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embed object ID into photos as a watermark

EuropaxEarth

As the subject title suggests I'm attempting to embed the "objectID" into each photo as a watermark so that when that photo is downloaded as a report, the ObjectID will be visible.

I've been referencing the following document for help: https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-survey123-blog/survey123-tricks-of-the-trade-photo-watermarks/ba-p/893593

I think I could create a new field, text type question for ObjectID. But since ObjectID is an Auto-increment field, I assume there's another approach I've failed to consider.

Many thanks,

EuropaxEarth

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jcarlson

When creating new features, the ObjectID doesn't even exist until the form is submitted. This might work for editing existing features, but the ObjectID usually isn't exposed in the form anyway.

What you might be able to do is include a hidden UUID field in your form, and use the formula uuid() to fill it in. Then call that same field in the watermark. This will uniquely identify the record to which the photo belongs, but in a way that will work with the watermarking options.

EuropaxEarth

Good point about the ObjectID's not existing until the survey's been published. Thank you!

After creating a UUID text field, I see the UUID value in the Survey123 Connect is very "lengthy" (for lack of a better word).

I originally wanted to use "Object ID" because it assigns integers ( 1,2, etc) for each image. So if 10 photos were submitted I'd like the watermark to read photo 1 - photo 10 for each of the 10 photos. Thus, UUID may not be the value I'm looking for.

I think I'd need to create a watermark code that assigns unique integer values for each photo.

abureaux

I feel like there may be a disconnect between what you are asking for and the desired outcome here. What you hope to happen may be possible, but more details would be needed.

What, precisely, is the desired outcome here? E.g., Can the user take more than one photo per submission? Do you just want the photos numbered 1 - x in the feature report?

if you simply want the photos assigned a number within the survey, you could add a counter into a repeat along side the photos that counts up (thus numbering your photos 1 - x within any given survey, which you could then add that as a watermark to the photos).

EuropaxEarth

Yes, let me clarify.

In this survey, users can take up to 50 photos per submission. These photos are geo-located. When viewing the submission results in Map Viewer I'd like for the coordinates and Photo ID to be watermarked in the photo. In the example below, the photo is the first of 10 that have been submitted. I've already watermarked the coordinate points in the bottom right hand corner. Since the photo below is the first photo, I would like "Photo 1" to be watermarked in the bottom left hand corner. Same thing for the remaining 9 photos (Photo 2, Photo 3, etc.)

Ultimately, I would like a unique identifier embedded into each photo

EuropaxEarth

Based on your recommendations and this esri blog post

I created a new integer datatype to return an integer reflecting the index in the repeat. In the calculations field I put in the following function:

position(..)

^ which returns the index of the current record in a repeat

Then I created a new calculate datatype. I need this to create a watermark ( it doesn't appear in the survey. It is very similar to a hidden question.) Under the calculation field, I did the following:

concat("Photo ", ${photo_num}, "&color=red&outlineColor=black&haloColor=white&size=26&bold=true")

Finally, under the existing image datatype, I scrolled over to the calculation field and typed in:

bottomLeftWatermark=${watermark} watermark="Lat: @[Latitude] \n Lon: @[Longitude]&color=red&outlineColor=black&size=26&bold=true&margin=10"

This creates two watermarks: the photo number and the coordinate point.

Thank you both for your assistance!

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