Introductio

n to
ArcPad
Prepared by:

Jennifer McKee

With support from:

NSF DUE-0903270

in partnership with:
Mobile GIS

Allows field staff to capture, update,

analyze spatial data

Extends reach of the office to mobile web

Choose Mobile GIS type dependent on GIS

setup & available equipment
Types of ArcGIS Mobile
Windows Mobile Devices Windows Smartphones
laptops, notebooks, tablets, &Apple iOS devices
handheld windows mobile devices

ArcGIS Mobile ArcGIS for Windows

For enterprise field-workers, Phone
medium to large organizations,
deployed from ArcGIS Server,
taskcentric workflow ArcGIS for iOS (iPhone,
iPad, iPod Touch)
ArcPad
For GIS managers and field-
workers, small to medium ArcGIS for Android
organizations, deployed from
ArcGIS Desktop, mapcentric
workflow
ArcPad
A Mobile GIS product allowing for field data
collection & mapping, GPS integration, and
database access using wireless technology
Can be run on any mobile device that runs
Windows Mobile OS
Windows Mobile
ArcPad is only compatible with the following
Windows Mobile operating systems:
ArcPad 10 WM OS 5.0, 6.0, 6.1, 6.5
ArcPad 8 - WM OS 5.0, 6.0, 6.1, or 6.5
ArcPad 7.x - WM 2003, 5.0, 6.0, 6.1, or 6.5
Windows Mobile supports
Microsoft Office mobile (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile
Internet Explorer Mobile
Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile & more
Most mobile devices come with either
Windows Mobile or Palm O.S.
Microsoft ActiveSync
Synchronization software for PDAs
Easy way to connect PDA to computer and
transfer information, settings, & files
Synchronization software depends on OS of
computer
Windows XP or earlier ActiveSync 4.5
Windows Vista or Windows 7 Windows
Mobile Device Center
If not currently installed, is a free
download from Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/downloads/microsoft/activesync-do
wnload.mspx
ArcPad Benefits
Collect & validate field data
Incorporate rangefinders, GPS, digital
cameras & barcode readers into data
collection
Enterprise data can be shared with field
workers & updated
Increase efficiency of field data collection
Example Applications
Health and Human Services
Mosquito Control Field Inspection template
Infrastructure & Utilities
Storm water management
Natural Resources
Agriculture and Natural Resources tools
Public Safety
Fire perimeter mapping
State & Local government
Equipment & inventory maintenance
Urban & Regional Planning
Parks Inventory

Templates available from ESRI at

http://resources.arcgis.com/gallery/file/arcpad
ArcPad files
Usual shapefile & raster extensions (not
all raster types supported, i.e. .img)
.dbf, .shp, .sbx, .prj, .sbn, .shx, etc
Uses additional files:
Typical
.apm map document
files you .apl layer definition file
will .axf vector file format using SQL
see/use
Can customize creating forms
associated with a specific shapefile
Seen .apx configuration file
more Used to alter the basic ArcPad
often with configuration
custom
applicatio
.apa applets that can run within ArcPad
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 1 2 3 4 5

Interface
Main toolbar - 1
Browse toolbar - 2
Edit toolbar - 3
QuickCapture toolbar -
4
Navigation toolbar - 5

Scalebar
Status bar
Default Toolbars
1 2 3 4 5

Toolbars:

1. Main
2. Browse
3. Edit
4. Quick Capture
5. Navigation
Main Toolbar
Any icon with a
has a drop down 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

menu
3
1
1. Open Map
2. Save Map
3. Add Layer 6
4. Table of Contents 5

5. GPS Active
6. Options
7. Refresh
8. Help
Browse Toolbar
Any icon with a
has a drop down 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
menu
1
1. Zoom In
2. Zoom to Full 2
Extent
3. Go Back to 4
Previous Extent 3

4. Identify
5. Find
6. Clear Selected
Features
7. Quick Draw
Edit Toolbar
Any icon with a has
a drop down menu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1. Start/ Stop Editing 2 3

2. Select 7

3. Point
4. Capture Point using
GPS
5. Add GPS Vertex
8
6. Add GPS Vertices
Continuously
7. Feature Properties
8. Offset Point
Quick Capture Toolbar
Any icon with a
has a drop down
menu
Dynamic toolbar
Content is
defined by map
layers
Purpose: provide
user with 1-click
ability to create
new features
Navigation Toolbar
Any icon with a has
a drop down menu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1
1. Find Location 2

2. Convert Location to
Stop
3. Create Route from
Stops 4
4. Edit Stops
5. Driving Directions 3
6. StreetMap
Preferences
7. Add Basemap
Explore Data - Table of Contents
Select (TOC
button)
Check under
allows you to see
layer
allows you to ID
the layer
makes layer
editable
Highlight layer &
select to see
layer properties
Explore Data - Table of Contents
1. Choose map
1
projection
definition file 2
2. Map properties
3
3. Add data
4
4. Layer properties
5. Rearrange layers 5
6. Remove layer 6
Layer Properties
Tabs: Information, Labels, Symbology,
Scale, Hyperlink, Attributes, Transparency,
Geography
What can be changed/set:
Labels
Symbology
Scale
Hyperlink fields
Transparency

To Close ArcPad Open Map button > Exit

Any Questions?
Just remember..
ArcPad can be put on ANY mobile device that
runs Windows Mobile (field computer, PDA,
tablet PC, etc)
Practice makes perfect

Jennifer McKee
Geospatial Project Developer
jmckee@vt.edu
(540) 231-9115
www.gep.frec.vt.edu