Survey123 Connect Classic for ArcGIS 2.9

Survey123 Connect Classic for ArcGIS is a desktop authoring tool for building and publishing smart, map-centric surveys that leverage the ArcGIS platform. Using the XLSForm standard, it lets you design forms in a spreadsheet and turn them into robust data collection experiences for the Survey123 field and web apps. The “Classic” designation refers to a legacy edition of Survey123 Connect, suitable for maintaining existing workflows that rely on earlier capabilities and behavior.

Key capabilities:

• Spreadsheet-driven design (XLSForm) with validation, skip logic, calculations, constraints, required fields, and repeats (related records)
• Geospatial questions (geopoint, geotrace, geoshape), attachments (photos, audio), barcodes, signatures, and media
• Data model control: create new hosted feature layers or target existing layers and related tables
• Preview and validate surveys on desktop with device emulation for rapid iteration
• Multilingual support, appearances and themes, CSV lookups (pulldata()), and optional custom JavaScript functions
• Offline-ready configurations for field use, including basemaps and map settings
• Seamless publishing to ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise and integration with ArcGIS apps, dashboards, and automation via webhooks

Typical use cases include asset inspections, environmental monitoring, public works, damage assessments, and community or health surveys. Designed for GIS professionals and survey authors, Survey123 Connect Classic helps standardize field data collection, reduce errors, and streamline the path from form design to decision-ready maps and reports.

Platform: Desktop (Windows and macOS). Requires sign-in to an ArcGIS organization (Online or Enterprise).

Survey123 Connect Classic for ArcGIS is developed by Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.. The most popular version of this product among our users is 2.9. The name of the program executable file is Survey123ConnectClassicforArcGIS.exe.