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      How to create points, lines and polygons with Wildnote and export geospatial data

      Incorporate points, lines, and polygons into any of your forms in Wildnote using the point, polyline, and polygon question types in the form designer and export to GeoJSON. (Note: currently iOS only)

      If you are ready to begin collecting additional geometry data right within Wildnote, you simply need to incorporate the Polyline and Polygon questions into your forms.

      How to Add New Geospatial Questions for Forms

      1. Open the project that contains the form that you want to modify. 
      2. Go to Project Setup>Form Library
      3. Check the box next to the form you want to add the new questions to, and Copy the form.
      4. Update the version number of the newly copied form in the Form Details tab, and consider updating the description with what's being changed.
      5. Click on the Form Layout tab, scroll to the bottom of your form, then Add Question
      6. Under Question Type, choose the Geographic question type you want to add.
      7. Move the question to the appropriate location within your form.
      8. Remove the old version from the project by putting a check in the box next to the form and clicking Remove from Project.
      9. Sync all mobile devices to receive the new form and remove the old form.

      How to Draw and Edit Polygons, Polylines and Points on Mobile

      This short video shows how to interact with all three geospatial question types.

      How to Export Geospatial Data Collected in Wildnote

      1. Follow the steps in this article to add the Geospatial Open Source (GeoJSON) Export type to your project. Go to Project Setup>Export Library.
      2. Go to Project Data>Export and run the Geospatial Open Source export for your data.
      3. A zip file is created containing a the number of files that correspond to the number of geometry types in your form, plus a top level file and a photo file. Table data is also included.
      4. Either upload the files to ArcGIS Online or Arc Pro. If using Arc Pro, you will need to use the JSON to Features Tool.

      Hot Tip:

      We've added a new category to the Wildnote Library of forms called **NEW** Geospatial Forms (iOS Only) where you will find a few out of the box forms to use or modify as needed.