RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Kamínek, Jiří
A1 Klimánek, Martin
T1 Mobile usage of digital geographical data in the Apple iPhone device
JF Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis
YR 2014
VO 58
IS 4
SP 89
OP 96
DO 10.11118/actaun201058040089
UL https://acta.mendelu.cz/artkey/acu-201004-0010.php
AB This article deals with the possible deployment of the Apple iPhone device as mobile geoinformation technology. An examination of the possibilities of the device, the development tools and the Web Mapping Service (WMS) was followed by developing a prototype of an application called WhateverMap. The application uses maps from the WMS, which are available in the field through mobile data communication. The application interface was designed around the User Experience model so that its control is easy to grasp and intuitive. It also features support to the determination of the current location. To make working with the application more comfortable it integrates a database of WMS servers. The user is thus given an overview of all the maps available and can easily add them as desired. The application can be downloaded free of charge from Apple's AppStore on the internet.