Abstract

Silverlight Viewer with Advanced Printing Tools, Street View, and BAO
Track: Online Services
Authors: Anita Bowen, Kevin Stewart

The City of Montgomery's new Silverlight Viewer includes many bells and whistles, while satisfying the primary requirement of disseminating GIS data across the organization and to the public through an easy-to-use web viewer. One of the biggest benefits the viewer has brought the city is empowering its users with a one stop shop for information. The viewer has eliminated many of the day-to-day requests that city GIS staff were fulfilling. Now, employees and the public are able to interface with the GIS data, search for parcels, owners, create their own map prints, and use an assortment of mark up tools. Additionally, this viewer offers a market research tool, powered by Business Analyst Online (BAO), that provides users access to rich demographic and household data. This feature will serve the Economic Development staff and private developers alike looking to research specific areas of the city.