SMARTERDECISIONS

Richard Goodman

Intergraph (UK) Ltd

Dynamic Spatial Modeling

GIS Scenario

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• A supermarket chain wants to identify best location for

an out-of-town megastore

• Criteria:

• Close to residential area

• Within 500m of a major road

• Open/unused ground

• Flat ground

• Etc…

• A lot of variables…

GIS Scenario

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GIS Scenario

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• Spatial Modeling is the answer!

• Use computer processes/analysis

• eg. Slope model

• Use GIS analysis

• Buffer/intersect

• Multiple inputs > Spatial Model > Results

Old Style Model Maker

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Spatial Modeler 2013

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• Unified

• Modern

• Dynamic

Geomedia Apollo

Python

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DELIVER

USE

ORGANISE& MANAGE

WORKFLOW

SECURITY

CONTENT

WebMobileDesktopServer

IMAGE EXPLOITATION, RS, Photogrammetry

GIS DATA PRODUCTION & USE

WEB CAPTURE, EDIT, ANALYSIS, etc.

ENTERPRISE WORKFLOW,DATA & USER MANAGEMENT

GEOPROCESSING& GEOSERVICES

Geospatial Enterprise Portfolio - Driving Smarter Decisions

Modern and Dynamic

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Unified

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• Unified

• Access and write to Geomedia warehouses

• Use Geomedia GIS functions

• Publish model to Apollo

Unified

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Unified

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Dynamic

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Create or open a model using Python

Open, modify and execute the model in ERDAS IMAGINE spatial

modeler

* 3rd Party Software License required

Publish the model to ERDAS APOLLO as an

OGC WPS

Execute the model on a server from a web client.

Modify the model by using Python script, add other operators from

ArcGIS*, ERDAS IMAGINE or GeoMedia

Dynamic

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Summary

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• Unified

• Uses GeoMedia functions

• Publish model to Apollo

• Modern

• New user interface

• Intuitive

• Dynamic

• Preview results in real-time

• Use Python scripting

• Geospatial Expert writes : non-expert executes

• Ideal for non-programmers

• Reuse models