Can I use Survey123 for existing features?

Question

Hello,

How can I implement following scenario with Survey123:

- Given with feature layer, every feature carries unique id

- Upon arrival to the location, the surveyor either picks feature from the map of selects it by id

- He fills the survey for this feature

In common, we use Collector, but this time we have a complex survey with more than 50 structured questions. It seems Survey123 fits this better, given the opportunity to implement the aforementioned.

Thanks!

JamesTedrick · Answer

Hi Michael,

To edit existing data you will need to enable the Inbox functionality for your survey.  Please see Prepare for editing existing survey data—Survey123 for ArcGIS | ArcGIS for more information.

MichaelGinzburg · Answer

Thanks Mike, it works.

I have created a working survey attached to a service.

However, every new survey creates a new point in the service.

I need to survey existing features.

E.g. survey should not add features but edit the existing ones.

How can I select specific feature from the service?

Can I select it on a map?

Anonymous User · Answer

Michael,

Have a look at the following blog posting for this topic; as it will walk you through the process needed to create a Survey123 form that utilizes existing data. Make sure that you do some testing on your data set (with a subset of your data) in order to make sure that the expected/wanted outcome is the occurring for your exercise.

https://community.esri.com/groups/survey123/blog/2017/09/25/working-with-existing-feature-services-in-survey123-for-arcgis

Cheers!

Mike