In case you are interested in using the software we use while on the field trip, here are the key pieces of software we have on the departmental iPads. (The Mac software is a bit different).
Maplets: ($3) is software that allows you to download maps (usually things like park maps, airport maps and the like) and see where you are located on the map (if the map was georeferenced). We have uploaded a number of geologic maps to their server; a search on "geol" will turn up all our maps. The author is abandoning the app (unfortunately) and so this might or might not work for you (we should still have most of the maps on our iPads).
Avenza Maps (free, but many maps cost $). Some published maps can be directly imported, but free version can only hold 3 active personal maps at a time. We may well shift a lot of our existing scans to work in Avenza, but the three active map limit is a challenge. Plus version allows storing more uploaded maps ($30/year); Pro version ($145/yr) allows some mapping tools to be used to make shapefiles.
TopoMaps: ($8) allows downloading of pre-USATopo USGS 7.5' maps (1:24,000 scale) for offline use. [The newer topo maps have many issues that make them less than ideal for us].
Geologic GISes by state (Geograph, no longer in business): For instance, Geograph Colorado. State-level GIS including layers of geologic data, topography, faults and many others (varies some by state). Scaled only for iPhone and poorly supported but can still be pretty useful. Only on some older iPads.
AGI Glossary of Geology ($30) is the most comprehensive glossary on electronic devices. (Slightly clunky interface but can be handy).
Read Cube Papers (free for mobile devices) allows for organizing pdf versions of journal articles on a portable device. But looks like there are issues now.
Flyover Country (free) can store geographic and Macrostrat geologic maps for offline use along with Wikipedia, fossil localities, and some GSA field guides. This continues to be developed, but as we will be going offline much of the trip it cn be a bit challenging to get everything you might want into the app.
Other software:
RockD is an app that seems to require network access to work (we do get out of range rather frequently) but will then try to tell you the local geology and will show a local map. It can measure strike and dip and can record notes.
Strabospot is on our iPads (most, at any rate) and is mainly used for gathering field data.
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