Mobile GIS at the DNR GIS Day – UMD November 17, 2011

DNR Land Management Managed Resources: 66 state parks 57 State Forests covering 8 million acres 200,000 acres in 133 Scientific and Natural Areas 1,200,000 acres in 1,500 Wildlife Management Areas

DNR Land Management  Minnesota's natural resources include: 11,842 named lakes of 10 acres or larger 3.8 million acres of fishing waters used by 2.3 million anglers annually 69,200 miles of rivers and streams 93 million acres of wetlands

Mobile GIS  Solution Considerations  Functionality – Does it meet our needs?  Cost – Does it meet our budget?  Supportability – Standardize or be overwhelmed by support requests  Sustainability – How long will the technology be around (Garmin iQue)?  Many-Tiered Solution

Mobile GIS Functionality Cost Rec GPS Smart Phones Windows Mobile PDA Tablet

Mobile GIS – Recreational GPS Functionality Cost Rec GPS Smart Phones Windows Mobile PDA Tablet

Mobile GIS – Recreational GPS

 Advantages  Rugged  Inexpensive  Small Learning Curve  Tools for Enhancing GPS  DNRGarmin  Export to Image  Mapwel -- WMA Data, Snowmobile Trails 

Mobile GIS – Recreational GPS  Disadvantages  Limited data entry capabilities

Mobile GIS – Recreational GPS  Examples  Reference/Navigation – Abandoned Wells, Wildlife Survey Transects/Quadrats, Invasive Species, Geocaching, Ownership boundaries, Snowmobile Trails  Data Collection – CO Violations, Forest Access Routes, Roads, and Trails, Trap Net Sites, Asset Locations, Water Access Sites, Fire Lines

Mobile GIS – Smart Phones Functionality Cost Rec GPS Smart Phones Windows Mobile PDA Tablet

Mobile GIS – Smart Phones IOSAndroid Windows Phone

Mobile GIS – Smart Phones  Cons  Small Screen  Not Ruggedized  Investment – Hardware, Data Plan Subscription  Many OS Options – Must develop apps accordingly  Pros  Small  Light  People have them - Public Facing Apps

DNR Water Access Sites  Layars augmented reality iPhone and Android Mobile GIS – Smart Phones

Lake Finder Android Mobile GIS – Smart Phones

 Fall Colors Real Time access to statewide fall color reports Integrated with Google Maps iPhone and Android Mobile GIS – Smart Phones

 Future Potential …  Crowdsourcing (Collaborative GIS) for data entry TIP Asset Management Rare Species Range etc Mobile GIS – Smart Phones

Mobile GIS - PDA Functionality Cost Rec GPS Smart Phones Windows Mobile PDA Tablet

Mobile GIS - PDA Windows Mobile -- Arcpad/ArcMobile

Mobile GIS - PDA Pros  Create and deploy intelligent forms  Manage data in shapefile or geodatabase format  Check-in/out capabilities with ArcMap  Ruggedized Cons  Small Screen

Check Out Check In Centralized DB Field Collection Mobile GIS - PDA

Forest Management  The evolution of a managed forest stand. Regeneration Survey Mobile GIS - PDA Forest Inventory Survey

Mobile GIS - PDA Forest Inventory  Sample site (plots) and take inventory of what is there  Identify competition species and damage (deer, mice, fungus)  Results determine the cover type and if any action is needed on stand

Mobile GIS - PDA GeoCache Impact Analysis  Determine the impact GeoCaches have on the surrounding environment.

Mobile GIS - PDA  Other Examples  Vegetation Surveys  Scenic Easement Inventory  Water Trails

Mobile GIS - Tablet Functionality Cost Rec GPS Smart Phones Windows Mobile PDA Tablet

Mobile GIS - Tablet Panasonic Toughbook

Mobile GIS - Tablet Pros  Large screen  Full operating system  Complex forms  Point, Line, Polygon, etc collection  Ruggedized Cons  Size  Cost

Wildlife Surveys  Need “Critter Counts” for  Information on  Populations  Distribution  Habitat Use  Needed for  Population Management  Habitat Management

Wildlife Surveys Fixed Wing Helicopter

MN DNR Aerial Surveys Canada Geese Breeding pair estimates (Quadrats)

MN DNR Aerial Surveys Swans Population estimates, reproduction, distribution (Transects)

MN DNR Aerial Surveys Deer Winter population estimates (Quadrats)

MN DNR Aerial Surveys Population estimates (Quadrats) Moose Relocating radio- marked animals

MN DNR Aerial Surveys Wolves Population estimates, distribution, activities (Transects, general surveys)

Tom Steve

Swan Survey

Simulated Deer Survey

Brian Brad

Simulated Deer Survey

MN DNR Aerial Surveys Elk – Population estimates Ring-Necked Duck – Eagles – Nesting pairs and territories Flood Damage SE Minnesota Wildlife Surveys

Field Data Recorders – Tier 3  Tier 3 – Examples  Swan  Deer  Geese  Eagles  Flood Damage  Moose  Elk  Wolves  Duck

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