Our favourite coastal fieldwork app is Theodolite. The app allows you to annotate pictures, calculate angles, identify compass directions and much more. There’s 40% of at the moment so for £5.99 it is worth buying. You can download it here:

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/theodolite/id339393884?mt=8

Beach Profiles:

Download a clinometer app to calculate the angle of slope on a beach. iLevel Lite is a free app available here:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ilevel-lite-high-precision-clinometer/id458980311?mt=8

Also consider:

SeeLevel – Visual Clinometer – https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/seelevel-visual-clinometer/id333213338?mt=8

Rotating Sphere Clinometer –

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/rotating-sphere-clinometer/id1190844563?mt=8

Annotate Photos:

Skitch

Skitch is a great app for annotating photographs, maps and webpages. It’s also free!

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/skitch-snap-mark-up-send/id490505997?mt=8

Investigating geology

iGeology – Interactive geological mapping of the UK

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/igeology/id392258040?mt=8

Field Notes

Fieldtrip GB  

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/fieldtrip-gb/id626772131?mt=8

Fieldnotes Lite

A note taking tool for iPhone/iPad to take with you on the road: locate your position using GPS and view a satellite map of the location, take notes, collect photographs all in geo-referenced format. Then transmit this information via e-mail as a kmz or text to any destination. Makes geo-referenced data sharing and collection a snap for those on the go.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fieldnoteslt/id443876537?mt=8

Questionnaires

PollDaddy

Use the Polldaddy app to collect survey data and do quizzes in the field — no need for an internet connection.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/polldaddy/id376413866?mt=8

Interviews

iTalk Recorder

Voice recording app that can be used to record interviews.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/italk-recorder/id293673304?mt=8

Altitude

Apps for measuring height above sea level:

My Altitude

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/my-altitude/id465262694?mt=8

Weather

Make sure you have a weather app installed to check conditions before your fieldtrip.

BBC Weather

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bbc-weather/id649420946?mt=8

Met Office

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/met-office-weather-forecast/id1068146838?mt=8

Tide Times

The coast can be a very hazardous environment. Make sure you plan your fieldwork around the tides.

My Tide Times

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/my-tide-times-tide-tables-forecasts-tides-uk/id777280890?mt=8