Technical Information

Geocortex Statistics is built on a suite of modules that generate different ArcIMS statistics.

The plugin based architecture of the application allows new modules to be developed and integrated easily, while it also allows new data sources to be created. Geocortex Statistics is designed to filter and group transactions, which are then output as reports. Geocortex Statistics can be customized to accommodate the needs of any organization.

Geocortex Statistics Modules:

User Interaction Modules:

• popular extents map
• popular layers
• initial extent requests
• requests per year, month, day, hour
• average requests per month, day, hour
• unique sessions*
• average transactions per session *
• browsers used to access site*
• operating systems used to access site*
• IP addresses of site visitors*

Performance Monitoring Modules:

• processing map showing which areas take the most processing time
• average request time
• layer data performance
• image server processing time

Data Capture Modules:

• stores transactions in XML
• stores transactions in CSV format
• stores transactions in a database

Please note that modules notated with * requires the Geocortex Internet Mapping Framework. Viewer customization will also enable organizations to generate these statistics.

Geocortex Statistics Reports:

Geocortex Statistics Reports control statistics output.

Through the report generation component you are able to filter transactions to be grouped into reports. This means that you are able to specify that all AXL files relating to a particular map service be grouped into one report. You are also able to request stats for a particular area of a map service using envelope filter methods. Grouping and filtering can be done on most transactions variables such as map service, request time, response time, image sizes, and client IP address. Reports can be configured to include certain modules.

A run-time template can be called to automatically generate reports using Geocortex Statistics. By default Geocortex Statistics uses XSL to transform generated output into HTML files. This allows users to have full control over the look and the feel of reports.

The architecture of Geocortex Statistics is designed so that new modules can be efficiently added to provide custom reporting.

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