Geopaparazzi is a tool for digital field mapping on Android devices. It allows taking georeferenced notes, photos, and tracking GPS during surveys. The document discusses preparing background map and feature data for use in Geopaparazzi, including creating MBTiles and Spatialite databases. It also covers using the app to conduct a survey, exporting data for analysis in GIS, and developing simple custom survey forms for structured note taking.

1. NEVER OUT OF DATA IN THE FIELD
Geopaparazzi - gvSIG workshop
Foss4g 2016 - Bonn
Andrea Antonello & Silvia Franceschi

2. PART 1: GEOPAPARAZZI

3. INTRODUCTION
Geopaparazzi is a tool for digital field mapping. Originally it has been
developed for fast qualitative engineering/geologic surveys but it can be
used also as a tool for emergency management, general field activities
and tourism.
Geopaparazzi is available on the . Search for
Geopaparazzi on your phone or get it from the online android market.
Note: Geopaparazzi doesn't work on iPhone and Windows Phone.
Android Play Store

4. INTRODUCTION
The main aim of Geopaparazzi is to have a tool that:
can be always at hand when needed
gives the possibility to take georeferenced pictures during the survey,
with further possibility to import them into a main GIS application
is extremely easy to use and intuitive, providing just few important
functionalities

5. INTRODUCTION
The main features available in Geopaparazzi are:
georeferenced notes: text notes, pictures, sketches, forms
gps tracks logging
a map view for browsing and navigation of the data
easy export of collected data
simple generation of any type of background map

6. INSTALLATION
1. connect your Android device to internet
2. open Play Store
3. type geopaparazzi within the Search textbox

7. INSTALLATION
1. connect your Android device to internet
2. open Play Store
3. type geopaparazzi within the Search textbox
4. select to install the first application found
with the right name: geopaparazzi (not
geopaparazzi3)

8. THE MAIN VIEW

9. DASHBOARD ICONStake note
map view
import export
toggle gps
loggingproject info

10. ACTIONBAR ICONS
background
tiles sources
more...
gps
settings
create a
new project
RED: GPS is not switched on
ORANGE: GPS is on but no fix
was acquired
GREEN: GPS is on, has fix, but
is not logging
BLUE: GPS is logging

11. TAKE NOTE
simple notes: text,
picture, sketch
possibility to insert
GPS or last map
center coordinate complex notes based
on structured forms

12. PROJECT INFO
remove/add new
data
edit and save the
project's metadata

13. GPS LOGGING
enter a new log name and
possibility to continue
from the last log
logging...
only if gps has fix!!

14. MAP VIEW
long tap
to clear
the map
from tools

15. MAP VIEW TOOLStap: add new note
long tap: open notes list
tap: add new bookmark
long tap: open bookmarks list
activate log
analysis tool
activate
measure tool

16. NOTES LIST
zoom to note
sort notes
delete, share...

17. EDITING TOOLS
tap: enter
edit mode
long tap: select
editable layer

18. IMPORT
browse/import
projects from the net
import csv files that start
with bookmarks_xyz.csv
and contain lines of the
form: label,lat,lon,zoom
create a simple
spatialite database
with a point, line and
polygon table
voluntary online
service that
supplies mapurls

19. EXPORT
only export that
supports proper
complex notes
representation
export all the
images of the
project into a folder
upload the
current project
to the net

20. SUPPORTED BACKGROUND DATA
From the select tile sources menu:

21. MAPSFORGE
open source project under LGPL
license
.map extension
binary vector format
maps available for download at:
http://download.mapsforge.org/maps/

22. MBTILES
open specifications:
.map extension
image tiles format
can be created in many different ways (ex.
jgrasstools, gvSIG, gdal)
https://github.com/mapbox/mbtiles-spec
Mapbox presentation page

23. MAPURL
simple textfile describing an online/offline
TMS or WMS service
.mapurl extension

24. MAPURL TMS EXAMPLE
url=http://wms.openstreetmap.de/tms/Aerowest-Bonn/ZZZ/XXX/YYY.png
minzoom=0
maxzoom=19
center=7.018 50.7
type=google
format=jpg
defaultzoom=13
mbtiles=defaulttiles/_aerowest_bonn.mbtiles
description=OSM 2010 - Copyright Aerowest
the service url containing XXX, YYY, ZZZ as
zoomlevel, longitude, latitude placeholders
jpg for imagery
png for most of other maps
this creates an mbtiles
database that caches the
downloaded data

25. MAPURL WMS EXAMPLE
url=http://sdi.provincia.bz.it/geoserver/wms?LAYERS=inspire:OI.ORTHOIMAGECOVERAGE.2011&
TRANSPARENT=true&FORMAT=image/png&SERVICE=WMS&VERSION=1.1.1&REQUEST=GetMap&STYLES=
&EXCEPTIONS=application/vnd.ogc.se_inimage&SRS=EPSG:4326&BBOX=XXX,YYY,XXX,YYY
&WIDTH=256&HEIGHT=256
minzoom=11
maxzoom=22
center=11.42 46.8
type=wms
format=jpg
defaultzoom=17
mbtiles=provincia_bz/_wms_ortobz.mbtiles
description=Aerial imagery 2011 - Province of Bozano
the service url containing XXX, YYY for the boundingbox
min/max longitudes and latitudes and the tiles dimension

