ArcPad

ArcPad Developer Bundle - Includes ArcPad Application Builder and 20 ArcPad Licenses

ArcPad is software for mobile GIS and field mapping applications using handheld and mobile devices. ArcPad provides field-based personnel with the ability to capture, analyze, and display geographic information, without the use of costly and outdated paper map books.

With ArcPad, you can

• Perform reliable, accurate, and validated field data collection.
  
• Integrate GPS, rangefinders, and digital cameras into GIS data collection.
  
• Share enterprise data with field-workers for updating and decision making.
  
• Improve the productivity of GIS data collection.
  
• Improve the accuracy of the GIS database and make it more up to date.

Who Uses ArcPad?

ArcPad is used by a variety of field-workers including firefighters, police officers, utility workers, inspectors, soldiers, census workers, field biologists, and more. See examples of application areas and industries in which ArcPad is used.

Key Features

Designed to be easy to use, ArcPad provides an extensive set of features and tools for mobile GIS applications and tasks.

GIS Data Collection—Create, edit, analyze, and display GIS data in the form of industry-standard vector and raster image files. ArcPad can also act as a client to ArcIMS, ESRI's Internet mapping software, or to the Geography Network.
Integrate External Hardware—ArcPad supports field devices, such as GPS receivers, rangefinders, and integrated digital cameras with GIS data collection. Input from these devices is stored within the GIS.
ArcPad Tools for ArcGIS Desktop—ArcPad tools for mobile geodatabase editing allow you to check out your GIS data using ArcGIS Desktop, edit in the field with ArcPad, and post changes back to the central GIS database.
Symbology and Style Sheets—ArcPad enables high-quality mapping on mobile devices through supporting ArcGIS symbology and style sheets.
Language Support—ArcPad accommodates localized languages.
Application Builder—ArcPad Application Builder is the development framework for creating custom mobile GIS applications with ArcPad. Use ArcPad Application Builder to create extensions, applets, and tools, and to modify the user interface of ArcPad.