I am also in need of a similar setup. I've been looking at a few options. I'm running into more free time this summer, and hoping I Can begin looking a little harder at the Forestry Tools option (<a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Forestry_Tools" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Forestry_Tools</a>) and how I can begin developing the platform I need to increase my effectiveness in the field.<br>
<div><br>--<br>all the best,</div>
<div>Lee Mueller<br>ISA Certified Arborist<br>Registered Forester #46043<br></div><div> </div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 11:10 PM, Tyler Mitchell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:info@locatepress.com" target="_blank">info@locatepress.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word">Hi David (and Noli) - I need this equipment too, better get my order in! :)<div><br></div><div>Having the options for temporarily hooking up a display (when back at the truck), run off of modest mobile power sources and then sync back to an office db when back home... are some of the things I want to have running too. I totally relate to your "cell thingy is not an option" comment - if something can't run offline then it's no use to many natural resource industries that are typically remote. I also like the idea of being able to use some simple human input devices for capturing information - treating them like a keyboard on the Pi should be sooo simple. </div>
<div><br></div><div>I'm old enough to remember the days of data loggers and learned to value them always chugging away in the background. Many modern solutions require so much user and application intervention that it is certainly less inspiring.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I'll have to start a topic at <a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Forestry_Tools" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Forestry_Tools</a> - though it's obviously much bigger than forestry, it is a typical example users of arcpad style platforms.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Got me thinking!</div><div>Tyler</div><div><br></div><div>p.s. I'm Canuck too - west coast.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div>-----</div>
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<div>I have been thinking about and have ordered a Raspberry Pi. <br></div>I have been looking for a low cost open source tough light solution for data gathering in the field.<br>My work for many years was in forestry and mineral exploration. I used arcpad in the past on a hardened ipaq ie able to with stand getting beat around a bit and with stand -40 - +40c rain snow ice mud real life stuff it held up well considering the abuse i put it though. My gis system at the time was Mapinfo/Grass with a postgresql back end. to hold points and other data and some GPS soft ware for data correction filtering.<br>
<br>I would like to try to do this with a Raspberry, small screen, input device, Gps, possible a camera packaged in a tough case running Qgis.<br>many areas i have worked are far from cell phone coverage some times 1000km so
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