Digital Data Collection

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Digital Data Collection In the Field
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Project Goals

• Collect plant and site attribute data
• with a GPS and Pocket PC

• Produce spatial and tabular data
• Create maps that are compatible with ArcGIS
• Enable easy data transfer into GRIN
• Reduce transcription errors and time

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System Requirements
ESRI software-compatible Microsoft
Office-compatible Tables in dbf format Ease
of data transfer Extended battery life
Lightweight and portable
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Project Hardware
HP iPAQ with ESRI ArcPad software Cruxview
Bluetooth GPS Expansion sleeve for iPAQ for data
backup and added battery Notebook Computer with
ESRI ArcGIS software
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Begin with paper data collection form

• Serves as model for data fields in digital
  customized form
• In our digital form, data is entered from
  drop-down lists, typed in or entered later

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Create the Digital Collection Form
Fields chosen for the digital form
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Locate and Prepare Spatial Data
Gather thematic map layers Derive additional map
layers Trim spatial data to area of
interest Prepare plant collection attribute
tables Add data-collection forms tp map
layers Export select map layers to
ArcPad Autosync script and attribute files on iPAQ
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Activate the GPS and Bluetooth Open the
ArcMap project on the iPAQ
Collect Data in the Field
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Transfer map and attribute table to PC and ArcMap
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GRIN Compatibility
Accession data can be collected in the field
Habitat Coordinates Locality Elevation
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Other Benefits

• Forms easy to create and customize
• Can incorporate GRIN fields into forms
• .dbf tables easy to upload into GRIN
• Maps immediately ready for ArcGIS
• Data can be used for GIS analysis
• GIS data available at no cost on the web
• Reduces data entry from paper forms

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Hardware Information

• ArcGIS Desktop Overview
• http//www.esri.com/software/arcgis/about/de
  sktop.html
• ArcPad System Requirements
• http//www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcpad/a
  bout/sys-reqs.html
• ArcGIS Desktop System Requirements
• http//support.esri.com/index.cfm?faknowled
  gebase.systemRequirements.gateway
• ArcView System Requirements http//support.esri.c
  om/index.cfm?faknowledgebase.systemRequirements.m
  atrixpNameArcViewproductID15pvName9.0versio
  nID38PID15PVID184
• Issues with Windows XP SP2 and ArcGIS 9.1
  products
• http//support.esri.com/index.cfm?faknowled
  gebase.techArticles.articleShowd28655

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Software List

• ESRI ArcGIS 8.3.
• ESRI ArcPad 6.0.3.
• CeToolbox Pocket Screen Capture 1.0.
  cetoolbox.com
• Greenwald ArcPad Form Creation Wizard.
  arcscripts.esri.com
• LeProwse Add X, Y, Z Values to Table.
  arcscripts.esri.com
• Microsoft Excel 2000. www.microsoft.com