Detail Installation process of ArcGIS 10.3 and license manager (Very easy)

Hey Guys, What’s up. Being an engineer, I like to be updated with the software I am use. In the geospatial community, the commonly used software is ESRI’s ArcGIS. At the time of this post, ESRI is on its way to launch its ArcGIS 10.4. But, here I am posting the steps to install ArcGIS10.3 which is quite easy if you have previously installed the version 10.2.

The basic steps involved in the installation of the ArcGIS 10.3 desktop and its license manager are instructed as follows: (we assume that you already have the crack and back-up for installation). Hey, don’t worry you can download  the ArcGIS10.3 at https://kat.cr/arcgis-10-3-t10677453.html#main

(Note: Some computers may require their antivirus software being disabled during the time of installation but some may not. Risk at your own)

Ø   Before you begin Installing ArcGIS 10.3, you should uninstall any old version of ArcGIS components and license manager from your PC. For easiness you can use RevoUnistaller software to uninstall the license manager for ArcGIS and then you can uninstall ArcGIS. The use of RevoUnistaller s/w is important because you need to clear old registry files, temporary files of license manager and ArcGIS. Otherwise, it may create problems later on in setup procedure of ARCGIS.

Ø    When you download, you have a file Arcgis10.3 with .3 type extension. That’s however has lost its extension. So rename this file as ArcGIS10.3.rar and then use Winrar to extract it. After extracting you get three folders namely ArcGIS 10.3 : ArcGIS 10.3 Crack, ArcGIS 10.3 Installer, LicenseManager.

Ø       Run Setup.exe found inside ArcGIS 10.3 Installer. Wait for the installation to complete. After installation is complete, ArcGIS Administration may open, leave it for now. Do not do anything on it just cancel it.

Ø     Then install License Manager. Double click Setup.exe found in  LicenseManager (in your back up folder). Wait for the installation to complete. Now we head toward cracking the license. Before you do that, first of all make sure the licenses currently are stopped.

Ø     For that, go to start, type License Server Administrator in search and click it to open. In the LSAdmin window under ArcGIS/Start/Stop License Service, click the Stop button to stop the services. Then Under Diagnostics. Click diagnose. You should see License Status: not running.

Ø Ok if alright. Go to  ArcGIS 10.3\ArcGIS 10.3 Crack\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\License10.3\bin (backup folder). Find the service.txt file there. Edit this service.txt file for configuring licenses for your PC. In the file change the name of the server to your computer name.(CHANGE only the red one as shown below to your computer name…. you can copy your computer name from your computer properties, but this name may not work sometime (for that you can use localhost as your server name)

START_LICENSE                             

SERVER DESKTOP-1DDLOF8 ANY 27001
            VENDOR ARCGIS

Ø Save this file and then copy and this file and paste it in “C:\Program Files(X86)\ArcGIS\License 10.3\bin”.

Ø    Copy ArcGIS.exe file from the same folder ArcGIS 10.3\ArcGIS 10.3 Crack\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\License10.3\bin and paste to C:\Program Files(X86)\ArcGIS\License 10.3\bin

Ø     Copy AfCore.dll file from the same folder  \ArcGIS 10.3\ArcGIS 10.3 Crack\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.3\bin and paste to C:\Program Files(X86)\ArcGIS\Desktop 10.3\bin

Ø      Open the License server Administrator. Go to start/stop license server. Click Start and then go to Diagnostics and click diagnose. It must say testing licenses done.

Ø     Then, Open ArcGIS Administration. Click on Desktop choose Advanced(Arcinfo) Concurrent use) and on license manager tab give your computer name or localhost (any one may work).

Ø      Now you are ready to play with ArcGIS. Start Arcmap from Start menu.

Still if you have any problems regarding the installation of ArcGIS 10.3, please feel free to mail me at dipeshsuwal@gmail.com.  Hope, I will be back with the latest version of GIS s/w. But friends I suggest all to give priority to use open source software Quantum GIS. Thank you for your precious time.

Detail Installation process of ArcGIS 10.2 and license manager (Very easy)

The basic steps involved in the installation of the ArcGIS 10.2 desktop and its license manager are instructed as follows: (we assume that you already have the crack and back-up for installation).

(Note: Some computers may require their antivirus softwares being disabled during the time of installation but some may not. Risk at your own)

• Before you begin Installing ArcGIS 10.2, you should uninstall any old version of ArcGIS components and license manager from your PC. For easiness you can use RevoUnistaller software to uninstall the license manager for ArcGIS and then you can uninstall ArcGIS. The use of RevoUnistaller s/w is important because you need to clear old registry files, temporary files of license manager and ArcGIS. Otherwise, it may create problems later on in setup procedure of ARCGIS.

