ArcPad Mobile GIS Software for Field Mapping and Mobile GIS Applications

ArcPad improves field tasks with easy-to-use geographic tools that run on mobile devices running Windows Mobile 5.0, Windows Mobile 6.0, Windows Mobile 6.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 7.

ArcPad provides mapping and GIS tools; support for GPS receivers, rangefinders, and integrated digital cameras; and improved data collection for field users. Efficiency can be further improved by using ArcPad Application Builder, the development framework that is used to customize applications and tools for specific field tasks or projects. Enabling field-workers with ArcPad allows for more productive and accurate GIS data collection through data collection forms and input from a GPS. Immediate access to GIS data and tools also enhances users' ability to make critical decisions in the field.

Why use ArcPad?

Traditionally, the processes of field data collection and editing have been time consuming and prone to error. Geographic data has traveled into the field in the form of paper maps. Field edits were performed using sketches and notes on paper maps and forms. Once back in the office, these field edits were deciphered and manually entered into the GIS database. The result has been that GIS data has often not been as up-to-date or accurate as it could have been.

ESRI's developments in mobile GIS have enabled GIS to be taken into the field as digital maps on compact, mobile computers, providing field access to enterprise geographic information. This enables organizations to add near real-time information to their database and applications, speeding up analysis, display, and decision making by using more accurate, up-to-date spatial data.

ArcPad creates new opportunities for improving the quality of GIS data and expanding the benefits of GIS. Using ArcPad in place of paper-based field data collection improves the quality of data collected in the field and reduces the time and resources needed to enter these edits into the GIS database. ArcPad leverages existing GIS data by giving field professionals the ability to display, query, and interact with that data to make more informed decisions.

Who uses ArcPad mobile mapping software?

ArcPad is designed for organizations wanting to expand the benefits of GIS from the office to workers in the field. Firefighters, police officers, utility workers, inspectors, soldiers, census workers, field biologists, and more use ArcPad to complete the following tasks.

Field Mapping - Create, edit, and utilize GIS data while in the field.
Asset Inventories - Create and maintain an inventory of asset locations and attribute information.
Asset Maintenance - Update asset location, condition, and maintenance schedule.
Inspections - Maintain digital records and locations of field assets for legal code compliance and ticketing.
Incident Reporting - Document the location and circumstances of incidents and events for further action or reporting.
Improve the accuracy of the GIS database, and make it more up to date.


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