The ArcGIS Platform
Cloud and Web Service based GIS
Patrick Gahagan – Esri
January 25th, 2012
United Nations
Review | Cloud Computing
Style of Computing
Desktop computing, Device Computing, Client/Server, Mainframe
Cloud key characteristics:
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Virtualization
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Scalability(Automatic Provisioning)
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Device Independence
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Other
Private cloud
Platform as a service (PaaS)
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
Software as a service (SaaS)
Cloud Key Concepts:
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Deployment Models
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Service Models
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Comsumption Models
Public cloud
Network as a service (NaaS)
Community cloud
Hybrid cloud
ArcGIS Platform = Cloud GIS
ArcGIS | The Mapping and Analysis Platform
•
ArcGIS for Server
•
On/Off Premises
•
Cloud, Managed,
Customer
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Windows, Linux
Infrastructure
Geospatial Service Delivery
ArcGIS | The Mapping and Analysis Platform
• Esri, Community,
Customer hosted
• Ready to use data
• Information Models
• Geodatabase (SQL
Server, DB2,
Oracle,
PostgreSQL,...)
Content
Infrastructure
Geospatial Service Delivery
ArcGIS |
The Mapping and Analysis
Platform
• Platform and device
independent
• Web API’s (REST,
JSAPI, Flex, …)
• Native Runtime
SDK’s (Android,
iOS, Java,
Windows, …)
API’s and Device SDK’s
Content
Infrastructure
Geospatial Service Delivery
ArcGIS |
The Mapping and Analysis
Platform
• Sharing model
• Items, users and
groups
• Tags
• ArcGIS Portal & API
o ArcGIS Online
(cloud hosted)
o Portal for ArcGIS
(local hosted)
Application & Content Management
API’s and Device SDK’s
Content
Infrastructure
Geospatial Service Delivery
ArcGIS |
The Mapping and Analysis
Platform
Applications
• Esri Apps (ArcGIS
for Desktop)
• Business Partner
Apps
• Customer Apps
• Back-end Business
Systems (EAM,
CRM)
Application & Content Management
API’s and Device SDK’s
Content
Infrastructure
Geospatial Service Delivery
ArcGIS Online| Making the Platform Easy
Secure sharing &
collaboration
Leverage existing
investments
Organized data &
document
ownership
Multiple API’s for the
development
community
Cross platform &
multiple device
support
Ready to use apps
Self-service
Expanding
infrastructure needs
Organizations are Rapidly Adopting This Platform
Providing More and Easier Access to Geospatial Information
Cities
US Government
States
EU Government –
Eye on Earth Network
UNEP
Indonesia SDI
The World Bank
. . . Facilitating Shared Services