ArcGIS

Jan Šlahař About

 ESRI - Environmental Systems Research Institute  Founded in 1969, Redlands, California  In 2002 Esri had approximately a 36 percent share of the GIS software market worldwide  About a million users in 200 countries  10 regional offices in the U.S.  80 international distributors  2 500 employees in the U.S. ESRI Software Evolution ESRI Product Family  Mobile GIS ESRI Products  ArcGIS Mobile  ArcPad  ArcGIS Desktop  Apps for iOS

 ArcInfo  ArcEditor  ArcGIS Online  ArcView  ArcGIS Online Map Services  Extensions  ArcGIS Online Task Services  ArcGIS Explorer  Community Maps Program  ArcReader  Developer Tools  Server GIS  ArcGIS Web Mapping - Flex, JavaScript, Silverlight  ArcGIS Server  Mobile API - ArcGIS for iOS  ArcGIS Server Extensions  Tools for  ArcGIS for AutoCAD  Tools for .NET  ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint  Esri Developer Network (EDN)  ArcGIS Engine  Specialized Applications  ArcGIS for INSPIRE  Data  ArcLogistics  ArcGIS Data Appliance  Business Analyst  ArcGIS Online Map Services  Geoportal Extension  Esri Data  MapIt  Esri StreetMap Premium  Mapping and Charting  Esri Data & Maps  Situational Awareness  Free Data

Centralized Data Configuration

 Solution with central GIS database  GIS desktop applications on the central LAN  Data sources can include GIS file servers, geodatabase servers, imagery data sources, pre- processed map cache, online Web services, and related attribute data sources  Remote user access to central data sources can be supported by central Windows Terminal Server (WTS) farms

Distributed Configuration

 Solution with replicated copies of the data at remote locations  Requiring controlled procedures with appropriate commit logic to ensure changes are replicated to the associated data servers  More hardware and database software requirements  Additional ongoing system administration and system maintenance requirements Software Solutions ArcGIS Desktop ArcView

 Allows you to perform basic visualization, query, editing, and analysis of your data  Key features  Map authoring  Spatial query - interactively measure distances and areas, find features in the map, select data by location or attribute, unselect all, switch the selection, access to layer properties from the Identify dialog box, ...  Basic modeling and analysis  Simple feature editing and data integration (not data stored through ArcSDE)- create and edit point, line, and polygon features and attributes  Enabled for extensions ArcEditor

 Key features  Adds a comprehensive set of tools to create, edit, and ensure the quality of your data  Multiuser editing and versioning (including ArcSDE technology)  Rules-based topology

ArcInfo

 Adds advanced , data manipulation, and high-end cartography tools  Advanced spatial analysis and modeling - hundreds of geoprocessing tools to perform advanced GIS data analysis and modeling  Extensive database management - create and manage databases, define database schemas, and administer the integrity of databases ArcReader

 Free viewer  Zooming, panning, previous/next extent, bookmarks, printing, searching, identifying features, hyperlink tool, measuring ArcGIS Desktop Extensions

 ArcGIS 3D Analyst - Analyze your data in a realistic perspective  ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst - Use advanced statistical tools to investigate your data  ArcGIS Network Analyst - Perform sophisticated routing, closest facility, and service area analysis  ArcGIS Schematics - Represent and understand your networks to shorten decision cycles  ArcGIS Spatial Analyst - Derive answers from your data using advanced spatial analysis  ArcGIS Survey Analyst - Centrally locate, process, and manage your survey and cadastral data  ArcGIS Tracking Analyst - Reveal and analyze time-based patterns and trends in your data  ArcGIS Data Interoperability - Eliminate barriers to data use and distribution  ArcGIS Publisher - Freely share your maps and data with a wide range of users in ArcReader  ArcGIS Workflow Manager - Better manage GIS tasks and resources  ArcScan for ArcGIS - Increase efficiency and speed up raster-to-vector data conversion time  Maplex for ArcGIS - Create maps that communicate more clearly with automatically positioned text and labels Add-ins

 Buttons  Tools  Tool palettes  Combo boxes  Menus  Toolbars  Multi-items  Dockable windows ArcObjects

 Software objects that have multiple developer  Includes Component Object Model (COM), .NET, Java, and C++  Allows to extend ArcGIS applications or develop a new one  Present at the core of all the ArcGIS products:  ArcGIS Desktop  ArcGIS Engine  ArcGIS Server Software Solutions ArcGIS Server ArcGIS Server

 Allows to create, manage, and distribute GIS services over the Web to support desktop, mobile and Web mapping applications

 To create GIS services, you use ArcGIS Desktop to author geographic content, such as maps and GIS tools, and then publish that content using ArcGIS Server so that it can be used anywhere in your enterprise and on the Web. ArcGIS Server Key functionality

• Transforms the maps, imagery, data, and GIS tools that you commonly use in ArcGIS Desktop into fast, reliable Web services that you can use anywhere • Supports mapping applications, Web, local network ArcGIS Server Extensions Software Solutions ArcGIS Mobile ArcGIS Mobile

 View and navigate mobile maps to direct field resources effectively and monitor the location of assets.  Collect, edit, and update GIS data in real time and share information with colleagues immediately.  Search and manage a list of GIS features to perform tasks or plan future work.  Rapidly deploy mobile GIS without needing to develop your own solution.  ArcGIS Mobile SDK – create and deploy focused mobile applications ArcPad

 Advanced GIS and GPS capabilities for capturing, editing, and displaying geographic information quickly and efficiently:  Perform reliable field data collection and inspection projects  Share enterprise data for rapid decision making  Integrate external GPS, range finders, and digital cameras  Increase the accuracy and validity of your GIS database  Improve the productivity of your field staff. ArcGIS and the Cloud

