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Welcome!. APPX Conference 2013. Agenda – Friday AM Redmine Customer/VAR Presentations Mapping customers in Google Earth Advanced User Interfaces using Widgets Using mobile devices in the field – Fernlea AXAEM/ Solr Search Appx on Windows Tablets. Welcome!. Agenda – Friday AM

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  1. Welcome! APPX Conference 2013

  2. Agenda – Friday AM Redmine Customer/VAR Presentations Mapping customers in Google Earth Advanced User Interfaces using Widgets Using mobile devices in the field – Fernlea AXAEM/Solr Search Appx on Windows Tablets Welcome!

  3. Agenda – Friday AM Appx and the Cloud Appx Futures & Feedback Question & Answer Welcome!

  4. Provides visibility of Release Status and Future plans. Also used to report bugs & feature requests URL is http://redmine.appx.com:11000 Registration not required for inquires but needed to report bugs/ask for features. Redmine

  5. Technique developed by John Selvage, Selvage Custom Software - http://www.selvage.com What is Google Earth?: 3D Extension of Google Maps Unlike Google Maps, requires client-side software other than a browser Fully interactive, Complete data of Earth satellite imagery Mapping in Google Earth

  6. Includes other “Layers”, including Borders, Photos, 3D Buildings, Weather, and more Allows users to define: Locations (Placemarks) Lines (LineStrings) Metadata, supported by standard HTML <description><![CDATA[<B>123 Adams Street<BR>Orlando, FL 32812<BR><BR>Balance Due: $350,000.00]]></description> Mapping in Google Earth

  7. Standard Point-to-point representations are flat-earth, straight lines; John developed an enhancement that uses arches to better illustrate lines connecting points on Earth. Mapping in Google Earth

  8. KML Primer Short for Keyhole Markup Language Some basic elements include Placemarks (“pushpins”) <Placemark><description>... </Placemark></description> Lines / Geometric Patterns And much more! Mapping in Google Earth

  9. Excellent on-line reference material at http://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/kmlreference.html and many other locations Mapping in Google Earth

  10. Acquisition of Earth Coordinates Bundle address, city, state, Postal Code, and country Use Google’s API (and new STREAM OPEN) to retrieve the corresponding latitude & longitude Data is stored with the CUSTOMER record (or whatever table you wish to associate it with) Update if address changes. Mapping in Google Earth

  11. Generation of KML by APPX Applications Use the previously acquired Latitude & Longitude Generate KML Header information Put the Name, Address, Balance, and other “Metadata” into the “Balloon” of a Placemark Add additional features, such as color, lines (linestrings), use of widths to encode data, etc. Mapping in Google Earth

  12. Apply any camera viewing adjustments,as desired Generate KML Trailer information Download file to client via .CLIENT DOWNLOAD FILE Open file via .CLIENT LOAD URL File will be available in “Temporary Places”, where it can be moved to “My Places” for permanent storage Mapping in Google Earth

  13. Applications Management Reporting (dynamic generation of graphical output, nice complement to APPX Charts) Visual analysis of sales patterns Visual analysis of shipping patterns Concentration of Accounts Receivable by region Anything you can dream up! Mapping in Google Earth

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