Mobile GIS & Digital Field Data Collection

Digital Field Surveys Using Forms, GPS, Photos & Offline GIS

Technology Stack: QGIS + VistaCollector + VistaStore

This is the Rotten Grapes product-aligned version of the Mobile GIS course and follows the same approach as the Digital Field GIS course developed earlier.

Course Modules

Module 1: Digital Field GIS Fundamentals

• Digital field surveys
• Paper vs digital workflows
• Field GIS architecture
• Roles and field teams

Module 2: Field Project Preparation with QGIS

• Project layers
• Survey areas
• Forms
• Attributes
• Field requirements

Module 3: Digital Forms & Data Collection

Using VistaCollector:

• Digital forms
• Attributes
• Mandatory fields
• Structured field information
• GPS/location capture

Module 4: Photo, Document & Location Capture

• GPS
• Photos
• Documents
• Asset/inspection information
• Field evidence

Module 5: Validation & Offline Collection

• Validation rules
• Data completeness
• Offline workflows
• Field editing

Module 6: Synchronization & VistaStore

• Field-data synchronization
• Centralized storage
• VistaStore
• Dataset management

Module 7: Web GIS Review

• Review collected data
• Map visualization
• Attribute inspection
• Data quality review
• Municipal GIS integration

Learn by Building

QGIS → VistaCollector → Digital Form → GPS → Attributes + Photos → Validation → Offline Survey → Synchronization → VistaStore → Web GIS

Complete Practical Outcome

Conduct a simulated municipal asset/inspection survey and bring the validated field data into a centralized GIS environment.

Duration: 2 Days / 16 Hours
Audience: Municipal GIS, survey, inspection, asset and field teams
Modes: Onsite, online, hybrid, customized