Cartographer vs Digital ROW Utilities

Cartographer is a toolkit for map lovers. - Measure distances, perimeters, and areas by tapping points on the map. - Save places to your Atlas with names, notes, colors, and icons, then group them into collections. - Compare two maps side by side with ease. Terms of service can be found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Digital ROW Utilities is a professional field data collection app for documenting underground and aboveground utility infrastructure to ASCE 75-22 standards. CAPTURE UTILITY ASSETS • Point and linear feature capture with iPhone GPS • AI-powered infrastructure detection (fire hydrants, manholes, valve boxes) • LiDAR depth measurement on iPhone Pro models • Material certification scanning — photograph a cert tag and auto-fill specs via OCR • Upload cert PDFs for provenance tracking • Geotagged photo documentation ASCE 75-22 COMPLIANT • All Table 2-4 mandatory attributes included • Quality Level auto-calculated from GPS accuracy • Positional Accuracy Levels • Feature types, conveyance, cross-section, dimensions • Data certification with SHA-256 audit trails AR VISUALIZATION • View WFS utility data overlaid in augmented reality • See captured assets, imported KML files, and digitized PDF plan sheets - all layers at once • Utility-color-coded by domain (water, sewer, gas, electric, telecom) EXPORT 11 FORMATS • GeoJSON, CSV, KML, KMZ, DXF, PDF Report, and more • Material cert PDFs bundled in KMZ exports • Real coordinate projections (WGS84, Web Mercator, UTM) • AES-GCM encryption for sensitive infrastructure data FIELD WORKFLOW • Permit management with work area mapping • WFS catalog with 230+ utility data sources nationwide • Cross-app integration with Digital Traffic Control Diary • Material cert photo saved with each asset for traceability GPS & POSITIONING • iPhone GPS with auto-calculated quality levels • External GNSS & RTK support in beta testing - visit purposebuilt.systems to participate • 18 state CORS networks pre-configured including Iowa IaRTN Built by Purpose Built Systems for contractors, utility engineers, and DOT inspectors who need professional field documentation. Visit https://purposebuilt.systems for beta testing, support, and updates.