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Ismael Chivite edited this page May 20, 2019 · 16 revisions

ATTENTION:

QuickCapture Esri Labs is graduating into a fully supported ArcGIS product. ArcGIS QuickCapture is planned to be released on June 25, 2019 and its Esri Labs version will be retired a that time.

If you are new to ArcGIS QuickCapture and are looking for information into how to configure the app, we strongly recommend you start with the official ArcGIS QuickCapture app in our Esri Early Adopter Program at: https://earlyadopter.esri.com/key/ArcGISQuickCapture

If you are already using ArcGIS QuickCapture Esri Labs, you will also find detailed information in the Early Adopter Site about how to migrate your existing projects from ArcGIS QuickCapture Esri Labs to ArcGIS QuickCapture.

Managing projects

  • Tap on the Info button in the project gallery to get access to buttons to:
    • Upload all features at once
    • Delete locally stored data
    • Delete the project from device
  • Drag/pull down the project list (and let go) to refresh projects from the server.

Configuring capture feedback

Clicking on the settings icon will launch the capture feedback configuration page.

You can choose from the following options on feature collection:

Audio

  • No sound - No sound will play
  • Beep - This will play a beep
  • Text to speech - This will read out the template label

Sound

  • Vibrate - Where your device supports it

In these settings you can also enable the automatic upload of features:

Auto upload

See image above for settings UI.

  • Enabled - This switches the automatic upload of features on or off
  • Interval (seconds) - This sets the interval between each upload

Note that although auto upload is an app level setting, features will only be uploaded when the project is open in the app. Additionally, the device must be online for auto upload to occur.

Keystroke support (Bluetooth buttons)

Physical or Bluetooth devices such as keyboards, submit keystroke events that can be mapped to specific QuickCapture buttons. This means, for example, you can use a keyboard key to press a QuickCapture button and capture a feature. Before configuring your project, please be aware of the current limitations.

  • External Bluetootkeyboardrd/button support is not currently working on iOS
  • Keycodes can only be applied to point templates (not lines or polygons).
  • Flic buttons are not supported, as they require the use of their proprietary app/SDK

Steps

The first thing you need to do is find out the numeric or hexadecimal keycode for the keyboard key or Bluetooth button that you want to link to a QuickCapture button.

  • Once you have paired/connected your input device with your phone/tablet, you can go into QuickCapture settings and press and hold on the Settings title.

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This will reveal a hidden button called: Press to show key information.

  • Press the button. This will start the app listening for/displaying the keycode of the keys or buttons you press.

For example, clicking the A key of a bluetooth keyboard, should return: **Key Code 65 (0x41). **

  • Make note of the keycodes you want to use (you can record either 65 or 0x41). You will use it to associate it with the QuickCapture button of your choice.

  • You assign the keycodes to QuickCapture buttons using a QuickCapture template parameter.

The parameter format is:
// key=65

Or if using hexdecimal:
// key=0x41

This parameter needs to follow a // (if there are no existing parameters) and be written into the Properties of the feature template that you want to link.

For more information on updating templates please see the Wiki page.

  • Add the project's feature service to a web map, then click Edit and then Manage.
  • Select the layer you want to edit and the feature templates will display.

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  • For each feature template you want to link to configure; open the properties for the template and type the following into the Description input box (vary the key value as appropriate):

// key=65

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  • Once you have typed in all the required parameter values, save your changes and download (or re-download) the project to the QuickCapture app. You should see that there is an update available once you refresh the project list:

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  • Open the updated project and press and hold on the title bar. This will display the keys that are associated with each button:

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In this example, pressing the A key will capture a Downy Mildew feature on the left and B a Downy Mildew feature on the right.

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