Here’s a short creative piece on — framed as both a nostalgic ode and a field technician’s memory. ArcPad 10: The Last True Field Companion
ArcPad 10 wasn’t a platform.
No Wi-Fi. No 4G. Just you, a polyline, and a disappearing trail. You’d collect points like breadcrumbs: ash tree, ash tree, dead hemlock, beaver dam . Forms with drop-downs you built yourself in ArcCatalog the night before, sipping coffee at 11 p.m., muttering, “Don’t forget the ‘canopy cover’ field.” arcpad 10
