BSLA Fieldbook BSLA 2014 Fall Fieldbook | Page 31

TOOLBOX / BSLA
often transfer the shape features
from GIS to AutoCAD® to aid in
base mapping. No scanning and
rescaling needed.
At a more basic level, we use the
built-in mapping feature of our
tablets to see where we were
standing when we took particular
photos. Additionally, we might
load up our tablets with PDFs or
other documents in case we want
to view them in-field. And we quite
often take our tablets for use in
presentations. The tablet can be
attached to a projector, where we
walk through our Garafa© maps
and present data to clients.

Olmsted as a guide, the
tablet as a tool
Thus far I have described how we
use tablets to record information on
sites before acting upon them. I