{"id":1715152,"date":"2022-11-10T10:55:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T18:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=1715152"},"modified":"2022-11-10T10:37:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T18:37:46","slug":"field-maps-for-science-ecosystem-observation","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/field-maps-for-science-ecosystem-observation","title":{"rendered":"Field Maps for Science: Ecosystem Observation"},"author":95252,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23261],"tags":[],"industry":[],"product":[36591,679821],"class_list":["post-1715152","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-field-mobility","product-apps","product-field-maps"],"acf":{"short_description":"Learn how Field Maps can be use to augment your science-based lessons and curriculum ","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>ArcGIS Field Maps is an all-in-one field app that allows you to collect observations and data from a mobile device. Field Maps is often used in the utilities and public works sectors, but educators can use Field Maps to supplement classroom lessons as well.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/a5e5c418175941c1853694238588e51d\">Ecosystems Story<\/a> uses middle school science standards to inform readers about ecosystems and the important processes that occur in them. At the end of the lesson there is an activity where readers use ArcGIS Field Maps to collect data about the ecosystems around them.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/a5e5c418175941c1853694238588e51d\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ecosystems Story<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>In this blog post, I will outline how to create the observation map and form used in the activity. This process shows how Field Maps is used to create a map and form for classroom learning. Hopefully it also gives you some inspiration about how Field Maps can be used to craft activities that supplement your courses and lessons.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1715612,"id":1715612,"title":"Untitled design","filename":"Untitled-design-4.png","filesize":22455,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-4.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/field-maps-for-science-ecosystem-observation\/untitled-design-18","alt":"","author":"95252","description":"","caption":"","name":"untitled-design-18","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1715152,"date":"2022-09-16 21:00:20","modified":"2022-09-16 21:00:20","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":794,"height":90,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-4-213x90.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":90,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-4.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":53,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-4.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":87,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-4.png","large-width":794,"large-height":90,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-4.png","1536x1536-width":794,"1536x1536-height":90,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-4.png","2048x2048-width":794,"2048x2048-height":90,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-4.png","card_image-width":794,"card_image-height":90,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-4.png","wide_image-width":794,"wide_image-height":90}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3>Step 1: Create a feature layer and map in Field Maps<\/h3>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>First, let\u2019s build a feature layer and map in the Field Maps web app.<\/p>\n<p>Navigate to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/fieldmaps\/\">https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/fieldmaps\/<\/a> and sign into your ArcGIS account. On the Maps page click <strong>+ New Map<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1715462,"id":1715462,"title":"new map button","filename":"new-map-button.png","filesize":985,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-map-button.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/field-maps-for-science-ecosystem-observation\/new-map-button","alt":"","author":"95252","description":"","caption":"New Map Button","name":"new-map-button","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1715152,"date":"2022-09-16 20:31:31","modified":"2022-09-16 20:38:38","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":165,"height":78,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-map-button.png","thumbnail-width":165,"thumbnail-height":78,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-map-button.png","medium-width":165,"medium-height":78,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-map-button.png","medium_large-width":165,"medium_large-height":78,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-map-button.png","large-width":165,"large-height":78,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-map-button.png","1536x1536-width":165,"1536x1536-height":78,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-map-button.png","2048x2048-width":165,"2048x2048-height":78,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-map-button.png","card_image-width":165,"card_image-height":78,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-map-button.png","wide_image-width":165,"wide_image-height":78}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Input a name for the map layer. In this example, I will name the layer <strong>Ecosystem Observation<\/strong>. Select <strong>Point layer<\/strong> as the layer type.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1719672,"id":1719672,"title":"Layer name and type","filename":"Layer-name-and-type.png","filesize":6377,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Layer-name-and-type.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/field-maps-for-science-ecosystem-observation\/layer-name-and-type","alt":"","author":"95252","description":"","caption":"Layer Name and Type","name":"layer-name-and-type","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1715152,"date":"2022-09-23 15:02:41","modified":"2022-09-23 15:02:57","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1204,"height":168,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Layer-name-and-type-213x168.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":168,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Layer-name-and-type.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":65,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Layer-name-and-type.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":107,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Layer-name-and-type.png","large-width":1204,"large-height":168,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Layer-name-and-type.png","1536x1536-width":1204,"1536x1536-height":168,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Layer-name-and-type.png","2048x2048-width":1204,"2048x2048-height":168,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Layer-name-and-type-826x115.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":115,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Layer-name-and-type.png","wide_image-width":1204,"wide_image-height":168}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Click <strong>Next<\/strong> on the layer settings page.<\/p>\n<p>On the <strong>Title and save<\/strong> page, add a name for the map, input a feature service title and choose the folder the map will live in.