I haven`t found the solution, but have operational results for a 200
question field survey (like a census) with 5 entities (site, house, home,
newhouse, resident, watersource) that operates in Palms, with the ability of
collecting gps fixes at will (lat, long, alt, utc time, utc date).
I am using combined RandMcnally GPS (us$60), a plam IIIxe (us$179) and
Thinkdb 2 relational data base (US$40), and PDAbytes plugin (US$10) for
collecting a gps fix within a Thinkdb tinybyte.
For viewing the palm as a gps I am using gpspilot.com compass app. It is
posible to have gpspilot tracker for viewing your gps position on a map,
plus collecting points and routes (I think), but is cost US$50 the licence
for one palm.
After collecting the data in the field, with a syncro and Thinkingbytes
Desktop software we can send the data to Access, re create the entities
relations, converting the lat, long and alt to appropiate format, and then
conecting that data to mapinfo for creating the points.
The only drawback is on mapinfo's side as it can not work with relational
databases. Therefore the queries are made in Access and that data later
associates to the corresponding espatial entity.
The advantajes are many when compared to hand written survey, it is still a
low cost option (comparable to a medium to good gps) and mainly it end ups
as an open system, in the sense that you can create your questionary at
will. Very usefull for structured surveys (selection, multiple selection,
checkboxes, and so).
If you need any more info, ask.
Juanse
Temuko
Chile
----- Original Message -----
From: Roy Chiappini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Geoinfo Applied & Study Reserch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: MI-L The use of GPS technology joint with palm pc
> Mapinfo has no practical software that runs on the Palm OS.
>
> See gpspilot.com. Also look at www.optimalvector.com.
>
> 2 mb memory will hold a lot of waypoints.
>
> The problem is getting useful software. About all that can be expected
> or is software that will allow generation of text data files that may be
> imported into MapInfo.
>
> Good Luck
>
> Roy
>
> Geoinfo Applied & Study Reserch wrote:
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> > Questions: =20
> > Is there anyone who has tryed to connect a GPS reciever with a palm?
> > Is it possible to load MAPINFO maps to a palm?
> > How many waypoints can I store to my palm?
> > How much memory do I need to store the waypoints for a whole day?
> > Is there any MAPINFO based software that I can use with my palm?
> > If someone has answers to my questions, please share any information =
> > with me via e-mail.
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