Background
Portamap is a new portable GPS map and navigation aid for the pocket PC(PDA). Portamap offers a flexible user customizable application that supports map various file formats including JPG, GIF, BMP, ECW as well as GPX waypoint files and ESRI Shapefiles. Other file formats can be imported to portamap using the "portamap manager", windows software designed to prepare and manage data for portamap..
Portamap also has some basic GIS and mapping capabilities for field data capture and surveying. Capture ESRI shapefiles in the field using your stylus or gps. Calculate areas and distances directly in the field. Copy your captured data to your enterprise GIS. Custom add-ins available for ESRI ArcGIS to help create portamap workspaces and review and manage field data created by portmap. More GIS capture and edit capabilites comming soon.