Mobile GIS, Site Surveys and Data Collection
Groundwork GIS offers a range of mobile and data collection services to enable you to perform your own site survey and data collection tasks.
Improvements in computing and GPS technologies have now made mobile GIS a viable and cost effective alternative to outsourced contractors or time consuming paper based techniques.
Groundwork GIS can provide a complete site survey/ mobile data collection solution from start to finish. From arranging and preparing the equipment for use, the training of staff, on site support and post processing and analysis, Groundwork can help streamline previously time heavy projects saving money and improving data quality.
Recent Successful Projects Include:
- Identify, Map and Audit play provision across the London Borough of Ealing covering over 60 separate sites
- Mapping out of orphan sites around the Black Country
- Southampton play audit across 30+ sites
- On site public consultations
Specific Services Have Included:
- Creating an interactive PDF containing all the Audit data and site images
- Producing a self contained GIS package for analysis with other datasets (IMD, Census)
- Formatted excel or access database
- Paper and digital maps
Advantages of Mobile GIS services
- Cost effective alternative to external contractors
- User empowered data collection. Collect what you want when you want it
- Streamlined workflow
- Time saving technology
- Easy to use, robust and weather proof equipment
All equipment provided unless stated is fully weatherproof and drop proof to a metre on concrete.
Examples of these technologies can be found by following the web links below:
