The manual, open
No login, no form. The same chapters from the full Field Manager User Guide, one by one.
Install and activate Field Manager on your Android tablet
Device requirements, APK installation, permissions the app requests, and how to activate your licence or 20-day trial.
TechArticleCreate your first geology project and navigate the app
The main menu and project manager: create, open, duplicate and back up field projects on your tablet.
TechArticleOffline geological mapping: map, layers and layer memories
How the surface mapping module works with no signal: the layer menu, layer memories and groups to organise your project.
TechArticleVector layers, rasters and WMS basemaps in the field
Load vector tables, drone imagery, DEMs and WMS/WMTS/XYZ basemaps, and use them offline during the campaign.
TechArticleDownload maps for no-signal work, filter and label your data
Download map areas by zoom for campaigns with no coverage, SQL filters over tables, and feature labelling on the map.
TechArticleDigitising contacts and structures: drawing, GPS and geometry editing
Freehand stylus drawing over imagery, GPS-traced geometries, magnetic snap, and union, intersection and DEM-intersection operations.
TechArticleDynamic styles: colour samples by grade and lithology by unit
Point, line and polygon styles, plus SQL-condition dynamic styles to see geochemical grades or lithology classes right on the map.
TechArticleGeocoders: make every geologist log data the same way
Per-table validation rules, the data entry assistant and selectors (text, date, image, rotation) for consistent data across geologists.
TechArticleExport to SHP, TAB, Excel and GeoTIFF (and import into your project)
The resource manager: import and export geological data in standard formats, edit table structure and calculate fields.
TechArticlePreferences: projection, GPS source, stylus and capture accuracy
Full reference of Field Manager settings: projection system, GPS source, minimum capture accuracy, stylus support and absolute snap.
TechArticleHow to log drill core on a tablet
The drill hole logging module: hole selector, graphical strip log, log track and chart, to log in the field without paper.
TechArticleLithology, alteration, mineralisation and QA/QC: the logging tables
Pre-loaded tables linked by Hole ID and From/To: lithology, alteration, mineralisation, structure, sampling with QA/QC, geotechnics (RQD) and photos.
HowToImport drill hole collars and surveys from CSV or Excel
How to load collars, surveys and historical drill hole data into your project from CSV, Excel and standard formats.
TechArticleGlossary of core logging, geological mapping and sampling
Short definitions of the terms used by Field Manager and exploration geology — collar, from/to, strip log, RQD, QA/QC, geocoder, WMS, NMEA — each linked to the manual chapter that explains it.