Which Mobile GIS Application Is Right for You?

ArcGIS Mobile

ArcGIS Mobile is a task-based mobile GIS application for viewing, collecting, searching, and synchronizing GIS data directly with ArcGIS Server. It provides central management, configuration, and deployment of mobile data, maps, and projects.

ArcPad

ArcPad is a feature-rich mobile GIS application. ArcPad includes advanced tools for finding, creating, and updating GIS information. ArcGIS Desktop provides checkout and check-in management of ArcPad data and maps.

Watch these videos to learn the basic concepts and business benefits of mobile GIS along with a comparison of ArcPad and ArcGIS Mobile.

ArcGIS Mobile	ArcPad
For enterprise field-workers	For GIS managers and field-workers
Medium to large organizations	Small to medium organizations
Deployed from ArcGIS Server	Deployed from ArcGIS Desktop
Taskcentric workflow	Mapcentric workflow