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 [...]
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Why is importing waypoints into mapping programs so hard?
November 8, 2007One 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, 2007We 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 [...]
