1. Centralization & Mobile GIS
The OR/WA BLM Experiment

2. Issue: GPS Hardware connects to local PC, but needs to interface with software on remote machine(s)

3. Question: Can GPS hardware connect to Citrix boxes?

4. Answer: Yes, if ActiveSync is involved.

5. ActiveSync Introduced
Software that connects Windows Mobile Devices to PCs (normally local).
ActiveSync runs as a Windows Service.
Constantly “listening” for a Mobile Device connecting through USB connection.
Standard software on local workstations that need to connect to Mobile Devices to transfer data.
Devices that run any form of Windows Mobile use ActiveSync (Newer Trimble, IPAQ, etc)

6. Disable Local ActiveSync if Applicable

7. Turn On Virtual Com port Mapping

8. Choose Not Configured for Client Device Com Ports.

9. Enable COM Port Mapping at the ICA-TCP Properties
Under Terminal Services Configuration and then ICA-TCP Properties uncheck Com port mapping to enable

10. Screen Grabs of the Process
Open up Citrix as normal and choose ActiveSync.
Click Explore to open up Windows Explorer.

11. Access Mobile Device and Citrix Drives
Copy and Paste routine to move data.

12. What Works…. What Doesn’t
Any device running:
Windows Mobile
Pocket PC
Win CE .NET
Trimble post-2001
Devices running:
ArcPad
Terrasync
Must run ActiveSync
Connect via USB
Older Trimble devices
Geo 2
Geo 3
Pro XR
Non-ActiveSync units
Non-USB Trimble units
Garmin – Have had no success with DNR Garmin
Citrix Compatible
Not Citrix Compatible

13. …Many Interrelated Software Pieces
Will the Mobile GIS software work together in a centralized environment???

14. Question: Will various software pieces work together seamlessly in Citrix?

15. Types of Mobile GIS Workflows
ArcPad (a)
ActiveSync
ArcMap/GPS Analyst
ArcPad (b)
Pathfinder Office
ArcMap
Terrasync
Garmin
DNR Garmin
DNR Garmin

16. Tested:
Created ActiveSync Partnership with local PC-Citrix-Mobile Device
Copied data to/from Mobile Device via Citrix
Used PFO Data Transfer Mobile Device to Citrix
Checked In ArcPad Data to Citrix
Differentially corrected GPS data
Uploaded Garmin data to Citrix using DNR Garmin
Worked
Worked*
Worked**
Failed
*Copied slowly, many users may affect future performance
**USB Devices only

17. Tested: Worked Trimble Planning Software BLM_SDE2Mobile Tool
Pathfinder Office Suite
ArcMap/GPS Analyst
Worked

18. Overcoming Technical Hurdles

19. The Good: GPS Analyst ArcMap/GPS Analyst has worked really well.
GPS Analyst Toolbox had to be manually overwritten with updated version to get AXF Tools properly added in.

20. The Bad: DNR Garmin DNR Garmin software installed locally
User copies the .shp up to Citrix after download to local PC
No direct interaction between Citrix ArcMap & DNR Garmin extension
Adds complexity to Garmin work flow

21. The Ugly: Pathfinder Office
Antiquated software designed prior to Windows 2000.
Registry Key and Permissions Intensive.
Issues with Windows Installer for many users.
Time Zone has not been reading correctly (C:\WINDOWS\TIMEZONE.ini).

22. Non- USB Trimble Units Data Transfer Utility installed locally
User transfers files to local PC
Copies them to Citrix
Not an elegant solution
Adds complexity

23. Question: Will various software pieces work together seamlessly in Citrix?

24. Yes… only if all applications are running on same Citrix box
Answer:
Yes… only if all applications are running on same Citrix box

25. More Specifically….
ActiveSync and GPS Pathfinder Office must be on same Citrix Box.
Data Transfer Utility depends on this.
BLM SDE2Mobile Toolbar for GeoBOB requires this.
Bottom Line
Anytime you are using software that uses ActiveSync for data transfer you need that software to run on the same box as the ActiveSync that is connected to your Mobile Device.

26. Shortcuts in Citrix ActiveSync always work……

27. ActiveSync Tip: Disable Synchronization(Does not work on BLM System)
HKEY_LOCAL_Machine>SOFTWARE>MICROSOFT>WINDOWS CE SERVICES>GUESTONLY

28. Other Things to Consider
No elegant solution to ensure all Mobile GIS apps will run on same box when user needs multiple apps to work together
Pathfinder Office settings need to be standardized for all users
Serving up Mobile Base Data to devices
GPS data file structure on Citrix

29. Questions? Remember Information is a click away.
ArcPad Tools and Utilities