Fulcrum Mobile Data Collection

February 18, 2014
A guest lecture presentation on Mobile Data Collection with Fulcrum for a “GIS In the Sciences” course at Rensellaer Polytechnic University in Troy, NY.

Transcript

1. fulcrum mobile data collection @brymcbride | spatial networks, inc.
2. Bryan McBride GIS / Engineering @brymcbride | bryan@spatialnetworks.com
3. our mission {We build mobile technology products to provide high fdelity data in challenging environments.
4. our expertise {- feld data collection - geography - local knowledge - software
5. our products { fulcrumapp.com pushpinosm.org graftimapper.org
6. the opportunity {In this Age of Information data is an increasingly valuable form of currency. In this Age of Information, data is an increasingly valuable form of currency. “The demand for fresh, actionable data is skyrocketing- across all industries and disciplines.”
7. “A Single Data Collection Tool for Building Infnite Applications”
8. flling the gap recreational GPS units high end, professional grade GPS Smartphones & tablets fll a crucial gap that has existed for years between low-end Recreational GPS units and high-end GPS data collectors. afordable, fairly accurate, lack sophisticates data collection capabilities expensive, outdated components, obsolete operating systems afordable hardware, full of sensors, sophisticated, open operating systems, pool of developers, app stores, connected to the web iOS & Android smartphones & tablets
9. fulcrum focus ofine, map-centric approach ease of use & customization feld efciency & data integrity full ofine useability is what defnes fulcrum web-based drag-and-drop form builder, intuitive mobile apps intuitive user experience, feld logic, QA/QC, user management import/export, direct API access to data, webhook notfcations integration & extensibility
15. the technology {- postgis - mapbox (leafet) - ruby on rails - javascript
16. the business model {- SaaS - free 30 day trial - plans (features / users) - premium support
17. the development process {- agile development - release often - platform parity - support / feedback
18. mobile data collection positional accuracy battery life feld conditions internal gps accuracy vs. external bluetooth device (sbas, gnss) opportunities for charging in the feld, swappable batteries, etc. temperature, visibility, daylight hours, safety form design, data collection & backup, QA/QC, analysis, deliverables data workfow
19. mobile data collection ruggedized equipment evaluation establish your specifcations asap budget time upfront for form design & testing hardware obsolescence, cost to replace, etc. gps accuracy, photo quality, deliverable formats, etc. work backwards from your deliverable, do trial runs & make changes data collection, qa/qc, analysis, reporting, deliverable, etc. do a complete run-through test
20. advanced topics creating interactive, ofine maps with tilemill working with the api setting up webhook notifcations .mbtiles fles containing map tiles and utfgrid interaction programatically create, read, update, delete forms, records, etc. build webhooks to send emails, update databases, build reports, etc. building a web map with fulcrum geojson exports working with data exports
21. <demo>
22. Questions? Thanks! @fulcrumapp | fulcrumapp.com @brymcbride | bryan@spatialnetworks.com