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Mac · 2.4.25
Recon
Research the project, compare terrain and records, build a bid report with crew and travel planning, package field data, and review the returned forms and GIS.
Explore ReconConnected tools for archaeological work
From first bid to final record.
The Ology archaeology suite connects Recon on the Mac, Ology on iPhone, and Intelligence in the office. Plan and bid the work, record it in the field, prepare DPRs and GIS, and improve the master for the next project. The field app also supports biology, geology, and other mapping work.
- Archaeology
- Biology
- Geology
- GIS
- Remote sensing
- LiDAR
- Offline fieldwork
Ology terrain visualization
The archaeology suite
Three tools, one project lifecycle.
Recon handles the bid, plan, and office return. The iPhone app captures the field record. Intelligence maintains the reviewed master. Explore each tool or follow the complete workflow.
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iPhone · 2.3.5
Ology field app
Navigate offline maps, record survey tracks and features, attach photos, and complete linked site forms with team recording and field checks.
Explore the field app03
Master · 0.15.3
Intelligence
Import approved records and GIS, preserve provenance, review identity and location quality, and refresh portable, ArcGIS Pro, Recon, and phone outputs.
Explore IntelligenceBuilt from field experience
Designed around the work, not around a generic map.
After years of making archaeological and biological maps, testing field apps, carrying paper forms, switching between GPS tools, and processing lidar back at a desk, Ology brings the core pieces together for real survey work.
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Collect defensible field data
Record points, lines, polygons, tracks, photos, notes, templates, coordinates, GPS quality, measurements, and review status in the field.
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Work offline
Prepare map areas, download imagery, topo, elevation, public reference layers, and field packages before heading away from service.
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Use lidar and terrain
Import DEMs, download elevation, and generate terrain visualizations that help reveal mounds, scarps, roads, terraces, drainage, and landforms.
Choose your workflow
Click an ology to see the tools built for that work.
The field app combines shared mapping tools with discipline-specific layers. Archaeology has the most complete workflow today; additional forms are on the roadmap.
Archaeology
Use lidar and field observations together.
Navigate terrain visualizations, record site features, document artifact scatters or architecture, attach photos, and export organized records for GIS analysis and reporting.
- Lidar-derived terrain layers for feature detection
- Site, feature, transect, and survey observation records
- DPR 523 forms linked to points, lines, tracks, and polygons
- Field checks for predictive model outputs
Biology
Map biological field observations.
Support biological fieldwork with offline project layers, photo-linked points and polygons, wetland or habitat boundaries, notes, and spatial exports.
- Wetland and stream delineation support
- Photo-linked features and editable attributes
- Offline mapping for remote project areas
Geology
Map landforms, exposures, and terrain patterns.
Record field locations, photos, notes, tracks, geomorphic features, outcrops, and elevation context while keeping the terrain view visible.
- Points and polygons for outcrops and landforms
- DEM and slope-based field reference layers
- Track logs and photo-linked notes
Remote sensing
Bring analysis products into the field for validation.
Take field-ready terrain, imagery, and GIS layers into the survey area so mapped interpretations can be checked on the ground.
- Ground-check LiDAR, DEM, and imagery interpretations
- Import field-ready raster and vector layers
- Export validation points and notes for analysis
New: desktop model trainer
Train a landscape model on your own data, then take it offline.
The Ology Model Trainer uses approved training sites and a LiDAR DEM to build a site-sensitivity model. Spatial validation helps assess its performance before the model is exported for offline use in the field app. Results are survey-priority guidance and need local review.
The idea
Everything the “ology” world keeps needing in the field.
Ology is not meant to replace professional GIS. It is meant to make fieldwork better before the data ever gets back to ArcGIS, QGIS, CloudCompare, or a report. The goal is simple: fewer disconnected apps, cleaner observations, stronger field context, better exports, and maps that actually work when you are offline.
12+years GIS and remote sensing experience
8+years field archaeology experience
3DiPhone LiDAR scan support
Offlinemaps, terrain, layers, and forms
Use cases
Made for survey crews, researchers, and field specialists.
Ology is especially useful when the same project needs map navigation, structured observations, photos, GPS tracks, lidar-derived terrain, agency layers, landforms, geology, and final export data.
- Archaeological reconnaissance and site documentation
- Biological resource mapping and environmental field notes
- Geologic outcrop, unit, terrain, and landform context
- LiDAR terrain review for mounds, roads, terraces, scarps, and depressions
- Offline survey in forests, deserts, coastlines, mountains, and remote project areas
- Field packets that can be shared with crews or exported for GIS