XML Class Data Array Map Data Array Charting Control Mobile Development Architecture

81 <PRASA AquaPad App Demo> Mobile Development Architecture

82 <Templates> ArcGIS Mobile ios Android Windows Mobile Mobile Development Architecture

83 <The Future/> Geoprocessing Tools

84 <Mobile Development Tools> Mobile Development Tools

85 <Mobile Development Tools> Microsoft Visual Studio Apple Xcode Android Eclipse Mobile Development Tools

86 <Mobile Development Tools> PhoneGap Open Source development tool Build native-like mobile apps with JavaScript/HTML5 Binding layer that maps JavaScript function calls to natively available APIs Appcelerator Titanium Same.Plus. Actually translates the code into native application code JavaScript Only Etc Mobile Development Tools

87 <Preparing For A Development Project> Preparing For A Development Project

88 <Preparing For A Development Project> Have A Plan Preparing For A Development Project

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90 <Preparing For A Development Project> Users Permissions/Privacy UI Design From Scratch or Familiar UI Hosting Maintenance/Updates Data Where is it coming from? Basemaps vs Dynamic Layers Leave extra time for this Preparing For A Development Project

91 <Preparing For A Development Project> Start Small Choose the correct development strategy Utilize blogs Storyboard Forces you to think through the process Know the Required Features! Leave Time For.. Performance Tuning Testing Documentation Plan to Develop in Iterations Prevents the Black Box Effect Involves the Users Promotes Buy-In and Ownership Preparing For A Development Project

92 <Preparing For A Development Project Storyboard/> Preparing For A Development Project

93 <Development Resources> Development Resources

94 <Development Resources/> Applications Tools APIs SDKs Stack Overflow GIS Stack Exchange Developer Forums Development Resources

95 <Final Thoughts./> Final Thoughts

96 <Questions/> Thank you!!! CDM Smith Darren Mackiewicz, GISP Principal, East Spatial Applications Group Leader