Using Survey123

for Citizen Science and

Crowdsourcing Initiatives

Ismael Chivite (ichivite@esri.com)

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.arcgis.com

https://survey123.arcgis.com

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

Twitter

@esriSurvey123