iGeoSchema

This application was developed as part of a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Fire Research Grant to Geospatial Measurement Solutions, LLC. iGeoSchema is an application designed to be used with the iGeoData application. IGeoSchema creates custom data collection schemas that can be implemented on numerous iOS devices using the iGeoData application for field or office data collection. Both applications specifically address the need for electronic data collection for WUI and wildland environments by those not trained in geospatial science and technology. Some predesigned data collection schemas are available for performing WUI Homeowner Structure Mapping, Fire/Smoke Behavior Observations, First Responder Actions and a NIST WUI 1 Assessment. These custom schemas can be loaded to iGeoSchema and altered or enhanced. While this application was developed with WUI and wildland fire data collection in mind, any custom data collection schema can be created using the iGeoSchema.

The schema is created as an XML file and custom schemas can be created that support fields with various data types (e.g. integer, text, image, date, pick list, or multi choice fields). Data can be grouped into categories and attributes can be set to be repeating when used in iGeoData.