The document discusses upgrading the City and County of Honolulu's GIS web mapping application to comply with federal standards. It outlines the project goals, requirements, technology platform, and lessons learned. Key points include fulfilling USGS and FGDC metadata standards, enabling data sharing with federal agencies, and optimizing performance through database and cartographic improvements.

1. HoLIS Web Site
City and County of Honolulu
Upgrading to ArcGIS 9.2 and
fulfilling Federal Requirements

2. Topics to Discuss
1. Project Goal
2. Project Background
3. Project Objectives
4. How do we execute

3. Topics to Discuss
5. Who is BEI Hawaii?
6. Project Goal
7. Functional Requirements
8. Technology Platform
9. DEMO (screenshots)
10. Lesson Learned
11. Where do we go from here?

4. Who is BEI Consulting
We are consultants that Core Competencies:
bring expertise to your Program and Project
organization. Management
Assess Challenges Assist in defining
Pursue Opportunities Functional
Requirements
Mobilize the right
resource ERP Consulting
Manage project risk Application
Development
GIS Application
Developer

5. BEI Team ArcIMS
The Development team 3.1
that had design and built
the original GIS Map
Service for the City (circa
2001)
Lead Consultant: John Higuchi, PMP
• 10 + years in Project Management in IT projects. Hawaiian
Airlines, Title Guaranty, City & County of Honolulu and Federal
telemedicine projects. Certified PMP from 2005.
Developer: Robert Dolormente
• Robert has significant experience as a database administrator and
software development manager.

6. Sharing Session
Two Mission Critical Recommendations
1. Guidance and Principles for
Development
2. Treat it as a project. (start and end)

7. In a nut shell
Fast
Good
Cheap
Pick any two!

8. Guiding Rules & Principles
• 3 second rule
• KISS Rule
• Less think
• Who are you speaking to (target
audience)

9. Rules & Principle in Use
3 Second rule
KISS
Less Think
Target audience is clear

10. Project Management Guidance
• Manage by
deliverables
• Establish a Start
and End date
• Follow a process
– Define, Plan,
Implement,
Control, and
Close

11. Project Goal

12. Project Goal
The project goal is to design, build, and
implement a GIS Web publishing system to
deliver maps, data, and metadata to users
on the Web based upon ERSI
ArcGIS/ArcSDE 9.2 Server that complies
with Federal USGS and FGDC standards.

13. Target Audience
• Checking on building permits
• Project research, permit tracking.
• Find landowner info to gain access to property.
• TMK for permits
• To download and print maps with tax map key information to submit
along with my building permit application.
• obtain or confirm ownership, assessed values and land use
designations such as zoning, height limit, SMA status, SLU and
flood zone. This is often the source of preliminary information
regarding census tract and existing improvement data such as year
built and gross floor area. Under the old site, we also regularly use
the tabs for obtaining the zoning map, flood zone, and utilties
(sewer).
• Locating flood boundaries and elevations, flood zone, if property is
in an ohana zone, verifying sewer lateral location, locating other
infrastructure, general street widths, identify general topography of
site, etc.

14. What are the Functional
Requirements?

15. Functional Requirements
• Software upgrade requirements
• Map Publishing functions
• Data Update/Maintenance work flows and operations
• Data Download demands and functions
• Raster imagery integration
• TMK Relationships (multiple record display and query)
• Google/Virtual Earth Functionality
• GIS Server Configuration
• Metadata Standards to be reviewed include, but are not limited to, are:
– Roads & Structures – Existing layer of the map services
– Cadastre – Existing layer of the map services
– Utility – Existing layer of the map services
• Web Service Linkages/Connectivity - BEI will establish a Web Service
Linkage/connectivity between the proposed online map service and
USGS. It will supply the layer and metadata as listed in their USGS Best
Practice Data Model – Structures document.
• National Grid conformance/referencing
• Geospatial One Stop

16. Federal Requirements
• Data sharing with Federal agencies –
DHS, FEMA, and USGS
• (USGS) Read-only direct access to The
City’s ArcSDE online database
– Initial upload
– Ongoing/updates to database
– Automating the pull of data
• National Grid

17. USGS Requirements
• Goal of the National Map is to have
consistent and current data within a
centralized database, hopefully automated
• Structure Data – Homeland Security
– Hospitals
– Clinics
– Fire and Police Stations

18. Federal Requirements
Geospatial one stop
geodata.gov is a web-based portal for one-
stop access to maps, data and other
geospatial services that will simplify the
ability of all levels of government and
citizens to find geospatial data and learn
more about geospatial projects underway.

