Abstract

Downsizing your GIS Portal: The PHX MapPort Approach
Track: Web and Server
Authors: Robert Pacheco

When the time came to migrate an application built using the ArcGIS Server 9.2 .NET Web ADF to the newer Esri ArcGIS Web Mapping APIs, the GIS user base at the City of Phoenix's Aviation Department wanted web mapping applications that performed at the standard set by today's popular commercial web maps, rather than overly robust GIS web portals. In order to meet this expectation, a combination of map caching and focused applications with simple user interfaces, built using the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight, resulted in success.