Using GPS to Keep Your GIS Database Up-to-Date

Author: Gregory W. May
Organization: Trimble Navigation

440 Potrero Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
USA

Phone: (408) 481-8468
Fax: (408) 481-8699
greg_may@trimble.com

As GIS databases begin to mature, emphasis shifts from the collection of new data to the maintenance of existing data. This technical session discusses ways to maintain a GIS database using a GPS system. Topics include identifying and extracting data from the GIS; visiting, updating, and verifying data in the field using GPS; and merging this data back into the GIS.