Summary
This application began as the AGIC GeoData Portal and has now transitioned to the AZGEO Clearinghouse. The AZGEO Clearinghouse is an initiative of the Arizona Geographic Information Council and is maintained and hosted by the Arizona State Cartographer’s Office. AZGEO is designed to provide GIS users with links to Internet map services, FGDC compliant metadata, and geospatial data downloads. Data on AZGEO includes GIS layers for administrative boundaries, demographic, environmental factors, hydrology, imagery, indices, mining, natural features, transportation and more.
Summary
This application began as the AGIC GeoData Portal and has now transitioned to the AZGEO Clearinghouse. The AZGEO Clearinghouse is an initiative of the Arizona Geographic Information Council and is maintained and hosted by the Arizona State Cartographer’s Office. AZGEO is designed to provide GIS users with links to Internet map services, FGDC compliant metadata, and geospatial data downloads. Data on AZGEO includes GIS layers for administrative boundaries, demographic, environmental factors, hydrology, imagery, indices, mining, natural features, transportation and more.
Requirements
The portal needed to provide the ability to upload, download, and search GIS data files and services. This was accomplished by providing a data input form, a catalog, and the ability to download either a .zip file or to interactively 'clip n ship' a file from the map browser. Users are also able to display and query the data via the browser. We also added role-based permission functionality so that an agency can share data with specified portal users as well as with the public if they choose to.
Our Solution
We implemented a Drupal 7 website with a custom JavaScript Mapping Application. The CMS handles user registration and permissions as well as content access and creation. The mapping application was built on top of ESRI ArcServer and uses custom designed toolbars along with Dojo components to deliver an intuitive user interface.