• If you have the backup of the ArcGIS software which I am using, you must have 4 folders inside ArcGIS 10.2.2 namely: Extras, Installer- ArcGIS, Installer- License Manager, and Patch.

•   Ok if all good, then you need to extract first of all ArcGIS by double clicking ArcGIS_Desktop_1022_140115.exe   to a folder you like anywhere in your hard disk. Then, wait for the extraction to complete.

• After extraction is completed, you see a folder ArcGIS 10.2.2. Run Setup.exe found inside ArcGIS 10.2.2/Desktop/Setup.exe. (if not automatically started)

• Wait for the installation to complete. After installation is complete, ArcGIS Administration may open, leave it for now. Do not do anything on it just cancel it.

• Then install License Manager. Double click Setup.exe found in ArcGIS 10.2.2/Installer-License Manager (in your back up folder).

• Wait for the installation to complete. Now we head toward cracking the license. Before you do that, first of all make sure the licenses currently are stopped.

• For that, go to start, type License Server Administrator in search and click it to open. In the LSAdmin window under ArcGIS/Start/Stop License Service, click the Stop button to stop the services. Then Under Diagnostics. Click diagnose. You should see License Status: not running.

• Ok if alright. Go to ArcGIS 10.2.2/ Patch folder (backup folder). Inside Procedure 2 Patch/ double click ArcGis_Keygen_Modified.exe.

• Change version to 10.2. Click ALL and it will generate the licenses for all modules.

• Find the services.txt file in your “C:\Program Files(X86)\ArcGIS\License 10.2\bin” and open it. Replace the text here with the text generated from the keygen.

• Also make a slight change like below in services.txt for configuring licenses for your PC. In the file change the name of the server to your computer name.(CHANGE only the red one as shown below to your computer name…. you can copy your computer name from your computer properties, but this name may not work sometime (for that you can use localhost as your server name)

           START_LICENSE                            

          SERVER user-VAIO ANY 27000

          VENDOR ARCGIS

•  Copy ArcGIS.exe file from the same folder ArcGIS 10.2.2/ Patch and paste to program files(86x)/ArcGIS/license10/bin

• Open the License server Administrator. Go to start/stop license server. Click Start and then go to Diagnostics and click diagnose. It must say testing licenses done

• Then, Open ArcGIS Administration. Click on Desktop choose Advanced(Arcinfo) Concurrent use) and on license manager tab give your computer name or localhost (any one may work).

• Now you are ready to play with ArcGIS. Start Arcmap from Start menu.

Still if you have any problems regarding the installation of ArcGIS 10.2, please feel free to mail me at dipeshsuwal@gmail.com. Thank you for your precious time.

Quality of Spatial Data

Data quality can be defined as fitness for purpose, or how suitable some data is in satisfying particular needs or fulfilling certain requirements to solve a problem (Coote & Rackham, 2008). Quality is a major concern as it determines the limits of use for any dataset, and it is key in putting GIS products into an understandable form. (Paradis & Beard, 1994). As identified by Van Oort (2006), spatial data quality has been an increasing concern due to two reasons,

(1)   The emergence of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in the 1960s and

(2)   From the 1970s onwards, a strong increase of available spatial data from satellites.

He also states that the number of users from no spatial disciplines have grown due to the large-scale adoption of GIS. This is certainly the case for Volunteered Geographical Information (VGI) and neogeography applications. The quality of geographic data can be assessed against both subjective and quantitative quality elements. Based on the ISO standards for the quality principles of Geographic information1, Cooke and Rackham (2008) outline how both these quality elements can be assessed:

Subjective elements provide a valuable initial indication as to how useful a particular data is going to be for certain purposes. They usually fall under three headings:

Ø  Purpose – the rational for creating the dataset

Ø  Usage – the application to which the dataset has been put

Ø  Lineage – the history of the dataset

Quantitative elements imply a quality evaluation involving measurement and an objective result.

They are categorized as follows:

Ø  Positional accuracy: the accuracy of the position of features or geographic objects in either two or three dimensions. Positional accuracy can be expressed either as the absolute accuracy; the closeness of coordinate values to values accepted as true, relative accuracy; closeness of the relative positions of objects in a dataset to those relative positions accepted as true, or gridded data position accuracy; the closeness of gridded data position values to those accepted as being true.

Ø  Temporal accuracy: This is the accuracy of temporal attributes, such as dates and time, and the temporal relationships of features, such as ‘later’ or ‘earlier than’ relationships. Temporal accuracy can be expressed as the accuracy of time measurement; i.e. if the stated recorded dates of objects are correct, temporal consistency; the correctness of ordered events, or temporal validity; the validity of data with respect to time.

