Smartphones Google Forms for Field Studies Tom Baker

Smartphones & Google Forms for Field Studies Tom Baker tbaker@ku. edu tbaker@esri. com Roger Palmer Roger@gisetc. com

Learner Workflow 1. 2. 3. 4. While seated, verify your phone’s location services are on. Share URL w/class & practice collection In field, learners report data In lab, use Arc. GIS Online to find map & analyze data Enable Smartphone GPS Share URL Submit data to “GPS-enabled” form Analyze data in Arc. GIS Online

Step 1: Enable Smartphone Browser to use GPS location a. b. c. d. Apple IOS 6: Settings -> Privacy -> Location Services Apple IOS 4. x: Settings -> Location Services Android: Menu -> Settings -> Location & Security Android 4. 1. 1: Menu -> Settings -> Personal -> Location Services

Step 2: Report Your Data � edgis. org/geoforms /49515. html � Click Bottom Left button to add GPS � Click Bottom Right button to send data � Use the back browse button to submit more data

Step 3: Search for Map Data in Arc. GIS Online, “Texas Soda”

Teacher Workflow: Setup 1. 2. 3. 4. Create a Google Form “GPS-enable” the Form at Ed. GIS. org Publish Your Google Form Use Arc. GIS Online to Map Your Published Form & Visualize Its Data Create Google Form Convert to Ed. GIS Geo. Form Map Collected Data in Arc. GIS Online Save and Share Finished Map

Step 1 a: Create a Google Drive Form

Step 1 b: Build Form Fields

Step 1 c: Set Question Types for Preset Answers (A Safer Response)

Clear Up How to Enter More Data

Create a spreadsheet to hold your survey results:

Step 1 d: Go to Live Form, Copy URL

Step 2 a: Submit your Google “Live Form” URL to Ed. GIS. org

Step 2 b: Ed. GIS Makes a Copy & Adds a Button to Capture Enabled GPS data Go collect data to enter into your Google spreadsheet from your smart phone in the field.

After Entering a Few Data, Open the spreadsheet Spreadsheet Forum

Step 3 a: Back on Google Drive, Publish the Collected Data

Step 3 b: Map Data at Arc. GIS. com

Step 3 c: Add your Data to a Map

Step 3 d: Set Location Fields

Step 3 e: Analyze Patterns or Change Data Symbols

Save Your Map Into Personal Acct

SOME FIELD EXAMPLES � Water quality � Air Quality � Soils and Biological Quality

WATER QUALITY results shared at park talks, newspaper articles, tv news and at conferences!

AIR QUALITY p. H of a rain across the Dallas metroplex. Acid Rain is evident at major intersections.

BIOLOGICAL QUALITY Weed impact (purple) on corn yield (yellow)

Thanks for Your Interest Questions? Tom Baker tbaker@esri. com tbaker@ku. edu Roger Palmer Roger@gisetc. com