I think I saw a while ago there was an app you could download for iOS to do tethering. But I also think it was removed. In fact I think I've seen this several times. You just have to be quick on the draw, I guess, and snag them before they're removed from the Apple Store. Of course you can tether if you jailbreak. I just read in fact yesterday that iPhone 4s and iPad 2 are now jailbroken. (I thought they were already, but I think they were not, in actuality until now). Just fyi.
And yes, I'm looking forward to Apple's mapping / GIS in the future as well. Mapping apps should be easy to use and intuitive, while still powerful. I wish ArcGIS was intuitive.
However, if you like mapping and have not used ArcGIS yet, try it out. It's in the App Store: ArcGIS. It's the mobile version of the powerful ArcGIS Desktop software which is the Windows of mapping software, the AutoCAD of drafting software, etc. I imagine this app will increase in power over time. It's already pretty cool, in that it has additional base maps which no other app has, and it has sophisticated measuring tools. If you have the ability to use an ArcGIS server you can use it for data collection, as well. Unfortunately, data collection requires an ArcGIS Server, so if you don't have this it's not possible. I was quite disappointed with this, believe me. And I verified this personally with an ESRI rep.
Thanks Aquatic.
I'll check the App store for a tethering app and check out ArcGIS.
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I think I saw a while ago there was an app you could download for iOS to do tethering. But I also think it was removed. In fact I think I've seen this several times. You just have to be quick on the draw, I guess, and snag them before they're removed from the Apple Store. Of course you can tether if you jailbreak. I just read in fact yesterday that iPhone 4s and iPad 2 are now jailbroken. (I thought they were already, but I think they were not, in actuality until now). Just fyi.
And yes, I'm looking forward to Apple's mapping / GIS in the future as well. Mapping apps should be easy to use and intuitive, while still powerful. I wish ArcGIS was intuitive.
However, if you like mapping and have not used ArcGIS yet, try it out. It's in the App Store: ArcGIS. It's the mobile version of the powerful ArcGIS Desktop software which is the Windows of mapping software, the AutoCAD of drafting software, etc. I imagine this app will increase in power over time. It's already pretty cool, in that it has additional base maps which no other app has, and it has sophisticated measuring tools. If you have the ability to use an ArcGIS server you can use it for data collection, as well. Unfortunately, data collection requires an ArcGIS Server, so if you don't have this it's not possible. I was quite disappointed with this, believe me. And I verified this personally with an ESRI rep.
Thanks Aquatic.
I'll check the App store for a tethering app and check out ArcGIS.