idea (Implemented) Location tracking in Survey123 in ArcGIS Survey123 Ideas

(Implemented) Location tracking in Survey123

FrankVeldhuis — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 17:07:38 GMT

We want to manually place a geopoint and have Survey123 automatically capture a second geopoint of the actual user location. We have created a repeat with a geopoint that is hidden. This creates a related point but it is always at 0,0.

We are using Survey123 for park inspections. The user adds a geo-point over the asset they are inspecting. How do we know if the user was in their truck, office, or actually at the asset? We don't know. Tracking the user location would help defend ourselves against litigation by proving the user was in fact near the location of the inspection. We know the location tracking won't be perfect. Anything will be better than nothing 🙂

Re: Location tracking in Survey123

ChristopherMcClain — Tue, 16 May 2017 19:34:45 GMT

Couldn't you just enable a geopoint as part of the survey?

Re: Location tracking in Survey123

FrankVeldhuis — Tue, 16 May 2017 19:38:03 GMT

We already have a geopoint in the survey.

The user adds a geo-point over the asset they are inspecting. How do we know if the user was in their truck, office, or actually at the asset? We don't know. That's why we want tracking. Collector has it why can't Survey123?

Re: Location tracking in Survey123

AnastasiaNaymushina — Fri, 19 May 2017 13:21:00 GMT

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Re: Location tracking in Survey123

FrankVeldhuis — Fri, 19 May 2017 13:37:06 GMT

I wasn't clear in my description. We want both, the ability to place a point on the map and to track where the user was located when the survey was completed.

Re: Location tracking in Survey123

ScottPrindle — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 23:39:51 GMT

Hello Frank,

Thank you for submitting this idea. In this request, are you looking to track the field worker's location at all times, or just when a geopoint has been collected in a survey? What kind of accuracy are you looking for with this new functionality? How are you currently handling location verification in your surveys?

Thanks,

Scott

Re: Location tracking in Survey123

FrankVeldhuis1 — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 15:35:13 GMT

Hi Scott,

Thanks for following up on this idea. In a perfect world, I would like to only track the point location during the survey. Maybe continuously update the point location while the survey is open and save the point location when the survey is completed. If a survey is edited then I would only be interested in the point location where it was last edited.

As for accuracy, I would be interested in getting the estimated horizontal accuracy as a separate field.

We aren't handling location verification right now. In the grand scheme of things, it is no worse that the old paper forms that we replaced. The location tracking is a way to reduce our liability by adding additional proof that the user was near the asset being inspected. It's not fool proof but it's better than paper.

Re: Location tracking in Survey123

TimothyKing3 — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 13:56:00 GMT

This would be a great addition, especially with the added functionality of the High Accuracy GNSS data. I would like to create a 123 form that I could add to all of our projects that would automatically take a location when 123 is being used so I would then be able to see if users are using an external device, placing the point manually, mistakenly connected to a mifi or hotspot. I would also be able to see if there are issues with the accuracy across multiple projects.

I created a tracking layer via AGO that I use in collector to track, but none of the metadata, other than accuracy, gets sent to the feature service so it is not real valuable. I recently created a separate tracking layer and it only adds the accuracy and none of the other metadata into the tracking layer. The GPS units are EOS Arrow 100s and they are working real well with the new High Accuracy GNSS metadata in 123.

Thanks,

LTK

Re: Location tracking in Survey123

MichelleWilliams1 — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 18:21:59 GMT

Hello Esri Jedi,

I have an idea, how about adding a companion field that states if the geolocation was input moving the map or input with the target.

Re: Location tracking in Survey123 - Status changed to: Under Consideration

IsmaelChivite — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:59:05 GMT

Re: Location tracking in Survey123 - Status changed to: In Product Plan

IsmaelChivite — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 05:05:23 GMT

Re: Location tracking in Survey123

JocelynPender — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 15:52:50 GMT

We would like to have this ability as well! Our use case is collecting species observations in the field. The survey users are always on the move, so having a "track" or "route" attached to a survey submission would allow us to generalize the geolocation of survey submissions to a specific geographic route.

Re: Location tracking in Survey123

SahadebDe1 — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 20:42:06 GMT

Any idea when this feature will be available?

Re: Location tracking in Survey123 - Status changed to: Implemented

IsmaelChivite — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 02:32:11 GMT

Implemented in the June 2023 release (version 3.18)