26. EXAMPLES
online mapnik offline mapsforge online TMS offline mbtiles

27. SUPPORTED OVERLAY DATA
Spatialite databases:

28. SIMPLE STYLING POSSIBILITIES
Colors and Sizes
set shape
set stroke width
set fill and stroke color

29. SIMPLE STYLING POSSIBILITIES
Labelling
enable labelling
set size
choose field

30. SIMPLE STYLING POSSIBILITIES
Result

31. PART 2: DATA PREPARATION IN GVSIG

32. THE WORKSHOP DATASET
Data folder structure
workshop/
├── aerial
│ ├── dop10rgb_32367_5619_1_nw.prj
│ ├── dop10rgb_32367_5619_1_nw.tif
│ ├── dop10rgb_32367_5619_1_nw.wld
│ ├── dop10rgb_32367_5620_1_nw.prj
│ ├── dop10rgb_32367_5620_1_nw.tif
│ └── dop10rgb_32367_5620_1_nw.wld
├── aerowest_bonn.mapurl
├── foss4g_bonn.mbtiles
├── foss4gbonn.sqlite
├── shapefiles
│ ├── grillplaces.shp
│ ├── hospitals.shp
│ ├── hotels.shp
│ ├── landdistricts.shp
│ ├── museums.shp
│ ├── parks_gardens.shp
│ └── tourist_attractions.shp
└── wms_ortobz.mapurl
}
}
Files for mbtiles preparation
Files for spatialite database
preparation (only .shp listed here)
These aerial imagery tifs have been
kindly supplied by the Amt62 of the
city of Bonn for the workshop. They
are not open data and can't be used
outside this workshop.

33. PREPARE AN MBTILES OF AERIAL IMAGES
Launch gvSIG and create a new view. Then enter the properties and set
the right projection. It needs to be the one of the data.
The aerial data of Bonn
are in CRS EPSG:25832

34. PREPARE AN MBTILES OF AERIAL IMAGES
Drag the aerial images (*.tif) into the map view.
select "non tiled"
when asked

35. PREPARE AN MBTILES OF AERIAL IMAGES
Now open the integrated tiles creator
insert the requested parameters
and push the ok button

36. PREPARE AN MBTILES OF AERIAL IMAGES
Be careful what you wish for!
The supplied dataset covers an area that at zoomlevel 19 counts 1892
tiles and it grows exponentially! So careful with the max zoomlevel.

37. PART 3: DATA PREPARATION IN SPATIALITE

38. SPATIALITE GUI
Open the spatialite gui and create a new database

39. SPATIALITE GUI
Once the db is created, select the Load Shapefile button

40. SPATIALITE GUI
Import the shapefiles: example of museums
Important:
the SRID
the charset
setting the
spatial index

41. SPATIALITE GUI
On older Spatialite GUI versions:
The Update Layer Stats command
needs to be executed manually

42. SPATIALITE GUI
Check the imported dataset

43. LOAD THE DATA ON THE DEVICE
When connecting via USB-cable, we experiences many times database
corruptions, so we started using the app: Airdroid
type the url in the browser (inside the same
network) and you will be able to see your phone
and upload/download data

44. PART 4: DO YOUR SURVEY

45. PART 5: PROCESS YOUR SURVEY DATA

46. VIEW GEOPAPARAZZI PROJECTS
Open the geopaparazzi projects viewer

47. VIEW GEOPAPARAZZI PROJECTS
The viewer allows to choose a folder of existing projects

48. VIEW GEOPAPARAZZI PROJECTS
The user should put all the projects in a a folder and select that. There is
also the possibility to create an empty folder and enter in server mode.
enter in server
mode and supply
a network port
browser for the
projects folder

49. VIEW GEOPAPARAZZI PROJECTS
Now we need to configure geopaparazzi to connect to the server.
On the pc find its network address.

50. VIEW GEOPAPARAZZI PROJECTS
In geopaparazzi set the server's address.
To do so go in Settings->STAGE sync settings-> Server to connect to
the format is:
ipaddress:port
where port is the
one set in gvSIG

51. VIEW GEOPAPARAZZI PROJECTS
Now enter the export menu and select S.T.A.G.E.
The upload of the current opened project will start.

52. VIEW GEOPAPARAZZI PROJECTS
Once the upload has finished, hit the refresh button and the project will
appear in the projects view. To see what it contains, double click on it.

