Fieldwork Handbook: A Practical Guide on the Go

Make your work in the field more efficient and productive with the how-to of location intelligence.

A biologist in a rain forest making observations on indigenous frogs, an engineer maintaining utility equipment, or a citizen scientist taking water samples from a creek are all doing fieldwork. Their work is anchored by location. No matter what electronic tools they take into the field, they all take a notebook or a guidebook. As you head into the field along with all your equipment, be sure to include this practical fieldwork guide.

Fieldwork Handbook gives you tips, best practices, and activities that make your work in the field more productive and successful. No matter how you use location intelligence in the field, you can up your game with this book and improve your experience. Covering preparation, equipment, workflows, and data, this book will teach you how to

  • Organize and reconcile field data
  • Effectively coordinate and dispatch field resources
  • Refine fieldwork workflows
  • Sync the office with the field

Author and Esri product engineer Marika Vertzonis learned about geospatial technology in the field, and she knows what you need to know. This handbook is your friend in the field.

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Fieldwork Handbook: A Practical Guide on the Go

Make your work in the field more efficient and productive with the how-to of location intelligence.

A biologist in a rain forest making observations on indigenous frogs, an engineer maintaining utility equipment, or a citizen scientist taking water samples from a creek are all doing fieldwork. Their work is anchored by location. No matter what electronic tools they take into the field, they all take a notebook or a guidebook. As you head into the field along with all your equipment, be sure to include this practical fieldwork guide.

Fieldwork Handbook gives you tips, best practices, and activities that make your work in the field more productive and successful. No matter how you use location intelligence in the field, you can up your game with this book and improve your experience. Covering preparation, equipment, workflows, and data, this book will teach you how to

  • Organize and reconcile field data
  • Effectively coordinate and dispatch field resources
  • Refine fieldwork workflows
  • Sync the office with the field

Author and Esri product engineer Marika Vertzonis learned about geospatial technology in the field, and she knows what you need to know. This handbook is your friend in the field.

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Fieldwork Handbook: A Practical Guide on the Go

Fieldwork Handbook: A Practical Guide on the Go

by Marika Vertzonis
Fieldwork Handbook: A Practical Guide on the Go

Fieldwork Handbook: A Practical Guide on the Go

by Marika Vertzonis

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Overview

Make your work in the field more efficient and productive with the how-to of location intelligence.

A biologist in a rain forest making observations on indigenous frogs, an engineer maintaining utility equipment, or a citizen scientist taking water samples from a creek are all doing fieldwork. Their work is anchored by location. No matter what electronic tools they take into the field, they all take a notebook or a guidebook. As you head into the field along with all your equipment, be sure to include this practical fieldwork guide.

Fieldwork Handbook gives you tips, best practices, and activities that make your work in the field more productive and successful. No matter how you use location intelligence in the field, you can up your game with this book and improve your experience. Covering preparation, equipment, workflows, and data, this book will teach you how to

  • Organize and reconcile field data
  • Effectively coordinate and dispatch field resources
  • Refine fieldwork workflows
  • Sync the office with the field

Author and Esri product engineer Marika Vertzonis learned about geospatial technology in the field, and she knows what you need to know. This handbook is your friend in the field.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781589487185
Publisher: Esri Press
Publication date: 03/05/2024
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 200
File size: 26 MB
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About the Author

Marika Vertzonis is a product engineer at Esri focusing on the research and development of field apps. After studying environmental engineering at the University of Newcastle, Australia, Marika spent the early part of her career working in local government, regional water authorities, and engineering consulting as a GIS professional. Her own time in the field has made her a passionate advocate for using the most suitable technology available, in scientific and engineering fieldwork.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction

              101 What is fieldwork?

              102 What is GIS?

              103 What is a field GIS?

              104 Styles of fieldwork

                            105 Capture

                             106 Validation

                             107 Inspection and monitoring

                            108 Validation

                             109 Awareness


Part 2 Preparation

              201 Trial and pilot fieldwork

              202 Risk assessment

              203 Field office setup

              204 Training fieldworkers

              205 Allocating tasks


Part 3 Equipment

              301 Devices

              302 Apps

              303 Paper notebooks

              304 GMSS receivers

              305 Bluetooth

              306 Memory

              307 Cameras

              308 Rangefinders


4 Data

              401 Location measurement

              402 Tracking

              403 Coordinate systems

              404 Basemaps and operational layers

              405 Network datasets

              406 Uniquely indentifying records

              407 Photos and other documents

              408 Machine learning

              409 Results on the run

410 Changing data collection

411 Reconciling data

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