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City of Mobile GIS

Web Mapping Applications:

New Technology, New Expectations

Presenters : Scott KearneyGIS Manager

Patricia CreamerGIS Analyst



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• Developing web mapping apps since 1999• All development is in-house by GIS staff • ESRI user since 1996• Centralized geodatabase• Internal and Public web applications

Background: GIS Department



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• Faster Maps

- Server upgrades

- Data caching

- Optimized map services

Goals Accomplished for 2011



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• Improved Interface

- Adobe Flash

- Client-side

- Map centric

- Floating panels

- Rich graphics- Desktop style controls




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• Consolidate Apps

- 6 into 1

- Multiple map themes

- Common interface


iMap

UDD

Permitting

ROW

Viewer

SRO

Spatial

Reporting

Address

Selection

District

Info

Facility

Map



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• Goals Accomplished• Good Feedback • Inline With Information From User Conferences• Comparable To Other Local Governments• Prepared To Build Upon Successes




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• August – Mayor’s Office Purchased iPads• GIS Maps Not Working• iPads Do Not Allow Adobe Flash• Implemented iPad Version Within 2 Months• Rethink All Apps

Blindsided by iPads



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• Desktop vs. Mobile Users

- Currently: users are in a desktop environment

- Future: growth in mobile users

Research and Reevaluation



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Consumer PC (Windows) Growth

-5%0%5%

10%15%

20%25%30%35%

40%

Source: Citi Investment Research and Analysis, IDC, Company Reports (May 2011)



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2

4

6

8

10

12

1416

Q3 '10 Q4 '10 Q1 '11 Q2 '11 Q3 '11 Q4 '11 Q1 '12

3.274.18

7.33

4.69

9.25

11.12

15.43

iPad Sales

Source: www.apple.com(salesreports )

M i l l i o n s

iPad Released April 2010 iPad 2 Released March 2011



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Mobile Device UsersProjected Growth Rate 2010 to 2015

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

Smartphone Portablegamingconsole

Tablet Laptop andnetbook M2M module

24%

79%

105%

42%53%

Source: Cisco VNI Mobile, 2011http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns341/ns525/ns537/ns705/ns827/white_paper_c11-520862.html



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• Mobile Users’ Expectations

- Fast

- Performance

- Single purpose oriented




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Percentage of users who will bounce after waiting5 seconds for a mobile site to load.

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

2009

2011

20%

74%

Source: Web Performance Today, 2012www.webperformancetoday.com/2011/07/20/new-findings-mobile-web-users-are-more-disappointed-than-ever/



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0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

2009

2011

58%

71%

Percentage of users who expect a site to load as quickly ontheir mobile device as it does on their desktop.




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35%40%

45%50%

2009

2011

40%

46%

Percentage of users who would not return toa poorly performing mobile site.




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Mobile Apps Web Apps

Success Rate (Nielsen Norman Group Report) 76% 64%

Platform Dependent

Multiple builds for each PlatformUtilize Device Functions (Camera, GPS, etc…)

Interface: Responsive and Fast High Quality Good

Animation and Graphics High Quality Good


ArcGIS App- Interface not customizable- Map is customizable- Utilize local data



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Server-side Client-side

Computing Environment Server Client

Secure Code

Network Traffic

Responsive Interface

Performance

Uniformity Across Browsers




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• HTML5

- Flash alternative

- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standard

- Backwards compatible

- Supports multimedia (without plugins such as Flash)

- Still in development

- Major browsers moving toward compliance- JS GeoLocation API

- Application platform

- Uniformity across browsers




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• ESRI Templates

- Public Maps Gallery template

- Utilizes ArcGIS online maps

- Customizable maps

- Limited customization




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• Universal Layout

- Across Devices

- Default to Tablet size

- Bulk of the page within 1024 x 768

- Smartphone: separate page

- Google Browser Size Tool(http://www.browsersize.googlelabs.com)

90% Google users: 950 x 500


MonitorAverage 24”1920 x 1080

LaptopAverage 15”1280 x 1024

iPad9.7”

1024 x 768iPhone

3.5”960 x 640



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• Mobile Users: Tablet Vs. Smartphone




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Mobile-Only Internet Users

0

10,000,000

20,000,000

30,000,000

40,000,000

50,000,000

60,000,000

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

North America

Source: Cisco VNI Mobile, 2011http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns341/ns525/ns537/ns705/ns827/white_paper_c11-520862.html



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0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Q3 2010 Q4 2010 Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Q3 2011 Nov-11

Android

iOS

RIM

Windows Phone 7

Windows Mobile

All Others

Smartphone OS Sales

Source: The NDP Group, Business Insider

P e r c e n t %



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0

2,500

5,000

7,500

10,000

12,500

15,000

Q2'07

Q3'07

Q4'07

Q1'08

Q2'08

Q3'08

Q4'08

Q1'09

Q2'09

Q3'09

Q4'09

Q1'10

Q2'10

Q3'10

Q4'10

Q1'11

Q2'11

Q3'11

Q4'11

AT&T VERIZON SPRINT

Qua rterly iPhone ActivationsBy U.S. Operator

(in thousands)

Source: Asymco, 2011http://www.asymco.com/2012/01/05/estimating-iphone-sales-in-the-us-during-q4/l

R e p o r t e d

R e p o r t e d

E s t i m a t e d



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Application Evaluation• Purpose of application• Identify users• Primary functions• Need met outside of an application• Tool in an existing application• Standalone web application

Development Standards



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Development Standards

Application Design• Mobile Friendly (cont.)

- Limit typing (use check boxes and lists)

- Use mobile site redirects- Increase “Select Feature” radius

- Avoid rollovers in menus

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