Merging geo technology stacks: building hybrid systems. Michael Terner, Executive Vice President May, 2015

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1 Merging geo technology stacks: building hybrid systems Michael Terner, Executive Vice President May, 2015

2 Terner s definition of hybrid system A solution that involves more than one technology component, or stack. Components may have commercial and/or open source origins A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 2

3 Esri blog piece By Victoria Kouyoumjian, October, 2011 It should not be a choice of closed or open taken in isolation it s based on the best business model for you and your organization, and the most appropriate tool that provides Fitness of Purpose Or perhaps, tools in a hybrid configuration A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 3

4 Do you need to choose just one? Or, is it a best of breed world? A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 4

5 Other relevant analogies A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 5

6 We live best of breed in our regular lives, why not in geospatial? The tools we like best These are my cars That are best suited for the job Our calculus on cost/value A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 6

7 We are comfortable with best of breed This is my kitchen This is my personal computing environment A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 7

8 So, what does hybrid look like in action? Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool Now administered by Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 8

9 What? Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 9

10 Why? Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool WGA did not specify a technology in their RFP RFP required hosting for 1 year; afterwards TBD WGA did not have an in-house GIS operation No in-house infrastructure; no existing licenses Relatively simple geo capabilities High performance publishing of 1 large data set But, wanted highly customized site Unique web destination Some times, people really don t want a template A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 10

11 How? Hybrid Components OpenGeo: GeoServer + GeoWebCache for tile making PostGIS for geometry and query serving Goo Google Maps API for mapping JavaScript framework Google base maps Esri: Used by states and University of KS for data management/data aggregation A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 11

12 How? Architecture A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 12

13 Bottom line: It worked Happy customer Cost effective deployment Is being successfully transferred to a new owner Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 13

14 But, in 2015 more hybrid possibilities than ever Not just mixing commercial and/or open source software Now, with cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) Mixing self-provisioned solutions with cloudbased solutions A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 14

15 Clouds are here to stay Amit Singh, Google lead of their enterprise business (aka Google for Work ) Paraphrasing: The conversation is over, CIO s even in the biggest companies see that it is no longer a matter of if but when. In a post-sony world, historic perceptions of cloud weaknesses like security - are now seen as strengths A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 15

16 5+ technology companies that matter most Why? IBM? Oracle? NSA? Big enough to have and sustain their own clouds 3 of them have geo platforms A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 16

17 Connection of clouds to open source Many clouds are powered by open source Linux in massively parallel configurations Cloud-base computing, particularly infrastructure as a services, has leveled the playing field Computing is less costly than ever Small companies can scale With low/no cost open source options, software can be less costly than ever A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 17

18 And innovation is flourishing New PaaS and SaaS companies that are powered by, open source (and open data) A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 18

19 In other words Fewer barriers; less friction C/o ClipartPanda Idea Cloud / IaaS Choice Or Service Business opportunity Good Execution with your team Free software or affordable platform (likely built w/ FOSS4G) A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 19

20 So, there are now new hybrid possibilities Commercial Open Source PaaS SaaS A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 20

21 AppGeo s MapGeo as hybrid case study We eat what we cook / Dog fooding Hosted local government mapping solution offered as a subscription Launched Aug, 2011 Emphasis on parcel data Standard offering, but configurable to customer data Follows Brian Timoney s mantra (blog from 2/11/13): if you are building any public-facing interface you have exactly four requirements: fast, intuitive, informative, fast. Cloud based deployment To support scaling; maintain affordability Currently deployed to 75+ customers: cities, towns, counties, COGs, US Territory A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 21

22 So what does it currently look like? Try it: A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 22

23 MapGeo s current hybrid architecture Network Data Processing Tiling EC2 S A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 23

24 MapGeo Modernization 2015 Changing things up radically New, more responsive UI Leveraging PaaS, not just IaaS New content & capability A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 24

25 MapGeo Modernization 2015 Cloud infrastructure Battle with AWS lowers costs Customer layer management & styling; Dynamic tiling Their platform lowers our labor costs Responsive API Unique Content: Imagery, StreetView, geocoding, routing, etc A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 25

26 The hardest parts - idea & execution - are still on us; The technology is easier/cheaper than ever Time to overhaul MapGeo Cloud / IaaS Choice Business opportunity Good Execution with your team Free software or affordable platform (likely built w/ FOSS4G) A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 26

27 Google Imagery in Utah Generic tool for serving cloud-based imagery to a variety of client-side environments A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 27

28 The Problem Getting Google imagery into third party environments like Esri Google deprecated their serving technology, GME, in early 2015 Needed an alternative plan for serving Google imagery as services Using the OGC s WMS and for WMTS standards A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 28

29 Google Imagery is now deployed as two Google Cloud Storage (GCS) buckets containing files How to make those files available as web services? #1 Tile pyramid (JPG / PNG) #2 Raw imagery

30 WMS Imagery Appliance The Solution WMS Serving HTTPS: WMTS User metrics Multi-year imagery Download Image index Create a virtual machine in GCP Google Compute Engine (GCE) Create custom software that delivers WMS/WMTS services based on GCS tile pyramid A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 30

31 Complete Google imagery deployment on GCP Utilizes multiple corners of Google s cloud Tile pyramid (JPG) Raw imagery Provided by: WMS Imagery Appliance WMS Serving HTTPS: WMTS User metrics Multi-year imagery Download Image index

32 So where s the hybrid? Open standards enable Google s licensed data to be viewed in commercial software like Esri The best, most cost effective imagery in the best desktop software A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 32

33 Additional benefits of this approach Usage tracking Transactions are logged in, and reported out of: A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 33

34 Conclusions: Really interesting time in our industry Lots of new tools and options Hybrid works Great way to explore the new stuff It is not an all or nothing decision Change doesn t have to be drastic or sudden Legacy Systems and Software Explore their new offerings Grow the ones you like New Suppliers/ Approaches Check them & their offerings out Grow the ones you like A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 34

35 Questions Michael Terner A p p l i e d G e o g r a p h i c s, I n c. S l i d e 35