As a Forester on Canada’s west coast, I have had the opportunity to work in some pretty spectacular places. Often the work environment is very challenging: rugged terrain, terrible brush, along with weather that can sometimes be pretty nasty. These conditions make the reliable operation of a UAV challenging. Despite this, I have found the DJI Phantom 4Pro to be a great tool to have in the toolbox.
For many field users of Apple and Android mobile devices, Avenza Maps (formerly PDF Maps) is an essential application. If I could only have one application for field use in the forest industry it would be this one.
By pairing your cell phone with a goTenna device, you can send text messages via the built in two-way radio, communicating with nearby colleagues.
Once in a while I come across something that is such a simple solution for an everyday problem that I wonder, “Why didn’t I think of that?” QuickID by Fusionpipe is one of those solutions.
As a forester on Canada’s west coast I have found that when selecting a tablet for field use there are a 4 important considerations.
