ArcPad with Laser Depth Finder Capabilities Technology Review October 25, 2007 Allan Adair, James Brand, & Olivia Carey

ArcPad Capabilities Perform reliable, accurate, and validated field data collection. Integrate GPS, rangefinders, and digital cameras into GIS data collection. Share enterprise data with field-workers for updating and decision making. Improve the productivity of GIS data collection. Improve the accuracy of the GIS database and make it more up to date.

ArcPAD in the field

ArcPAD Integrated Technologies Pocket PC Tablet PC GPS Digital Camera Scanner Laser Range Finder Wireless Communication

Laser Range Finder Capabilities Find distance, inclination, and azimuth capability with an integrated Bluetooth® for wireless communication. Have onboard solutions for Horizontal and Vertical Distance as well as object Height and Missing Line. Look at an In-scope display of all data and transfer data to a PDA. Obtain offset information from a GPS point when mapping with ArcPad or attribute values when logging a feature.

Laser Range Finders in the field

Who would benefit? Surveyors Engineers Firefighters Police officers Utility workers Compliance officers/ Inspectors Census workers Scientists Preservationists

Technology Demo The full sequence of events that occur from start to finish are as follows: 1. The rangefinder is configured in ArcPad 2. The tree layer is loaded into ArcPad 3. You start editing the tree layer 4. Create a new tree feature, or update an existing one 5. Now that the form is display go to second page on form 6. Make a selection in the laser measurement combo 7. Make a laser measurement to base of tree (send to ArcPad if it isn't automatically done). Applet onmeasurement event is called by ArcPad 8. Note the fields get populated on the form 9. Make a selection in the laser measurement combo 10. Make a laser measurement to top of tree (send to ArcPad if it isn't automatically done) Applet onmeasurement event is called by ArcPad 11. Note the fields get populated on the form 12. If your rangefinder doesn't support angle, measure angle from base to top of tree with clinometer 13. If you now click the calculate button on form, the height will be set in the height text control. The onclick button event of the forms page is called by ArcPad 14. Approve your edits on command bar. Edits are saved

Product Recommendation IKE 304Features Laser Distance Meter GPS Receiver Rugged Casing Removable SD Card Bluetooth Sound Recorder Digital Camera Compass Inclinometer Data Capture Application Tripod Mount Connector for External GPS Antenna

Getting Your Hands On it ArcPAD 7.1 available from Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI). An ArcPad single-user (government) license costs $404; multiple users price discounts are available. Service Pack can be downloaded here: x.cfm?fa=downloads.patches ServicePacks.listPatches&PID =26. x.cfm?fa=downloads.patches ServicePacks.listPatches&PID =26 IKE 304 Within the United States, the ike™ 304 is sold and distributed by: Surveylab USA, Inc. ATTN: Jeffrey Stewart Suite Tysons Blvd. Maclean, VA tel: (703) FAX: (703) Cell: (703) lab.com

Useful sites Stewart, Dell “Maximizing Your GPS Productivity” lab.com/downloads/ike304%20product%2 0information.pdf IKE technical specifications lab.com/downloads/ike304%20product%2 0information.pdf /CP38.pdf /CP38.pdf

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