Mobile Applications in Natural Resources
ABSTRACT Rapid developments in mobile computing offer unique opportunities to private and public agencies for handling data in a timely and cost-effective manner. Recent advances in wireless network, internet, handheld computers, and global positioning system (GPS) have paved the way to mobile applications in natural resources. Such applications may be broadly classified into emergency dispatch and field data collection systems. Our application supports both categories. The relevant data is stored on a server in a centralized spatial database. The end user with a mobile application will be able to access this central repository anytime and from anywhere. This approach reduces considerably network traffic, allows easy access to information sharing, and prevents data entry redundancy. Organizations using such a system save time and money. |