Geotrace in the Field

[TraceyGeneau]

Hi,

I am trying to figure out a way to trace my steps automatically when I am in the field.  What I would like to do is walk the border of a wetland and have it record where I go.  I thought of Geotrace but it doesn't seem to automatically follow me.  I also read this can be done in Field Maps but I am still trying to figure that out too.   

This is what I have.  

type

name

label

hint

guidance_hint

appearance

required

required_message

readonly

default

calculation

constraint

constraint_message

relevant

choice_filter

repeat_count

media::audio

media::image

bind::type

bind::esri:fieldType

bind::esri:fieldLength

bind::esri:fieldAlias

body::esri:style

select_one site

site

Site

dateTime

date

Date

select_multiple surveyor

surveyor

Surveyors

text

Polygon

Polygon(s)

geotrace

walk_trace

Walk Boundary/Path

method=vertex

text

walk_id

Walk ID (optional)

begin repeat

observations

Observations Along Path

image

obs_photo

Photo

geopoint

obs_location

Location of Observation

hidden

position()

text

obs_notes

Species/Observation Note

calculate

obs_time

Time of Observation

now()

end repeat

[TylerGraham2]

https://doc.arcgis.com/en/survey123/desktop/create-surveys/geotracegeoshape.htm#:~:text=location%20q...

You want to set method=streaming in the body::esri:style column.

[TraceyGeneau]

Haha.. I figured it out with your help.  We both were kind of off.  We need method=vertex streaming.  Both need to be there and then it changed.  Thank you.

[MobiusSnake]

You might want to look into QuickCapture for this, I've used it for similar workflows and it's worked really well.  (Although I've created linear features rather than polygons... not sure how well it would work for polygons.)

One handy feature is that you can be capturing multiple lines at once provided they're part of the same project, so for example you could be capturing the boundary line while simultaneously capturing a fenceline.