Collector is Esri’s premier map-centric field data collection app. First released in 2013, Collector was built upon the foundation of the ArcGIS platform. The hard work that you put into defining robust information models and high quality cartographic maps comes to life in Collector so that you capture observations, collect new data and perform inspections on data that you manage in the ArcGIS platform.
For the past 2+ years we’ve been rebuilding Collector on the iOS and Android platforms. The latest version of Collector has a modern look and feel, new and improved data collection tools, and a new turbo-charged runtime engine. This new version of Collector takes advantage of all the latest mapping capabilities in the ArcGIS platform and added many more capabilities to streamline your data collection workflows.
To smooth the transition from old to new, we kept the existing store listings for Collector but renamed it to “Classic” so that you could migrate your workforce when the time was right. With the May 4th release of Collector on the Android platform, we’ve achieved parity with the Classic versions on both platforms.
Hi Jeff,
thank you for the information about iOS and Android versions. Now what about Windows version ? As far as I know there were no announcements about updating to the new Collector, and we are still stucked with the Classic version. Are there any plans for Windows tablets ?
Thanks for reaching out and asking about Windows 10. There is no active development for Collector on the Windows 10 platform at this time. We are evaluating our direction on the Windows platform moving forward but please know that we will not be releasing any significant updates to Collector on the Windows 10 platform in 2020. You can find a more detailed explanation of our status here: https://community.esri.com/thread/239161-has-the-aurora-version-of-collector-been-scheduled-for-windows?commentID=92%E2%80%A6
Thanks,
Jeff
Will Collector Classic continue to be supported on Windows 10 devices? And, will there be a new release of Collector Classic for Windows–or any planned retirement? Thanks.
“If you have not migrated from the Classic version to the new version, we strongly encourage you to do so very soon. “. ESRI, if you have not fixed the bugs that prevent people from using new Collector, your customers strongly encourage you to do so……`
Thomas – thank you for your comments. If you have outstanding issues that are impacting migration from Classic to the new Collector, we really need to know. Please make sure that you submit them to Esri support so we can replicate and address them. Thanks!
Thanks
@Jeff Shaner, support hasn’t been much help. #BUG-000125872 Editor tracking is not supported for hosted feature services in Collector Aurora. is followed by “The issue is not reproducible in the current release.”, which is a false statement, I’m reproducing it right now with the latest release, and #BUG-000129003 Collector for ArcGIS error: “Domain: com.esri.arcgis.runtime.error Code: 3018 Description: The field already exists”, when null values are allowed in the geodatabase prior to publishing. is shown as “Under Consideration”. So once again, why kill the working version of the product and force users into a version that is documented with confirmed bugs as not working?
Thanks for reaching out and bringing these issues to my attention. Apologies that you are running into these issues and the frustration they have caused. Looking at both of them and talking to the team, there are documented methods for resolving both and perhaps that was not properly communicated to you. Can you please contact your account manager and we can have our team provide you with the information you need. I’ll say that we DO NOT want to force users into a version that doesn’t work. We are committed to making our apps work for you and its really important that you let us know when/how they are not so we can resolve them. So thank you for commenting. Let’s get this solved and have you back in the field!
Hi, ever since Collector replaced Collector Classic our air operations staff have complained about the complexity of the editing of lines and polygons within the new Collector. Editing using the new techniques while in aircraft with turbulence is challenging. We’re getting even more push back now as the end is in sight for Classic. We’ve been testing Field Maps and see the line and polygon editing techniques have been moved across. Does anyone else find it more complex to edit lines and polygons in the new Collector/Field Maps?
Thanks for your reply. Can you please post into the mobile forum of the Field Maps beta program with additional details? I’d really like to have our designers take a deeper look at this. We are considering more map-focused collection in a future iteration so the feedback would be very beneficial. Thanks!