Although we have developed a Web-GIS system for field
data collection which allows users to directly view the
basemaps, get coordinates from the map, create new
survey items and input the data through a web browser
by using wireless Internet access services and Netbook
computers, until now Netbook computers, smart phones
and wireless Internet access services are expensive and
not suitable for educational uses. In this paper, we introduced
a novel approach for field data collection using a
GPS embedded mobile phone and POP3 mail server to
collect the real-time geospatial information from individual
or group surveys. All survey data are collected,
stored, shared and retrieved via the Web-GIS system for
further analysis. This is ideal for student research activities
in order to practice their research work and improve
their understanding of spatial distribution patterns and
their associated attribute information.