topic Re: Pull Current Weather Temperature in Field Maps Form in ArcGIS Field Maps Questions

Pull Current Weather Temperature in Field Maps Form

DWebb — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 19:28:40 GMT

Is there a way to pull the current weather conditions into a form created in Field Maps?

I have an inspection form that requires the current location's temperature, and I was seeing if that information could be pulled in when they open a new inspection.

Re: Pull Current Weather Temperature in Field Maps Form

KPyne — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:12:51 GMT

Good question! I am not aware of a baked in method for retrieving external data points. I found this request but looks like it is still under consideration: HTTP Requests in Arcade

If I had to accomplish this, I would create a layer in AGOL that was updated via Python script every hour or so. Something simple like a Date and Temp column (or whatever other metrics you need).

Then, Arcade could pull the latest row from the table and populate fields that way.

Betreff: Pull Current Weather Temperature in Field Maps Form

HannesVogel — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:31:21 GMT

hi, i don’t know how to do it in Field Maps directly but you can use applinking with Survey123 and do it there:
https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-survey123-questions/survey123-using-pulldata-to-access-open-weather/m-p/1017702#M31993

the Survey123 data on the other side can also be shown in Field Maps.

Re: Pull Current Weather Temperature in Field Maps Form

SteveOwens — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 21:48:09 GMT

You could try connecting with the Surface Weather Observations from the National Weather Service GIS Portal: https://www.weather.gov/gis/. Though it will only show you the near real time conditions at an airport. Lots of other cool data though, worth exploring.

Re: Pull Current Weather Temperature in Field Maps Form

sjones_esriau — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 12:12:22 GMT

Yes, a similar question was asked last year:

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-field-maps-questions/automatically-include-current-weather-conditions/m-p/1192082

Re: Pull Current Weather Temperature in Field Maps Form

KerriRasmussen — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:01:58 GMT

Hi and thank you for your question! I used some weather station data from The Living Atlas and added it to my map. Then I used this Arcade expression to pull the temperature from the nearest station:

var weatherStations = FeatureSetByName($map, "Stations") var nearestStation = First(Intersects(weatherStations, BufferGeodetic($feature, 10, 'miles'))) return nearestStation.TEMP + "°F"

I hope you find this helpful.