     Thematic accuracy: This is the accuracy of quantitative attributes; such as population, no quantitative attributes; such as geographic names, and classifications; how correct classes assigned to attributes are in relation to ground truth.

Completeness: This is the presence and absence of objects in a dataset at a particular point in time. These can be errors of omission; data missing from the dataset which should have been included at the time of capture (such as missing streets or street names) or commission; Data that is present in the dataset but should have been omitted (such as buildings now demolished). 

  Logical consistency: This is the level of adherence to logical rules of data structure, attribution and relationships. This can be characterized as conceptual consistency, domain consistency, format consistency and topological consistency.

Spatial data quality is usually implicitly implied in mapping and traditionally the implicit measures of quality, transferred from surveyor to the cartographer, were understood by experts. However, the nature of digital data requires an explicit approach in communicating the overall quality of map data, hence the expertise and knowledge of the surveyor, cartographer or geographer needs to be passed on to the GIS user (Cooke & Rackham, 2008). Another factor to be considered once an assessment of data quality has been carried out is assessing fitness for use. As mentioned at the beginning of this chapter, quality can be defined as fitness for purpose. Van Oort (2006) outlines three steps in how this can be achieved:

1. To search for a spatial dataset that contains the information needed for the intended application
2. To explore whether there are legal or financial constraints to access or particular use of the spatial data
3. Finding out if, given the spatial data quality, risks are acceptable.

EXISTING DISASTER MANAGEMENT RELATED ANDROID APPS IN MARKET

The need of effective disaster management system and the capacity of smartphones to reach to people makes an interesting scenario to invest people’s time and money in developing android based systems that at least help in reducing deaths and damages caused due to disasters by reaching to more number of people at ease. The android apps can address any one phase of disaster including from preparedness, recovery, relief and rescue to all of the phase. Regarding this aspect, many organizations have developed some useful android applications that are available in the market today for disaster management. Mentioning some top android apps for disaster management are FEMA, Disaster Alert, ubAlert, Natural Disaster Monitor etc.

1.1        FEMA

FEMA is an android app developed by Federal Emergency Management System (FEMA) under Department of Homeland Security, United States whose mission is to support US citizens and first responders to ensure that US is capable to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards including from drought, earthquakes, floods to even terrorism before, during and after disaster strikes.

1.2        Disaster Alert

Disaster Alert app is another android app developed by PDC-Pacific Disaster Centre which provide real time alerts, collected from authoritative sources with details such as potential threats to people, property or assets due to potential disasters which covers global Earthquake, floods, Tsunami, Volcano, Storm, Marine and even manmade disasters that may occur around worldwide and shows on an interactive map.

1.3        Natural Disaster Monitor

Like Disaster Alert, Natural Disaster Monitor developed by Dominic925 gives real-time updates based on alerts published by the Global Disaster Alert and Co-ordination System (GDACS), which is a joint initiative of the United Nations Office for coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the European Commission.

1.4        UbAlert-Disaster Alert

UbAlert-Disaster Alert developed by social network website ubAlert is another disaster related android app which gathers data through pictures and videos of the event from the app from verified sources and accounts of the people who were present at real places and witnessed the natural disaster. They can instantly share alerts with friends and family members to get them out of harm’s way via email, Facebook and Twitter.

Application	Features	Limitations
FEMA	1.      Contains information for different types disaster preparedness 2.      Can plan emergency meeting locations 3.      Contains information on how to stay safe and recover after a disaster 4.      Contains a map with FEMA Disaster Recovery Center locations and Shelters 5.      General ways the public can get involved before and after a disaster, and the FEMA blog.	1.      Mostly for use in US 2.      Does not provide information immediately 3.      No location based alerts
Disaster Alert	1.      Shows disaster on interactive map 2.      Automatic update on every 5 minute 3.      Shows disaster all over the world	1.      Alert received by all users 2.      No location based alerts
ubAlert	1.      Gives information on disaster all over the world 2.      Share the alert to the friends 3.      Report the disaster	1.      Alert Received by all users 2.      Chance of false reporting 3.      No location based alerts
Natural Disaster Monitor	1.      Shows disaster along with alert level 2.      Shows the disaster information on the icon click	1.      No real time alert system

