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Collecting GPS and Snow Data:

This is basically the addition to GPS coordinates to the avalanche or snow pit data on a pocket computer when you are collecting data:

These links go to the software for ArcPad, SnowPilot and ArcExplorer.

For Snow pits:

1.Start Arcpad on the Pocket PC collect and name a GPS waypoint/observation point at the pit after is has been dug and the data observation page will automatically appear.

2. Click on Page 1 and start entering the data.

The first observation is the overall weather and snow conditions.

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4. Fill out the data tables with the field information being observed.

 

 

5. Email or upload the table files to be converted into a GIS file that can be displayed on a on a map and the data will be stored in database.

 

Collecting GPS and Avalanche Data:

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