ArcIMS 9

A Quick Look At ArcIMS

Adam Johnson

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What is it?

1. It’s a way to publish Maps, Data and Metadata on the web.

2. A means to create interactive web mapping.

3. Can be used to give non-GIS users an easy way to view GIS data.

4. Completely customizable

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How It Works:1. User access IMS site, makes a request (Zoom In,

Zoom Out, Pan)

2. Web server passes request to ArcIMS application server.

3. ArcIMS server processes the request and then passes the result back to the web server

4. Web server then displays the data to the user

UserWeb server

passes request to ArcIMS

ArcIMS ProcessesResults and sendsBack to web server

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How to create a map:

1. Create a service using ArcIMS Administrator…

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How to create a map:

2. Use either ArcMap or ArcIMS‘s Author to design the map

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How to create a map:

3. Design website and decide which tools to give user using ArcIMS’s Designer

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Types of websites and connectors:

1. Java – Uses the Java programming language also uses the ArcIMS Java connector

2. HTML using VB6 and ActiveX1. Most commonly used2. With VB6 only one request can be processed at a

time3. Can be set up with Designer (cookie cutter)

3. HTML using VB.Net and ArcXML1. New technology2. Many requests can be processed at the same time

(Multi-threading)

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What data can be used in ArcIMS?

1. Shape files2. Personal Geo-Database3. SDE Feature Classes4. Raster

1. Images2. Grids

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Examples:Easy difficulty –

1. Only necessary tools2. Legend always on screen3. Simple

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Examples:Medium difficulty –

1. Good Layout2. Familiar menus3. Recognizable Buttons

Greenwood County, South Carolina

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Examples:Hard difficulty –

1. Good Layout2. Too Much data3. Hard to get data to show4. Confusing unless you know what you are doing

Washoe County Map Warehouse

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Any Questions?