Collector for Geology
Go to the Play Store and search for collector for arcgis. Download the application to your Android device.
Accessing your ArcGIS Online account in your device
On your mobile device, open the Collector for ArcGIS application and log in to www.arcgis.com, click Continue.
Sign in with the username and password that was provided to you at the beginning of this session.
You will see a list of web maps that have been shared with you. Tap once the Geol2750 Collector Exercise to open it. Do not click Download. This web map contains a dataset named as Rock_Outcrop.
Collecting data on your collector app: Rock Outcrop
The Rock_outCrop dataset has been designed in a way that all collaborators can create, update, and delete new features. To add your first point, zoom into the area .
Click the + sign in the middle top (iOS) or bottom (Android) section of your screen. This will allow you to create a new feature.
Android Devices:
- Records editors and timestamps
- User roles: update only, create, delete, and sync.
- Geospatial design: domains, types, and subtypes
- Participatory mapping with just a browser.
- Collection of points, lines, and polygons. Tracking mode.
How to Install
iOS Devices:
Go to the App Store and search for collector for arcgis. Download the application to your iphone or iOS tablet.
Collector is a free app that allows you to collect or update your geospatial data with any iOS or Android device directly into your ArcGIS Online account.
Requirements
- Free trial or organizational account of ArcGIS Online
- Free download from App store (iOS) or Play Store (Androids): Collector for ArcGIS.
Advantages
- Option for offline data collection
- Multiple editors
If you are indoors, a new screen warning you of Poor Location Accuracy appears. Click Settings and move the required accuracy to
100m and click OK.
- For Site#, type the number of the site you think it is (does not need to be accurate). Click Done or press Enter.
- For Rock Type, click on the arrow to choose between these PBG, GSMS, MS, BG, HBG, AMP, UM, LBG . Click Done or press Enter.
- For Strike: Enter a value between 0-360. Click Done or press Enter.
- For Dip Direct, click on the arrow to choose between these N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW . Click Done or press Enter.
- For Dip: Enter a value between 0-90. Click Done or press Enter.
- For Comments : You can enter comments for the rock in 30 characters.
Click the photo (iOS) or the attachment (Android) icon (depending on the device) at the top/bottom of the screen to take a photo of your tree. A new window appears:
- If you have an iphone, press the camera icon at the top of your screen, click Add under attachments and select Take Photo or Video.
- If you have an Android device, click the Clip+ at the bottom of your screen. Select Camera in the Add attachment from window.
Click Use Photo or the Checkmark at the bottom right of your screen. This will attach the photo to the tree location and attributes. Click Done (for iphones).
- If you are using an Android tablet, a new window appears asking you to validate the location. Click Go to map. The program will take you back to the m
ap where you can drag the location of the tree to the exact place you want it.
- If you are using an iphone, click the map icon at the top center on your screen.
When you are done, click Submit (on iphones) or Done (on Android tablets). This will send updates and post the attachments to the collective map.
Updates can take a little bit of time to post, depending on your wireless connection. Make sure your edits are saved after each data point collected. To ensure that your latest update gets posted, close Collector and open it again. Navigate to your map and look for your edit.
When you click on your added rock, notice the pop-up window has the attachment, but the photo is not visible. You can change this later on the map view in ArcGIS.com, selecting Configure pop-up and making sure linked attributes are visible.
Add data from ArcGIS Online to ArcMap
- Open ArcMap , on the top menu - Click on the inverted arrow next to Add Data Button and Choose Add Data from ArcGIS Online.
- Click Sign
- Sign in using your ArcGIS online account.
- Choose My Groups and in the Geol 2750 group, click on the Details.
- Under the Properties tab, you will see Rock_Outcrop layer and then click Add.
- You will be able to see the layer on your map.