1. Exploring Web Mapping Options
for Annapolis Valley Community
Events
Catherine Hynes
For the County of Annapolis
Major Research Project in GIS for Business
May 29, 2014

2. Presentation Outline
• Project Background
• Objectives
• Review of Technology
• Data Acquisition and Preparation
• Prototype Implementations:
– ArcGIS Online
– ArcGIS for Server
– CartoDB
– WampServer
– Leaflet
• Comparison of Options
• Limitations
• Return on Investment
• Conclusions

3. County of Annapolis Events Guide

4. Annapolis Spectator Events Listing

5. ValleyEvents.ca – List View

6. ValleyEvents.ca – Today’s Events

7. ValleyEvents.ca – Pop-Up

8. Case Study: Travel Alberta

9. Travel Alberta Calendar View

10. Proposed Web Mapping Application
• Map of community events
• Queryable by:
– Event Date
– Event Location
– Event Type
• InfoWindows with event information

11. Review of Available Technology
• ArcGIS Online
• ArcGIS for Server
• OpenLayers
• MapBox
• WampServer
• Leaflet
• CartoDB
• Mango Map
• Modest Maps
• Kartograph

12. Data Acquisition and Preparation
• Source: ValleyEvents.ca
• Format: CSV
• Not representative of full year of events
Field Explanation
Date The date of the event
Time The time of the event
Type The event type, which is one of three categories: Arts, Community, and Other
Subtype The event subtype, which is one of 12 categories
Name The name of the event
Venue The building or other physical place in which the event is held
Location The community in which the event is held
Description The description of the event
Lat The latitude of the event
Long The longitude of the event

13. Distribution of Events by Date

14. Spatial Distribution of Events

15. Events by Subtype
Subtype
Frequency Percent Valid
Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Culinary 129 13.1 13.1 13.1
Dance 85 8.6 8.6 21.7
Film 83 8.4 8.4 30.2
Lecture 24 2.4 2.4 32.6
Literary 19 1.9 1.9 34.6
Meeting 76 7.7 7.7 42.3
Music 266 27.0 27.0 69.3
Other 128 13.0 13.0 82.3
Recreation 28 2.8 2.8 85.2
Theatre 63 6.4 6.4 91.6
Visual 10 1.0 1.0 92.6
Workshop 73 7.4 7.4 100.0
Total 984 100.0 100.0

16. Web Mapping Applications
• ArcGIS Online
• ArcGIS for Server
• CartoDB
• WampServer
• Leaflet

17. ArcGIS Online
• ArcGIS Online Prototype

18. ArcGIS for Server

19. CartoDB
• CartoDB Prototype

20. WampServer: Database

21. WampServer: HTML Page

22. WampServer: Mapped Results

23. WampServer: Pop-Up

24. Leaflet: Start Page

25. Leaflet: Query Results

26. Leaflet: Zoomed to Valley

27. Leaflet: Pop-Ups

28. Leaflet: Spiderfy

29. Comparison of Options
• Rated each of four categories:
– Set-Up
– Aesthetics
– Querying
– Cost
• Given a score of 1 to 5 for each category
1 = not possible (or prohibitively expensive)
5 = possible and easy (or affordable)

30. Comparison of Options: Results
Implementation Set-Up Aesthetics Querying Cost Total
ArcGIS Online 5 2 2 5 14
CartoDB 4 4 3 5 16
ArcGIS for Server 2 3 5 2 12
WampServer 3 2 4 4 13
Leaflet 3 5 5 4 17

31. Limitations
• Data – not representative of guide book
• Coding experience
• Time
• Query by Date not implemented

32. Return on Investment
• Tourism
– Nova Scotia tourism revenue in 2010: $2 Billion
– Annapolis Valley revenue: $293 Million
• Community Engagement
– Annapolis Valley grew by 0.8% from 2006 to 2011
– Aging & declining population in Western half

33. Conclusions
• Depends on desired functionality and coding
ability
– CartoDB
– Leaflet
• Many options not explored