field data capture devices
DESCRIPTION
Field Data Capture Devices. Or… Smartphones. HTC G2. 5 Megapixel camera Standalone GPS chip Wireless internet Small learning curve Tens of thousands of apps Ability to modify system & create custom apps Could install phone service to each device. Auto- Geotagged Photos. Data captured. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Field Data Capture Devices
Or…Smartphones
HTC G2
5 Megapixel camera Standalone GPS chip Wireless internet Small learning curve Tens of thousands of apps Ability to modify system &
create custom apps Could install phone service to
each device
Auto-Geotagged Photos
Data capturedGPS Status & Toolbox app
Jeffrey’s Exif Viewer
Why?
• More for less $• More devices = more participants• User Friendly• Can understand the way people submit data• Open source• Automatically ‘tags’ data• No special software needed to work with
resulting data
Accuracy
Just as good (maybe better) than handhelp gps unitsSee: “SMARTPHONES IN THE FIELD: PRELIMINARY STUDY COMPARING GPSCAPABILITIES BETWEEN A SMARTPHONE AND DEDICATED GPS DEVICE”, Klimaszewski-Patterson, Anna, Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences (2010) 33: 270-279, http://nevada-reno.academia.edu/AnnaPatterson/Papers/318871/Geographic_Fieldwork_Preliminary_study_comparing_GPS_capabilities_between_smartphones_and_dedicated_GPS