 In a matter of minutes, you can have your ArcGIS Server running on Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)  Amazon EC2 - allows users to rent virtual computers on which to run their own computer applications  Self-service access - Auto-scaling, Elastic load balancing, …  Includes – ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Desktop, SQL Server Express, 100GB drive, PostgreSQL as Enterprise Geodatabase ArcSDE – Spatial Data Engine

 ArcSDE - "middleware" component, adding spatial query capabilities to a standard relational database  Provides an interface between a relational database and the end-user GIS software  Allows to manage spatial data in IBM DB2, Informix, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and PostgreSQL  ArcSDE supports the ESRI geodatabase implementation  Supports versioning and long transactions ESRI Case Studies – Web application JavaScript APIs

 The ArcGIS API for JavaScript™ (JavaScript API) is a browser based API for developing mapping applications. The API allows you to easily embed maps in your Web pages  It use mapping, geocoding, and geoprocessing services  Custom JavaScript applications can mashup ArcGIS services, Google Maps, and Bing Maps data ESRI Case Studies – Web application Flex APIs

 The ArcGIS API for Flex is a browser based API for developing rich Internet mapping applications. The API allows you to create intuitive and visualy rich user interface  It is based on the free Adobe Flex framework. The Flex framework is a client-side technology that is rendered by Flash Player 9 and above, or by Adobe AIR. All Flex 3.x SDK versions are supported  It use mapping, geocoding, and geoprocessing services

ESRI Case Studies – Web application ArcGIS API for /WPS

 ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF enables you to create interactive, visually rich and expressive applications for both Web and desktop clients  Internet and desktop applications that utilize the mapping, geocoding, and geoprocessing capabilities provided by ArcGIS Server and Bing™ services  The API is built on the Microsoft Silverlight/WPF platform which is integrated with Visual Studio 2008 and Expression Blend 3. The Microsoft Silverlight platform includes a lightweight version of the .NET Framework CLR (CoreCLR) and the Silverlight runtime - all hosted via a browser plug-in  To use the API you simply download and install the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF and and start creating your Silverlight or WPF applications using Visual Studio 2008 or Expression Blend 3

ESRI Case Studies – Web application .NET

 Using the .NET Web Application Developer Framework (.NET Web ADF)  The .NET Web ADF is an AJAX-enabled framework for building Web applications built on ASP .Net AJAX. It includes both server side and client side controls and libraries. The client side JavaScript framework is built on MS-AJAX  The ArcGIS Server Web ADF for the Microsoft .NET Framework (.NET Web ADF) is an AJAX-enabled framework for building applications that display, analyze, and edit GIS data stored on a central server. It includes a set of Web controls, frameworks, and APIs that can be used to build an application from the ground up or to customize an application you created using the ArcGIS Server Manager Web application

ESRI Case Studies – Web application JAVA

 Using the Java Web Application Developer Framework (Java Web ADF).  The Web Application Developer Framework (ADF) for the Java Platform provides a set of AJAX-enabled controls that work with geographic data sources. These controls are JavaServer Faces (JSF) components that include both server side and client side controls and libraries. By using the JSF framework, you can leverage the JSF components from ESRI and other vendors to build interactive Web-based applications that can display, analyze, and edit GIS data stored on a central server ESRI Case Studies – Web application SharePoint

 ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint is a set of interactive and configurable mapping components that enables SharePoint administrators or contributors to embed an interactive map within Microsoft SharePoint  The components, or parts, enable you to display and interact with ArcGIS Server map and attribute data, Bing imagery and services, and location information in SharePoint lists. Configuration is easy through a set of interactive dialog boxes  SharePoint can display data stored in SQL Server 2008 through MapIt application (designed to prepare, serve and use geographic data)  ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint is built on the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF and is available at no cost for existing ArcGIS Server customers

• ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint is supported on Microsoft SharePoint 2010, enabling users to take advantage of the latest SharePoint technology • Microsoft SharePoint is a family of software products developed by Microsoft for collaboration, file sharing and web publishing ESRI Case Studies Distribution according to branches

 Business  Defence and intelligence  Education, Libraries, Museums  Government  Health and Humen Services  Map, Chart and Data production  Natural resources  Transportation

ESRI Case Studies Business

Business - Coop Norge needed a better method to analyze customer data to fully understand regional shopping habits and develop more focused and successful marketing campaigns  Goals • Evaluate existing stores, their product mix, and patronage • analyze marketing campaigns more quickly and accurately  Results • Using ArcGIS Business Analyst, Coop Norge reduced its marketing costs and increased sales  Used ESRI technology  ArcGIS Business Analyst

ESRI Case Studies Government

Government – The city needed a mechanism that would allow business owners and economic development or planning authorities to identify neighborhood revitalization areas based on a custom set of criteria  Goals • Create a Web tool for defining and prioritizing a custom set of criteria. Enable sophisticated analysis of spatial information but hide complexity from the person using the Web tool analyze marketing campaigns more quickly and accurately • Generate maps highlighting areas that best match the criteria  Results • Authorities access an easy-to-use online tool to create custom sets of economic development criteria  Used ESRI technology  ArcGIS Server (DecisionMap)

ESRI Case Studies Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services – MANNA (Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance) reengineered its entire delivery process to increase service capacity and improve the efficiency of its meal delivery operations  Goals • Creating full workday schedules for MANNA (Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance) drivers and part-time schedules for volunteers  Results  Reduced the number of daily routes  Reduced fuel consumption  Produced accurate drive times  Improved arrival-time estimates  Used ESRI technology  ArcLogistics

References

 http://wiki.gis.com/wiki/index.php/GIS_Software_Technology  http://esri.com  http://resources.esri.com/arcgisserver/apis/