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Field tools: what are the options? (self.gis)

submitted 1 year ago by rtbravo to c/gis

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I'm curious if anyone else has experience with tools for editing and collecting data in the field.

I'm vaguely aware of QField for QGIS. I believe ESRI has their own tools for that context, but I don't know what they are.

I'm also familiar with some tools for a specific industry: namely inspection and data collection for utilities. Some of the ones I know are probably best described as "long in the tooth."

What are the options these days? Where do you go for users that need to collect data in the field, whether it's inspection data, correcting existing GIS data, or collecting new data?

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[–] rtbravo 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Late to reply here, but I greatly appreciate this summary of the ESRI options. As with many things ESRI, it's often very difficult to sort out the array of options.

[–] aidan_kf 2 points 1 year ago

Even later reply - yeah, luckily they seem to be consolidating things into single apps. Explorer, Navigator, Workforce and Collector all got combined into ArcGIS Field Maps, so hopefully things get simpler moving forward. Also worth noting that to use any of Esri's mobile apps you need a Field Editor license or above - Editor won't cut it unfortunately.