omniupdate user training conference 2015: custom maps integrated with campus data
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CUSTOM MAPS INTEGRATED WITHCAMPUS DATA
C. Daniel Chase / @cdchase
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
The earliest maps were of the stars. (16,500 BC)
Babylonian map (600 BC)
Aristotle & Ptolemy's Geography map (circa 150 AD)
EARLY MODERN MAP USERS
US Bureau of the Census - TIGER maps, geocoderUS Geological Survey - Topographic maps, GNISUS Coast & Geodetic Survey(now) National Geodetic Survey
TECHNOLOGY
Aerial photographySatellite imageryRemote SensingDigital processing
WHY USE MAPS?
Our Campus is Growing!
Office Relocations
Lost Students!
Recruiting
MAPS FOR MARKETING
Virtual Campus ToursPhotos of Campus in PlaceDirections to Campus
VIRTUAL TOURS
Virtual Tours lead to Campus VisitsCan Replace Campus VisitMust be done Well!
MOUNT MARY UNIVERSITY
VIRTUAL TOUR IN OU CAMPUS
http://mtmary.edu/campuslife/getting-around-campus/campus-map.html
Interactive Campus Map by nuCloud (http://www.nucloud.com/)
TRINE UNIVERSITY
VIRTUAL TOUR IN OU CAMPUS
http://trine.edu/maps-and-directions.aspx
Interactive Campus Map by nuCloud (http://www.nucloud.com/)
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
VIRTUAL TOUR IN OU CAMPUS
http://www.wku.edu/tour/
Interactive Campus Map by nuCloud (http://www.nucloud.com/)
WHY USE DATA?
Static maps are always out-of-date
Dynamic information
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Linked [Open] Data - Layers
{ "type": "FeatureCollection",
"features": [ {
"geometry": {
"coordinates": [ [ [
[ -85.300984, 35.048524 ],
[ -85.301089, 35.048563 ],
[ -85.301016, 35.048694 ],
[ -85.300911, 35.048655 ],
[ -85.300984, 35.048524 ] ] ] ],
"type": "MultiPolygon"
}
}
] }
UTC Development Site
DATA LAYERS
WHAT IS REQUIRED FORDATA-DRIVEN MAPS
Base Map TilesCampus Data
Building DirectoryUnit InformationLive data
MAP DATA
Google MapsHereOpen Street Map
MAP TILE PROVIDERS
MapQuest Open
MapBox
ESRI
Stamen Design
OU CAMPUS AND DATA SOURCES
XML from _props.pcf for Unit Website Info
for Static Building
Footprints
Database Integration for more Dynamic Data
GeoJSON (http://geojson.org/)
JAVASCRIPT LIBRARY FOR
INTEGRATION
Integration of Map & Data Occurs in Browser
Leaflet (http://leafletjs.com/)
Mapbox.js
(https://www.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/api/v2.1.5/)
OpenLayers (http://openlayers.org/)
LEAFLET SAMPLE
Hello world!
I am a popup.
×
+
-
UTC INTEGRATED MAPOU Campus Asset for easy maintenance
Base map
Building data loads from a GeoJSON file
Building images, titles & description load from database
generated JSON
Map on UTC Development Site
QUESTIONS?
RESOURCES
National Map (http://nationalmap.gov/)Geospatial Data from Data.gov(http://catalog.data.gov/dataset?metadata_type=geospatial)OpenStreetMap (http://www.openstreetmap.org/)HERE (https://www.here.com/)
