Mobile GIS is a growing technology. More and more choices are becoming available for field spatial data collection.

LBS – Location Based Services
Location Based Services is a growing technology field that focuses on providing GIS and spatial information via mobile and field units.

ArcPad
ESRI’s handheld mapping software runs in the Windows CE environment using ArcView shapefiles.

FieldWorker
Variety of products supporting field GIS functions. Uses Oracle 8i Lite as the database engine.

GPSPilot.com
This application allows you to add mapping and GPS capabilities to your Palm Pilot.

Fugawi
FUGAWI,used in combination with almost any popular handheld GPS receiver and a download cable turns your PC, laptop, Pocket PC or Palm PDA into a navigation and mapping system.

HGIS
StarPal is the creator of HGIS, a handheld GIS solution that can run on Windows CE, 2000, 98, 95, and NT Notebook, Handheld, and Pocket computers with export options to .mif and .shp files.

JT Maps
Todarmal is a GIS Software for handheld devices. Its useful for digitization on handheld devices like PDAs. Todarmal has built in support for GPS connectivity. At present supported for Pocket PC 2002 based PDAs like iPAQ/mio running on StrongArm processor.

MapXtend
MapInfo® MapXtend™, Java™ Technology Edition is a developer tool for creating location-based applications running on wireless Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs).

Palm OS GIS Software
Links to finding GIS and mapping software for your Palm and Visio PDAs.

MapFrame
Developers of mobile mapping/GIS-Based software with the suite of FieldSmart products.

PocketGIS
Field GIS data capture software which can display and edit map geometry and attributes. PocketGIS runs on Microsoft Windows CE for the Handheld PC, Windows CE Handheld PC Professional Edition, and Windows CE for the Palm-size PC.