Capable of moving or being moved readily.
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2answers
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Will mousedown events fire with Touch events on OpenLayers mobile?
I can't get the mousedown event to fire on a mobile device when I click on a marker. I'm using openlayers 2.11 with TouchNavigation. The mousedown event fires just fine in Chrome on my Desktop. Are ...
5
votes
3answers
3k views
OpenLayers on mobile device: possible to use local map tiles?
Is that possible for an OpenLayers app (running on mobile device) to load the map tiles that are deployed in the device, if the app is able to access these files (e.g., using PhoneGap)?
from this ...
4
votes
1answer
1k views
How to serve local maps for an offline HTML5 webmapping app?
How could one serve maps (tiles in wherever format possible) within a Android device to be consumed by an offline webmapping app also accessed within the device's browser?
6
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3answers
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How to find a point half way between two other points?
I'm working on implementing the OSM Mobile Binary format for map data, and because it uses a 16 bit delta for each point along a way, it cannot represent a way if there is a large distance between two ...
8
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3answers
1k views
Mobile offline mapping and editing of shapefiles
I've got a client that wants to create a mobile app that can view and edit shapefiles stored locally on the device to enable it to work offline. There is a possibility of converting the shapefiles to ...
8
votes
3answers
510 views
Alternatives to Shapefiles as open-source, cross platform dataset types
I am working on software that is very ESRI oriented, but a future version will likely not be using ESRI software. It uses Shapefiles and Geodatabases. I'm planning on getting all of my data to ...
4
votes
0answers
118 views
Place recognition with WiFi [closed]
I'm looking for some algorithm able to better recognize the geometry place only exploiting wi-fi antennas. I read about place recognition is divided in two classes: geometry and fingerprint. I'm ...
5
votes
1answer
600 views
OpenLayers for Android: why does a popup panel show up twice?
I use Moto Xoom (Android V3.0 touch pad) browse the example "OpenLayers with Sencha Touch", when I click button "LayerList", the associated popup panel doesn't show up smoothly. it will show once, ...
9
votes
2answers
1k views
What native spatially-enabled SDK options are there to deploy GIS data on iOS and Android mobile devices?
I am only interested in iOS and Android options that allow me to build native solutions to render/collect data. Response time is very important, since I want to be able to draw many geometries - not ...
4
votes
1answer
485 views
Can JQuery Mobile UI provide a user-created attribute table for a user-created point feature?
I'm looking into using the JQuery Mobile UI, and I would like the user of the app to be able to create their own point on the map and add a few short attributes. Any idea if this is possible?
Thanks ...
7
votes
5answers
196 views
What technique is used to acquire client location?
So far I know how to grab the client location to a application or web application by using the users geolocation or GPS location. I remember the possibility of finding the users approximate location ...
4
votes
2answers
187 views
Visualization of Geographical information on mobile devices
To complete my thesis i have to develop mobile GIS application which will test/handle some issue related to visualization presentation of geographical/spatial information on mobile devices.
I will ...
3
votes
1answer
119 views
Incorrect GeoCoordinate at Random
Sometimes when the device is pulling coordinates with the GeoPositionAccuracy set to High and the MovementThreshold set to 0, the GeoCoordinate that is captured is further away and not inline with the ...
2
votes
2answers
494 views
Zoom to see entire MapLayer in Bing Maps
If I have a MapLayer that I'm applying to Bing Maps where I have a list of coordinates, how can I zoom to see the full MapLayer (dynamically zoom to the proper size) and toggle between seeing the ...
16
votes
2answers
4k views
Best GIS system for high performance web application - PostGIS vs MongoDB
I am working on a web/mobile application based on location data. Since i am already familiar with MongoDB, i found the geospatial indexing of mongo is quite suitable for my needs. As i am mainly ...
4
votes
1answer
578 views
Android ArcGIS Javascript 2.2
The website claims that touch gestures are supported for Android browsers.
I'm running 2.2 and have not been able to get touch gestures to work. What can be done to enable it?
This works for iPhone ...
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vote
0answers
252 views
How Do You Autopopulate Attribute Based on Spatial Location of Underlying Grid?? ArcGIS Mobile
User drops a point, then Attribute Table Autopopulates based on Underlying (Polygon)Grids Spatial Location.
I want to do this for field editors using ArcGIS Mobile.
Does anyone have an idea on how ...
5
votes
2answers
531 views
Choosing web/mobile mapping API
We are building a spatial application targeted to laypeople which will involve viewing and editing vector geodata (currently just points, but linestrings and polygons in the future) with a raster ...
18
votes
9answers
2k views
Are there any Indoor GIS platforms?
