U S Fish and Wildlife Service Virtual Arc

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Virtual Arc. Map with Citrix FWS Geospatial Training Workshop Showcase Presentation March, 2016

What is Citrix? • Virtual computers in FWS datacenters • Connected to FWS enterprise storage

Where is all this stuff? 3

How can Citrix help your GIS implementation? • Protect your data • National, Regional, & personal storage options • Access your current drive mappings & local printers • Fast access to data inside FWS data centers • Faster access to ESRI data than from your office • Personal consulting is available to discuss using Citrix for your individual use case. 4

ESRI Cache & Co-located Processing & Storage Local Arc. Map Virtual Arc. Map 5

Who’s already using Citrix? 6

FWS Cloud. Desktop 7

Login Process 8

What it looks like 9

Using the App. Store to get Arc. Map 10

Arc. Map on an i. Pad 11

National, Regional, & Program GIS Data • IRTM is adding storage to get this setup • Allows Regional & Program administration • The move is on. R 5 has already migrated more than 2 TB to Reston. • Demo share, pre loaded with R 8 data, is available to everyone here: 12

Proper Expectations • We know this is really neat, but please don’t use as your personal supercomputer. • Is it faster than using a good computer with local data? No. That’s always the fastest option. • Is it faster than opening files across the network? Yes, did you see Chris’s recorded comparison? 13

How do I try this out? • Sign up now & get setup today or sign up later using My. Account. fws. gov • Welcome email & instructions will follow • Want to discuss your individual use case? • Email kenneth_honsinger@fws. gov 14