EPOC/Psion database for field collections

[Robert Fogel]

A very nice program is available for Palm PDAs from York University. Link
from a description at: http://www.herb.lsa.umich.edu/GIS/FieldAssist.htm

--On Tuesday, September 04, 2001, 11:57 AM -0400 "Dr. Gerald Stinger Guala"
<stinger at FAIRCHILDGARDEN.ORG> wrote:

> Mark,
>
> I don't know of one made specifically for PSION but Noel Cross had
> developed a collections notebook in Java that he had running on a
> Palmtop. It was available at the Harvard University Herbaria computer
> lab. Unfortunately, Noel has moved on but they may still have it
> available if you contact someone in IT like Anne-Marie Countie.
>
> Stinger
>
> Gerald "Stinger" Guala, Ph.D.
> Keeper of the Herbarium
> Fairchild Tropical Garden Research Center
> 11935 Old Cutler Rd.
> Coral Gables, FL 33156-4299
>
> www.virtualherbarium.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taxacom Discussion List [mailto:TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG]On Behalf Of
> MARK WATSON
> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 10:52 AM
> To: TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG
> Subject: EPOC/Psion database for field collections
>
>
> Dear Taxacomers,
>
> I am planning to take a Psion 5mx on a plant collecting expedition
> to record field collection data. I had thought about putting data into
> a spreadsheet, but a simple database with pick lists would be
> better. Does anyone knew of a suitable database application that
> has been written for a Psion?
>
> Many thanks, Mark
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