Portable Global Mapper

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If you are looking to "generate a piece"—whether that means creating a specific data export, a map layout, or a physical feature within the software—here is how you handle the most common tasks: 1. Generating Map Features (Area/Line/Point) To create a new geometry "piece" on your map: Open the Digitizer Tool: This is the primary tool for creating new data. Select Create Area/Polygon: Choose this from the toolset to draw custom shapes. Define Attributes:

Portable Global Mapper is a lightweight, stand-alone package of Blue Marble’s Global Mapper GIS software designed to run from a USB drive or other removable media without full installation. It provides much of Global Mapper’s core functionality in a convenient, mobile form for fieldwork or machines where installing software isn’t possible.

The is a rugged, self-contained hardware-software solution designed for professionals who need enterprise-grade GIS data processing, visualization, and analysis outside of the office. No internet, no cloud dependency, no heavy laptops—just a handheld device that puts the power of a full mapping workstation into the palm of your hand.

The Achilles' heel of mobile GIS is storage. A single county’s 1m LiDAR dataset can exceed 500GB. To make a portable global mapper viable, you must master data attrition.

: Tools for basic volume calculations and profile viewing on the go. Getting Started with Portable Mapping