Fleet Management using Telogis GeoStream Technology
19 July, 2006

Category: Retail

Industry:  Location-based Services (LBS), Fleet Management, LBS Software Platforms & Tools

Brief Description: OnTrack Enterprise Fleet management application has been updated to use the new GeoStream technology provided by Telogis. GeoStream uses AJAX technologies to provide a rich user interface in the browser environment.

Client-side technologies: JavaScript

Server-side technologies: XML, AJAX, C++

Server-side applications: Telogis GeoBase

Database technology:  PostGRES

Commercial GIS Software used: Telogis GeoBase

— Newth Morris (newth.morris@telogis.com), Telogis

MapGuide Enterprise
13 July, 2006

Category: Retail

Industry:  Local Government, Business GIS, Geographic Data, GIS Software Products, State Government, Open Source GIS, Geospatial Technology

Brief Description: The release of MapGuide Enterprise (MGE) delivers a true development platform for sophisticated web mapping applications. As an Autodesk reseller, we have developed our initial prototype based on the “vanilla” offering of the open source version (http://demo.pat.ca/pacificMGE/). Our future development will provide an enhanced interface which integrates systems throughout an organization, viewed through a single mapping portal.
Our new interface uses .NET technology (i.e. panels, tree views, grid controls, etc). These controls increase flexibility for integration of GIS related data. They can be used to provide views into other systems (e.g. financial, asset management, engineering).
The new interface has been well received by our clients as it enables them to further leverage their existing investments in their current business system. The spin-off being that P.A.T. can provide products and services to a whole new set of non-GIS users. Contact us if you would like us to ...

Client-side technologies: HTML, JavaScript, CSS, AJAX

Server-side technologies: ASP.NET 2.0

Server-side applications: MapGuide Server

Database technology:  SQL Server

Commercial GIS Software used: Autodesk MapGuide Studio

Application areas: Internal and public municipal GIS services

Original work produced: MapGuide Enterprise powered web mapping application with custom querying and reporting functionality developed by Pacific Alliance Technologies.

Time invested in development: 3 weeks

— Ronnie Wahi (rhw@pat.ca), Pacific Alliance Technologies

Geonames
04 July, 2006

Category: Google Mashup

Industry:  Geographic Data, Internet/Web Mapping/Web Services

Brief Description: Geonames provides free geo-data such as geographical names and postal codes. The database contains over 6 million entries for geographical names whereof 2.2 million cities and villages. The data is accessible free of charge through a number of webservices and a daily database export. A wiki edit interface on top of google maps allows users to add alternate names, modify records and add new toponyms

Client-side technologies: ajax, json, javascrip, html,css

Server-side technologies: java, tomcat, postgres, postgis

Database technology:  postgres

— marc wick (marc@geonames.org), geonames

Yosemite National Park Hiking Map
30 June, 2006

Category: Retail

Industry:  Cartography, Restaurants / Entertainment, Database, Topographic/Elevation Data, Internet/Web Mapping/Web Services, Open Source GIS, Tourism

Brief Description: The interactive hiking map of the Yosemite National Park provides trail information as well as touristic information, such as accomodation and restaurants.
Along with the trail information, interactive surface profiles are displayed, linked with the hiking trail. A name search provides access to named features in the park. A georeferenced photo gallery and webcams provide potential park visitors with a first impression. The user is able to toggle map layer visibility, query elevation values and display GIS attributes on mouse over. Coordinates are displayed in both UTM (zone 11) and Geographic Coordinates. A printing functionality allows the user to generate PDF or SVG files of any area of the park in various map scales and paper formats.
The user needs a modern browser with SVG support. Internet Explorer users need the Adobe SVG plugin, Opera9 runs well and comes with native SVG support. Firefox 1.5 works with limitations since SVG support is not finished.

Client-side technologies: SVG, ECMAScript, XML Network Requests

Server-side technologies: PHP, Java

Server-side applications: UMN Mapserver, Apache Batik, Higrid DTM Extraction (self-written), Terraserver

Database technology:  PostgreSQL, Postgis

Application areas: hiking map, trail map, leisure map, national park information

Original work produced: It is vector based and thus of very high quality. Interactivity features go beyond what most commercial and other online hiking maps provide today. The system is entirely based on open source software components. The system is fully database and XML driven and thus separates content and presentation. It could be quickly adopted to other national parks or regions. It is also easily extensible for adding new content and functionality.

Time invested in development: 4 months, part of a diploma work

Maximum number of concurrent users: not tested

— Andreas Neumann (neumann@karto.baug.ethz.ch), ETH Zurich, Institute of Cartography

Sustainable Informations
29 June, 2006

Category: Google Mashup

Brief Description: geoDesktop based on GMAP2, with thousands of public WMS layers, usable as base map and overlay. Near realtime services: METAR weather, USGS Earthquakes, Daily Terra/Aqua and tropical storms. Advanced GeoRSS implementation with natural language geocoding. Dynamic toponyms for all maps.

Client-side technologies: JavaScript, XHTML, CSS

Server-side technologies: Java, PHP

Database technology:  mySQL, PostgreSQL

Application areas: Education, Information

Time invested in development: Work in progress

— Torsten Becker (noiv11@gmail.com), ExploreOurPla.net

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