QField

QField is an open-source GIS application that allows painless fieldwork and synchronisation with your local QGIS projects. You can use it both in online and offline settings, link to external databases or work with simple geospatial formats

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Make sure the FPL is switched on and operating in Rover mode. Also, make sure that Bluetooth is enabled in the settings of your mobile device.

Click on QFieldCloud projects to open your project that was previously created on the QField Cloud or skip this step by using one of the default projects (Bee Farming, Wastewater, etc). Check out the QField documentation for more details.

QField Main Map

From the main map, click on the 'hamburger' icon in the upper left corner.

Select settings gear

Click on the gear to open settings.

Select settings menu

Click on the Settings menu.

Positioning menu

Add a new device

From the Positioning menu, click Add.

Select the Bluetooth Connection Type

Select the FPL from the list of devices

Click on the check mark to save the settings

Configure Bluetooth as the connection type in the device settings. Click on the Scan for nearby devices button to list all nearby device. We recommend performing this step outside of an office setting, as the app will list the MAC addresses of any and all Bluetooth/BLE devices that it can ping. Once the device has been selected from the list of results, click on the check mark in the upper-left hand corner to save the device settings.

Successfully connected to the device

Manually, connect to the device

Once saved, QField will automatically attempt to connect to the device. Otherwise, users can manually connect to the device.

Click to open the NTRIP settings

Enter the credentials and select a mount point

Connect to the NTRIP caster

Once connected, users can also enable the NTRIP client. Click on the settings button to configure the credentials; then, click on the button to connect to the NTRIP caster. It may take 30-60 seconds to establish a connection and transfer the data.

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QField automatically, locates and selects the closest mount point when retreiving the table. Additionally, all the mount points in the table are listed from closest to furthest.

QField accuracy indicator settings

QField antenna height

With the FPL connected, users can also scroll below include an optional accuracy indicator and/or adjust the antenna height. When complete, exit out of all menus.

Position indicator menu

The accuracy indicator is displayed next to the current location button. For more details, click on the position indicator and select the information icon to display the position status.

QField connected via TCP with RTK fix

From the status window, we see an RTK Fix with 13mm positional accuracy.