There is huge interest in using Google Maps to present business information. Many organizations, particularly those with high volume information may struggle to get this information on the Google Map whilst maintaining the performance expectations of their target audience.

ActiView for Google Maps is a “soft product” developed by ESRI Ireland and available via our implementation services. Used in combination with an ArcGIS Server instance it enables you to quickly publish your business information to the Google Map.

ActiView for ArcGIS Server can be deployed on an Intranet or Internet however it is particularly suited to public facing Internet sites. It requires no plug-in and provides a front end web client that then empowers your target audience to interact with that information via a simple and intuitive interface that hides the complexity often associated with internet mapping.

You can;

• Author your business data using ArcGIS Desktop in a WYSIWYG environment.
• Publish that business data to an ArcGIS Server instance you may have or which ESRI Ireland can provide
• Present your business information on the Google Map
• Easily view, browse and query your business information via the ActiView for Google Maps web client
• Embed the ActiView for Google Maps web client in your own internet site
• Link information on the map to other pages on your web site
• Maintain performance regardless of data volumes by taking advantage of our server side rendering

ActiView for Google Maps is engineered using the ArcGIS JavaScript Extension for the Google Maps API it can be implemented as is or tailored to fit your specific requirements.

Server side rendering – maintain performance even when using large data volumes

• Visualise masses of data points
• Display highly complex line and polygon features
• Use advanced symbology and labeling
• Use either dynamic or cached data

Simple Functionality

• Google Maps map canvas
• Google Address search
• Zoom, Pan
• Show business layer, Clear business Layer
• Identify map feature and raise a pop-up
• Location Report of all features found at a location
• Web based submission of User information from map canvas
• Hyperlink to associated information
• List View of all Features on current Map Canvas
• Filter List View by User criteria

Leverage Google Maps

• Access standard Google map views – street map, satellite imagery, terrain
• Use Google address search
• Return results to Google pop-up’s

Intuitive Map Visualisation

• Simple hyperlink style layer control
• Intuitive minimalist map controls
• Maximized map canvas
• Pop-up list view
• Active link between map canvas and list view

Intuitive Table Visualisation

• Active link between map canvas and list view
• Filter results by user supplied information
• Results presented as hyperlinks
• Support for hyperlinks to external pages

Website Integration

• Pure JavaScript application, no plug-in required
• Host application on your own Internet Server
• Apply your own corporate branding via CSS
• Embed in existing web page
• Hyperlink to and from other web pages on your site