Latest Contributions by LaurenDibben

It would be great if the drop-down lists in Survey123 allowed for the input of text to short-cut your selection to a few options.  This is the standard for Collector, so I'm unsure why it's not already standard for Survey123, but it would be really useful.  ... View more

I have a need to save a separate waypoint (survey record) for a single species of bird observed at a bird survey point.  The fastest way to record birds seen at a bird survey point is to have a large select_multiple list, and select all the birds you saw at that location.   However, I then want each bird to show up as a separate row in the data table - although with the same co-ordinates entered for the one survey.  Is this or anything like it possible at this stage? Thanks, Lauren ... View more

I need help with some more trouble-shooting of this Symbology stuff please. The other day I set up a custom expression so that I could sybolise my point features by whether or not they had any data entered into one particular field. So I used the IsEmpty function. It looked like this "IsEmpty($feature.Retby)". I formatted the true and false values the way I wanted and renamed them to what I wanted. Then I tested that it worked in ArcGIS Online on the map by entering data into this particular field to see if it changed symbol. It worked. I then tested it by logging into my account on my Iphone and then also tested it when I logged into my same account on my Toughpad. It worked on both.  A few days later and I have updated my map by doing nothing other than adding a layer of line symbols. And all of a sudden Custom Expression symbology has stopped working, but only on my phone or Toughpad. In ArcGIS Online, it still seems to work fine. On the phone or Toughpad, instead of symbolising using the Custom Expression, you cannot see my points at all. This is even though the layer is included in the map and visibility is turned on.  I have tried to fix it by playing around with things in the map using ArcGIS online but nothing is working. One thing I have noticed is that when I go to change the symbology of the true / false points, the count is always zero in both of them, and all my data comes under "other". Is this normal? When I move all values out, and save it like that, whenever I go back in to look at symbology, the true / false categories are zero again and my points are all in the "other" category - over and over again.  I'm very frustrated. Would the fact that it just stopped working properly have had anything to do with the recent update - the timing is right.  Thanks in advance for all and any help. It really is much appreciated.  ... View more

Hi all,  I am collecting wildlife field data and I always do all my GIS in GDA94, MGA Zone 54.  I would like to be able to collect data in the field (always offline) in this same datum.  I want to avoid always transforming my data to WGS84 for the web use and for collection and then back to GDA94 when going back to ArcGIS Desktop.  Will it work if I make sure my maps are set up online in GDA94 and then create a location profile on my device to transform from the devices receiver datum to GDA94? And will I be able to find any basemaps in GDA94 or have to create my own tile packages in ArcGIS Desktop? Thank you very much, Lauren ... View more

I don't mind whether I use the Simple Data Loader wizard from ArcCatalog or the Object Loader, and although I do have domains set up, I am not importing any data into those columns (attribute fields), so it's no problem to use the Simple Data Loader.  I have managed to get the data to upload once, and have matched all my Target Fields perfectly with the Source Fields, however the problem I am having is with the spatial location of the points I am trying to load into my feature class.  I know that all the data is in GDA94, Zone 54 and so is my co-ordinate system for the feature class and also my data frame.  But when I import the points, they aren't turning up in the right location.  I want to know how I need to set up my Excel spreadsheet columns with my Easting and Northing data, and what the correct column headings need to be, to get the points to import with the right spatial location.  I have found an Esri article with a tutorial -  Importing Data from Excel Spreadsheets - which mentions changing the column heading for Easting to UTM83Z11_E and Northing to UTM83Z11_N.  Obviously this is for the datum that they were using, and not for GDA94, but I can't find anything to tell me what the correct Column heading for GDA94 would be.  Could be GDA94Z54_E etc, but when I tried that I started getting "the connection for viewing your linked microsoft excel worksheet was lost" error messages. I'm not sure if that's related or a co-incidence. Any help would be sooooooo greatly appreciated. Lauren ... View more