ArcPad 8 Features Improved Customisation And User Interface Is Now Available!

ESRI published a press release earlier this week talking about the latest version of ArcPad 8.

ArcPad 8, ESRI’s latest mobile geographic information system (GIS) software for field mapping and data collection is now available. ArcPad 8 has new usability and performance enhancements to increase productivity and help users manage their GIS projects more efficiently

This major release includes the ability to synchronize edits with ArcGIS Server. Any device that can connect to the Internet (e.g., cradle, USB, Wi-Fi, or phone connection) can synchronize ArcPad edits directly with the enterprise geodatabase via ArcGIS Server. Field staff can now share data faster and save time by no longer needing to return to the office to update their GIS database.

ArcPad 8 also includes a new user interface. New icons and toolbars occupy less screen real estate than in previous versions. Toolbars can be docked, minimized, and maximized, and users can either modify the out-of-the-box toolbars or create their own with a new desktop tool called ArcPad Toolbar Manager.

To go with the new changes, ArcPad 8 will also include ArcPad customisation software. ArcPad Studio is now included with every ArcPad licence rather than being sold separately. With this release, ArcPad 8 will also become a maintenance-based product.

ArcPad customers may subscribe to annual maintenance to get updates and technical support. Technical support will be provided to customers who are current on maintenance

The fully functional evaluation copy is now available from http://www.esri.com/arcpad/… This evaluation copy includes all the features with a time-limit of 20 minutes per use. The full press release talking about the new features of ArcPad 8 can be found here: http://www.esri.com/news/…