<\/p>\n<p>It should look something like this when completed:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1719692,"id":1719692,"title":"Map Information","filename":"Map-Information-2.png","filesize":7185,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Map-Information-2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/field-maps-for-science-ecosystem-observation\/map-information-3","alt":"","author":"95252","description":"","caption":"Map Information","name":"map-information-3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1715152,"date":"2022-09-23 15:15:17","modified":"2022-09-23 15:15:27","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1204,"height":294,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Map-Information-2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Map-Information-2.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":113,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Map-Information-2.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":188,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Map-Information-2.png","large-width":1204,"large-height":294,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Map-Information-2.png","1536x1536-width":1204,"1536x1536-height":294,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Map-Information-2.png","2048x2048-width":1204,"2048x2048-height":294,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Map-Information-2-826x202.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":202,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Map-Information-2.png","wide_image-width":1204,"wide_image-height":294}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Click <strong>Create map <\/strong>to save your layer settings and create your map. Once the map is created, the Forms tab opens where users can begin configuring the form used for data collection.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1715412,"id":1715412,"title":"Untitled design","filename":"Untitled-design-1.png","filesize":22982,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/field-maps-for-science-ecosystem-observation\/untitled-design-15","alt":"","author":"95252","description":"","caption":"","name":"untitled-design-15","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1715152,"date":"2022-09-16 20:18:53","modified":"2022-09-16 20:18:53","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":800,"height":200,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-1.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":116,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-1.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":192,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-1.png","large-width":800,"large-height":200,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-1.png","1536x1536-width":800,"1536x1536-height":200,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-1.png","2048x2048-width":800,"2048x2048-height":200,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-1.png","card_image-width":800,"card_image-height":200,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Untitled-design-1.png","wide_image-width":800,"wide_image-height":200}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3>Step 2: Build the ecosystem observation form<\/h3>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Next, let&#8217;s create the form students will use to collect information about the ecosystems in their area. First, we will add a <strong>Student name<\/strong> field that students will use to input their name.<\/p>\n<p>From the form elements list, drag and drop the <strong>Text \u2013 Single line<\/strong> element onto the form canvas.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1715582,"id":1715582,"title":"text single line","filename":"text-single-line.png","filesize":1409,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/text-single-line.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/field-maps-for-science-ecosystem-observation\/text-single-line","alt":"","author":"95252","description":"","caption":"Text Single-Line Element","name":"text-single-line","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1715152,"date":"2022-09-16 20:55:54","modified":"2022-09-16 20:56:06","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":452,"height":55,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/text-single-line-213x55.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":55,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/text-single-line.png","medium-width":452,"medium-height":55,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/text-single-line.png","medium_large-width":452,"medium_large-height":55,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/text-single-line.png","large-width":452,"large-height":55,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/text-single-line.png","1536x1536-width":452,"1536x1536-height":55,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/text-single-line.png","2048x2048-width":452,"2048x2048-height":55,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/text-single-line.png","card_image-width":452,"card_image-height":55,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/text-single-line.png","wide_image-width":452,"wide_image-height":55}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>For display name, type <strong>Student Name.<\/strong><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1715592,"id":1715592,"title":"Studetn Name Text Element","filename":"Studetn-Name-Text-Element.png","filesize":1589,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Studetn-Name-Text-Element.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/field-maps-for-science-ecosystem-observation\/studetn-name-text-element","alt":"","author":"95252","description":"","caption":"Student Name Element","name":"studetn-name-text-element","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1715152,"date":"2022-09-16 20:56:23","modified":"2022-09-16 20:56:34","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":602,"height":66,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Studetn-Name-Text-Element-213x66.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":66,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Studetn-Name-Text-Element.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":51,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Studetn-Name-Text-Element.png","medium_large-width":602,"medium_large-height":66,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Studetn-Name-Text-Element.png","large-width":602,"large-height":66,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Studetn-Name-Text-Element.png","1536x1536-width":602,"1536x1536-height":66,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Studetn-Name-Text-Element.png","2048x2048-width":602,"2048x2048-height":66,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Studetn-Name-Text-Element.png","card_image-width":602,"card_image-height":66,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Studetn-Name-Text-Element.png","wide_image-width":602,"wide_image-height":66}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Select the <strong>Student Name<\/strong> element to deselect it.<\/p>\n<p>Next, let\u2019s add a Radio button choice element to our form by dragging and dropping the radio button element onto the form canvas.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1715832,"id":1715832,"title":"Radio Button Choice Element","filename":"Radio-Button-Choice-Element.png","filesize":2146,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Radio-Button-Choice-Element.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/field-maps-for-science-ecosystem-observation\/radio-button-choice-element","alt":"","author":"95252","description":"","caption":"Radio Button Choice Element","name":"radio-button-choice-element","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1715152,"date":"2022-09-17 02:47:38","modified":"2022-09-17 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display name, type <strong>What type of ecosystem are you located in?<\/strong>. Select <strong>String<\/strong> from the <strong>Field type<\/strong> drop down menu. 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