Archive for the 'software' Category

Creating databases on a handheld field computer (PDA): Part 2…Monkey Mapper!

November 9, 2007

In an earlier blog, I discussed some options for building a database for a rugged handheld. If you have no interest in creating a program, but just want to buy a pre-configured database, quit reading. Otherwise, I will lay out an example of a program I created using Visual CE for a researcher [...]

Why is importing waypoints into mapping programs so hard?

November 8, 2007

One of the more frustrating tasks I deal with is figuring out how mapping programs import data. Most will allow for you to hook up a commercial GPS, like a Garmin, and work live or download saved waypoints. But what if you just wanted to bring in a set of known locations? [...]

Creating databases on a handheld field computer (PDA): Part 1

November 3, 2007

We all use databases daily. At a minimum, you are probably being added to a database somewhere everytime you get on the web. But I digress. In the field, we often want to store our information in databases. That is, we might have many features we want to record and each [...]