What sort of infrastructure is needed to allow me to write a simple mobile app for indoor navigation?
Professor Mike Goodchild said:
the average American only spends 13
percent of the time ...
11
votes
7answers
551 views
Mobile Data collection options
What COTS software is available to do mobile data collection, with GPS positioning. Map display not required. I'm looking across the board (platform wise).
I'm already aware of...
ArcPad
ArcGIS ...
2
votes
2answers
1k views
How do I create a quick test/demo app with ArcGIS Mobile
We are trying to do a quick evaluation of ArcGIS Mobile 10 on Windows. Part of that is determining whether we can load online maps (like arcgisserveronline for example) and what the ...
3
votes
1answer
550 views
Wifi Positioning System (WPS) setup
I need to develop a shopping mall GIS. I have no idea to develop it. The shopping mall GIS should function like GPS (guides user to desire shops). Do I need to set up some GIS device at each corner of ...
3
votes
3answers
1k views
Techniques for offline reverse geocoding on a mobile device?
I am working on a mobile mapping application (currently iOS, eventually Android) - and I am struggling with how to best support reverse geocoding from lat/long to Country/State without using an online ...
6
votes
4answers
549 views
What type of OS is best for ESRI mobile Development?
I know there is going to be varied opinions on this question. We're being asked to create some mobile maps for various departments in our county. This happens to come at a time when AT&T has ...
5
votes
1answer
288 views
Generate Mobile Map Cache from ArcObjects
As of ArcGIS 10, is there a way to generate a mobile map cache using ArcObjects?
This can be done in a stand-alone Python script:
...
3
votes
1answer
281 views
Getting ArcGIS.com-created map to show up in sample app
I've been experimenting with the My First iOS app example, trying to get it to display a Bing map layer I created on ArcGIS.com. However, the layer doesn't display. In the sample app's code, when it ...
11
votes
6answers
1k views
What algorithm should I use for wifi geolocation?
School Pickup Use Case (update)
It might be helpful to go into a more concrete use case instead of the original backyard example below. Local law enforcement has started cracking down on use text ...
9
votes
1answer
275 views
Can I collect Seismic data with an array of cell phones?
Suppose I have an array of cell phones, each having:
an accelerometer
a clock
a GPS receiver
Windows Phone 7 (WP7)
How hard would it be to write a program so that synchronizes the phones to a ...
6
votes
2answers
415 views
Any way to use a local background map in ArcGIS Mobile
My customer requirement is to support a MrSID image directly in ArcGIS Mobile. The details are sketchy but I think the intent is that they want a local background raster Map while the ...
5
votes
3answers
1k views
Does a national(USA) interstate rest stop/rest area dataset exist?
And I don't care about format--worry about that later! I found some maps in Google maps, usually per state. I also have one map made my someone else, that no longer appears in the Google Maps search ...
8
votes
4answers
878 views
Future of ArcGIS Mobile
I'm not sure we can get a straight answer from ESRI on this question at his point because there is so much uncertainty with Microsoft in this area right now but "What is the future of ArcGIS Mobile ...
3
votes
4answers
610 views
Advantages of a GPS enabled PDA for field asset management
I'm having some trouble trying to convince some people of the advantages of having a entry level GPS enabled PDA for asset management.
I've been asked to look into GPS enabled cameras, I've since ...
2
votes
3answers
2k views
How do I create forms using Geodatabase's related tables in ArcPad Studio 10?
I have a Geodatabase with a Points table and number of related tables. The reason for the related tables is because of the large number of fields. The relationships are reconginsed by ArcGIS and ...
12
votes
8answers
774 views
Is there a smartphone app for mobile asset logging?
I'm after a recommendation for a smartphone app (iPhone or Android) to log asset information for litter bins. I need the following features
GPS
geotagged photos
Form with drop down menus for user ...
3
votes
1answer
830 views
Can esri ipad app consume web mapping service?
Can the ESRI app for the iPad consume regular web mapping services, or do I need to publish services for this app as Mobile project services?
0
votes
1answer
206 views
Network Analysis Layer in ArcGIS Mobile Map Cache
Does anyone know how to extract a Network Analysis Layer into an ArcGIS Mobile Map Cache?
Thanks,
Seth
2
votes
4answers
751 views
ArcGIS Mobile 10 Routing Solution
Does anyone know of an example of routing within ArcGIS Mobile 10 that uses GPS location to route to a destination?
Thanks,
Seth
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votes
9answers
1k views
How can I determine the location of a visitor to my website?
If I want to provide a website with location appropriate content, what ways can I use to find the visitor's rough location using their IP or header information?
