Spectra-precision Survey Pro v4.6 Recon and Nomad User Manual Uživatelský manuál

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User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 90 Figure 5 Template Inserted Into A Widening Area Figure Descriptions Figure 1 shows an overhead view of a simpl

Road Layout 91 segment now take on the shape of the inserted template. The figure shows a widening where the start width is the same as the end width

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 92 Creating Templates The information for a single template is stored in a separate file with a TP5 extension. Temp

Road Layout 93 3. Tap Insert… . This will open the Edit Segment dialog box. Enter the following information to define the first segment, which will

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 94 5. With <End> selected, tap Insert… and enter the following data to add a new segment that will describe

Road Layout 95 9. Tap from the New Template screen and the Save As dialog box will open. Enter T1 in the Name field and tap . This completes the cr

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 96 Add Templates to the Alignment 1. Tap Roads , Edit Roads from the Main Menu to open the Add/Edit Roads screen

Road Layout 97 8. With <End> selected in the Left column, tap the Add… button. This opens the Add Left Template screen, which allows you to ad

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 98 Add Widenings 12. Tap the Widenings tab. We will define a widening where a new lane will begin in the right side

Road Layout 99 Add Super Elevations 19. Tap the Super Elevations tab where we will insert a super elevation at the beginning and end of a curve for t

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User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 100 26. We now need to add a super elevation at the end of the curve on the left side of the road to change the slo

Road Layout 101 33. We now need to repeat the above steps for the right side of the road. Tap <End> in the Right column to select that side of

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 102 Staking the Road With your road fully designed, you are now ready to stake the road. Staking a road is a simple

Road Layout 103 from segment field. (A positive offset value extends away from the centerline.) 9. Once the correct station to stake is entered and

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 104 Slope Staking the Road The road slope staking procedure is nearly identical to the non-road layout slope stakin

Road Layout 105 9. Tap the Fill Hinge Points tab to define where the hinge point will be computed in areas that require a fill. Use the << and

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 106 11. Tap the Stake CP > button to continue to the next screen where the catch points at the current station c

Road Layout 107 Two of the stakeout settings should be considered when using a station equation: • When Stake "Corners", Not Just Even Int

109 DTM Stakeout The Stake DTM routine allows you to stake an area and get cut/fill information between the point being staked and a reference DTM su

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 110 Set Up the Job 1. If your reference layer is defined by a DXF or DTM file, it must first be loaded into the da

DTM Stakeout 111 4. The name entered in the Store Point field will be used for the first point that is stored. Future points will be stored with the

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 112 Select Your Layers 7. Tap Layers… from the Setup DTM 3D screen to open the Layers (Stake DTM) screen. a. Se

DTM Stakeout 113 a. All the polylines in the current job are displayed. Select the appropriate polyline and tap to return to the Setup DTM 3D scree

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 114 Select any Break Lines (optional) Break lines are polylines that define any linear object on the surface you ar

DTM Stakeout 115 Stake the DTM 13. With the information correctly entered in the Stake DTM screen, tap Next > to continue. 14. The second Stake D

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 116 16. At anytime, you can view the current (non-reference) DTM surface computed from the points staked so far by

DTM Stakeout 117 Note: The cut/fill values accessed from the Volume button are total volume differences between the DTM surface being staked and eith

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 118 When the Display Difference from Ref. DTM checkbox is unchecked, the Datum field can be set to a reference elev

119 Mapping Plane Scale Factor When converting distances on a map to distances on the ground, you must correct for two different scale distortions. F

3 Getting Started TDS Survey Pro is available with the following modules, each sold separately: • Standard • Pro • Basic GPS • GPS • Robotic •

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 120 EllipsoidMapping PlaneK=0.9996K=1.0 K=1.0Central MeridianK>1.0K>1.0K<1.0Distance on EllipsoidDistance

Mapping Plane Scale Factor 121 R+hRadius ofEllipsoid, REllipsoidHeight, hDistance onGroundDistance onEllipsoid distground/(R+h) = distelip/R distel

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 122 The mapping plane scale factor should not be confused with the Adjust for Earth Curvature/Refraction setting lo

Mapping Plane Scale Factor 123 Combined Scale Factor You should select Use a single combined scale factor option when using a single combined scale f

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 124 Enter the point’s Ellipsoid Height to calculate the Ellipsoid Scale Factor, and tap Solve>. Review the cal

Mapping Plane Scale Factor 125 Grid Factor with Sea Level You should select Use a grid factor with sea level correction option when you have a single

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 126 Enter the origin point and tap Next > . Ideally the origin point should be located near the center of your

Mapping Plane Scale Factor 127 Accessing the Scale Factor Settings The Scale Factor settings are used to configure a mapping plane scale factor for t

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 128 Working with a Scale Factor Once a mapping plane scale factor is configured for a job, the scaling affects most

