1. Digital Data Collection In the Field

2. Project Goals Collect plant and site attribute data with a GPS and Pocket PC Produce spatial and tabular data Create maps that are compatible with ArcGIS Enable easy data transfer into GRIN Reduce transcription errors and time

3. ESRI software-compatible Microsoft Office-compatible Tables in dbf format Ease of data transfer Extended battery life Lightweight and portable System Requirements

4. Project Hardware HP iPAQ with ESRI ArcPad software Cruxview Bluetooth GPS Expansion sleeve for iPAQ for data backup and added battery Notebook Computer with ESRI ArcGIS software

5. Begin with paper data collection form Serves as model for data fields in digital customized form In our digital form, data is entered from drop-down lists, typed in or entered later

6. Create the Digital Collection Form DateSite_Photo Site_#Vegetative_Notes Accession_#Scientific_Name Collector1Local_Name Collector2#_Plants DirectionsArea_sq_m Anthropogenic_nowDistribution Anthropogenic_pastAbundance InclineHabit AspectFlower_Color LightPlant_Photo SoilAccession_Notes Soil_SampleX_Longitude MoistureY_Latitude LandformZ_Elevation Fields chosen for the digital form Appearance on the iPAQ

7. Locate and Prepare Spatial Data Gather thematic map layers Derive additional map layers Trim spatial data to area of interest Prepare plant collection attribute tables Add data-collection forms tp map layers Export select map layers to ArcPad Autosync script and attribute files on iPAQ

8. Activate the GPS and Bluetooth Open the ArcMap project on the iPAQ Enter attribute data Collect a GPS point Collect Data in the Field

9. Transfer map and attribute table to PC and ArcMap

10. GRIN Compatibility Accession data can be collected in the field HabitatCoordinates LocalityElevation

11. Other Benefits Forms easy to create and customize Can incorporate GRIN fields into forms.dbf tables easy to upload into GRIN Maps immediately ready for ArcGIS Data can be used for GIS analysis GIS data available at no cost on the web Reduces data entry from paper forms

12. Hardware Information ArcGIS Desktop Overview http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/about/desktop.html ArcPad System Requirements http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcpad/about/sys-reqs.html ArcGIS Desktop System Requirements http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=knowledgebase.systemRequirements.gateway ArcView System Requirements http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=knowledgebase.systemRequirements.matrix&pName= ArcView&productID=15&pvName=9.0&versionID=38&PID=15&PVID=184 Issues with Windows XP SP2 and ArcGIS 9.1 products http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=knowledgebase.techArticles.articleShow&d=28655

13. Software List ESRI: ArcGIS 8.3. ESRI: ArcPad 6.0.3. CeToolbox: Pocket Screen Capture 1.0. cetoolbox.com Greenwald: ArcPad Form Creation Wizard. arcscripts.esri.com LeProwse: Add X, Y, Z Values to Table. arcscripts.esri.com Microsoft: Excel 2000. www.microsoft.com