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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GIS Software
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 […]
GIS Software
Google Maps Finally Available for the iPad
Google has announced that a native app for the iPad is now available for Google Maps. The new Google Maps App for iOS devices is available for downloading from the iTunes App Store.
GIS Learning
Earth at Your Fingertips – Free eBook
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a free 100 page ebook for iOS users. The book, entitled, “Earth from Space: the Living Beauty” contains over 100 pages and includes interactive maps, satellite imagery collected from ESA’s missions, and animations demonstrating various aspects of the world.
GIS Software
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 […]
GIS Software
Explaining How Dark Sky Works
Dark Sky is a short term weather predictor protoype for iOS devices (more about the developers efforts to turn this into an app at the end of this post). Dark Sky predicts the time and duration of weather at the local level within a window of 30-60 minutes into the […]
GIS Software
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 […]