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Fulcrum is betting its whole map stack on Esri, with a hard Google Maps cutoff on September 1.

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◆Current state
Fulcrum is a field data collection platform, and nearly every entry in the last month touches mapping. The web app ships weekly fix batches for layer rendering (KML/KMZ, MBTiles, ArcGIS Feature Services), while iOS and Android push near-weekly builds against the ArcGIS SDK. Feature work is thin right now; the visible surface is stabilization around a mapping engine migration already in flight.
◆Where it's heading
The direction is a full consolidation onto Esri. The legacy Google Maps engine is being retired on September 1 with automatic migration for anyone who hasn't switched, and Esri now carries Google's satellite and street basemaps so the imagery argument is neutralized. Underneath, the mobile SDK moved to ArcGIS 300.0.0 and ONNX on-device inference was dropped for a new INFERENCE format with labels.txt support. Offline is the second thread: downloadable layers can now be updated in place rather than deleted and recreated.
◆Prediction
Expect the weeks before September 1 to stay dominated by migration-shaped fixes and Esri feature parity work, with the MMPK layer and Photo FastFill early-access programs the most likely to graduate to general availability next.

◆Recent moves

  1. 4d ago

    Web fixes: shared-view exports, MBTiles popups, KML and ArcGIS layers

    A fix-only web batch, all four items in map rendering: shared-view exports with GPS Device Capture fields, MBTiles popups in the record editor, and KML/KMZ plus public ArcGIS layers failing to render. Consistent with a platform hardening its layer pipeline ahead of the Esri cutover.

  2. 6d ago

    Android: update offline map layers in place, non-blocking Photo FastFill

    Offline map layers can now be refreshed in place when a newer server version exists, and Photo FastFill lost its blocking modal so records stay editable while it runs. Both are field-workflow wins on the offline thread that runs through this release cycle.

  3. 7d ago

    iOS fix: slow location resolution blocked record saves

    A single patch for slow location resolution that could block saving a record when location was required. A pointed fix, but no change to what the app does.

  4. 12d ago

    Web: SSO email wording and ArcGIS/deck.gl version bumps

    Clearer wording on the SSO auto-add notification email plus ArcGIS and deck.gl version bumps. The dependency bumps are part of the Esri consolidation, but nothing here is user-visible on its own.

  5. 13d ago

    Android fixes: ArcGIS stability, signature button, photo markup

    Stability work on ArcGIS location services, a signature button obscured by the navigation bar, and photo markup under low memory. Field-reliability polish, no new capability.

  6. 13d ago

    iOS fixes: basemap loading and black map screen

    Basemap loading reliability and a fix for the location button failing to center or blacking out the map. The same map-stabilization pattern showing up on iOS.