Army Corps Tests Tablets for Debris Mapping
The Army Corps of Engineers offered up free GPS-enabled (I think) tablet computers to workers mapping debris caused by ice storms in norther Arkansas in January. The goal: to see if use of the devices speeds up data collection and thus federal money for cleanup.
A tablet computer that blends the power of a spreadsheet with the imaging ability of GPS generated maps of the debris. Corps officials provided the technology for free to governmental groups in hopes of testing the technology and streamlining the process of documenting fallen and damaged debris for local governments.
There was much talk when tablets debuted about their potential use in field mapping, but little seemed to come of it. No word on the software in use.
by Adena Schutzberg on 02/23 at 06:00 AM |
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