IBM PLACESadmin
A visual Web interface for creating indoor, location-based Web applications.
Date Posted: November 7, 2006
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What is IBM PLACESadmin?
IBM PLACESadmin (Points-of-interest, Locations, and Asset Catalog for Enterprise Services) is built on the APIs in IBM PLACES Middleware (another alphaWorks technology). IBM PLACESadmin helps developers to create, modify, and manage indoor, location-based Web applications through a simple-to-use, Internet-based Web interface. (Please download IBM PLACES Middleware to use in conjunction with this technology.)
This technology runs on Windows® and Linux®.
How does it work? IBM PLACESadmin provides the following set of "managers" for various areas of content creation for an indoor, location-aware Web application:
- Directory Manager: Manage indoor POIs (Points-Of-Interests), such as printer, security camera, or anything that could be classified as POIs.
- Import Manager: Import SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) maps, usually an indoor map of a building or compartment.
- Style Manager: Create, manage, and modify a custom set of visual styles and interaction styles using JavaScript.
- Icon Manager: Create, manage, and remove a set of icons for an indoor map.
- CRS Manager: CRS stands for Coordinate Reference System. CRS manager allows the creation of an indoor coordinate system.
- Features Manager: Correlate the visual and interaction styles created in Style Manager with the SVG objects on the SVG map or with its icons.
- Preview Manager: Preview the newly-created indoor map using the set of managers described above.
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| | About the technology author(s):
 Victor Shen is a software engineer at the IBM China Software Development Lab (CSDL) in Taipei, Taiwan. He joined CSDL in 2005 and was responsible for the development of IBM PLACES Middleware applications; currently, he focuses on IBM IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) solutions and WebSphere® DataPower solutions. Mr. Shen is also a Sun-certified programmer, a Sun-certified business component developer, and an IBM-certified, on-demand business solution designer.
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 Vincent Chang is a staff software engineer at IBM CSDL. He joined CSDL in 2000 and has worked as a developer, development leader, and technical consultant providing lab-based technical support to the Asia Pacific region. He has over five years of software design and development experience. Mr. Chang has thorough knowledge of Java programming and IBM products related to pervasive computing, including WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Portal Server, WebSphere Everyplace Access, WebSphere Everyplace Server for Telecom, DB2 UDB, and MQ Series. He is also familiar with Telecom specifications, such as Parlay/OSA and SIP.
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 Matt Lee is a software engineering manager at IBM CSDL. Mr. Lee joined IBM in 2001 as a software developer and now manages a development and testing team. His areas of expertise include pervasive computing, host integration solutions, grid computing, and SOA solutions. Mr. Lee is currently working on WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance Testing.
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 Rick Wu is a software engineering manager at IBM CSDL. He joined IBM in 1998. Mr. Wu has experience in software design, development, and testing, and his areas of expertise include pervasive computing, telecom solutions, and RFID solutions. Mr. Wu is currently working on WebSphere Everyplace Deployment development and testing.
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IBM PLACES Middleware and IBM PLACESadmin were originally invented and developed at IBM Watson Research Center by David Wood, Ted Habeck, Sastry S. Duri, Alan Cole, and Jonathan Munson.
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