1. Mobile Geographic Information Systems GISC 6383 – GIS Management & Implementation Technology Assessment Fall 2006 Jason Basquin Adetunji ‘TJ’ Idowu William Johnson

2. What is Mobile GIS? ► Extends a GIS from the office into the field ► Mobile hardware platform  Handheld device  Tablet PC  Laptop PC ► Mobile GIS Software  Subset of enterprise GIS ► GPS  Integrated with GIS hardware  External

3. Mobile GIS Applications ► GIS field work ► Geographic data activities:  Capture  Store  Update  Manipulate  Analyze  Display

4. Mobile GIS Applications ► Mobile GIS tasks:  Field mapping  Asset inventory  Asset maintenance  Inspections  Incident reporting  GIS analysis & decision-making

5. Traditional Process ► GIS field data collection & edit performed manually with maps, notes, & sketches. ► Manual updates made to GIS back in the office ► Time-consuming & error-prone processes

6. Mobile GIS Benefits ► GIS & GPS based tools provide  Real-time information gathering  More current data  More accurate data ► Resulting in  Analysis performed sooner  Decisions made more quickly  Decisions made more confidently

7. How is Mobile GIS Different? ► No high-speed network connection available ► Hardware platform supports software & data ► Size of mobile systems limit viewing extent, geoprocessing, and storage capacity ► Download data in office before going into the field ► Upload new data & changes upon return from field

8. Mobile GIS Players ► Software vendors:  ESRI – ArcPad ► multiple ArcPad extensions/customizations  Intergraph – Intelliwhere  MapInfo – MapXtend, MapInfo Mobile  Strata – PenMap  JTMaps – Todarmal  Bentley – PowerMap Field

9. Mobile GIS Technology Assessment ► ESRI ArcPad software based on market share ► Assess handheld computer platforms supporting ArcPad ► Focus on field work in harsh conditions and rugged environments ► Why? Because we are harsh, rugged men!

10. ESRI Market Penetration ► Used in over 300,000 organizations world-wide ► Used in each of the 200 largest cities in the US ► Used in majority of national governments ► Used in 2/3 of Fortune 500 companies ► Used in over 7,000 colleges & universities ► Used on over 1,000,000 desktops world-wide ► Used in the UT-Dallas GIS programs Source: GISUser.com Oct 2006

11. ESRI – ArcPad Features ► Create & edit spatial data  Points, lines, polygons  Mouse pointer, pen, GPS, rangefinder, camera  Editing tools ► Uses data directly from desktop or enterprise GIS without conversion to unique portable formats ► Supports & displays vector & raster data, limited only by hardware speed & memory

12. ESRI – ArcPad Features ► Supported data formats:  ESRI shapefile  ArcPad graphics layers  ArcPad photo layers  MrSID MG2 and MG3  JPEG  JPEG2000  TIFF  GIF  PNG  Windows bitmap  CADRG  ArcIMS Image Services via access to the Internet

13. ESRI – ArcPad Features ► Attribute data collection forms:  Create quickly from shapefile  Custom forms built using ArcPad Application builder

14. ESRI – ArcPad Features ► Integration with GPS or DGPS ► Rangefinder support ► Digital camera support

15. Trimble GeoXH ► Top of the Trimble product line ► Key Features:  Integrated GPS  Windows Mobile v5.0  512mb onboard memory  Bluetooth & WLAN  $5,295.00

16. TDS Recon X-Series ► Embedded Bluetooth & 802.11g WLAN ► Waterproof ► 17 ounces ► MIL-STD-810F & IP67 ► 15 hours continuous typical use ► 200 or 400 MHz XScale processor ► Color display with front light ► 64MB RAM ► 128 or 256MB nonvolatile flash

17. Juniper Systems – Allegro CX ► Key Specifications:  Intel XScale processor, 400 MHz  Windows CE.NET V4.2  128M SDRAM  256M, 512M, or 1G Data Storage  USB, COM1/2, Infrared, Bluetooth, 802.11b  Color display (3.0”w x 2.3”h)  Touchscreen, stylus, and keypad  10”h x 5.25”w x 1.5”d; 1.84lb  MIL-STD 810F & IP67  12 to 20 hour battery life  Integrated GPS

18. ITRONIX – GoBook Q.200 ► Key features:  400MHz Intel Xscale  Microsoft CE.NET 4.2  128MB SDRAM  Compact flash slot  RS232, USB, IR  10/100 Ethernet  3.8” diagonal screen  9.6” x 4” x 2.1”; 1.76lb  MIL STD 810F

19. Magellan – Mobile Mapper CE ► Key features:  320 X 240 pixel touchscreen  Color & backlit  7.7"x3.5"x1.8“; 1.05 lbs.  128MB SDRAM  Expandable to 1 GB  12-hour battery  Touch screen + keypad  RS-232, USB, Bluetooth  Integrated GPS

20. 2T – Jett CE ► Key features:  320 X 240 pixel touchscreen  Color & backlit  9.84"x4.75"x3.07“; 1.81 lbs.  64MB SDRAM  Expandable to 2 GB  8-hour battery  Touch screen + keypad  RS-232, Bluetooth  GPS not integrated

21. Democracy in action! ► Vote for your favorite handheld mobile GIS device:  Trimble  Tripod  Juniper  ITRONIX  Magellan  2T

22. ► THANK YOU!!! ► THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!