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The Future of GIS

The Future of GIS

Talk given to SRP

James Fee

June 05, 2009
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  1. Where we are today? Proprietary Systems ESRI, MapInfo, Autodesk, Oracle

    Spatial Open Source MapServer, PostGIS, GDAL/OGR, OpenLayers, QGIS Service Based GIS Google Maps API, Microsoft Virtual Earth, OpenStreetMap
  2. Open Source Web Mapping MapServer GeoServer MapGuide Open Source OpenLayers

    PostGIS Desktop Applications GRASS GIS OSSIM Quantum GIS (QGIS) gvSIG uDig Geospatial Libraries FDO GDAL/OGR GEOS GeoTools MetaCRS
  3. Stacks Microsoft Server 2008 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Microsoft SharePoint

    Microsoft Exchange Microsoft Windows Linux Server Apache MySQL or PostgeSQL Perl, PHP or Python Linux Desktop
  4. GIS Stacks ArcSDE (Geodatabase) ArcGIS Server ArcGIS Web Service APIs

    ArcGIS Explorer ArcGIS Desktop Linux PostgreSQL w/ PostGIS MapServer or GeoServer OpenLayers QGIS or uDig STOVEPIPE
  5. ArcGIS Server ArcSDE (Geodatabase) PostgreSQL w/ PostGIS Mixing Stacks Microsoft

    Server 2008 Open architectures, combined with an dual vendor strategy keeps options (both technical and budgetary) open. Google Earth Google Maps Microsoft VE ArcGIS Desktop OpenLayers Microsoft Windows
  6. Mixing Silos Neogeography Geographical techniques and tools used for personal

    activities or for utilization by a non-expert group of users; not formal or analytical. Andrew Turner
  7. •  Efficiently extract spatial data from a desired datastore • 

    Transform it into the requested format and data model •  Load it into a target system and present it to end users
  8. What Database? Proprietary Systems Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2

    Open Source PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite Service Based Google BigTable, Amazon SimpleDB, Microsoft SQL Server Web Edition
  9. SQLite Open source Supports standard WKT and WKB formats OGC

    Simple Features for SQL SQLite database is simply a file SpatiaLite:
  10. Pay As You Go GIS Pay for what you use

    Pick and choose the best solutions Enable ArcInfo for ArcView users
  11. OpenLayers and ESRI •  JavaScript Library •  No server-side dependencies

    •  Free Software, developed for and by the Open Source software community
  12. ESRI Servers with Linux •  Support for RedHat Enterprise and

    SUSE •  Data cannot be stored as Personal Geodatabase •  All web based management (can remotely manage via ArcCatalog on Windows) •  64-bit support (ArcSDE)
  13. “How many project sites greater than 500 acres with utility

    service within 2500 feet of paved roads and with an average slope less than 10% within 1 mile of the ‘transcon1’ pipeline?”