Field-Map in Stichworten – was Field-Map unterscheidet

 Allgemeine Funktionen

• Developed for foresters by foresters = no programming capabilities required to develop and run comprehensive field data collection projects mehr...
• Industry-standard data formats used for data storage (Shapefiles or well-known binary format (WKB) for map entities, Firebird, PostgreSQL or MS Access for attributes) mehr...
• Pen-operated user-friendly software interface for keyboardless field computers mehr...
• Support of external measurement devices (GPS, laser rangefinder, compass, angle encoder, inclinometer, caliper, field computer) mehr...
• User-written scripts for additional user-defined functionality (on-change, on-validate events, on-demand routines) written in Field-Map Object Pascal mehr...
• Easy localization to different languages (English, Russian, Ukrainian and Czech already available) mehr...

 Allgemeine Kartierungsfunktionen

• Mapping and visualization of Point/line/polygon layers mehr...
• Symbols for map layer visualization (including user-defined scalable line symbols and scalable labels) mehr...
• Various attribute types (numeric, alphanumeric, memo, logical, date, time, picture, video, voice memo) mehr...
• Advanced attributing (counter, line length, lookup lists, conditional lookup lists, quick switch on/off of lookup list items, default values) mehr...
• Background map compositions combining raster and classified or non-classified vector layers (with option of attribute values retrieval upon the click to map) mehr...
• Various map projections (hundreds of predefined projections and options for user-defined projections) mehr...
• Continuous positioning using GPS or laser rangefinder + compass mehr...
• Navigation (with option of tracing into line layer) mehr...
• Traversing (close or open traverse with adjustment using Bowditch method) mehr...
• Automatic line snapping during mapping mehr...
• Lines-to-polygons transformation (topological or non-topological polygons; clean and build polygons) mehr...
• Parallel lines, offset lines, smoothing lines mehr...
• Buffers around points/lines/polygons mehr...
• Overlay (transfer of attribute values from points to polygons or from polygons to points) mehr...
• Grid creation (point, line, polygon grids with user defined parameters) mehr...
• Import of map features and attributes from various data formats mehr...
• User-defined on-screen tips mehr...
• Interactive distance measurement mehr...
• Predefined zooming factor for map visualization calibrated for particular computer display mehr...
• Locking option for individual attributes or whole layers (limited attributing, limited pen mapping, limited mapping) mehr...

 Forstliche Funktionen

• "Under-canopy" mapping and navigation mehr...
• User-defined shape and size of plot (polygonal, circular and rectangular plots; plots without mapping) mehr...
• Support of fixed-size, variable-size, concentric circle, segmented plots, interpretation plots, templates and segmented plots mehr...
• Special tree and deadwood GIS entities mehr...
• Advanced attributes (height, diameter, stem volume, branch length, crown projection/surface/volume) mehr...
• Support of off-line and on-line (radio connection) electronic caliper for diameter measurement mehr...
• Tree position mapping with automatic DBH correction mehr...
• Positioning using tree coordinates (finding plot center) mehr...
• Selecting/finding trees by their coordinates mehr...
• Selection of tree candidates for height measurement mehr...
• Tree height measurement (5 different methods) mehr...
• Tree height/stem length measurement for slanted trees (2 different methods) mehr...
• Calculation of basic stand/species characteristics (basal area, mean diameter, number of trees) mehr...
• Visualization of stand/species diameter distribution mehr...
• Upper diameter/stem profile measurement mehr...
• Stem volume calculation 
• Stem profile modeling and calculation of volume by user-defined assortments 
• Branch diameter and branch length measurement mehr...
• Mapping of horizontal crown projections mehr...
• Measurement of vertical crown profiles mehr...
• Crown projection area, crown surface and crown volume calculation 
• Transect mapping and visualization mehr...
• 3D visualization of virtual forest (Field-Map Forest3D) mehr...
• Mapping of deadwood on the ground and calculation of its volume mehr...
• Repeated measurement of permanent inventory and research plots – how to handle it with Field-Map ? mehr...
• Geschichtete Zufallsstichprobe 

 Datenverarbeitungswerkzeuge

• Data pre-processing 
• Tree-height calculation 
• Tree-volume calculation using user-defined volume equations mehr...
• Calculation of tree biomass/carbon amount using user-defined alometric equations 
• User-defined classification (e.g. DBH to diameter classes) mehr...
• User-defined re-classification (e.g. species to species group) mehr...
• Simple and classified aggregation mehr...
• SQL updates mehr...
• Statistical data processing for comprehensive processing of statistically sampled data (Field-Map Inventory Analyst) mehr...
• Use of industry standard formats enables the connectivity to virtually any data processing software mehr...