configuring the briefing book application in your community lindsay thomas
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Configuring the Briefing Book Application in your Community
Lindsay Thomas
ArcGIS for Local & State Government
• Series of useful maps and apps focused on government work
• Configurable and extensible
• Freely available and fully supported
• Community of users• Best Practices / Implementation Support
• Network of Esri Services and Partner offerings
• Help users implement, sustain and enhance
Esri’s solution for local government customers
…..Available on-premise or in the cloud
Editing Workflows
Focused Maps and Apps
AnalyticalModels
Information Model
Public Works Maps and Apps
Problem
• Challenges
- Presenting interactive and interesting reports to colleagues
- Presenting dynamic maps as static maps
• Mission
- Making it easier to share maps and briefings within your organization
Communicating dynamic information and multimedia in briefings and reports
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Solution
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Portal
ArcGIS
Great Briefing\Reports with Interactive Maps
Management is happy
You’re hard work is recognized
Briefing Book
• Supports many types of Multimedia - Maps
- Videos
- Images
- Text
- Flickr Streams
• Briefing Books are stored in your ArcGIS Online organization as a “Web Mapping Application” item.- Share with the general public
- Share within your organization
- Share with individuals
Maps, Multimedia, and more
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Demonstration
Briefing Book
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Getting Started
1. Download and Configure the application
2. Build great maps in ArcGIS Online or Portal for ArcGIS
3. Author a great briefing of report to share with your manager or executive
Communicating dynamic information and multimedia in briefings and reports
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Tips and Tricks
Use a fully qualified URL:
http://lindsaythomas.esri.com/BriefingBook/default.html
Do not use localhost:
http://localhost/BriefingBook/default.html to access your application
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Tips and TricksMake sure you configure your “ConfigSearchTag” with a unique tag
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Tips and TricksVerify the Portal for ArcGIS or ArcGIS Online Organization Account URL is correct
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Tips and Tricks
4. Images should be hosted on a web server or accessible via a URL
5. Use a browser like Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer 10\11 for authoring
6. The Briefing Book is designed to work on tablets and the page layouts reflect that.
Verify the Portal for ArcGIS or ArcGIS Online Organization Account URL is correct
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Summary
• The Briefing Book makes it easier to share briefings/reports with interactive maps
• Briefing Book is powered by ArcGIS Online / Portal for ArcGIS
• Let us know your feedback
http://solutions.arcgis.com/local-government/help/briefing-book/
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Thank You
http://solutions.arcgis.com/local-government/help/briefing-book/
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Configuring the Briefing Book Application in your Community
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