Transcript Mapping With Mobile Devices

Mapping With Mobile
Devices
Using TerraFlex, GeoJot+, and Esri ArcCollector
Myles McReynolds
Benefits
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Cloud-based sync for fast data transfer
No expensive equipment needed
Replaces paper forms and maps
Cross platform: mobile, GPS, desktop
Android, iOS, Windows Mobile
Work anywhere: offline editing
Assign users to different projects
Customizable to fit your workflow
Affordable
Scalable licensing: pay for what you use
Drawbacks
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Reduced accuracy
Functionality
Ruggedness
No post-processing
Trimble TerraFlex
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Trimble InSphere is the online
geospatial information
management tool that provides
cloud based data sharing
Entry level GIS field data collection
Centrally managed
Online office platform – no need to
download desktop software
Import/Export Esri XML schema
and data
Export to Google Earth
Replaces pen and paper workflows
Trimble TerraFlex
Trimble TerraFlex
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Start by creating a project
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Select Users (you can go back later)
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Edit Form Templates: What to Collect?
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Attribute Fields: What do you want
to know?
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Publish forms for field use
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Collecting data in the field
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Collecting data in the field
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Forms sync automatically when in service area
If you don’t have service, forms will be saved
and will sync when you come back into service
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Meanwhile, back in the office…
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Export forms to multiple formats
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Export forms to multiple formats
ArcGIS
Google Earth
GeoSpatial Experts’ GeoJot+
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Includes desktop application used to create forms
Collected forms uploaded to Dropbox cloud automatically
Easily transfer data into back-end GIS
Create customizable .docx and .pdf reports, photo maps
(Esri shapefiles or GeoDatabases, and Google Earth files),
watermarked photos, and other database imports
GeoJot+
Photo-centric GPS data
for site assessment,
proof of performance,
asset audits, or to
document compliance quickly and accurately.
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◦ Essentials
◦ Team
◦ Enterprise
GeoJot+
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GeoJot+ Mobile
Field App focuses on
simplicity and
speed. Create and
distribute unlimited
field data collection
forms to your team.
Easily collect data that
is both accurate and
consistent. Train your
field team in minutes.
GeoJot+
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GeoJot+ Core Desktop Software lets you review field
data and enforce quality standards before inputting
data into a GIS database. Create customizable reports
as well as ArcGIS and Google photo maps.
GeoJot+
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For more on GeoJot+, be sure to attend John
Clark’s presentation this afternoon in the Asia
room located on the first floor.
Esri Collector for ArcGIS
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Use your iOS or Android device to collect and update information in
the field, whether connected or disconnected. From damage reports
and service requests to places of historical interest—create the data
that matters most to your organization.
Use the Collector app offline to
collect and edit maps and data
regardless of your network
availability.
Note: Because Collector for ArcGIS is a
feature of ArcGIS Online, you will need an
ArcGIS Online organizational account
http://doc.arcgis.com/en/collector/
Esri Collector for ArcGIS
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Easy to use, map driven, custom forms
Attach photos and videos
Collected data is synced to ArcGIS Online server
Get directions to features
Calculate distance and areas
Download maps to your device and work offline.
Use GPS to create and update map data.
Collect points, lines, and area features.
Track and report areas you visited.
Take Aways
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Cloud-based technology makes for sleek workflow
No expensive equipment
Replaces paper forms and maps
Android, iOS, Windows Mobile
Optimized for offline editing
User friendly
Customizable to fit your workflow
Affordable
Easily export to back-end GIS
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www.compasstoolsinc.com
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