GEOFENCING POST DISASTER SCENARIO USING ANDROID APP

ABSTRACT

Nepal is ranked one of the most vulnerable country to disasters in the world due to its topographical features, adverse geo climatic conditions, environmental degradation, urbanization etc. Although everyone acknowledges this fact, there still lacks a proper and well-coordinated disaster management system which includes stages of mitigation, preparedness, relief, response and recovery. Nepal Government along with coordination with different NGO and INGO are working collaboratively to build an effective management system. But at present the existing applications, tools and systems have not been enough to address all issues of disaster management. Although Nepal has been able to build a system effective for disaster preparedness through the involvement of organizations like NSET, but the works on response, recovery and relief phase during post disaster situation seems not enough. Since, the market and reach of mobile phones to people is increasing day by day and mostly the popularity of smartphones is very high and among all available smartphones in market, Android has been the long leading smartphones in the market, the use of android smartphones would be an effective medium of communication, sharing information and sending and receiving alerts in a disaster scenario. The android’s penetration to users is increasing so rapidly that it could be a quick information sharing tool. Realizing the essence and usefulness of android to be used in the disaster management system seems to be an effective tool, an android application named D-Fencing was developed. This app was developed using Android SDK with ADT plugin in eclipse IDE. Bluestack App player was used to test the application and PostgreSQL was used for database management. The users of android app can be benefited by being able to receive alerts and notifications via their application notifications on their mobile screen based on the location of the device (which consequently is their location if they are carrying it),and given that their location is within or inside a defined geofence. A geofence here in the app is a virtual perimeter- a virtually fenced off geographic location of a circular shape with fixed radius and center coordinates in latitude and longitudes in WGS coordinate system defined by the system administrator who can be admin of the disaster management system. The geofence defined by the admin also contains name and the message for the geofence that the users entering into that virtual geofence are expected to receive as notifications in their smartphones.

NEED OF ANDROID APPLICATIONS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN NEPAL

The penetration of communication technologies is getting stronger in Nepal. As of February, 2014 telephone users in Nepal has increased to 86.82% and the internet users has increased up to 30.70%. As of February,2014 there are 20961942 users of mobile phones compared to only 828828 users of fixed land lines i.e. 79.11 % of total population use mobile phones compared to only 3.12% landline users. The data shows a vast difference in the number of mobile phone users and landline users is mostly due to convenience, efficiency, and its mobile nature. Comparatively, the introduction of mobile phones is new than fixed landlines, but they are able to penetrate to the users quickly and efficiently. The mobile phones also have wide coverage, and seeing the progress of penetration of mobile phone to the users in Nepal it seems the implementation of mobile phones in a disaster management can be an effective tool. A study in Bangladesh shows that wireless mobile technologies can be effectively used in disaster information management. Based on the study mobile technology may be used to disseminate pre-disaster warnings and post-disaster information and alerts, to receive information about relief needs and requirements.

In modern times, mobile phones are not only intended for sending texts and making calls. These days they offer more than what you had excepted ten years back. They are called smartphones now. A smartphone (or smart phone) is a mobile phone with more advanced computing capability and connectivity than basic feature phones. Early smartphones typically combined the features of a mobile phone with features of other user device, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA), a media player, a digital camera, and/or a GPS navigation unit. Later smartphones have included all of those plus the features of a touchscreen computer, including web browsing, Wi-Fi, and 3rd-party apps. Based on research released by Smartphone Summit, smartphones account for 10% of all cell phone sales and it is still growing and driving more interest among people. One of the reasons for its continued growth is that it provides information valuable to the users. According to Stephenson, people with information all the time feel more secure in disaster times which also allows responders to focus on those  in greatest need of the rescue or services. Smartphones are growing in popularity even in Nepal. Be it students, professionals or retired people, everybody wants to own a smart handset. The main reason for the popularity of smart phones is the addiction of people towards social media sites. People want to use social networks any time it is possible and nowadays every smart phone is equipped with integrated support for social networking sites.

Among all available smartphones in market, smartphones with three major OS are popular in the market. The major market leaders are Apple’s iPhones and Blackberry smartphones and Android smartphones. Android is the open source platform for the cellular telephones and mobile computations. Many other open sourced cell phones have been developed like Moblin, LiMo, Openmoko, FreeRuneer and even Symbian OS but none of them became popular and came in use as Google’s android. Apples’ iPhone, Blackberry and Microsoft’s Windows phone are some closed source platforms which are established and popular among people. These closed platform are popular for their own reasons like portability, design, security and reliability. But the major lack is their OS is not available as open source. This has led to the popularity in the use of android mobile and many vendors such as Motorola, Samsung, Colors, Google phone, Karboon, HTC, Micromax who were using their own operating system has changed to the android operating system. As many vendors use the same operating system, the user can develop a single application which can be used in all the mobile phones. A study shows  Apple's share of the world market was 22.95%, and Android’s 23.81% in May 2012 but by November, 2013, Android was on 43% of all the world’s smartphones while Apple iOS still was on one in five smartphones. The study also shows out of the 227 countries, Android was the market leader in 135 countries, whereas Apple was the market leader in only 38 countries, including the U.S. In this age, mobile applications are the simplest way to reach to people, as every person has the mobile with them. If android platform is used as the application development, maximum number of the users can associated with that application.