Offline Basemap Solution for Mobile Mapping in Android or Apple IOS Devices.
Hi, this post is about four solutions about how to perform offline basemap creation for mobile mapping in Android or Apple IOS devices. For this first part. I will demonstrate about GeoPDF format that is widely supported in most GIS Software. I will demonstrate how to write GeoPDF in ArcGIS Desktop (ArcGIS Pro also has this functionality) and QGIS, followed by how to load the GeoPDF Map in a supported Android/IOS App. Unfortunately, when this video is made, the only app that can read GeoPDF is only Avenza PDF Maps (available in Android and IOS). The rest is no longer updated (TerraGO GeoPDF) or part of paid services (Global Mapper Mobile Pro). Utilizing GeoPDF for field mapping basemap is very effective and simple. All data in one file. They are structured and tailored according to your setting on the GIS Desktop. They also provide good loading performance as long as the file is not relatively huge. For the second part. I will demonstrate the ArcGIS Mobile Map Package (MMPK) forma...