# ArcGIS Field Maps Reviews **Vendor:** Esri **Category:** [Field Service Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/field-service-management) **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 52 ## About ArcGIS Field Maps ArcGIS Field Maps is a comprehensive mobile application designed to enhance field operations by integrating data-driven maps and mobile forms. It enables field workers to efficiently collect and edit data, locate assets and information, and share their real-time locations. Built on the ArcGIS platform, it ensures seamless data sharing between field and office personnel, promoting consistency and accuracy across the organization. Key Features and Functionality: - Streamlined Field Workflows: Consolidates various field tasks into a single app, replacing paper-based processes and disparate tools. Users can configure the app to match specific workflows, providing preconfigured maps and forms on mobile devices for accurate and efficient task completion. - Empowered Mobile Workforce: Offers secure, 24/7 access to organizational ArcGIS maps, ensuring field workers have the most current information. The app allows for easy asset location, data annotation, and sharing of findings, even in offline environments. - Real-Time Data Access: Enhances data accuracy by eliminating errors from manual transcription and transfer. New or updated data is automatically integrated into the ArcGIS system, making it accessible organization-wide. - Transparency in Field Activities: Provides real-time location awareness of field personnel, enabling quick adaptation to changing circumstances. Location tracking analysis verifies work details and identifies movement patterns to optimize efficiency. - Quick and Easy Deployment: Available for download from major app stores, the app supports multiple capabilities in one download. Its intuitive design allows field workers to become productive with minimal training. Primary Value and User Solutions: ArcGIS Field Maps addresses the challenges of managing field operations by providing a unified platform that enhances efficiency, accuracy, and collaboration. By integrating various field tasks into a single application, it reduces the complexity and errors associated with traditional methods. The app ensures that field workers have up-to-date information and tools, leading to improved decision-making and operational transparency. Its seamless integration with the ArcGIS platform allows organizations to maintain consistent data across all departments, bridging the gap between field and office operations. ## ArcGIS Field Maps Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users find the **data management** in ArcGIS Field Maps easy, streamlining field visits and syncing with ArcGIS Online. (1 reviews) - Users find ArcGIS Field Maps **easy to use** for field visits, data capture, and seamless syncing with ArcGIS Online. (1 reviews) - Users find the **easy access** to mapping and data capture during field visits highly beneficial and efficient. (1 reviews) - Users appreciate the **real-time data** capabilities of ArcGIS Field Maps, making field data capture and planning effortless. (1 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users experience **connectivity issues** with ArcGIS Field Maps, particularly during large data transmissions, requiring a strong internet connection. (1 reviews) - Users find the **learning curve steep** , especially with high subscription costs and challenges in large data handling. (1 reviews) - Users find the **high subscription cost** of ArcGIS Field Maps challenging, especially for new users needing good internet. (1 reviews) ## ArcGIS Field Maps Reviews ### 1. Features and uses **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ravi K. | Beat Trainer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 29, 2024 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Easy to use during the feild visit,mapping planning and capturing filed data is easy,its also sync with arcgis online. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Subscription cost is hight and not easy for new user, some issues facing during large data transmission and also required a good internet connection **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Its helped me alot during my field visit for real time data capturing and update.easy to build cluster boundaries and network mapping. ### 2. Real time data collection **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** PARVEJ A. | Software Trainee, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 02, 2023 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Real-time Data Collection: Field Maps enables users to collect point data in the field using mobile devices, ensuring that information is up-to-date and accurate. Offline Data Collection: Users can collect point data in areas with no internet connectivity, and the data is synchronized when a connection is restored. Custom Forms: Field Maps allows you to create custom forms for data collection, ensuring that you capture relevant information for each point. GPS Integration: The app integrates with GPS technology, providing accurate location information for each point collected in the field. Efficient Navigation: Field Maps provides tools for efficient navigation to points of interest, optimizing fieldwork workflows. Data Visualization: The collected point data can be visualized on maps, allowing users to analyze and interpret spatial patterns easily. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** One disadvantage of ArcGIS Field Maps is that it requires a consistent and reliable internet connection for optimal functionality. If you are working in remote areas or locations with poor connectivity, it may affect the real-time data synchronization and mapping capabilities of the application. 1-Not to use deep customisation. 2- Real time data sync in offline mode **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Collecting Electric data set like point features , line features and polygon ### 3. Excellent data collection tool **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Manuel L. | GIS Specialist, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 02, 2023 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** It integrates our databases with offline data collection abilities for cohesive and streamline data management and post production. For our archaeological company, it allows us to convert older maps into basemaps to relocate historic sites. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Can be buggy at times. Does require ArcGIS online subscription to operate but that is standard practice for most ESRI products. It is constantly improving, especially since the days of Collector. