{"id":200892,"date":"2017-10-03T23:13:36","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T23:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=200892"},"modified":"2018-10-23T08:59:22","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T15:59:22","slug":"5-minutes-to-your-first-collector-map","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/collector\/field-mobility\/5-minutes-to-your-first-collector-map","title":{"rendered":"5 Minutes to Your First Collector Map"},"author":5701,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23261],"tags":[39831,101302,100192,101312],"industry":[],"product":[36591,36641],"class_list":["post-200892","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-field-mobility","tag-data-collection","tag-get-started","tag-learn-by-doing","tag-make-a-map","product-apps","product-collector"],"acf":{"short_description":"Use templates to create your own data with Collector.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>To explore Collector, the &#8220;Try it&#8221; maps (available before you sign in) are a great starting point. They let you jump right into the app and see what it can do. But the next question is always &#8220;How can I get my own data in the app?&#8221; Users starting on their data from scratch\u00a0should take a look at the ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise templates. This blog answers their question, showing how to use the templates and, in five minutes, be out in the field with your own data in the app. It takes\u00a0three steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Create a feature layer (tip: use templates!)<\/li>\n<li>Put your layer in a map<\/li>\n<li>Open the map in Collector and get to work<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>First, create a feature layer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>While there are multiple ways to create a feature layer, using the Feature Layer templates available in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise is a great way to quickly create a layer in your ArcGIS organization. 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Make sure\u00a0<strong>Field Notes (Points)\u00a0<\/strong>is enabled, and uncheck the other layers. 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Click\u00a0<strong>Done<\/strong>\u00a0to create your layer and see its item page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Second, put your layer in a map<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Now that you have a layer for the data you collect, put it in a map that you&#8217;ll open with Collector.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the item page of your layer, if you aren&#8217;t already viewing it. 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Hover over your layer, click the\u00a0<strong>More Options<\/strong>\u00a0ellipses,\u00a0hover over\u00a0<strong>Refresh Interval<\/strong>, and provide an interval of\u00a0<strong>0.1 minutes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":201072,"id":201072,"title":"refresh interval","filename":"02-02-refresh-interval.gif","filesize":399497,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/05\/02-02-refresh-interval.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/collector\/field-mobility\/5-minutes-to-your-first-collector-map\/02-02-refresh-interval","alt":"Set a refresh interval","author":"5701","description":"","caption":"","name":"02-02-refresh-interval","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":200892,"date":"2018-05-31 23:11:08","modified":"2018-05-31 23:11:36","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":480,"height":500,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/05\/02-02-refresh-interval.gif","thumbnail-width":192,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/05\/02-02-refresh-interval.gif","medium-width":251,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/05\/02-02-refresh-interval.gif","medium_large-width":480,"medium_large-height":500,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/05\/02-02-refresh-interval.gif","large-width":480,"large-height":500,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/05\/02-02-refresh-interval.gif","1536x1536-width":480,"1536x1536-height":500,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/05\/02-02-refresh-interval.gif","2048x2048-width":480,"2048x2048-height":500,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/05\/02-02-refresh-interval.gif","card_image-width":446,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/05\/02-02-refresh-interval.gif","wide_image-width":480,"wide_image-height":500}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Save the map. You&#8217;ll need to give it a name (like\u00a0<strong>Field Notes<\/strong>) and tags.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Third, open the map in Collector and get to work<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Now that you&#8217;ve made the layer and the map, open the app and get to work.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Collector on your device (Android, iOS, or Windows 10).<\/li>\n<li>Sign in to your organization. You&#8217;ll want to use the same account that made the map, as you haven&#8217;t shared it yet.<\/li>\n<li>Browse to the map you just made and open it.<\/li>\n<li>Tap\u00a0<strong>Collect +<\/strong>\u00a0(or go to the\u00a0<strong>Collect new\u00a0<\/strong>panel on a tablet)\u00a0and select a type of note to start your first collection.<\/li>\n<li>Your GPS will be used to add the point, or you can use the map to set a different location. Provide a name for your note, and any other information you&#8217;d like to fill out in the form.<\/li>\n<li>Tap\u00a0<strong>Submit\u00a0<\/strong>(the checkmark on Android) to add your note to the layer.<\/li>\n<li>Go back to your web browser and look at the map you made. Within a couple seconds, you&#8217;ll see your note appear on the map.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In\u00a0three steps you&#8217;ve created a feature layer, made a map, and brought your data into Collector, where you can collect the data that matters to you. Although we didn&#8217;t try it here, you can add attachments to your data, and even work offline. While you might\u00a0need to collect field notes, there are templates that provide the data structure for a number of industry-specific projects, too. Go take a look at them, and see what data your organization could bring into their GIS. Have a suggestion for another template? Let me know!<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":"<p>Comments or questions on this post?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.esri.com\/community\/gis\/applications\/collector-for-arcgis\/blog\/2017\/10\/03\/5-minutes-to-your-first-collector-map\">Join the discussion on GeoNet<\/a>.<\/p>\n","image_reference":false,"layout":"standard","image_reference_figure":"","snippet":"","spotlight_name":"","section_title":"","position":"Center","spotlight_image":false}],"authors":[{"ID":5701,"user_firstname":"Kylie","user_lastname":"Donia","nickname":"kylie","user_nicename":"kylie","display_name":"Kylie Donia","user_email":"KDonia@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:17:28","user_description":"Kylie strives to bring GIS to K-12 classrooms. A long-time Esri employee, she previously worked on Esri's field operations, focused on documentation and best practices. 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