53. VIEW GEOPAPARAZZI PROJECTS
To load the data of a project, right click on it and push load project.

54. VIEW GEOPAPARAZZI PROJECTS
To load the data of a project, right click on it and push load project.
click to select and zoom to
right click to open or save image

55. VIEW GEOPAPARAZZI PROJECTS
Select a log to zoom to it and load its profile view
click to select, zoom and load profile

56. VIEW GEOPAPARAZZI PROJECTS
Right click on the project to edit metadata (they help when searching)

57. CONVERT A PROJECT TO GIS DATA
In gvSIG do an add layer, it will present you Geopaparazzi as an option
browser for a
*.gpap project file

58. CONVERT A PROJECT TO GIS DATA
When loading a project, the metadata of the project are checked and a list
of available data is presented.
the layers that will be created
on import are listed here
project metadata
if this is not checked, memory layers
are created (not recomended)

59. CONVERT A PROJECT TO GIS DATA
The new layers of gps logs, notes and media are created containing most
possible information in the attributes table
the shapefiles are
created in a folder
beside the project file

60. CONVERT A PROJECT TO GIS DATA
To open images from the notes, a small tool is supplied
it enables a selection tool
that selects only notes
from the media layer

61. CONVERT A PROJECT TO GIS DATA
On selection the connected image (found in the media folder) is opened
with the default operating system application

62. PART 6: ORGANIZE SURVEYS WITH GEOSS2GO

63. WHAT IS GEOSS2GO
Geoss2Go is powerful tool for professionals to better organize
their work. It can also be used to keep data organized in
categories, by nation, by project, by whatever necessary.
Together with Geopaparazzi it gives the possibility to standardize
the layout of surveys for teams in a simple and effective way.
Installing datasets and survey forms has never been that simple.
This app has been funded by the MYGEOSS call for innovative
apps of the European Commission.

64. INSTALL AND OPEN GEOSS2GO
Geoss2Go can be found and installed from the .
Once it is launched, it presents the following view:
Google Play store

65. WORKING WITH PROFILES
To create a new profile we can simply push
the red button on the upper right part of
the view.
Once pushed, the main profile info dialog
will pop-up. There the user can insert a
profile name and some description about
the profile.

66. WORKING WITH PROFILES
Once ok is pushed, the profile
is created. It contains
information about the
contained datasets and forms.
Delete the profile

67. WORKING WITH PROFILES
Styling the profile can be
handy, but will also have an
important impact on its view
in geopaparazzi.

68. WORKING WITH PROFILES
To activate a profile tap the
settings icon and select the
right switch.

69. WHAT CAN YOU ADD?
Basemap types supported Spatialite databases
Forms
A project database

70. HOW DOES IT WORK ON GEOPAPARAZZI?
Once a profile is activated in Geoss2Go,
inside geopaparazzi that profile is used.
To let the user know, geopaparazzi will
use the profile's background for some of
its views.
Tiles sources and spatialite databases
are freezed to the ones defined in active
the Geoss2Go profile.

71. PART 7: CREATE A SIMPLE FORM

72. WRITING A FORM
Geopaparazzi supports complex notes called form based notes.
To use them, a tags.json file needs to be created and placed inside
the geopaparazzi folder inside the sdcard. In that file a json
format description of the wanted tags and forms needs to be
placed.
By default, to help the user to start, a sample tags.json is created
in the Geopaparazzi installation. It contains form samples and
examples to show all supported form widgets.

73. WRITING A FORM: SECTION=BUTTON
Every form is composed of sections, each of which
creates a button in the add notes view.
[
{
"sectionname": "fountain",
"sectiondescription": "fountain",
"forms": [
]
}
]

74. WRITING A FORM: SUBSECTION=TAB
Each section can contain several sub-forms, that
will create a tab each.
{
"formname": "General data",
"formitems": [
]
},{
"formname": "Technical data",
"formitems": [
]
}

75. WRITING A FORM: FORM ELEMENTS
To add content to the sub-forms, any of the tags described in the
can be used.
For example lets add two textfields to prompt the user for a name and
street. Also the name should then be the label rendered in the map view.
supported tags section
{
"key": "name",
"value": "",
"islabel": "true",
"type": "string",
"mandatory": "yes"
},
{
"key": "street",
"value": "",
"type": "string",
"mandatory": "no"
}

76. WRITING A FORM: MORE FORM ELEMENTS
What about adding a combobox?
{
"key": "type",
"values": {
"items": [
{
"item": ""
},
{
"item": "manual"
},
{
"item": "electrical"
},
{
"item": "gravity"
}
]
},
"value": "manual",
"type": "stringcombo",
"mandatory": "no"
}

77. WRITING A FORM: MORE FORM ELEMENTS
What about adding pictures?
{
"formname": "Media",
"formitems": [
{
"key": "Images",
"value": "",
"type": "pictures",
"mandatory": "no"
}
]
}

78. CHECK THE FORM BEFORE UPLOADING IT
A good online tool to at least validate your json form is the
.
Make sure it passes that test before putting it on the device and test it in
geopaparazzi.
Json Lint
Validator