QField

QField is a mobile Geographic Information System (GIS) application designed for data collection and field mapping. It integrates with the open-source desktop software QGIS (Quantum GIS), allowing users to collect and manage geospatial data while in the field, even in offline environments.

Key features of QField include:

• Synchronization with QGIS: QField is designed to work seamlessly with QGIS projects, so users can easily transfer projects from the desktop to the mobile app and vice versa.

• Field Data Collection: Users can capture, edit, and update geospatial data such as points, lines, and polygons using the mobile app, which supports various forms of inputs, like GPS, forms, and photos.

• Offline Functionality: QField works offline, which is particularly useful for remote or rural data collection. Data can be synced once the user is back online.

• User Interface for Mobile Devices: The app is optimized for mobile devices, ensuring that GIS data collection is user-friendly on smaller screens like smartphones and tablets.

A Qfield project is set up with the QField plugin in QGIS, which is then zipped to a single file, and copied to your phone or tablet either by a cable or by emailing it to yourself or by eg a cloud drive. The same plugin can then be used to sync back the collected data to your QGis project