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Collect and Edit Data
  • Link images, video clips, or wave files to attributes - play them back in the field
  • Change color, line width, or symbol of logged and waypoint data
  • Populate attribute fields from an external serial device (such as a volt meter or depth finder)
  • Collect and edit features and attributes in the field
  • Data flow display - show the direction of linear objects
  • Collect multiple feature types (Point, Line, or Area/Polygon)
  • Create and edit your own configurable forms in the office or field
  • Define symbols for each feature
  • Select position input from multiple devices (GPS Receiver, Laser Range Finder, and Touch Screen)
  • User controlled menu, toolbar, and map display options
  • Relational data collection
  • No office software required - stand alone system
Basemap Display and Editing
  • Display DGN vector files as basemaps
  • Raster images supported: TIF, JPG, SIF (compressed),and DOQ
  • Image overlay capability
  • Vector images supported: SHP (including 3D and "Measure"), MID/MIF, DGN, and DXF
  • Multiple layers
  • Mix basemap file formats together (ie. SHP, MIF, etc) in Map View
  • Vector display options - select colors, line width, fill, attributes, symbols, and database labeling for each layer
  • Display area and length of basemap features
  • Generate a grid overlaying a selected basemap feature
  • Search for and navigate to basemap features
  • Basemap editing of SHP and SHX files to move points, features, or co-incident points in Map View
  • Tap on basemap label to display the entire database for that feature
  • Use of decimal lat/long SHP files for basemaps
Direct Edit to the Basemap

  • Select the database field and enter new data
  • Store changes in the existing database file - ready for upload back into your GIS system
  • Update the position of individual features or feature nodes
  • Edit basemap option available when using ESRI SHP files
  • Edit basemap's attribute database
Navigation
  • Scaled GPS position cursor to aid navigation
  • GPS Trail
  • Full map display
  • Zoom controls
  • Navigate along a route defined by a series of nodes - not limited to single-point navigation
  • Easily navigate to: waypoints, data points, basemap features and typed in coordinates
  • Steering Cue and present position displays, and distance and direction to destination
  • Navigate along a line (stations and perpendicular offset, and distance to end, line or station)
Exporting Collected Data

Multiple export formats and options allow more control over exported data.

  • Export to 3D SHP files
  • ESRI SHP files - including 3D (format options include add point name/number and add start/end for area/line)
  • AutoCAD DXF (2D or 3D, attributes, PNEZD or PD text annotation layers)
  • TDS CR5
  • ASCII Text (numerous options - including specify field delimiter string)
Form Customization

Configurable data collection forms provide the ability to create and edit your own forms in the office, or in the field.

  • Create pick list menu entries by reading them from a text file
  • No limit to the number of features or attributes associated with each feature
  • Edit your form (feature files) in the field
  • Add attributes manually or from an existing database file 
  • Select from numeric, text, date, "required value" and pick list menu options
  • Customize the data entry form display (color, font type and size)
Additional SOLO Field Tools

SOLO Field offers a variety of additional tools to compliment standard field data collection activities.

  • Enhanced Grid Generation (square or hexagonal) - specify cell size and rotation
  • Measuring tools - calculate distance, area and angle
  • Receiver Control
  • Redlining - make quick notes and drawings without making actual changes to the basemap - convert redline objects to UDF file for export
  • Sticky Log - log the same feature quickly and continuously in manual mode
  • SPF files - import and unpack all project files from one package file
  • Customizable user interface - edit toolbars and menu options
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