# FieldMove

> Map-based digital field mapping application for geological data capture. (iPhone/iPad app by Petroleum Experts Limited.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fieldmove/id968405777 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Petroleum Experts Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/1484782290)
- Category: Productivity, Education
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.17/5 from 6 App Store ratings · 11 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 108 MB
- Released: 2015-06-29
- Data updated: 2026-06-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fieldmove/id968405777/reviews.md

## What is FieldMove?

FieldMove is a map-based digital field mapping app for geological data capture. The app is presented in a map-centric format for use on larger touchscreen tablets. When sufficient data has been collected, you can use the drawing tools that include a virtual cursor for precision drawing to create geological boundaries, fault traces and other linework on your basemap. It is also possible to create simple polygons to show the distribution of different rock types.

FieldMove supports Mapbox™ online maps and can cache this extensive online map service to work offline in the field. In addition to handling online maps, geo-referenced basemaps in MBTile or GeoTIFF format can be imported and also are available offline when working in the field.

The app allows you to use your tablet as a traditional hand-held bearing compass, as well as a digital compass clinometer for measuring and recording the orientation of planar and linear features in the field. Geo-referenced text notes, photographs and screenshots can also be captured and stored within the app. Also contained in FieldMove is a library of geological symbols that enables data to be plotted on a stereonet, which allows the user to carry out analysis based on their field observations and measurements. 

All data readings collected in the field and any linework digitized directly in FieldMove with the drawing tools are fully geo-referenced. This information is preserved when the project is exported in various formats for use in other applications. Exporting your project is a quick and simple process.

Data can be exported in three different formats: Move™ (.mve), for direct import into Petex's Move software for model building and analysis, a CSV (.csv) file (comma-separated values, similar to an Excel spreadsheet), and as a Google Earth (.kmz) file.

A more in-depth user guide and brochure is available here: https://www.petex.com/products/move-suite/digital-field-mapping/

FieldMove is a Petroleum Experts geological field mapping app designed for forward thinking geologists utilising digital data collection.

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The use of GPS devices and tablets as navigation aids.

Global Positioning System (GPS) devices are commonly used to aid navigation, having grown in popularity over the past decade. Over the last few years, this has extended to smartphones and digital compasses, which are often equipped with GPS functionality.

GPS is a valuable aid to navigation during fieldwork, although it is important to keep safety at the forefront, and we draw your attention to the advice given by a number of mountaineering councils:

“Everyone heading into the hills needs to learn how to read a map, and be able to navigate effectively with a paper map and traditional magnetic compass, especially in poor visibility”

Know the hardware sensors in your device

FieldMove relies on three sensors inside your device, a magnetometer, a gyroscope and an accelerometer. Together, these sensors can be programmed to measure the orientation of planar and linear features in the field. All three sensors are installed as standard in iPhones and iPads, but are not always present in other hardware devices. You should always check your device to make sure that all three sensors are present and that the compass and the clinometer are giving accurate readings before starting to collect data. You can choose to manually enter data if you do not trust the internal sensors, or if you are using a traditional hand-held compass clinometer.

Petroleum Experts will accept no liability or loss, resulting from the use or misuse of this product.

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We hope that you find these applications useful and we’d be delighted to hear from you if you have any comments or suggestions for further improving the functionality in FieldMove. For more information go to: www.petex.com. If you have any feedback, questions, or concerns, please email us at: edinburgh@petex.com

## Key features

- Map-centric digital field mapping
- Offline map support
- Drawing tools for geological features
- Digital compass and clinometer
- Geo-referenced notes and photos
- Geological symbol library
- Multiple data export formats

## Recent user reviews (10 of 11)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fieldmove/id968405777/reviews.md

### 2/5 — PLEASE FIX BROKEN UNITS THAT CANT BE SELECTED

*2026-04-06, version 1.7.6*

Please fix the units that break and are just skipped in the unit least, makes scrolling through units a headache and makes my unit least hard to organize

### 2/5 — PLEASE FIX GEO TIF IMPORTS

*2026-02-25*

Love the app but it refuses to properly recognize geo tif files, in particular geologic maps. Satellite imagery usually imports fine if taken from USGS, but having a geologic map as a layer in the app would be very helpful. It also has trouble with topo maps too.

### 4/5 — Needs an update

*2024-05-02*

This has the bones of A really good app but - it has not been updated for over four years, is very power hungry and does odd things.
The photos end up numbered differently to how they are stored. Line work sometimes gets corrupted when you close the app. Especially fine line work
Despite the small issues this is still my favorite field app by a country mile, but at some point I may be forced to try StraboSput.

**Developer response:** Hi Structuregeo, thanks for the review and appreciated! Several updates in the last couple of months, including fixes for the mentioned fine detail line work, grainy photo capture preview, upload gallery photo crash. Latest is 1.7.6 supporting iOS 18. Happy mapping!

### 4/5 — Great app

*2021-06-25, version 1.5.2*

This is the best app for collecting geological data. My only gripe is that there is no support for iPadOS 14.6 yet, so I cannot load my basemaps into FieldMove.

