Based on what you learned from the readings and the likely relevance of each of these data collection apps to your own work, choose one of the following tutorials to gain some hands-on experience with Field Maps or Survey123. Each tutorial includes steps associated with preparing for data collection and collecting data.
Note: New layers created by analysis operations must have unique names within Ohio State's ArcGIS Online organization. To ensure the layers you create have a unique name, we encourage you to add your Ohio State name.# (e.g., name_#) to the end of the layer names provided in the instructions for the activities below.
- Field Maps tutorial: Evaluate Equitable Drinking Fountain Distribution (est. 60 min.)
- The City of Berkeley, California, plans to promote healthier alternatives to sugary beverages, such as tap water. To support this effort, you'll collect and analyze the location and condition of drinking water fountains across the city. In particular, you'll determine if the fountains are distributed equitably, meaning that their location and condition do not differ in areas of lower or higher socioeconomic status. First, you'll build a layer to use in ArcGIS Field Maps. This layer will support the collection of fountain locations and their conditions. Then, you'll analyze the collected fountains alongside demographic data to answer questions about equitable access to clean fountains. (Credit: This tutorial was originally developed by Esri's Learn Team.)
- Notes:
- To complete a portion of this activity, you will need to temporarily install a mobile data collection app on an Android or iOS smartphone or tablet. When you sign in to the Field Maps mobile app using ArcGIS Online, enter ohiostate in the box for your ArcGIS organization's URL, and click Continue. This should redirect you to sign in with your Ohio State organizational credentials.
- In the "Add the layer to a map" section, you can skip all of the steps related to creating and sharing your content with a group (steps 9-19).
- For the "Collect data on a mobile device" section, you may notice that Field Maps uses your device settings to identify your current location. You can pan and zoom the map to any location to practice adding fountain points. To protect your privacy, please do not capture points at your location of residence.
- Due to a current issue with availability of the Berkeley Fountains (Clean) and Berkeley Fountains (Dirty) layers, we recommend ending the exercise after you practice collecting data on your mobile device. You do not need to complete the steps in the "Analyze fountain distribution" section.
- Survey123 tutorial: Engage the Community with a Feedback Survey (est. 45 min.)
- You have determined a few areas in your community that would most benefit from a new park and green space in Baltimore, Maryland. Research shows that there continues to be inequity in the access and quality of green spaces by race, place, and income. You will incorporate an equity approach to engaging the community through this survey. You want to understand which option the community prefers and their perception of walkability and safety in the community. You will use a variety of question types so you get the answers you need to analyze the responses. You will also ask for participants to share some personal information, like where they live and their racial and ethnic identity. This workflow was developed from community engagement exercises commonly used in grassroots community organizing. Surveys like this are often done with pen and paper. By using ArcGIS, you can capture information digitally and have more options for analyzing and sharing the data through web maps and apps. (Credit: This tutorial was originally developed by Esri's Learn Team.)
- Notes:
- If you encounter a prompt that asks for your ArcGIS organization's URL when signing in to Survey123, enter ohiostate in the box, and click Continue. This should redirect you to sign in with your Ohio State organizational credentials.
- When you reach step 2 of the "Configure collaboration settings" section, you do not need to check any of the boxes for the "Who can submit to this survey" setting. As long as you are signed in to your ArcGIS Online account, you can click on the option to "Open the survey in a new tab" and submit mock data points for this tutorial.
