Due to the vast amount of models and tools available we have chosen to divide them into the following categories.
Note: This list is not a recommendation or endorsement of any of these applications or technologies. This list is not all inclusive. Application or technology use and preference is very user specific.
CamScanner Phone PDF Creator
Share PDF/JPEG Files; share docs in PDF or JPEG format with others via social media, email attachment or sending the doc link. Use your phone/tablet camera to scan receipts, notes, invoices.
Android – iPhone
Google Applications (Drive, Docs, etc)
A complete list of all the Google apps for your phone and tablet.
Site – Android – iPhone – Windows
Microsoft Office Apps
Office on your phone or tablet.
Site – Android – iPhone – Windows
Notability
Note taking on a mobile device.
Site – iPhone
Tiny ScanPro
Share images and paper documentation as PDFs. Digitizing documents for upload. TinyScan Pro version ($4.99 upgrade) allows upload to google drive and other cloud based services as well as email.
Android – iPhone
Avenza Maps Pro
Offline collecting and updating of data in the field that works with ArcGIS Online. IMTs will be using this increasingly during hte fire season for incident data collection and maps. Check with your agency for subscription information.
Site – Android – iPhone
Collector (ESRI)
Offline collecting and updating of data in the field that works with ArcGIS Online. Incident Management Technicians (IMTs) will be using this increasingly during fire season for incident data collection and maps. Check with your agency for subscription information.
Site – Android – iPhone – Windows
FltPlan Go
FltPlan Go app is a companion to the FltPlan website. It shows graphical flight plan routes and gives registered users online, offline and in-flight access Auto Syncing of NavLogs, Routes, Split Screen, Moving Maps, Georeferenced approach Plates and Taxi Charts, In-flight Weather, Weight & Balance, Flight tracking. No subscription cost.
Site – Android – iPhone
ForeFlight
Intelligence mapping for pilots. Features hazards, track up, terrain maps, runway centerlines and traffic patterns. Also provides documents for Flight Ops. Annual subscription cost.
Site
Gaia GPS-Offline Topo Maps
Downloadable topo maps, offline caching availability and ability to import overlays. Map based layers are available globally. If maps of applicable area are downloaded prior to leaving data service, Gaia can functionally replace a handheld GPS for most users. Annual subscription cost.
Site – Android – iPhone
QField
QField is a free open-source (FOSS) app that brings the power of QGIS (free open source GIS similar to ArcGIS) to your mobile device. With QField you can transfer your QGIS projects to your phone and turn layers on/off, add additional geo-information, and see your location using your phone’s GPS (similar to Avenza Maps). If you like FOSS or use QGIS, give this app a try.
Site – Android
Theodolite
Theodolite is a pro-grade app ($7.99) and is used extensively by surveyors, geologists, architects, engineers, competitive sportsmen, first responders, military personnel, and search and rescue workers around the world. It is a multi-function viewfinder that combines a compass, two-axis inclinometer, rangefinder, GPS, map, nav calculator, and geo-overlay photo/movie camera into one indispensable app.
iPhone
Dioptra
Dioptra is a camera position and angle measurement tool for navigation, surveying, positioning, and measurement. Dioptra provides the following information like a theodolite optical instrument – compass, pitch indicator (tilt degrees), roll indicator (tilt degrees), GPS position, azimuth and bearing to photo subject. No subscription cost.
Android
onX Hunt
Use onX Hunt as a fully functioning free GPS on your phone. OnX includes public and private land boundaries, aerial imagery with 24k topo, roads and all trails, offline maps, custom waypoints, waypoint sharing, and tracking (route, distance, and time). Basic option is free. Annual subscription cost for Premium and Elite options.
Site – Android – iPhone
AndFTP
FTP client when accessing the NIFC FTP site, the official interagency repository for incident data.
Site – Android
DropBox
Cloud storage for your device.
Site – Android – iPhone – Windows
FTPClient Pro
FTP client when accessing the NIFC FTP site, the official interagency repository for incident data.
iPhone
QR Reader
Scan QR codes, barcodes, words and PDF documents.
Site – Android – iPhone – Windows
Blitzortung Lightning Monitor
Map based application for monitoring Lightning-Strikes at nearly real time. Lightning strike time color coded; older strikes are displayed as colored dots on the Map.
Site – Android – iPhone – Windows
Darksky
Dark Sky is the most accurate source of hyperlocal weather information. With down-to-the-minute forecasts, you’ll know exactly when the rain will start or stop, right where you’re standing.
Site – iPhone
Fire Weather Calculator
Wildland fire weather observation calculation and archiving tool. This application allows quick calculation of RH, Fine Dead Fuel Moisture (FDFM), and Probability of Ignition (PIG) based on standard fire line weather observations. The app also provides means of archiving AND sharing those observations through email.
Site – Android
My Radar
Animated weather radar around your current location. Several additional layers are available for free, including outlooks, warnings and watches, temp, winds, and forecasts.
Site – Android – iPhone – Windows
NOAA Weather International
Retrieve real-time 7-day hyperlocal point weather forecasts and current weather conditions. Provides predicted 24 hour forecast in map, narrative and tabular view. Easy to screenshot and use as a reference to track RH, Temps, and Winds.
Android – iPhone
WindNinja
This tool provides improved capability to identify areas where local winds may either increase fire behavior or not influence fire. This information helps us all to make better fire management decisions.
Site – Android – iPhone – Windows
Storm Radar
Storm Radar is your NOAA forecast, weather radar and hurricane tracker with severe weather alerts. Stay safe and informed through rain and severe weather using 8 hours past to future radar, live wind speed, NOAA radar and tornado updates.
Android – iPhone
Fire Weather Calculator
Wildland fire weather observation calculation and archiving tool. This application allows quick calculation of RH, Fine Dead Fuel Moisture (FDFM), and Probability of Ignition (PIG) based on standard fire line weather observations. The app also provides means of archiving AND sharing those observations through email.
Site – Android
Wildland Toolkit
Fire behavior checklists and calculations as well as IRPG safety checklists.
Site – iPhone
WindNinja-Mobile
This tool provides improved capability to identify areas where local winds may either increase fire behavior or not influence fire. This information helps us all to make better fire management decisions.
Site – Android – iPhone
Wildfire Analyst Pocket
Enter data based on observed conditions and real-time fuels, wind, slope, moisture, and temperature data. Outputs are calculated immediately and displayed on an interactive 3D map supplemented by charts and tables. The app works either connect or disconnected.
Site – Android – iPhone
Wildfire Analyst Desktop
Wildfire Analyst Desktop is software that provides real-time analysis of wildfire behavior and simulates the spread of wildfires. It provides a range of analytical outputs, available as GIS maps, charts, and reports, that empower more accurate and timely decision making. Behavior analysis and simulations are completed in seconds.
Site
Mobile IRPG
This handy app is designed to keep your Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) in your pocket and easy to get to at all times.
Android – iPhone