GPS collection in the background

[mabdulkareem]

Hi,

How to capture the GPS location of a field surveyor without he/she notices that? I want to send group of field surveyors to specific locations and I want to ensure that they physically be there while collecting the data. Please help. Thanks.

[Kal_Lam]

Maybe you could do it as outlined in the post discussed previously:

GPS collection in the background through "audit" not supported anymore

Hi @weilenmann, Welcome to the community! Would you mind trying this under the parameter and see if it works at your end: location-priority=high-accuracy location-min-interval=180 location-max-age=300 I just tested the same at my end and it worked for me. For those who have not tested the same, you could do the same as outlined below: In the survey tab of your xlsform: [Image 1] Reference xlsform: GPS Metadata Test 2020 07 31.xlsx (9.5 KB) To check the data, you will need to download the…

[mabdulkareem]

I tried this, but I haven’t seen any effect on the collected data. What should I see in the data sheet as a result of this?

[mabdulkareem]

Also the title says “GPS collection in the background through “audit” not supported anymore” so I am confused, is it supported or not?

[Kal_Lam]

Which version of the Collect android app are you using? Try using the latest release that should support this feature.

[mabdulkareem]

Do I need to use any Collect android app for that? I am currently using “on-line-offline (multiple submission” for the collect data.

[Kal_Lam]

This feature should be possible only with a Collect android app either KoBoCollect or ODK Collect. But please use the latest release of the Collect android app.

[mabdulkareem]

I am afraid I need to use the online-offline mode, but at the same time, I need to collect the location information. How can I do that without asking a question that a surveyor will need to answer?

[Kal_Lam]

@mabdulkareem, sorry this feature is currently not available with Enketo.

[hchamba]

Hi, is this feature available with kobocollect?

How do I do it?

Regards/

[Kal_Lam]

Welcome to the community, @hchamba! Yes, you could to collect GPS in the background as outlined in the post discussed previously:

GPS collection in the background through "audit" not supported anymore

Hi @weilenmann, Welcome to the community! Would you mind trying this under the parameter and see if it works at your end: location-priority=high-accuracy location-min-interval=180 location-max-age=300 I just tested the same at my end and it worked for me. For those who have not tested the same, you could do the same as outlined below: In the survey tab of your xlsform: [Image 1] Reference xlsform: GPS Metadata Test 2020 07 31.xlsx (9.5 KB) To check the data, you will need to download the…

[hchamba]

Unfortunately It didn’t workout for me.

[Kal_Lam]

@hchamba, could you let us know what didn’t work for you so that we could troubleshoot?