Please add the ability to offset a point or line in Field Maps by distance and direction.
This was possible in ArcPad (along with several other way to offset a point; see attached jpg). It is truly missed in Field Maps, as evidenced by these two posts: https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-field-maps-questions/collect-gps-locations-by-angle-and-distanc..., https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-field-maps-questions/collect-an-offset-point-need-to-determine-...
The equivalent tool in ArcGIS Pro seems to be "Move" (https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/editing/move-a-feature-to-specified-location.htm), but we do not want to have to wait for the feature to be run through post-processing. We would like it to show up in the offset location during field data collection.
We miss this capability because we work in situations where bringing a high-accuracy GPS plus laser rangefinder is not only cost-prohibitive, but is also too much equipment for us to be able to carry when we need to be very agile, such as hopping on and off of an airboat for invasive species control work. The spray hose attached to the airboat can hit features quite a ways from where we are standing. We are often mapping features from a distance while treatment crews run hose out to the patch of invasive plants to treat them. A compass is easy to use, and we can estimate distances.
We can also digitize, but this is hard in Field Maps because there is no scale bar. (We added a 25x25m grid layer over our entire 7 county project area to help staff with estimating locations in Field Maps, at least. But we'd really like to be able to offset.)
Hi Ingrid,
Def. place an idea in Field Maps. The tool your seeking, just to clarify is what TerraSync called Offset - Distance-Bearing. Triple offset and bearing, without a laser would mean the GNSS antenna would remain stationary in 3 locations, and a bearing (actually an azimuth, entered into a subform. Distance as well. Do note, the quality of the offset, with 3 point calc is quite good, even with low end GNSS, but markedly would improve with a decimeter position on each shot.
Ask Trimble too. They could provide a handheld as well.
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