What is a mobile project?

A mobile project is a folder containing map data, tasks/capabilities, assemblies (optional), and a configuration file used by the ArcGIS for Windows Mobile applications. You can author a mobile project using Mobile Project Center, and store the project on a local machine or share it to online storage. You then deploy the project to your field workers' devices for them to perform field operations.

What a mobile project consists of

A mobile project organizes all of its contents within a folder with the name of the folder being the project's title. The folder contains:

• An .amp configuration file that defines:
  • Mobile map data that is to be used for field operations
  • Properties of each map layer and properties of each field of an operational map layer
  • The project extent showing where field workers work on
  • Tasks/capabilities used for completing the field work and their settings
  • Global Positioning System (GPS) settings for data collection
  • Project properties such as title, tags, and descriptions
  Operational layer propertiesTasks and capabilities
• Mobile map data, including operational map data and by-value basemap data:
  • Mobile cache schema
  • Mobile cache data (optional)
  • Attachments for map layers (optional)
  Overview of a mobile map
  • Basemap layer added by value (optional)
  Choosing basemap layers
• An Extensions folder that contains custom tasks or extensions assembly (optional)

Deploying and updating custom tasks/extensions

Life cycle of a mobile project

Each mobile project goes through the life cycle of: Author -> Share/Deploy -> (Download, optional) -> Use. The first two steps are done by you, the project administrator in the Mobile Project Center, and the last two are done by your field crew using the field applications.

When you author a project, you add mobile map data that you created earlier, configure the project, then save the project. After that, you either share your mobile project to an ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Online or Portal for ArcGIS, or you can directly deploy a project to field devices using copy-paste or third-party deployment tools.

If you have shared a project, your field workers need to take an extra step to download the project using the field applications installed on their field devices. The workers then open the project and start using it for field operation.

For more information, see:

Creating a mobile projectHow to add operational map layersConfiguring map layer propertiesWhat is a basemapDeploying and updating custom tasks/extensionsSharing mobile projectsDeploying a mobile projectDownloading projectsOpening/Closing/Deleting projects