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USGS FIELDNOTES

Maggie Ortiz, EERI

Basic Information

� Thin-client web application

� Styled like iphone app

� Available at: http://www.bayquakealliance.org/sandbox/fieldnotes/

� Open Source Code: EERI has code

� Records connected to MySQL database

� Added Recently:

� Ability to download user submitted data as feed that

can be imported into a GIS, along with a map to view

submitted data on the phone

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Features

Fieldnotes

Geo-tagging �

Map view of all points �

Photos

Water-marking

Annotation of photos

Sketches

Audio Clips

Video Clips

Voice to text

Form �

(Fault Rupture, Liquefaction, Landslide)

Fieldnotes-Interface

iPhone Windows-Laptop Android Phone

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Mapping a Feature

� Fault Rupture

Mapping a Feature

� Liquefaction

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Mapping a Feature

� Landslide

Syncing Records

� (Records Not Shown)

� Records saved on device when not connected to internet

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Landslide Database

Webmap of Data Points

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Data Points in Google Earth