# Geotrace with a large number of nodes

**URL:** <https://forum.getodk.org/t/geotrace-with-a-large-number-of-nodes/20361>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 30, 2019, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/geotrace-with-a-large-number-of-nodes/20361 "2019-05-30T10:40:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Myles\_McDonagh](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/myles_mcdonagh/32/7355_2.png) [@Myles\_McDonagh](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Myles_McDonagh)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/geotrace-with-a-large-number-of-nodes/20361/1 "2019-05-30T10:40:34Z")

</div>

[test\_polytrace\_v3.xlsx](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a22306388d5a2ce975939ae9ebaa2b500b90a4f3.xlsx) (51.6 KB)

Hi  
Am trying to capture a geotrace with a large number of nodes. This is for a development project in Bangladesh.  
I have tried the solution described for large fields (see attached) but it has not worked. Any assistance greatly appreciated. I also tried changing the field size directly at the database (Postgres) but still the incoming data was truncated to 255.  
Best regards,  
Myles

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![yanokwa](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/yanokwa/32/1695_2.png) [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/geotrace-with-a-large-number-of-nodes/20361/2 "2019-06-11T22:14:32Z")

</div>

See the solution at [Number of points I can collect when using Geotrace function - #3 by ggalmazor](https://forum.getodk.org/t/number-of-points-i-can-collect-when-using-geotrace-function/20244/3)