Mapping Plane Scale Factor 129 If you are using a grid scale with sea level correction, including auto map plane mode, the Apply Scale Factor wizard

User’s Manual 4 Survey Pro Installation Survey Pro is installed from the Installation CD running on a PC. It will load Survey Pro and then install it

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 130 Some routines lack a point of reference for the Apply Scale power button, or for scaling output results. If you

131 Other Tutorials This section describes how to use several of the routines in Survey Pro. Each example outlines the procedure to use a particular

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 132 If importing coordinates from a source, such as an HP 48, where you are not sure if the units are in Internatio

Other Tutorials 133 5. The Import CR5 dialog box will open where you must specify the distance used in the file being imported. Select the correct d

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 134 Importing LandXML Files Survey Pro gives you the ability to import the following objects from a LandXML file: P

Other Tutorials 135 Features The only feature data that is imported from a LandXML file are TDS feature attributes. Importing a LandXML File 1. With

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 136 5. Tap Next to continue to the second screen. When the Import polylines, alignments and parcels checkbox is

Other Tutorials 137 Import Control The Import Control routine is a solution for people that are used to using control files with versions of Survey P

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 138 Exporting Coordinates The steps below will copy selected points from the current job to a new job in a specifie

Other Tutorials 139 Repetition Shots A repetition “shot” consists of one or more sets. A set consists of four individual shots; direct and reverse sh

Getting Started 5 Enter the registration code provided by your TDS dealer in the Registration Code field and tap Register. This will register all of

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 140 3. Set the Horizontal, Zenith, and Distance Tolerances in the appropriate fields. The direct shots for each se

Other Tutorials 141 • BS ^ BS > FS ^ FS: Shoot backsight, reverse scope, shoot backsight, shoot foresight, reverse scope, shoot foresight • FS ^

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 142 4. Prompts will open after every shot that instruct you on which point to shoot next and when you when you nee

Other Tutorials 143 Radial Sideshots The Radial Sideshots screen is used to perform repetition shots to a backsight and any number of foresights (sid

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 144 Note: When using a robotic total station and Enable Automatic Repetition is checked in the Radial SS Settings s

Other Tutorials 145 5. Tap Shoot to take a side shot. Once the shot is completed, the Results screen, shown here, will be displayed. You are now p

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 146 7. When all shots for every set is complete, the lower right button will be labeled Done > . Tapping it wi

Other Tutorials 147 Shoot From Two Ends The Shoot From Two Ends screen is used to provide more accurate vertical closure to a traverse. The routine r

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 148 Offset Shots Three individual screens are used to perform offset shots. These include the Distance Offset scree

Other Tutorials 149 4. Enter a positive offset distance in the Horz Dist Offset field if the offset to the new point is behind the rod location (fro

User’s Manual 6 Data Entry Using a handheld device without a keyboard requires some adaptation but one can get very proficient when using all the sh

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 150 1. From the Main Menu, tap .Survey , Horz Angle Offset . If you have not already setup your backsight, you wi

Other Tutorials 151 2. With the prism positioned directly below the location of the new point, aim the total station at the prism and tap Shoot Pri

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 152 Performing a Resection Setup the total station over the location where you want to compute coordinates. Be sure

Other Tutorials 153 With this screen filled in correctly, aim toward the next resection point and tap the Take Shot… button to shoot the specified

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 154 Solar Observations The Solar Observation screen is used to compute the azimuth to an arbitrary backsight based

Other Tutorials 155 Performing a Sun Shot 1. Setup over a point with known or assumed coordinates and aim the total station at the backsight point t

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 156 • Check the Correct to State Grid checkbox if you want the computed azimuth corrected to align with the local

Other Tutorials 157 10. WITH A SOLAR FILTER INSTALLED, aim ahead of the path of the sun so that the trailing edge has not yet contacted the vertical

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 158 What to Do Next With the azimuth to the backsight known, you can now perform the following steps to begin your

Other Tutorials 159 Remote Control Remote control mode is a special mode that makes it possible for users to control a fully robotic total station fr

Getting Started 7 Using the Smart SIP Whenever you tap in an edit field, the appropriate SIP will automatically open. The type of edit field where th

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 160 Once the total station is aiming near the prism, the Search button is used to start the total station in a se

Other Tutorials 161 Taking a Shot in Remote Mode When running in a non-remote mode, tapping the Traverse or Side Shot button will simply trigger the

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 162 Stake Out in Remote Mode Performing stake out in remote mode is different from running in a non-remote mode bec

Other Tutorials 163 Remote staking beyond 10 feet from target Remote staking between 1 and 10 feet Remote staking within 1 foot from target

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 164 Slope Staking in Remote Mode Slope staking in remote control mode functions in nearly the same way as with a no

