A few weeks ago I asked: Recommendations for a spreadsheet we can
use (without a wireless connection once it's downloaded) on an
Android tablet, for recording data in the field?
Thanks to those who responded.
David Inouye
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Have you ever used Google Documents (now Google Drive)?
I think it requires you to have a Gmail account with them but you can
create spreadsheets (almost exactly like Excel) from your computer
and then access them via Google Drive App on your Android Tablet. You
do, however, need to log into the Google Drive App while you have
WiFi to access the drive and then modify the spreadsheet with "Make
Offline" option. Once offline you can edit the spreadsheet and it
saves on the device and then once you get back "Online" it updates to Drive.
The only downside with this system is that the entry into the
spreadsheet via tablet isn't as simple as clicking on a cell. But it
is a free system and nice because you can switch between the computer
and tablet.
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The open data kit allows you to create a customized form for data
collection that can then send the data to a server when there is a
connection. I have not used it myself except playing with some of the
beta versions for a project seemed to work well.
<http://opendatakit.org/about/>http://opendatakit.org/about/
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Quick Office works great on my Android devices!
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I like: QuickOffice (MS Office emulator).
Includes: Word-like, Excel-like, PPT-like (PDF reader\markup).
http://www.quickoffice.com/quickoffice_pro_android/
$15... pretty capable...
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I have used ArcPad in the past and really liked it. The link below
will give you a rundown of features available on various platforms...
<http://www.esri.com/library/brochures/pdfs/arcgis-for-mobile.pdf>http://www.esri.com/library/brochures/pdfs/arcgis-for-mobile.pdf
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I've been using the HanDBase database
(<http://www.ddhsoftware.com/handbaseandroid.html>http://www.ddhsoftware.com/handbaseandroid.html)
application on my iPhone for several years for the collection of
field data. They had versions of the app for Android and other
platforms even before they made one for Apple gadgets.
It's very stable as long as individual entries are saved regularly,
works without the need for an Internet connection, but when you get
back to coverage, you can send the raw data to an email address as
backup. Back in the office the data download as comma-delimited files
(.csv) to be opened in Excel.
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Quick office's quick sheet should do the job.
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