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ArcPad for Android

AdamOlson — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:38:19 GMT

Please create ArcPad to run on Android devices.

I do not understand why ArcPad continues to be updated for an old Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system?

Android is far superior and already has some great GIS apps such as Locus Pro and OSMAND.

Please review the features within Locus Pro and OSMAND and create those features in a ArcPad for Android.

Some very usefull features in OSMAND is the transparency slider bar (just keep it on the main screen for easy changing in the field)

Also, please use sqlitedb for tiles and create a desktop application to convert ArcMap projects to sqlitedb format for use on Android.

Re: ArcPad for Android

PatrickMurphy — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:19:52 GMT

I agree whole heartedly. I understand why you would still develop for WM 6.x since all the high end GPS devices like Trimble are still using it, but with a cheap device like the Samsung Galaxy Player 4" and 5" ($180-$210 with no monthly phone fees) or Tabs, I could run Arcpad separately from the expensive even to rent GPS device which is even better since I mostly just rent the GPS device when I need it, but use ArcPad all the time. Currently I run ArcPad on an HP211 but they don't make those anymore.

Get ahead of the curve and develop ArcPad as a stand-alone GIS program for the Android that doesn't need internet/phone access for maps etc.

Re: ArcPad for Android

MatthewCarey4 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:32:02 GMT

In my organization we would probably be willing to sacrifice some accuracy in order to have tablet-sized devices that mirror what users have come to expect as consumers. It seems the people holding the purse strings are more likely to approve purchases of attractive touchscreen devices that are easy to use, so if they meet our operational needs let's go in that direction.
I'm sure this is on Esri's radar but I think many of us would appreciate them picking up the pace. Thanks!

Re: ArcPad for Android

LindseySmith4 — Mon, 21 May 2012 05:50:33 GMT

More than a few users would gladly walk away from windows (especially windows mobile [yuck]) if other OS support was offered. Get ahead of the curve before you find yourself behind it I say.

Re: ArcPad for Android

GregWyatt — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:46:07 GMT

It seems to me that Windows Mobile is an abandoned product. Last I saw, Microsoft had no intensions of updating it. The 6.5 version was just a minor upgrade of the 5.0 version, so the technology is more than 15 years old.

There are ruggedized Andriod tablets coming on the market now, in addition to waterproof bags for non hardened tablets. Apple sure isn't going to get into the ruggedized market. Andriod seems to be the logical next step for mobile data collection devices.

ESRI needs to get think ahead. I know I am reluctant to buy a Windows Mobile device.

Re: ArcPad for Android

RayChilcote — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:15:42 GMT

Could be a whole new product. ArcApp for <device>. New business market as well (what if it were sold for $20 on an app/i store). I'd buy one personally. Organization I work for would buy many versus dropping ArcPad due to limited use and development.

Seems to me the first one to have totally disconnected editing (no caching) via common devices is going to win. Checking data in/out is a huge bonus.

Bluetoothing to a better GPS will take care of the precision for low-grade on board GPS devices.

Web/Cloud editing has its market. But the independent/disconnected environment has a huge market and is being left behind.

Re: ArcPad for Android

BrianSwanner — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:33:36 GMT

I've got my users collecting data using Galaxy 7 tabs with Bluetooth external antenna's and using Google's My Tracks app. It's not bad, but bviously a dedicated ArcPad app would streamline the process.

Re: ArcPad for Android

JohnDigweed — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:30:31 GMT

With some of the cool new hardware that will arrive with Windows 8, get well ahead of the curve and surf in on ArcPad for Windows 8.

Re: ArcPad for Android

MaysonMorrissey — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:38:16 GMT

My small organization has an old Recon that is becoming unusable though our external antennae is fine. If it was an option we would jump at the chance to have ArcPad on an Android device for the couple months a year we do GPS work and then double the device as a field unit for our web based work order system we are implementing. With decent Android tablets in the 200-300 dollar range vs. the cost of a new Recon that could only be used for our GPS work an Android option for ArcPad would be a huge boon to us.

Re: ArcPad for Android

ScottHolmen — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:43:15 GMT

We have been using ArcPad for almost 10 years. I haven't found any of ESRI's recent mobile solutions to be as good a ArcPad, but it is time to port it to the current software and hardware environments. I agree it needs to run as a stand alone app which can be run in remote areas without wifi or cellular service.

