This document outlines an Esri UC session on methodologies for designing great apps. It includes an introduction by the moderator and details on four 15-minute presentations: 1) Designing Redwood City's Community GIS by Stephen de Jong, 2) GIS Applications for the Modern Consumer by Richard McEntee, 3) Building Flexible, Focused GIS Web Apps by John Nerge, and 4) Using Prototyping Tools with Esri Web Development Tools by Julie Kanzler. There will be a collective 15-minute Q&A after the presentations. Attendees are asked to write down questions and complete a session survey.
3. Our Presenters
Designing Redwood City's Community GIS: Opportunities & Challenges
Presenter: Stephen de Jong UC1051
The Next Mapping Generation: GIS Applications for the Modern Consumer
Presenter: Richard McEntee UC427
Building (and Maintaining) Flexible, Focused GIS Web Apps
Presenter: John Nerge UC76
Using Prototyping Tools with Esri Web Development Tools
Presenter: Julie Kanzler UC928
Session 1205
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4. Housekeeping Items
• 4 presenters this morning
- 75 minute session (1 hour 15 minutes)
- Each presenter will have a 15-minute presentation
- 15 minutes for a collective Q&A at the end
• Please write down your questions, and save them for the collective Q&A at the end
• Please don’t forget to complete your Session Surveys
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5. #ArtOfUX #EsriUC
“It’s not the buttons, it’s not the
animations, it’s not the interface or visual
design. It’s not the colors, it’s not the
font, it’s not the transitions. It’s how using
the apps make me feel before, during,
and after.”
~Jason Fried, Founder & CEO of Basecamp
16. Thank You and please complete Session Surveys - Session 1205
Designing Redwood City's Community GIS: Opportunities & Challenges
Presenter: Stephen de Jong UC1051
The Next Mapping Generation: GIS Applications for the Modern Consumer
Presenter: Richard McEntee UC427
Building (and Maintaining) Flexible, Focused GIS Web Apps
Presenter: John Nerge UC76
Using Prototyping Tools with Esri Web Development Tools
Presenter: Julie Kanzler UC928
Moderator: Frank Garofalo
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17. The Art of User Experience:
Methodologies Around Designing Great Apps
July 23rd 2015
Session 1205
Notas do Editor
“It’s not the buttons, it’s not the animations, it’s not the interface or visual design. It’s not the colors, it’s not the font, it’s not the transitions. It’s how using the apps make me feel before, during, and after.”
-Jason Fried, Founder & CEO of Basecamp (formerly known as 37signals)
Key Points:
-Primary reasons the City of Redwood City selected ArcGIS server for its Web-GIS
-How the City improved performance and customized some of the available widgets
3 points about me:
-Undergraduate degree in Business (University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh), Graduate degree in GIS (San Jose State)
-Working in the GIS field since 2007
-Currently, the GIS Coordinator at the City of Redwood City
One fun thing about me:
-Prior to working in the GIS field, I was a bouncer
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In 2009, the City of Redwood City released its first public facing GIS to provide citizens, developers, and staff remote access to spatial data. Recently, the City upgraded this system to an ArcGIS Server application using the JavaScript API. The ESRI local government templates were used as a starting point, but a fair amount of customization was added. This presentation focuses on the opportunities and challenges met during the design process.
Stephen de Jong - City of Redwood CityJoe Marvin - City of Redwood City
Presenter Bio:
Geospatial Development Team Lead at the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Technology Officer, with 18 years of experience developing GIS applications, and a B.A. and M.A. in Geography.
Notes: As for my name, the first name is pronounced as Steven (not Steffen!). The last name is Dutch, but most Americans pronounce it with a French twist, which I actually like.
The City of Cedar Park has developed an online data solution that represents a greater understanding of the information, business processes, and the needs of the users who consume it. The system provides a truly integrated look at what happens ‘here’ versus what happens in the wider world that ‘relates to here’. We believe there is a better way to present information to the public and offer a solution to a geographic problem and a sociological experiment in understanding through information.
Richard McEntee - City of Cedar ParkConor Barber - City of Cedar Park
Presenter Bio:
Richard McEntee, GISP, is a professional Geographer with experience in research, technical design, enterprise GIS/RDBMS systems, urban planning, disaster response and ecological project management.
Key Points:
· You can’t build focused, flexible GIS apps without first having a flexible back-end infrastructure
· You can use enterprise geodatabase and Python scripting to automate data creation and maintenance
· The end goal is a zero maintenance model in which all data maintenance that can be automated is automated
3 points about me:
1. My main work task is building focused GIS apps for internal and public use
2. I’m also responsible for GIS data and software maintenance
3. I’ve been in GIS for six years an am a certified GISP as of this April
One fun thing about me:
· I’ve been doing martial arts since I was eight and wanted to be a Power Ranger
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How can you have a rich suite of GIS apps and still have time to do the rest of your job? The City of Brooklyn Park, MN uses a mix of ArcGIS and Esri Partner software to build apps that are quick to build and easy to use. Integrating with existing city systems reduces the need to create new data. The app designs are reusable, so building new apps is quick and effective. And since the apps focus on a specific group, support is minimal. This becomes crucial when designing apps for public use.
John Nerge - City of Brooklyn Park
Presenter Bio:
John Nerge is the GIS Coordinator for the City of Brooklyn Park, MN. He has been a GIS Professional for six years and specializes in application design, process automation, and user support.
Notes: My last name is pronounced Ner (rhymes with burr) - gee (rhymes with fee, soft g like in goat).
Examples of prototyping tools include Balsamiq, Axure, and Justinmind. I would like to share some examples of how these inexpensive tools enable web map developers to quickly mock up user interfaces. Whether designing something from scratch using the ArcGIS API for JavaScript or working within a code-free template such as the Web AppBuilder, I have found prototyping to a valuable tool for testing alternatives with users and building concrete workflows out of nebulous program flow concepts.
Julie Kanzler (Cans-ler) - OCTO, District of Columbia
Presenter Bio:
Geospatial Development Team Lead at the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Technology Officer, with 18 years of experience developing GIS applications, and a B.A. and M.A. in Geography.
Notes: Phonetic spelling for last name: Cans-ler
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