Pitkin Maps & More (Mary Lakner)

Mary Lackner, GISP

April 29, 2016GISCO Spring Meeting, Breckenridge

Project Goals

Project Planning

Map & Data Preparation

Site Functions

Branding & Outreach

Is Anyone Out There?

Project Benefits

What’s Next

Problem to be Solved

Business Information and Technology Services

Provide GIS data and products in an easy‐to‐use website.

Self‐serve includes:SearchMailing ListsData DownloadMap browsingPrint

Flexible solution for new services and functions. 

Project Goals

Requirements

Sept 2014   RFQ released

Dec 2014  Vendor selected

Jan 2015  Project initiation

May 2015  Soft launch

August 2015  Public launch

Timeline

RFQ Response

11 Vendors

Configurable, Custom, Hybrid Solutions

Highly configurableBuilt‐in FunctionsFramework designWorkflows for customizationsHTML5

• Installation, configuration, https.

• Upgraded Geocortex 2x’s

• Custom workflow development

• Troubleshoot and fix test results

• Best Practices…data, web cartography, chickens, upgrading, etc.

• ArcGIS Server map, image and cached services.

• Data cleanup 

• Map documents (MXD)

• GDAL image compression

• Test, test, test

• User socialization

• Marketing and outreach campaign

Data & Map Prep

Geodatabase 

Improves end‐user experienceMap Document, Exported data, Map Service

Map Document 

Improves end‐user experienceMap Services, REST endpoint

From Geodatabase

Map Document 

Improves end‐user experienceMap Services, REST endpoint

Layer Properties

Map Document 

Improves end‐user experienceMap Services, REST endpoint

Layer Properties

Map Document 

Improves end‐user experienceMap Services, REST endpoint

Labels

Map Document 

Improves end‐user experienceMap Services, REST endpoint

Web Cartography

Print hairline = 0.35Web hairline = 1.0

Clients will render differently!

Map Document 

Improves end‐user experienceMap Services, REST endpoint

Few services = better service performance

Theme –based:  Water Features, Roads, etc

Map Services

Service Editor

From MXD

Geodatabase & MXD

Geodatabase & Metadata

Improves end‐user experienceMap Services, REST endpoint

GDAL

Geocortex Essentials & Viewer Configuration

Site Functions

Workflow Designer

Go To

Mailing List

Mailing List

Formatted PDF

20160420‐MailingList‐EastofAspen.xls

Property Report

Property Report

Print A Map

Print A Map

Map Browse

ClipNShip

ClipNShip

ClipNShip

75%  DWG20% Shapefiles5% Geodatabase

Data Download

• http://www.pitkincounty.com/872/Data‐Download

• http://opencolorado.org/

Change = 

Socialization

Help Tools

www.pitkinmapsandmore.com

Branding

Rotating Online Newspaper Banner

Print Newspaper Ad

Paid Marketing

Facebook – Pitkin County Government

Pitkin County Website – Notify Me subscribers

Targeted Email ~ 1000 names community and industry groups

Press Release

Free Marketing

Outreach

Is anyone out there?

Google Analytics & YouTube Views

ArcGIS Server

Total RequestsAve Response Time TimeoutsService Max Instances 

Geocortex ‐ Insight

Yes!  

Project Benefits 

Organization

Change in governanceTime saved ~1000 hrs annuallyPositive feedback Convenience Involvement

GIS

Data enhancementsMap service efficienciesAutomated data updates50‐200+  workflows/day

Technology

Implement change Leverage technology 

Department Specific sites – Public Safety, ComDev, etc.

Historic imagery

Expand selection options for mailing list creation

Mobile Framework for editing

Latitude‐Longitude Finder

Integrate Images into Property Reports

Review sample scripts and other Geocortex user sites

mary.lackner@pitkincounty.com

Thank You!