Alaska Statewide Digital Mapping Initiative Web Services
Juneau: Tuesday June 10th in Hendrickson Bldg 110, UAS Campus from 1pm to 5pm
Anchorage: Wednesday June 11th in the DNR TIPS Training Lab, 9th Floor, Atwood Bldg, 550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 920 from 1 pm to 5 pm
The Statewide Digital Mapping Initiative (SDMI) is hosting a training workshop to introduce the use of the SDMI web services in both desktop applications (e.g. ArcMap, uDig) and internet map servers (e. g. GeoServer, ArcIMS). The DNR Land Records group will demonstrate a production service using the SDMI WMS: AlaskaMapper.
The SDMI web service layers include high resolution orthoimagery, shaded relief and hillshade elevation data, DRGs, NOAA nautical charts, real-time MODIS and AVHRR imagery, and statewide Landsat, both color and pan. The workshops are being held in computer labs, so there will be opportunity for hands-on work with the services.
SDMI information: http://www.alaskamapped.org/
DNR AlaskaMapper: http://mapper.landrecords.info/
Additional Background:
Introducing the AlaskaMapped Web Map Service (WMS) hosted by the UAF Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA). The AlaskaMapped WMS is a part of the Statewide Digital Mapping Initiative (SDMI www.alaskamapped.org). The SDMI is a cooperative State program funded by the legislature in FYO7 and FY08 and implemented by the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Military and Veteran Affairs, and the University of Alaska. A new basemap for Alaska is envisioned, one with enough detail and accuracy to support the missions of emergency response, public safety, resource management, community development, transportation, public recreation, and education.
A primary distribution model for these data is via the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) compliant AlasaMapped WMS. Some background on the WMS format from the OGC website: When client and server software implements WMS, any client can access maps from any server. Any client can combine maps (overlay them like clear acetate sheets) from one or more servers. Any client can query information from a map provided by any server. While programmers (GINA) need to write code to implement the specifications, end users can take advantage of products that include them to publish and access geospatial information. Software buyers can choose the best solution for their needs and not worry about if it will work with other solutions; if they all implement the same standard, WMS, they will all work together.
You are invited to attend a brief four hour workshop/tutorial focusing on best practices for use of the AlaskaMapped WMS using ArcExplorer, ArcGIS, MapInfo and UDIG, as well as a variety of other spatial data viewing software platforms. Hard copy handouts of the tutorial will be available for you to keep and reference later. The workshop will be followed by a real world live implementation demonstration of cascading the AlaskaMapped WMS into the AlaskaMapper web mapping interface presented by DNR LRIS staff and time for any Q & A you may have.