19. Technology Platform

20. Technology Platform
Hardware List
Web Server
• Dell Quad Core Xeon Processor X53552x4MB Cache, 2.66GHz, 1333MHz
FSB, PE2950, 4GB 667MHz RAM
• 438 GB Hard Drive Storage
Database Server
• Dell Quad Core Xeon Processor X53552x4MB Cache, 2.66GHz, 1333MHz
FSB, PE2950, 4GB 667MHz (4X1GB)
• 876 GB Hard Drive Storage
FTP Server
• Dell Quad Core Xeon Processor X53552x4MB Cache, 2.66GHz, 1333MHz
FSB, PE2950, 4GB 667MHz (4X1GB)
• 1.8 TB Hard Drive Storage

21. WWW
City & County of Honolulu
HoLIS Web Site
November 13, 2008
Firewall
Website access Map Web Service accesses data
Geospatial data via web service stored on Database Server
SDE
Map Database
Public
Web Storing
Website Geospatial
Service Data
Web Server Database Server
Website links to shape files
stored on FTPServerGIS
BEI Hawaii
BEI Consulting
FTP Server John Higuchi, PMP
November 13, 2008
Scalable Web Servers

22. Technology Platform
Access Geospatial Data
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WebDataGIS Access Public Website USGS
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Access and
ESRI ArcSDE 9.2 download
shape files
`
Administer
Geospatial Public Users
WebServerGIS Data
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
ESRI ArcGIS Server 9.2
ESRI ArcGIS Desktop 9.2
Administer
Website
`
Administer
FTP Data
FTPServerGIS C&C Users
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft SQL Server 2005

23. Static Demo
Show me!

24. “Out of the box”

25. Customizations
• Tool Bars (3)
• Tasks
• Grid Results

26. Customizations

27. Plat Map

28. Tax Parcel

29. Improved Map Printing

30. Improved Map Printing

31. Tasks

32. Working with Imagery

33. Map Detail

34. Working with Layers

35. Lessons Learned
• Be Flexible
• Joint Collaboration with ESRI & City
• Upgrading to 9.3 is necessary
• Balance between Data Feast or Famine =
Enriched Application or Performance

36. Lessons Learned
Tweaking the Map for optimal
performance

37. Lessons Learned
1. With adequate hardware and bandwidth, optimizing
the database, layers and cartography is more
important than limiting content to ensure adequate
performance.
2. If many layers, organizing content (hidden or within
groups/tabs) is highly recommended.
3. Probably better to produce many focused map
services with a specific purpose and targeted
audience rather than an all purpose mapping site for
everyone (Zoning, Parks, Flood, etc)

38. Lessons Learned
1. With adequate hardware and bandwidth, optimizing the
database, layers and cartography is more important than
limiting content to ensure adequate performance.
Use simple optimized symbology (ESRI Optimized style)
Use Static annotation with scale dependant anno classes in single layer
Combine points into single layer, use multi part, generalize geometry
Cache large static layers (contours) and imagery (ArcSDE may be better)
Use simple feature classes (limit feature dataset overhead) and reduce fields
Create joins in the db or programmatically, not in map document
Check spatial indexing after importing data (“Recalulate”) and index columns
Run Analyze on the database regularly (ArcSDE)
Ensure adequate connections in Arcsde for the socs (instances X 2)
Ensure adequate number of instances on the map service for the expected traffic
and functionality (geoprocessing)

39. Lessons Learned
1. With adequate hardware and infrastructure, optimizing the database, layers and
cartography is more important than limiting content to ensure adequate
performance.
2. If many layers, organizing content (hidden or within
groups/tabs) is highly recommended.
3. Probably better to produce many focused map services with a specific purpose
and targeted audience rather than an all purpose mapping site (Zoning, Parks,
Flood)
Group into topic categories
Use expandable drill down or tabs
consistent between Arc Catalog, Data Catalog listing
and Groups in Map Doc TOC (facilitates recall and
browsing)

