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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Show some ArcPad lovin' ...


A little bling for your hard working ArcPad unit ...

Wear your heart on your Windows Mobile device with this little ArcPad theme.

It's easy to install, just download it from

http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=15704

and then follow the simple instructions included.

Monday, July 28, 2008

ESRI UC2008 ArcPad Sessions

It's another year and another ESRI User Conference, and we've got plenty of ArcPad content lined up for you.


ArcPad Team members will on hand presenting the sessions and manning the Mobile GIS Island in the exhibit hall.


In addition to covering the existing ArcPad 7.1 release, we will also be previewing the forthcoming ArcPad 7.2 release. You will get to see some of the very exciting enhancements we've been working on, including an upgraded user interface and direct data synchronization with ArcGIS Server.


Below you can find a summary of the ArcPad sessions.


We look forward to seeing you.





Preconference Seminars
Date
Time
Room
Using ArcPad 7.1 for Mobile GIS
Sat, Aug 2
8:30am - 5:00pm
29 C
Deploying ArcPad 7.1 Field Solutions
Sun, Aug 3
8:30am - 5:00pm
29 C
Conference Technical Workshops
Date
Time
Room
ESRI Mobile GIS Solutions Overview
Tue, Aug 5
8:30am - 9:45am
10
Wed, Aug 6
1:30pm - 2:45pm
10
ArcPad 7.1 - An Introduction
Tue, Aug 5
1:30pm - 2:45pm
10
Thu, Aug 7
8:30am - 9:45am
10
ArcPad 7.1 Customization
Tue, Aug 5
3:15pm - 4:30pm
10
Thu, Aug 7
10:15am - 11:30am
10
ArcPad 7.1 - Advanced Customization
Wed, Aug 6
8:30am - 9:45am
10
Thu, Aug 7
1:30pm - 2:45pm
10
GeoCollector - Field Data Collection Techniques
Thu, Aug 7
8:30am - 9:45am
15 A
GeoCollector - Field-to-Office Workflows and Analysis
Thu, Aug 7
10:15am - 11:30am
15 A
Moderated Paper Sessions
Date
Time
Room
Mobile Solutions for Forest Land Management
Tue, Aug 5
8:30am - 9:45am
30 D
Special Interest Meetings
Date
Time
Room
ArcPad and ArcGIS Mobile User Group Meeting
Tue, Aug 5
12:00pm - 1:00pm
9
Laser Offsets 101: Map More. Move Less
Wed, Aug 6
12:00pm - 1:00pm
30 D
Mobile GIS Software Showcase Island Demo Theater (Exhibit Hall C)
Date
Time
Introducing ArcPad 7.1
Tue, Aug 5
10:00am - 11:00am
Wed, Aug 6
11:00am - 12:00am
Editing related tables in ArcPad 7.1
Tue, Aug 5
11:00am - 12:00pm
Wed, Aug 6
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Thu, Aug 7
12:00pm - 1:00pm
What’s new in ArcPad 7.2?
Tue, Aug 5
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Thu, Aug 7
10:00am - 11:00am
ArcPad Data Manager Extension for ArcGIS
Tue, Aug 5
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Wed, Aug 6
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Using the GeoCollector Solution
Tue, Aug 5
12:00pm - 1:00pm

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ArcPad 7.2 Project Development


We are often asked about the secrets of our development process.

So here is an insight as to how our Project Manager, Marika is able to guide the development team towards the upcoming ArcPad 7.2.

Marika knows the goals and with a firm hand sets the rules and direction of play.

Whilst there may be lots of debate and discussion during the development team meetings, once Marika makes the decision the umpire's call is respected.
Look out for Marika at ArcPad sessions and around the Mobile GIS Island at next week's UC2008 in SanDiego

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Remember QuickProject?


No it’s not dead and it hasn’t been discontinued or deleted. In fact QuickProject is in rude good health! With the release of ArcPad 7.1 and then 7.1.1, a lot of the attention of users has been drawn to features such as AXF and the Geodatabase, enhanced querying capabilities and even the new ArcPad Data Manager extension for ArcGIS Desktop.

With all this focus it’s easy to lose sight of QuickProject, a “ready to use” data capture project tool. For many users, especially those new to ArcPad, sometimes there is a need to go into the field—sometimes with no pre-existing data—and start capturing data as quickly and easily as possible. QuickProject was designed specifically for this scenario and is a handy and effective tool for providing a simple and efficient method for capturing data into new shapefiles.

QuickProject is available from both the ArcPad Startup dialog box, which appears when opening ArcPad for the first time as well as in the new submenu, Open ArcPad > New > QuickProject

The QuickProject tool has a number of really great features that make creating a new data capture project easy. Once activated the tool:
• Closes the existing map, or gives you the option of including your existing layers in the new project.
• Creates a uniquely identified project folder featuring a date / time stamp in the title – perfect for identifying your project later
• Creates three basic shapefiles (point, line and polygon) inc. a map projection – this can be the QuickProject default (WGS 1984) or a user selected projection.
• Creates a custom edit “Quick Form” complete with 5 generic data fields and associated attributes in the categories field. These categories are fully editable for description and symbology, plus you add additional categories and symbology as required.
• Finally – the QuickProject tool wraps it all up in a Quick Project .apm and loads it onto ArcPad ready for editing and / or use of the Identify tool.
What could be simpler!!

This addition to ArcPad is a really quick and handy method of getting basic data collection projects underway in no time at all and a real bonus to any new users still finding their feet in the world of MobileGIS.

Further Information
A full explanation of QuickProject and how it works can be found in the ArcPad User Manual as part of Chapter 6: Creating New Data.