Field Maps has gotten out of hand
I want to throw this out there because it’s becoming a huge problem in our field. Field Maps is an amazing and highly useful tool, but the overmapping has gotten completely out of hand. People can't seem to help themselves—it honestly feels like we're playing Pokémon Go instead of doing ecology.
We don’t need to map absolutely EVERYTHING.
Sometimes, using our brains and actual words to describe an issue is still a perfectly valid approach. I'm sick of staring at a screen in the field just to fill out endless, repetitive forms. You nerds have gotta cool it.
As someone who has extensively used and designed these maps: simple is key. Design for as few clicks as possible. We need to keep our crews looking up and actually aware of their environment like real ecologists.