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I first used ArcGIS Server in 2005. At that time, it was not that impressive
other than the fact that a user could use
ArcObjects
to perform some advanced fucntionality
that ArcIMS could not do. At that time, it was still a little limited.
I started using ArcGIS Server more frequently in early 2007, and it has come a long
way. The beauty of ArcGIS Server is still the ability to use ArcObject for
advanced processing, but it now integrates Web 2.0 (AJAX) to provide a much richer
user experience. We now have more of a Google Maps-like experience, plus advanced
geoprocessing using ArcObjects, ModelBuilder, geocoding services, etc. With
ArcGIS Server, we have true GIS functionality, not just mapping.
I've completed development on two heavily customized websites so far, listed below.
I am currently working on my third, which is an intranet website, the following
two are internet:
- Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System (ABFS)
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I developed this site using an Oracle SDE database, C# 2.0, ASP.NET and the Microsoft
Enterprise Library. This site includes one completely custom tool, the "View
Documents" tool. This tool basically links documents to features and displays
them. Oracle is used to link the documents, and I use enterprise library for
my data access layer. Other tools inlcude the print tool, which prints the
map to PDF. The print tool is an ESRI ArcScript sample, but I needed to customize
it to fit our needs. Other areas of the website are customized to fit our
needs as well. Currently, this website is password protected, but it should
be open without password soon.
- Armenia Tourism Development
- I developed
this as a sub-contractor to an Armenian GIS firm. The site is used for tourism
mapping and includes a number of custom tools. The map tips are customized,
the user can select features and export to their GPS units, create routes from beginning
to ending locations entered by the user, and users can even perform minimal editing.
The editing basically allows users to enter GPS coordinates and a description, then
submit this information. Later, the database manager will decide if the features
are valid and accept them as a new map feature, or deny them and delete them from
the database. I developed all of the custom tools for this application while
the GIS firm developed the data and maps. The site is developed using C# 2.0
and ASP.NET. The data is stored in personal geodatabase format (Access).
A note about this website, it can appear awfully slow when viewed stateside, I am
unsure of the performance in other countries.
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