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Introduction

ITScooperative introduces innovative applications of web services developed for our clients. Web services and their service-oriented architecture (SOA) are foundations for promoting widespread use of best available services and information. On this page, we demonstrate new ways of working together for inter-organizational networks, federations, multi-disciplinary research initiatives, associations and others who value their own contributions and those of their partners.

This page is both a demonstration and a lab space. During ongoing innovation and development of Web 2.0, some features may be off for brief periods.

Mappoint Web Services - Implementation Case Study

Features on the left side of the page demonstrate our Community Asset application.

To experience it fully visit www.preventstroke.ca. See how Mappoint web services answer the real question of many health information seekers,

"What's nearby that can help me with this situation?"

On the administrative side of the site it also answers strategic questions, such as,

"How well are we serving this area?"

Search results display location maps based on distance from a point of interest, such as home or workplace. The user decides how far she is willing to travel. Enter a postal code and see what the directory has nearby -- 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 20 kms. from your postal code. There are several thousand Ontario records and the database grows regularly.

If you are unfamiliar with Ontario geography and postal codes or, if your area is not yet covered, try a search on the following postal codes:

The 'Mappoint Web Services' box on the top right this page contains direct links to these search services.

Each map is dynamically generated. Address changes pass immediately to the mapping service. Click on any pin and go directly to the full database record. Email a copy to a friend!

The technical foundation is MS.NET with XML . ITScooperative developed components in C# to handle common processing tasks. In the back office of the application, the administrative area provides multiple levels of security, one of which lets site managers see how well any area is served by listed resources.

If the above paragraph confuses, just remember that our platform supports change, flexibility, and security. Contributors can add, change and even delete resources close to their community or area of expertise.

Among the interesting features is the ability to modify categories and have the results appear on all display and search pages. Need to add a new risk factor? Has the terminology changed? With the right level of permission, one can add, rename or delete a category. The web application is smart enough to force the re-assignment of old categories before permitting deletion. Done. No additional work for the web designer. No programming. No bottleneck.

Please download the SPI Mappoint case presentation.

At ITScooperative we understand the pressures of providing accountable, public services. Unpredictable events and surges in demand are certain to happen. Systems must be ready, responsive and easy to use. Can we help you extend your services to key stakeholders, the public and communities of interest? Contact us.

Stroke Prevention Web Services - Demonstration

At the bottom right is one of the first known implementations of web services to community information. (If you know of others, please correct us. We could not find any!)

What makes the box titled 'SPI WebService' not just another search box? Although it behaves like any other search, what is happening underneath is quite revolutionary.

Our web site is making a request of preventstroke.ca. In that application, we built a web service. The  SPI WebService was configured to trust requests from this site. It responds to the search and sends back the data in XML format which we then display in list and detailed views.

Unlike the links in the 'What's New' box above it, the user never leaves our site, and we could re-shape that information in any way that serves our users best.

Trusted contributors can now log into an administrative area and add their information. However, they have to come to the main site both to contribute and to view resources. One of the goals of the Stroke Prevention Initiative is to broadly engage collaborators from regions and communities across the province. Offering web services enables them to improve local and shared resources at the same time.

The SPI WebService is about getting valued health promotion information used as widely as possible. It is also about getting the best available local information. We seamlessly integrate shared information with web sites and even databases of trusted collaborators. Information is available to local web sites. Local applications can channel updates to the central, shared database.

We implement core principles of successful information systems. Get it right once. Get it as close to the source as possible.

Associations, collaborating networks, and other trusted partnerships who agree on the organizational and other considerations for exchange of services can apply ITScooperative's WebService offerings to multiply their impact.

We configure WebService applications to implement your process requirements for access permissions, data exchange, editing, review, usage reporting, and even payment, if applicable. 

Please download ITScooperative's Collaboration Services.

In a related vein, please notice the upper left hand corner where we automatically monitor current additions and updates. This monitoring is done on our limited test database, not the full implementation. We can configure this as a both a web site display and as a web service which automatically emails or notifies subscribers on their desktop. Perhaps you only want to see changes in your region or for a specific risk factor? We can deliver exactly what you need.

If you would like to discuss how web services can extend the impact of your organization, please contact us through: