Device Tracking in Explorer?

Question

Are there plans to build this in the future? Right now we have a Collector map with tracking enabled for road crews to take in their trucks. They aren't collecting any data - they are just using the map as reference and we use the tracking to determine where and when that truck was. Would be great to be able to make an MMPK for Explorer but then somehow have a tracking layer enabled, rather than using Collector.

Anonymous User · Answer

Very cool, thanks Brent. This will be useful in both Explorer and Collector applications we're using.

BrentPierce · Answer

Nathan,

Good questions. The Tracker for ArcGIS app stores all the track information locally first so it works completely offline. Opportunistically the track information is then uploaded to back end feature services when those services are accessible (e.g. you have connectivity).

Explorer will just access the local tracks stored on the device and in that way will not be dependent on a connection to the internet of the feature service which powers the overall Tracer for ArcGIS solution.

Hope this helps.

-Brent

Anonymous User · Answer

Yes thank you. I'm curious how tracking with this new app will work in offline mode with an MMPK. Is it cached on the device?

Assuming if we eventually use tracker we won't need to have tracking enabled on maps for use in Collector? That would be done in this tracking app then?