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use Field Maps to assist our field crew of archaeologist while in remote areas. It allows us to provide offline aerial basemaps for navigation. We can also provide georeferenced archeaological maps in the form of map packages to use as basemaps. This allows our field crew to easily navigate to sites and collect accuate data. We pair our Field Maps with Eos Arrow GNSS receivers and this works great. If updates need to be provide to the field crew, that is also easily done allow admin and field crew almost real time updates on project progress. GIS data can also be preloaded into Field Maps via ArcGIS online. Data dictionaries can also be created in ArcGIS Pro, loaded as web feature layers in AGOL and Field Maps, making data collection easy and accurate. ### 4. Title: "ArcGIS Field Maps: A Powerful Ally in Fieldwork Efficiency" **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Civil Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 21, 2023 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** ArcGIS Field Maps has been a game-changer for my fieldwork. I love how it smoothly syncs with the ArcGIS platform, making data collection and mapping a breeze. The offline mode has saved me in remote areas, ensuring I can work seamlessly. What stands out for me are the customizable forms and real-time collaboration features, adding a personalized touch to my field experience. It's become my go-to for efficient, data-driven decision-making in the field. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** While ArcGIS Field Maps is impressive, I've encountered occasional glitches in the app's interface, causing minor disruptions during fieldwork. The learning curve for advanced features can be steep, requiring extra time to master. Additionally, the app's dependency on a stable internet connection for certain functions can be limiting in areas with poor connectivity. Despite these drawbacks, the overall benefits outweigh the challenges, making it an essential tool for my field mapping needs. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** ArcGIS Field Maps effectively addresses the challenges of traditional field data collection by providing a streamlined solution. It solves the problem of cumbersome paperwork and manual data entry, allowing for efficient digital data collection directly in the field. This not only minimizes errors but also accelerates the overall data-gathering process. The app's real-time collaboration and integration with the ArcGIS platform ensure that the collected data is instantly available for analysis, leading to quicker decision-making. Overall, ArcGIS Field Maps has significantly improved the accuracy, speed, and accessibility of my fieldwork, enhancing productivity and informed decision-making. ### 5. wish survey 123 options included in Field maps **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** amjad y. | GIS Analyst **Reviewed Date:** July 28, 2022 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** auto create smart forms and ease of data collection **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** having to create too many fields for a layer in order to use smart forms **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** conditional visibilty, calculated expessipons ### 6. Dependable and easy to learn **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Environmental Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 07, 2021 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Collector is easy for anyone to pick up for collecting field data. Seamless integration with other ArcGIS software. Easy to share surveys with coworkers and to set up new surveys. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Can be costly for a small team with low funding. If on Android, there are two apps which both work fine, but it can be confusing deciding on one to stick with. Difficult to make edits on smartphone (easy to click on the wrong place by mistake). **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have been able to conduct my field research seamlessly using the Collector app and to export the data for further processing in other software as needed. It is possibled to do this work simply from a phone or tablet instead of having to hand write (difficult in wet conditions) or use specialized equipment. ### 7. Great for collecting GIS data out in the field **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Richard M. | GIS CAD/Technicain, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 30, 2020 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Easy to train non-GIS competent members of staff up on its use. I find it very easy to set up templates for surveys through ArcGIS Online which can be reused The collector app does a job that open source can't fill. We tried looking for free alternatives but the reliability of the collector app/ the arc package was a massive plus. If features are created in ArcGIS Online and distributed to the app, the process can be seamless. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** There are currently two apps on Android for the collector app. The one which I would advise our consultants to use is the beta app, this really shouldn't be the case anymore. Collector app is fantastic but you are trapped within ESRI's bubble Can become costly for a small business when factoring in field worker licenses for use of the app **Recommendations to others considering ArcGIS Field Maps:** Use the beta app on Android, we don't use apple products within this company so unfortunately can't comment. If you are continually doing the same style of surveys then make sure your templates on AGOL are set up correctly. This will make your life vastly easier. Train users of the app in the office before sending them out on site. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Collecting visual tree assessment data, British standard 5837 surveys, ecological surveys which can then be hosted on ArcGIS online to be displayed to clients seamlessly. Currently also experimenting using SWEET for phase 1 ecology surveys, whilst strictly not Collector the principles are the same. ### 8. This software was a Game changer! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Darren C. | fiber splicer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 19, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Prior to using it there was a huge void in my work field of fiber optics. Using Arcgis drastically made my days easier and more efficient by enabling me to review the entire network by piece instead of only having ability to study little portions of a network with paper prints. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** There were actually none. I was fully satisfied. **Recommendations to others considering ArcGIS Field Maps:** This is gaurenteed to bring ease to any ones field **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Getting to see the whole picture instead of working with blinders on. ### 9. Collector for ArcGIS for small spaces **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Veronica N. | GIS Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Labels, being able to rotate the map, now being able to accidentally move a point by brushing the screen anymore, I love the photo on the start screen! **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** iPads are hard to see in the bright light in Phoenix, We add non-glare screen protectors, but that also makes the screen dimmer and less sharp. To compound the situation the Collector app gets grayed out when you start editing so it's almost impossible to see where to manually place/move the feature you are editing with respect to the surrounding features on the map, I believe the target area around the cross-hairs is meant to be clear to see so I think you just need to make sure the symbols within the target area do not get grayed out. I do think it's a great idea to gray the map out on the rest of the screen because that will help draw your eye to the focal area that you are editing. I have attribute-dependent symbology that is meant to change color/shape when you update the feature to say "done" for example. The symbols (assigned in AGOL) don't update automatically. I have to back out of the map, open a different map, then open my map again to force the symbols to redraw. On the other hand the symbols that come through from an MXD that I have published to a map service refresh automatically. So there must be a bug with the redraw of AGOL symbols. It is very difficult to manually draw and edit polygon vertices. