Mobile GIS for enterprise

MOBILE GIS FOR ENTERPRISEJaak Laineste, founder

Geospatial World Forum, Rotterdam, 2013

GIS trends

1. IT trends in generalWorkstations PC Web Cloud Mobile computingSmartphonesTablets

2.GIS follows same pathMobile computing is not there yet

Web 2.0 after Google Maps

•Geodata is not special anymore•Google has solved many GIS problems

Show location(s) – web, mobileShow way from A to BGeocodingNavigation

•Google impactGeo is now simple, and freeGeospatial is familiar

MOBILE OPPORTUNITIES

Web traffic 2013

Source: blogs.adobe.com, March 2013

Mobile traffic 2013

Source: blogs.adobe.com, March 2013

Mobile world trends

• 2012 – IDC data:

•Desktop will be replaced by tablets

Mobile issues

•Many platforms (still)Windows Mobile/CEAndroid, iOs, Windows 8, BlackBerry

10, Ubuntu mobile, ...

•Hardware limitCPU, battery, screen size, controls

(keys, pointer), connectivity

• Software limitsNew software is needed

Platforms – tablets

Mobile geodata challenges

• Data protectionDevice management tools, BYODDatabase encryption

• GIS usabilityMaps love big screenTouch editing

• Data sizeMobile storage: 10...50 GB SSD

• ConnectivityMobile bandwidth: WiFi <20Mbps, 3+G <2MbpsNot always online – data synchronization

• SoftwareLimited, expensive to develop

Mobile GIS solution examples

• Basic mapsGoogle Maps for AndroidApple MapKitTomTom SDK: Android and iOsNokia Maps SDKMapQuest SDK

• GIS-specializedESRI ArcGIS MobileNutiteq maps SDK

• Open SourceOpenLayers Mobile HTMLRoute-me iOS derivatesAndroid projects

Specialized solution examples

•Map renderingCloudMade – MapDroyd for AndroidRecce – iOs game-like mapsCartoType – windowsMapsforge

• Turn-by-turn NavigationSygicNaviGenie SDKCopilot Live

GIS mobile client apps

• ArcGIS for iOS and Android•Google Earth•MapBox iOS•General Features:

Connect to one cloudBasic editingMeasure, GPS

Nutiteq Maps SDK

Nutiteq SDK

•Wide range of data formatsWMS, WFS, GeoTIFF, Shape, SpatiaLite ...

•Offline and onlineIntegrated Mapsforge, MBTiles,

MGMaps ...

• EditingOnline WFS, offline SpatiaLite ...

• 2D and 3D controlsCustom 3D models on map

Utilities management app

WFS vector data client app

WMS with FeatureInfo

End-user application 2.5D

More advanced routing

Drivetime zones

3D city

Rotterdam 3D

Indoor 3D

Nutiteq SDK usage

•Download and develop for free• Sample code

http://nutiteq.github.io projectOpenSource data connectors

• Commercial partnerships welcomeMap contentApplication/solution implementationDistribution

Thank you!

Jaak Laineste

CEO, [email protected]