Training

Part A Handout #1

581 September 21, 2020

Equipment Overview and Specifications

SUMMARY

This handout gives an overview of the equipment used for data collection, management, storage and analysis, using the Cadasta approach.

EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Item

Overview

Specifications

Tablets and mobile phones (smart model)

Simple portable computer typically with a mobile operating system that uses touchscreen as a primary input device

Android

  • Android 5.0 Lollipop or later, 6.0 Marshmallow or later
  • Processor: ARMv7 or later, or x86
  • OpenGL ES 2.0 support
  • Precise location (GPS and network-based) support

iOS

  • iOS 11 or later
  • iPhone, iPad, iPod touch

Computer (PC or Laptop)

Windows 10

  • Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise (32 bit and 64 bit [EM64T])
  • Long-Term Servicing Branch (LTSB) version 1607 or later

macOS

  • 10.13 High Sierra or later

GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System)

The most common type of receiver available for ESRI product users is a Bluetooth GNSS receiver (eg. Bad Elf, Eos, Leica, Trimble and SXBlue)

The key requirement is that the receiver outputs NMEA sentences