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Putting the Cart before the Hordes: Distributing Custom Digital Data Online. Christy Powell, GISP Senior GIS Specialist Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission Ray Rush, PE, GISP Senior Consultant Stantec. 2010 Ohio GIS Conference September 15-17, 2010 Crowne Plaza North Hotel
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Putting the Cart before the Hordes: Distributing Custom Digital Data Online Christy Powell, GISP Senior GIS Specialist Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission Ray Rush, PE, GISP Senior Consultant Stantec 2010 Ohio GIS Conference September 15-17, 2010 Crowne Plaza North Hotel Columbus, Ohio 2010 Ohio GIS Conference September 15-17, 2010 Crowne Plaza North Hotel Columbus, Ohio
Why? • 2009 was coming around the corner (when first envisioned) • Expectations increase
The Customer Easier for them to… • Identify available data • Determine data needed • Access the data
Where We Started • New ArcGIS Server • Existing Web Site • New Flex Viewer • Existing Order Process • Existing Customers
Requirements • Online payment • Standardize products • Extract data for delivery • Optional to pick up data • Easy to use
Develop the Concept • Have requirements • Do some research • Refine
Review Existing Sites and Systems • What did they offer? • How did they do it? • Who did they serve?
Refine the Plan Known: • Web server - IIS • CMS - WordPress • Payment system - PayPal Unknown: • Store application • Extraction
Select E-Commerce • Meet requirements • Not too simple • Not too complex
How Will These Work Together? • Select tiles • Add to the cart • Checkout • Order success? • Extract data!
Focus on the Experience • Tell it as a story • What is valued by the customer
Define the Inventory • What are we selling • Refine existing system for e-commerce • Easy to understand
Handling Custom Data • Selecting gets a bit involved • Using area-of-interest too simplified • Three types of data tiles
Cart Control • Selection is an item • Quantity is locked Planimetric & Photo Tiles Quantity: 7 P07NW,P07NE,P07SW,P07SE,Q07SW,P06NE,Q06NW
Order Notification Success? IPN Failed?
Notifications • NKAPC • Here is a customer order • Uh oh, an order had a problem • Customer • Here’s what you ordered • Download here
Data Delivery P07NW,P07NE,P07SW,P07SE,Q07SW,P06NE,Q06NW
Challenges • Selected e-Commerce product • It’s new stuff • Client and Consultant collaborating on project
Thank You! Christy Powell, GISP NKAPC cpowell@nkapc.org 859.331.8980 Questions? Visit Our Store @ www.linkgis.org Ray Rush, PE, GISP Stantec ray.rush@stantec.com 502.212.5038 www.linkgis.org