A primary benefit (and a huge one at that) of the ArcGIS mobile app for iPad and Android is the ability to collect data. One of the struggles we've had using it in the field is that you can't seem to zoom in quite far enough to get a more accurate placement of data that you're collecting. I understand that it is restricting the user to the predefined, and standardized map zoom levels, but it also doesn't force you to any of those on mobile (like browser based maps do). I also realize that you can tap and hold to get a magnifier for a tighter degree of accuracy when placing/editing features, but this still is cumbersome due to the smallest zoom scale you are forced to stay at when using the magnifier.
Giving the ability to zoom in tighter on mobile would greatly help the field collection process.
Hello Darin,
Thank you for submitting this idea. Between the date of submission and today, the ArcGIS Online basemaps' Level of Detail (LOD) were expanded to reach a scale of 1:70. The current apps (Collector included) rely on the web map and its basemap to provide the LOD and ability to zoom.
When voting for this idea, please consider including comments on how the current zoom levels affect your workflows. If the ArcGIS Online basemaps' LOD doesn't meet your needs, please help us understand how your field workers are using the app and how they would benefit from zooming beyond 1:70.
Thanks,
Scott
Scott - thank you for letting me know about the update. I think this is a significantly great addition to Collector! Just tried it and it will definitely satisfy our needs. Go Esri!
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