Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS on tablets

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:54:40 -0800

Hi folks,

I would encourage you to also check out Mergin Maps that will work on IOS or Android devices. Maybe also spell out why Windows is required or where the apps fail. The developers may be able to assist in solving issues. Plenty more “rugged” devices available in Android or with rugged cases in IOS.

I have used Panasonic tough books in the past but tablets or even phones are just so much more useful these days (depending on your use case)


Cheers - Phil, 
On the road with his iPad 

On 20 Feb 2023, at 6:17 pm, Chiz Harward via QGIS-User <[email protected]> wrote:



Thanks all, weight is indeed an issue, and given I’ll be up a scaffold/down trenches, I’ll probably have a harness/strap of some sort to avoid dropping it... My GIS boffin has done some tests and test project is running fine on his 4GB RAM 56 GB tablet, so hoping can use a cheaper machine and with SSD

thanks

 

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From: Jésahel Benoist <[email protected]>
Sent: 17 February 2023 18:04
To: [email protected]
Cc: Chiz Harward <[email protected]>; qgis-user ML <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS on tablets

 

Hi,

 

We bought some years ago the Dell Rugged Extreme tablet and I want to say : test before buy !

 

Even if QGIS works flawlessly with big projects, the Windows "tablet" environment is just a pain, especially the virtual keyboards (plural form as Microsoft has been unable to give something polished so we're using two)

 

Add to this that this real computer needs a lot of power, batteries, so is so heavy that that you need a necklace to handle it all day.

 

But the worst is the "Rugged" definition. Could you imagine that there's fans, that they are accessible behind plastic to the most common and dangerous thing for fan on earth : dust. Look on the fourth picture to see the fan grid. 

 

 

You see the point. Good luck and please share your finds. 

 

J. Benoist

 

Le ven. 17 févr. 2023 à 14:50, Richard Duivenvoorde via QGIS-User <[email protected]> a écrit :

I'm (just playing) with this tablet: ThinkPad X1 Tablet Gen3
It comes with Windows, but I run Debian Testing on it and I really like it, even the use of the pen.
Not sure about ruggedized cases for it though.

I'm afraid you will end up with the normal ruggedized Windows tablets which are available (and pretty expensive)?

Regards,

Richard Duivenvoorde

On 2/17/23 14:43, Chiz Harward via QGIS-User wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for suggestions/spec for a Windows* tablet** that can run QGIS during data collection and recording on archaeological sites (dusty, sometimes damp). The work is recording simple attributes and short text comments onto shapefiles of e.g. wall elevations (up to 20,000 polygons, although these could be split up). There will be geo-tif orthophotos of the wall elevations/plans as well, although these could be lo-res. All processing and analysis will be done in office on a desktop, tablet is just for recording.
>
> Need a tablet that can work rapidly without beachballing between commands or when pan across mapping. SSD, 8GB RAM enough? Any advice appreciated,
>
> *QField is not suitable for this project
>
> **must be a tablet that can fit in a ruggedised case, laptops are no good for the work
>
> Best wishes
>
>
> Chiz
>
>
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