Adrienne Allegretti (Blue Raster) and Joe Meny (USDA) presented on how the U.S. National Arboretum use GIS to support the National Arboretum's work. Learn about the Arboretum Botanical Explorer App and their new Arboretum Mobile application.
U.S. National Arboretum - Esri User Conference 2015 Presentation
1. U.S. National Arboretum
Botanical Explorer App
Adrienne Allegretti
Joseph Meny
Wednesday, July 22
Esri User Conference 2015
10:15am – 11:30 am
2. What is the Arboretum
Botanical Explorer?
Data availability for the public and
scientific community
Peruse a map
Browse or perform advanced queries
Plan a visit or tour a garden
See a variety of images
9. Not as straightforward as it might seem
Transition depends on existing CAD data
Is it spatially referenced?
Is it complete and thorough?
Create a basemap
Think of your assets and infrastructure
Develop attribute tables
Build fields
Integrate information from plant database
Collect, upload, edit, and store new data
The Switch: AutoCAD to ArcGIS
14. What did we want?
Public data
Too often institutions’ data is locked up
Staff efficiency
Enhanced visitor experience
Model for success
Get ideas from existing successful
applications
Get a motivated, adaptable design team
Changes will be made, new ideas will be
incorporated
Appearance and Functionality
23. Explore Arboretum on many devices
QT allows you to deploy from a computer to mobile device
24. Future of GIS
Flex API migration to JavaScript API
Improved search capabilities
Strong developer community
More modular approach
25. Check us Out at User App Fair
Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., SDCC, Hall A
Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., SDCC, Hall A
26. Connect with Blue Raster
Visit Blue Raster during the Expo
Booth #V11 Nonprofit Showcase (Hall C)
Wednesday, July 22
9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday, July 23
9:00 am – 1:30 pm
APGA-Esri GIS Symposium Reception
Mission Hills, Level 3, South Tower
Wednesday, July 22
3:00 pm – 7:00pm
27. Learn More About How We
Used AppStudio for ArcGIS
If you missed Tuesday’s session
Look for live recording on videos.esri.com
Creating Apps with Maps in AppStudio, Jon Nordling
28. Contact Us
Connect with us:
@blueraster
facebook.com/blueraster
Joseph Meny
joseph.meny@ars.usda.gov
Adrienne Allegretti
aallegretti@blueraster.com
Blue Raster LLC
2200 Wilson Blvd, Suite 210
Arlington, VA 22201