1. Rockefeller State Park Website Developed By Arati Avhad Xue Li Shirali Agrawal Proceedings of Student Research Day, CSIS, Pace University, May 9th, 2003

2. Client Dr Charles Tappert (CSIS Pace) Dr Peggy Minnis (Dyson Pace) Katrina Shindledecker (Rockefeller State Park)

3. Why the website? To attract more visitors, volunteers, and donors to the preserve No source of information easily available for the Preserve In todays age Internet is the most effective medium to reach people Websites have a major share in making most of the US parks popular Rockefeller State Park Preserve needs an online presence for broader visibility

4. What is the website? The Rockefeller State Park Website is an attractive and interactive information gateway to the Rockefeller State Park Preserve, which will help in attracting more and more visitors to the park.

5. What is the website? The site presents: – historical, geographical, geological and botanical information about the preserve – information about the facilities, activities and programs in the preserve – interactive trail maps – 180 and 360-degree panoramic tours of the park

6. Tools used HTML / JavaScript / CSS Java Applets IBM HotMedia ESRI ArcView GIS Macromedia Dreamweaver Adobe Photoshop

7. ArcView GIS A powerful and easy-to-use tool, that brings geographic information to your desktop Gives the power to visualize, explore, query and analyze data spatially ArcView uses MrSID image format. This is a multiresolution wavelet-based image format Various geographical data are stored in ArcView using x, y, z coordinates for longitude, latitude and elevation

8. ArcView GIS Geographical data can overlay the aerial photograph already stored in the system. One can then create a single view with a certain data superimposed on the aerial photograph giving a contextual image. One can query data satisfying certain attributes and as a result that data gets highlighted on the view.

9. IBM HotMedia HotMedia can provide special effects such as: – Streaming audio – Panoramic views – Animations – Panning and scrolling – Synchronized audio – Zoomable multi-resolution images – Hot links

10. IBM HotMedia One can assemble the entire experience into one file that is easily added to a Web page and delivered over today's networks. HotMedia dynamically determines the minimal code and data content, which is needed and downloads it progressively.

11. IBM HotMedia This code being based on Java applet technology requires no plug-in or special media servers. HotMedia works over standard HTTP protocol requiring no more than a standard Web server for all its current functionality.

12. Methodology The site is structured into various sections based on the kind of information provided. Access to these sections is through a hierarchical dynamic menu system. In addition to standard hyperlinks using HTML and JavaScript, the site contains hyper linked rich media content.

13. DEMO!!!

14. Results & Conclusions Visitors of the preserve can be in touch with the preserve from the comfort of their home. They can keep themselves updated with the latest Park News, Special Events Schedule and other programs information.

15. Results & Conclusions With the interactive trail maps and panoramic views, first time visitors can get the realistic feel of the Preserve. More serious hikers can plan their day ahead using the trail maps and accurate trail information provided on the site using the ArcView GIS data.

16. Results and Conclusions The HotMedia makes it possible for a non-technical organization like Rockefeller state Park Preserve to easily host interactive rich media content with no need to invest in special servers and software. It makes it easy to view the rich media content even for the slowest dial up connection user with no need to download large plug-ins.

17. Recommendations for Future Work A Web Content Manager can be developed to facilitate to update of the site with new content by any non- technical person. Follow-on projects can also be concerned with the creation of databases to store and algorithms to analyze and present various environmental data.

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