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Digital Data Collection In the Field. 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.
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Digital Data Collection In the Field
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
System Requirements ESRI software-compatible Microsoft Office-compatible Tables in dbf format Ease of data transfer Extended battery life Lightweight and portable
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
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
Appearance on the iPAQ Create the Digital Collection Form Fields chosen for the digital form
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
Enter attribute data Collect a GPS point Activate the GPS and Bluetooth Open the ArcMap project on the iPAQ Collect Data in the Field
GRIN Compatibility Accession data can be collected in the field Habitat Coordinates Locality Elevation
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
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
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