Collector for ArcGIS

Collector for ArcGISOut-of-the-box Field Solution Driving Major Value

Informal Poll

How many folks are using ArcGIS Online?

How many have tried Collector?

How many are using Collector for a production use

case?

Collector is Part of ArcGIS Online

Collector is an OOTB App

for iOS and Android

Consumes WebMaps Published in

ArcGIS Online ***or Portal for ArcGIS

Licensed via your ArcGIS Online

Organizational Account

In Summary – Let’s Start with ArcGIS Online

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 ArcFM Utilities

Leverage your existing investment in:

ArcSDE

ArcGIS Server

ArcFM

Keep your On-Premise GIS Data Secure

Behind Your Firewall

Create New Field Workflows – Quickly!

Integrate/Automate/Empower Field Data

in the Back Office

ArcGIS Online w/Collector Architecture

Publishing Feature Services for Collector

Feature Service Options

Utility-Hosted ArcGIS Server (recommended)

Service Managed Internally

Data Stored on Utility-Owned Server

ArcSDE Feature Classes are EASY to publish

Internal Hosting Makes Empowerment Straight Forward

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


Create New Feature Class

Non-Versioned Feature Class

Points, Lines, or Polygons

No ArcFM Classes

Best Practices

Create a dedicated AGOL dataset to contain all editable classes

Set Projection on AGOL dataset to WGS 84 Web Mercator (auxiliary

sphere) for optimized speed in Collector

Use Domains wherever possible for easy field data entry

Apply Defaults to any applicable fields to minimize field interaction


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

Can create an app to export pics to a linked share drive


Publish to ArcGIS Server

Editable Feature Service

Enable Editing Access

Very Easy Post 10.1

Best Practices

Secure your ArcGIS Server + Web Adaptor with SSL (https only)

Secure your Feature Service with ArcGIS Server Security


Service Must Be Available Over the Internet (DMZ)

Creating your AGOL WebMap

Within Your ArcGIS Online Account

Add Feature Service to AGOL

Use Https Url

Enter Credentials

Add good Tags for searching

Best Practices

Add the item to My Content, not directly to a map

Save the Username/Password with the Service Item

Creating your AGOL WebMap

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

Consume WebMap in Collector

Log In to Organizational Account

Only Maps with Collectable Items are Available

Default Location is Your Current GPS Location

Click the Map Button on Add Screen to place point on map

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

Empower the Data

What will you do with the data?

Geoprocessing Systems Integration Workflow

Expose Public

WebMap

Show Streetlights

Combine w/GPS

Capture Outages

Include Photo

Empower New Data Use Case

Email Customer

Auto-Generate

Service Request

Empower New Data Use Case

Focus on the Collector Pattern

Expose New Data to Field Operations

Collect New Data from Field Operations

Empower Your Operations thru GP, SI, Workflow, & Reporting

The value of the solution lies in using the out-of-the-box Collector application

(and other OOTB apps – green app, dashboard, explorer)

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?

Previous Patterns were focused on connected access

In March 2014, Esri released first offline support

Utilities have been using disconnected ArcEngine apps for a long time

ArcFM Viewer, TC GoSync, OneView, etc.

Sets the expectation pretty high

Good News – Esri is thinking about it

Bad News – I don’t think it will support most utility workflows… yet

Disconnected Collector Support

Supports three map service types:

Feature Services w/Editing Operations

Tiled Map Services

Esri Basemap Services

What’s Missing?

Dynamic Map Services

Why do we care?

The utility backdrop data is crucial to field operations & decision making

Dynamic map data cannot be downloaded to the Collector device

Disconnected - What Can We Do

Enable Feature Services for Offline Access in AGOL

Allows for Map to be Downloaded to the Device & Edits

to be Synched Back to Feature Service

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

Disconnected – Limiting Factors

No Dynamic Map Service:

No ArcFM utility data (poles, valves, splices, etc.)

This data is critical to our operations…

What are the Options?

Disconnected – Limiting Factors, Option #1

Create a custom tiled basemap

Custom hosted basemap with our utility data

Tile the map

ArcGIS Online Credits can be used to tile your map ($)

How often do you need to refresh the tiles???

Tiled basemaps are not interactive (no clicking, no attributes)

Disconnected – Limiting Factors, Option #2

Create a tile package (tpk) with our utility data

Data can be side loaded onto device

(iTunes for iOS, network/external hard drive for Android)

How often do you need to refresh the side loaded data???

Tiled basemaps are not interactive (no clicking, no attributes)

Back to regularly synching data to our devices

(now a tpk instead of gdb)

Disconnected – My Editorial Thoughts

Neither backdrop option is great

When compared to the Engine environment

Still transferring/publishing static data stores

Not much different than ArcFM Replication or GoSync MIMS

This is a good first step for Esri

Not ready for prime time disconnected utility use cases

Connected is absolutely ready for use!

Esri wants to make disconnected usage a replacement for ArcPad so they are headed in the right direction

In the short term utilities requiring disconnected

access should stay with Engine or consider other

solutions…

SSP Research, Blogs, Case Studies

We prototype ArcGIS applications and write about them…• www.sspinnovations.com/blog/category/arcgis-online

• www.sspinnovations.com/case-studies/category/arcgis-online

Example Past ArcGIS Online Articles:• Pole Inspections on Your iPad via ArcGIS Online• Powerful Utility Reporting with ArcGIS Online• Customer Engagement Using ArcGIS Online• Creating ArcGIS Online Outage Maps• HEMC Implements ArcGIS Online Inspections• Esri Maps for Office with ArcGIS Online• Exploring Tabular Data with ArcGIS Online

• Filtering Your Data with ArcGIS Online• Searching Your Data with ArcGIS Online• MLGW Meter Collection with ArcGIS Online• ArcGIS Online Credits Estimator• ArcFM Feeder Map for ArcGIS Online• Electric Asset Locator in ArcGIS Online• Our Look at Offline Access with Collector for ArcGIS Online

SSP Research, Blogs, Case Studies

We’re Always Looking for New Topics

….Send us your ArcGIS Online Ideas

www.sspinnovations.com/contact-us

Enabling Utility Operationswith ArcGIS Online

Questions?

Skye PerryPrincipal Consultant

[email protected]

Engineering

Collector for ArcGIS