GIS Kit Positive Reviews

GIS Kit App User Positive Comments 2024

GIS Kit app received 15 positive comments and reviews by users. Can you share your positive thoughts about gis kit?

GIS Kit for Positive User Reviews

✓ Finally an ArcGIS replacement!Replaces the bulk of features offered by ArcPad and other professional GIS data capturing software; only, you don't have to go to university for 5 years to know how to use it! It is as intuitive as Apple products themselves. ArcGIS is a dinosaur; offering an alternative to their crap is Heaven sent! I love the export options too. My only complaint there is that you can't export all your shapes at once. I don't know what the heck that winer critic is going on about; I paid $400 for the Pro version and, over the past 2 years, I have made my money back from it almost a thousand times over..., I guess this software just doesn't meet his 'specific' needs. Thank God, professional grade GIS products like lasers and GPS receivers are finally being made to work with iOS! I used to use sub-metre stuff all the time, but I found that most of the users I supervised, were pathetic at achieving sub-metre accuracy regardless of the equipment capabilities. So using the primary method of coordinate capture that this offers (positioning the screen as per imagery background), combined with laser trigonometry, works much better. And of course, you still have the traditional GPS capturing methods with this software too. Good stuff Garaffa.MrLebowskiVersion: 3.15

✓ Top Notch GIS SolutionI used GIS Kit for work (I'm employed by a large agriculture/land development company) nearly everyday since I bought it in early 2012. A few months ago I updated to the Pro version, since I wanted to share feature sets between my iPhone and iPad. The program is a fundamental part of my workflow now. The interface is very intuitive, and it turns my iOS devices into full featured data collectors. If you are looking for a professional-grade, stand-alone product (with the added plus of being able to cache an unlimited amount of offline image/map data) then GIS is for you. Customer service is good. The developer just updated versions about a week after I mentioned a bug to them..€JBVersion: 3.1

✓ Worth every pennyI probably spent $100 on $2-$5 apps trying to find one that worked well with shape files and offline satellite images. All the other apps were lacking in one way or another. This app has worked flawlessly and is very stable. If you compare the price to an ArcMap license, it is a steal of a deal. I finally have access to offline maps in the field with all my critical shapefiles from the office..... On an iPhone 4s..Stevie xvcVersion: 3.14

✓ Good appIt crashed a couple of times when adding layer data. Found that if I switched off all but 1 layer I could keep adding new ones. Last project had 25 individual Track log layers on the same master project. Added waypoints with photos and exported it all to Google Earth KMZ. Worked a treat..OutbackmackVersion: 3.18

✓ Occasional issuesIt is a super powerful app with tons of great features. Sadly it crashes from time to time. I find that if I close everything else it runs just fine 99.9% of the time. I do hope for further updates for the semi-pro GIS app. I use it regularly and would likely be lost without it..PlanetrobertVersion: 3.18

✓ A decent GIS... at last!I am still finding my way around this app, but so far it seems to be excellent. I have been looking for a decent GIS app for a while, and have tried and struggled with everything else currently out there. If you want a standalone app, that doesn’t depend upon desktop GIS software, this seems to do the job very well. It is well designed aesthetically, intuitive and full of features. I am using it in conjunction with Google Earth, and transfer between the two is easy. I am using the Kit version, and so miss out on Raster maps, but Google Earth images are available and work well as a background. My main interest in a GIS is to manage an area of woodland so the ability to create layers of point and area features for trees of note, fences, problems etc is paramount (area coverage and perimeter lengths are easily accessible); and I am able log a point in the field (geo-referenced), add attributes and a photo, and then email that immediately to anyone. The support is excellent. I was having problems finding a feature, so emailed Garafa and had an extremely quick and helpful response. This was supportive and very impressive. On the downsides... the price is high for an app, but this app needs to be looked at in terms of a software package rather than an app, and that puts the price into perspective. The features and GUI are far more professional than a normal app. The instructions are definitely on the light side. The tutorial videos have no commentary and the Wiki is limited. I am sure this will change with time and the manufacturers are planning a forum, so users can help each other out as well. The app also lacks British OS coordinates... but maybe I’m hoping for too much?! I look forward to using GISKit on a iPad (when I get one), and hope to upgrade to the Pro version, but for now, I am delighted to have found a real GIS for my iPhone..NickinahurryVersion: 1.8

✓ By far, the best mobile GIS!I have been using this app since 2013. It was my first mobile GIS app. Over time, I venture onto the other side of fence with virtually every other available mobile GIS app. Here’s what’s unique about GIS Kit: • Caches ortho-photo maps with a great number of choices • Allows easy customization for a particular project • You can have a number of projects, each remaining uniquely separate • Very reasonable cost, nothing’s hidden; you get the base program with all the bells and whistles for under $100 • I have not found an app anywhere, but here, that EXPORTS Shape files! (Pro version) Well worth the extra $$ if you need that functionality. Although there was a lag in updating this app and it tended to crash (frustrating), it was STILL worth the hassle! Not the team is back to raising the bar. They recently stabilized the crashing issue and are working on a major upgrade. Hands down, this is the best mobile GIS app available..Giacometti.Version: 3.21

