Presentation by Mani Singh, NextByte Technologies at IMIA Asia Pacific's Melbourne Conference, Aug 2014

1. Mobile & Web Solutions
with Open Source
Mani Singh, CEO

3. Interactive Globe

4. Interactive Globe

5. Interactive Globe

6. Interactive Globe

7. Interactive Globe

8. Interactive Globe

9. Interactive Globe
● Tile based maps on top of globe
● Multiple cartographic layers as tiles to show different types of globes
● Meshing of different data sets on the globe
● PoI layer of over 50,000 points
● Search and/or Tap to view PoI information
● Multilingual
● Custom developed OpenGL globe for Android
● Also available through Whirly Globe an open source toolkit for iOS

10. Interactive World Atlas

11. Interactive World Atlas

12. Interactive World Atlas

13. Interactive World Atlas
● Publish map data for native iOS & Android apps and websites
● Creates map views with customs styles
● Uses data in both vector or raster formats
● Interactive PoI layers even for raster maps
● Draw, write, add points, save and print your own map
● Calculate distance between points or area within a polygon
● Built with MapBox iOS & Android - an open source toolset for building
mapping applications for mobile devices with flexibility for visual styling,
offline use, and customizability.

14. Raster maps with interactive data

15. Raster maps with interactive data

16. Raster maps with interactive data

17. Raster maps with interactive data

18. Raster maps with interactive data

19. Raster maps with interactive data
● A responsive web app with raster maps and data layer
● Geocoded raster images of periodic satellite passes served with a dynamic
data layer of ocean surface temperature and currents
● Map images can be zoomed & panned
● On tap user can view data overlays of surface temperature & ocean
current for any point in custom build popups.
● Users can also add their own GPS point to the map overlay layer.
● Client-side development is based on Leaflet, an open source JavaScript
library for mobile friendly interactive maps

20. eCommerce

21. eCommerce

22. eCommerce

23. eCommerce
● Refurbishing old ecommerce websites
● Contemporary software that is user friendly, optimised for organic search
engine traffic and easy to maintain.
● Magento Community Edition is open source ecommerce platform
● Comprehensive admin panel for sales monitoring, newsletters &
promotions; customer support; updates & maintenance
● Added features & functionality also be achieved by installing extensions
from the Magento Connect marketplace or modifying the core code.

24. Key factors
● Cost
● Customisation
● Support

25. Cost
● Open Source is not free
● Development & Customisation
● Related services around the
product
● Transactional Costs

26. If you have to "hack core"
to get Drupal to do what
you want, you're probably
doing something wrong.
Customisation

27. Support
● Paid Support
● User community based support

28. Finding the right solution