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How to specify default geopoint base map in Survey123 Connect?

DanielSzekeres

Using Survey123 Connect.

Added a geopoint question.

In main Survey123 Connect interface selected map options and then specified default coordinates and map background (Streets Map).

When survey gets published and opened in a browser, the base map is the TOPO map.

Trying to figure how to default to the Streets Map.

Any insights would be appreciated.

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Shwu-jingJeng

Hi Daniel,

Currently there is an enhancement request for basemap to be consistent when setting the default basemap in Survey123 Connect or web designer.

ENH-000124977: Make basemaps used for geopoint question in Connect and Hub consistent when authoring survey. You may want to track this issue for tracking.

To workaround this, you could manually set the basemap from the basemap gallery on the web form:

AndyVenuto1

Is there any way to work around this by manually setting a parameter in the JSON .info or .webform files?

Thanks,

Andy

Shwu-jingJeng

Hi Andy,

If the survey is created from Connect, the default basemap will be honored only by field app, not the web form. You can specify the basemap for offline usage by modifying the .info file. Prepare basemaps for offline use—Survey123 for ArcGIS | Documentation

DavidNovak

Hi Shwu-jing Jeng,

meaby I missunderstand you, but am I able to change any settings in web Survey123 if I created form in Connect? I think I am not.

Can you specify how to set the default basemap for a form created in Connect?

It would help me a lot.

David.

Shwu-jingJeng

Hi David,

If the form is created from Connect, the default map will be set from Connect>Settings>Map>Basemap selector icon. However, this setting will only be honored in :field app," but not web form.

If the form is created from survey123 web, you can set the default map as following, but this setting will only be honored by web form, but not field app.

To answer your question:

You could change the basemap map manually from the basemap gallery on the web form.

However, this is one time change only, not the default setting you will see everytime when you open the web form.

We are still working on the enhancement ENH-000124977 to have the default map setting honor by both field app and web form.

Hope this helps to clearify your question.

DavidNovak

Thank you Shwu-jing Jeng for answers.

KDHEITGIS

I thought the Survey123 Connect upgrade would fix the issue of changing basemap in the published Web Form. It actually made it worse, as the default is the TOPO which is the oldest and slowest of all the basemaps. Yes it allows for the user to change the basemap, but a simple form that public user (ie NOT people familiar with mapping) should not have to require this. I will be converting back to the older version of Survey123 Connect until this is fixed.

And yes, i have to use Survey123 Connect instead of Web Forms because of additional functionality that isn't available in Web Forms that is in Connect.

Amanda.Huber@threeriversparks.org_trpd

Hi Nolita Lavoie‌,

We completely agree. We're facing this ridiculous pain point as well. As I mentioned in a separate post, this is a fundamental functionality required in any web GIS application. In a time where custom basemaps are supported everywhere in the AGOL environment, this is a huge shortcoming for S123.

What version of Survey 123 connect are you reverting to that this functionality is available? We will be reverting as well.

Amanda.Huber@threeriversparks.org_trpd

Hello Shwu-jing Jeng‌,

It appears that the S123 team has implemented this enhancement- https://my.esri.com/#/support/bugs/BUG-000126720

from the Hug Day release.

Can you please point me in the right direction for where I can modify this basemap setting in S123 Connect's xlsx form?

When using the Connect>Settings>Map>Basemap selector icon it appears this setting does not translate to survey123.arcgis.com.

Thanks,

Amanda

LeviCecil

Is anything happening with this issue? I've specified the streets basemap in the web app, and Connect, and Topo keeps coming up when I open the survey. Is there a way to hide the map in the GeoPoints widget?

Shwu-jingJeng

Hi Levi,

If you created the survey initially from web designer, and the basemap is not honored by Connect and field app, which is due to this salesforce issue:

BUG-000109078
Survey123 Connect for ArcGIS and Survey123 for ArcGIS field apps (Android, iOS, and Windows) does not preserve the default basemap set while designing a survey on the survey123.arcgis.com website.

However, if you create the survey from Connect, the basemap should be honored in web form if you set the web app version to 3.8.

Survey123>Settings>Version>Always use the latest version(3.8).

To hide the map in the web form, please check this post:

https://community.esri.com/thread/247662-hide-input-and-compact-appearance-dont-work-for-geopoint-type

NadineTrahan1

I am using the latest version of Connect, which is 3.9, but this is not working for me. I created the survey in Connect, where the settings/map shows the Streets basemap, but the Form Preview shows the topo basemap. I don't see an option to set the basemap in Connect and can't edit in Survey123 web, because the form was created in Connect. From what I can tell of what you are saying, I should somehow be able to change the basemap for a web form, is that correct or not?

Thanks

Shwu-jingJeng

Hi Nadine,

Survey123 Connect#3.9.120 worked to set the default basemap and web form is also reflected the basemap set in Connect.

In Connect, go to Settings>Map and clcik the basemap chooser(red circle) and pick your preferred one, then publish the survey.

Now go to the web form, the basemap should still honors the basemap you set in Connect.

User can click the basemap chooser(red circle) on the web form if they want to choose other basemap than the default one.

The basemap chooser allows users to overwrite the basemap to their preferred one.

Anonymous User

Jumping onto this thread as its the closest I have found to an issue I am having. I am able to select the default maps from the basemap chooser for S123 Connect but is there a way of selecting a map created and added into 'linked content'? Currently I have to change manually when doing the survey but want to set this as the default.

Shwu-jingJeng

Hi Neil,

With the beta build available in Survey123 EAC site, you should be able to link a webmap from "Linked Content" and refresh Connect(leave and click back the survey) to see the linked maps in the basemap chooser. Once you are able to see the linked map in the basemap chooser under Connect>Settings>Map>basemap chooser, you just select it as your default basemap and publish the survey. Now this basemap should be honor in field app and Connect.

Anonymous User

Hi Shwu-jing, is this capability supported in Survey123 3.9? It's currently not working for me - just wondering which beta release you are referring to.

Shwu-jingJeng

Hi Erica,

I am referring to the 3.10 beta release, which is available on EAC site. We had fixed quite a few basemap related issues with 3.10 version. Please use 3.10 to give a try.

Thanks,

Anonymous User

Hi Shwu-jing,

I am now using 3.10 and followed your steps but it still does not give me the option of using my basemap as the default?

Neil

Shwu-jingJeng

Hi Neil,

Could you check to see if you have selected the Standard map type in Connet?

Please check our online doc for detailed information here:

Include a map in your survey—ArcGIS Survey123 | Documentation

luckachi

I am experiencing a similar issue with Connect 3.11.123 - I go into the map section of the form and set the default to World imagery. Preview shows the correct basemap, I republish the form and when I go to view the embedded version on our website, the basemap displayed is topo?

KateCarlson

Hello, Any resolve on this issue? I am still having issues with the default basemap in version 3.12. I have set the streets map as default but the imagery is what displays on the form.

Thanks-
Kate

FeiLi2

Still having this issue on Survey123 Connect 3.13. When I open the web app from a browser where my ArcGIS account is signed in, I see the base map I chose. Any other browser or if I'm not signed in, it's the TOPO map and all my respondents are of course seeing that too as they either don't have an ArcGIS account or weren't signed in (why would they just for opening a survey)? This is so frustrating.

FeiLi2

I have found this thread to be helpful: https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-survey123-questions/map-extent-survey123/td-p/1032799

After setting the base map explicitly to open street map in ArcGIS Survey123 Connect (I forgot if I did this when creating the survey, but as it is the default of Survey123 I might have not) it is displaying correctly on all my browsers now.

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