Manitoba Dutch Elm Disease (DED) Field Data Capture using Collector for ArcGIS and ArcGIS Online

53 Pages·2015·3.68 MB·English

Manitoba Dutch Elm Disease (DED)
Field Data Capture using Collector for ArcGIS and
ArcGIS Online
ESRI Regional User Conference
Winnipeg, Manitoba
April 21, 2015
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Presentation Outline
• Business • Technical • Next Steps by
Problem by Solution by Tony Viveiros,
Newton Philis, Shawn Cruise, GeoManitoba
Forestry BTT
– FireSmart
– DED Program – Collector Setup – Environmental
& Testing Incidents
– Collector Pilot
– Online/Offline – Perm. Sample
– Pilot Results
Use Plots (PSP’s)
– Benefits
– Tile Packages – Collector and
– DED Next
AGOL
– ArcGIS Server
Steps

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DED Management Program
• CWS delivers DED management
program within 40 communities

• Annual surveys during summer to
identify and mark diseased elm trees

• Removal operations carried out
throughout the year

• Approx. 5,000 – 6,000 trees/year
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DED Surveys
• Paper tally sheets

• Record information (tree, property and
ownership)

• Sketch maps with location of diseased
trees on each property

• Data entry and digitizing in office
throughout fall/ winter (approx. 9
months)

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ArcGIS Online
Collector Application
• ESRI Software - available through MB ELA

• Install on mobile hardware with IOS or
Android

• Mobile collection of field data using Cloud
services

• Online and offline capability

• Fairly easy and quick to customize
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ArcGIS Online Collector
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Collector App – Pilot Project
• Explore ArcGIS online Collector application

• CWS executive endorsement

• DED surveys during July-Aug 2014 – six communities

• Application developed to mimic program geodatabase
(compatibility)

• Compare online and offline functionality
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Pilot Project-Equipment
• Initial testing done on cell phones
(iPhones and Android)
• Hardware purchased through APL
(iPad air and iPad mini)
• Ruggedized case and protective
screen (field environment – rain,
bug screen, sun glare)
• Easy to handle
• Wireless connectivity
• Built-in GPS receiver

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Pilot Project
• Minimal effort to develop

• Base Features:
– Roads
– Ortho imagery
– Property lines

• Use for navigation and collection of
survey information

• Touch screen to add attributes

• Data stored within MB ArcGIS online
secured account and then exported to
internal geodatabase
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Outdoor Issues
• Sun glare on the screen.
– Mitigated by newer models of
iPads
– Switching between low & high
contrast basemaps (street &
satellite view)
• Protection against field
elements
– “Lifeproof” cases protect against
rain, drops, glare.
– “Lifeproof” screen protects
against marking paint and
bugspray.
www.lifeproof.com

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