Implementation of Online Route Finder for Addis Ababa City
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2008-06
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Addis Ababa University
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As it applies to any map, web map has very wide spectrum of applicability which includes locating stuff and helping one to figure out how to reach it. Using Internet as a medium, maps can be served on demand to users. Maps that are displayed in web browsers can be grossly divided into two - static maps and dynamic maps. The static ones are composed once and are served with out any change for each and every request made for them. On the other hand, dynamic maps; the focus of this project, heavily interacts with user and are delivered based on ever changing input parameters. Due to this they have to be recomposed, redrawn and be served frequently and hence they are resource intensive.
This project has picked the challenge to deliver online routing advice map service for Addis Ababa City. Shortest or quickest best route analysis is one of the many web mapping service currently available. In that regard, an effort has been exerted to assess the available web mapping technologies that support the mentioned service and tried to deliver a working solution for the local context. From the achievement of the project one can draw a lesson that through merging available technologies user experience can be enhanced. Besides, adopting such kind of techniques has impact on the day to day life of the city residents by enabling them to save time and energy spent in seeking location information by providing map based local information.
Seen from vantage point of the national context such kind of service has greater input for tourism for it can extensively and intensively be used by tourists. The system helps them to have richly informed plan for their stay. Besides, Internet based maps that can be served on demand, can be made dynamic enough to reflect reality and come up with format that the user expects. This in turn increases user’s satisfaction. The more is the satisfaction, the more is the chance to get gross revenue form tourism industry.
The core tools and technologies used by the project include ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Desktop software packages from ESRI and Microsoft’s ASP.NET 2.0. The desktop software was used to develop the base mapping service and the server is used to stage the mapping service so that Internet Information (ISS) Server can access it and serve requests from browser. The user interface was developed using ASP.NET 2.0 technology for it has a set of pre built web mapping controls that facilitate development work.
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Web Map has Very Wide Spectrum of Applicability