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The August 2021 update to ArcGIS QuickCapture brings great enhancements and new features. In this 1.10 release we added new options to help you collect richer information, without compromising the rapid data capture user experience.   About ArcGIS QuickCapture   ArcGIS QuickCapture is Esri’s rapid data collection mobile app. Use QuickCapture to give field users the simplest and most effective user experience for documenting field observations. QuickCapture is as simple to use as the camera app in your phone, but much more powerful, allowing you to collect the location of events in the field and automatically enrich your observations with multiple attributes. With a single tap in your phone you will be able to record the what, the where and the when; and share that information with the rest of your organization through ArcGIS. If you are not familiar with the BIG button user experience of QuickCapture, you can give it a try through the various sample configurations we share through this gallery. Photo inspections, quick asset damage reports, bioblitz and much more!   You can also create your own projects from scratch as shown in this tutorial   What’s new in 2 minutes     One observation, multiple photos   Until this release, you could only associate a single photo with a field observation. Starting with version 1.10, you can configure your QuickCapture projects so users can associate more than one photo with an observation. For example, if you are documenting a water leak, you can set the exact geographic location of the leak and then associate multiple photos of the event. The mobile app will let you take, review and send multiple photos for a single observation as attachments to ArcGIS. As shown in the screenshot below, in QuickCapture designer you can define the number of photos users can associate with an observation. For example: a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 1: taking a photo is optional a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 1: taking a photo is required a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 5: You must take at least one photo, but optionally could take up to 5 etc Designer_min_max_photos.png Many thanks to all of you who supported this ArcGIS Idea.   Multiple project user inputs   A project user input is a dialog used to collect information from the user prior to data collection. When new features are collected, project user inputs can automatically populate fields. For example, in a post-storm damage report situation you may want to use a project user input to collect the incident name. After end users type or select the appropriate incident name once, it gets associated features subsequently collected.  Project user inputs can be changed any time during data collection, giving extra flexibility to the end user. With this new update, you can configure your QuickCapture apps with up to three project user inputs. In the screenshot below, field users enter the team, district, and cost center prior to data collection. Once this information is entered, the QuickCapture app will automatically add this information to the appropriate features as they are collected. QuickCapture app multiple project user inputs.png   For more information on project user inputs and how to configure them, check our documentation or this blog post.  Thanks to @PeterVerwey  @Amanda_Huber @BethLawson @Marc_Graham for their suggestion to implement multiple project user inputs through ArcGIS Ideas.   Other enhancements   We also added a handful of minor yet important features: You can now set the minimum horizontal accuracy required for features collected through your QuickCapture project. This project setting is applied to point observations, but also to vertices in lines and polygons. Slovak is now a supported language. A new QuickCapture organizational setting lets you present the oAuth dialog through an external web browser. In this way, you can enable SAML PKI authentication through the QuickCapture app. We added a new Cancel option to button user inputs. It is useful in cases where users tap a button in error. When this button is pressed, the feature collected is automatically deleted. We extended the length of the hint text for button and project user inputs in the mobile app to four lines of text. Fixed various bugs   Next steps   We plan on releasing one more update before the end of the year to introduce support for location tracking in ArcGIS QuickCapture along with a few other features and enhancements. ... View more

The next update to ArcGIS QuickCapture is scheduled for release in early August 2021.  This article describes its highlights and how you can access the Beta builds to try everything out before the official release. One observation-multiple photos Up until this release, you could only associate a single photo with a field observation. Starting with version 1.10, you can configure your QuickCapture projects so users can associate more than one photo with an observation. For example, if you are documenting a water leak, you can set the exact geographic location of the leak and then associate multiple photos of the event.  