Quick Capture with inexact location / related tables

[AndreaRyffel1]

Hello all,

I have the following situation:

• A nature reserve with two zones (Inner and Outer Zone)
• Rangers who walk these zones on a daily basis, collecting the following information:
  • Nr. of Humans (Longint) encountered in each Zone
  • Nr. of Dogs on Leash (Longint) encountered in each Zone
  • Nr. of Dogs without Leash (Longint) encountered in each Zone
  • Time Spent in each Zone (Longint hours, Longint minutes, entry by hand)

 I imagine a Quick Capture project with two groups (Inner Zone, Outer Zone) each containing

• + button and - button (for corrections) for each: Human, DwLeash, DwoLeash
• Int fields for each: Hours and minutes spent in the zone

I need only one entry per day and zone. I do not want to collect data points for each encounter, I only want to know how many encounters took place in which zone. As far as I understand Quick Capture doesn't work with related tables? Is there any way to set up such a project without producing hundreds of feature points which I then need to postprocess by hand into a related table? Any other app I could use (I need the +- buttons)? Any ideas are welcome.

Best, 
Andrea

[IsmaelChivite · Accepted solution]

QuickCapture will create a new record when you push a button. In principle, this should not be an issue if all you want to do is to count people. Check the QuickCapture Occupancy Counter template for details.

If the above does not work for you, I would look into Survey123. Survey123 as a tally-counter type of question that seems like the perfect fit for your use case. I put together a simple proof of concept. See it below. It took less than 5 minutes to build this. It may not be perfect but I am thinking you may be able to adjust it to your needs.

This form above was created with Survey123 Connect. I am attaching the XLSForm (xlsx) so you can import it.  If you think this would work for you, do not hesitate posting further questions in the Survey123 GeoNet group.

[AndreaRyffel1]

Thank you so much for your detailed help! This is indeed a good workaround. I've worked with Survey123 before but I wasn't aware of the spinner appearance function at all. It is just what I need. Who knows - maybe I can even convince my boss to let me work with the App Builder and try to customize the layout of the form.