Use this App Quickstart Guide to fast-track your ability to monitor recreation areas in Chaffee County
Note: open this page on your device for the best experience.
Get Started by watching this video!
Step 1: Download 2 Apps
Download ESRI Survey123 app
Click the logos below or search for “ARCGIS Survey123” in your app store.
APPLE iOS
ANDROID
For best results, download
while connected to Wi-Fi
Download Field Maps app
Click the logos below or search for “ARCGIS Field Maps” in your app store.
APPLE iOS
ANDROID
For best results, download
while connected to Wi-Fi
Step 2: Download the Campsite Collector 2.0 surveys and map
To download the surveys you can either scan the following QR codes from within the Survey123 app or click on them and they will take you straight to the app
Survey Installation
Step 3: Download the Field Maps app map
Download the Rec Adopter Campsites offline areas
To download the rec adopter campsites offline areas close field maps and use your mobile device’s camera to scan the QR code below or click on it from your phone.
rec adopter campsites
To load a pre-defined offline area on your device, click on the download icon next to the desired location.
You may receive an error that states that the Red Adopter Campsites are “Unable to Open”, click on “OK” to bypass this message. Additionally, you may be asked if you would like to turn on Field Maps notifications, you can click “No”.
Step 4: Perform a Survey
For this project, Field Maps will be the app that you should start with when going out into the field to monitor campsite conditions, perform actions at campsites.
Open Field Maps
Select The Rec Adopter Campsites Map
Click on the Rec Adopter Campsites map icon.
Get GPS Location
Press the location button on the top right corner to see the nearby campsites
Select the Right Campsite
Once the proper campsite is selected the pull up menu contains links that will allow you to either perform a condition survey or to perform an action survey.
Select Survey and Open Survey123
Select the survey you want to perform and the campsite’s unique identifier is automatically passed to Survey123 so that the site can be tracked over time
Step 5: Uploading Surveys
If you are not within cell phone service all surveys will be saved to your outbox and will need to be submitted when you return to a service area.
You need to close out of Survey123 when you get back into service range and log back in.
Survey123 sometimes gives an error if you do not log out and back in to submit outbox
Open Survey123
Survey123 app home screen
After you’ve collected surveys you will see the number of surveys on the top right-hand corner of each one of them.
Survey Launch Page
Once back on internet range, click on each survey that has numbers on the top to be taken to the survey’s launch page.
Here you will see your outbox folder.
Click on the outbox folder to open the surveys that have not been submitted
Survey Outbox
To submit the survey from the outbox press the “send” button
Submission Verification
After submitting the surveys from the outbox you can ensure that the survey has been sent by looking at the sent folder icon.
And you are done!
Congratulations! You are now equipped to go out on the field!
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