A Web Mapping Approach to Visualize Submarine Cable Routes

AWeb Mapping Approach to Visualize

Submarine Cable Routes

Penn State University

By: Mansour ArabAdvisor: Dr. Alexander Klippel

Overview

Introduction to Fugro Cable DatabaseProposing Web Mapping ServiceWeb Mapping TechnologiesCable Database Web Mapping ServiceQuestions

Introduction to the Cable Database

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Why Web Service?

Instant Access:

Why Web Service?

Honoring Confidentiality Agreement:

Why Web Service?

Enhancing Up-to-Date Process: Beijing

Perth Dubai

London Buenos Aires

Seattle

Why Web Service?

User’s Convenient:

Why Web Service?

• Instant Access• Honoring Confidentiality Agreement• Enhancing Up-to-Date Process• User Convenient

Web Mapping Technology• Open Web Mapping

– GeoServer, MapServer– OpenLayers, MapLab – PostGIS, MySQL Spatial– uDig

• Proprietary Web Mapping– ESRI– MapDotNet– Google, Yahoo, Bing

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ESRI Web Mapping Solutions

ArcGIS Server

ArcGIS Online

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)

Data

WMS Servers

ArcGIS.com ViewerArcGIS Explorer Online

ArcGIS Viewer for Flex

ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint

Application

ArcGIS Web ADF ArcGIS Web API

ArcGIS Web APIs• ArcGIS API for Flex

– Build on Adobe Flash player– MXML and ActionScript– Flex Builder or text editor with free Flex SDK

• ArcGIS API for Silverlight /WPF– Microsoft Silverlight/WPF platform– XAML, C# or VB.Net– Visual Studio or Expression Blend

• ArcGIS API for Javascript – Javascript– Eclipse or NetBeans or text editor

Silverlight API for ArcGIS

• 2007 (Version 1), April 2010 (Version 4) • XAML (Extensible Application Markup Language )

<StackPanel><Button Content=“Click Me”/>

</StackPanel>• VB.Net or C# for the code behind

XAML & .NET

• Team Work– Developer (VB.NET or C#)– Designers (XAML)

• Development Environment– Visual Studio (VB.NET or C#)– Expression Blend (XAML)

• Data Binding– Bind data objects to the user interface ( data objects can

be defined in the code behind)

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Cable Web Service Characteristics

• Utilizing Scenarios– To find out if there is a cable in a specific location – To find about an specific cable – To design a new cable– To prepare for a new geophysical survey

Cable Web Service Characteristics

• Development Objectives– Customized functionalities– Smooth visualization– Up-to-date scenarios

Developing Tools• Common Tools

– Navigation– Identify– Turning on/off the layers

• Customized Tools– Find– Plot geographical coordinates– Definition query– Geoprocessing (buffering, intersect)– Updating feature attributes– Uploading new datasets

Smooth Visualization

Data Presentation Interface Design

Smooth VisualizationData Presentation

• Cable Type (Line Style)– Power– Telecommunication– Scientific

• Cable Status (Color)– As Laid– Plan– Retired

Smooth VisualizationData Presentation

• Definition Query

Smooth VisualizationData Presentation

• Listing Cable Names

Smooth VisualizationData Presentation

• Tooltip and Clustering for Events

Smooth VisualizationUser Interface

• Map Size• Drag and Drop Enabled

Smooth VisualizationUser Interface

• Hide and Show

Smooth VisualizationUser Interface

• User Interactions

Performance

• XAP File1. User visits web mapping page2. XAP file is downloaded in user’s computer3. XAP file is executed

• Client-Side Processing• Data Request

– Snapshot– On-demand– Selection

• Requesting Attributes from Server

Success Criteria

• Eliminate the Need for Actual Data• Guarantee Data Confidentiality • Bring Fugro Offices Collaboration• Motivate by Showing Immediate Benefits

Future Development

• Providing Access to Clients• Adding Other Fugro Databases• Adding Functionality:

– Print– Export map– Import layers into map

Development Requirements• Programming

– XAML programming– .Net programming– ArcObjects programming

• Software– ArcGIS Server– Visual Studio / Expression Blend– Silverlight API

• Data– Database administration

• Server – Intranet – Authentication– Maintenance Cable database

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Development Consideration

• Pros– Developing rich web application– .Net developer– Cross browsers compatibility– Performance– Gaining popularity

Development Consideration

• Cons• Learning curve• Cost• Rapid pace of change• Proprietary technology

TimeLine

• End of November 2010• Development completed• Application is tested• Service is active

• April 2011• Present the project in AAG Seattle

Questions

Thank You

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