✓ My go-to GIS app for several years now. Switched from wolfgis and never looked backWorth every penny. No subscription fees. Switched to this from wolfgis pro a long time ago and I'm never going back. I can't understand what everybody's problem is with this app. It's been my go to GIS app for over three years now and I haven't found anything comparable..Ddd1600Version: 3.18

✓ Very ResponsiveThis team has the most responsive and intelligent app writers for any mobile device on the market. The layer management and export functions make this THE app for field recordation on just about any project, whether it be environmental, construction or preliminary engineering. For more accurate location based writing, use a Bluetooth GPS device. With iOS 6, there are map jumps that cause it to effectively snap-to-grid. I'm sure that will be fixed very soon. (Staying with iOS 5 will prevent that issue for now.) Compared to the cost and training required for adequate options to this app on the iPad/iPhone, this app is really a no-brainer. Really, there is productivity possible in this app that cannot be replaced by anything else in the mobile market..Shean BVersion: 2.1

✓ Will recommend to 6 associates after successful field useI have had this app downloaded about 4 weeks and am very satisfied with how well it is working in both online and offline field use. I use ArcView and it is of great help when preparing the numberous features have been added to Gis Kit. We are in the oil and gas and real estate business and really needed an app that used the the great features of the iPad. I bought my iPad 2 especially for the field use and have both a keyboad folio and a case expecially for field use. Pros: Version 1.9.4 is uploading my shape files and they are displaying on the map beautifully. The edit tools are easy to adjust for both points & polygons. It is very easy to display points or polygons so they will stand out on the map and are easy to find in the field. The ESRI software and recommended hardware are very expensive and Gis Kit does a good job and saves a bunch of money. Because accuracy is of the upmost importance in our businesses, GIS Kit has the potential to revolutionize what we do. Cons: It would be great to choose any attrubute field as the label on the map. (Shape files) If an existing attruibute field could be amended to have website links, this could save copy and paste to achieve the same result (Shape files) If point files could use a field value to determine the symbol to use, then points could be labeled. (Shape Files) I know that the cons will probably represent future updates, but look forward to these improvements. I really like this app and we should profit from it. I will do an update to this reveiw as I gain more experience using it in the field..Hidden mannaVersion: 1.9.4

✓ ExcellentVery functional mobile GIS application. Easily collect and capture spatial and attribute data with GPS or manually. GPS navigation a breeze. Data import and export also quick and easy. Great selection of base maps which can be easily buffered for offline field data capture. Auto capture of GPS tracks while you collect your other data. Easily toggle your data layers on and off and set symbology and transparency as required..Thak56Version: 2.2.1

✓ Terrific appI have used mapping applications for over 15 years that cost thousands of dollars and have been so frustrated that the leading software was so hard to use and many times required an expensive programmer. This application is so intuitive, easy to use and feature rich that we have converted all of our forestry mapping software data off the big name multi thousand dollar software package onto GIS Kit. For our conservation property we have been able to set up multiple layers, that can be toggled on or off, to include everything from property lines, roads, trails, buildings, gates, bridges, forestry operations, cellar holes (historic homesteads), and even where edible wild mushrooms traditionally grow. We have finally been able to share our mapping data with our family members and they can use it with GIS Kit almost immediately. We have made more progress on our mapping projects using this app in the last couple of months than we have in the last 15 years combined with another expensive software package. We are using this application to manage large conservation properties, forestry, wildlife management, land planning and to create a legacy historical record of these property. We would highly recommend this product..GreenwoodlandsVersion: 2.0.2

✓ Excellent, but needs refinement !Important ( we have used the upgraded pro version ) This program really is a great little product and has transformed our field data collection, from using the high priced rugged pda's and associated high priced software. There are a few negatives there is no support for direct import of gb coordinate .shp files but this is easily worked around in any desktop GIS ! Also it does seem to crash a fair bit and the camera locks up quite often as well. However, the crashes don't cause any data loss so just quickly restart the app and it's fine !! Would I recommend this app, yes definitely but please add coordinate support for uk users !.Dm77777Version: 1.6

✓ Good app, great interfaceI've been using this app to do my forest technology & GIS labs at Vancouver Island University, so far it's worked really well, very easy in the field, easy to build a new feature template on the fly when you want to capture some data you didn't expect. Earlier versions had some crashing issues, but they were addressed very quickly by the developers. It could use a few enhancements, but it seems the app is growing, and the developers are very responsive to feedback. Being a student I use the non-pro version and am able to move shapefiles/geodatabase features in and out via KMZ files. Not ideal as the field data gets formatted very ugly on the way from the iOS device back into ESRI, but nothing too horrible. I guess the pro version saves you this step since i believe it exports shapefiles. I looked at several other iOS GIS field data collection apps, but this one's interface is the best in my opinion..PlasmatronlaboratoriesVersion: 2.2.1

✓ Finally!!!Finally a GIS app that does exactly what it says. Great interface, fast, powerful and easy to use. Tons of pre loaded features and attributes, and super easy to create new ones as needed. A little pricy, but worth every bit. Can't wait for the Pro features to come out..TorinoBVersion: 1.2