Coastal Fieldwork
Education
$1.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
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Collect, map, and analyse coastal data directly on your iPhone
Coastal Fieldwork is a powerful field data collection and analysis tool designed for geography teachers and students conducting coastal investigations. The app uses built-in iPhone capabilities to support common coastal fieldwork methods while automatically mapping and organising the data you collect.
Ideal for GCSE, A-level, and university fieldwork, Coastal Fieldwork helps students record reliable measurements, capture site evidence, and analyse results directly in the field.
Capture Fieldwork Data with Your iPhone
Coastal Fieldwork uses the sensors and tools built into your iPhone to support authentic geographical investigation.
Record and map:
Geolocated field measurements using latitude and longitude
Site photographs captured during fieldwork
Sediment sample size and roundness observations
Rock identification using camera-based tools such as Google Lens
Wave counts using a built-in timer
Longshore drift experiments
Beach groyne observations comparing updrift and downdrift sediment levels
Beach sediment infiltration rates
Every data point is automatically linked to its location and mapped, allowing you to see your results spatially as you collect them.
Built-In Fieldwork Tools
The app includes a range of tools designed specifically for coastal investigations:
Clinometer tool using iPhone motion sensors to support longshore drift experiments
Wave count timer for coastal process studies
AR measurement tools using Apple ARKit to measure sand height differences around groynes
Geolocated data collection with automatic mapping
Photo capture and documentation tools
Bibliography Builder - scan book ISBN barcodes with the iPhone camera to add to Bibliography
This allows students to complete multiple coastal fieldwork techniques using a single device.
Analyse Your Data in the Field
Coastal Fieldwork doesn’t just collect data, it helps you interpret it.
Within the app you can:
View annotated maps of all fieldwork sites
Compare measurements across locations
Review observations, photos, and measurements together
Identify emerging patterns in your data
On devices that support Apple Intelligence, the app can also examine your collected data in relation to your enquiry question and hypotheses, providing additional insights to support analysis.
Export Your Investigation
When your fieldwork is complete, you can export your results for further analysis or assessment.
Export options include:
CSV files for use with GIS software such as ArcGIS
Structured reports including:
Enquiry question
Hypotheses
Methodology
Data presentation
Data analysis
Includes NEA Superbutton - Create a draft template of your NEA incorporating your enquiry question and hypotheses and all your collected data.
This makes it easy for students to transform field data into a complete geographical investigation report.
Designed for Education
Coastal Fieldwork is ideal for:
GCSE Geography fieldwork
A-level Geography investigations
Undergraduate coastal geography field courses
Teachers organising coastal field trips
Students conducting independent enquiries
By combining field measurement tools, mapping, photography, and analysis in one app, Coastal Fieldwork helps students focus on geographical enquiry rather than paperwork.
Turn your iPhone into a complete coastal fieldwork toolkit.
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Introducing the new Bibliography Builder! Effortlessly compile your bibliography by scanning the ISBN barcodes of books or pasting links to online resources such as webpages and YouTube videos. The app extracts and stores metadata, enabling you to easily export your bibliography in Harvard style format.
Additionally, this feature is seamlessly integrated into the New NEA Superbutton. With it, you can generate a draft NEA report template, which can be imported into Word, Pages, or Google Docs for further editing.
Other improvements:
Exported reports are now in HTML format which can be imported into Word, Pages and Google Docs for editing.
Other minor improvements to sediment analysis, groyne height measurements and infiltration data recording.
The developer, Robert Frost, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Robert Frost
- Size
- 5.5 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Robert Frost 2026
