This document discusses the development of mobile applications using the Flex API, highlighting its advantages for cross-platform usage and local data storage. It outlines necessary tools and technologies, including Adobe Flash Builder and the ESRI Flex API, as well as considerations for application design. The author, Jesse Adams, provides contact information for further inquiries.

1. Developing Mobile Application
Using the Flex API

2. Where we are going
I. What – Mobile Application Development – Flex API
II. Why – Because it’s very slick
III. How – I’ll be showing you how!

3. Background
Platforms:

4. Market Share

5. Background
• Native or web based application
• Flash plugin on iOS?

6. All Kinds of Programming
Languages
• Objective C - iOS
• Java – Android, Blackberry
• C# - Windows Phone 7

7. Why
• Adobe AIR makes it happen
• Develop cross platform mapping applications with a
single code base
• Cross platform testing of mobile applications
• Native apps have many advantages over mobile web
• Applications
o Local storage of data using the SQLite database
o Accelerometer usage
o GPS support
o Disconnected network tile storage

8. What to Do?
• Designing iOS, Android, and Blackberry tablet
mapping applications using the Flex API for ArcGIS
Server
• Technology:
o Flash Builder 4.5.1 or greater
o Flex API from ESRI
o An ArcGIS with some map services running
o Apple developer license
o iOS, Android, Blackberry tablet to test the app

9. What Do You Need?
1. Abobe Flash Builder 4.5.1
2. ESRI Flex API 2.4 or greater
3. Apple developers license – if you want to test/deploy to
iOS
4. Development Certificate - *.p12
• Convert *.cer file to *.p12
5. App ID Provisioning file - *.mobileprovision

10. How

11. Application Design
Considerations:
• Screen size
• Memory usage
• Network status

12. Demo

13. Questions?
Jesse Adams
North Point Geographic Solutions
394 S. Lake Ave., Suite 400
Duluth, MN 55802
Phone: 218.720.6747
Mobile: 218.491.4239
Email: jesse@northpointgis.com
Website: www.northpointgis.com