From QuickCapture designer you will be able to configure your project to define exactly how many photos can users associate with an observation. For example, a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 5, a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 3, etc. IsmaelChivite_0-1627030238160.png Multiple project user inputs Configure your QuickCapture projects so end users can enter more than one project user input. This handy feature allows you to collect richer information without compromising the rapid data collection experience. A project user input is a dialog used to collect certain information from the user. For example, in a search and rescue operation you may want to use a project user input to collect the field user's Team, District and Cost Center. For a pavement condition assessment, the project user input could allow the field worker to indicate the name of the road, or the cost center associated with the task.  Data in project user inputs is entered prior to data collection. When new features are collected project user inputs can be used to auto-populate fields. IsmaelChivite_0-1627036528472.png   Configurable auto-send policy Administrators of ArcGIS can now configure the default auto-send policy to be used by the ArcGIS QuickCapture mobile app. The auto-send policy determines how often the mobile app should upload data into ArcGIS.  The default configuration is every 30 seconds, but you can now choose a more aggressive interval or even turn off auto-send completely. Autosend.gif Once an auto-send interval is set by the ArcGIS Administrator, this setting will apply to all field users from the organization. Accessing Beta builds. Holistic Testing July 27 and 28. You can find the Beta builds of the software in the ArcGIS QuickCapture Early Adopter website. Additionally, we will be hosting two online Holistic Testing Events: July 27 between 9:00AM and noon (Pacific Standard Time). July 28, between 1:00PM an 4:00PM (Australian Eastern Standard Time) Esri and Esri International distributor staff, Esri partners and Esri customers are welcomed to join. Familiarity with ArcGIS QuickCapture is assumed. If you are interested in joining us, simply email [email protected] indicating you want to join our July 27 or 28 event and we will send all the connection info to you.   ... View more

    The Esri UC is a great event to learn about the latest trends in technology, connect with peers and share your work. While there is nothing like attending it live, several recordings are still available from this year’s virtual user conference.  Plenary Through two days of plenary presentations Jack Dangermond, Esri staff and special guests shared their powerful stories of how GIS is helping shape our science, policies, and actions. The plenary sessions also present the latest technology and capabilities in ArcGIS that will empower you to take your work to the next level. The plenary sessions are publicly available. Watch the Plenary Sessions here. Survey123 Technical Sessions The Survey123 team delivered five technical sessions highlighting essential, new and upcoming features in the product. Click on the links below to access a summary of the content delivered as well as some relevant resources: Survey123: Introduction and what's new: Video recording Summary Survey123: An introduction to reports Video recording Summary Survey123: Field data collection with smart forms Video recording Summary Survey123: Working with online surveys Video recording Summary Survey123: Advanced smart form design Video recording Summary User presentations It is always inspiring, humbling, and encouraging, to see your work with Survey123. There was no shortage of presentations, highlighting how you use it: for community engagement, asset inspections, emergency response, land delineation, and much more. If you presented a project using Survey123 and you are not the list below, add a comment to this post so we can give you the recognition you deserve.  Here is a list of some of the Survey123 user sessions. They are all available until July 31 for all of you who registered for the event. Mapping indigenous people and local communities’ land, by Katie Picket (Cadasta Foundation) IsmaelChivite_0-1626381984409.png   Utilizing Survey123 and Dashboards for Environmental and HAZMAT investigations by Jon Durland and Mike Stepowjy (Somerset County, NJ) Deploying Survey123 and Ops Dashboards for COVID-19 and Hurricane Laura Response by Elina Breton and Justin Koppa (US Department of Health and Human Services) Death to PowerPoint, In with Esri! By Jennifer Holland, Julie Vicars, Michelle Schultz (US Army Corps of Engineers) Equitable Distribution of Humanitarian Resources in a Refugee Camp Using ArcGIS by Christa Cook (Global Response Management) Equity-Driven Community Health Improvement: Engagement and New Approaches by Megan McAninch-Jones (Providence St. Joseph Health) Utilizing Esri Field Applications for Salmon and Steelhead Monitoring by Andrew Bartshire (California Sea Grant Extension) Pipe logging made easy. T.D. Baskin and Steven Brown (Iron Horse Midstream) IsmaelChivite_1-1626381984434.jpeg   Remote Digital Ethnography using GIS – Mapping Languages - Jamaican Patois by Dr. Derrick Scott and Sean Tucker (Florida International University) Supporting Stormwater with Apps, Maps, and More by Corryn Smith and Edward Schenk (City of Flagstaff) Using ArcGIS to Understand How a Global Pandemic has Impacted Local Real Estate Values by Aaesha Shehhi (Ras Al Khaimah Municipality) Enhancing Mobile Field Collection at Metro St. Louis by Walter Jenkins and Daniel Arias (St Louis Metro Transit) Using Suitability Modeling to Save Access to Rock Climbing Areas by Shannon Tattitch (Interdisciplinary Geospatial Technology Lab) ArcGIS Experience Builder Supports Critical USACE Decisions Through Innovative Solution by Tim Cushman (Ramboll)       ... View more