Mobile Data Collection vs ArcGIS Indoors

GIS Cloud Mobile Data Collection is a solution for recording and updating data in the field with mobile devices in real time, also allowing instant data access from the office. Digitize your workflow and eliminate errors and time-consuming paperwork! The mobile app enables you to accurately record data, online or offline, by filling in digital custom survey forms. You can create an unlimited number of your own unique forms in the user-friendly form builder, in the connected web app (Mobile Data Collection Portal). Continue working on your data, edit, share, and collaborate through GIS Cloud powerful web Map Editor app. Find everything you need for your workflow in one platform, no need for integrations. Collect points, lines, or polygons! Use GPS to capture data on the go, or switch to manual and use pinpoint and drawing tools for even better precision. Form fields are fully customizable and you can choose from text fields, selects lists, radio buttons, checkboxes, electronic signature, autofill, barcode, photo and audio, hidden fields, and much more. To control data accuracy and eliminate errors, make your form fields required, conditional (dependent on other form fields or data input), or persistent. Manage your field staff and share projects with custom forms to field workers by assigning them the collect and update permissions, and they can instantly start collecting data in the field. Simply sign into your GIS Cloud account (or sign up for free) and send collected data directly to your GIS Cloud app in the cloud. Data is immediately represented on a map, just click on any map feature to access collected data. Generate reports from the web app. Access data through GIS Cloud Map Editor, where you can further edit and style your data, overlay with additional data layers analyze data, share data with colleagues with different permissions to collaborate on projects. You can also export data and much more. Collect field data and conduct field surveys faster and easier than ever before. Start creating forms in the MDC Portal web app on https://giscloud.com and have your team out and about in a quarter of an hour! All you need in the field: - Offline data capture - Offline maps - Points, Lines, and Polygons geometry support - Media (photos & audio) enriched location information - QR code and barcode support - Electronic signature - Dropdowns, lists, input boxes, and comments based on custom forms - Review data attributes directly in the app - Search through data on the map - Control different layers in the map - Edit existing data - Listen to audio and view images - Real-time GPS location - View and explore maps in the field Prepare and analyze in the office: - Cloud-based web apps - Custom forms designer - Rich GIS symbology and visualization - Data editing and exporting - One-click map and data sharing - Real-time collaboration - Map publishing - Spatial Queries & Analysis - Account administration Note! This app will use GPS in the background to give you the most accurate and current location. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at support@giscloud.com. Privacy Policy: https://www.giscloud.com/wp-content/uploads/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.giscloud.com/wp-content/uploads/terms-of-use.html

ArcGIS Indoors is Esri’s complete indoor mapping system that provides foundational data management capabilities and focused apps to gain insights, improve operations, maintenance, and safety of indoor spaces. Enhance occupant and visitor experience at your organization with ArcGIS Indoors mobile application. Quickly find and route to people, spaces, assets, and work orders. Easily reserve workspaces and meeting rooms. Explore and Search Explore, search, and quickly find people, appointments and events, offices and classrooms, and other points of interest at your organization, so you don’t have to wonder where they are located. Wayfinding and Navigation Whether you’re an occupant or a visitor, ArcGIS Indoors makes navigating complex buildings easier. Know where people, spaces, assets, work orders and calendar appointments are. If the building is equipped with Bluetooth or WiFi indoor positioning systems, ArcGIS Indoors can interface with them to show exactly where you are on an indoor map. Workspace Reservations Whether you need a meeting room, a quiet spot for focused work, or a collaborative workspace for your team, the Indoors mobile app makes it easy to reserve workspaces. Search for workspaces based on time, duration, capacity, location, and available equipment, locate and view them on an interactive indoor map. Save Favorites Save the locations of people, events, and other points of interest to My Places. Quickly find them again whenever you need to. Share Whether you’re making others aware of a location or helping them find a work order location or a point of interest, sharing that location helps them get quick directions and start navigating to their destination. The location can be shared as a hyperlink using common mobile device apps, such as email, text, or instant messaging. App Launch Smart launch other apps directly from the Indoors mobile app. You can also launch the Indoors mobile app from other configurable mobile apps. For example, mobile workers using a work order app can launch the Indoors mobile app automatically to a specific work order. Employees using a company-specific events app can launch the Indoors mobile app automatically to the location of an event or meeting to quickly get directions without the need to search in the Indoors app.