Re: ArcPad for Android

JoabelBarbieri — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:27:53 GMT

Oh God. This is what we foresters need...Please ESRI...hurry up

Re: ArcPad for Android

AuraRamos_Lora — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:31:34 GMT

No se enfoquen en un solo rubro de información donde queremos hacer una captura del lugar donde estamos, a veces solo por presumir queremos posicionar nuestra ubicación y que mejor desde un dispositivo móvil con SO Android, al alcance de todos,

Re: ArcPad for Android

BrianIngalls — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:28:41 GMT

The new Galaxy Note 2 phone with its stylist pen just screams GIS. Can't wait until there is better GIS software available for it such as ArcPAD or at least ArcReader with it's markup feature.

Re: ArcPad for Android

JeremiahPoling — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:53:46 GMT

I would think now that trimble is selling a rugged android device, that this might become more of a priority.

Re: ArcPad for Android

SteveDoench — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:16:29 GMT

Now that HP Dell etc... PDA devices other than Trimble Junos and others specilaized for mobile GIS are no longer manufactured, it is becoming more costly and difficult to find hardware. Really need the option to work with ArcPAD on Andriod, Windows Phone or iPhone as a standalone product capable of working with just GPS and not require a cell connection.

Re: ArcPad for Android

HusseinNasser — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:55:45 GMT

This idea will make it easier on so many orginzations to move to mobile data editing

I would like to qoute some comment on this subject that really makes a point here

tombell@stratamodel.com;228427 wrote:
I recently read a discussion on facebook requesting that ESRI create an ArcPad version that runs on the Android OS. Several ESRI employees associated with ArcPad development responded in one way or another. I was amazed or should I say dismayed by their contention that no one would want to use a phone as a data gathering platform because in general, they are not rugged devices.

As a long time ArcPad and rugged PDA user, I would like to point out some of the realities of using so called rugged PDAs. First, the low end devices may be rugged while still in the box but in fact out there in the real world, they don't last as long as we expect. These devices are expensive ($1,000+) and expensive to fix. Second, though there are videos on the web were people drop them on the floor or throw them into swimming pools, most of us know better than to abuse them like this. The fact is, rugged PDAs aren't as necessary as many people think.

I would like to be able to buy a cheap mobile device that isn't rugged and throw it away if it breaks or get it repaired for something less than 50% of the original purchase price. Low end android based tablets are getting cheap so why use a high priced rugged device? Maybe the only barrier to this strategy is ESRIs unrealistic assumptions about the needs of its user base.

Re: ArcPad for Android

JeffSprock — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:45:27 GMT

ArcPad is an easily customizable product! Far better than the ArcGIS Online or the build your own app options currently available for field data collection. Please consider extending ArcPad’s capabilities to iOS and the Andriod operating systems! Why should my organization have to pay $600-$3,000 for a new “rugged” device when I can buy a new smartphone/tablet for $200-$500? We have been running HP iPAQs (not rugged) with ArcPad for close to five years with only one breakdown in the field. Why not give us the option to run ArcPad or something like ArcPad on our iPad or smartphone? If the smartphone/tablet breaks down its much more cost effective for our organization simply replace the device the to pay the higher prices for a “rugged” device.

Sincerely,

Jeff Sprock
GIS Coordinator
North Platte Natural Resources District
(308) 632-2749
jsprock@npnrd.org

Re: ArcPad for Android

AndrewCheng — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:11:30 GMT

I agreed.... The Android platform becomes more and more popular and robust. I also have several Android phones (Sammys) and a Android tablet. It's time for ESRI to reconized this useful platform and provide more support on it. Just my 2 cents.........

Re: ArcPad for Android

MykhayloNakapelyukh — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:50:52 GMT

I do not understand till now, why don't developed ESRI's ArcPAD for Android OS. This is big question for me!

Re: ArcPad for Android

StaceMaples — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:24:34 GMT

WIndows Mobile is quickly becoming an obsolete mobile platform. Get with it. We need ArcPad functionality on iPhone AND Android. So we can use bleeding edge AND affordable devices like this: http://www.meetearl.com/