SW Maps - GIS & Data Collector
A complete and easy to use field GIS and mobile mapping solution
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4.16
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spammy, or outdated.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
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3.80
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| Date | Author | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-16 |  | | 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 |
| 2024-10-24 |  | | 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 😁 |
| 2024-08-16 |  | | Please add option to disable point movements on the screen (or add option which allows to revert point to it's previous location). It's so easy to move point by mistake and ruin the survey! |
| 2024-07-08 |  | | 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. |
| 2023-09-29 |  | | SW Maps enables you to do GPS/GNSS data logging on the fly. Design a data dictionary in the field as you collect. This was a big point for me. Most other data loggers require data dictionary creation in the office or online prior to collecting. Also, I can email a shapefile to myself whenever I want. I have not yet used the external GNSS options, but I look forward to doing so soon. I also want to add that I'm thrilled SW Maps is a product of Nepal! |
| 2023-07-22 |  | | Brilliant app. I'm waiting to find the "but" as this app is exactly what I need for field data logging and is free, seems too good to be true. Of course there are always tiny improvements that would be nice to have, but overall this app is great. Awesome job |
| 2023-04-09 |  | | Update: I still think this is a Fantastic app. Pretty hard to beat this, especially given it's RTK/NTRIP implementation. However sharing a project no longer seems functional. It appears to share but the project cannot be opened. Tried multiple devices and no luck. Hopefully gets fixed soon. |
| 2022-08-21 |  | | Overall great app, very hard to come by a decent ntrip client - but I'm disappointed that the recorded track waypoints are not timestamped, which I require for synchronously geotagging photos. Please add this capability and GPX export otherwise I cannot use the data. Edit: I found a workaround, I can log the raw data in ubx format and convert it externally to gpx. Unfortunately my first survey with 1500 photos is unusable though. |
| 2022-07-05 |  | | It is the best app I have evere seen but after that I updated the SW maps about a week ago, I can't export my project as shape file anymore and when I try to export as shape file, the app will close and kick me out ☹ ps: after an update all things back to normal and the app works perfectly fine. thanks to SW maps team ✌🏻 |
| 2022-06-10 |  | | This app is almost perfect - I love that it's all offline/requires no permissions. Certain features don't seem to be working though (attributes never show up/save for edited points?). I would most like to add a photo to a feature point instead of the photo being a separate feature. |
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