ODK Collect v1.21 will be released in early April and will warn users who use GeoShape that the Save as Polygon button will be removed in the next release (scheduled for early May).
The warning looks like the image below and links to this topic you are reading now.
If you use GeoTrace to collect polygons, please update your form to use GeoShape instead. If you cannot update your forms by early May, turn off auto-update on Collect.
Why are you making this change?
In prior releases of Collect, there was:
- GeoTrace to collect either a line or a polygon by getting points at a set regular interval or by the user dropping pins at his/her location
- GeoShape to collect a polygon formed by the user manually setting points.
In v1.21 there is:
- GeoTrace to collect either a line or a polygon by getting points at a set regular interval or by the user dropping points at his/her location or by the user manually setting points
- GeoShape to collect a polygon formed by the user manually setting points or by getting points at a set regular interval or by the user dropping points at his/her location
In future versions there will be:
- GeoTrace to collect a line by getting points at a set regular interval or by the user dropping points at his/her location or by the user manually setting points
- GeoShape to collect a polygon by getting points at a set regular interval or by the user dropping points at his/her location or by the user manually setting points
In other words, this release makes sure GeoTrace and GeoShape questions can collect points in the three possible ways. The next release will make sure GeoTrace always collects a trace and GeoShape always collects a shape.
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