topic Re: Lines and Polygons in ArcGIS Survey123 Questions

Lines and Polygons

JimmieAustin — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 19:01:28 GMT

Does survey123 have the capabilities to capture lines and polygons? Instead of just point features associated with the survey.

Re: Lines and Polygons

JamesTedrick — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 19:38:50 GMT

Hi Jimmie,

Currently Survey123 cannot collect the shapes of lines and polygons. With the coming 2.0 version, it will be possible to update the attributes of these features.

Re: Lines and Polygons

Anonymous User — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 17:44:16 GMT

Hi James,

In my organization we will conduct surveys on land use in a UNESCO heritage area, and we need to include lines and polygons in the survey. I understood this possibility should be included in 2.0 and I have seen very much forward to this.

Apparently this request hasn't been fulfilled yet. I only see the GeoPoint field type.

Is it correct?

Re: Lines and Polygons

JamesTedrick — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 19:36:15 GMT

Hi Karl,

You are correct- line and polygon support was not planned for the 2.0 release.

Re: Lines and Polygons

Anonymous User — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 12:03:11 GMT

Hi James, thank you for answering.

Okay, then I misunderstood your answer to Jimmie.

Is polygons and lines (or even better: gps tracks) in any way in the pipeline for a near-future version, say in 2017?

I am about to choose which service to use for surveys (survey123, trailmarksys, and others). None are perfect considering feature types, identification, platforms, ease of use etc. - so I need to know future developments to choose which way to go.

Re: Lines and Polygons

GaryBowles1 — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:20:51 GMT

Just out of curiosity, why would you want to collect line or polygon data using a phone or tablet? The data would be horribly imprecise. Have you looked at possibly using collector?

--gary

Re: Lines and Polygons

Anonymous User — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:27:43 GMT

Actually it would depend on how the Survey123 Team enables the ability to collect the lines and polygons. If they allow you to Average each vertex, then the accuracy could be very good.

It also depends on whether you are using a blue tooth or external GPS GNSS receiver to collect the locations of the vertex within the lines and polygons (like you do within Collector). If you are using something like EOS Arrow 100 or 200 GPS units in tandem with their EOS PRO Tools app, then you could gain a lot of accuracy depending on the environment you are working within and which unit you are using.

Re: Lines and Polygons

GaryBowles1 — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:52:38 GMT

You are right Mike. That's why Collector would seem to be the obvious choice. It may not have the same form capabilities that Survey123 does, but you can still collect all the data you need with it all the while using an external receiver such as an R10 to get accurate data. I dont see the need to reinvent the wheel with Survey123 and add line and polygon data collection.

--gary

Re: Lines and Polygons

JimmieAustin — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:54:51 GMT

We also have R1 units that can be synced with a mobile device that allows for sub meter accuracy.

Re: Lines and Polygons

Anonymous User — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 17:31:01 GMT

Sure, Collector has the High Accuracy GPS metadata capture, but so does Survey123, but the data entry is cumbersome at times and I like to have my data per-processed before I take a look at it within the GIS.

However, if you apply this read and if you set up your data schema the correct way while building a few tools, then you can have all of the lines and polygon data gathering Survey123 forms you want.... https://community.esri.com/groups/survey123/blog/2017/05/31/blog-high-accuracy-gps-data-collection-oh-my

We use an external GPS unit; non-Trimble, that allows us to grab data down to 6 inches and then we also have RTK capabilities if needed all within Survey123.

Don't get me wrong, Collector has a place for us in our lineup of tools that we utilize, but sometimes; well most of the time, it pays to think outside of the box!

Cheers!

Re: Lines and Polygons

JamesTedrick — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 21:43:31 GMT

Hi Karl,

Our current planning has support for polygons and lines occurring by the end of 2017 though we haven't refined the timeline better than that at the moment.

Re: Lines and Polygons

Anonymous User — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:00:10 GMT

Hi James,

Thanks a lot for your answer. Sorry, I haven't replied earlier, but I have been offline.

Being a surveyor myself, I understand and appreciate the input from the comments of the Mike, Jimmie and Gary in connection to high accuracy mapping.

In this case, I work with common people, such as elders, school children, fishermen, hunters and more on an ipad or similar, so no high accuracy.

Still, they need to use points for e.g. a mapping hunting or tenting spot, lines for marking a trek trail, dog sled trail, routes for caribou migration or boat routes - and polygons for marking areas such as areas of importance to wildlife. None of this is very exact in any way so something you can draw with your finger on a Landsat-8 scale image is quite sufficient.

Re: Lines and Polygons

JoshJones9 — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 18:16:52 GMT

Were polygons and lines ever supported? I do not currently have access to my iPad and I need to figure out if Survey123 will work for our field staff.

Thanks!

Re: Lines and Polygons

BrandonArmstrong — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 18:20:51 GMT

Hi Josh,

Polygons and lines are not currently supported with Survey123, however, they will be supported in the future.

Re: Lines and Polygons

smukahhal — Wed, 09 May 2018 12:03:11 GMT

Do you have a estimated date of when that will happen ?

Re: Lines and Polygons

JohnathanHasthorpe — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:24:39 GMT

Polyline and polygon support is now available in beta. Please go to the EAC site to start testing!: Welcome to our Feedback Community

Re: Lines and Polygons

Joseph_Kinyon — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:28:36 GMT

I saw that in my email first thing this morning, so excited to test!
Thanks Survey123 team, another major milestone is about to be reached.

Re: Lines and Polygons

Anonymous User — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 23:25:10 GMT

Thank you very much for the work, I look so much forward to test it.

Re: Lines and Polygons

NathanDulfon — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 19:57:49 GMT

I have tested the Beta version.... It is great...

Is there the option within the polygon function to add just a point?

when is the polygon function going to be available in the regular S123 version....???

I would love to use this next field season....

Nice work ESRI folks!!

Re: Lines and Polygons

Anonymous User — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 00:50:39 GMT

Hi Nathan,

Hopefully my answer on this post answers your question here: https://community.esri.com/message/837522-re-when-will-survey123-support-polylines-and-polygons?commentID=837522#comment…

Phil.