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.
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.”
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
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
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
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
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