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
ESRI software-compatible
Microsoft Office-compatible
Tables in dbf format
Ease of data transfer
Extended battery life
Lightweight and portable
System Requirements
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
Create the Digital Collection Form
Date Site_Photo
Site_# Vegetative_Notes
Accession_# Scientific_Name
Collector1 Local_Name
Collector2 #_Plants
Directions Area_sq_m
Anthropogenic_now Distribution
Anthropogenic_past Abundance
Incline Habit
Aspect Flower_Color
Light Plant_Photo
Soil Accession_Notes
Soil_Sample X_Longitude
Moisture Y_Latitude
Landform Z_Elevation
Fields chosen for the digital form
Appearance on the iPAQ
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
Available Map Layers
County Boundaries
Previous Collection Areas
Digital Elevation Models
Digital Ortho Quads
Digital Raster Graphics
Ecoregions
Fire History
Hydrography
Precipitation
Surface Geology
Transportation
Vegetation
Activate the GPS and Bluetooth Open the ArcMap project on the iPAQ
Enter attribute dataCollect a GPS point
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