Questions Tagged With arena-mobile
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
taxonomy upload failure
In OpenForis Arena, I am struggling to upload my Taxonomy dataset. I am concerned it is because of the length of the document (1120 rows) however, I have uploaded a >800 row one in the past, successfully or because of the column names: code, family, genus, species, scientific_name, scientific_name_a...
Bug with User Permissions in Arena Mobile and a Proposed Improvement to User Roles
Hello OF team, I'm writing because I've detected a problem in Arena Mobile with user roles. A user with the "data editor" role in Arena Mobile can download any survey record (even if they didn't create it), download it, modify it, and re-upload it to Arena (In Arena, a data editor can see all record...
Bug in tables/forms with the "Enumerate" feature active
Hello OF team, I've detected a bug in tables/forms with the "Enumerate" feature active. In theory, this feature shouldn't allow adding or deleting rows, but when viewing the table as a form, rows can be deleted (not when it's a table). The same issue occurs in AM, where it allows deleting rows. Than...
Unable to send data to cloud from Arena Mobile iOS
I am testing data collection using Arena Mobile on iOS but I am having trouble sending data to the cloud. I have tried sending data on an iPhone and an iPad but in both instances the status gets stuck at Running. I do not see any error message and the process only cancels out when I touch the scree...
QR Code login without laptop
I do not have a laptop in the field when I need to log in. I have tried printing the QR code and scanning the printout on my mobile device. It works sometimes but not reliably. What is the best practice without a laptop? This is a useful feature. Jeff
error when sending data from Arena Mobile to Arena
Hello, after collecting some data in the field I am trying to upload them from Arena Mobile, by using the 'send data' button, but I keep getting this error message: "Error exporting data. Details: Unexpected error: AxiosError: NetworkError" Does anyone know how to solve this? Thank you.
Error exporting data in Arena Mobile (Call to function "ExponentFileSystem.readAsStringAsync")
Hi team, Yesterday we had trouble uploading records from one of our surveys to the server. I've attached an image of the specific error. Any ideas? Thanks as always! Oscar
Some Bugs and Improvement Suggestions
Hello OF team, I'm writing because I've detected some bugs in Arena. PHOTO PREVIEW For the past few days, the photo preview hasn't been working (I've tested it in different surveys). EXPORTING EXPLORER QUERIES When you create a query in Explorer and try to export it to CSV or XLSX, the following sc...
GPS tagging of photos
Hello, We have collected thousands of photos for over 850 sampling points in five rangelands over 3 weeks using Open Arena. We used 4 tablets by Blackview, Active 8 Pro models. We have activated location at the start of the fieldwork and assumed that this activation applied to all apps listed under ...
How to restore records lost after wrong merging by Survey ID
Hello, We have used Arena to collect data on 960 points across five rangelands in Somaliland, Somalia. This was our first experience in using of Open Arena platform so we are still learning the ropes.. Our data collectors made a few mistakes in recording data first week by registering data under wro...
Arena Mobile and GPS data collection
Hello OF team: I'm writing today because we've encountered a problem with Arena Mobile and GPS data collection. Let me explain. In a project we're working on, aware of the inherent error of smartphone GPS, we're collecting 9 GPS points along our two transects (see below). The idea is to average thes...
Bug with the order of records in OF Mobile and a proposed improvement
Hello OF team, We have detected a bug in OF Mobile, let me explain. We have a survey that we created in OF to perform transects (using the Line Point Intercept methodology) where we collect information at 100 points along the transect. At each of these points, the information to be collected varies,...
Error displaying categories in OF mobile
Hello OF team, I'd like to report a bug in Arena Open Foris Mobile. The issue is that in the CODE fields, when you select a category, the selected value isn't visible (when you leave the category window and return to the form).
Re-ordering sequence of category items
Hello team, This is for Arena Mobile 2. I have separate Excel spreadsheets with lists of category items in alphabetical order. If I add a new item in the correct (alphabetical) position and upload it as a Zip file, it ends up at the bottom of the list. Is there a way to control the display order of ...
Arena Mobile 2 validation on phone
Hello, I have searched unsuccessfully for others who have asked this question. There is an existing discussion regarding Collect Mobile (https://openforis.support/questions/1437/button-to-submit-or-validate-the-data-in-collect-mobile). Is the answer the same for Arena Mobile? Arena Mobile 2, on Andr...
Missing location references
Hello Foris team and other users, I know that the team is trying to fix a problem I have. Here are some test results that may help localise the problem. I have tried three phones (Samsung, Nokia and a Samsung tablet) with Location permissions allowed. Photos taken IN Arena Mobile 2 keep location ref...
Arena: File name expression
Hello team, I am using an expression to rename images. It works with Arena Mobile 2, but on the website (2.1.56), the record gets stuck in an infinite loop (a blue circle appears next to the survey name). Sorry to have to report this! Jeff
problems importing data to arena from mobile
Hi, When we import data from the Arena mobile to Arena, we get the following error message: Error exporting data. Details: {"595856645":{"error":{"valid":false,"errors":[{"key":appErrors.generic","params":{text":"AxiosError:Network Erro"}}]}}} And if we do it through Arena with 'Importing Data', th...
UTC offset in now() and other dates
Hello team, I am in the GMT+2 time zone, with my computer and phone showing that time. In surveys (Open Foris Arena and Arena Mobile 2), now() and recordDateCreated() resolve to GMT+0. Is there a place to change this? Thank you. Jeff
Import data from zip
Hello OF team, I am trying to import to open foris arena web a .zip file corresponding to the local backup of Arena Mobile 2. However I get error 499 and then "Unexpected error: TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "path" argument must be of type string or an instance of Buffer or URL. Received nul...
The update of the records fails - Arena Mobile
Hello OF team, I am working on the Open Foris Arena APP and when I enter a new record, it uploads to the server without any problems, but if I modify that same record, the update fails and displays the following error: Unexpected error: TypeError: {} does not have a method called ‘split’. It should ...
description of categorical attributes not shortened in Arena Mobile
Dear Open Foris team, I wonder if it would be possible to make the 'description' fully visible for categorical attributes in in Arena Mobile, and not shortened as it is now (with "..."). Some criteria require, at least for new users, to be able to read the full tip/description from the screen showin...
Copying information from one table to another in Arena OF (Select distinct)
Hello everyone, I have a need in Arena OF, which I don't think is currently possible, but I'd like to ask if anyone has a good idea. We want to use Arena OF to collect data from a shrubland inventory in California for carbon estimation. The field methodology we are considering is line intercept tran...
geospatial type in Arena mobile
Hello, I am new in Arena. I created several surveys on Arena Web, published them, and filled them on my phone on Arena mobile. The questions with the type 'geospatial' did not appear in any of the surveys. Is it because this functionality doesn't exist yet, thus it is not possible to draw polygons w...
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