Other Tutorials 165 GeoLock GeoLock is a feature that uses a GPS receiver to calculate your position so while working robotically, if the total stati

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 166 Configuring GeoLock Once you have setup your job and total station, you need to power on your GPS receiver and

Other Tutorials 167 9. Tap to save the settings and close the screen. You are now ready to collect data and start the localizing process. If the sa

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 168 back to yellow and you will need to move around again to re-localize before you can use the GeoLock feature. U

Other Tutorials 169 The Slope Stake routine can automatically determine if the outer slope of the road profile should have a positive or a negative s

User’s Manual 8 Changing SIPs While the cursor is in an input field, you can select a different SIP to use for entering text into that field and Surv

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 170 5. Enter the horizontal width of the left and right sides of the road in the 1/2 Road Width fields. These widt

Other Tutorials 171 14. The Segment # (Fill HP) field is used to select which segment to compute the slope from in a fill situation. This is useful w

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 172 Note: You can tap in the graphic portion of the screen to open the graphic in a larger window. 19. With the rod

Other Tutorials 173 Note: All previous shots taken while locating a specific catch point are shown in the map view as large X’s. These can be useful

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 174 Intersection The Intersection screen computes and optionally stores the coordinates for the intersection of two

Other Tutorials 175 Map Check The Map Check screen is used to enter distance and direction information from a map for straight and curved sections to

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 176 Editing Boundary Data Any entered section can be modified if an error is discovered. To edit a particular secti

Other Tutorials 177 Predetermined Area The Predetermined Area routine will take a boundary with one open side and compute the location of a line that

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 178 Note: The boundary can have as many points as you desire, but the selected points must begin with the starting

Other Tutorials 179 1. Tap Cogo , Predetermined Area from the Main Menu. 2. Enter the first point that defines one of the sides of your three-si

Getting Started 9 Angle and Time Conventions Throughout the software, the following conventions are followed when inputting or outputting angles and

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 180 Horizontal Curve Layout The Horizontal Curve Layout screen is useful to compute the locations of any station al

Other Tutorials 181 RPPTPIPCTan OffsetCurrentStationTan Dist.TangentTan - TDTangent Offset The Tangent Offset method computes a perpendicular offset

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 182 3. Define your horizontal curve by making the appropriate selections from the first two buttons and filling in

Other Tutorials 183 Parabolic Curve Layout The Parabolic Curve Layout screen is useful to compute the locations of any station along a vertical curve

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 184 Spiral Layout A spiral curve is a special curve that has a specified radius at one end, which gradually changes

Other Tutorials 185 Curve and Offset The Curve and Offset screen allows you to design a curve and stake it in the field. You can stake the curve’s ce

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 186 Set Up Your Staking Options 9. Enter the first station that you want to stake in the Station field. 10. Enter

Other Tutorials 187 Stake the Point 15. The final screen allows you to stake the current station. With the rod positioned where you want it, tap the

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 188 Scale Adjustment The Scale routine will adjust the coordinates of selected points by a specified scale factor r

Other Tutorials 189 Translate Adjustment The Translate routine will move points horizontally and/or vertically a specified distance and direction. Th

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User’s Manual 10 • sss Zero or more digits representing the decimal fraction part of the seconds.

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 190 Translate by Coordinates The Translate by Coordinates method requires that you define a starting location and a

Other Tutorials 191 Rotate Adjustment The Rotate Adjustment routine will rotate selected points around a specified rotation point. 1. Tap Adjust ,

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 192 Traverse Adjust The Traverse Adjust wizard will perform an angle adjustment, a compass rule adjustment, or both

Other Tutorials 193 Compass Rule The Compass Rule Adjustment will adjust either a closed or an open traverse. When adjusting a closed traverse, the e

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 194 Performing a Traverse Adjustment 1. Tap Adjust , Traverse Adjust from the Main Menu. 2. Use the Tap Polyli

Other Tutorials 195 7. If a Compass Rule adjustment is being performed, the screen shown here will open. Select Closed Traverse if you are adjusting

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 196 Surface Scan The Surface Scan routine will automatically take a sequence of shots within a predefined area when

Other Tutorials 197 determines how many shots will be taken within the perimeter. The more shots that are taken, the more detailed the surface scan w

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 198 e. Enter the desired vertical distance between each shot of the surface being scanned in the Vertical Distance

Other Tutorials 199 The Horizontal Angle Interval and Vertical Angle Interval fields are used to configure the spacing between each shot taken within

Getting Started 11 Using Survey Pro Tapping the screen with a stylus is the primary method for interaction with Survey Pro. You can start Survey Pro

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 200 The Surface Scan Statistics screen displays useful information about the computed surface to be scanned, includ

201 Leveling Fieldwork Leveling is one of three possible surveying modes that can be used with Survey Pro. Leveling mode in Survey Pro can only be us

