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Ask a questionUsing background maps in Arena Mobile app
Hi there, I have a few map-related questions I came across whilst gathering field data. (1) After setting a new sample point, I wanted to confirm the coordinates that were found by the arena mobile app. Can I use any other map than google maps for visualising the location of my sample points? The re...
Files: images not shown as thumbnail?!
Dear OF-Arena, 1) scrolling through my records/data I observed that several included images/maps created an error while hovering over it to see the thumbnail: think this concerns especially .png files! 2) It would be handy to allow (added) files (a.o. images) as visible columns in the Data/Records ...
Required in specific cases
Dear support, I have a problem to find the right way to make a variable required and mandatory in specific cases. It is about height measurements on trees and these should be mandatory if the tree status is >2. In all other cases tree height can be measured, but is not mandatory. I tried several val...
Bug Report: Cannot connect new Google Earth Engine account
Hello SEPAL Support Team, I am unable to connect my newly created Google Earth Engine account to SEPAL. While my older GEE accounts connect without issues, my new GEE account (which requires a Cloud Project) fails. The SEPAL UI shows the warning: "SEPAL has been disconnected... Please reconnect and ...
Adding GEE Image asset
Dear OpenForis Support, I was trying to add an image asset from Google Earth Engine to no avail. I hereby provide the input parameters: Select type: GEE Image Asset Title: TinggiPohon Asset ID: users/nlang/ETH_GlobalCanopyHeight_2020_10m_v1 Visualization Parameters: {min: 5, max: 60} However, when...
Open Foris Arena – Ownership of Custom Surveys and Data Confidentiality
Dear Open Foris Arena Team, ASSEDEV (Association for Environmental Sanitation, Conservation and Development) is a France-based environmental nonprofit organization currently using Open Foris Arena to develop and test a participatory environmental data collection and monitoring initiative. We particu...
Importing .cep in the newest version of Collect Earth Online
Dear OpenForis Community, From what I read on the release notes, the newer versions of Collect Earth Online supports importing .cep project files. However, I wasn't able to load the survey questions on Collect Earth Online after I selected the .cep file on the Project Creation Wizard. I am aware tha...
Earth map - WHISP - Value not showing
Dear Support Team, Is there any maintenance currently ongoing on the WHISP Earth Map? When I try to generate the analytics for Supply Chain Due Diligence, no values are displayed on Map/Earth map. Could you please check this issue? Thank you for your help!
Collect Earth Online Update and Planet Monthly Composites
It seems that sometime after the update of Collect Earth Online to the new interface that Planet Monthly Composites have stopped loading (the map remains white regardless of year/month selection). I've confirmed my access token/API key has not changed and the imagery still looks like its configured ...
OFA: implementing 2 "disconnected" forms on the same entity - is it possible?
Dear OFA team, I am trying to implement a specific workflow in OFA and would like to know if it's possible. Here is the scenario: First Form: The user enters a list of trees with attributes: treeID, species, dbh, and azimuth. Second Form: The user navigates to a new form that displays a filtered su...
Regarding the Points taken from Arena Mobile Application
Can you please confirm whether, when the ground team creates a polygon in the mobile app, there is an option for the surveyor to see the total area after completing the polygon by marking all the required points? Also, is there an option to view the polygon on the map in the mobile app after creatin...
Bug in Arena: error when deleting photo
Hello OF team, I'm experiencing what I assume is a bug in arena. In one of my surveys, the photo preview is unavailable. When I try to delete/re-upload the photo, the survey crashes and gives the error "error communicating with the server". "Query result error: no data was returned from the query"....
Range error on Open Foris Arena app
Hi, A service provider is currently unable to upload their survey onto the cloud via the Open Foris Arena App as this error appears: Range Error: Variable $90 out of range I was wondering why this error is occurring and whether there is a solution to this. Thanks, Chan
Error 503 Service Unavailable in Arena
It had been several months since I last opened my polls on Open Foris Arena, and now that I've checked them, an “ERROR 503 Service Unavailable” message appears on all the surveys we've created with the team. How can we fix this? Best regards!
Adding SBTN Natural Lands
Hi, would it be possible to add the SBTN Natural Lands 2020 Layer, ideally for both WHISP App and WHISP Map: https://wri-datalab.earthengine.app/view/sbtn-natural-lands In WHISP Map, it would be great to also get an 'analysis script' for SBTN conversion risks of natural lands, similar to the WHISP S...
