This presentation outlines an GPS data collection method for rapid GIS map production - for multiple users under emergency/disaster conditions. Database available upon request

1. Extending the functionalities of the consumer-grade GPS for More Efficient GIS and Mapping Applications By Robert Mikol The purpose of the this database protocol is to extend the functionality of the consumer-grade GPS in order to assist communities, organizations and agencies in the collection of high quality, accurate and sophisticated geospatial data under circumstances where funds and expertise are limited or nonexistent.

5. Developing the data dictionary for use in the GPS Use the waypoint name in the GPS for data entry

6. Field Notebooks

8. GPS data to RDBMS

9. These are examples of the TRACK and WAYPOINT data lines as they come out of the GPS Checking for Data Errors before importing into the RDBMS

11. These tables illustrate the connection between the Trail Attribute reference table and the Waypoint Attribute that has been parsed out from the Waypoint Name.

12. In this oil spill model, the symbology represents the presence of oil (crosses) and the presences and species of birds (flags).

13. Trail Model Database (same structures would be used for Stream Assessment or Search and Rescue)

14. Geospatial Trail Data, collected in the day and displayed in a GIS within minutes of returning to base.