Survey123 vs. Collector

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<\/HEAD>¿En qué se diferencia Survey123 de Collector? Nuestro equipo utilizará dispositivos móviles ios (iPads) en el campo para encuestar humedales costeros y determinar tipos de hábitat. ¿Cuál sería la mejor aplicación para usar - Collector o Survey123? ¡Gracias de antemano por cualquier recomendación o comentario!<\/P><\/BODY><\/HTML>

AlbertoLaurenti · Answer

In the next release the 123Survey will be able to collect also lines (tracks) and polygons.

Please see the XLSForm support in Survey123 for ArcGIS​ (see Question Types section).

MatthewBaber · Answer

For the direct addition/editing of these addtional geometry types, yes. - Collector is your only option for an out of the box app.

If you want to get fancy and keep the forms here is some food for thought:

Solution 1: Collect surveys using Survey123 take the data collected and have it update geometries either manually or automated with spatial joins.

Solution 2: Create a custom web app using web app builder for ArcGIS - you would need to create the feature service with ALL fields but you could simply allow for null fields and not fill in applicable fields during the survey. This would utilize the editor widget. note: this solution will not work disconnected.

joyparikh · Answer

Thanks, Matthew! That clears up a lot of questions for me.   Sure appreciate the information.

The sophistication of the Survey123 forms would be advantageous;  but it's critical for our project to collect polygons/polyines (for proper habitat mapping and wetlands delineation).  So, sounds like my only option is to go with Collector for now, huh?