Adding more MapsBiomas for Brazil in Whisp
Hi, would it be possible to add more of the MapsBiomas data to Whisp for Brazil? I am specifically thinking of the annual agricultural classes: sugar, soybean, cotton, rice, coffee, oil palm, citrus, other perennial crops, and other annual crops. Also silviculture and pasture.
Auto-generate minimum count with function
Hi OF Team, I collect data for individual trees using a multiple entity. I would like the min-count of this multiple entity to automatically populate. This is similar to the "enumerate" functionality, but I need to maintain the ability for the user to add new records beyond the number specified with...
Arena mobile not connecting to external GPS receiver?
We have a BadElf mini flex extreme external GPS receiver, which is automatically used in lieu of device GPS for ESRI apps like Survey123. However, Arena doesn't recognize the BadElf and uses the device GPS instead. The work-around involves changing developer settings on the phone/tablet to enable th...
OFArena: archive of batch delete images of a survey
Dear Open Foris Arena team, Considering the space limit for Arena surveys, but also the fact that some users will anyway want to use Arena as a way to share data + associated images but not to store those images long term, would it be possible to add an function (maybe in the menu "DATA" / "MANAGE I...
Clipping SIGRID 1 km plots with province/district for a national Collect Earth survey?
Hi all, I'm using the SIGRID 1000 m grid as the sampling frame for a national Collect Earth assessment. I've downloaded the tile ZIPs and can read the CSVs, each plot has its CE_ID, lat/long and the grid_1 … grid_100 columns. What I'm missing is which province and district each plot falls in (ADM1/A...
Automatically calculate plot dia after slope angle
Good day. I'm trying to set up a field in the survey form designer, that will automatically calculate corrected plot radius for the survey team in field, after the slope angle has been determined and entered into the appropriate field. Is this possible and how do I go about it? plot_radius / Math.sq...
taxonomy error when exporting survey
Hello! I'm running into an issue exporting a survey from the Arena Mobile app. The error references the taxonomy file: "Invalid node in record "95ace7ea-2bac-4194-9db2-Oa2196d3c17c", node "2b84cecb-350f-4dac-aecb-76eccb15b11b" with node definition "species" (uuid "f71d6677-f15f-4544-b917-e179687422b...
How can I include Earth Map in my Website??
Hello, I would like to show Earth Map within my own website, is that possible? The idea would be to show Earth Map already focus on an area of interest and loading a couple of the Forestry layers. Thanks!
WHISP API not accepting geojsons
I can see the WHISP Api has had an update, but it is now not accepting valid geojsons. I am getting error messages saying "Missing or invalid request body"
Incorrect Score Summation in Arena After Importing Collect Survey
Dear OpenForis Support Team, I have successfully imported a .collect file containing a performance scorecard into Arena. The survey was published successfully, and all logical connections appear to be functioning correctly. However, I am experiencing an issue with the score calculation. The scorecar...
Bug in Arena Mobile: Read-only fields can be modified
Hello OF Team, I have found a bug in Arena Mobile. When a field is identified as "Read only" in Arena, Arena Mobile allows it to be modified. Regards, Oscar
QA/QC and Plot Assignment by File Not Selectable in Collect.Earth online?
Basically what the title suggest, when setting up plots in the Collect.Earth Online project editing tool the option to manually assign users and plots for QA/QC via a file upload is in the drop-downs but can't be selected. Is there any way to manually assign plots to multiple users for QA/QC and/or ...
The Google Earth Engine App used by Collect Earth to display NDVI and Landsat/Sentinel imagery is not working or very slow
The Google Earth Engine App used by Collect Earth to display NDVI and Landsat/Sentinel imagery is not working or it is really slow loading the graphs. This started happening last week around the time that Google Earth Engine updated their license to Tiers.
Unexpected error: error: syntax error at or near "end"
I am trying to publish a survey for the first time with Arena online. I am seeing this error message under "12. Survey RDB Creation" and it refers to "Item" 4 as where the error is located. What does this error message mean? What does "Item" refer to?
photo upload failure
In the Arena Mobile app, I have 4 photos that are a requirement to complete my survey. I am able to open the camera or connect the app to my photos on my device, but none of the photos will upload or complete the requirement. No error is popping up, so I'm not sure why it would be failing. Thanks fo...
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