The Last Mile to the Customer – Building Focused Apps Based on FME Server Functionality

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Building User Focused Apps Based on FME Server Dipl.-Ing. Mark Döring Project Manager, con terra GmbH Germany

Content Structure

!  Live Demo (file upload / file download) !  Design patterns for user friendly / focused spatial apps !  map.apps Key Features

!  map.apps Builder Workflow !  FME Extensions for map.apps

!  map.apps Builder Integration !  Live Demo Published parameter

!  Preconfigured generic workflows !  Overview !  DB Export with full ETL capabilities !  Web connect workflow

The Last Mile to the User

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•  Problem solving, better decision making, etc. is all about… >  Getting the required information, gain knowledge and apply it

•  Information is also a process >  Data is input, interpretation and the right application (tools,

widgets, functionalities) are means >  Users can easily receive information and reports related to the

question/problem

•  Missing Piece is the user application that provides the required means to supply information from data

>  What's wrong with current applications?

What is the Missing Piece?

WebGIS xyz

Successful Problem Solving Applications

•  What is the underlying principle of the problem?

•  What is the key information to solve or visualize it?

•  How can it be offered to the user? How might the user use it (empathy)?

•  What makes a user think „this is a great app, I like to use it“?

Key Questions

Problem Solving >  Focused & simple >  Connect functionality & content >  Reduce number of clicks, concrete instead of generic >  Maximum user guidance >  Usability & Empathy

Appealing Look & Feel >  (KIS) Keep It Simple

Key Concepts

What is map.apps?

•  Is a standard software for creating Geo-Apps for web and mobile

•  Provides a flexible and extensible toolkit for creating individual user focused solutions

•  Based on HTML5 and Java Script

•  Using ArcGIS Server API

•  Compose apps through the map.apps Builder

•  Focused •  Concrete •  Simple •  Flexible •  Fast

map.apps - Features

•  A map.apps app aims ideally on a single purpose: Maximum information gain with minimal user intervention

•  “Focused“ app instead of “fat client“

Focusing

WebGIS xyz

via the App Builder >  Tool for easy and GUI-

based creation of apps

>  Efficient approach through the use of ready-made app templates

>  Live configuration of the app directly within the running application

Simple Live App Configuration

Support for Responsive Apps >  Optimized interface layouts and functions at runtime >  Depending on the size of the browser window or screen (height /

width), orientation, or runtime environment (device type)

Easy App Access

Desktop

Smartphone (Portrait)

Tablet

Smartphone (Landscape)

FME Extensions for map.apps Technology Merge

User focused

Powerful ETL

Simple Configuration

•  Create and publish FME Workspace •  Configure app with App Builder •  Run application

map.apps

>  (Server Connection) >  File Upload >  File Download >  DB Import >  DB Export >  Web Connect

Bundle Overview (Workflows)

RES

T

Architecture

Interacting

FME Server REST Interface

REST Interface

Repositories

Workspaces

Parameters, Actions etc.

Services

Data Download Data Streaming

Jobs

Queued, Running History

Engines

Via the App Builder

>  A tool for easy and GUI-based creation of Apps

>  Efficient approach by using prefabricated App templates

>  "Live" configuration of the app directly in the running web application

Easy Configuration of Apps

Focused App

Compose User Specific Apps

App 1

App 2

App 3

Live Demo 1 Configuration

Dynamic List Parameter

Live Demo 2 File Upload / File Download

<REST  Parameter>  

SHAPE/ GML / DXF

map.apps FME Server

Esri JSON Reader

Dow

nload  Service  

Generic FME Writer

map.apps data store

map.apps

FME  Param

eter  Esri JSON

Esri  DBMS  

AGS Service

OGC Service

ArcGIS Server

Esri GDB Reader

Generic FME Writer

ETL Process File Download

FME  Param

eter  

ETL Process DB Export

DB Export

File Download

Live Demo 3 DB Export

FME Published Parameter

map.apps Configuration

DB Export FME Workbench FME Published Parameter

Live Demo 4 Web Connect

Independent Development (REST)

Subscription based Extension >  map.apps Basic Edition >  map.apps Enterprise Edition

Base Technology >  Subscription of map.apps needed >  License or subscription of FME Server needed

Each bundle can be subscribed separately >  map.apps File Upload >  map.apps File Download >  map.apps DB Import >  map.apps DB Export >  map.apps Web Connect

Licensing FME Extensions for map.apps

FME Template

Bundle Bundle

Bundle Bundle

REST based Integration

ArcGIS Platform

FME Platform

map.apps

REST

•  Seamless integration of cutting edge technologies >  map.apps, FME, ArcGIS

•  Preconfigured generic FME Workflows >  File Upload, File Download ,DB Import, DB Export, Web Connect

•  Integration of complex ETL Processes >  Usage of FME published parameters within map.apps

•  Web integration of FME Processes without development efforts

>  Compose and publish FME Workflows with the map.apps Builder

Benefits

Thank You!

!  Questions?

!  For more information: !  Mark Döring m.doering@conterra.de @mcmarkinger

!  con terra GmbH !  http://developernetwork.conterra.de/

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