List of GIS applications for Android Tablets

Question

I know that ArcGIS will someday be available for Android, but does anyone know of any other GIS apps that are available for Android tablets?

Answer 1

• MapDroyd is excellent if you want to store some OpenStreetMap for offline use.

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• GPSLogger for Android is a lightweight GPS logger with lots of useful tweaks [control over time/distance of logs, OSM integration, auto email of tracks, and easy on your battery].

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• EpiCollect developed at Imperial College London together with web based management tools looks as really good option for data collection (more info here).

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• Open Data Kit (ODK) also looks very promising on data collection front. Check for instance ODK, GeoServer, Leaflet combo.

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• AntiMap - newcomer to the market, accompanied by desktop package that can synchronize with video.

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Funf Journal - part of Funf Open Sensing Framework developed by MIT Media Lab

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• GIS Cloud's Mobile Data Collection for Android. Another data collection tool.

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OpenPaths - yet another data collection option from New York Times Company

Answer 2

ArcGIS on Android is in Beta

http://resources.arcgis.com/content/arcgis-android/about

gvSIG Mini (recommended by GISSe users radek and mapperz)

http://www.prodevelop.es/en/products/gvSIG+Mini

Mobile Cadastral

http://www.educationgis.com/2011/07/mobile-cadastral-gis-30-android-app.html

pcMapper

http://www.inigis.org/226/pcmapper-map-editing-app-for-android.html/

Answer 3

QGIS on Android is a very active project:

Official Page: http://hub.qgis.org/projects/android-qgis

Blog: http://opengis.ch/

Answer 4

I have been patiently waiting for better GIS apps to arrive. Apps that are more than map viewers. So far I have settled on collecting KML based vector data with limited attribution.
Apps I have used:

1. Locus (free and paid version) https://market.android.com/details?id=menion.android.locus&feature=related_apps
2. OruxMaps https://market.android.com/details?id=com.orux.oruxmaps
3. Google Tracks (pre-installed on my phone)

Locus and Orux allow connecting to WMS services, Google/Bing, etc... I believe there is a separate add-on to allow Google maps in Locus.

Hope this helps.

Answer 5

I came across this interesting application that looks (have not used it) interesting for collection of data.

http://code.google.com/p/geopaparazzi/

Answer 6

Have a look here

http://www.oruxmaps.com/index_en.html

oruxmaps provide online map browsing, offline map browsing (you can save locally Google maps, openstreet etc, but you can also make your own raster maps), route recording etc. Is the most complete GIS software for mobile i came across.

Answer 7

I created a free app and put it on the Android Market Place to show your TileCache in 3D to support another project I did. It is not definitely a full on GIS app, but it allows you run your own TileCache server and see it on your phone or tablet. I am adding a querying feature quite soon.

Answer 8

I'm working on this and I have just published a GIS application: ItacaMap for Android ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.itacasoft.itacamap ). At the moment you can see basic functionality (zoom, pan, view info, browse, select by rectangle, etc.), but I have already implemented edit functionalities (at least on the server side) and more is cooking. If you are interested, please contact me (contacts information on the product page).

Fabrizio

Answer 9

Also for a full featured GIS platform take a look at Field Tracer by DirtTech.com

You can get a demo at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dirttech.fieldtracer

Field Tracer is an application designed for simple GPS/GIS (geographic information system) mapping. Field Tracer requires no external hardware for basic operation; in the future for higher accuracy GPS mapping the program will connect to external GPS antennas using our RS-232 to Bluetooth converter. For example, a John Deere RTK globe could be used for sub-inch accuracy. Field Tracer delivers efficiency improvements and cost-savings at every stage of your operation. It works on readily available and easily affordable hardware in a variety of sizes and specifications to meet your needs. Another advantage is the use of Dropbox as a platform for storing and accessing data. This means anytime access to your data from smartphones, tablets, PCs and laptops. It also means seamless backups and easy access for employees or customers.

Answer 10

Found an app called MapItFast that is easy to use. A free version that lets you gather point, line, polygon features and even photos. I've used it for its basemaps and to calculate distance and area. Unfortunately, the data stays on the device (no way to export or share..that I can find) without upgrading to the cloud services. But that looks interesting since data can be exported to CSV, GPX, SHP and KMZ, it has built in synchronization to collaborate on mapping and location, full attribution, editing, and probably a bunch of other stuff I don't know about yet. Might be useful to those folks doing group mapping on an Android and wanting a way to get it into Google Maps or ArcGIS. I like the idea of a low cost Internet Map Server and tools.

Their website (http://www.mapitfast.com) has YouTube video. I downloaded from Google Play. Found the brochure online: http://www.mapitfast.com/Documents/MIF_Brochure_2013.pdf

Answer 11

Definitely Mappt. Ive used it now for the past couple of days. Im using it for field data collection of leaf samples from insect damaged trees and its just so easy to use. One great feature is the way the editing 'points' move out from under your finger so you can see the image below.

According to their website it only has KML capabilities for the time being. Here is a screen grab of how I am using it. Hope this helps.

http://imgur.com/uXEXXne

Answer 12

I'll add my own app here for completeness sake (although I may be biased :) ):

GPS Benchmark

It's the only app on Google Play that automatically compares a user-entered ground truth location to GPS data from the mobile device to calculate true accuracy of the GPS. Other apps will only show the estimated location error that is calculated by the device, which (as GPS Benchmark shows) can be far from accurate.

While setting a ground truth location via tapping on the map is convenient, it can be limiting in terms of accuracy and precision. The app also supports typing in a known ground truth location lat/long/alt, which bypasses any potential map issues. To make manual entry less cumbersome, it also supports capturing a "geo:"-encoded location from a QR Code (encoded with a QR Code generator such as ZXing) or NFC tag, which can be written using any NFC tag reader (including an option in GPS Benchmark to write the current ground truth location to an NFC tag).

GPS Benchmark exports the data as well as the results to KML and CSV formats, which are both compatible with ArcGIS products, as well as other GIS products.

The first image below is a screenshot of the GPS Benchmark app collecting data and calculating true error, and the second image is a screenshot of the results (green = 95th percentile, yellow is 68th percentile, and red is 50th percentile of horizontal error) being visualized in Google Earth.

Link on Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gpsbenchmark.android

I hope its useful!

Answer 13

All great links thank you. I found another one called Mappt whilst doing a Google search:

http://www.mappt.com.au

It looks like its available only on 10" tablets from Google store. I haven't purchased it yet.

Answer 14

I have seen a new app very interesant for mobile phones. His name is GIS

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.JavierGarciaGarcia.GIS&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5KYXZpZXJHYXJjaWFHYXJjaWEuR0lTIl0.