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Abstract
GIS/ArcPad: Integration of Field Data Collection with Environmental Databases
Track: Environment Management
Author(s): Beth Wrege
Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, and Fort Bragg Army Installation, North Carolina use environmental databases that are GIS-based. The databases include water-resource information that must be regularly updated. This is a very labor-intensive effort. Field data collection using mobile technology streamlines data entry, integrates Global Positioning (GPS) information on-site, and aids in efficiency of data collection. The integration of existing GIS databases, the establishment of field data collection forms, and the advantages and challenges encountered using GIS-based mobile technology are discussed in this paper.
Beth Wrege
U.S. Geological Survey
Water Resources Division
3916 Sunset Ridge Rd.
Raleigh , NC 27607
USA
Phone: 919 571-4091
Fax: 9190571-4041
E-mail: bmwrege@usgs.gov