Workflow and Mobile Technology

GeoWeb 4

Drew Millen, Latitude GeographicsFebruary 6, 2012

Agenda

Introduction to Workflow TechnologyDemonstration

Workflow in Silverlight ViewerWorkflow in HTML5 Mobile Viewer

Mobile Strategy

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Point to Cover One-Size-Fits-All App Purpose-Specific App

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Point to Cover One-Size-Fits-All App Purpose-Specific App

Do we need another one of these?

Workflow Technology for building purpose specific

applications.

WORKFLOW

Choose from a library of pre-built Activities, or create your own.

Chain them together to model the steps that your end users take.

WORKFLOW

Search or Locate?

Start

Collect Geometry

Enter New

Project Type

QSenHa

Buffer

Reusable on all platforms

Specific to each client technology

GeoWeb Mobile Strategy

Provide foundation to rapidly build meaningful, purposeful applications

Target as many devices as possibleMobile web application (HTML/JavaScript)

Preserve investment by putting business logic in reusable Workflows

GeoWeb Mobile Strategy

Target multiple platforms with a single applicationEasy for organizations to change content (less learning)Extremely easy deployment

but…

Limited offline supportDegraded user experience (think desktop VS web)Less access to native device capabilities (e.g., camera, contacts)

Mobile “Web” VS Native

Degraded user experienceBetter mobile browsers with native HTML5 support

Limited offline supportBetter network coverage all over the worldIncreasing ability to work with mobile web offline

Less access to native device capabilitiesMore and more features becoming available in HTML 5

Mobile “Web” Popularity will Increase

Questions?

GeoWeb 4

Drew Millen, Latitude GeographicsFebruary 6, 2012