Using Survey123 for Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing Initiatives Ismael Chivite ([email protected] ) Senior Product Manager, Esri
Using Survey123
for Citizen Science and
Crowdsourcing Initiatives
Ismael Chivite ([email protected])
Senior Product Manager, Esri
Citizen science: “…scientific work undertaken by members of the general public, often in
collaboration with or under the direction of professional scientists and scientific institutions
Esri SAG award 2017
"Blighted areas" means areas that, by reason of deterioration, faulty planning, inadequate or improper
facilities, deleterious land use or the existence of unsafe structures, or any combination of these factors…
“Geography is all around us. Find what interests you and apply your skills to helping
better understand that topic. Keep trying and you will be a geographer. Amy Work
Formsa printed or typed document with blank
spaces for insertion of required information
Inspections
Asset Inventories
Incident Reports
Interviews
Damage Assessments
Many Needs
Many Industries
Utilities
Transportation
Government
Health
Emergency Management
Public Safety
Forestry
Smart Forms for ArcGISEasily convert paper forms into Digital Smart ArcGIS Forms
Smart data validation
Location services
Camera
Internet (Data Services)
External sensors
1- Ask Questions
(Design & Publish)
2- Get Answers
(Capture Data)
3- Make Decisions
(View & Analyze)
A Tour of
Survey123
for ArcGIS
http://arcg.is/Esri17
A Tour of
Survey123
for ArcGIS
Summary
Complete end to end workflow
1- Ask Questions
(Design & Publish)
2- Get Answers
(Capture Data)
3- Make Decisions
(View & Analyze)
Simple Field Data Collection
• Forms are about the most natural way to capture information
• Requires little training, if any.
• Survey123 smart forms work from any device:
• Desktops (Windows, Mac, Linux)
• Smartphones and Tablets (iOS, Android, Windows)
• Web and native
• Survey123 supports Online and Offline workflows
Ready to use Reporting tools
• Understand data submission patterns
• Create detailed survey reports
• Aggregate survey data
• Selectively download data
ArcGIS
Operations Dashboard
for ArcGIS
Insights
for ArcGIS
Story Maps
for ArcGIS
Web AppBuilder
for ArcGISSurvey123 for
ArcGIS
• Real-Time data collection
• Survey123 submitted data is immediately available for visualization and analysis
• All data stored in ArcGIS Feature Services
• Multiple Uses of data
Visualization
Analysis
QA/QC
Decisions at a Glance
Create Smart Forms
• Right from your web browser
• Using Web Designer, simply dragging and dropping questions
• Through an Excel Spreadsheet
• Using XLSForms
• More complex, but discloses full smart forms capabilities
Distribution/Sharing
• Private Surveys
• Kept secure for authenticated users
• Public Surveys
• Can be used without a Named User account
Cloud or On-Premises
• ArcGIS Online
• No setup needed.
• Ready to go and scalable.
• ArcGIS Enterprise
• Configured within your own infrastructure
• For completely disconnected or highly secured environments
Where to learn more?
Survey123 User Forum in GeoNet
https://geonet.esri.com/groups/survey123
Survey123 Blog in GeoNet
https://geonet.esri.com/groups/survey123/blog
YouTube Survey123 PlaylistArcGIS Channel
https://survey123.arcgis.com/YouTubePlaylist