Dipper Field
A project opens on its Work tab. Four tabs run along the bottom of the screen. On a tablet they can appear down the side instead.
| Tab | What's there |
|---|---|
| Work | Add a new record, the records you edited recently, Search all records and the Finish-work summary. The folder at the top left is Switch project. |
| Map | Your records on a map, and the buttons to record new ones. |
| Files | Add existing records, Export standard data, Create PDF report and Save a project backup. |
| Project | Project Contents, Map symbols and labels, saving the project's setup as a template, and closing the project. |
The map screen
Search at the top.
Tap Search records, assets or a place to find a record or an asset in this project, or to look up a place. Places need an internet connection; your records don't.
The search box at the top of the map. Map buttons down the right side.
From the top: Map layers changes the background map, Use my location centers the map on you, Records in this area lists the records in view, and the gear opens Settings.
The column of map buttons, from Map layers down to Settings. Record buttons at the bottom right.
The large button starts a new record. When a project has several record types, it shows the name of one; tap the arrow next to it to choose another. If your record types take photos, the camera button above it starts a record with a photo first.
The record button, with the camera button above it.
Tap a record on the map to see its details. Tap the blue dot of your own position to see My location: its coordinates, how accurate it is, and an estimated street address when there's a connection.
Change the background map
Tap Map layers.
It's the top button on the right side of the map.
The Map layers button. Tap the background you want.
Online lists Google map, Google satellite, Google hybrid and Google terrain. Map services you add yourself appear under My maps. A check mark shows the one in use.
The background maps, grouped, with the current one checked.
The Google backgrounds need an internet connection, and you can't save them for offline use. For maps that work offline, add your own map service and save an area of it, or import a map file:
- Add your own map service, with Manage map backgrounds at the bottom of Map layers.
- Save an area for offline use, with Save this area for offline use. It appears while a map you added is shown.
- Import a GeoPDF, GeoTIFF or MBTiles file.
Under Reference layers in the same list, Add reference layer shows a file you already have, such as parcels or pipes, under your records. It isn't counted as records and can't be changed.
Where Settings is
Settings opens from the gear button, labeled Settings. You'll find it:
- on the map, at the bottom of the buttons on the right
- at the top of the Files and Project tabs
- at the top of the Projects screen
Settings holds Your name for the records you collect, units of measure, the Coordinate format, the app's Language, photo and video quality, Location source for an external receiver, and the status of the app's permissions.