Monday, July 1, 2013

Apps for the Real Estate professionals and landowners!


This is an exciting topic for me! I was late to the smartphone arena, but with the prompting of my geeky brother, I am 'ALL IN' and boy do I love it. I won't get into a discussion here about which OS (Operating System) is the best, it's simply personal choice. I chose to go with iOS, the Apple operating system. Therefore I own an iPhone, iPad and iMac. I like using the same operating system on all devices. In the beginning Apple was way ahead in the number of apps (applications, formerly referred to as programs). That has changed and it is predicted that the Android OS, a Google platform, will be the first to have 1,000,000 apps! 




These smart phones we carry around are amazing feats of science. The average smart phone today has more computing power than the first NASA spaceship! Having said that…why not put all this power to work for you. Everybody has their areas of interest, mine is forestry and real estate so I love apps that help me with my work. There are a ton of apps out there, but I wanted to share 4 with you. I have included not only a picture of the app but also an example.
  
AGRIplot
AGRIplot allows you to plot any area on a map. Just walk around your property and add a landmark point, or drag and drop pins anywhere on the map. AGRIplot will automatically calculate the area enclosed by the points and provide the distances between each point. You can add additional points of interest if you desire. The app allows you to even take a picture at each point (corner) to serve as a visual aid. From there you may email a PDF or KML version of the plot information to your client. It now supports importing KML files used by Google Earth.
The App


The example
(Notice the acre calculation...54.32 acres!)


Skitch by Evernote
I have searched for a nice app to help with annotating maps and photos….well Skitch is it! You can annotate images and documents with arrows, stamps, shapes, text, and more.  Skitch even allows you to mark up a PDF, snap your screen, annotate a photo, or draw something new. Then, share your thoughts and ideas with friends, family or co-workers.  Skitch allows you to:
  • ·      Snap your screen, a webpage or a map
  • ·      Zoom and crop your images

  • ·      Pixelate portions of an image to obscure sensitive information


  • ·      For directions: Draw a path on a map to help someone find your picnic spot


The App

The example




My Measures
My Measures is a powerful application for storing and sharing object dimensions for iPhone and iPad!  My Measures is an industry standard for real estate agents, engineers, carpenters, architects, auction sellers, construction workers, landscapers and DIY.  

It is super easy to use. Just take a photo and add arrows, angles, text or notes. Now the measures are stored and you have them always in your pocket wherever you go. No more paper sketches in your wallet.

The App


The example





Motion GPS
This APP will blow you away with so many features. This will turn your iPhone into a GPS unit to help with hiking, biking, geocaching and so much more.
  • ·      The #1 multi-sport application for the iPhone
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Free downloadable maps worldwide! Including MotionX Road and Terrain maps, and NOAA marine charts
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Most accurate iPhone GPS app
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Allows you to access street images or satellite images
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Stores up to 101 Tracks & 500 Waypoints
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Facebook and Twitter integration
  • ·      
Advanced interactive stopwatch with live voice coaching.


The App
The example




Buy a new app and impress your kids with your technical knowledge.

For Information on Buying or Selling Land contact G. Kent Morris, ALC, RF at      (706) 457-0090

4 comments:

  1. Mobile devices now days play a very important role in our daily life. Due to easy portability, easily handle and work same as the other computing devices its day by day more popular. In this smart phone arena the developers are developing different kind of application according to the customer’s demand. For real estate also some applications are developed by the developer to help the real estate business more easy. Applications like AGRIplot, My Measures etc. help the real estate business man a lot.

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