GIS Application Deployment City Planning and Development Department Kansas City Missouri City Planning’s Applications GIS Creation: ArcInfo, MGE CAD Creation: Microstation GIS Analysis: ArcView, MapInfo GIS Viewing: ArcView, MapObjects, ArcIMS, Webmap, and Map Guide GIS Programing: AML, Avenue, Visual Basic MapObjects GIS Database: Oracle, Access 2
Brief Overview of GIS use City Planning and Development Finance Public Works Engineering Water Services Health Department Aviation Environmental Management Others (Fire, Police, EDC)
Three Main Components Server Installed on NT server Use Microsoft, Netscape Author Install on desktop Use to create maps Viewer Free download Use to view maps online
How the components work together Diagram
Our Map Requirements Specific data layers Identify parcels with “tool tips” Zoom to a specific neighborhood Search and zoom a specific address Retrieve parcel information
To create a map Create/Gather resources Author Map Link or embed in a web page
To create a map Create/Gather Resources SDF files Free loader program with software (or download) Created batch file to run Created from various digital data formats Identify unique elements with a “key” Data Sources Thematic maps Text/Point files
To create a map Author Map Use MapGuide Author component Set map properties Add data layers Set layer properties Save MWF
To create a map Link or embed in a web page Use html to create a page with a map or link to the map
To create a map Show simple map
Additional requirements Specific data layers Use shapefiles where available Parcels with identifying “tool tip” Avenue to get address on parcel shapefile from KIVA database Driveways, pavement edge AML to convert from dgn Lot numbers, dimensions AML to create access table MapGuide reads text, height, angle, location from database Water shutoff Link parcel layer to db2 database
Additional requirements Zoom to a specific neighborhood Search and zoom a specific address HTML forms to select, enter Javascript using the MapGuide Viewer API to zoom ColdFusion to query database for address and to get parcel coordinates to zoom to parcel
Additional requirements Retrieve Parcel Information ColdFusion to query database for selected parcel information HTML/CFML to format report
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