SW Maps - GIS & Data Collector

A complete and easy to use field GIS and mobile mapping solution

SW Maps - GIS & Data Collector: Mobile Mapping App

SW Maps - GIS & Data Collector is a comprehensive mobile mapping solution designed for collecting, presenting, and sharing geographic information. It allows users to record points, lines, and polygons, conduct high accuracy GPS surveys with external receivers, and manage multiple feature layers with custom attributes. The app supports online base maps, shapefile layers, and offers multiple export formats like KMZ and GeoJSON. It is user-friendly and caters to both casual users and professionals in the field.
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App stats

Version: 3.0.2 (Last updated: 2024-12-21)
Creation date: 2016-03-25
Permissions
Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Microphone: record audio
Other:
  • mock location sources for testing
  • view network connections
  • pair with Bluetooth devices
  • access Bluetooth settings
  • full network access
  • control Near Field Communication
  • run at startup
  • control vibration
  • prevent device from sleeping

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App summary

SW Maps is a free GIS and mobile mapping app for collecting, presenting and sharing geographic information.

Whether you are conducting a full scale GNSS survey with high precision instruments, need to collect large amount of location based data using nothing but your phone, or just need to view a few shapefiles with labels over a background map on the go, SW Maps has it all covered.

Record points, lines, polygons and even photos and have them displayed over your choice of background map, and attach custom attribute data to any feature. Attribute types include text, numbers, an option from a predefined set of choices, photos, audio clips and videos.

Conduct high accuracy GPS surveys using external RTK capable receivers over Bluetooth or USB Serial.

Draw features on the map by adding markers, and measure distance and area.

Reuse the layers and attributes of a previous project for another survey, or create templates and share them with other users.

Share the collected data with other users as Geopackages, KMZ or shapefiles, or export them to your device storage. Also share and export recorded data as Spreadsheets (XLS/ODS) or CSV files.

Features
-Online Base maps: Google Maps or Open Street Map

-Support for multiple mbtiles and KML overlays

-Shapefile layers, with attribute categorized styling. View shapefiles in any coordinate system supported by the PROJ.4 library.

-Add multiple online WMTS, TMS, XYZ or WMS layers and cache tiles for offline use.

-Connect to external RTK GPS receivers through Bluetooth or USB Serial for high accuracy surveying using RTK. Also record data from external receiver for post processing.

-Define multiple number of feature layers, each with a set of custom attributes
Feature Types: Point, Line, Polygon
Attribute Types:Text, Numeric, Drop down Options, Checklist, Photos, Audio, Video
Save as Template for re-use or sharing

-Record GPS tracks, with distance measurement

-Draw features on map and export as KMZ, Shapefiles, GeoJSON or GeoPackages.

-Label features based on attribute values.

-Import feature layers from templates or existing projects.

-Share or export collected data as KMZ (with embedded photographs) , shapefiles, GeoJSON, Geopackage (GPKG), XLS/ODS spreadsheets or csv files.

-Share templates or projects with other users

-Stake out points and lines on the ground using high accuracy GNSS receivers.

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Easy to use and set-up
  • Good for GPS/GNSS data logging and data collection in the field
  • Offline functionality and no ads
  • Ability to create custom data dictionaries on the fly
  • Supports shapefiles and various layer types
Cons
  • Issues with exporting data, particularly shapefiles
  • Problems with attribute management and saving
  • NTRIP connections sometimes do not function
  • Lack of certain features like timestamping waypoints and measuring tools
  • Occasional crashing or data loss after updates
Most mentioned
  • Export issues (particularly with shapefiles and data formats)
  • Problems with adding or editing attributes/layers
  • Desire for improved NTRIP functionality
  • Request for additional features like measuring tools and photo integration
  • Concerns about app stability after updates
User reviews
v3.0.0rc3 is out and I only have one issue. The photo taken in the app cannot be exported. Please please try and solve this bug. When opened the photos do not show say kmz exported from SW Maps
by Val, 2024-12-16

Easy to use and set-up. I can't get ntrip to function (401 unauthorized). Tried clearing cache & cookies on browser reinstalling this app. Be awesome if you could help me out here, I've tested other ntrip apps and managed a connection to my sparkfun receiver via Bluetooth then ntrip. Be easier if I had every feature functional instead of looking at two apps. Appreciate if you get back to me so I can change the rating to 5 star 😁
by Jon Zendatta, 2024-10-24

This would be perfect if it could display vector layers (kml) on top of my own offline raster base layer (mbtiles). I can add both layer types, but no matter how I order the layers, the vector layer is never visible while the raster layer is displayed. Without that ability it is useless to me as I need to be able to work offline in the field. Am I missing something? Also, shapefile versions of the vector files never display, even though they are in the same coordinate system as my kml versions.
by Bob Leviton, 2024-07-08
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