Wikipedia:WikiProject Public art/Mobile

A New Approach for Documenting Public Art: The Public Art Documenter

For a long time it has been a goal of members of WikiProject Public Art to develop a mobile application for documenting public art in the field. While a number of approaches have been explored, to date nothing has materialized.

But, EpiCollect appears to be an application that can change this and deliver results immediately. It’s available for both Android and iPhone platforms and has a corresponding web component; plus it's OpenSourced.

Using EpiCollect the Public Art Documenter has been created; the Public Art Documenter Project Page is here.

Please download the The Public Art Documenter and give it a try! Document an artwork wherever in the world you live!

To be honest, it’s a little klunky and kind of buggy, but it has some nice features, including a corresponding The Public Art Documenter web site that allows for the visualization of public art on a Google Map, and a fully editable and sortable chart of data that can easily be downloaded.

The mapping feature is fairly good and the GPS coordinates rather accurate. Plus, the entries you create are stored locally on your phone until you upload them as a batch (you could wait to use wifi).

Using the iPhone version, it has been a struggle to upload images. The app does not perform if it's not near a cellular network.

All things considered, it's a free app that allow us to explore how a mobile app ideally could work for this project.

Please note: Read the instructions on the web page! This app is not all that easy to use or intuitive; it’s kind of link Wikipedia for the mobile device in that you have to actually think about what you’re doing to get it to work correctly.

Also note: Do not open the application without being able to get a GPS signal! It seems to crash and lock up on the iPhone when you do this … BUGGY!

It would be great to have your feedback (see below).

Thanks!

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Does not handle photos well from the iPhone app.
Occasional has problems syncing from the mobile app.
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