ArcPad

Better Performance in ArcPad 7.0.1

Redlands, California—A new version of ArcPad and ArcPad Application Builder, ESRI’s software for mobile geographic information system (GIS) and field mapping applications, has been released. At 7.0.1, ArcPad products address issues raised from previous releases and feature significant improvements that users have been anticipating, mainly in the areas of performance and usability.
ArcPad provides field-based personnel with the ability to capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display geographic information. This allows them to perform reliable, accurate, and validated field data collection. Users can also incorporate data input from GPS receivers, range finders, and digital cameras in the data collection process.
Highlights of ArcPad at this release include
Significantly faster loading time on devices—Load speed improvements of 25–50 percent have been observed on various devices.
Faster drawing of features—Features with and without labeling draw significantly faster, particularly noticeable with large datasets.
A custom datum configuration tool—This tool assists users in defining new datum transformations and selecting default transformations.
Support of multiple lines in label expression fields—A vertical scrollbar can be used to view the text.