Using Internet GIS to support the management of helicopter applications in a decentralized organizational structure
Klaus Hoffmann (KABS), Thomas Schorr (Thomas Schorr IT consulting), Norbert Becker (KABS)
Fast flow of indisputable information is a crucial task for mosquito control organisations in executing helicopter application of larvicides with dense daily schedules.
In a decentral organization structure like the German Mosquito Control Association (KABS) a webbased GIS-application warrants optimal performance in an economical manner.
Principal aim of the application is to ensure clear information between all involved parties in a reliable workflow, furthermore documentation and transparency of all up to date and past helicopter treatments in a central database is guaranteed.
The user defined system is entirely based on open source software. Main components are the web application server Zope and the web mapping platform UMN Mapserver.
Key features are:
- Unified, easy to use web interface for all involved actors
- Editing, upload and download function for treatments orders (ESRI-shape file)
- Obligatory workflow for all orders
- Up- and download function for documentation files and tabular summaries
- Download to Google-Earth KML-files of order and documentation files
- Modular contract based development gives a clear overview on costs
- It is open to future enhancements
The presentation will show how a distinct workflow with a huge number of involved parties (32 field officers spread over the upper Rhine valley in Germany and France (Alsace), flight operations
contractor (2 pilots), larvicide supply and workflow management) acting at different locations with different tasks is guaranteed by use of the system.