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Like many of you, I'm currently working at home assisted by my children (7 and 4 years old). My oldest has had some GIS days in her classroom, but my little guy hasn't. So I was thinking of mapping things to do with them and approachable ways to even start talking about GIS. The result was some fun exploration of favorite color, and also wanting to see your favorite colors! So read our story map and add your favorite color to the map: ArcGIS StoryMaps > Mapping Favorite Color (Note: this might not be working well on all iPads right now... I'm looking into it) When my kids first saw this story map, I had the favorites of some friends and family shown. My daughter's first observation was that so many people like blue. Ok, really that was second - first she wanted to know why I didn't include teal as a choice, and how, because of that, she wanted to pick two colors. So if you have two favorite colors, fill the survey out twice! And you can put your dot at your city, or state - don't feel you need to use your exact location - it's up to you exactly where you put your dot on the map. As you read our story map, you'll find that we didn't just put our favorite colors on the map and look at colors other people like. We also did some analysis - first using a dashboard to see counts of the different colors, and how many people have added a color. And then we used hotspots to learn a bit more about the data (my son might have wondered off by that point, but my daughter wanted to play with the filters and see different datasets). I hope you enjoy our story map, and we'll check back to see what color is in the lead once you've added yours.
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03-23-2020
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The released Android app doesn't support labels, either. However, they are supported in the beta available now, and it is scheduled to release later this month.
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03-16-2020
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As Katherine mentioned about, you don't have sync enabled on your layer. As a result, you won't be able to use it offline. The sync setting is a bit below the Editing one that you showed in an earlier screenshot.
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03-12-2020
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I added your layer to a new map and saved it, and I see that map in Collector. Did you make your layer editable after you had made the map? If so, try resaving the map. There is some metadata stored with the map that doesn't get written if the map isn't editable, and that would explain a few of the things you are seeing here.
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You will need sync to work with the map offline, but not to work with it in Collector while connected.
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03-12-2020
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Collector for Windows can be found in the Windows Store, or accessed through the Collector Classic website: Collector for ArcGIS (Classic) | ArcGIS If you don't have Windows Store access, see the FAQ about how to get the app: FAQ for data collection—Collector for ArcGIS (Classic) | ArcGIS (while the app isn't named Classic in the store, the Windows version more closely aligns with the capabilities and features in Collector Classic than in the newer Collector app)
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03-12-2020
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Two common reasons for a map to not appear in Collector, and which it is hard to see from your screenshots: 1. Is there an editable layer in your web map? Collector works with editable layers, so if nothing is editable in the map, the map won't show up in the app. 2. Is the group owned by you, or shared with a group of which you are a member? I can see it is shared publicly, but Collector works with web maps that you've authored or that are shared to a group of which you are member. You can see this troubleshooting for more details: Test your map > Troubleshooting > Map isn't available in Collector—Collector for ArcGIS | Documentation
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Hi Kaitlyn - Yes, it is up to you what fields are editable. There are a few ways to accomplish this. 1. Set the editability as part of your service -- how you do this depends on how/where you are creating the service. 2. Set it in the web map (although if set in the web map, then the same data could be edited if added to a different map). Details on this are here: Configure the form > Display and editability of entries—Collector for ArcGIS | Documentation 3. Use feature layer views: Control access to data in Collector through feature layer views).
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Thanks for the details Tanya. If you could email it to [email protected] that would be best -- that way we have your contact info if any more information is needed. Thanks again!
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Yes, we are targeting late this month. Please make sure you are reporting the crashes over in the Collector Early Adopter community.
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As a new member of the Education team (Hi! You can read my intro below), I've been exploring GeoInquiries. Going through the Gatsby one, I thought it might be fun to look at the same data in a new way. Instead of just using a web map opened in Map Viewer, what if I put it into a simple app? Using Web AppBuilder, here's what I made: Gatsby - Then and Now app Mostly, I wanted to be able to more clearly look at the differences between the historical and current landscapes of Long Island, and this app has a swipe tool ( on the map) to visually compare them. I also liked that I could keep the interface simple and focused on the info and tasks in the GeoInquiry. Let me know what you think, and feel free to use this app as you'd like, the same as the GeoInquiries map. A bit about me As I mentioned above, I'm new to the Education team, but I'm not new to Esri. I've been here for about 17 years. Prior to this I was on the field apps development team and focused on documentation, best practices, and generally supporting users. I started exploring GIS with my children and in their kinder through second-grade classrooms. As my passion for how GIS could be used in the classroom grew, I met the wonderful folks on the education team and decided to throw in my lot with them. I'm excited to share my passion with teachers and all of you here, and I can't wait to see more GIS success in K-12 classrooms.
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Doug - PDF support is in the short-term plans (coming to iOS first). For CSVs, could you email your use case [email protected] - include details about how many field workers, the type of information in the CSV files, and other details of your workflow.
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Thanks Brad for this feedback! We'll keep this in mind for the next help update
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Here is the info on that setting: Configure Collector > Show related types—Collector for ArcGIS | Documentation
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