Abstract

Web Based Mapping at Villanova University
Track: Web and Server
Authors: Guillaume Turcotte

The Villanova Community Map Project aspires to enhance the geographically enabled technological capabilities of Villanova University's community. The deployment of an enterprise server supported Geographic Information System (GIS) infrastructure supports the development of numerous geospatial applications relevant to Villanova University, including the following:

A web based interactive campus mapping application to locate unirersity assets such as parking lots, libraries, housing, buildings, and call boxes. Furthermore, the campus map will include network capabilities, allowing students to get walking / biking / driving directions within the campus assets.

A mobile mapping application derived from the interactive campus mapping application to be used on smart phones.

Research support mapping in a web based mapping service. This will facilitate collaborative mapping and data sharing.

The development and deployment of this GIS infrastructure is based on ArcGIS Server Enterprise.