### 4/5 — Very useful but glitchy app

*2020-08-31, version 1.3.0*

This is a wonderful app for following maps and collecting a range of data types. It has quickly become my go-to for basic geologic sampling and documentation work. Unfortunately, I can only give it 4 stars because it has a number of significant bugs that should be easy for the developers to sort out: 1. Crashing immediately upon taking a photo (oddly my colleague’s install on a similar iPad mini has no such problem), 2. Occasional app freezes, 3. The GPS tracking is often slow to find the device (slower than other apps on the same device) and sometimes stops updating the location without even showing that GPS tracking is off, 4. Heavy battery use, 5. Refusing to use certain stratigraphic units that have been stored, and 6. Other, rarer, problems, including once refusing repeatedly to lock in a strike and dip I’d typed in. It would also be quite helpful if users could load feature data, such as from a KML or shapefile.

### 4/5 — Great app - camera crashes it though

*2019-08-22, version 1.3.0*

I love everything about this app! The only bummer is that as soon as I attempt to take a picture, the app immediately crashes. I hope they address this issue in a future update.

### 3/5 — Good but development is dead

*2019-06-02*

Very useful but buggy - poly lines often become corrupted.
Difficult to use your own map tiles.
Export to google earth is very useful.

### 4/5 — Compass freezes after power off

*2018-11-26, version 1.3.0*

Grate app for working in field. As a geologist i used it lots of times and loved it. But after a while compass freezes after power of the tablet. Dear FIELD MOVE team plz fix the bugs

### 4/5 — GPS is not working in iOS 11 of ipad mini4

*2018-02-10, version 1.2.2*

Always fail to get GPS position in fieldmove. The GPS works good in google map by the way.

### 5/5 — Super useful for data collection

*2018-02-04, version 1.2.2*

So far I love it, used it for several large University projects. The strike/dip data was within 1 deg of my Brunton, which is within the margin of human error. Here’s my wish list; 1) easier sharing of projects between iPads, and also iPhones. 2) Ability to import geopdf base-layers (the new USGS standard). 3) more intuitive drawing of rock units with an apple pencil. Look to notability as a template of how to draw and erase more easily. Great job!

## Frequently asked questions about FieldMove

### What is FieldMove used for?

FieldMove is a map-based digital field mapping app designed for geologists to capture geological data, draw features like fault traces and rock type distributions, and record orientation measurements. It allows for efficient data collection and export for further analysis.

### Can FieldMove be used offline?

Yes, FieldMove supports offline map usage by caching Mapbox™ online maps. It can also import geo-referenced basemaps in MBTile or GeoTIFF formats, which are available offline for fieldwork.

### What types of data can be captured with FieldMove?

FieldMove allows users to capture geological boundaries, fault traces, linework, simple polygons for rock types, orientation of planar and linear features using a digital compass clinometer, geo-referenced text notes, and photographs.

### What export formats does FieldMove support?

FieldMove supports exporting collected data in three formats: Move™ (.mve) for direct import into Petex's Move software, CSV (.csv) for spreadsheet-like analysis, and Google Earth (.kmz) for visualization.

### Does FieldMove have ads?

No, FieldMove is ad-free. As a free application, it does not contain advertisements, allowing for an uninterrupted user experience.

### What devices is FieldMove compatible with?

FieldMove is currently supported on iPads, leveraging their larger touchscreen capabilities for map-centric operations. It relies on the device's magnetometer, gyroscope, and accelerometer sensors.

### How often is FieldMove updated?

FieldMove was last updated on October 1, 2024, with version 1.7.6. This indicates a commitment to maintaining and improving the application with regular updates.

### What is the user rating for FieldMove?

FieldMove has a user rating of 4.2 stars based on 6 ratings. This suggests a generally positive reception from its user base.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.7.6 — 2024-10-01

FieldMove 1.7.6
Notebook photo preview appeared grainy - fixed.
Provisional support for iOS 18, iPadOS 18.
Minimum of iOS 13 now required.
FieldMove 1.7.5
Export of KMZ and MVE - fixed user reported bug.
FieldMove 1.7.4
Minimum of iOS 12 now required.
Loss of accuracy in vector drawing when in high zoom and project saved - fixed.
Selection of photos from gallery on some devices running iOS 14/15/16/17 - fixed.
Many bug fixes.

### 1.7.5 — 2024-09-24

FieldMove 1.7.5
Export of KMZ and MVE - fixed user reported bug.
FieldMove 1.7.4
iOS 12 now required.
Loss of accuracy in vector drawing when in high zoom and project saved - fixed.
Selection of photos from gallery on some devices running iOS 14/15/16/17 - fixed.
Many bug fixes.

### 1.7.4 — 2024-08-06

iOS 12 now required.
Loss of accuracy in vector drawing when in high zoom and project saved - fixed.
Selection of photos from gallery on some devices running iOS 14/15/16/17 - fixed.
Many bug fixes.

### 1.5.2 — 2021-02-07

Fixed the Export of KMZ and MOVE files in certain circumstances
Support for iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4

### 1.4.1 — 2020-11-07

Camera crash fixed
Online maps outage restored
Branding changes

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