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Copyright 2009, Information Builders. Slide 1

WebFOCUS Leveraging ESRI

Nat PoeSr. Education Specialist

June, 2009


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WebFOCUS Leveraging ESRIAgenda

What is GIS?

Benefits of GIS

ESRI Overview

WebFOCUS GBIS Solution

ESRI vs. Google Maps

Integration and how they work together


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What is GIS?Definition - The U.S. Geological Survey

In the strictest sense, a GIS is a computer system

capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and

displaying geographically referenced information, i.e.

data identified according to their locations.Practitioners also regard the total GIS as including

operating personnel and the data that go into the

system.


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What is GIS?Definition Environmental Systems Research Institute

A geographic information system (GIS) is a

computer-based tool for mapping and analyzing

things that exist and events that happen on earth.

GIS technology integrates common database

operations such as query and statistical analysis with

the unique visualization and geographic analysis

benefits offered by maps.


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What is GIS?Components

Hardware

Workstation

Mobile Devices

Web Servers

Software

ArcGIS

Data

Geodatabase (Data that references location)

Attribute Data (Data about that location)People


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Benefits of GIS

Provides unique analysis of business problems

Clearly identify patterns

Real time rendering of events

Optimal presentation of information

Save Time/Money

Increase Productivity


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Benefits of GISCity of Richmond Police Department

New Years initiative (12/31/03)

49% reduction in random firearm events

246% increase in weapons seized

$15,000 in overtime cost savings

Fewer Police on duty = Higher Quality of Life


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ESRIOverview

1969 Founded as the Environmental SystemsResearch Institute, a privately held consulting firmthat specialized in land use analysis projects.

1982 Launched its first commercial GIS package

called ARC/INFO.May 2004 Released ArcGIS 9

March 2008 Released ArcGIS 9.2 SP5

Q3 2008 Released ArcGIS 9.3

Current Release ArcGIS 9.3.1


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ESRIProduct Overview


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ESRIAuthor, Service, and Use Geographic Information


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WebFOCUS GBIS SolutionVideo - Gerry Cohen, CEO IBI and Jack Dangermond, CEO ESRI

Available for replay online at: http://ibigis.informationbuilders.com/esri-ibi.wmv


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WebFOCUS GBIS SolutionArchitecture

WebFOCUS

GIS Adapter

Web Browser

Web Server

WebFOCUS

Server

Relational

Databases

Legacy

Systems

CRM

Systems

Custom

Systems

ERP

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ArcGISDesktop

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Server

ArcSDE

JavaADF

Shape

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WebFOCUS GBIS SolutionArcGIS Server

ESRI is phasing out ArcIMS. New customers can no longer buy ArcIMS.

Introduced in WebFOCUS 7.6.4

WebFOCUS 7.6.5+ is the recommended release.

ArcGIS Server can be purchased directly from InformationBuilders


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WebFOCUS GBIS SolutionAdapter Capabilities

Display data from a single map service

Generate a report from a map

Generate a map from a report

Identify a point

Mouse-over Pop-ups

Buffering

Synthetic (acetate) layers for point, line, and polygon

features


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WebFOCUS GBIS SolutionWebFOCUS Map View Manager


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Food Stamp Fraud DemoInitial Map View


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Food Stamp Fraud DemoMap Selection


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Food Stamp Fraud DemoReport


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Food Stamp Fraud DemoReport Drilldown to Map


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Food Stamp Fraud DemoMap Customers who shopped at Store 24


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WebFOCUS GISESRI vs. Google Maps

Feature ESRI Google Maps

Layer specific selectionPoint Layers

Line Layers

Polygon Layers

Map to Report Drill Down

Report to Map Drill Down

Data Security

Calculate Distance in a Report

Internet Connection Required

User FamiliarityTime to Develop


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Integration of WebFOCUS and ArcGIS

In this section you will:

Understand the purpose and function of ArcGIS

Understand how and why WebFOCUS integrates withArcGIS

Compare the operation of ArcGIS to that ofWebFOCUS

Understand how WebFOCUS and ArcGIS worktogether


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What is ArcGIS?

The user interacts with a map viewer

The viewer allows the user to pan, zoom inand out, or highlight areas of interest

An out-of-the-box viewer is provided withArcGIS. Or,

A developer can create a customized viewertailored to the customers needs

ArcGIS is a server-based product by ESRI(www.esri.com) that delivers maps and GIS data over theWeb (Internet or Intranet).


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What is a Map?

To ArcGIS, a map is collection of layers.

A layer is an abstraction of real-world entities

into one of three basic shapes:

Points (stores, customers)

Lines (streets, railroads, power lines)

Polygons (states, counties, votingprecincts, land parcels)


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A map is built of layers of attributes


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ArcGIS Layers, Features and Attributes

Layers are stored in a Geodatabase either anRDBMS system or static shape files

Address data becomes a Point layer through the

process ofGeocoding. (Think MapQuest or GoogleMaps) determining latitude and longitude (andthus a location on a map) given a Street address.

Any individual point, line or polygon within a layer iscalled a feature.


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Features can be displayed on a map in varioussizes, shapes, and colors.

A single unique feature corresponds to one row in a

database.

Layers usually have some attribute data stored withthe features

Attributes correspond to columns in a database.

The more richly attributed the features are, the moreinformative the map can be.


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Attribute data can be displayed on a map in the form of labels,or in the legend.


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Why integrate WebFOCUS with ArcGIS?

ArcGIS and WebFOCUS are integrated in the followingtwo ways:

Map to Report Select features on a map and sendthem to WebFOCUS to process and display on a

report, combining the result with enterprise-wide data.In other words, use the map as selection criteria for areport.

Report to Map WebFOCUS provides a list offeatures for ArcGIS to draw on a map. The color,

shapes, and/or sizes of these features werecalculated by WebFOCUS, based on the enterprise-wide data and related business logic.


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Why integrate WebFOCUS with ArcGIS?

This way, an analyst can use a map to drive aWebFOCUS report, and conversely, use anyreporting data in the entire enterprise to generate asmart map.

This bi-directional communication between reports andmaps adds a whole new dimension to the analysis, aswell explore.


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WebFOCUS MapViewer

WebFOCUS Map Viewer components

1. Map Canvas This is thearea in which the mapimages are displayed. It isalso the area where theuser can zoom, pan, click,

or select features.2. Toolbar These icons

allow the user to controlthe current function of themap interface. Wellexplore these in moredetail next.

3. Pan arrows Click any ofthese four arrows to panthe image north, south,east, or west.


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WebFOCUS GBIS Architecture

WebFOCUS

GIS Adapter

Web Browser

Web Server

WebFOCUS

Server

Relational

Databases

Legacy

Systems

CRM

Systems

Custom

Systems

ERP

Systems

ArcGIS

Desktop

A

d

a

p

t

e

r

s

ArcGIS

Server

ArcSDE

JavaADF

Shape

files


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WebFOCUS GBIS Adapter Capabilities

Display data from a single map service

Generate a report from a map

Generate a map from a report

Identify a point

Mouse-over Pop-ups

Buffering

Synthetic (acetate) layers for point, line, and

polygon features


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How does WebFOCUS work?


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How does ArcGIS work?


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WebFOCUS and ArcGIS together


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How do they work together? Map to Report, Part I


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How do they work together? Map to Report, Part ll


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How do they work together? Report to Map, Part l


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How do they work together? Report to Map, Part lI


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Learned the purpose and function of ArcGIS

Learned how and why WebFOCUS integrates withArcGIS

Compared the operation of ArcGIS to that ofWebFOCUS

Learned how WebFOCUS and ArcGIS work together

So, What have we learned


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