Fieldwork Handbook

A practical guide on the go

Marika Vertzonis

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English

ESRI Press
12 June 2024

Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing; Conservation of the environment; Enterprise software; Data capture & analysis; Information visualisation

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.

By: Marika Vertzonis
Imprint: ESRI Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 139mm,
ISBN: 9781589487178
ISBN 10: 1589487176
Pages: 180
Publication Date: 12 June 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

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

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.