Building AZGeo’s Self-service Data Download Application

Bo Guo, PE, PhD Gistic Research, Incwww.gisticinc.com

Tim ColmanAssistant State Cartographer

Arizona State Cartographer’s Office

System

▪Data and Meta Data

▪Document Sharing

▪Security and Access

▪Web Services

▪ Redundant Hardware

▪ Software and Databases

▪ Mapping Applications

Curated Data and Approved Users

▪Data and Users

3460

328

screened and approved users

Hosted datasets and services

38

organized and secure user-groups

800+ Open Data - Datasets and Services through an online app (Curated)

What does AZGEO offer?▪Geospatial data sharing platform for Arizona

▪Original datasets and geospatial services

▪Customizable security, enhanced access control

▪Search and discovery for your data and services

▪Analytics & statistics to increase ROI on your data

▪Subscription & notification services for when data is altered or updated

▪Enhanced geospatial upload and metadata tools

▪Scalable and redundant servers and backups

Enhanced Access Control

▪Data contributors can choose to share their data with their internal staff, external agencies, or (optionally) with the public

▪Security user-groups are customizable

▪Designated group administrators are responsible for approving users

▪Can be highly secure and private; “invite only” restricted

▪Can be “joinable” so that the group administrator does not have to manually add in their members

FME Applications in AZGEO

▪E911 – Aggregate address data for Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP).▪Incorporate disparate road centerlines into a statewide Linear Referencing System (LRS).▪Creation of a Statewide Parcel dataset.▪Deliver addresses to the National Address Database (NAD).▪Define Area of Interest and Extract Geospatial Datasets.

AZGEO Web Application

Map Viewer Advanced Map

Viewer

Supply Chain Extract Data

Transform

Address Open Data

Editor

Extract App With FME

Problem – ESRI Clip ‘n Ship Service is too “High Strung” Difficult to maintain and apply.

Solution – FME. We use FME to allow clip of datasets for downloads. The datasets are stored in an SDE. The downloads allow flexibility for file type and projections. KML’s may be immediately displayed in our Map Service.

Implementation - Work with a Certified FME Professional.

AZGeowantedaself-serviceapp

The Answer was...

WhatIstheBigDeal?- ETLToolwithaspatialdatafocus

- ModelBuilderonSteroid- Versatility

- BreakingtheboundariesProprietarytechnologiesGIS/IT

- Multiplesolutions- Elegance

- Abstraction- Codingisoptional- Selfdocumenting- Visualworkflow

SomeFMEProjectExamples

CADQCandloading- CityofPhoenix

E911addressaggregation- AZE911Office

LRSdataprocessing- DOTs

Self-servicedatadownload- StateofArizona

Technologies&ResourcesUtilized

Front-end

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ApplicationServer

BasemapServices:

High-levelArchitecture

AZGeo

Data Download App

FMEServerDatabaseServer

Services

LayerList

Download

GeoJSON

Services&WorkspacesService Workspace Notes

LayersList

AZSL_CountyService2 ReturnsAZGeo’sSDElayers

CountyGeom

AZSL_LayersService2 Returns a selected county or entire state as the “cookie cutter”

Clip&Ship

AZSL_Download2 Delivers data CS-Transformed, clipped, & format-transformed.

WorkspaceforClip&Download

WorkspaceforAvailableDataLayers

WorkspaceforCountyServices

AZGeoDataDownloadUI

WhatFMEIsandIsn’t?DataFunctions Capability Notes

ETL Yes

Projection Yes 2000+PredefinedCS

QC Yes

BatchCRUD Yes YoucanwriteSQLaswell

InteractiveEditing No

Analysis Yes

Services Yes ThroughFMEServer

Presentation No Inspectionviewer

Questions?

Bo Guo, PE, PhD Gistic Research, Inc2033 E Warner Rd, Ste 105Tempe, Arizonawww.gisticinc.combo.guo@gisticinc.com480-656-9962

Tim ColmanAssistant State Cartographertcolman@azland.gov