Mobile and Field GIS

— Mobile GIS is a growing technology.
More and more choices are becoming available for field spatial data collection. —

LBS – Location Based Services

Location Based Services is a growing technology field that focuses on providing
GIS and spatial information via mobile and field units.

ArcPad

ESRI’s handheld mapping software runs in the Windows CE environment using ArcView
shapefiles.

FieldWorker

Variety of products supporting field GIS functions. Uses Oracle 8i Lite as the
database engine.

GPSPilot.com

This application allows you to add mapping and GPS capabilities to your Palm Pilot.

Fugawi
FUGAWI,used in combination
with almost any popular handheld GPS receiver and a download cable turns your
PC, laptop, Pocket PC or Palm PDA into a navigation and mapping system.

HGIS

StarPal is the creator of HGIS, a handheld GIS solution that can run on Windows
CE, 2000, 98, 95, and NT Notebook, Handheld, and Pocket computers with export
options to .mif and .shp files.

MapXtend

MapInfo® MapXtend™, Java™ Technology Edition is a developer tool for creating
location-based applications running on wireless Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs).

Palm OS GIS Software
Links
to finding GIS and mapping software for your Palm and Visio PDAs.

MapFrame

Developers of mobile mapping/GIS-Based software with the suite of FieldSmart products.

PocketGIS
Field GIS
data capture software which can display and edit map geometry and attributes.
PocketGIS runs on Microsoft Windows CE for the Handheld PC, Windows CE Handheld
PC Professional Edition, and Windows CE for the Palm-size PC.

Web-Mapper

Find information about mobile GIS applications, downloads and devices. Browse
and download GIS applications for your PDA.