PntTrax @ King County GIS User Group - Feb 2013

Focused on imparting the benefits of simple open source web apps in small businesses. Specifically, creating a tool which empowers a project manager to locate GPS datasets quickly and efficiently, without requiring intervention from a GIS staffer to locate and convert these data into a format consumable by the client.

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1. PntTrax
   Matt Kenny, RIDOLFI Inc.
   @mattmakesmaps
   (matt makes maps)
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2. Purpose
   •Serve as the authoritative repository
   for field collected data.
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3. Purpose
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4. Purpose
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5. Common Scenario
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6. The Problem
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7. The Problem
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8. The Problem
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9. The Problem
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10. The Problem
    •Where is it on our file system?
    •Active Projects?
    •Inactive Projects?
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11. The Problem
    •Lack of institutional knowledge.
    • Data often pre-date my tenure at RIDOLFI.
    • I may have been in college or high school when
    some of these data were collected.
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12. The Problem
    •Poor storage / record keeping results in
    a loss of efficiency.
    •Longer turn around time to client.
    •Higher level of effort expended ($$$).
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13. The Goal
    • Empower data users (PMs --> Clients) to have
    access the data they need.
    • Remove myself from the fulfillment of the data
    request.
    • Focus on cleaning and maintaining the datasets
    themselves.
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14. Demo Time
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15. A Simple Database
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16. Mobile Use Case
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20. In Conclusion
    • See a simple and often repeated task? Automate it.
    • Open Source Tools == Great. They’re free.
    • Batteries Included == Great. Focus on the hard stuff.
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21. Thanks!
    • Have ideas? Contribute!
    • https://github.com/mattmakesmaps/PntTrax
    • E-mail: matt@ridolfi.com
    • Twitter: @mattmakesmaps
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