Our client has requested a way for water department workers to collect/update data while working outside on infrastructure. The tool has to be user-friendly so that workers of all technological skill levels can use it. Our client has recommended Collector for ArcGIS.
The County of Prince Edward (corporately styled as “The County”) is a peninsula in eastern Ontario, on Lake Ontario. The area of focus was on County’s largest community, Picton, which lies on the eastern shore. This is the location of the municipality office where the client works.
Application Specialist
Allan attended the University of Waterloo, graduating in 2019 with a B.ES. in Municipal Planning. He enjoys model railroading and coding in BASIC.
Cartographic Specialist
Emily graduated from Fleming College with a diploma in Outdoor and Adventure Education, and in Ecosystem Management. Her hobbies include running, and sewing.
Application Specialist
Rebecca attended the University of Guelph and has a B.Sc. in Zoology. Her hobbies include drawing and reading.
Prince Edward County lies in Southern Ontario and has an unreliable form of water infrastructure data collection. The County currently uses paper, screenshots, and emails for updating data which can lead to interpretations and inconsistencies in the data. The client of this project has requested for a fully digital method to enable the water department workers to collect and update water infrastructure data. The client has recommended Collector for ArcGIS as it is used in other departments in the County. The deliverables of this project are documentation on how the client can set up Collector and a worker’s user manual. The solution involved publishing the data as a feature service, adding it to a web map in ArcGIS Online and configuring through Collector. As Collector is a mobile app, it is recommended that water department employees update their version of the app regularly as Esri is known to update their products frequently. This configuration of Collector allows the user to easily update/add data with the visual aid of an attractive basemap and intuitive interface.
