1. Mobile GIS at the DNR GIS Day – UMD November 17, 2011

2. DNR Land Management Managed Resources: 66 state parks 57 State Forests covering 8 million acres 200,000 acres in 133 Scientific and Natural Areas 1,200,000 acres in 1,500 Wildlife Management Areas

3. DNR Land Management  Minnesota's natural resources include: 11,842 named lakes of 10 acres or larger 3.8 million acres of fishing waters used by 2.3 million anglers annually 69,200 miles of rivers and streams 93 million acres of wetlands

4. Mobile GIS  Solution Considerations  Functionality – Does it meet our needs?  Cost – Does it meet our budget?  Supportability – Standardize or be overwhelmed by support requests  Sustainability – How long will the technology be around (Garmin iQue)?  Many-Tiered Solution

5. Mobile GIS Functionality Cost Rec GPS Smart Phones Windows Mobile PDA Tablet

6. Mobile GIS – Recreational GPS Functionality Cost Rec GPS Smart Phones Windows Mobile PDA Tablet

7. Mobile GIS – Recreational GPS

8.  Advantages  Rugged  Inexpensive  Small Learning Curve  Tools for Enhancing GPS  DNRGarmin  Export to Image  Mapwel -- WMA Data, Snowmobile Trails  http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mobile/index.html

9. Mobile GIS – Recreational GPS  Disadvantages  Limited data entry capabilities

10. Mobile GIS – Recreational GPS  Examples  Reference/Navigation – Abandoned Wells, Wildlife Survey Transects/Quadrats, Invasive Species, Geocaching, Ownership boundaries, Snowmobile Trails  Data Collection – CO Violations, Forest Access Routes, Roads, and Trails, Trap Net Sites, Asset Locations, Water Access Sites, Fire Lines

11. Mobile GIS – Smart Phones Functionality Cost Rec GPS Smart Phones Windows Mobile PDA Tablet

12. Mobile GIS – Smart Phones IOSAndroid Windows Phone

13. Mobile GIS – Smart Phones  Cons  Small Screen  Not Ruggedized  Investment – Hardware, Data Plan Subscription  Many OS Options – Must develop apps accordingly  Pros  Small  Light  People have them - Public Facing Apps

14. DNR Water Access Sites  Layars augmented reality iPhone and Android http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mobile/index.html Mobile GIS – Smart Phones

15. Lake Finder Android http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mobile/index.html Mobile GIS – Smart Phones

16.  Fall Colors Real Time access to statewide fall color reports Integrated with Google Maps iPhone and Android http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mobile/index.html Mobile GIS – Smart Phones

17.  Future Potential …  Crowdsourcing (Collaborative GIS) for data entry TIP Asset Management Rare Species Range etc Mobile GIS – Smart Phones

18. Mobile GIS - PDA Functionality Cost Rec GPS Smart Phones Windows Mobile PDA Tablet

19. Mobile GIS - PDA Windows Mobile -- Arcpad/ArcMobile

20. Mobile GIS - PDA Pros  Create and deploy intelligent forms  Manage data in shapefile or geodatabase format  Check-in/out capabilities with ArcMap  Ruggedized Cons  Small Screen

21. Check Out Check In Centralized DB Field Collection Mobile GIS - PDA

22. Forest Management  The evolution of a managed forest stand. Regeneration Survey Mobile GIS - PDA Forest Inventory Survey

23. Mobile GIS - PDA Forest Inventory  Sample site (plots) and take inventory of what is there  Identify competition species and damage (deer, mice, fungus)  Results determine the cover type and if any action is needed on stand

24. Mobile GIS - PDA GeoCache Impact Analysis  Determine the impact GeoCaches have on the surrounding environment.

25. Mobile GIS - PDA  Other Examples  Vegetation Surveys  Scenic Easement Inventory  Water Trails

26. Mobile GIS - Tablet Functionality Cost Rec GPS Smart Phones Windows Mobile PDA Tablet

27. Mobile GIS - Tablet Panasonic Toughbook

28. Mobile GIS - Tablet Pros  Large screen  Full operating system  Complex forms  Point, Line, Polygon, etc collection  Ruggedized Cons  Size  Cost

29. Wildlife Surveys  Need “Critter Counts” for  Information on  Populations  Distribution  Habitat Use  Needed for  Population Management  Habitat Management

30. Wildlife Surveys Fixed Wing Helicopter

31. MN DNR Aerial Surveys Canada Geese Breeding pair estimates (Quadrats)

32. MN DNR Aerial Surveys Swans Population estimates, reproduction, distribution (Transects)

33. MN DNR Aerial Surveys Deer Winter population estimates (Quadrats)

34. MN DNR Aerial Surveys Population estimates (Quadrats) Moose Relocating radio- marked animals

35. MN DNR Aerial Surveys Wolves Population estimates, distribution, activities (Transects, general surveys)

37. Tom Steve

41. Swan Survey

42. Simulated Deer Survey

43. Brian Brad

46. Simulated Deer Survey

47. MN DNR Aerial Surveys Elk – Population estimates Ring-Necked Duck – Eagles – Nesting pairs and territories Flood Damage - 2007 SE Minnesota Wildlife Surveys

50. Field Data Recorders – Tier 3  Tier 3 – Examples  Swan  Deer  Geese  Eagles  Flood Damage  Moose  Elk  Wolves  Duck

51. Questions? Christopher.pouliot@state.mn.us