This is a simple and convenient coordinate geometry (cogo) application for devices like the popular phones and tablets at a very affordable price. It can be used in the office, field, at home or anywhere you need to make survey related calculations. Having it on your phone means just one more device you don't need to carry. And, it can also be run from your desktop computer with the Chrome or Safari browser.

It is a web based application that runs on devices compatible with Apple's ios, Google's android, HP's webos, blackberry's os, Kindle Fire and others. Some of the devices or emulators on which it has been tested include the iphone, ipad, ipod touch, toshiba thrive, coby kyos, blackberry, kindle fire and palm pre. I am confident it will also work on other devices where the internet can be accessed. The application is patterned after QuickCogo, the developer's desktop version and the other handheld versions. It also looks very much like the "cogo4android" application found on this website. The software was written using NSBasic/App Studio. The application requires the internet for installation but then may be saved to the home screen and run thereafter without the internet. Other methods of installation may also be available if the internet is not possible. The application offers many separate cogo routines containing solutions to the common problems surveyors confront daily. The various routines work interactively because they share the same database. For example, the same points and coordinates created with the bearing-distance routine can then be used in the stakeout or offset routines. The interface is similar to other versions where the user works from a menu of buttons, as shown at the left, each of which contains a link to a particular cogo procedure. Another version has recently been developed as described below that uses a different interface Points with their data are maintained in a persistent storage area created within the software.

There is a separate version for each of the 3 screen sizes (phone, 7" and 10" tablets). The evaluation version was designed for only the phone size but may also be used for evaluating on the larger screens even though the images will appear smaller. Although this application will accommodate many android devices, I suggest looking at "cogo4android" within this website for a similar application designed specifically for that OS.
The screen shot at the left represents the menu as it appears on the tablet screens but is divided into 2 pages for the phone size to be more "finger press" friendly. Design of the routines for the phone size has also tried to accommodate finger presses.
The evaluation version is fully interactive but is limited to using only whole numbers (no decimals) for input into those cogo routines requiring distances, lengths and coordinates. Nevertheless, it will act upon your input and display results accordingly. You should have no problem understanding how the application works and be able to assess its value for you. There are no restrictions in the purchased version. To install the evaluation, connect to wifi, then simply open the browser on your device and enter into the address bar (not a search area) http://www.nsbapp.com/wgmdevalA or https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5503868/evalA/index.html and touch 'Go" or however you open it on yours. Generally you may skip everything before "nsbapp... OR "dl..." but I included it just in case. After installation, the application may then be saved to the home screen on most devices and subsequently opened from there.
It has been reported that the buttons on some iphones are unresponsive to finger taps when installed from the "nsbapp..." url but the problem goes away if installed from the dropbox url. Please try both.

NEW: A second version with a different interface works from a drop down menu and runs all routines from the same screen. Try them both and select the one that best fits your needs. Purchasers can have both!
The URL for the second version is "nsbapp.com/wgmdptcogo". The manual is found here 2nd Version
NOTE: If you don't have a device yet and just want to check out the application, it may also be opened and run on your desktop computer if you are using Chrome or Safari for your browser. Simply enter the same URL as given above. For a low cost desktop program, take a look at simpleCOGO HERE .

MAC USERS...this application will also work on your mac desktop computer using your safari browser.

IMPORTANT: Please download and review the instruction manual for information about the application and how it operates. You may download the pdf version HERE OR the document format HERE
NOTE: As an alternative, there are PDF and POWERPOINT slide presentations to acquaint you with the application. You may view the PDF Here or the POWERPOINT Here

Please EMAIL ME or call 801-254-7181 if there are questions or to make suggestions how the application may be improved.

The price is $29
To purchase go to THIS LINK
NOTE: Purchasers will receive all 3 sizes at no additional charge with the understanding that they will be the only users.

These are the routines and features currently available in the application:

Angle-Dist traverse with closure

Find angles between intersecting lines

Area of a closed figure

Bearing/azimuth traverse

Inverse between 2 points

Inverse between coordinates not defined by points

Inverses between a group of points

Inverse between points on a curve. Displays the curve information between the points

Curve calculations given 2 known elements of the curve

Delete selected or all points in the database

Elevations for stations along a known slope

Email results of calculations for printing or saving on your computer

Export data via email from the device

Geodetic solutions for latitude/longitude (3rd party)
(not in evaluation)

Import databases from external sources

Input points and their data

Calculate points of intersection for line-line,line-curve and distance-distance problems

A separate line-line routine for intersecting any 2 lines defined by point numbers

List points and their data

Layout points on a known line from another set up

Map check routine for determining closure and area of a parcel

Offset routines for perpendicular and parallel lines

Online scientific calculator (3rd party) with unit conversions

Plot routine for displaying configuration of all or selected points

Radial routine for locating many points by angle-distance. Great for ALTA surveys.

Resection routine for finding the location of a point using 3 known points and 2 angles

A reverse offset routine that allows setting the offset distance from a line

A road curve procedure which finds the curve information both sides of a road where the p.i. is known

Rotate lines by applying an angle to all bearings

Stakeout routine that computes the angles and distances to known points from other known points

Triangle solutions (3rd party)
(not in evaluation)

Change all coordinates by a specific value

Calculate elevations for a vertical curve

Find the radius and the location of the radius point given 3 points on a curve

Distance, length and area conversions
(not in evaluation)

User manual accessible within application

Other useful links accessible within the application (not in evaluation)

You might also want to check out QuickCogo, the desktop version from which the routines in this application originated. I will continue to improve this software based upon your feedback. Please contact me if there are problems with any of the routines and I will correct them immediately. Please review the manual for details about how each routine works. Thank you for trying it.

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