Touch GIS

I am a water meter and Backflow tester. I have some customers in agriculture that have multiple wells in multiple areas. This app makes it easy to create a folder for each customer and can drop pins at each location with a description and pictures for each site. I have to test annually and sometimes it’s hard to remember each location. This app allows me to get a phone call from the customer and a site name and I have all the info and pictures to know exactly where the well is. The customer does not need to guide me after the first time. If I still don’t recognize the pictures, you can get directions from Apple Maps straight from the app. Highly recommend this app!! It can do so much more but for my small business I could not be happier. Mike the general manager answered all my questions when I sent a contact us request. Go download it now!!! 👍🏽

I’ve been using Touch GIS for over 6 years as a professional geologic mapper and field geology instructor and I never go to the field without it. After trying out most other well-known apps (like Avenza, Field Move, Collector, StraboSpot), I have always stuck with Touch. The app has an intuitive design and is super easy to set up, with preset and customizable feature classes and the ability to import vector and raster data. You can store a variety of imagery and topographic base maps at different scales for offline use from right within the app, which is a lifesaver when you’re out in the field without service. In the field, you can see your position on any number of stored base maps and quickly drop and label points, record notes, add photos or sketches, draw lines, or create a track using the GPS. What makes Touch stand out above the rest are its on-the-fly customizability and the versatile line-drawing tools. These and other features - like photo annotations and the built-in Attitude Tool for recording strike/dip data - make fieldwork much more efficient so I can keep moving and stay on task. For team mapping, I’ve found Touch GIS very useful, even when we’re out of cell service. At the start of the day, we use Airdrop to share files and custom feature classes with set fields and pick lists, so everyone is on the same page and collecting data in the same way. Once back in the office, we can export our data in a variety of formats including CSV, SHP, and KMZ for use in desktop GIS software like ArcGIS, QGIS, and Google Earth. The app keeps getting better with regular updates and new or enhanced features. If you need a mobile GIS app that is easy to use, customizable, and works seamlessly with desktop GIS, then Touch GIS is definitely the way to go. It has been an absolute game-changer for my fieldwork, and I highly recommend it.

I have been using this app in the field for about 4 years to make geologic maps. The app is very powerful, and captures many of my field GIS needs. There was a hiatus for a couple years in updates and support but the new owner / developer is making regular updates and fixes now. The app is much more stable as a result. He has also been receptive to suggestions for future updates to add functionality for geologic mapping work flows and raster data import options. I’ve used many of the available mapping apps and Touch has the most true GIS functionality.