GeoCue Corporation

GeoCue Enterprise Server/Client

Framework Technology for Workflow Management

GeoCue Corporation's geospatial process management system (GeoCue Enterprise) is a generic framework that is easily tailored to manage a variety of geospatial production scenarios such as LIDAR production, digital orthophoto production, traditional photogrammetric production and etc. In fact, GeoCue is applicable to just about any production or task management scenario that follows the paradigm of input of data, dividing the data into production “segments” and then processing the data into products. Here we use the term products somewhat loosely since products could simply imply a report. For example, we think GeoCue is a viable tool for parceling up a task such as intelligence review of image data among analysts.

GeoCue is a three tier multi-user architecture that uses .NET technology from Microsoft. .NET provides the real-time notification system that provides users with up-to-the second project status, regardless of who makes changes to project entities. GeoCue uses database technology for sorting project metadata. We recommend Microsoft SQL Server as the database of choice.

GeoCue Enterprise Brochure

GeoCue Overview Presentation

GeoCue Product Family Overview

GeoCue Workflow Guide v6.1

What's New in GeoCue v6.1

Distributed Processing

Command Dispatch System

GeoCue Departmental Server provides a collection of capabilities that allow you to:

• Running commands on a machine (node) other than the one from which the command is invoked
• Scheduling a command to run at a later time
• Distributing commands that operate on multiple objects across multiple machines.

This collection of capabilities moves geospatial production from workstation to enterprise in ways that can have tremendous positive impacts on productivity and, ultimately, job profit. We collectively refer to these features as the Command Dispatch System. The Command Dispatch System brings an exciting new level of productivity enhancements to GeoCue. Its basic capabilities include:

• Scheduling a task to run at a later time on the user’s workstation
• Scheduling a task to run now or later on a remote workstation
• Splitting a task (it must be a distributable task, discussed later) across multiple machines
• Configuring groups of machines as processing clusters
• Setting resource limits for machines and clusters
• Setting machine and cluster schedules to dynamically reallocate resources or take machines offline and online for administrative purposes
• Setting processing priorities on objects and projects
• Monitoring the progress of dispatched tasks
• Rescheduling or terminating tasks that have been dispatched

The Command Dispatch System is included with GeoCue Departmental Server.

Command Dispatch System Administrator's Guide

Environment Builder

Customized Working Environments For GeoCue Enterprise

Environment Builder is an application for GeoCue Enterprise Server that allows OEM partners, Integration Partners, Third Party Developers and GeoCue end-users to modify and develop new production Environments for GeoCue.

Environment Builder is a multipurpose component within GeoCue that is designed to support a wide range of uses. There are a number of modifications to GeoCue that can only be accomplished by combining functions within Environment Builder with application code specifically written for GeoCue. For example, if you need to intimately interface custom software that you have designed into a GeoCue Environment, Environment Builder will provide you a quick, interactive way to design Entities, Layers, Checklists and other components.

Environment Builder Workflow Guide v6.1

Project Management

GeoCue Corporation offers an extensive array of tools for managing projects at both the individual production unit level as well as the aggregated macro level.

Project Administrator

Project Administrator is a new extension for GeoCue that adds the ability to view project status and to plan production at any level from synoptic process status to an individual checklist step on a single entity.

• Provides an interactive Excel-like window into the history and planning data of project checklists
• Interface allows user to set planning data for groups of entities in a fast and efficient way
• Provides powerful query tools that allow you to mine project data in an infinite variety of ways from what working segments have passed QC to how much time has been spent on the project this week

Project Management Brochure

Project Management Workflow Guide

Project Dashboard

Project Dashboard is a new web-facing application that allows you to aggregate entities that are managed within GeoCue projects into a synoptic multiproject view. Dashboard includes:

• Iconic display of project status
• Alternate display modes such as Phase variance, Phase schedule, External Financial System comparison
• User-settable alerts for Warning and Error conditions
• Automatic email notifications on user definable events
• Ability to define “External” phases that allow remote users to update phase status via the web
• Microsoft Excel Import and Export of project definitions and status

Project Management Whitepaper

Distributed Project Management System

The Distributed Project Management System (DPMS) is a GeoCue add-in component that allows you to link subcontractor elements of projects into a GeoCue “Master” project. DPMS provides functions to:

• Export a subcontractor project definition
• Allow subcontractors to send incremental status packets
• Import incremental status packets into the Master project with automatic checklist step updates
• Package delivery data by the subcontractor with an automatic manifest
• Accept subcontractor data delivery packages with automatic import into GeoCue Warehouse and relinking to Master Project “entities”
• Complete integration with GeoCue Project Dashboard

Project Portal