topic Re: Maps for offline editing in ArcGIS Collector Questions

Maps for offline editing

JosephJose — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:16:09 GMT

I wanted to test the offline editing capability of Collector. Does anyone know if I can get some maps that I can use to test the offline capability.

I can't publish my own maps currently.

Re: Maps for offline editing

BrianHaren — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 00:02:39 GMT

Have you signed up for the free 30 day trial of ArcGIS Online? If no, sign up and you can create your own map for use in Collector to test.

Re: Maps for offline editing

JosephJose — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 00:08:49 GMT

I have an ArcGis online account.

I have tried selecting some maps available there. When I edit the map and select the checkbox "Enable offline mode." It gives me a message "This web map cannot be enabled for offline use. Learn more about taking your maps offline....."

can u give me a map that allows offline editing?

Re: Maps for offline editing

JohnPlunkett1 — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 00:58:47 GMT

Hi have you had a chance to review this link
http://doc.arcgis.com/en/collector/

there are some tutorials here that will allow you to create a map that you can use for an offline process

Re: Maps for offline editing

JosephJose — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:20:21 GMT

Thanks for the same. I had a look previously but my situation is I can't prepare the data for offline editing for obvious reasons.

But your thread was helpful as there were pointers to what I wanted.

If I look at the link, http://doc.arcgis.com/en/collector/ios/create-maps/create-and-share-a-collector-map.htm
there is a section mentioned "Note:
To find the map on ArcGIS Online, search for Damage assessment tutorial owner:esri_collector type:map."

Can someone tell me how do I get that map mentioned above as I don't find it in ArcGisOnline? Also anything similar would do for me.

Re: Maps for offline editing

RussRoberts — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:34:47 GMT

If you are searching through your organization make sure the search has not been restricted to just search your organization content. You could also search owner: esri_collector to see other sample maps under this account which mirror the try it now content in the app.

Russ

Re: Maps for offline editing

JohnPlunkett1 — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 18:56:04 GMT

Edited.
Will create another link

Re: Maps for offline editing

JosephJose — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 19:55:10 GMT

Thanks jplunkett1

I can now find the link in ArcGISOnline. I will have to now check for editing now.

Thanks once again

Re: Maps for offline editing

JosephJose — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 20:55:21 GMT

Even with the specified layer if I enable offline editing by going to ArcGISOnline and select the checkbox "Enable offline mode." It gives me a message "This web map cannot be enabled for offline use. Learn more about taking your maps offline....."

Guess I will have to give up on this

Re: Maps for offline editing

RussRoberts — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 21:40:02 GMT

The trial maps like the Damage Assessment do not support offline. You can create your own copy of the service and enable sync on that service and create a web map which by default will then get the offline enable and you can log into that app with your account and you can see the map with a download button.

Cheers
Russ

Re: Maps for offline editing

JosephJose — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:50:50 GMT

Thanks I guess you have said it correct.

But the esri link says otherwise
http://doc.arcgis.com/en/collector/ios/create-maps/create-and-share-a-collector-map.htm

"Note:
If you have not published your layer using the steps in the previous tutorial and you are connected to ArcGIS Online, you can use a shared editable feature layer to follow the rest of this tutorial. To use the shared layer when you follow the steps below, search all of ArcGIS Online for damage assessment demonstration and add the layer authored by esri_collector."

Anyway it's not editable.

Re: Maps for offline editing

RussRoberts — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 19:21:58 GMT

Hey Joseph,
Here is the layer that you would be adding to your map:
http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=df00c1e220dc4d989183dd1f88fc8b22

The layer has these capabilities:
Query,Create,Update,Delete,Uploads,Editing

This layer is coming from an ArcGIS Server and does not support sync so you will not be able to take this service offline. You will need to create a copy of the service in AGOL to have it offline capable. To create a copy of the service you can follow the Publish an Empty Feature Layer steps in the ArcGIS Online help doc here. Then you can enable sync by following these steps outline in our doc

Once you have your feature service ready you can create a web map with it and once it is saved you will see it in the Collector app when you refresh the map gallery.

To Collect and Edit features these two links in our doc should help you out.
Collect
Edit

Russ

Re: Maps for offline editing

Kylie — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:55:34 GMT

The Create a map tutorial is about creating a map for data collection while connected, not while disconnected.

Re: Maps for offline editing

JosephJose — Sun, 04 May 2014 22:21:13 GMT

Thanks for the help. It was really helpful to get a basic setup working.