Enterprise Technology And Solutions by ESRI

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Enterprise Technology And Solutions by ESRI

Dave Wrazien Solution Architect ESRI, Inc.

What is “Enterprise”? •





An enterprise consists of all functional departments, people, and systems within an organization. Successful enterprises have a “free flow” of information between the systems that support their missions and functions It is not a proxy for size.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) •

GIS is like other Enterprise Information Technology Systems… – – – – –

Architecture Interfaces Development tools Deployment strategies Standards

Standards for GIS •

Information Technology Standards – – – –



Domain Standards – – –



DBMS: RDBMS & SQL Web Services: J2EE, .NET, XML/SOAP Computing Platforms: Windows, Unix Development Languages: C++, Java, Visual Basic, .NET (C#, etc.) Industry, ISO, Military, OGC standards, FEA Data and Metadata formats Web Service APIs

User Community/Organizational Standards –

Your organization’s :“IT System and Architectural Design Guidelines”

ESRI Product Strategy Develop Generic GIS Components . . .

s k r o ew m a Server Fr

S I G c Ar Embedded

Mobile

…and deploy them in multiple products

Desktop

ArcObjects

Desktop GIS •

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A suite of Windows desktop applications for the Professional GIS User. ArcObjects on the desktop. Available in Products – – –

ArcMap ArcToolbox

ArcView ArcEditor ArcInfo ArcCatalog

ArcGIS Desktop: ArcView

Business Analyst Territory Manager

Embedded GIS •

• • •

Embeddable ArcObjects components (fine and coarse grain objects, controls & tools) for the GIS Application Developer. Cross-platform (Windows, UNIX, and Linux). Programmers interact with component object API. Product: – ArcGIS Engine

ArcGIS Engine





– – –

ArcSDE ArcIMS ArcGIS Server

Client Apps Desktop/Browser

ArcGIS Server

ArcIMS ArcSDE

RDBMS

Business Logic



Centrally managed, serverbased ArcObjects primarily for IT Professionals. Cross-platform (Windows, UNIX, and Linux). Strong developer platform (web controls, web application templates, samples and web services.) Products:

Data



Presentation

Server GIS

ArcGIS Server

Mobile GIS •

Technology for remote GIS Consumers and Professionals.



Full GIS –



Lightweight GIS – –



ArcEditor / ArcView on Laptop / Tablet PC ArcPad on Pocket PC Browser-based apps

Phones and other Devices –

Server / web service clients

Mobile GIS

Deploying ArcGIS Embedded GIS

Advantages • Flexibility • Consistency • Integration Mobile GIS • Interoperability • Efficiency

Desktop GIS

Server GIS

. . . To best serve the work flows of the organization

Enterprise Architectures Browser

Desktop

Mobile

Clients J2EE, .NET

Enterprise Services Bus (ESB)

Application Servers

Data Servers

GIS

AM

ERP

(SOAP/XML)

FI

EIS

Advantages to Application Tier Logic •

Flexibility – –



Reusability –



Centralized business logic/processes

Agility –



Loose Coupling - separate applications from data Utilize multiple RDBMS (SQL Server, Oracle, etc)

Take advantage of new hardware (blade, GRID) and software.

Interoperability –

Achieve Application Integration with web services

Application Server Architecture Support Enterprise Vendors: • BEA (Weblogic) • SAP (NetWeaver- Xi) • IBI (iWay) • Microsoft (BizTalk) • IBM (Websphere)

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ra t g di o e u t t n S I ial ere h p Spa t S eb W r o f

Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) Examples Geographically Enable… • • • • • • •

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Customer Information System (CIS) Call Center Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Logistics Human Resources (HR) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) Many others…

CRM

Facility Distribution and Performance Metrics

CIS Call Center - GM

Logistics – Sears Vehicle in Motion

- Vehicle Tracking - Audible Navigation Instructions

Turn RIGHT on North Avers Ave…

Vehicle Stationary - Suite of Mapping Functionality - Route Managements Tools

HR Planning – Emergency Response

Summary •

ESRI provides a generic platform or information system for dealing with geographical information and processes.



ESRI offers a single scalable architecture with multiple complimentary products based on industry standards for both end users and developers.



ESRI offers a rich suite of enterprise integration options, solutions and experience.