User’s Manual – Leveling Mode 202 Benchmark: A point in a level loop that is stored in the current job. Benchmark points are usually permanent marks

Leveling 203 Level Settings The Level Settings screen is where the shooting sequence and leveling tolerances are configured. Fill in the screen as ne

User’s Manual – Leveling Mode 204 Leveling Methods Survey Pro supports the following leveling methods: • Three Wire • Single Wire • Electronic •

Leveling 205 Manual Leveling If you will be entering data manually, select and activate the Manual Mode and tap Activate to activate it and then ta

User’s Manual – Leveling Mode 206 Creating a New Loop 1. From the Main Menu, select Leveling > Select/Create Loop . This will open the Select/

Leveling 207 4. The details of the new loop are displayed on this screen. You can optionally enter a description for the new loop and then tap Crea

User’s Manual – Leveling Mode 208 Level Screen 6. This is called the Level screen, although the title bar displays the name of the current level loo

Leveling 209 Turn to Turning Point (Leveling Shots) 7. When shooting a turning point, you will immediately be prompted for the necessary shots for a

User’s Manual 12 3. Another screen will open where you select some of the job settings. Select the settings that you desire and tap Next > to c

User’s Manual – Leveling Mode 210 Three Wire Shot Single Wire Shot Electronic Shot Trigonometric Shot

Leveling 211 9. Once all the shots in the sequence are completed, the Shot Results screen will open listing the details for each point. You can rem

User’s Manual – Leveling Mode 212 Turn to Benchmark 11. This option should be used whenever you will be shooting any benchmark other than the startin

Leveling 213 If you are not closing your level loop, you will return to the Level screen in Step 6. If you are closing your level loop, continue to

User’s Manual – Leveling Mode 214 17. While viewing the notes for any level loop, you can tap the (Settings) button to customize the settings for th

Leveling 215 Side Shots 18. Prior to shooting a benchmark or turning point, you can shoot any number of leveling side shots to compute the elevation

User’s Manual – Leveling Mode 216 Stakeout 19. Shooting a leveling stakeout point is similar to a leveling side shot in that it must be done before s

Leveling 217 2 Peg Test The 2 Peg Test is used to check the collimation error of the instrument. The test will compute the error, which can then be u

User’s Manual – Leveling Mode 218 7. You can optionally tap Check H. Dist to verify the instrument is centered between the two rods. The distance to

Leveling 219 12. After the final shot is taken, the Peg Test Results screen will open showing the details of the shots taken and the computed error.

Getting Started 13 Navigating Within the Program The starting point in Survey Pro, which appears once a job is open, is called the Main Menu, which i

221 GPS Overview This portion of the User's Manual includes basic fundamentals of GPS coordinate systems and measurements. The following section

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 222 ¾ A description of geoid modeling and how to use geoid models for vertical transformations. RTK and Post Processing Usi

GPS Overview 223 GPS Measurements GPS coordinates are computed using pseudo-range positioning. Pseudo-range positioning involves intersecting the ran

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 224 Code Differential Code differential solutions use the Coarse Acquisition (C/A) navigation code transmitted on the GPS ca

GPS Overview 225 GPS Network Servers, NTRIP, and VRS Traditionally, RTK GPS was done with a base and rover receiver setup on the survey site and usin

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 226 these corrections, such as Trimble VRS. A detailed description of these technologies is beyond the scope of this manual.

227 GPS Coordinates To represent positions in space you need two things. First, you need a datum to define an origin, an orientation, and a scale. Se

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 228 WGS84 Geodetic v. Local Geodetic When the coordinate system is a mapping plane in a datum other than WGS84, positions me

GPS Overview 229 Horizontal Datums • NAD27 The North American Datum of 1927 (NAD27) horizontal datum was established in the early part of the twenti

User’s Manual 14 Command Bar The command bar is the bottom portion of each Survey Pro screen and it contains buttons that are appropriate for the cur

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 230 (1996.0). The date in the brackets indicates the epoch defining the datum. This is all quite confusing. Fortunately, fo

GPS Overview 231 apples and oranges. For example, if you set your base on a point with a known coordinate in the NAD83(1996.0) datum, then all the r

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 232 datum not programmed into the database, you can use the Projection Key-In Wizard to create a custom Molodensky or simila

GPS Overview 233 then run across the country and closed on the opposite coast. This datum contained a number of systematic errors including un-modele

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 234 GreenwichMeridianEquatorφλXZYhapply. When a vertical coordinate is required, most survey projects require orthometric el

GPS Overview 235 Horizontal Coordinate Systems Survey projects use horizontal coordinates on either a local plane or a map projection. For small proj

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 236 • Area A map projection is equi-areal when it correctly plots areas over the entire map. That is, all mapped areas hav

GPS Overview 237 • Stereographic The Stereographic projection results from projecting an ellipsoid onto a plane. Directions are true from the cente

