The purpose of this activity was to create a survey through Survey123 for ArcGIS, followed by analyzing and sharing the survey data. Survey123 is a form-centric data gathering service for creating and analyzing surveys, publishing them online. It can be completed on both mobile and desktop platforms, capable of downloading data attached to spatial information and mapping it. This post covers how to use the software to perform such duties through an ArcGIS online tutorial.
Methods
Create a Survey:
The first step to creating a survey is by selecting "create a new survey" on the survey 123 website. The next step requires you to insert provided details given through the tutorial (name, tags, summary). Questions are then added to the survey through the "Add" button, having the option of single choice, drop-down, multiple choice, etc. Figure 1 below shows the list of options available for question types.
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| Figure 1 |
The survey the tutorial required users to create was composed of many different types of questions. The first was about background details of the participant and their location, the second set of questions is composed of "safety checks", and third inquires of materials a homeowner has, such as fire extinguishers and if smoke alarms are up to date. Once these survey questions are added, the list is previewed to ensure that all the questions are correct. Figure 2 shows a mobile preview of the survey.
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| Figure 2 |
Once satisfied with survey content, it is published by selecting "Publish" in the bottom right corner. Once the survey is published, it can no longer be edited. It is now shared among the other members of the class within the shared database, and can be found in the gallery under "my surveys", which is displayed in the iOS app in figure 3.
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| Figure 3 |
After survey is completed, the second part of the tutorial requires users to complete the survey both with a desktop browser and with the Survey123 mobile app. The user is required to fill out the survey a total of 6 different times, mixing up the answers in order to get a variety of results to further analyse and project. As you can see from figures 4-6 below, many different variables can be mapped after survey results are produced.
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| Figure 4 - A color themed column graph showing ages of people living in a household |
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| Figure 5 - Age of houses owned by survey residents |
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| Figure 6 - Pie chart of people living in a household |
Figure 7 below shows a heat map produced out of the surveys. This was done by choosing location as the variable and heat map as the drawing style. The yellow in Los Angeles represents a higher concentration of survey takers, as two different mock survey takers resided in LA.
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| Figure 7 |
After performing some data analysis, the next step in the tutorial involves creating a map with custom pop-ups within ArcGIS Online. This was completed by opening the map viewer and navigating to Configure Pop-Up. Figure 8 below displays the window.
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| Figure 8 - Pop up window of one of the mock-survey takers |
Lastly, a web app is created by selecting the share button and create a web app, figure 9 below shows the results. Color themes are also available for the headers and texts.
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| Figure 9 - Survey viewer map |
Conclusion
Survey123 is a useful app that is capable of collecting meaningful data for spatially related questions. It seems to be well suited for geographic techniques such as urban and general infrastructure planning. Even though the data collected for this specific assignment was fictitious, it still shows the great potential and flexibility this application has in projecting various forms of data on a very accessible platform.
Sources:
https://learn.arcgis.com/en/projects/get-started-with-survey123/
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