Supported Platforms:
    Windows 7, Vista, XP, Windows Mobile 5 (through WM 6.9)

Supported File Types:
Open/Save Project (HGS) - Multiple Map Object Layers in 1 file
    (Images not saved in HGS Project files. Images kept separately.)
Open/Save Layer (MIF, SHP, DBF) - Map Objects (Point, Line, Bound, Text)
Open/Save Template / Picklist (TPL)
Configuration Files (STC) - Save User Profile, GPS Configuration, Draw Styles,...
Grid Files (GRD) - Soil Sample Grid Targets (use for Navigation)

Coordinate Systems
     More than 200 (All common WGS84/NAD83, NAD27, GDA94, etc.)
    Displays Lat/Lon and UTM in any supported Coordinate System
    Resolution is typically +/- 1 centimeter
    (If your GPS is 10 meter accuracy, then your maps will be 10 meter accuracy.)

Map Objects:
    Point (Location)  -  Symbol,  Point Color, Point Size
    Line (Length, Polyline)  -  Line Color, Line Style
    Boundary (Area, Polygon)  -  Fill Pattern, Fill Color, Line Style, Line Color
    Additional Boundaries: Rectangle, Circle
    Text (with HGS and MIF files)

Basic Grid Tool
    Checkerboard Grid (Soil Sampling), Choose Number of Sample Points
    [HGIS PLUS and PRO have Advanced Grid Tools]

Map Object Info
    Distance, Perimeter, Area - Hectare, Acre, Kilometer, Meter, Mile ...
    Distance/Area Accuracy due to the Earth's ellipsoidal surface:
        Better than < 0.1% depending on latitude and elevation.
      ( accuracy not including GPS accuracy.)
 
Map Objects may have up to 250 Attributes of the following types:
(Compatible with MapInfo MID, and ESRI DBF files)
    Character (1 to 254 characters)
    Integer - (-2147483647 to 2147483647)
    Floating Number - 9.99 +\- e8 (7 significant digits)
    Decimal Number -  up to 20 digits, 16 after decimal point
    Date dd/mm/yyyy (Y2K compliant)
    Logical -  True, False

  Easy to access HGIS Manual - tap next to any Menu Item to go to that section.
    Recommended Firefox be installed on Desktops/Laptops. HGIS looks for it.
    (Some Internet Explorer versions have bugs and will not go to correct section)

Full GPS Support:

    Automatically detects NMEA, SIRF, and TSIP GPS Protocols.
    (Does not support GARM Protocol, most Garmin GPS support NMEA).
    Automatically detects Baud Rate (May specify Baud Rate for faster startup).
    GPS can be built-in, plug-in, RS232 Serial, USB-Serial Adapter, Bluetooth
    (see hardware recommendations on supported hardware page).
    One click  "Find GPS" or "Find and Start GPS"
    (Find is great when Windows changes your GPS Port on you.)
    Laptop COM1-COM96, Windows Mobile COM1-COM32
    GPS Altitude (Feet, Meter, Height Above Geoid, Height Above Ellipsoid)
    GPS Summary, Sky View, and Bars (GPS Signal Quality)

Navigation
    Navigation To Waypoint or Soil Sample Target (Distance and Bearing)
    Left / Right "Light Bar" style Navigation To Waypoint Indicator

GPS Accuracy
    Logs High Accuracy GPS to +/- 1 centimeter resolution
    using the Coordinate Reference System of the DGPS Base Station,
    and the accuracy specification of your DGPS Receiver. 
       High Accuracy DGPS - RTK (better than 10 Centimeter)
       Medium Accuracy DGPS - Submeter, SBAS (0.5-3 Meter)
       Low Accuracy GPS - example: Car Navigation GPS (4-10 Meter)
 
GPS Collect Maps - Point, Line, Bounds
    Manual or Automatic data collection.
    Collect by distance or time.
    GPS Backtrack to resume data collection
   View realtime distance and area.

View JPG Images only
    [HGIS PLUS and PRO can open BMP, SID, ECW, JP2, J2K, etc.]

Advanced Grid Tool (for Soil Sampling)
    Choose Grid Cell Size( Area, length x width )
    Special Grids - Offset Rows, Honeycomb Grids, etc.
    Rotate Grids (and Snap Grid Origin to Point)

Image Files:
    Open 7 Image Formats - JPG, BMP, SID, ECW, JP2, ECWP, DIB
    Open 4 Image Formats on Handheld - ECW, JP2, JPG, BMP
    Save 3 Image Formats (Lossless JP2 recommended, 5X faster on Handheld)
    Download free Landsat 7 images from "ecwp:" image servers.

Edit Map Objects
    Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo, Redo, ...
    Advanced Edit - Drag, Reshape, Split, Join, Move, ...
    Use Reshape to fix Bow-Tie (Bad) Polygons
    [HGIS PRO can fix Bow-Tie Polygons automatically]

Color Theme Layer
    Color Datasets by value (Equal breakpoints only)
     [HGIS PRO can draw Contour Maps with settable breakpoints]

Bar Code Scanner
    Use Built-in or Bluetooth Bar Code Scanner if hardware supports it.

Print Maps (Print not supported on Windows Mobile)
    Print to Printer  (Desktop / Laptop Computer)
    Print to File (JPG with JGC georeference)
    Print to File (PDF with downloadable free PDF995 print driver.)

SensorTrack^(tm) Geophysical Sensor Data Collection
    Log up to 16 GeoPhysical Sensors (depending on hardware)
    Log up to 50 records per second (depending on sensor and hardware)
    Interpolates GPS Position if Sensor rate faster than GPS rate
    (Test your specific hardware, some hardware may be too slow.)
   
Greatest Circle Tool
    Estimate Center Pivot Center, Area, and End Gun

Join Many Boundary Objects at once
    If many objects are selected, they are joined in groups of five
    (Example progression to create one object - 100-20-4-1 )

Advanced Split Boundary Object
    Split by Area (Piecut, Field Edge, etc.)
    Split by Percent (Piecut, Field Edge, etc.)

Image To Point Layer
    Use in creating Contour Maps to create "sample" layer from image.

Clean Up Objects
    Delete stray nodes (Bow Ties, Duplicate nodes,)

New Text Layer (from another Layer)
    (future versions may not support this menu item)

Theme Histogram Legend for Themes and Contour maps