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 238 EllipsoidMapping PlaneK=0.9996K=1.0 K=1.0Central MeridianK>1.0K>1.0K<1.0Distance on EllipsoidDistance on Map •

GPS Overview 239 change appreciable within the range of RTK GPS, so this map projection is an excellent way to model simple flat earth ground level c

Getting Started 15 Surveying Mode The instrument icon indicates which collection mode the software is running in. There are three possible surv

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 240 Vertical Coordinate Systems GPS measurements provide ellipsoid heights. Most survey projects require orthometric elevati

GPS Overview 241 • In Canada you can use the Geodetic Survey Division HT 2.0 model, or the older GSD95, HT1_01, and HT97 models. • For any location

243 GPS Coordinates in Survey Pro GPS positions are measured in a 3D coordinate system, which models the earth using an ellipsoidal shape. The horizo

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 244 Projection Mode Survey Pro has two different modes for calculating local northing and easting from GPS measurements: Gro

GPS Coordinates 245 Projection Mode Summary Horizontal Projection Modes Ground - TDS Localization Local coordinates are at ground level, based on the

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 246 A coordinate system is un-initialized when you have no zone record set. In Ground – TDS Localization mode, this means th

GPS Coordinates 247 coordinates to your mapping plane coordinates. Therefore, a localization is not required in this case. • If your job already con

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 248 Projection Mode Configuration Mapping Plane Mode TDS Localization Mode The projection mode can be configured or

GPS Coordinates 249 Tapping Switch to TDS Localization will switch from Mapping Plane mode to TDS Localization mode. TDS Localization Mode Tapping R

User’s Manual 16 Cancel This button is red in color and closes the current screen without performing the action intended by the screen. Close Thi

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 250 1. Go to Survey > Projection > Set Zone to open the Localization Set Zone screen. 2. Enter the Setup Group for

GPS Coordinates 251 Mapping Plane Select Zone Use the Select Coordinate System screen to select either a mapping plane zone or a localized site from

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 252 • Use the Delete Zone / Site button to delete zones or sites from the database. You can only delete user created sites,

GPS Coordinates 253 4. Select the Grid direction for positive coordinates in the new map projection zone. Choices for grid direction are: • North\Ea

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 254 11. If you are using a custom datum, enter the datum translations from WGS84 to Local. Note: Note the sign of the datum

GPS Coordinates 255 Switching from Grid to Ground 1. Any time a Mapping Plane mode zone or localized site record is selected, go to the Survey >

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 256 6. Enter the Desired Local Ground Coordinate. This will be the local plane coordinate of the origin Reference Point.

GPS Coordinates 257 Coordinates. 3. Tap Accept to switch back to the mapping plane grid coordinate system, and open the Adjust with Projection wizar

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 258 • Datum: Is a type of datum transformation and its parameters. There is always an ellipsoid record from the database a

GPS Coordinates 259 • GPS Control Point H/V: These flags identify points to be included in the localization control point list and whether to use t

Getting Started 17 Parts of a Screen Many screens share common features. To illustrate some of these features, we will examine parts of the Backsight

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 260 • If you have a valid coordinate system solved Survey Pro will calculate the plane location for each geodetic point imp

GPS Coordinates 261 ForeSight DXM, SPSO, TGO, and TTC There are a number of software applications that will work with Survey Pro .job and .raw files

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 262 coordinate system, user entered points, and all of the observation vectors taken in the survey will be imported into the

GPS Coordinates 263 GPS measured points is not uploaded to the data collector from TGO or TTC. However, this is not a problem since the coordinate sy

265 GPS Module Survey Pro can be sold with either the standard GPS module or the Basic GPS module. This section outlines the procedures for using Su

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 266 Receiver Settings Using either RTK or post processing data collection is controlled by the type of receiver you choose t

GPS Module 267 This receiver profile is now ready to use in a GPS survey. You should now set the RTK and/or post processing settings on the Measure M

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 268 • NTRIP Rover: Select this mode to use the receiver as an RTK rover where the base corrections are to be supplied to the

GPS Module 269 the ‘Generic Serial’ device and simply set the correct port, baud rate, and parity for this device. Receiver Settings – General The co

User’s Manual 18 Power Buttons The Backsight Setup screen contains two power buttons. Power buttons are typically used to provide alternate methods

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 270 Start GPS Survey The Start GPS Survey wizard is used to start any RTK survey. This wizard will guide you through the ste

GPS Module 271 Start GPS Survey - Choose Projection Mode The Start GPS Survey Choose Projection mode screen is used to choose the horizontal projecti

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 272 Start GPS Survey – Choose Geoid Use the Select Geoid Model screen to select a geoid model and data file to use with eith

GPS Module 273 Survey – Solve Localization screen is opened. If the complete setup is already done, the Data Collection screen (Page 302) is opened.

