[OSGeo Africa] Android based apps for navigation purposes
christopher legg
christopher.legg at blueyonder.co.uk
Mon Jan 7 00:19:18 PST 2013
I have experimented with QGis on a Samsung Galaxy Note, but had serious
problems. Menu pages for attributes (colours, lines etc) were often
larger than screen, and when I tried to access off-screen portions,
system crash requiring complete re-booting often resulted.
For position logging - recording tracks and waypoints - GPS Tools is
quite good. For point data recording, EpiCollect from Imperial College
is excellent, but needs customisation. For GPS navigation when off-line,
Maps with me is very good, but Pro version ($5) is needed for large
areas.
Good luck!
Chris
On Mon, 2013-01-07 at 09:06 +0200, Tim Sutton wrote:
> Hi
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>
> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 8:59 AM, Wes Roberts
> <wes at biocarbonpartners.com> wrote:
> Hi Timm,
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> Many thanks for the reply. I have actually installed GIS
> mobile onto my Galaxy Note but have not been able to get
> things running properly. I believe there was a problem with
> adding plugins to the app.
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> Right python plugins are not yet supported on Android (there is work
> in progress to support it).
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> As such I could not get the gps functionality to work.
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> For me it works 'out of the box' . Note I am referring to the GPS
> realtime capture functionality, not the import / export plugin. You
> can find it by going View -> Panels -> GPS Information. Make sure your
> device's GPS is enabled and hit the connect - you should start seeing
> satellite signals in the panel. In the options you can set the display
> to pan to your current position automatically and you can capture data
> using GPS position too if you like (just start editing a point or
> polygon layer, make it active and then use the add feature / add point
> buttons).
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> Installation was also a bit finiky, I seem to remember the
> download would bomb if the screen lock came on.
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> Yeah a known issue :-(
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> We will be rolling out our surveys using samsung xcovers so I
> think the QGIS mobile app would probably not be suitable right
> now. Will have to use our old Garmins for the navigation until
> a suitable alternative is available.
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> There is also a native port (i.e. with a swipe / touch interface) to
> Android that was done as a Google Summer of Code project last year,
> but it doesnt have GPS integration yet IIRC.
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> Do you know if the bug in the qgis mobile version has been
> fixed? Perhaps I should re-install and test on my next visit
> to the field.
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> Its probably worth updating to see if it is working better for you as
> Marco (the Android dev) puts out regular updates.
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> Regards
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> Tim
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> Many thanks,
>
> Wesley
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> BCP CLR LOGO-FINAL LoRes
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> Wesley Roberts PhD
>
> GIS and Remote Sensing Professional
>
> BioCarbon Partners
>
> Email: wes at biocarbonpartners.com
>
> Tel: +27 83 5355 646 (South Africa)
>
> Skype: roberts-w
>
> www.biocarbonpartners.com
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> From: Tim Sutton [mailto:tim at linfiniti.com]
> Sent: 05 January 2013 11:15 PM
> To: wes at biocarbonpartners.com; Africa local chapter
> discussions
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo Africa] Android based apps for navigation
> purposes
>
>
>
>
> Hi
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>
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> On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Wes Roberts
> <wes at biocarbonpartners.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Africa.osgeo
>
>
>
> We are in the process of piloting a digital data collection
> app for our biomass surveys. In the past we have used a
> handheld GPS with our plots loaded as waypoints. We are now
> moving over to Android based devices and would thus like to
> employ a suitable navigation app which allows us to upload
> points (biomass plots) as well as additional layers such as
> roads and boundaries and navigate to those points. In the past
> we have looked at GPS Essentials, Backcountry as well as a
> number of others.
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> We are looking for suggestions for either free or paid apps
> that can be used for navigation and orientation.
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> Shameless plug - there is a somewhat beta but probably usable
> port of QGIS to android with GPS support. You could simply
> create a QGIS project with your context info and then enable
> GPS tracking and you would be able to see when you get close
> to your plots etc. Note that it does not have any 'turn by
> turn' style navigation support and since it is a direct
> desktop port, it is more suitable for use on a tablet. Using
> an anti-glare screen overlay (those plastic film things you
> stick to the screen) may also be helpful.
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> http://hub.qgis.org/projects/android-qgis
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> Installation can sometimes be a little finicky - write to the
> list if you need help.
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> Regards
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> Tim
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> Many thanks and kind regards,
>
> Wesley
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> Wesley Roberts PhD
>
> GIS and Remote Sensing Professional
>
> BioCarbon Partners
>
> Email: wes at biocarbonpartners.com
>
> Tel: +27 83 5355 646 (South Africa)
>
> Skype: roberts-w
>
> www.biocarbonpartners.com
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