40. ISO 19115 Topic Category or “Theme Codes”

41. Lessons Learned
1. With adequate hardware and infrastructure, optimizing the database, layers and
cartography is more important than limiting content to ensure adequate
performance.
2. Organizing content (hidden or within groups/tabs) is highly recommended.
3. Probably better to produce many focused map
services with a specific purpose and targeted
audience rather than an all purpose mapping site
(Zoning, Parks, Flood)
Streamlined functionality Cityview 9.2 = > 100 layers
More user friendly Public GIS WebSite = 66

42. BEI: Mastered the technology
--Adapted functionality on the old site to the new
--Many improvements in data display and
functionality
Now what?
• Mashups: bring in other services
• Add your own layers from the data catalog
• Save your own bookmarks (My Places)
• Post My Places on Google? (write out KMZ file)
• Redlining and Notes (potholes, identify errors in data)
• 3D Application
• Replication
• Ability to add this service to ArcMap or Arc Explorer

43. Potential Applications
• Questions to ask of the map service---based on
your address
Emergency:
• General- closest hospital/clinic (how do I
get there)
– show me nearest bus stop
Am i in an evacuation zone
– what school district am I in what my designated shelter
– what voter precinct Closest police or fire station
– closest freeway access (on/off ramp) Beaches with lifeguard towers
– nearest life guarded beach Beach access right of ways
– what neighborhood board, council district
Other:
– Closest recycling stations
Routing/Directions (ESRI Web Service?)
– Recycling, green and waste pickup days Save your place of interest (poi)
– points of interest (physical/cultural landmarks) Share your poi
– city halls and other government offices Redlining
– Businesses (banks, grocery store, pharmacy, Download location to Google KML
theaters)
– Special Events (farmers markets)
– Senior resources (senior centers, golden diners,
senior fitness)

44. Other Examples:

45. Thinking outside the Box
3D Viewer: Buildings, Planning
Use of Google Earth:
– Responsive performance during peak time
– Scalability to large numbers of users
– Familiar and intuitive user interface
– Easy to integrate to sophisticated back-end spatial
processing and data validation
– Existing GIS software can direct processed data to the
intuitive public mapping API
– Easy to keep up with technology advances (Google Earth
and Virtual Earth advance full version)
– Ability to easily integrate existing GIS web services

46. Future: Better Documentation
Searchable GIS Data catalog: Keyword/Alphabetized
Using Metadata services?

47. Future: Better Documentation

48. Have a Good Web Presence

49. Status of Documentation and Data Transfer
• Metadata 98% complete, Data Dictionary
98%;
• Holis Website under revision
• Data Transfer: nightly transfer within days
(month old)
• FTP Shape file repository: not yet
refreshed (several months old)

50. Original

51. Data Dictionary
• Descriptive
• Useful information
• References
• Download Shapefile
• Download ArcGIS Layer file (lyr) (work in
progress)

55. Example: Chicago Maps

56. Where do we stand

57. Where do we stand?
• Launched as Beta on September 2, 2008
• Currently gathering user feedback
• Web Site Statistics
– Oct. 10, 2008 – Nov. 9, 2008
– 6,175 Visits or 199.19 Visits/Day Avg

58. Where do we stand?
“…Very satisfied with their overall
performance on this and other
projects. They are able to adapt/integrate
new technologies as they become available,
set goals and reach milestones yet are able
to be flexible when the situation requires it.
Jon Hodge
GIS Analyst
City and County of Honolulu

59. Where do we stand?
“The City and County of Honolulu’s Web
Service is way ahead of the curve
nationally.”
Paul Wiese
National Vector Program Coordinator
United States Geological Survey

60. Where to now?

61. Future Enhancements
• Upgrade to 9.3.
• Define specific map services geared to unique
users.
• Overlay your own data with the GIS Layers
using this service with ArcGIS Explorer or Arc
Reader
• More functionality, better printing
• 3D functionality
• More imagery
• Streamlined services
• My Places

62. Preview

63. Thanks to:
Henry Wolter
USGS Geospatial Liaison for Hawaii, Pacific Basin Islands
NSDI Partnership Office
677 Ala Moana Blvd, Suite 415
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-587-2409
E-mail: hwolter@usgs.gov
Ken Schmidt
GIS Administrator
Honolulu Land Information System
City and County of Honolulu
808-768-8057
E-mail: kschmidt@honolulu.gov

64. Links
• City and County of Honolulu HoLIS Map
Service
– http://www.honoluludpp.org/gis
• The National Map - The Nation's topographic map
for the 21st century
– http://nationalmap.usgs.gov
• BEI Hawaii
– http://www.beiconsultants.com