These are quick instructions on adding a photo to TreePlotter™. We’ll look at how to add them from a computer vs a mobile device.
Prerequisites:
Steps:
From a computer:
- Select the tree on the map and click on ‘DETAILS’ on the popup
- If you are adding a new tree, you will be automatically taken to the Details tab
- Locate the ‘Photos’ field
- Click on ‘Choose Files’ button against the Photos field
- It will allow you to browse to the photo on your computer, select the one(s) you want, usually to a maximum of 5
- To select multiple photos, use the ctrl key and select each one, or hold down the shift key and select a group of the photos
From a mobile device:
- Select the tree on the map and click on ‘DETAILS’ on the popup
- Locate the ‘Photos’ field
- Click on ‘Choose Files’ button against the Photos field
- You will have several options, depending on your browser and whether your phone is Apple or an Android
- Photo Library – you can select an existing photo
- Take Photo – you can take a photo directly within TreePlotter and it will upload it to the asset
- This option is currently only for Apple users
- Google made a change to not allow websites to access photos and we are unable to circumvent this. You have to take the photo first and then upload it
- Choose Files – you can select an existing photo from the Files folder on your phone
- Google Drive – you can select an existing photo from Google Drive
Known Limitations:
- There is a limit to the number of photos you can have per record, usually 5
- The supported file types are .JPG, .PNG, & .GIF
- If you try and add a photo and it disappears, please check the file type. If it’s not a supported file type then please convert them to a jpg and upload them again
- When taking a photo directly from a mobile device, it doesn’t save it to the camera roll and uploads it straight into TreePlotter
- We did this deliberately, so you weren’t didn’t run out of space on your device after taking hundreds of photos and unable to take more photos until you’d freed the space!
- You can download the photos later, if you so wish.