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 274 Start GPS Survey – Base Setup The Base Setup wizard is used to setup an RTK base receiver, and to configure the base ref

GPS Module 275 4. Tap Next>. The final step of the Base Setup wizard will depend on the base point chosen. If the base (lat, lng, ht) is known or

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 276 Base Setup Two - GET and SET The Base Setup GET and SET screen is used when the geodetic coordinate of the base referenc

GPS Module 277 Rover Setup – Select NTRIP Service 1. Select a service from the Select an NTRIP service list box. 2. If this service requires a user

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 278 Rover Setup – Set Base Reference Position When you are using a remote base station, and the base reference position is n

GPS Module 279 • When the rover receives the base antenna information, Survey Pro displays the antenna height received. The antenna Measure To disp

Getting Started 19 Scroll Buttons Button. When a button label is preceded with thesymbol, it indicates that the button label can be changed. Each t

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 280 1. Tap Next>. 2. Review the base reference position to be stored in Survey Pro. Tap Set to accept the re

GPS Module 281 Start GPS Survey - Solve Localization The Start GPS Survey Solve Localization screen is displayed when you need a horizontal adjustmen

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 282 Solve Localization When you start a GPS survey from an autonomous base position, you need to solve a localization to adj

GPS Module 283 Localization with Control Points Horizontal localization is a simple 2D similarity transformation from mapping plane coordinates in an

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 284 Detailed Procedure Since the field procedure is the same for both horizontal and vertical localization solutions, the in

GPS Module 285 7. In the list box, control points collected will be identified with an H and/or V. Points marked H will be used to solve horizontal

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 286 • Unique: the solution was calculated using the minimum number of control points or fewer. In this case, there is no

GPS Module 287 14. When you are happy with the solution, tap Accept to set the horizontal and/or vertical adjustment. The Adjust with Projection

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 288 Localization Parameters Explained Before you accept a localization solution, you should evaluate the parameters and the

GPS Module 289 Mapping Plane Mode: Scale: is the scale difference between the intermediate mapping plane using the autonomous GPS position and the a

iii Table of Contents Welcome ________________________________________________ 1 Getting Started __________________________________________ 3 Manual C

User’s Manual 20 Input Shortcuts Distances and angles are normally entered in the appropriate fields simply by typing the value from the keypad, but

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 290 Vertical: Slope: is the North and East tilt of the inclined plane adjustment. These values are given in parts per milli

GPS Module 291 Quality of Localization Solutions Starting from an autonomous GPS base position and solving a localization with control points is simi

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 292 • Check points: after solving for localization parameters with a minimum number of control points, you should occupy a

GPS Module 293 the local coordinate system, it is not possible to compare the geodetic coordinates from the different sets of data. Survey Pro solves

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 294 • The coordinate system has its origin at the local northing and easting of the first base position. The localization T

GPS Module 295 parameters. Tap Accept to finish setup and return to the Projection screen. 8. If you set your base up on a new point, you need to ta

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 296 The following conditions must be met in order to use the Remote Elevation routine. • The base and rover must be set. •

GPS Module 297 Import GPS Control In some cases, you can occupy a GPS control point in the field during data collection, but you do not have the corr

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 298 • You start a survey with your base on an autonomous position. You occupy one or more control points during the survey,

GPS Module 299 choose the Coordinate Type and key in the North, East, and Elevation, or the Latitude, Longitude, and Height. 6. Tap Ne

Getting Started 21 1. When the job is configured for International Feet or US Survey Feet, it is assumed that the distance entered is in the same un

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 300 8. Choose an action to take after Survey Pro creates the GPS control points selected. You can choos

GPS Module 301 RTK Data Collection Once your horizontal and vertical projections are solved, you are ready to collect data. The different measure mod

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 302 Data Collection The GPS Data Collection screen is used to add points to the job file. There are several methods to colle

GPS Module 303 measurement. When you are satisfied with the measurement tap Accept to return to the Data Collection screen 8. Check the Results tab

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 304 5. Enter the direction (azimuth/bearing) from the reference point to the offset point. You can enter a direction in one

GPS Module 305 Note: For continuous data collection (except Manual: multi descriptions), once the first point is accepted, all additional points wil

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 306 Occupy Control Point Use this button to open the Control Points screen (Page 283), where you can occupy a control point

GPS Module 307 RTK Stake Out Stake out with GPS is very similar to stake out with conventional instruments. See the Reference Manual for details on t

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 308 Field Procedure Enable Post Processing 1. Create a post processing receiver profile (Page 222). Note: For simultaneous

GPS Module 309 autonomous layer. If you choose to store the point in the Receiver file only, the Site ID can be any valid name for the receiver and y

User’s Manual 22 Point List Editor Many screens contain a To/From… button, which accesses the Select Point(s) screen that allows you to enter a sim