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** We were able to reduce an 18-month one-time botanical research project to a 2-week annual event because of Collector. The data we collect is also now a snapshot in time. That makes our data much more valuable for research and makes it possible to do a long-term research study. 90 to 95% of the mapping work done at our botanical garden gets done on the Collector app. That means our institution is able to do 10-20 times more mapping work than we would have done if we just had the desktop software. Our campus is 140 acres so mapping capabilities are very important to our organization. This summer we will be putting the finishing touches on our full plant map for our botanical garden. This map is already being used for research and education and we expect its usefulness to skyrocket this year when we start sharing it more extensively with our staff, our 800 volunteers, and our guests. Without Collector we would not have been able to create a full, detailed plant map and it would have been much more costly and technically difficult to maintain it as the garden changes. ### 10. Data Management on the Go **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Utilities | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 06, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Collector's ability to work on and offline allow our teams to utilize the webmaps we create and perform inspections wherever without worry. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** The ability to have filtered attributes or multiple selects for attributes would be nice. Having to use multiple apps to get the correct information for some circumstances is cumbersome and inefficient. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Asset management programs that help keep our system robust and storm ready. The utilization of Collector has digitized paper processes allowing information to reach applicable parties faster, and in most cases, in real time. ### 11. Stop Making Shiny New Things and Make The Collector Work **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Environmental Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 09, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Collector is amazing!... When it works. It's such a powerful tool for data collection and data sharing. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Collector is amazing!... When it works. It's such a powerful tool for data collection and data sharing. The problem is all of the bugs... sync issues, couldn't update feature issues, the app crashes all of the time on Android, and some of the time on iOS. At the conference ESRI is so excited to present their newest, shiniest product. Please just stop. You seem to be spreading yourself thin. Please just make the products you have work, and work well. The biggest problem is that now we GIS professionals have rolled this out to field workers to "improve efficiency", but the more bugs we run into, the more time consuming their (and my) jobs become, and the field workers lose faith in the product. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are sharing data between different agencies doing fire defensible space inspections so that they don't send mixed messages to homeowners. ### 12. adapting to use Collector **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** carl j. | Utility GIS Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 15, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I like the simplistic approach to tools required to complete field data collection and editing. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** My main issue is that the three main platforms support by collector are not being updated and release at the same time. I also have an issue that ESRI has some very powerful solutions, but if you implement them, Collector does not support them...I.e. Utility Network data functionality is not supported in Collector or announced updates. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** spatially locating and editing utility data in the field using high accuracy GPS...The main benefit is that you can quickly training non-GIS personnel to collect and edit GIS data in real time. ### 13. I have equipped Fire Department staff with Collector for feature editing/collection of Know Boxes **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Michelle H. | GIS Tech 2, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 10, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I loved that I was able to train 4 fire staff at the same time. We collected a new feature, edited existing features and moved the location of existing features. All 4 staff were able to catch on fairly quickly. The app was very easy to use for them. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I have actually not run into anything I dont like about Collector. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** The Fire departments knox box layer as not been updated in years. Now they can go in the field and update features and collect new features. They would previously do these updates on paper. Now they have dedicated 4 staff to this task ### 14. Collector for the field **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lydia H. | GIS/Data Analyst, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 09, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I like that the field staff can use the product and it is very easy to use. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Some of the downsides to collector would be that the sometimes the popup boxes take to long to scroll to the information **Recommendations to others considering ArcGIS Field Maps:** Take the time to configure the popups because it will make it easier for the field staff to use and also the management can understand what it going on. