Mauricio, The android app called Geopaparazzi can store and display maps offline and polygon editing was just added this past summer, so it does all that you need. It still has active development but it is also stable enough for full use.
http://geopaparazzi.github.io/geopaparazzi/ We have modified it for our own needs and are using it for biological field work. Cheers, Tim -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mauricio Carrasquilla Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 4:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Device for field work Hi all, I am planning my field work and would like some input on a specific question. As part of my dissertation I will be interviewing fishermen in, likely, remote areas with limited internet access and phone coverage. A considerable part of the interviews is to make the fishermen show me in charts where their fishing areas are and have been in the past. One option is taking printed charts and then digitalizing them however that may be very time consuming. I was planning on using a tablet (advices welcome) where I could have the study area and make them draw the polygons in the tablet and save them as data. I have been researching and it seems a bit complicated to have the maps offline and be able to draw polygons although there are some apps that work. In summary, I would appreciate any advice from people that have done similar surveys in similar conditions and that are able to provide input on what their experiences have been. thanks in advance, -------- Mauricio Carrasquilla PhD Candidate Fisheries Ecology and Marine Conservation Group Department of Biology, University of Victoria
