Frequently Asked Questions

What happened to the FAIMS Mobile Platform?

The Field Acquired Information Management Systems (FAIMS) Mobile Platform was retired in 2022. The platform was established by archaeologists in 2012 to support the capture and management of digital field data in difficult terrain. The original software ran on Android only, and was first released in 2014. The last release, v2.6, was in 2017. See ‘FAIMS Mobile: Flexible, open-source software for field research’ by Ballsun-Stanton et al. (2018) in SoftwareX for more details.

FAIMS v2.6 was rebuilt from the ground up with the assistance from the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC), doi: 10.47486/PL110, and our partners. The ARDC is funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).

The working title of the project was ‘FAIMS 3.0’ and all major releases were named FAIMS3.

The software was rebranded Fieldmark™ in 2023.

Who owns the data?

You own the data. Fieldmark™ runs the software that allows you to collect data but does not take ownership of, nor claim any right to use, data collected with the App. We do not share data with third parties.

Who can access my data?

Only the Administrator of the Notebook can access data in it. For the purposes of training or assisted support, Fieldmark™ technical staff may access to the data but this will only be conducted with explicit consent.