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is quick and easy to use. ### 15. Collector for ArcGIS **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Goods | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 31, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I love that it gives you the option to use the exact symbology that will be used on the final product map, much easier to know if you put in the right feature and has all the options if you are trying to mark lots of different types of features and want the same symbology without having to duplicate and hopefully remember what is what by the time you are back in the office **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** set up for getting the maps ready for collector can take quite a while to set up for use **Recommendations to others considering ArcGIS Field Maps:** As long as you can set it up, its a great way to collect data out in the field, and downloading/syncing the data is very easy, just sync once you have wifi and then download in the office from the internet to your computer. Much better than having to physically get the data off the workers tablet and doesn't require them being in the office, only connecting to wifi and rememebering to sync; means you are stuck at the office when people show up at 5:00 when you just want to go home, haha **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** data collection out in the field ### 16. Great app for field data collection **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Utilities | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Easy to configure, integrated with our Enterprise system, easy for field staff to learn **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Offline capabilities have room for improvement. Lots of burden put on user to download/sync data. **Recommendations to others considering ArcGIS Field Maps:** Put the bulk of your planning efforts into your data model **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** We're using Collector for utility vegetation management inspections and will be expanding the use to other field inspections in coming months. It has been incredibly beneficial for staff to see data collected by all staff in the department, whether they are in the field or office. They also have access to facility & customer data via Collector which has enabled field users to work more efficiently and safely. ### 17. Collector for Public Works **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Diane U. | Water Resources Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I like the quick access to what field workers are experiencing. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I do not like that there is not a way to copy the data from one inspection on a given asset to a new inspection. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** It has been great, we can tell what pipes have been cleaned, what tanks have been pumped, and it makes it really easy to answer customer questions. ### 18. Collector for the non-technical **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Corryn S. | Corryn Smith, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 10, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I like how simple the app is. All you need to do is create an editable web map, and BOOM! your map is ready for Collector. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I dislike how the new version is not available on Android devices **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are collecting data that is does not live on our Enterprise/SDE like Leak Detections, Water Samples, Well Levels, MS4 Inspections, and Gas Interceptors. ### 19. Good Field Data Collection Device **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Government Administration | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 09, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Collector is a good simple GIS data collection device for the field. It is easy to setup in ArcGIS online. It's offline mode works pretty well but does have some bugs to iron out. It's easy for the non technical user to use. It also works well with connecting to higher end survey GPS devices. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Still has some bugs but those will be worked out with time. It is dependent on ArcGIS Online. It would be nice if it could operate independent of AGOL **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Mapping homless camps, mapping hazardous trees ### 20. Collect and Go **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Architecture & Planning | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Collector makes it easy for field workers to quickly gather data in the field, instead of recording it on paper, then filling data back at their office. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Though it is part of the Esri's Workforce application suite, one major feedback I received from a client using it is that it would be nice if all of Workforce's applications were part of one large app. They prefer to be all in one app, instead of switching between apps -- e.g. Collector to Workforce then back. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Collecting assessment data ### 21. Easy Peasy **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** kelly a. | 4-H Program Coordinator, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 09, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** That it s easy to collect, that you can collect offline, that you can add pictures, and more. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Looking for more icon options to use, as the current ones don't represent all we are trying to collect **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Collecting points and lines for civic engagement projects. ### 22. It has been Essential for our Research **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 10, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I love how easy it is to use as well as being able to have multiple people adding data at once and seeing it live update is critical. The offline capabilities are wonderful as well. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Nothing that I have found, it works well with on and offline. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are doing endangered species conservation so being able to make a map instantly is amazing to know where new nests may be and their statuses. ### 23. Great for Field Deployment **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Environmental Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 09, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Collector is a very straight-forward application once set-up, yet is customizable for more complex surveys. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Periodically, updates are not compatible with some of our older equipment, causing delays and difficulties in field deployment. **Recommendations to others considering ArcGIS Field Maps:** Be sure you are comfortable with join tables! **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our primary Collector App is to collect an initial inventory for the presence/prevelence of invasive species on and around our area of interest. ### 24. Fine **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Government Relations | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 09, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Convenient and easy to set up. Helps streamline and standardize data collection. Connects with our enterprise data. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I wish ArcGIS Online would project data on the fly. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Field capabilities for data collection are great. Connects back to our organization. Have trialed it in several field applications and been happy with the results all times. ### 25. Overall positive review **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Government Relations | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 10, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** The ability to collect lines and polygons which I can not do with Survey123. