Field Snack #2: Covering the basics of high-accuracy data collection

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High-accuracy data collection is often a requirement when adding and inspecting assets on a map. While your phone can provide a location accuracy of a few meters, high-accuracy GNSS receivers (image below) can ensure submeter, or even centimeter level accuracy when collecting data.

On this Field Snack, we break down the basics of high-accuracy data collection—covering basic definitions and terminology, the ArcGIS data model for GPS metadata, and how GNSS receivers can be paired with Esri field apps. Listen now:

Additional resources

To the Sea, Safely (ArcWatch article)
Prepare for high-accuracy data collection (Field Maps)
Prepare for high-accuracy data collection (Survey123)
Use a high-accuracy receiver (QuickCapture)
Prepare for high-accuracy data collection (AppStudio)

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