[Qgis-user] Forestry Week? (was Case sensitive) on Android

[Marco Bernasocchi]

Hi all,
I'm sorry for the late involvement in the discussion but I wasn't 
actively following the user mailing list.

QGIS for android now supports all data and functions (beside python) 
that QGIS desktop supports (only limitation, no ssl connections to 
postgis) and is mainly targeted to 10' tablets (asus transformer, 
samsung galaxy 10, acer iconia and so on). Of great interest for 
forestry could be the coming Panasonic Toughpad.
QGIS works on well on devices like between 6' and 10 with some minor 
problems that should get fixed soon.
on even smaller devices, QGIS can be run by setting a small font size 
(4) which makes it run with full gui on screens as small as 3.2" (tested 
on a friends samsung and on my galaxy 9000); on those devices the 
interface is _small_ but usable, foremost with a pen.

the only problem at the moment with very small screens is that the 
default font size is too big and you cant get to the font size dialog. a 
workaround and a video showing the current situation are available now 
at my blog [1]

As Andreas already told you, I'm always looking for feature-bound 
sponsoring or donations to keep developing the android port. Especially, 
at the moment I'm starting looking into Python support.

Hope this can help and if you have any questions don't hesitate 
contacting me

ciao
Marco

[0] 
http://www.panasonic.com/business/toughpad/us/best-android-rugged-tablet-overview.asp

[1] http://www.bernawebdesign.ch/byteblog/2012/03/30/qgis-on-android-phone/


On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Jake Maier <j.m at jmforestry.com> wrote:

> I just installed it on my Nexus Prime. It has a 4.6" screen, and it seems
> to me, the screen is too small to run the program.
> Some screens don't show the OK button and you have to kill the program to
> get out of it. The program may need Tablets with larger screens.
> Jake
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:
> qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Andreas Neumann
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 4:50 PM
> To: qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Forestry Week? (was Case sensitive)
>
> Hi Tyler,
>
> Marco Bernasocchi is working on QGIS for Android - and is always looking
> for sponsors ;-)
>
> It works like QGIS on Desktop - but Python is not yet available. You, can
> however use custom forms, Spatialite and the Offline editing plugin,
which
> can synchronize between a central Postgis data warehouse and
spatialite for
> mobile workers. Postgis is also supported, but you would need a permanent
> network connection.
>
> It probably would need some real world testing, but it looks promising.
> You need at least a phone with a display size like the Samsung Galaxy
> Notes or a real tablet, like the Panasonic Toughpad.
>
> If you have specific questions, please contact Marco Bernasocchi directly
> or use http://hub.qgis.org/projects/android-qgis
>
> Hope this helps,
> Andreas
>
> BTW: in Switzerland there is a whole group of Forestry engineers that
> collaborate on the training of QGIS for forestry engineers and the
> development of tools.
>
> On 03/13/2012 08:03 PM, Tyler Mitchell wrote:
> > Much of my early GIS background was in forestry here in Western Canada.
> > I think this week I've seen "forestry" mentioned 3-4 times on this
> > list.  I'd love to learn more about what folks are doing with QGIS in
> > forestry or other ecosystem management of natural resources.  Fire me
> > a note if you don't want to share on the list.
> >
> > I have friends that I help who are working in forestry who are using
> > QGIS to visualise all their GPS traverses for harvest block and road
> layout.
> > They are also printing maps for field crews where necessary, but
> > mostly are all digital.  The only hiccup they have is using ArcPad on
> > their Trimble based GPS handhelds, which has actually added complexity.
> >
> > If you have other suggested workflows that you are using for form
> > based data capture and then syncing with data in QGIS somehow, I'd
> > love to hear it :)
> >
> > Tyler
> >
> >
> > -----
> > Tyler Mitchell, Publisher
> > Locate Press, info at locatepress.com
> > Open Source "geo" Books
> > http://www.locatepress.com
-- 
Marco Bernasocchi
www.opengis.ch