Developers can work with ArcGIS Online in tandem with Android Studio in order to make their applications available to a wider mobile audience.
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Mobile and Field GIS
Find options for collecting GIS data in the field using mobile and field devices. The mobile and field product descriptions listed here are provided by the companies that create them. Android GIS Products Mappt Mappt is a new market entrant into the field of tablet based data collection tools which […]
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Crowdsourced Traffic Data from Waze on Google Maps
Users of Google’s mapping products will notice the addition of more detailed traffic data, courtesy of Waze, an app that collects traffic and roadway conditions from its users. Last week, Google announced the integration of Waze user incident reports into its Google Maps for Mobile apps. Android and iOS users […]
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Google Maps 6.0 Adds Indoor Navigation
Google’s steady march to capture the entire spatial element of the world has extended to the indoors. Google Maps 6.0 for Android has rolled out and the most notable change is the addition of indoor navigation for Android users. Navigation through the interior of buildings is similar to external navigation with […]
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A Look at ArcGIS for Smartphones
ArcGIS for smartphones and tablets is an app from Esri available for free from the Apple App Store, Android App Marketplace (ArcGIS for Android was just released in October), and Windows App Store that makes it easy to extend the GIS capabilities of your phone. ArcGIS is a a way […]
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ArcGIS Now on Android
Esri has announced the availability of ArcGIS on the Android platform: Google Android users can now access data and mapping capabilities on their smartphones with the ArcGIS for Android application. ArcGIS for Android lets users find and share maps as well as deploy GIS data and functionality on Android devices. The free […]
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Data for the People, by the People: Designing Smartphone-based GISystems for Environmental Resource Assessment
According to the most recent Nielsen data, smartphones comprise approximately 40% of mobile phones used by US citizens. As mobile device technologies (e.g., smartphones and tablets) are increasingly becoming an indispensable part of our lives, more and more companies are taking advantage of the GPS capabilities of these devices to […]
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GIS News: Map of the Month from GfK GeoMarketing, ESRI Canada's Flex Tools for MASAS
The OGC has announced its new board of directors in today’s geospatial news roundup. GfK GeoMarketing has a new map of the month detailing retail spending as a share of private spending, SuperGeo has released SuperGIS Mobile Tour 3.0 for Android, and ESRI Canada has released ESRI Flex Tools for MASAS, and […]
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Major Update for Waze
Waze, the crowd-sourcing traffic application, has announced the release of version 2.0. This release launches new driving “groups”, a feature that allows users to discover and connect to other drivers who share common interests on the road. Groups allows drivers that share common interests, geography, or commutes to share information among […]
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Navigation by Google for the Rest of the World
Google firmly set its foot into the navigation world when it announced free Google Maps Navigation for the Android 2.0 at the end of October. The device is only available for the United States and only on select phones. Forbes takes a look at the supposed relationship Google is working […]