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City of Santa Cruz Embraces AGS/Flex

City of Santa Cruz Embraces AGS/Flex. Rich Westfall, GIS Coordinator. GIS Web Implementation. Specific City Business Need Identified Goals Developed Map Choice Made Zoning Viewer. Our Goals. Create mapping website that’s: Simple to use/Intuitive Meaningful Targeted audience

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City of Santa Cruz Embraces AGS/Flex

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  1. City of Santa Cruz Embraces AGS/Flex Rich Westfall, GIS Coordinator

  2. GIS Web Implementation • Specific City Business Need Identified • Goals Developed • Map Choice Made • Zoning Viewer

  3. Our Goals • Create mapping website that’s: • Simple to use/Intuitive • Meaningful • Targeted audience • don’t compete with Google Maps • Attractive

  4. Staff Strategy • GIS Coordinator – • Handle graphics, Flex (web application) development, coordination of all technical aspects, cartography (map authoring), ArcGIS Server (services/caching/tweaking) • Planning Staff – • Identify data to serve, oversight of cartography and tools. • IT Network Administrator – • Handle proxy architecture in DMZ

  5. Development Process • 6 months from Idea to Live • Flex Builder • Development system architecture set up • ArcGIS Server set up • MXD’s developed • Lots of Feed back • Testing • Systems • Performance • Aesthetics • Versions • Alpha – Internal to IT • Beta 1 – Internal to select city staff • Beta 2 – External to select group in user community • Release 1 – General Public Release • Maintain Project Goals

  6. Architectural Schematic Santa Cruz City GIS SCUSI System Architecture

  7. Bringing the Pieces Together SCUSI Santa Cruz Urban Services Information

  8. SCUSI Map • Original Scope • Request: Public to view city zoning by property • Business Need: Reduce public phone calls to Planning staff requesting the zoning by property • GIS Needed • parcels, zoning, addresses find & property ID • To Reach a Bigger Audience • Added More City GIS Data & County Assessor Data • Tie to Santa Cruz County Assessor Data • Sensitive Habitat/Sensitive Species • General Plan Designations and Planning Areas • Flood zones • Historic/Archeological data • Aerial Imagery 2007 3in Color • Development of and/or use of: • Transparency slider bar for aerials • X/Y coordinate display • Measurement tools • Google Street View • Bing Birds Eye • Census Tools • Zillow.com

  9. What is CCJDC GIS Up To? • Who currently owns ArcGIS Server (AGS)? • Actively using ArcGIS services? • Have you used Adobe Flash? Of course you have! • How many ArcIMS users? • How many .NET Web ADF users? • Are you looking to get an ArcGIS server based web map up and running soon?

  10. ArcGIS Server and Flex:Here’s the Scoop

  11. What is Flex • Adobe development platform based on Adobe Flash Player client • End users require web browser and Adobe Flash Player (most computers have Flash installed) • Flex Builder IDE • IDE based on Eclipse Java IDE • Actionscript - JavaScript based scripting language • MXML – Proprietary XML based user interface markup language • Similar technologies • Microsoft Silverlight

  12. Why Flex • Web 2.0 – “software-applications entirely through a browser” • Relatively straight forward development process • Easy to deploy applications • Well integrated with ArcGIS Server • Other alternatives (ArcIMS, Web ADF, MS Silverlight)

  13. Flex and ArcGIS Server • Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) • Must have ArcGIS Server Running and exposing services • All transactions between the Flash Player Client and AGS (ArcGIS Server) happen via REST based service endpoints exposed by the server • Example REST service endpoint (map service) • http://gis.cityofsantacruz.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Planning/MapServer • Flash is a client platform. Only requests to AGS leave the client. • There is no server component to Flash/Flex Platform

  14. Steps to get Going • Install ArcGIS Server, create map services • Download Adobe Flex Builder • http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=flex3email • Free for 60 days ($250+/- to buy) • Download AGS API for Flex library • http://resources.esri.com/arcgisserver/apis/flex/index.cfm?fa=downloadDisclaimer • Free • Add AGS Flex API library (.swc file) to project • Create application

  15. Tips and Tricks • Read the ArcGIS API for Flex Overview • http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/flex/index.html • Utilize ESRI Samples • http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/flex/samples/index.html • http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/flex/gallery.html • Learn “Flex in a Week” • http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/videotraining/ • Build components instead of building single file monster

  16. SCUSI Demo

  17. Did We Accomplish Our Goals? • Goals Checklist • Provide requested property information to Santa Cruz resident • Show map and aerial views • Provide selected 3rd party services • Google Street View • Bing’s Birds Eye • Zillow • Fast • Attractive • Intuitive

  18. Things to Consider • Application: • Meet your business need • Don’t try to be everything for everyone in one application • Flex can be simple or complex depending on: • How big your application gets • How many customized controls you need to create (moveable, closable panels) • Maps and map services • Put in the time and attention into the details • Symbology, labeling, caching, etc… • Setup a well oiled deployment mechanism. • Local development PC testing • Internal testing server • Public production server

  19. Impressions • Favorable Customer Feedback - yes • High productivity – yes (Water Infrastructure Map in a week) • Rich toolset to work with - yes Recommendations • If you have ArcGIS Server, some programming skills and a web presence, then Flex may be for you.

  20. Questions

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