1ArcGISMobileApplicationUser’sGuide2ContentsChapter1Chapter2Chapter3Chapter4ArcGISMobileUserInterfaceEssentialsTitleBarMenuBarHardwareButtonsWorkingwithArcGISMobileprojectsCreatingArcGISMobileProjectsLoadingprojectsintoyourArcGISMobileDeviceFindyourprojectfolderOpeninganArcGISMobileProjectDownloadingProjectsfromtheWebWorkingwithTasksNavigating,BrowsingandIdentifyingMapFeaturesUsingtheViewMaptaskNavigatingtheMapPageBrowingandIdentifyingFeaturesintheMapCreatingNewFeaturesUsingtheCollectFeaturesTaskChoosingaFeatureTypetoCollectCollectingtheFeatures’ShapeUsingtheMapPageOffsettingCollectedLocationsSettingFieldValues5567788111214151921222337383Chapter5Chapter6Chapter7Chapter8SearchingandFindingFeaturesChoosingwhattoSearchForDefiningSearchCriteriaBrowsingSearchResultsontheMapViewingandEditingSearchResultsManagingFeaturesinYourProjectUsingtheViewWorkListStoringfeaturesinYourWorkListusingSearchFeaturesTaskViewingandUpdatingFeaturesinYourWorkListOrganizingFeaturesinYourWorkListBrowsingFeaturesontheMapInspectingtheAttributesofFeaturesinyourWorkListEditingtheAttributesofFeaturesinYourWorkListDeletingFeaturesinYourWorkListSendingandReceivingUpdatesUsingtheSynchronizeTaskPostingandReceivingMapDatafromtheServerSynchronizingwithaSecuredServerUsingErrorLogstoDiagnoseSynchProblemsAccessingDeviceandGPSStatusUsingtheViewStatusTaskBarConnectingandAccessingStatusofyourGPSReceiverViewingNetworkConnectionsViewingYourBatteryStatusCopyright/Legal4143484952525354555656575859676869697374764WelcometotheArcGISMobileApplication,themobileGISmappinganddatacollectionapplication.YoucanusetheArcGISMobileApplicationto:Viewandnavigatemapsandfeatures• CollectnewGISfeaturesusingaGPSdevice• Inspectandrecordthestateoffeaturesandassets• Search and organize map features requiring field visits • UpdateexistingGISfeatureattributes• AnimportantadvantageofusingtheArcGISMobileApplicationistheabilitytoreceiveandsenddataupdatesfromacentralArcGISServerwhenoutinthefield. This ability to synchronize information enables everyone to have a com-mon,dynamicviewofthelatestinformation.Fieldworkisaccomplishedintheapplicationthroughtheusetasksthatguideyouthroughthevariousprocesses.Forexample,ifyourjobistocollectusingaGPSreceiverthelocationandstatusof a fire hydrant installed in a new subdivision, the Collecting Features task will guide you through the process of picking the fire hydrant feature type, collecting itslocationusingtheGPSreceiverandsettingstatusinformationusingaform-basedinterface.ArcGIS Mobile is designed to provide an intuitive, workflow-driven experience to guide you through the tasks needed to perform in the field using a series of pages and menus. Throughout the course of using the application, you are pre-sentedwithhelpfulinformationandaconsistentsetofpagesandmenustoguideyou through your field work.ArcGISMobileUserInterfaceEssentials15TitleBarThe title bar indicates which page you are currently viewing. Since tasks contain aseriesofnestedpages,knowingwhichpageyouareviewingatanygiventimeis extremely important. The title bar displays both the name of the page you are currentlyviewingandagraphicaliconrepresentingthetaskthatitiscontainedwithin.The title bar is also used to convey changing status information. When a GPS re-ceiverisdetected,thetitlebarwillread“GPS”.IfyoudonothaveaGPSdeviceconnected,GPSwillnotappearonthestatusbar.Youcanmanuallyconnectordisconnect from a GPS receiver from the GPS status page. To access the GPS status, click on the Status Task on the task page. MenuBarThe menu bar is the primary means of navigating between pages in the applica-tion, and performing the actions required to complete field tasks. The left menu buttonrepresentsthedefaultandmostobviousactionthatcanbetakenonthepage. The right menu button is always titled “Menu” and provides additional func-tionality that is specific to the task and/or selection on the page.Leftmenubutton(defaultstomostobviousactionpossibleonpage)Rightmenubutton(alwaystitled“Menu”foraccessinganyfunctionspecifictothetaskorselectiononpage)GPSStatusSymbolNameofPagebeingViewedTaskIconWindowsMobileStatusBar6HardwareButtonsThe ability to provide one-handed operation can be quite valuable in the field. The ArcGIS Mobile application leverages the device’s built-in hardware buttons (theleftandrightsoftkeysandtherocker)assourcesofinputsothatastylusisnotrequiredforanyoperationwithintheapplication.Though the various device manufacturers organize their hardware buttons slightlydifferently,allWindowsMobiledevicesincludealeftsoftkey,arightsoftkeyandarockerkeywithdirectionalpad.LeftsoftkeyHardwarebuttonsonatypicalWindowsMobiledeviceRightsoftkeyRockerKey7With ArcGIS Mobile, you work within a mobile project. The tasks that define your field workflows and the maps that you use to accomplish those workflows are stored within projects. When you take ArcGIS Mobile to the field, your ArcGIS Mobileprojectfoldersarestoredonyourmobiledevice—eitheronastoragecardorinmainmemory.Each project contains an ArcGIS Mobile Project fi