Staging the Enterprise on ArcGIS OnlineGiving the maps back to the people

(or…”how I avoid printing lots of maps”)

Michael OlkinGIS Administrator

Town of Amherst, MAwww.amherstma.gov/maps

olkinm@amherstma.gov

Bridging the Gap

Full-Blown Desktop Client Web-Based Viewer

Bridging the GapTargeted Web Map AppsMobile Maps

Embedded Web Map Apps

Harnessing ArcGIS Online

• Amherst’s Approach– Web Maps on ArcGIS Online• Mostly using Amherst’s ArcGIS for Server Services• Some Hosted Feature Services

– Web Apps from Templates• Strictly Javascript apps to ensure compatibility

– ArcGIS App for iOS/Android/Windows Phone• We have thus far successfully avoided developing

custom apps for any of these platforms.

Example Projects

• Parking Revenue Tracking• GIS Data Sharing• Street Tree Management & Maintenance• Invasive Species Inventory• Trails & Conservation Land Maps• Water / Sewer / Drain Maps• Work Order Management• Embedded Maps

Parking Revenue TrackingNew paperless pay-by-space meters introduced in 2011 in various parking areas in Amherst Center.

Finally, an opportunity to track revenue at the parking space level.

Parking Revenue Tracking2pm on a Friday in July, 2012

Finance Director: “Could you make me a map showing the past year’s revenue by parking space? I have this spreadsheet…”

Parking Revenue Tracking

Parking Revenue Tracking

Parking Revenue Tracking

Parking Revenue Tracking

• Ingredients– Spreadsheet of Revenue by Space– Parking Space Point Layer

• Steps– Join Parking Space Points w/ Revenue Spreadsheet– Create thematic layer showing revenue by space– Share as a feature service (hosted or on local AGS)– Save & share a map containing this feature service– Create & share a web map app from one of the

templates

GIS Data Sharingwww.amherstma.gov/gisdata

One Stop Shopping with a Gallery Page Template

Adapted from the ArcGIS.com “Local Government Maps and Apps Gallery” code sample. http://bit.ly/AgsLgMapsApps

GIS Data Sharingwww.amherstma.gov/gisdata

Tiled Data Downloads:

Orthophoto & LiDAR Point

Clouds

GIS Data Sharingwww.amherstma.gov/gisdata

• ArcGIS Server Application– ArcGIS API for

JavaScript “Clip & Ship” code samplehttp://bit.ly/AgsClipShip

– Allows for choices in data format

Data Extraction: great for large non-tiled datasets

GIS Data Sharingwww.amherstma.gov/gisdata

Townwide Datasets Hosted on ArcGIS.com as Layer Packages Presented with basic

Metadata Symbology included Designed for ArcGIS Users

Link included to the equivalent data in shapefile format, hosted on our own server.

Street Tree Management• Map Planned New Plantings• Update Inventory Info• Attach Photos

Feature Service accessed via theArcGIS App for iOSon an iPad

Street Tree Management• Map Planned New Plantings• Update Inventory Info• Attach Photos

Feature Service accessed via theArcGIS App for iOSon an iPad

Invasive Species InventoryA volunteer effort on Amherst Conservation Areas

conducted by a college student, Summer 2012

Trails & Conservation Land

Utility System Maps

Utility System Maps

Work Order Management

Work Order Management

Embedded Maps

Embedded Maps

Embedded Maps

Take Our Maps With You

Search for “Amherst”in the ArcGIS App

Staging the Enterprise on ArcGIS OnlineGiving the maps back to the people

(or…”how I avoid printing lots of maps”)

Michael OlkinGIS Administrator

Town of Amherst, MAwww.amherstma.gov/maps

olkinm@amherstma.gov