All the Cool Kids are Doing it - Mobile Maps by Scott Lane

Almost everyone is carrying around a mobile device of some sort. Being able to utilize these devices as methods to decimate, collect and evaluate information is becoming easier every day. Using ArcGIS Online and ESRI’s applications this process has become very easy for users to share data and tools with others. Mobile data devices are redefining the “sandbox”.

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1. All the Cool Kids are doing it?
2. “Users are demanding that their web experience be via their mobile device” WHY? Its not just the cool kids with the toys?
3. How do we keep up? Mobile Maps Considerations: • What are the users needs?
4. What are the users needs/wants? AGFC Stats • AGFC Mapper 7,200 hits last year vs. AGFC Locator 7,100. • The most viewed layer of the mapper – Deer kills by county. • Largest public response fielded by the GIS division related to a single product – “Layout Change” • Most requested data layer identified by the AGFC GIS Team - Parcels
5. How do we keep up? Mobile Maps Considerations: • What are the users needs? • We cant afford the software.
6. We cant afford the software. ? What are you needing – KISS • ArcGIS Online – Map Notes, Simple shape files, GPX files. • ArcGIS Online – Up to 2gb per user. • ArcGIS Online – Use others Services • ArcExplorer Online - FREE
8. We cant afford the software. ? Kick it up a Notch • ArcGIS Server – Map services • ArcGIS Server – Feature services • ArcGIS Online for Organizations - 5/$2500 annually.
9. How do we keep up? Mobile Maps Considerations: • What are the users needs? • We cant afford the software. • What mobile device should we consider?
10. What mobile device should we consider? • What do your users use most? • How do they use it? • Why do they use it? • What do they want? • KISS