Working with Photos in OnStation

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1. Take a photo from the map
2. Draw on a photo and add a note
3.  Photo stamp options
4. Save to device or drop as a flag
5. Add a photo to a flag chat
6. View all project photos — app gallery
7. View and download photos — Portal
8. License and permission requirements
9. Video Demo

Take a photo from the map

The camera icon lives in the bottom-right toolbar of the map. Tap it to open the OnStation camera — your station and alignment are captured the moment you take the shot.

1.  Tap the camera icon  Bottom-right of the map screen, below the flag icon.
2.  Take the photo  Frame your shot and tap the shutter. When you're happy with it, tap the green checkmark.
3.  The stamp appears automatically  Date, time, and location are burned into the top of the photo. You didn't have to do anything — it's already there.

Draw on a photo and add a note

Before saving, you can mark up the photo to call out what you're documenting. Two tools: draw and text.

Tool	What it does	How to use it
Draw	Freehand markup on the photo	Tap the circle dot to choose brush size. Tap the color dot to choose color. Draw directly on the image.
Text (Aa)	Add a typed note to the photo	Tap Aa, type your note, tap Save. The note appears at the top of the photo.
Undo / Redo	Step back or forward through edits	Arrows at the bottom left of the editor.
Delete	Remove all markup	Trash icon at the bottom right.

Photo stamp options

Tap the selectors menu (top right of the photo editor) to control what additional information appears on the stamp.

Option	What it adds
Show direction	The compass direction you were facing when you took the photo.
Show project name	The project name stamped on the photo.
Show user location	GPS latitude/longitude coordinates of where you were standing — separate from the station.

 

 

Save to device or drop as a flag

When you're done editing, tap the checkmark at the top right. You'll be given two choices — you can do one or both.

Option	What happens
Save to device	The photo saves to your phone's camera roll with the stamp baked in.
Drop as a flag	A flag is dropped at your crosshair location on the map. The flag icon defaults to the photo icon. The flag title defaults to your username, date, and time — both can be edited from the flag details menu (three-dot menu → Edit Title or Edit Flag Icon).

Add a photo to a flag chat

Every flag has a Chat tab. You can attach a photo to any message in the thread — either a new Camera Note or a photo from your device gallery.

1. Open the flag and tap the Chat tab  The chat thread is where messages, photos, and replies        live.

2. Tap the camera icon at the bottom left of the chat  This opens your two options.

3. Take a photo or choose from gallery  Taking a photo works the same as the map camera —          you can draw, add a note, and choose stamp options before saving. Choosing from your              gallery skips the camera entirely and attaches an existing photo.

View all project photos — app gallery

You don't have to open individual flags to find photos. The project gallery shows every photo on the project shared with you in one place.

1.  Tap the gallery icon in the bottom nav  The photo icon on the far right of the bottom bar — next to the flag icon.

2.  Browse the project gallery  All photos on the project appear here — date and user shown on each thumbnail.

3.  Filter if needed  Tap the Image Filters menu at the bottom left to filter by date range, user, or other criteria.

4.  Tap a photo to see its details and download it  Opening an individual photo shows its full details. Tap the download icon at the top left to save it to your device.

View and download photos — Portal

The Portal's Project Images tab gives you every photo on the project with filtering and bulk download options. This is where admins and data managers go to pull photos for reports, closeouts, or export packages.

1.  Log into the Portal and open your project  portal.onstation.us/login → Projects → View.

2.  Select the Project Images tab  Sits alongside Dropped Flags, Forms Summary, and other tabs at the top of the project.

3.  Filter if needed  Use Image Filter Options to narrow by date range and/or user. 

4.  Download All Images or Select Images  Download All grabs everything currently showing. Select Images lets you pick specific photos. Both options download as a zip file to your computer.

 

 

License and permission requirements

What you want to do	License needed
Take photos and drop flags in the app	Capture or Data license
View the project gallery in the app	Capture or Data license
View photos on a shared flag in the app	Capture or Data license
View Project Images in the Portal	Data license + Admin or Data Manager permissions
Download photos from the Portal	Data license + Admin or Data Manager permissions

 

Video Demo

 

 

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