ArcGIS Field Maps 4+

Offline mode is rough

Offline would be made significantly better by allowing the user to select both the size of the offline area and the scale. Right now you either get crystal clear imagery of a tiny area (which takes forever to download) or you get a huge blurry area (which also takes forever to download). Being able to download a medium section at low to medium image quality should fix this issue…

Very unstable and completely unreliable

I developed multiple map projects in 2019 for Collector that worked great and transferred to FieldMaps fine when Collector was discontinued. However, ever since we created new map projects in 2021, they have all failed. Map projects will work sometimes then crash repeatedly without any way to resolve unless we completely delete the app, reinstall, and then reload map projects. I have my entire field crew using and relying on map projects developed for FieldMaps and it’s failed us time and time again on every device (new iPads, iPhones 8 through 12, and Androids). Because of crashing and not being able to sync, we’ve lost hundreds of data points collected in the field for professional purposes (federal grants and agreements, and contracts) over two years with no possible way to recover our data. I’m so frustrated and tired of this app and its complete unreliability. I think I now must forget Esri and find a better solution for our professional needs to collect data in the field.

Developer Response ,

This is very unfortunate to hear. Please contact Esri support so that we can determine what has gone wrong with your maps and help you find a resolution.

Expanded Apple Watch features would be great!

Overall I love the capabilities that field maps lends, especially now that you can specify search parameters within your offline maps after making them.

I would like to see some expansion of field capabilities across other devices (namely the Apple Watch). Sometimes in the field carrying around a plethora of devices isn’t the most fun.

I downloaded their Apple Watch app but only to find that “Your account doesn’t support any watch capabilities.” Why??? If I can use it on my phone why not the watch. Could be a game changer for someone who uses this platform every single day to start a track or drop a point with the click of a button.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your feedback. We currently support location sharing capabilities on the watch and that needs to be enabled by your administrator. We are looking to expand watch capabilities in future releases.