Features

New Features for SMART 8

Location tracks

Track timer keeps running even if SMART Mobile is interrupted or shut down
More than one project can be running a track at one time
When a track is running and the GPS has good signal strength, taking a GPS reading is immediate
Tracks are now part of patrol observations, so legs can be viewed as part of the obseveration history

Maps

Location tracks have arrows showing travel direction
Heat map function shows where most time was spent
Filtering observations with date ranges and full text search
Dozens of projections now supported

Archive

Captured data can be kept on the device for viewing
Search and grouping is supported
Import and export to ZIP files for backup

New attributes

TIME attribute type
POLYGON attribute type
LINE attribute type

Other features

Communicate messages to devices
Connect SMART Mobile to EarthRanger or any other backend system
Tag system for photos

Minor features

Security improvements
TREE attribute for metadata types
Delete observations
Backup files on device that can be recovered if all else fails
Activity log for user events, e.g. patrol started and stopped
Upload queue to show the state of upload
Simple camera to prevent access to the device image library
Translatable project names
Imperial/Metric setting can be set from the desktop
Install multiple packages at one time