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Field Maps one location, many inspections

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Lostmapper
New Contributor

How can I create a Field Map application to track multiple visits to a single location without creating multiple point features? I want to associate multiple records with a single point feature. What are the best approaches to achieve this, given Field Maps' limitations in relation to related tables?

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ChristopherCounsell
MVP Regular Contributor

The most common approach is to integrate with Survey123:

  • Create a point layer and related table with globalid and parentglobalid relationship (survey123 connect geopoint with repeat)
  • Create a survey form targeting the related table only, ensuring to add parentglobalid 
  • Create a map with your point data 
  • Configure the point popup to launch survey123 and pass the globalid through into the parentglobalid field 

This gives you field access to the sites and a one way add related records. Some consideration in using hosted feature layer views to control editing access.

DougBrowning
MVP Esteemed Contributor

I always have user make multiple point features for each inspection.  Then we can make sure they were at the correct spot!  People can say they were at Location 35 but were really at 36.  Having spatial data is always a good idea.  Plus filtering data later its always easier if each visit has a location.