putting the cart before the hordes: distributing custom digital data online 2010 ohio gis conference...
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Putting the Cart before the Hordes: Putting the Cart before the Hordes: Distributing Custom Digital Data OnlineDistributing Custom Digital Data Online
2010 Ohio GIS ConferenceSeptember 15-17, 2010
Crowne Plaza North Hotel
Columbus, Ohio
2010 Ohio GIS ConferenceSeptember 15-17, 2010
Crowne Plaza North Hotel
Columbus, Ohio
Christy Powell, GISP
Senior GIS Specialist
Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission
Ray Rush, PE, GISP
Senior Consultant
Stantec
Why?
• 2009 was coming around the corner
(when first envisioned)
• Expectations increase
The Customer
Easier for them to…
• Identify available data
• Determine data needed
• Access the data
Where We Started
• New ArcGIS Server
• Existing Web Site
• New Flex Viewer
• Existing Order Process
• Existing Customers
Requirements
• Online payment
• Standardize products
• Extract data for delivery
• Optional to pick up data
• Easy to use
Develop the Concept
• Have requirements
• Do some research
• Refine
Review Existing Sites and Systems
• What did they offer?
• How did they do it?
• Who did they serve?
Refine the Plan
Known:
Web server - IIS
CMS - WordPress
Payment system - PayPal
Unknown:
Store application
Extraction
Select E-Commerce
• Meet requirements
• Not too simple
• Not too complex
How Will These Work Together?
• Select tiles
• Add to the cart
• Checkout
• Order success?
• Extract data!
Old Dogs Doing New Tricks
Focus on the Experience
• Tell it as a story
• What is valued by the customer
Define the Inventory
• What are we selling
• Refine existing system for e-commerce
• Easy to understand
Handling Custom Data
• Selecting gets a bit involved
• Using area-of-interest too simplified
• Three types of data tiles
Demo
Selecting Data
Add to the Cart
Quantity: 7
P07NW,P07NE,P07SW,P07SE,Q07SW,P06NE,Q06NW
Planimetric & PhotoTiles
Cart Control
• Selection is an item
• Quantity is locked
Submit the Order
Order Notification
IPN
Submit for Extraction
Notifications
• NKAPC
– Here is a customer order
– Uh oh, an order had a problem
• Customer
– Here’s what you ordered
– Download here
Data Delivery
Challenges
• Selected e-Commerce product
• It’s new stuff
• Client and Consultant collaborating on project
Thank You!Christy Powell, [email protected]
Ray Rush, PE, [email protected]
Questions?
www.linkgis.org