USING A MAP APPLICATION TEMPLATE IN A GIS

ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENT

Jon Hodge, GIS AnalystCity and County of Honolulu

John Higuchi, Project ManagerBEI Consulting

ArcIMS 3.1

Strategic GIS Plan

ArcGIS 9.2

Advance Map

ArcGIS 9.3.x

FAST Maps

ArcGIS 10

4 FAST Maps Advance Map

New Web Site

CCH Public GIS Website

SITE EVOLUTION

New Website Design 2010

SITE EVOLUTION

Latest Changes: software upgrades

Upgraded MS Silverlight to version 4Upgraded the OS to Win Server 2008 Enterprise

Upgraded ArcGIS Server from 9.3 to 10

Latest Changes: hardware

Increased RAM to 16 gb on web serverNew Cisco Firewall consoleNew Switch (separate DMZ)

Servers: Dell PowerEdge 2950,Dual processor,Quad Core

Database: ArcSDE 9.3Sql Server 2008

ArcGIS Server10, IIS 6

Functional Enhancements

Property Info EnhancementsShow nearest park

Route to parkAdded driving directions on all route functions

Enable printing of route mapAdded Birds eye view (3 pane layout)

Buffer out from parcel boundary

Functional Enhancements

Property Info

Functional Enhancements

Show nearest park (Property Info)

Functional Enhancements

Route to park

Functional Enhancements

Added driving directions on all route functions

Functional Enhancements

Enable printing of route map

Functional Enhancements

Added Birds Eye view (3 pane)

Latest: functionality

Added Birds Eye view (3 pane)

Functional Enhancements

Buffer out from parcel boundary

Limited budget

Various Internal Stakeholders

public needs for data

New technology

Issues and Constraints

Departments Stakeholders (public) Needs

Planning & Permitting (Real Property Assessment in BFS

Realtors, Planners, Engineers Locate Property, assessment and Permit information

Parks & Recreation Event Coordinators, Movie Production Studios

Locate park location, contact numbers and check amenities.

Emergency Management Homeowners, Insurance Agents, emergency personnel

Locate property if “inside” or “outside” tsunami evacuation zones. Search for refuge areas & hurricane shelters

Environmental Services Homeowners, Business Owners, Property Managers

Search for refuse, bulky item pickup and recycling schedules, Find HI-5 Redemption Centers.

BALANCING DEPARTMENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS NEEDS

Factoid: HoLIS Program supports 15 Honolulu City Departments.

• Where to start.• What is the formula• Guidance• Recommendations

TAKE AWAYS

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Royal Kona Resort HoLIS Program

http://www.honoluludpp.org/

339,362 Total Visitors1,195,745 Pageviews

2011

81%

14% 5%

Visits by Operating System

WindowsMacintoshOther

1/3 more traffic

http://gis.hicentral.com

Enterprise focused

Focused on the target audience/task

Simple to use

DEVELOP A STRATEGY

Simple = Success

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Design for the lowest skill level

SIMPLE

So easy, a caveman can do it.

Possible^

Your mom,Your aunty,

Your teenage son/daughter.

Design for them.

TEST GROUP

EvolutionOf GIS

Case Study

Simplicity is powerful.

TEN PRINCIPLES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO A GOOGLEY USER EXPERIENCE

Focus on people–their lives, their

work, their dreams.

SIMPLE TO USE

Think Smart Phone App

Simple Design

Focus to the user

Product Features

• Pre-made Web based mapping APP

• 4 Parcel Searcheso By Address,

o By TMK#,

o By Places of Interest

o By Cross-street• 3 Cache Maps

o Street

o Aerial

o Terrain

SO SIMPLE?

Map navigation tools:• Tools

o Distance measurementso Query all Properties within a

buffer zoneo Spatial Query

• 5 Customizable Operational Layers

• Printable Maps Layouts• Google Street View/Bing Map

integration• Export search results to text file• Custom Detail Results Page

Parcel & Zoning

Parks

ENV – collection schedule

DEM – Public Safety

Am I alone?

Apply to Hawaiian land records, environmental analysis, and endangered native species…

WHAT ELSE?

Statewide historical record keeping of Hawaiian land information• Historical Land• Land Commission

Awards• Ceded Lands

PRINCIPLES OF GOOD DESIGN

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GIS

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Instead of “Locate”GoSearchFind

Instead of “Identify”FindNameShow

Instead of “Modify”Change

USE PLAIN ENGLISH

RECOMMENDATIONS

Develop a StrategyDonʻt recreate the wheel

Hire a designerDesign for simplicity

How do you eat an elephant?

Jon HodgeGIS Analyst

Department of Planning and Permitting

John Higuchi, PMPProject ManagerBEI Consultants

THANK YOU