What's new

Version 1.0, the first release of Dipper Field, and what it can do, area by area.

Version 1.0

The first release of Dipper Field, for iPhone and iPad on iOS 16 or later, and Android phones and tablets on Android 9 or later. It's free and needs no account. To see which version you have, open Settings and look at Version under About.

Projects and forms

Start a project from scratch, from one of 42 ready-made templates on 8 industry shelves, or from a data file you already have.
Save your own setup as a template and share it as a .fwt file. See use and share templates.
11 answer types, including choices, dates, barcodes and signatures.
Questions that show only when they apply, answers that fill themselves in, and required answers, ranges and unique values.
Keep answers for the next record, duplicate a record, see records in a table with filters, and change many records at once.

Collect

Points, lines and areas: tap the map, walk with GPS (it keeps recording with the screen locked), or draw with a finger. Place offset points you can't stand on.
Edit shapes: move vertices, snap to nearby records, follow existing edges, split lines and merge areas.
Photos with the time, address, coordinates and weather printed on them, markup on a copy, photos from the library, and a set number of photos per record type.
Videos with their GPS track, and voice notes.
Scan a QR code or barcode to fill a field or find an asset.

Inspections

Inspection intervals and a list of what's due.
Inspection rounds of up to 500 assets, which you can stop and pick up later.
Problems with their own level, position and photos, kept open until a recheck closes them.
A compliance summary report, and an end-of-day summary of what was done.

Maps and offline

Google maps, and your own map services: XYZ, WMS, WMTS and ArcGIS.
Save an area for offline use, free, at Standard or Detailed detail.
Import GeoPDF, GeoTIFF and MBTiles map files. USGS US Topo and FSTopo sheets are trimmed to their quadrangle.
Reference layers: files you already have, shown under your records and snapped to.

GPS, receivers and coordinates

The phone's own GPS, or a receiver over Bluetooth LE or Wi-Fi. Android also connects over Bluetooth Classic and USB.
RTK corrections with NTRIP, recording only with RTK fixed, averaging, antenna height, and an accuracy rule for each record type.
Coordinate systems: every State Plane zone in US survey feet, international feet or meters, UTM, national grids, and any EPSG code.
Heights in NAVD88 with GEOID18, with the coordinate and height data downloaded when it's needed.

Reports and export

PDF reports on Letter or A4, with your logo, the records as Excel and CSV, and the original photos.
Exports as GeoPackage, Shapefile, GeoJSON, CSV, KML or KMZ, GPX and survey point files (PNEZD or PENZD).
A CAD delivery package: a DXF drawing with attributes, media and an offline viewer.

Import records from GeoPackage, Shapefile, GeoJSON, KML, CSV and Excel files.
Connect cloud storage: Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3-compatible storage or a network folder.
Project backups in one .fwp file, and sharing a project with a colleague: merge two copies, or hand your work over to your lead.
Deleted records can be brought back.

Language and privacy

About 40 languages. See units, language and coordinate format.
No account, no ads and no analytics. Projects stay on your device, and crash reports are sent only if you choose to. See privacy and your data.