Implementing a SpatialData & TechnologyFramework for theFramework for theEnterprise

ESRI Petroleum GIS Conference 2012, Houston, Texas

Ronald C. López, ExxonMobil Global Services Company

Agenda

• Project Introduction

• Technology Platform

• Strategic Priorities

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ArcGIS Server Project

Project Vision:

• Establish the foundation for an enterprise spatial data andtechnology framework, part of a global strategic service delivery

Objectives:

• Introduce ArcGIS Server as an enterprise level service

• Provide an extensible platform for future ESRI technologies

• Implement web based GIS mapping within ExxonMobil

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• Implement web based GIS mapping within ExxonMobil

• Provide alternative solutions to desktop for mid to lightweight GISuse cases

• Reduce the total cost of ownership and use of customized solutionsthat aren’t extensible

• Provide the technology to enable building geospatial data catalogsand end user search tools

Background

• Currently over 1500 users of traditional ArcGIS Desktop

• Tectonic shift in GIS user expectations, ease of use is a must,along with high performance

• Multiple requests from business lines to provide thin-client web-based mapping solutions• These requests typically go beyond standard “pan-zoom-print”

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• These requests typically go beyond standard “pan-zoom-print”applications, many also want geoprocessing web services and customtools and behaviours.

• For applications requiring moregeoprocessing capabilities, ArcGISExplorer Desktop is also available

Technology Set

• ArcGIS Viewer for Silverlight and the associated ApplicationBuilder helps to quickly build prototypes to assist in drivingrequirements gathering, some of these applications are developedfurther with the Extensibility SDK and the ArcGIS API forSilverlight

• Active participation inthe BETA program for

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the BETA program forboth ArcGIS Serverand Desktop (primarilyfor publishingpurposes) helped toidentify and resolvecritical issues.

Technology Set

• Included in the introduction framework is the development ofgeospatial data indexes on both structured and unstructured datalocations to assist with data mining/GIS data discovery, whether itbe LAN based, web services, or ArcSDE, etc.• These indexes are built at an administrative level and end user tools are

provided to assist in further drill down/filtering (by projection, file type,geographic extent, FGDC, keyword, etc.)

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geographic extent, FGDC, keyword, etc.)

• Local indexes are also centralized at a master data location providingfederated search capabilities

Project Outline

• Configured ArcGIS Server within a development environment,engagement with the business to identify early adopters and use casesfor viewer prototypes

• Rapid prototyping of webapplications was performedwith both the ArcGIS Viewerfor Silverlight’s ApplicationBuilder and the native ArcGIS

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Builder and the native ArcGISAPI for Silverlight for morefine grained development

• Reusable tools andbehaviours are continuouslybeing developed with theExtensibility SDK for ArcGISServer

Project Outline

• Early response to viewer web apps was extremely positive, noinstallation footprint required, Silverlight already installed for mostusers.

• Datasets identified as foundational candidates go through achecklist/review process to determine if they are suitable at aCorporate level, these in turn are published as standard web

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Corporate level, these in turn are published as standard webservices, including geoprocessing tasks

• SharePoint is being utilized to help gather requirements definitionsfor new web app requests

Platform Overview

Served

ArcGISWeb Apps(Builder &Silverlight)

ArcGISRuntimeSDK for

WPF

ArcGISServer

GeospatialCatalog

ESDT PlatformESDT Platform

Web ServicesWeb Services

Master DataMaster DataIndexIndex

Published

LinkedVendorData

DevelopedInterfaces

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Served

Consume

ArcGISDesktop

ArcGISExplorerDesktop

Tools andTools andApplicationsApplications

IndexIndex

Local IndexLocal Index

Serve

Linked

Access byRole

Author

InternalData

RestrictedData

Geospatial Data

ArcGISLand Parcels

Transportation

Hydrographic

Elevation

SSHE.

Centerline

Easements

Pipeline

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ArcGISServer

Demographic

Facilities

Geodetic Control

Topography

Imagery

Foundational

Floor Plans

Site Remediation

Real Estate

Wildlife

Emergency Response

Non-foundational

Strategic Priorities

• Operational excellence• Cost avoidance of deploying silo’ d solutions

• Cost elimination of redundant purchases of spatial data

• Center of expertise with focused spatial data and technology skills

• Standardization and automation• Rationalization of the spatial tech set to a strategic foundational

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• Rationalization of the spatial tech set to a strategic foundationalplatform that has broad applicability (hardcore vs. lightweight spatialneeds)

• Enabling foundation that provides interoperability with othertechnologies to further leverage spatial investments

Strategic Priorities

• New IT solutions forbusiness competitiveadvantage

• Provide spatial data andtechnology to the enterprise

• Provide richer, visual analyticswith spatial dimension

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with spatial dimension

• Increased productivity ofExxonMobil workforce

• Provide easy to use, self-serve tools

• Provide agility in deliveringspatial applications