{"id":2905982,"date":"2025-10-08T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2905982"},"modified":"2025-12-09T17:31:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T01:31:24","slug":"arcgis-field-maps-getting-started-with-tasks","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/field-maps\/field-mobility\/arcgis-field-maps-getting-started-with-tasks","title":{"rendered":"ArcGIS Field Maps: Introducing Tasks"},"author":21681,"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":[780402,703241,344152,39991,29571],"industry":[],"product":[679821],"class_list":["post-2905982","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-field-mobility","tag-coordination","tag-field-maps","tag-field-operations","tag-fieldwork","tag-tasks","product-field-maps"],"acf":{"related_articles":"","authors":[{"ID":21681,"user_firstname":"Liz","user_lastname":"Armstrong","nickname":"Liz Armstrong","user_nicename":"larmstrong","display_name":"Liz Armstrong","user_email":"larmstrong@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2020-04-01 22:13:20","user_description":"Liz Armstrong is a Product Manager on the Field Apps team. She has a broad background in business and experience design. She is passionate about solving problems and making products that delight customers and users.","user_avatar":""}],"short_description":"ArcGIS Field Maps now offers the ability to coordinate fieldwork with the new tasks capability. Learn what tasks are and how to get started. ","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Ever struggled to keep track of all the work being done in your field operations<\/strong>?<\/h3>\n

You\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n

Planning and coordination are essential functions to all project management but become even more crucial in field operations as teams are not co-located but, rather, are geographically dispersed between field and office locations. This planning and coordination includes defining, prioritizing, and communicating the individual work that needs to be done in the field, and by whom, across all the individual field projects at an organization.<\/p>\n

Many field operations teams often face challenges with fragmented communication, missed prioritization or requirements, and limited visibility into work progress. Managing multiple, disparate tools makes it difficult for field and office staff to collaborate effectively and adapt quickly to changing conditions.<\/p>\n

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Introducing the Tasks capability<\/strong><\/h3>\n

ArcGIS Field Maps now includes the Tasks capability which provides field operations with a better way to manage the planning and coordination of fieldwork.<\/p>\n

For organizations, this means better collaboration, accountability, and data-driven insights that support decision-making.<\/p>\n

For field staff, it means having clear, prioritized to-do lists built right into the same app they already use to collect data and perform inspections – eliminating the need to switch tools and helping them stay focused and efficient in the field. With Field Maps as their all-in-one app, everything they need is in one place.<\/p>\n

With tasks, organizations can:<\/p>\n