Demonstration Notebooks: Campus Survey

Introduction

The Campus-Demo-Notebook is a simple workflow designed for a team of recorders to observe landscape elements and street furniture in a typical campus setting.

Access

To access the survey go to https://demo.3.faims.edu.au/ on your browser.

Task 1: Setting ID ranges

The first task is setting parameters for the ID auto incrementors. This will allow each team to set starting and final ID numbers so that a unique sequence can be built across all the data collected. (This is a configurable setting and can be adjusted for each notebook.) To set the ID range:

Tap on the far right of the Notebook to see the Settings screen:
Tap
Tap
Enter the range for your username, eg 0-49, 50-99:

Username	Zone	ID from	ID to
MQMarcusAgrippa	Alpha	1	49
MQActus	Beta	50	99
MQTralles	Charlie	100	149
MQIsidoreOfMiletus	Delta	150	199
MQApolloudiusOfDamas	Other	200	249

Click ‘update Range’.

Task 2: Setting Survey Area

Each group will cover a ‘predetermined’ Survey area (Zone A, B etc) and enter some metadata before heading out into the field. To create a Survey Area record:

Click on in the top right corner of the Notebook homepage
Select ‘Survey Area’ and you can begin to enter info (fictional or based on your observations) about the survey area:
Select the Zone you have been allocated.
Add a nickname (eg Eating Hall) to remember the area.
Use the map view to draw a bounding polygon for the Survey Area.
Tap to capture the point at which you commenced the survey.
Make a Note if needed.
You must click for the record to move from Drafts and be synchronized with other devices.

Task 3: Data collection

Participants will head outside (if possible) and collect sample data.

You can create new Landscape Element records in two ways, either:

From the Survey Area view, by tapping below ‘Landscape Elements’
From the Notebook homepage by tapping in the top right corner of the screen and selecting ‘Survey Area’. (Note: Landscape elements added from the Home view will not be linked to a Survey Area. To associate an existing Landscape element with a Survey Area, select the landscape element from the dropdown list on the Survey Area view.)

You will see:

Once you have identified a target for survey (a bench seat, lamp post or sign):

Enter an Asset ID (fictional or based on your observations)
Select an Element Type from the dropdown.
Tap to capture a GPS point.
Enter the name or number of the Nearest building
Select a Condition from the radio list
If the condition is so poor that it is dangerous (tap the Dangerous checkbox)
Tap to take a photograph and the Camera will be called.
Make a Note if needed.

Data editing and review

Back in the Lab, go to https://demo.3.faims.edu.au/ and navigate to the Campus-Survey-Demo. Here you can search for all records that you have synchronized.