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 310 5. Tapping Apply / Start will send the current Site ID and antenna information to the receiver to update the session in

GPS Module 311 Projection Utilities Survey Pro has a number of tools to help you work with map projections and coordinate system. This section descri

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 312 Survey Pro: Select Coordinate System, changing horizontal projection mode on the Job > Settings > Projection scre

GPS Module 313 Readjust with Current Projection: Use this mode when you wish to update locations using the current coordinate system. There are two o

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 314 Adjust with Projection – Prompt Adjust The Adjust with Projection Prompt Adjust screen is only shown when the wizard ope

GPS Module 315 1. Review the results. 2. Tap Apply to update the job. Projection Calculator You can use the Projection Calculator to calculate com

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 316 4. Tap Accept when you are done. Both numbers are saved in the Past Results list so you can use them in other calculati

GPS Module 317 Warning: It is not recommended that Bluetooth communication be used while logging GPS data to use for post processing. This scenario

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 318 3. From Windows, tap > Settings > Connections > Bluetooth > Devices. With the peripheral hardware position

GPS Module 319 5. If connecting to a GPS receiver or a total station, enter the Bluetooth passkey if there is one or leave the field blank if no pas

Getting Started 23 Entering Distances in Other Units When a distance is entered in a particular field, it is normally entered using the same units th

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 320 Bluetooth in Survey Pro To configure a Bluetooth-enabled total station or GPS receiver to work with Survey Pro, perform

GPS Module 321 Windows Networking Survey Pro supports the use of a cellular phone as a modem to communicate with an NTRIP server when using VRS. Befo

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 322 3. Tap Rx Settings…. 4. With the Receiver card selected, set Receiver Mode to NTRIP Rover. 5. Select

GPS Module 323 7. Under My ISP, tap Add a new modem connection. 8. Enter a name for the new connection in the first field • If communi

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 324 9. Select the phone you added during the Bluetooth discovery and bonding process as described in the User's Manual

GPS Module 325 12. Tap to close this screen and return to Survey Pro. 13. Select the newly-created cell phone modem for the Dial-Up Conne

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 326 Starting a Survey with VRS The following steps explain how to start a survey with VRS after any necessary Bluetooth step

GPS Module 327 3. Once connected, tap the desired NTRIP service. Enter your User Name and Password, if the selected service requires them and then

329 Basic GPS Module Survey Pro can be sold with either the Basic GPS module or the standard GPS module. This section outlines the procedures for us

User’s Manual 24 Quick Pick The button is called the Quick Pick button and is available at the bottom of most screens in Survey Pro. This button is

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 330 Serial Connection These steps describe how to configure the software when connecting to the receivers with a serial cabl

Basic GPS Module 331 Bluetooth Connection 1. If communicating with one or both GPS receivers using Bluetooth, tap Bluetooth Setup Wizard… from the J

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 332 3. The scan should locate only valid receivers. Tap Next > to continue. 4. The final screen displays the

Basic GPS Module 333 RTK Data Modem Configuration This section explains how to configure the type of data link to use between the base and rover. Th

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 334 Note: some settings on the radio cannot be modified with Survey Pro. To fully program the radio modems, you need to PC

Basic GPS Module 335 3. Enter a name for the new connection in the first field, select Bluetooth in the second field and then tap Next and continue

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 336 5. Select the cell phone you want to partner with and tap Next. 6. If the partnered device requires a passkey

Basic GPS Module 337 7. Check the Dialup Networking checkbox and tap Finish to continue. 8. Select the cell phone you just added and tap N

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 338 9. Enter the number provided by your cellular phone company used to access online services and tap Next. 10. If

Basic GPS Module 339 11. Tap to close this screen and return to Survey Pro. Basic GPS Start Survey To start a survey with the Basic GPS mo

Getting Started 25 the Move Up or Move Down buttons. (Any other routines in the Quick Pick list can also be repositioned in this way.) To remove

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 340 Start Survey – Connect to Base and Rover Set Up Base 1. On initial connection to the base, the base position is recorde

Basic GPS Module 341 3. Fill in the screen and tap Next>. The base point name and the precise geodetic coordinate of the base are noted in Sur

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 342 Start Survey – Connect to Rover (Remote Base or Internet Base) There are two workflows when you start a survey connectin

Basic GPS Module 343 Select NTRIP Services Screen Once connected, tap the desired NTRIP service. Enter your User Name and Password if the selected s

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 344 Hanging Up and Redialing a Cellular Phone To hang up an active connection, tap Survey > GPS Status > Cell Modem &g

Basic GPS Module 345 GPS Backsight Page Layout GPS Resection Page Layout 1. Tap Occupy Control > to open the Collect Control screen (Page

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 346 Collect Control – Screen 1 1. Select an existing job file point 2. Designate if it is valid for horizontal, vertical,

