ArcGIS QuickCapture

ArcGIS QuickCapture is a fast, efficient, and simple way of collecting data with your mobile device. It is the most user-friendly and intuitive app of the three we will be covering today.

Pros:

- User friendly, intuitive. No need to learn GIS to be a user of the app

- Can collect data offline

- Data securely stored in the cloud

- Able to collect more than one layer at a time

Cons:

- Cannot share outside Clemson (no option for public data collection)

- Cannot edit previous records collected

- Setting up data to be collected more cumbersome than Survey123

1. Collecting Data with ArcGIS QuickCapture: Road Debris at Clemson

1.1 Getting the App & Logging In

Download the ArcGIS QuickCapture app to your cellphone or tablet.

For iOS users, go to the Apple Store, search for ArcGIS QuickCapture. Click GET. Select Install.

For Android users, go to the Play Store, search for ArcGIS QuickCapture. Select Install.

Once it is installed, open the App, and select Sign in with ArcGIS Online. Follow the instructions as in previous workshops, selecting Your ArcGIS organization's URL.

Type Clemson in the link. Log in with your regular Clemson ID and password.

Once you get to My workspace, click on the + button on the bottom right corner.

You have two options:

- Scan QR Code: scan the image on the right.

- Browse projects: select Road Debris reporter at Clemson

The Road Debris Reporter appears. Let's collect some data in the next section.

1.2 Collecting Data with QuickCapture

Car part:

Click on the Car part button. Notice it captured the location where you are (if you allowed the application to record your location). You can modify this location by clicking the pencil on the bottom right corner and move the pin to your desired location.

Note: if you are indoors, you might have some challenges getting an accurate location. To properly try the app, go outside your house and capture at least a few points of data.

Repeat the same process for the other types of data points (road sign, road marker, litter, vegetation, etc). Edit the location so they are not all overlap

You can see the results of the data collection project on this dashboard: https://clemson.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/1d22de85b8bb43628b359623a67d3e91

2. Creating Your Own Project from a Template: Police Officer Reporter

In this exercise, you will use one of the QuickCapture templates to collect data.

Open up a browser, and navigate to the ArcGIS QuickCapture Designer: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/quickcapture/. This is the place where you create your data collection projects.

Sing in with ArcGIS Online.

In the Projects page, select + New Project. Choose start from template. Select Police Officer Reporter. Take a few minutes to read about this solution.

On the top right corner, click Use template. This will deploy the solution to your account:

- Project title: Police Officer Reporter Clemson YourName

- Data recovery email: your own

- Template folder title: Police Officer Reporter

Click Create. You will see a message saying the template has been deployed successfully. Select Edit project. The designer view appears.

The top menu allows you to change general settings about the app.

Click on Motorist Assist. Notice a Button window appears with two tabs:

- Appearance: focuses on the way the button is displayed

- Data: allows you to change the data containing the field, the capture mode (single point or streaming points), add a photo attachment

It's important to understand the type of fields associated with the point data:

Device variable are fields directly imported from the mobile device.

Fixed value: you can apply fixed value to this field when the button is pressed. For example, the averaged positions value has to be an integer.

Button user input are an advanced capability that lets field workers manually enter extra information for captured observations. For example, we might want to capture who needs assistance.

A project user input dialog is shown when a field worker opens the QuickCapture project. It lets the field worker enter a value which will be used when data is captured from the app. In our case, whenever we open the project in the QuickCapture app, it asks us to enter our Police Officer ID.

Click Save to save any changes to the project and then click the Share button to see the options available. Notice how Everyone (Public) is not available.

2.2 Collecting Data with Your Mobile Device

Open the Project in your mobile device, enter your made-up police officer ID, and capture a few points. Works better if you go outside to get satellite coverage for the location. Simply click on the button of your choice to capture the data.

On the top right corner of your screen you will notice a map icon that adds the number of observations recorded. Click on it. It will show the location on the map and also the number of records on device. Click SEND to post the data on your map content.

Repeat this process for 10-15 point observations and come back to your computer to see the results.

2.3 Exploring Your Data Collection Results

In ArcGIS Online (www.arcgis.com), go to the Content menu. Notice you have the following items:

- QuickCapture Project: this is the project you created on the designer and downloaded in your mobile device to collect data. You edit this project at: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/quickcapture/

- Web Map: this is the interactive map where all the data collected is displayed. Changes to the web map in AGOL will be reflected in the app.

- Dashboard: displays a live summary of records and map

- Feature Layer (hosted): contains the data collected from the app, hosted in AGOL

- Feature Layer (hosted, view): is a copy of the hosted feature layer that allows for viewing, but not editing of the data

Below is the overall process we just explored: