Does anybody have an opinion on using software for wetland forms on handhelds using Pocket PC? I have researched Wetform, Formations, and Wetland Quickforms, but not really sure which one is best and if there is anything else. Thanks...
One thing you may want to consider before investing in software is to make sure that it will be compatible with or easily upgradable to a version that works with the various regional supplements now under development or in some cases already in use. While ther will be some similarity in how the delineation paperwork will look, there also will be some substantial differences. Any electronic tool must be able to adapt and move forward or its utility will be compromised.
Rich Reaves
Posts: 79 | Location: Atlanta, GA, USA | Registered: 10 March 2003
Currently, the Corps is developing a software version of its new Rapanos Guidance, Jurisdictional Determination form (link below).
Someday, a wetlands practitioner should be able to use this JD software to identify and document watershed size, drainage area, downstream tributaries, river miles to the closest traditional navigable waters, surface flow, subsurface flow, significant nexus, and the boundaries of federal jurisdiction.
Anyone interested in wetlands software should consider obtaining a copy as soon as it becomes available, because the Jurisdictional Determination is the first step in the wetlands permit process.
