thin-client gis research for resource managers
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Thin-Client GIS Research for Resource Managers. Bill Slocumb GIS Specialist and Research Associate North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC National Park Service Northeast Region Research and Technical Support for GIS. Presentation Focus Areas. Enterprise Goal User Needs - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Thin-Client GIS Research for Resource Managers
Bill SlocumbGIS Specialist and Research Associate
North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NC
National Park ServiceNortheast Region
Research and Technical Support for GIS
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Presentation Focus Areas
Enterprise Goal User Needs Deployment Options
Google Earth ArcIMS ArcGIS Server Virtual Computing
Laboratory (VCL) VCL System
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GIS Enterprise Goal:
To rapidly deploy customized GIS applications using standard and project specific spatial and tabular data to parks and programs to enhance current capabilities.
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Spatial Database Developmentand User Needs
Incorporate: Fire I&M Inventories Vegetation Cultural Resources Park Specific Data
Maintain relationships between spatial and tabular data
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GEWA Fish Inventory
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Incorporate different data sets
Create relationships to external databases
Allow for: Concurrent / Single editing Concurrent viewing User accounts (security)
Provide database for customized GIS applications and analysis
Spatial Database Development Objectives
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Natural Resources Condition Assessmentand General Management Planning
NR Condition Assessments In Review:
ACAD, GATE, FIIS, SAHI
Starting: CACO, BOHA,
GEWA, MIMA, SAIR GMPs
BOHA, CEBE, FIIS, MORR, SARA 3-D rendering at Boston Harbor Islands NRA
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Deployment Options
Google Earth Primarily viewing
ArcIMS Limited functionality
ArcGIS Server System resource intensive Not a mature environment
Virtual Computing Laboratory Thin client Full GIS functionality Quickly deploy customized
applications
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Thin Client (Google Earth)
Storage Management System
(Spatial Data)
Google Earth Configuration
ArcGIS Desktop(Network Link: KML or KMZ)
Email(Network Link)
Web Server
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Thin Client (Web Browser)
ArcIMS
ArcSDE MS SQL Server
ESRI Enterprise GIS Configurations
ArcGIS Server
Storage Management
System
DB Admin
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Thin Client (Remote Desktop
Connection)
ArcSDE
MS SQL Server
Storage Management System(ESRI Map Documents)
(Enterprise and Personal Geodatabases)
VCL Enterprise GIS Configurations
“Blade”(ArcGIS Desktop)
DB Admin
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Virtual Computing Lab (VCL)
Schedule reservation Remote desktop
connection Uses standard
windows OS and tools
Concurrent viewing Single edit session by
owner
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No additional client software needed
Run current version of selected software
Publish customized ArcMap documents
Looks like your desktop!!
VCL
http://vcl.ncsu.eduhttp://www.cwhonors.org/viewCaseStudy.asp?NominationID=323
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Identify areas and features of interest within a given radius or contained within a selected feature
Data Includes Natural Heritage Areas National Natural
Landmarks Major Federal Lands National Register
Properties National Historic
Landmarks
Interagency Environmental Review
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Current Activities and Discussion VCL prototype applications: Interagency Review,
Fire, Interagency Trails and GEWA GMP; Test working with local data on VCL; Continue investigating ArcGIS Server; and Continued development of custom applications
with regional and park staff.