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Difference setup between android and IOS. Not being able to download my tile packages on IOS. I think that functionality is coming back hopefully after this conference. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Field data collection. ### 26. Streamlined Inspections **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Civil Engineering | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 10, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Multiple users can collect data for the same inspection project **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Need to figure out a more streamlined way to download and manage photos taken and taged in Collector **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Able to quick spool up a new project for projects with little to no notice ### 27. Collector what? **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Government Administration | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Easy to use app with intuitive UI. Our fire department loves it! **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Sometime nicer icons are hard to load. I had to settled with simple icons. Also, graphics on handheld device are not easy to see. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Fire Hydrant data collection. ### 28. Easy to train field users, easy to configure for gis managers. Your group is committed to improving **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 10, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** integration with external GPS, integration with arcade, disconnected editing, integration with arcgis server and SDE! **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** native app, some phones react differently **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** location of invasive species in Ann Arbor, MI. Inventory of stormwater assets in washtenaw county, MI ### 29. ArcCollector Review **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Utilities | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 09, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Ease of use, simple to set up, user friendly. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** There's nothing I dislike about this product **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Collection coordinates of service meters ### 30. Collector for ArcGIS review **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Government Administration | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 10, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** very straight forward, great for creating clean data. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** photo extraction from collector is difficult. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Storm infrastructure maintenance and location ### 31. Great program, but could use some improvement **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Anja C. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2018 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I really like how easy this program is to use and the fact that you can add pictures to GPS points. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I dislike the accuracy of the program. We could really use this kind of thing for mapping wells and septic systems for our Health Department, but it's simply not accurate enough to use for that. I also wish there was a similar program for the public to use so that it could be used for crowdsourcing type project. An example would be for the public to take GPS points of grave sites and add photos and other attributes, adding it to our existing grave map. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are currently using Collector to map the county water system and have used it to map trails. The benefit is that it is easy for county water staff to use in the field and allows our infrastructure to be digitized quickly and easily. We have linked up the web map used for Collector to layers on our server so that data is updated automatically. ### 32. Field Work **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 16, 2018 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Ability to capture points lines and polygons. Ability to edit theses offline. Ability to work offline. Work with high resolution imagery to ensure we are collecting in the right locations. Works on almost all android/ios devices. Quick to install and setup. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Very basic forms Can't customise and add dynamic fields like fulcrum Had some issues with syncing data. We managed to find solutions to all our problems on the geonet forums. **Recommendations to others considering ArcGIS Field Maps:** A few learning curves when setting up if you're not using AGOL (need to setup up SDE and if you need to work offline, setup versioning and processes to reconcile and post the edits). We encountered a few issues with downloading our offline data, but managed to find fixes on Geonet for all our problems **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Streamline asset assessment out in the field. Pre populating data from redline drawings. It has enabled us to collect data spatially, previously this was collected against linear referenced points in a spreadsheet ### 33. Great for Fieldwork **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 17, 2019 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I like the simplicity of it. I can do the most basic data grab, but I can also collect more complex data while in the field, with some added pre-field work in office to set it up. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** You have to have a ArcOnline subscription to use it. **Recommendations to others considering ArcGIS Field Maps:** As with anything...Practice with it before you start collecting **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Mapping wetlands (delineations for NRCS) Mapping municipal water networks in real-time ### 34. Helping improve my own community! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jose Andreas M. | Policy Administration — Business Review Specialist, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 26, 2018 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** It was easy to access, learn how to use, and also teach others how to use. It is an app I now often think of when brainstorming different project ideas, since it is a very useful tool to gather information linked to a place. Being able to show customers and co-workers where things are as data is explained makes understanding and research so much easier. The fact that the files can then be read using other programs by ESRI, such as ArcMap, allows the user to analyze the data and further edit maps with detailed information. These new maps can help in future research too. