Testing out EpiCollect on vacation

I have just returned from a great week's holiday in Cornwall where I decide to test out EpiCollect in the wildest of UK countryside. I set out on two separate days to map coastal walks first to the West (using an iPhone 4S) and then to the East of St Ives (using a cheap Samsung Android GT).

I created a very basic form using the online EpiCollect form creator - capturing a location, time/date, photo, name and GPS reference. The form took about 10 minutes to create and download onto my phones. It then took about 60 seconds to add each entry to the map.

I was really impressed by how accurate the mapping was - try zooming into the map through the link below in a satellite view. I had a few problems with the iPhone not capturing data or crashing. The Samsung was a bit slow to latch on GPS satellites ( 1-2 minutes) but otherwise it all worked well. Some of the software had a few bugs - eg trying to list remote entries on the phone but I am sure these will be addressed.

So good result - just can wait to go on holiday to test it out again!

View the live map here: http://goo.gl/dIufQ or by scanning the QR code with your phone.