Create Buffer/Geofence Around Points in Field Maps

[GISJess]

It would be great to have a feature that would create a buffer around survey points in Field Maps. Or if not a buffer layer, maybe have geofencing for points that will alert our field biologists when they hit within a certain distance of a point. 

Ex: For biological surveys, our client has asked if we find our target species, to not survey anywhere within .5km radius of that point. 

Right now, the only work around I have found is to pull the data into ArcGIS Pro, and create the buffer after each survey day. 

[PRCGIS]

I still have need for different buffers to be created automatically based on a field in the recording layer. The user would have the option to pick, in my case, the type of ordnance that did not perform as expected (unexploded bomb) and have a buffer based on that be created so all other users immediately know how far back to remain from that bomb. Since each type has a different distance, a buffer would have to be used vs a geofence of one distance. 

[HollyTorpey_LSA]

We have this need as well, for the exact same use case shared by @GISJess. Geofences are a good tool, but we really need the buffers to show on Field Maps. What's more, we'd prefer that they be an actual layer, so that we can also include them on desktop apps that are used by project managers. They need to be able to see where activity is prohibited before they plan each day's work. Thanks! 

[Forest1Carson]

We also have a need to display the geofence buffers in the Fields Map mobile app and Map Viewer. We create geofences around sensitive stream types, nests, and dens and the crew needs to see the buffers in the app to plan their routes. Would be great to export them to a file as well. 

Is this feature to display the fences in the road map for upcoming releases? Would love to get an idea if this will be developed and release timelines. 

Thanks!

[Chapman_Russell_W]

@BenKnott The ability to buffer a feature, including point line or polygon is a function that would be very helpful withing the Field Maps mobile app. This is currently a problem for one of our established Cultural Resource management workflows.  Our internal dev team at BLM has developed and supported our custom S1 Mobile Mapper for Android application for some time and buffering a feature was a well used function within our application.  This workflow does require there is an editable polygon layer in the current webmap, but allows a user to select a feature; point, line or polygon and choose a buffer distance in the usual units options; feet, meters, miles etc....   then choose which polygon feature layer in their current webmap they want to create the new buffered polygon feature in and then puts them directly in the attribute update UI for that new buffered polygon feature.   

Use cases: 

• There is no line feature in the official enterprise data.  We include a hosted line layer in the webmap as an interim way to create a survey transect line, and then buffer the transect line into the official EDGB base feature service survey polygon in the enterprise data. 
• Another common workflow is to take a point for the center of a larger feature and then buffer that point by some distance to craate a polygon feature that more accurately captures acres etc, for whatever type of point it is. 
• Other common uses are similar to what others have mentioned about gps'ing the center point and adding potential protection buffers of some sort in their data based on a protection distance.