How to use Survey Camera

Steps, videos and tips for the tool.

A camera-led field notebook that keeps photos with project names, point identifiers, notes and available position and direction readings. Review the work from Photos or Map.

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Getting started

Start with the camera

The app starts at Camera. Photos, Map and Projects belong to the tool, and the camera menu opens Settings.

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Basics

Step by step.

Get started

  1. Start with the camera

    The app starts at Camera. Photos, Map and Projects belong to the tool, and the camera menu opens Settings.

  2. Open the camera and allow permissions

    Open the camera and allow the camera or location actions you need.

  3. Choose the project and point name

    Open Project to create or choose the job and set a point prefix. Add a note for the next photo so the view has useful context.

Measure

  1. Read position and heading quality

    Wait for a location fix and inspect GPS accuracy and heading trust. If metal or a magnetic case disturbs the heading, move away and use Align the compass.

  2. Review readings before sharing

    Open a saved photo or project to review the view and its readings. Choose an available project export format for the information you need.

  3. Frame the field view

    Use the camera controls and guide layers to frame the field view.

  4. Review captures by project or place

    Keep captures with their projects, then review them from Photos or Map.

Guided tour

Try these steps in the app. All tour instructions stay readable here.

  1. Set up a project

    Choose a project and point prefix before taking a series. Add a note describing the subject or viewpoint.

  2. Check the view and readings

    Frame a visible target, choose guide layers and check that location and heading are usable.

  3. Capture and review

    Take a photo, then open Photos or Map to inspect the result with its project context.

  4. Return to the project

    Continue the same project for related views. Review the available readings before choosing a project export.

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Tips.

Choose the project and point prefix before a field sequence so the pictures are easy to group later.

Wait for a usable GPS fix and read the displayed accuracy; a photo with no location cannot supply a reliable map position.

Watch heading trust and Metal nearby indications. Move away from vehicles, railings and magnetic cases when the heading needs a check.

Use a short note to identify what the picture shows, which direction you faced or what needs a later check.

Keep the phone steady when reading angles. Hold preserves readings while you inspect them.

Use guide layers that help the task and review the full photograph before taking the next point.

For two-photo comparisons, identify the same visible feature carefully in both images. Different viewpoints and poor positioning affect the result.

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