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Although only a few times, it crashed when uploading the recorded data. The uploading could be slow depending on how often one backed it up. **Recommendations to others considering ArcGIS Field Maps:** A picture is worth a thousands words. A map, then, is equal or better than a complicated explanation. With Collector, we are able to identify key locations or items to a coordinate map. What is more, these documents can then be transferred to, for example, Arc Map and proceed to further analyze the collected data. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used Collector as part of a project I conducted to help my City Hall gather information on the state of infrastructure, ADA standards compliance, and more in order to apply for grants and further research to improve our city. It was a fulfilling experience, the rewards including plans to improve our city roads and sidewalks ### 35. Using Collector for Geohazards Field Data aquisition **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dave V. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2018 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** easily deployable to non-gis technical staff, like geologists and field staff **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Complicated to integrate with Survey 123. Would like to see native (non-url) survey123 type forms in with a similar map interface as Collector. creating a unified product that offers power of map based collector with ease of entry from Survey 123 would be fantastic!! **Recommendations to others considering ArcGIS Field Maps:** If you have the ArcGIS enterprise or online stack imiplemnented, its a no-brainer. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** enabling aasy high precision point and polygon data capture in the field with workflow monitoring. Realized reduced field data aquisition time and cheaper hardware expenses with BYOD for use with collector ### 36. Arc collector for Tribes **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Environmental Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2018 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I like the compatibility and real time sync with Arc Online functionality. It allows a manager to better understand data. Ole toon in real time. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** The learning curve is a little steep for technicians to set up a data Set for research questions. **Recommendations to others considering ArcGIS Field Maps:** Learn the setup well to better implement research in the field. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have answered many research questions about vegetation and noxious weed mapping. It has allowed a compatible tool for our vegetation research for guiding policy. ### 37. Makes recording field data easy and reliable across multiple users **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Research | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 09, 2018 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** The data is backed up and easy to export as a csv to use in other analyses. This limits errors from transcribing paper data sheets into a data management system. Students, volunteers, etc. will enter all of the information you request without issues and spatial location can be viewed in real time on the screen to check for "bouncing" signals, etc. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Creating the collector piece is somewhat long the first few times, and there are things that cannot be changed without completely starting over. **Recommendations to others considering ArcGIS Field Maps:** Recommended if you collect the same kind of information across multiple sites/samples, and/or if you have multiple people doing the same thing. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use Collector for our soil microbiome research to collect field data for each of our soil samples. ### 38. Great mobile monitoring for conservation **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 26, 2018 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I use Collector for mobilee monitoring of our conservation easements. We've created a companion app that allows us to pull our data out of collector and it saves so much time! **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** The occasional glitches and sign outs for no reason is annoying. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** It saves us so much time by allowing us to take pertinent data in the field and sync it later back in the office. ### 39. ArcGis Collector Application **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Public Relations and Communications | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 28, 2018 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** The ability to be able to work offline and upload data any moment. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** A couple of problems my colleague and I faced while trying to sync data. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Locating water meters and updating business/residential addresses. ### 40. Great way to collect and organize field data **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Civil Engineering | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2018 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** The ability to collect spatial information, pictures, and notes easily while in the field. The required information is straightforward to setup prior to field mobilization and easy to share after data collection. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Required a login, layers can't be changed after they have been downloaded to a mobile device otherwise there are issues bringing collected data back in. The way you have take and attach the pictures is clunky. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Water resources projects site visits and field review. The ease and organization of field data saves time. The abilty to review field data on devices and share information helps with project communication and coordination. ### 41. Site license manager **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Richard Y. | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2018 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I would like to have self provisioning. Seem a lot of time is spent on license management in which is very time consuming. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I don't like the new portal that was recently upgraded. seems there should have been some tutorial send along with the new look **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** collecting information for the university and overall grounds/ areas of improvement. ### 42. The collector app has been a great tool to help collect data. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Marla J. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 10, 2018 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** The best part of the collector app is the ability to see the data in real time. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** The one thing I dislike is it it can only be configured and not customized. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Collecting data to analyze and report via other ArcGIS products. The benefits are it is a free download and easy to use. ### 43. Combining map driven functionality of Collector with logical capabilities of Survey123 **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Vitaliy H. