ArcGIS for Windows Mobile: Audio notification of GPS connectivity and PDOP

Question

It doesn't appear that ArcGIS for Windows Mobile has any audio notifications built-in. Our workflow currently uses TerraSync which has different audio notifications when GPS is found/lost and PDOP is within/outside range. I was testing ArcGIS for Windows Mobile to see if we could streamline our workflow, but lack of audio notifications is a killer.

If ArcGIS for Windows Mobile doesn't have audio notifications built-in, can they be added by an extension? I hear Trimble Positions works with ArcGIS for Windows Mobile, but I don't know if it adds audio notifications.

Thanks.

deleted-user-1T_bOHag6M8d · Answer

I do believe you can create an extension to create this functionality yourself.
I have thought about doing something similar, but this is something I won't be doing anytime soon myself.
You can use the GPSConnection object to get access to the HDOP/PDOP values.
Run a separate thread, or the GPSChanged event handler to check the HDOP/PDOP value and see if it drops below your threshold. If so then play a sound.

You will need programming knowledge to do this.

I hope this helps.

Thanks Akhil. I'm afraid that I don't have VS2008 or the skills to program it on my own. I've submitted a proposal for an out of the box solution to ideas.arcgis.com.

AkhilParujanwala · Answer

I do believe you can create an extension to create this functionality yourself.
I have thought about doing something similar, but this is something I won't be doing anytime soon myself.
You can use the GPSConnection object to get access to the HDOP/PDOP values.
Run a separate thread, or the GPSChanged event handler to check the HDOP/PDOP value and see if it drops below your threshold. If so then play a sound.

You will need programming knowledge to do this.

I hope this helps.