Capture field data

Capture points, lines, and polygons in the Felt Field App. Fill in forms, attach photos, and edit features in the field.

Capture points, lines, and polygons in the Field App, then fill in their forms and add photos. Someone with Edit access must first create the layer and form on the web. See Run a field survey.

Online, your changes appear right away for everyone viewing the map. Offline, the Field App saves them and syncs them when you reconnect. See Work offline.

Add a feature in the Field App

The Field App places each point or vertex at the crosshair in the center of the map.

1. Open the map and tap the + button at the bottom right.

2. Under Add feature, select a layer from the list of layers you can add to. A crosshair appears.

3. Pan the map until the crosshair is where you want the point or the first vertex. Optional: To use your current location, tap the location button . The crosshair follows you.

4. Tap Add point. In a point layer, the layer's form opens.

5. For a line or polygon, pan and tap Add point for each remaining vertex, then tap Next. The layer's form opens.

6. Fill in the form and tap Done. The feature appears on the map for everyone viewing it.

While you draw, tap Undo or Redo in the toolbar at the top of the screen to step through your changes.

Add photos to a feature

In the Field App, add photos through the photo field in a feature's form. The photo field comes from an Image attribute on the layer. See Forms.

1. In the feature's form, tap Add images in the photo field.

2. Take a photo, or choose one from your phone. The first time, allow Felt to use the camera.

3. Optional: Repeat to add more photos.

4. Tap Done.

Each photo can be up to 20 MB. See Data limits. Field photos don't count toward processing or storage. See Plan usage.

Edit a feature in the Field App

1. Tap the feature on the map, then tap the edit button in its popup. The form opens, and the feature's vertices appear.

2. Optional: Change the values in the form.

3. Optional: Change the shape. See Feature shape edits.

4. Tap Done. Your changes appear for everyone viewing the map.

Feature shape edits

To reshape a feature in the Field App, open it for editing and adjust it on the map.

Change	How
Move a vertex	Tap the vertex, pan the map, and tap Finish.
Delete a vertex	Tap the vertex, then tap the trash button .
Add a vertex	Zoom in until pink hint vertices appear between the existing vertices, then tap one.
Move the whole feature	Tap ··· > Move, pan the map, and tap Finish.
Extend a line	Select the vertex at either end, tap Extend, and tap Add point for each new vertex.

Delete a feature in the Field App

Deleting a feature removes it from the layer for everyone, and it can't be undone in the Field App.

1. Tap the feature on the map, then tap the edit button .

2. Tap ··· > Delete.

3. Tap Delete feature to confirm. The feature disappears from the map.