Oregon Explorer Mashups What is a mashup Spatial

Oregon Explorer Mashups

What is a mashup? Spatial Data Mapping API (google maps, bing maps, etc) Web application • a mashup is a web page or application that combines data or functionality from two or more external sources to create a new service. • The term mashup implies easy, fast integration, frequently using open APIs and data sources to produce results that were not the original reason for producing the raw source data. » Source: Wikipedia.

Oregon Explorer Mashups Why Oregon Explorer uses mashups: 1. Focuses around a particular topic theme. 2. Engaging, interactive interface. 3. More flexibility in how to present maps and content.

Measure 37 Viewer http: //oeapp. oregonexplorer. info/M 37 Viewer • • • Explores Measure 37 claims with the ability to overlay informational layers. Virtual Earth/Bing Maps- Java. Script API Overlay Web Map Service (WMS) from Arc. IMS – Transparency slider, legend Create active objects (pushpins, polygons). – Uses GET_FEATURES call to Arc. IMS to draw polygons. 3 D Functionality.

ORWAP- Oregon Rapid Wetland Assessment Protocol http: //oregonexplorer. info/wetlands/ORWAP/ • • Creates a habitat sensitivity score for a selected point. Uses Arc. GIS server map and geometry services. Buffers selected point and queries intersection of layers. Uses Bing Maps Java. Script Extension for Arc. GIS server.

Oregon Watershed Restoration Tool http: //oregonexplorer. info/Oregon. Restoration. Vis. Tool/ 1. 2. 3. 4. Displays restoration project information by basin and watershed councils. Arc. GIS Server 9. 3. 1 mapping backend REST and SOAP used for getting layer data and overlaying WMS. DOJO Java. Script class library for more interactive user interface.

Components of Web GIS 1. Spatial Data – Shapefiles/ Geodatabases (ESRI) – KML/KMZ (Google Earth) – Geo. RSS/Geo. Json 2. Mapping Server – Arc. IMS / Arc. GIS Server – Geo. Server – Map. Server 3. Web servers – Apache Tomcat – IIS (windows) 4. Mapping Application – – – – – ESRI Web. ADF/JS APIs Google Maps API /Arc. GIS Extension Google Earth API Bing Maps API /Arc. GIS Extension Bing Maps Silverlight API (Microsoft) Flex (Adobe) / Arc. GIS Extension Yahoo Maps API Open. Layers API Arc. GIS for i. Phone API coming soon. 5. Mapping Enhancements – Java. Script Class Libraries – Dojo, EXT. JS, YUI, j. Query

A simple web mapping application • Basic HTML and Java. Script will get you a long ways.

ESRI Resource Center http: //resources. esri. com/arcgisserver/index. cfm? fa=home

For more information • Contact: Marc G. Rempel- marc. rempel@oregonstate. edu