topic Re: Collecting Multiple Map Data in Survey123 in ArcGIS Survey123 Questions

Collecting Multiple Map Data in Survey123

WisAa — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 20:51:17 GMT

Hello,

I am attempting to collect data in a Survey123 on bicycle commuter habits. I am attempting to collect up to 4 geopoints: Start Point, End Point, and up to high-risk locations.

Users will select each point on 4 different maps/4 different questions.

I have set up repeats in Survey123 Connect, and have a UUID for each repeat. When I collect survey responses, only the initial map data point is collected. I have successfully set up repeats in Survey123 Connect in the past to collect multiple locations, and believe I followed the same process this time, but am not getting the result I'm looking for.

Thanks!

Re: Collecting Multiple Map Data in Survey123

jcarlson — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:00:55 GMT

Can you share your form spreadsheet?

If the geopoint is inside of the repeat by itself, this should work out just fine. Having multiple geopoint questions inside of a single repeat won't. Not that you couldn't have multiple shape columns in a database, but most GIS tools are built assuming there's either a geometry column or there isn't, and you run into problems trying to do multiple.

If you broke out the different points into their own repeats, I do think it could work. You'd want to alter your form to enforce the repeat_count to be a specific value, so that respondents give you 1 and only 1 start point, etc.

Unless something has changed, I believe the main table needs to have some kind of geometry as well, even if it is not actually used. So you could have a schema that looks like this:

Main survey layer
1. This is where most of the questions go
2. Point geometry, but geopoint is omitted from form
Start points layer
1. Has a 1:1 relationship with main layer
2. Point geometry
End points layer
1. Has a 1:1 relationship with main layer
2. Point geometry
High risk locations
1. Has a 1:M relationship with main layer
2. Point geometry

Re: Collecting Multiple Map Data in Survey123

WisAa — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 18:14:27 GMT

Hi Josh,

Thanks so much for your reply. It's working better, but not quite working. For example some of the points, collect a a location, but the point saves as a spot off the coast of Africa.

I am including the .xlsx here if you have time to take a look.

For reference, you can view the survey here: https://survey123.arcgis.com/surveys/74a0ff3c967f46b2b51edc8da0350138/collaborate

Note: there are two sets of 4 map questions, users only see one of these sets of four, depending on the answer to question 1. This is a graduate school project.