1. http://aims.jocogov.org Desktop GIS Viewer Race New breed of lightweight easy-to-use viewers for GIS capabilities – somewhere between Desktop GIS and Internet Map Servers Build a functionality rich interface for browsing/consuming GIS data sources

2. http://aims.jocogov.org Players Google –Google Earth 4.0 – http://earth.google.comhttp://earth.google.com ESRI –ArcGIS Explorer – not available yet Microsoft –Virtual Earth??? – nothing yet

3. http://aims.jocogov.org Advantages Google Exists Efficient KML 3D Viewer Data open source ESRI Open source OGC WMS, ArcWeb Services, Local Data, KML 3D Viewer GIS Analysis

4. http://aims.jocogov.org Disadvantages Google Not integrated w/ ESRI products/data Interface not open source Data editing/use limited ESRI Vaporware Efficiency??? Native data format not open source

5. http://aims.jocogov.org KML Keyhole Markup Language http://earth.google.com/kml/index.html Programming interface to manipulating GE maps XML based format for storing geography Open Source for the map configuration and data Is not open source for the application interface

6. http://aims.jocogov.org DP31000001 0002 Landuse: Elementary School 1 -94.8131132906944 38.8827947853329 3000 35 -359 root://icons/palette-3.png 160 32 -94.8131132906944, 38.8827947853329, 0

7. http://aims.jocogov.org Integration Example

8. http://aims.jocogov.org KML Polygon Widget World Widget World Headquarters #FEATURES 1 relativeToGround -94.90665600907092, 38.8148205322514, 19.8120002448559 -94.906828409309, 38.81498121535441, 19.8120002448559 -94.9068602278212, 38.814957889769, 19.8120002448559 -94.90732755817392, 38.8150845270803, 19.8120002448559 - 94.90752537288709, 38.81463293618451, 19.8120002448559 - 94.90757466359631, 38.8146382564395, 19.8120002448559 -94.9077048955315, 38.8143453615227, 19.8120002448559 -94.90733560928092, 38.814234033402, 19.8120002448559 -94.90732162264492, 38.8142562340813, 19.8120002448559 - 94.90719020825659, 38.8142307401537, 19.8120002448559 -94.90718297414389, 38.814271918331, 19.8120002448559 -94.9071090566616, 38.8142639642749, 19.8120002448559 -94.90721086256203, 38.8141662609869, 19.8120002448559 - 94.907277171825, 38.8141026203355, 19.8120002448559 –

9. http://aims.jocogov.org ArcGIS Tools Export to KML http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=14273 Home Companion http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/345 310 KMLer http://www.kmler.com