iGIS App Reviews

$30 for this?

This app works excellent in the field and the method of import and export of shape files is so user friendly. I like the capability to create point type observations and export that info also.

This has the potential to be a viable tool for our City. Once they add new features for advanced editing we plan to use this in the field for our inspectors. I am looking forward to their next update. Way to go Geometry Team!

Great interface and speedy. Please add the ability to display labels for specific shape files. With that I would then recommend to my clients that would use it in the field. Lots of potential licenses.

Love this app, I use it everyday for work. There are some features Id love to see added, such as a measurement tool. However the things Id want to see added would only be minor improvements to a great app. Ive been more than happy to replace a huge non-dynamic map book or a bulky Trimble with my iPhone.

I really like this application. The engine interface is quite easy to use and the import routine works well. Our custom aerials (< gig) and line-work load seamless and look great. The app will crash at times, however Ive had a problem with several apps doing the same. I attribute to the hardware. Would love to see better waypoint navigation on the fly as switching from pan to edit gets a bit frustrating. Would also like to be able to use hyperlinks for photos and PDF type files, I think the current os is limiting this app. A windows based tablet would probably grant the ability for multiple apps or widgets to be open in the background. Great app, Ive enjoyed it.

first off...the ability to add spatial data to the device is huge. not being dependant upon wifi or 3g connectivity makes data collection in rural areas possible. project set-up is much more intuitive and quicker than any of the ArcMobile products (including their iOS application). While there are some features still lacking, field data collection is not possible without project se-up being too taxing on my limited time.

This app is amazing, and its free! I dont know of any other free app that allows creation, import and export of any sort if data. Once you figure out the interface, its pretty easy to use too.

Have come back to this app after giving up on it due to it crashing. This version is worse than ever. Crashes constantly when editing. Wish it would work! In the past they have been good at responding. Lets hope they do now too and fix it finally.

This would be much more useful if it were able to read ESRI .prj files. Manually selecting your projection is not always user friendly and it is cumbersome. Also, it would be much appreciated if it had Alaska state plane in feet like so many other states. It is a rare app. I like the ability to read and write shapefiles. Especially the ability to store them local.

This has to be the best free App ever. As an operator of a municapal sewage system, iGIS bring all of my office info out into the feild where its needed most. It is simply to operate once shape files are loaded and gives you the ability to edit data. All and all this would be a vaule at hundereds of dollars like the rest of my GIS software costs, yet its free!!!

Ive been loving the app and have bragged about its versatility. I use it everyday, all day in my work truck doing field work and in the office. All of my apple devices have it. My primary device is my 4th gen iPad with cellular. The app crashed frequently, especially when changing data settings. That was ok because I knew the update was coming. The phone version made me really excited because of the new map gestures and google maps. However the iPad app has been very frustrating. Constant crashing, lethargic map loading, and the failure of the zoom scale have plagued my device. The phone app has not crashed as often and is faster on the map loading. However the zoom scale is still dead. Hope you guys get this fixed! A little heads up on future fixes would be nice!

Great app at a great price. I use this app almost everyday for work. One suggestion would be a way to download base map files to use in areas of no reception.

Works pretty good most of the time. Tends to crash a lot. Need to work that out

Im really impressed by this app for the price. Ive loaded a variety of shp files into it and it seems to work with them really well, in fact, possibly better than my Trimble Recon I.E. scrolling, getting attribute info... You can record points, lines, & polygons. Also, it caches Google Maps.

I was looking for a quick app to collect points around town and this app lets you dive right in.

All your files must be zipped to add. I dont have stuff zipped. What a pain. I like to add files from here and there. Looks cool though, probably wont use it.

I have been trying to find an easy-to-use GIS app to incorporate shapefiles and raster data into my daily fieldwork. I was excited to find this one, and it does have its perks. There are tons of choices for projections and the interface is pretty intuitive (with some major exceptions). There are quite a few inconveniences and drawbacks, however. - To import raster data you have to have processed it using MapTiler, an open source software program that is only free if your images are smaller than a certain size (we are talking like 30 MB or less here) which is just not feasible for someone doing actual GIS work. - All of the raster and shapefiles must be zipped and hosted on Dropbox (which is cool and convenient if you have enough space) - you can also use a USB. - There is no intuitive way to add the imported layers to your project, and there does not appear to be a help file for the latest release, so this is somewhat frustrating (and as I write this I still have not figured out how to add my imported shapefiles). - Would be nice if it displayed your location or coordinates anywhere in the free version since there are free apps that also do this.

This app is great if you are familiar with GIS. I work for a water utility and after loading in our shape files, this works like a dream.

For my needs, this is the best GIS / GPS app for iOS. You can quickly and easily load, view, and edit shapefiles in a streamlined interface without a bunch of hassle. For more complicated field data collection and editing, you might want ArcPad, but if you want to do something straightforward like locate yourself in relationship to GIS layers and add record features, iGIS is dramatically more enjoyable to use and has a fraction of the learning curve. Oh, and you can have layers with different coordinate systems!