FeatureMapper3.4

Collect GPS location-based notes as KML Placemarks (location, name, comment and paddle color). View lat/lon data in decimal, DMS, and UTM formats. Import and export data sets as KML formatted email attachments.

Field data collection for utility workers, tree trimming companies, environmental consultants, and all other service staff gathering information about the facilities they maintain or service in the field.

Tap the "+" button to add a single Placemark.

Tap the record button to automatically create new Placemarks at the interval set on the Options screen. While the record button flashes, the app will continue to collect Placemarks in the foreground or background. Tap the record button again to stop collecting location data.

Version History + NEW: Built with the iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 SDKs 3.4 02/05/2025 + NEW: Built with the iOS 17 SDK
+ Change: iOS Deployment Target 16.0 3.3 02/05/2024 + NEW: Rebuilt for iOS 16 3.2 08/27/2023 + NEW: GPS permission messaging "To capture the GPS location of each feature you add to your data set."
+ NEW: Rebuilt for iOS 16
+ Change: Features list (via "Edit") coordinates and altitude now respect the Options configuration 3.1 11/21/2022 + NEW: Rebuilt for iOS 12
+ NEW: Storyboard rebuilt for use on iPhone and iPad 3.0 09/11/2019 + NEW: Rebuilt for iOS 10
+ Change: Modernized code
+ Change: Update Location Services for "When In Use" authorization (sufficient for background operation)
+ Change: Remove "heartbeat" sound
+ Change: Record all Placemarks even when the lat/lon remain constant
+ Change: Reduce record button brightness to 50% and increase pulse color range when recording (100% to 20%) 2.3 03/21/2017 + Icon and user interface updates for iOS 7 2.2 10/17/2013 + Fix: Placemark Detail screen -- added coordinates text to the data saved by the "Copy" button
+ NEW: Options screen -- added Default Pin Color option
+ NEW: Alerts for first-time users re: GPS sample recording
+ Change: New recording button icon, color and color animation while recording
+ Change: Move "Orientation" button to bottom-left and move "Add" to top-left
+ Change: Remove spaces from DMS location text output (e.g., 39°0'16.308"N 77°31'15.132"W)
+ Change: Minor editorial changes to the text for the email body 2.1 10/12/2012 + NEW: Import KML email attachments; exchange data between devices running FeatureMapper
+ NEW: KML TimeStamp export and import
+ NEW: Search added to Features Editor screen
+ NEW: Badge App Icon; option to enable/disable
+ NEW: Paddle-style feature markers; added Yellow, Blue, Orange and White (in addition to Red, Green and Purple)
+ NEW: Added feature marker icon to Features Editor view
+ NEW: Auto sampling of Placemarks / sampling interval added to Options screen
+ NEW: Timestamp and time interval added to Placemark Detail screen
+ NEW: Copy button on Placemark screen to enable copy&paste of coordinates
+ NEW: Options screen; options to display decimal, Degrees-Minutes-Seconds and UTM coordinates
+ Default placemark name changed from ID ### to Sample YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.sss
+ Features screen: moved delete all features option to action menu
+ Fix: Placemark name changes are now automatically reflected in the selected annotation 2.0 07/29/2012 + Fix display of lat/lon altitude
+ Added altitude to UTM coordinate display 1.1 03/18/2012 1.0 03/15/2012