Perspectives from the Client Side Integrating Backbone OS Technology with PostgreSQL PostGIS, UMN MapServer and Mapbender A short listing of the mentioned Open Source software solutions and where to link them WMS architectures – one at the City of Nuremberg and the other which we run at CCGIS What to expect from this presentation Online presentation of different Web Map Services with the "Clients' eyes"

WebGIS with Free Software Example Standardisation: Open GIS Consortium ISO Standardisation Organisation Software components: Free Web Server Free Web Map Client Suite Free Spatially Enabled Database Free Web Scripting Language Free Web Map Server (WMS) Mapbender Free Operating System

City of Nuremberg Several different running Map Services (ESRI ArcIMS, AutoDesk MapGuide, plus a selfmade solution) Use what data there is, integrate it using standards, do not convert data Implement a client interface for citizens of Nuremberg, tourists and non GIS specialists Use standardization where possible and appropriate to conciliate between the different parties involved

First "design"

Prototype 0

Prototype 4

Prototype 7

Current Design

City Map Service Nuremberg Software Architecture Data Services Web Services Map Services

Stadtplandienst Nürnberg – Architektur und Produkteinsatz Architektur Geo-DB (Oracle?) Web-Server Catalog Service Meta-DB (PostgreSQL) HTTP interface Native interface Map Client Intranet-Nutzer (Web browser) Web-Server Web Feature Service Web-Server/ ArcIMS Web Map Service Internet-Nutzer (Web browser) Raster TIFF Web-Server/ UMN MapServer Web Map Service Web-Server Catalog Client Web-Server Administration Client Web-Server

Stadtplandienst Nürnberg – Architektur und Produkteinsatz Software Products (existing) ArcIMS IIS Java Windows SPN Mapbender Apache PHP SuSE Filter Service Data, meta data Import (PHP) Internet User (Web browser) Raster Mr. Sid TIFF Data ArcObjects Oracle spatial/ Arc SDE IIS Windows Shape MS Access (MS Excel?) Import Address Service Gazetteer WMS Access for Display

Stadtplandienst Nürnberg – Architektur und Produkteinsatz Software Products (used) SPA Mapbender Apache PHP MySQL FreeBSD Filter Service Data, meta data Import (PHP) Internet User (Web-Browser) Raster TIFF Data PostgreSQL/ PostGIS UMN MapServer Apache/FreeBSD Vector Shape MS Access Import Address Service Gazetteer WMS Access for Display

Now it is Online The architecture is fully WMS compatible (Interoperability successful) Software development AND project work (setting up data) has been paid for by the customer All components are Open Source reduced cost, high potential for further development) The software can and already has been adopted in several other installations (diffusion process started) Start the application here:

Thank You for Your Attention For more information please contact: Arnulf B. Christl CCGIS Christl & Stamm GbR Siemensstr Bonn Germany Visit our web sites at: Visit the Mapbender Project homepage at: