Mobile GIS

Mobile geospatial information systems (GIS) brings the power of GIS to mobile devices. While popular applications such as Apple Maps, Google Maps, and Waze have helped users understand the basics of mobile GIS, this course introduces students to enterprise-level mobile GIS, offering greater capabilities, flexibility, and integration within enterprise systems. With their ubiquity and built-in location sensors, mobile devices have become an essential part of modern GIS architecture in today's mobile-first world. In this hands-on, no- or low-code course, students learn to design and build mobile GIS solutions that support online and offline data collection, 2D and 3D mapping and visualization, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), location sharing, workforce coordination, and system integration. Using ArcGIS Online, Esri's industry-leading cloud platform, students create mobile solutions with ArcGIS Field Maps, Survey123, and QuickCapture, as well as responsive web applications such as ArcGIS StoryMaps, Dashboards, and Experience Builder. Students also enhance their applications through low-code customization using Arcade scripting, HTML/CSS, Power Automate, and ArcGIS Mobile SDKs. Finally, the course explores emerging applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in mobile GIS, including GeoAI, large language model-based assistants, and AI agents, preparing students engage with the next generation of intelligent, mobile geospatial systems.