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Make your work in the field more efficient and productive with the how-to of location intelligence.
A biologist in a rain forest making observations on indigenous frogs, an engineer maintaining utility equipment, or a citizen scientist taking water samples from a creek are all doing fieldwork. Their work is anchored by location. No matter what electronic tools they take into the field, they all take a notebook or a guidebook. As you head into the field along with all your equipment, be sure to include this practical fieldwork guide.
Fieldwork Handbook gives you tips, best practices, and activities that make your work in the field more productive and successful. No matter how you use location intelligence in the field, you can up your game with this book and improve your experience. Covering preparation, equipment, workflows, and data, this book will teach you how to
- Organize and reconcile field data
- Effectively coordinate and dispatch field resources
- Refine fieldwork workflows
- Sync the office with the field
Author and Esri product engineer Marika Vertzonis learned about geospatial technology in the field, and she knows what you need to know. This handbook is your friend in the field.
Part 1 Introduction
101 What is fieldwork?
102 What is GIS?
103 What is a field GIS?
104 Styles of fieldwork
105 Capture
106 Validation
107 Inspection and monitoring
108 Validation
109 Awareness
Part 2 Preparation
201 Trial and pilot fieldwork
202 Risk assessment
203 Field office setup
204 Training fieldworkers
205 Allocating tasks
Part 3 Equipment
301 Devices
302 Apps
303 Paper notebooks
304 GMSS receivers
305 Bluetooth
306 Memory
307 Cameras
308 Rangefinders
4 Data
401 Location measurement
402 Tracking
403 Coordinate systems
404 Basemaps and operational layers
405 Network datasets
406 Uniquely indentifying records
407 Photos and other documents
408 Machine learning
409 Results on the run
410 Changing data collection
411 Reconciling data