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2018 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Ease of configuration to get going and use in the field for non GIS users, map driven interface, ability for offline data collection **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** inability to do logical branching of questions, so its dependent on user's response **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** site selection, field data collection, ability to make field collected data visualized in the real time ### 44. Asset collection and inventory with Collector app **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Architecture & Planning | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 09, 2018 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Collector is an easy to use platform with little learning curve for new users. Templates are quick and effective and can be customized to add as little or as much information as needed to complete a data logging task. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Collect does have some restrictions on who/ or how it can be used namely licensing requirements. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our municipality needs an efficient system for gathering spatial data on assets throughout the city. Collector is an easy and effective way of collecting those data needs ### 45. Great for field work **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Government Administration | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 10, 2018 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** It’s easy to use and gets the job done faster, when it does work. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Sometimes it’s buggy, but I’m not sure if that’s the software or something with the connection because it does not always sync to our other systems. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use it for field services, filling out forms and documented site visits when in the field. It helps navigate and show a map of the area for inspections. ### 46. Used it in the field for ADA **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 19, 2018 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** How I was able to zoom in on the points I needed to edit or add. The borders that were shown around the project area that I was collecting data for sidewalks and curb ramps in were a big help, for this way I knew whether I was outside of my collection territory. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** The topography of the greater Seattle region is something else because of all the mountains and small hills. Each time I entered an area where my cell phone signal was not good because I was in the field and I needed to input a coordinate, the ArcGIS program itself wouldn't work too well in this case. On occasion the application crashed while I was using it on my cell phone to collect data in the field, and I would have to reopen the application and wait for it to load, which caused me to not be so efficient. **Recommendations to others considering ArcGIS Field Maps:** I was pleased to have learned a little bit about this program while I was collecting data on sidewalks and curb ramps (primarily) in accordance with the ADA. I had seen ArcMap but I hadn't heard of this specific program within ArcGIS. I didn't go through any of the online tutorials or training files with respect to the Collector for ArcGIS, but I would recommend doing that if you may end up having a job that uses this program, even if it's only 5% or 10% of the time. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** I was a field technician, so I have no way of answering this question. ### 47. Collector use in collecting various Public Works infrastructure. **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Utilities | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 11, 2018 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I like that it is extremely easy to configure, easy for non-technical folks to use, and that it is so portable. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** That it does not allow snapping of features - an essential need for stormwater and other network or connected features. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ease of use, streamlines workflows, allows staff to see and use live data in the field and office staff to see work as it progresses. Visibility. ### 48. Collector review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Renewables & Environment | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 25, 2018 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Collector is the best technology. As a land steward, I am able to take college with me remotely in the job and sync it back to my colleagues. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** I dislike the data required to lload the base map and the limits on the amount of data collector can load per base map per load session. Needs larger capabilities **Recommendations to others considering ArcGIS Field Maps:** Would absolutely recommend. Make sure to practice downloads before going out into the field to ensure proper basemap Download and usage: that the area needed to be used is able to be fully seen **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Maps. Routes of land management. Building points. Notes of where activities are occurring. Field data that can be easily transferred to administrative staff for data review and attention. ### 49. Great resource with multiple uses! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jessica L. | Land Steward, Environmental Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 21, 2018 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** The product is easy to use and is great for sending staff out in the field. Integrates well with both ArcGIS online and desktop! **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Not much to dislike. Would always enjoy more customizing. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use this both for work and volunteer activities. At my Land Trust we use it to collect natural resource information. I also volunteer at a fire department and we use it to collect hydrant data. ### 50. Using this software for several years working to collect data. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Government Administration | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 31, 2018 **What do you like best about ArcGIS Field Maps?** Simplicity of using this software on iPad, iPhone. Transfer data immediately to the server. **What do you dislike about ArcGIS Field Maps?** If you are using in car and driving slow - there is delay in receiving data, especially if you are in "imagery" basemap mode. Actually I still have unresolved problem with Transparency of the one Layer using iPad. The company trying to fix it for about two months already, but no result yet. **Recommendations to others considering ArcGIS Field Maps:** I would definitely recommend this product to use for data collection. **What problems is ArcGIS Field Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Collecting data for water, wastewater, storm water, transportation, fire, police, planning departments. 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