Information Technology Exchange MeetingA New Decade in Support of Science

Silence is Golden….This is an atmosphere for learning - so please make EVERY effort to minimize distractions by observing the following rules: Silence cell phones/BlackBerries/SmartPhones. If you must take a call – step out of the room.

Quietly return to your seat when finished. During the presentation, laptops or messaging

devices should only be used in case of emergency.

Thank you!

U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey

Information Technology Exchange MeetingMay 24 – 28, 2010

A New Decade in Support of Science

Geoscience web applications: Connecting services to interfaces effectively

Information Technology Exchange MeetingA New Decade in Support of Science

Ingredients

• OpenLayers web map interface• Prototype for AJAX transactions• PHP for non-geospatial data services• MySQL, PostgreSQL for data sources

Information Technology Exchange MeetingA New Decade in Support of Science

OpenLayers

• Simple examples• http://mrdata.usgs.gov/atlas/simple-1.html

• More complex example using point features• http://mrdata.usgs.gov/mineral-resources/mrds-us.html

• Extending WMS GetFeatureInfo using PHP• http://mrdata.usgs.gov/sgmc/co.html

Information Technology Exchange MeetingA New Decade in Support of Science