<div dir="ltr">Hi<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 8:59 AM, Wes Roberts <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wes@biocarbonpartners.com" target="_blank">wes@biocarbonpartners.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-ZA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Hi Timm,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">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. </span></p>
</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div style>Right python plugins are not yet supported on Android (there is work in progress to support it).</div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div lang="EN-ZA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">As such I could not get the gps functionality to work. </span></p>
</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div style>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).</div>
<div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-ZA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Installation was also a bit finiky, I seem to remember the download would bomb if the screen lock came on.</span></p>
</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div style>Yeah a known issue :-(</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-ZA" link="blue" vlink="purple">
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">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.</span></p>
</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style>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.</div>
<div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-ZA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">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.</span></p>
</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div style>Its probably worth updating to see if it is working better for you as Marco (the Android dev) puts out regular updates.</div><div style><br></div><div style>Regards</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>Tim</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-ZA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Many thanks,<u></u><u></u></span></p><div class="im"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Wesley<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><img width="334" height="103" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CDECB5.3D0CB0D0" alt="BCP CLR LOGO-FINAL LoRes"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Wesley Roberts PhD<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">GIS and Remote Sensing Professional<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">BioCarbon Partners<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Email: <u><a href="mailto:wes@biocarbonpartners.com" target="_blank">wes@biocarbonpartners.com</a></u> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Tel: <a href="tel:%2B27%2083%205355%20646" value="+27835355646" target="_blank">+27 83 5355 646</a> (South Africa)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Skype: roberts-w<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><a href="http://www.biocarbonpartners.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">www.biocarbonpartners.com</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
</div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Tim Sutton [mailto:<a href="mailto:tim@linfiniti.com" target="_blank">tim@linfiniti.com</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> 05 January 2013 11:15 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wes@biocarbonpartners.com" target="_blank">wes@biocarbonpartners.com</a>; Africa local chapter discussions<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSGeo Africa] Android based apps for navigation purposes<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div class="im"><p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Wes Roberts <<a href="mailto:wes@biocarbonpartners.com" target="_blank">wes@biocarbonpartners.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
<div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Africa.osgeo<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">We are looking for suggestions for either free or paid apps that can be used for navigation and orientation. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p>
</div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://hub.qgis.org/projects/android-qgis" target="_blank">http://hub.qgis.org/projects/android-qgis</a><u></u><u></u></p></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Installation can sometimes be a little finicky - write to the list if you need help.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Regards<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Tim<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div></div>
<blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><div><div><div class="im"><p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks and kind regards,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">
Wesley<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Wesley Roberts PhD</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<div class="im"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">GIS and Remote Sensing Professional</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">BioCarbon Partners</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Email: <u><a href="mailto:wes@biocarbonpartners.com" target="_blank">wes@biocarbonpartners.com</a></u> </span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Tel: <a href="tel:%2B27%2083%205355%20646" target="_blank">+27 83 5355 646</a> (South Africa)</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">Skype: roberts-w</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222"><a href="http://www.biocarbonpartners.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc">www.biocarbonpartners.com</span></a></span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div><div class="im"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>_______________________________________________<br>Africa mailing list<br>
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</div></blockquote></div><div class="im"><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal">-- <br>Tim Sutton - QGIS Project Steering Committee Member (Release Manager)<br>
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