Mobile GIS is radically changing the way users can work with GIS since it is no longer tied to the desktop. The rapid growth in the capability of mobile devices has made it possible to take the power of GIS wherever it is needed. Mobile GIS the ArcPad Way is about what users can accomplish when they have access to GIS away from the office. They can collect data in the field, check out data whenever they need it and carry it with them, or download data over wireless networks when away from the desktop.