Julia Harrell wrote: > Thanks for the advice guys. > > You've confirmed my suspicions that trying to go down the Java path will > likely be a bit more trouble than it's worth for this particular project. > Perhaps not,
Here is some links: - http://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-small-cup-of-swt/pocket-PC.html - http://www.eclipse.org/proposals/eclipse-ercp/index.html - http://mobilebusinessadvisor.com/doc/14623 And a question for Jesse: did the pocket pc team start up development yet? This may be a chance of collaboration for them... Jody From Previous Email: > Greetings Geowankers, > > I'm looking for advice from anyone who has experience developing apps > for the Windows CE.net OS on a rugged field computer, the TDS RECON > platfom, to be specific. > > Our NC Geodetic Survey will have an intern from the National Geodetic > Survey (NGS) this summer whose task is to develop a data collection > software that checks the data as it is collected to make sure the > surveyor is not cutting any corners. This would allow NCGS to submit > geodetic leveling data to NGS via the web and have the results in the > National Spatial Reference System within days. It currently takes 6-12 > months for the data to get into the system. They currently use an old > program that runs on a HP48, which is now out of production. > > I don't have any mobile development experience myself, hence the need > for advice. Apparently the NGS intern has some java programming > experience, which is why they were considering a java system. If the > software is going to need to inteface in real time with Trimble, TopCon > or other modern surveying sofware, I am wondering if perhaps they should > choose a C# / Microsoft Windows Mobile development environment instead - > for compatibility. The RECONS will definitely be running Windows CE.net > as an OS, not Linux. > > Some very quick research on the web turned up these non-Micro$soft > options as being possible candidates. Suggestions, caveats, opinions, > links to better information, would all be greatly appreciated. > > commercial > ----------- > CrE-ME 4.1 http://www.nsicom.com/ > IBM Websphere WSDD http://www-306.ibm.com/software/wireless/wsdd/ > > free > -------- > SuperWaba http://www.superwaba.com.br/en/default.asp > EWE http://www.ewesoft.com/EweInfo.htm > > > Thanks, > > Julia Harrell > GIS Coordinator, NC DENR > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 919-715-0363 _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
