Utilizing Esri Out of the Box Tools for Field Data Verification

Collector for ArcGIS
Out-of-the-Box Field Solution
Clarke Wiley
Director of Pipeline
clarke.wiley@sspinnovations.com

Informal Poll
 How many operators are electronically collecting data in
the field?
 How many operators are using ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS
Server to deploy field maps?
 How many are using Collector for production data
collection?

Collector is Part of ArcGIS Online
 Collector is an OOTB App
for iOS, Android and Windows
 Consumes Web Maps Published in
ArcGIS Online or Portal for ArcGIS
 Licensed via your ArcGIS Online
Organizational Account

ArcGIS Online – GIS Evolving
The Landscape of GIS is Changing
 ArcGIS – A Complete GIS Platform
 Mapping, Analyzing, and Managing Geographic
Information
Desktop Web Device
Server Online Content
and Services

Accessible Anywhere
Desktop Web Device

Powered by Services
Server Online Content
and Services

What it Means to Pipeline Operators
 Leverage your existing investment in:
 ArcSDE
 ArcGIS Server
 Configurable out of the box solution to collect/update asset
attribution and supporting features
 Keep your On-Premise GIS Data Secure Behind Your
Firewall
 Create New Field Workflows – Quickly!
 Integrate/Automate/Empower Field Data in the Back
Office
 Provide easy to use tools for field office or remote data
collection/verification

Publishing Feature Services for
Collector
 Feature Service Options
 Operator-Hosted ArcGIS Server
 Service Managed Internally
 Data Stored on Operator-Owned Server
 ArcSDE Feature Classes are EASY to publish
 ArcGIS Online-Hosted
 Cloud Hosted, Reduces Load on Your Servers
 Can publish via Shapefile, CSV, or File Geodatabase
 Need Plan to Transfer/Replicate Data to Back Office

Collector
 Create New Feature Class
 Points, Lines, or Polygons
 Publish Existing Feature Class
 Best Practices
 Create a dedicated dataset to contain all editable classes
 Use Domains wherever possible for easy field data entry
 Apply Defaults to any applicable fields to minimize field interaction

Collector
 Enable Attachments
 Collector has Native Attachment Support
 Creates related _ATTACH table
 Stores Attachments in DB
 Best Practices
 Review and determine permanent storage options for back office photos
 Default is in GDB but table space can get HUGE
 Options for custom workflow to export pics to a share drive

Collector
 Publish to ArcGIS Server
 Editable Feature Service
 Enable Editing Access
 Best Practices
 Secure your ArcGIS Server + Web Adaptor with SSL (https only)
 Secure your Feature Service with ArcGIS Server Security

 Create a New WebMap
 Add Backdrop Data Map Services
 Add Feature Service from Org
 Save & Share WebMap w/Groups
 Best Practices
 Test adding collection points in the ArcGIS.com WebMap
 Fix Issues on ArcGIS.com before testing Collector
Creating your AGOL WebMap

Consume WebMap in Collector
 Collected Data is Instantaneously Saved to Server / SDE
 Available in ArcGIS.com, ArcMap, Dashboard, any AGOL App
 Will include attachment data

Consume WebMap in Collector
 Log In to Organizational Account
 Only Maps with Collectable Items are Available
 Click the Map Button on Add Screen to place point on map
 Simple, Easy Create and Editing Tools

Empower New Data Use Cases
 Collect Supporting Features for Pipeline Attribution &
Analytics:
 HCA/Class Structure Verification
 Foreign Line Crossings
 Encroachments
 Right-of-Way
 Field Office Collection & Inputs
 Risk Inputs
 Pipeline or Feature Verifications
 Easily deployed and used by ‘non-GIS’ users and contractors

Focus on the Collector Pattern
 Expose New Data to Field Operations
 Collect New Data from Field Operations
 Empower Your Operations with Integrated Workflows
 The value of the solution lies in using the out-of-the-box Collector application
 Esri maintains the software and releases quarterly via auto online distribution
 Keep your automation in the back office – increase ROI, simpler upgrade path

What About Disconnected Access?
 Supports three map service types:
 Feature Services w/Editing Operations
 Tiled Map Services
 Esri Basemap Services

 Enable Feature Services for Offline Access
 Allows for Map to be Downloaded to the Device & Edits to be
Synched Back to Feature Service
Disconnected - What Can We Do

Disconnected - What Can We Do
 Downloading the Map:
 Defines a specified spatial extent (my work area for today)
 Defines a zoom level for the cache
 Caches the tiled basemap
 Caches the Feature Service
 Collects Features Locally Just as If Connected
 After Establishing Network Connectivity, Syncing the Map:
 Passes the local features back into the Feature Service
 Feature Service doesn’t know about the offline collection

Demo – Field Data Collection
with Collector & ArcGIS Online

Collector for ArcGIS
Out-of-the-Box Field Solution
Questions?
Clarke Wiley
Director of Pipeline
clarke.wiley@sspinnovations.com

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