Greetings Geowankers, I'm looking for advice from anyone who has experience developing apps for the Windows CE.net OS on a rugged field computer, the TDS RECON platfom, to be specific.
Our NC Geodetic Survey will have an intern from the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) this summer whose task is to develop a data collection software that checks the data as it is collected to make sure the surveyor is not cutting any corners. This would allow NCGS to submit geodetic leveling data to NGS via the web and have the results in the National Spatial Reference System within days. It currently takes 6-12 months for the data to get into the system. They currently use an old program that runs on a HP48, which is now out of production. I don't have any mobile development experience myself, hence the need for advice. Apparently the NGS intern has some java programming experience, which is why they were considering a java system. If the software is going to need to inteface in real time with Trimble, TopCon or other modern surveying sofware, I am wondering if perhaps they should choose a C# / Microsoft Windows Mobile development environment instead - for compatibility. The RECONS will definitely be running Windows CE.net as an OS, not Linux. Some very quick research on the web turned up these non-Micro$soft options as being possible candidates. Suggestions, caveats, opinions, links to better information, would all be greatly appreciated. commercial ----------- CrE-ME 4.1 http://www.nsicom.com/ IBM Websphere WSDD http://www-306.ibm.com/software/wireless/wsdd/ free -------- SuperWaba http://www.superwaba.com.br/en/default.asp EWE http://www.ewesoft.com/EweInfo.htm Thanks, Julia Harrell GIS Coordinator, NC DENR [EMAIL PROTECTED] 919-715-0363 _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
