Pictometry IPA Development

SC Pictometry User Group Conference

June 5, 2014

Jim Tochterman, VP, Research & Development

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Bradshaw Consulting Services, Inc. Company Overview

•  Company Structure •  Formed in 1998 •  Located in Aiken, SC •  Esri Gold Partner •  GIS Application Development (Custom & COTS)

•  Specialty Areas •  Public Safety (Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS) •  Defense / Intelligence •  Homeland Security •  Mobile Technologies •  Esri Software Sales, Services, Training & Consulting

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Questions?

Been There Done That…

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•  It is not beer (unfortunately)

•  IPA: Integrated Pictometry Application

•  It is not an Application Programming Interface (API)

•  It is not a Software Development Kit (SDK)

•  It is a Web Component §  Standalone §  Integrate via iFrame §  Has its own API for customization

What is Pictometry IPA?

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•  Pictometry Image Navigator API •  Native Javascript / HTML5 Ready •  Lightweight, Flexible •  Link to Self Hosted Imagery •  Must code everything

•  Pictometry IPA •  Native Javascript / HTML5 •  Lightweight, Flexible •  Pictometry Connect Subscription •  Easy to use for non-Developer types •  Two (2) Versions (Internal/External Users) •  More tools, easier access to historical imagery (w/ Analytics)

Image Navigator vs. IPA

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Image Navigator Sample

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IPA Sample

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What Do I Need?

•  Users •  Browsers must support iFrames

•  IE 8+ •  Firefox 3.6+ •  Chrome 16+ •  Safari 5+

•  Developers •  PHP 5.1.2+ •  Java 1.4.2+ •  .NET Framework 2.0+ •  Python 2.2+, Perl, Ruby (Untested, but should work)

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How Do I Start? (.NET)

•  Generate & Validate Digital Signature •  IPA Load URL

•  API Key

•  Secret Key

•  No Proxy!!

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How Do I Start? (.NET)

•  Load JavaScript Library

•  Add iFrame Element

•  Signed IPA Load Source

•  ID of iFrame

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How Do I Start? (.NET)

•  Initialize IPA Communication

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Finished Code

•  ASPX Code Behind (.vb)

•  Client Side Code (.js)

•  Client Side Code (.aspx)

Contact Info:

jtoch@bcs-gis.com @jtochterman

Questions?

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