Mobile GIS & Field Data Collection

From Mobile Field Survey to GIS Database

Technology Stack: QGIS + Mobile GIS environment + GIS datasets

1. Course Introduction

Municipal surveys often require teams to collect locations, attributes, photographs and inspection information in the field.

This course introduces mobile GIS workflows for collecting reliable field data and integrating it with GIS databases.

2. What Will You Learn?

• Mobile GIS concepts
• Field project preparation
• Digital forms
• GPS/location capture
• Attribute collection
• Photo capture
• Offline field collection
• Data validation
• Synchronization
• GIS review and visualization

3. Course Objectives

Participants will learn to:

• Prepare mobile GIS projects
• Configure digital field forms
• Capture GPS locations
• Collect structured attributes
• Capture photographs
• Work offline
• Validate collected data
• Synchronize field data
• Review collected information in GIS

4. Course Modules

Module 1: Mobile GIS Fundamentals

• Mobile GIS
• Field GIS workflow
• GPS
• Field data requirements

Module 2: Field Project Preparation

• GIS layers
• Forms
• Attributes
• Field domains
• Survey design

Module 3: Mobile Data Collection

• GPS
• Points/lines/polygons
• Attributes
• Photos
• Documents

Module 4: Offline Field GIS

• Offline maps
• Offline data
• Field editing
• Synchronization considerations

Module 5: Data Validation

• Location validation
• Attribute validation
• Completeness
• Duplicate/error checking

Module 6: Synchronization & GIS Review

• Data synchronization
• GIS database update
• Data review
• Corrections

Module 7: Field Survey Project

Participants conduct a simulated municipal field survey.

5. Learn by Building

Prepare → Configure Form → Mobile Survey → GPS → Attributes → Photos → Validate → Sync → GIS Review

6. Real-World Applications

• Asset surveys
• Road surveys
• Streetlight surveys
• Property surveys
• Utility inspections
• Infrastructure inspection
• Environmental surveys

7. Who Is This Training For?

• Surveyors
• GIS field teams
• Municipal officers
• Inspectors
• GIS analysts
• Infrastructure teams

8. Prerequisites

Basic GIS knowledge; familiarity with smartphones/mobile devices.

9. Software / Technical Environment

• QGIS
• Mobile GIS application/environment
• Mobile devices
• Municipal datasets

10. Duration

2 Days / 16 Hours

11. Training Modes

Onsite, field-based, online and hybrid. Onsite is recommended for field exercises.

12. What You Will Be Able to Do

Participants will be able to conduct structured digital field surveys and integrate collected information into GIS.

13. End-to-End Workflow

GIS Data → Field Project → Mobile Form → GPS/Data Collection → Validation → Synchronization → GIS Review

14. Complete Practical Outcome

Conduct a complete simulated municipal mobile GIS field survey.