Basic GPS Module 347 Projection Check Point Status Page The Projection Check Point Status screen appears in one of two states: GPS Backsight, or GPS

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 348 Collect Check Point Prompt 1. Select an existing job file point. 2. Designate if it is valid for horizontal, vertical,

Basic GPS Module 349 Solve Localization and Detect Blunders Before this page is opened, the localization is solved using all the control points, and

User’s Manual 26 Manage Smart Targets Select Manage Smart Targets from the same drop-down list described above to access the Manage Smart Targets scr

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 350 status line will indicate the poor geometry of the control points, or if the localization fails to solve, you will see a

Basic GPS Module 351 control points for closure. This routine will usually identify the one or two bad points in a control point set, and then promp

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 352 Connect to Base and Rover – TDS Localization ‘One Point Setup’ The Start Survey Wizard will have different behavior any

Basic GPS Module 353 Traverse Base The Traverse Base routine provides an easy method to collect a point and then move your base to that point, or to

User’s Manual – GPS Mode 354 Traverse Now Routine 1. Tap Traverse. This will open a prompt to move the receiver. 2. Tap OK to open the Connect to B

Basic GPS Module 355 Occupy Then Traverse Routine 1. Tap Occupy Then Traverse to open the Occupy Data Point screen. 2. Tap Store on the occupy poin

357 References Books: The following books are available from various sources, including the America Congress on Surveying and Mapping: o 5410 Grosve

Getting Started 27 The Smart Target Name you provide will be shown in the drop-down list when you switch between Smart Targets. The Target Type field

User’s Manual 28 Pro and on the total station, it will be applied twice resulting in incorrect distance measurements for every shot. If you are using

Getting Started 29 There are different map views depending on from where the map view is accessed and they can display slightly different information

iv Description Files without Codes _____________________________38 Description Files with Codes ________________________________39 Associating a Descr

User’s Manual 30 Increase Vertical Scale: is only available when viewing a vertical profile. Each time it is tapped, the vertical scale of the view

Getting Started 31 • Before you can use a basemap in Survey Pro, you need to copy the appropriate basemap files from a PC to the same directory wher

User’s Manual 32 Raster basemap drawn first. Vector basemap drawn last. Resulting map view with both basemaps in view. 6. To change the order of t

Getting Started 33 The Settings Screen The Settings screen is used to control all of the settings available for your surveying instrument, current jo

User’s Manual 34 File Management and ForeSight DXM Survey Pro uses a variety of files to store data and information about your project. The files inc

Getting Started 35 When you specify points to use for any reason within Survey Pro, the software will read the coordinates for the specified points f

User’s Manual 36 Control Files The current job can be configured to access the points from another job stored on the data collector. When the current

Getting Started 37 Some users prefer to keep a set of known points in a separate control file when repeatedly working on new jobs in the same general

User’s Manual 38 must be careful how the file is saved. By default, a word processor will store additional non-ASCII data in a file making it incompa

Getting Started 39 you can modify the list and optionally save it to a file as described in the Reference manual under the Miscellaneous Screens sect

v Widenings and Super Elevations ____________________________ 86 Road Rules Examples ______________________________________ 88 Creating Templates ____

User’s Manual 40 You can combine a description with any other text, or combine two descriptions by using an ampersand (&). For example, entering

Getting Started 41 Feature Codes As explained above, a description or descriptor codes can be used to help describe a point prior to storing it, but

User’s Manual 42 Features The primary part of a feature code is called a feature. Features generally describe what an object is. Two types of feature

Getting Started 43 • Menu Attributes A menu attribute is an attribute that is selected from a pull-down menu rather than typed in from the keypad.

User’s Manual 44 Layers Survey Pro uses layers to help manage the data in a job. Any number of layers can exist in a job and any new objects can be a

Getting Started 45 Similarly, whenever a new job is created, a Points layer is automatically created and selected as the active layer. The active lay

User’s Manual 46 Changing a Layer Name or Visibility Selecting a layer and then tapping Edit… opens the Edit Layer dialog box where the name and vi

Getting Started 47 Working with 2D Points Most people work with 3D points, but Survey Pro also allows you to work with 2D points (points without elev

User’s Manual 48 “Note: Selected occupy point has no elevation. All points computed with this point will have no elevation computed for them.” An ele

Getting Started 49 Polylines Lines can be added to your project that can represent anything such as a roadway, a building, or a lot boundary. These l

vi Performing a Sun Shot_____________________________________155 What to Do Next__________________________________________158 Remote Control__________

User’s Manual 50 Alignments Alignments are similar to polylines in that they define specific lines in the current job and typically describe the cent

Getting Started 51 Creating an Alignment In this step-by-step example, we will create an alignment that has all the possible horizontal and vertical

User’s Manual 52 Horizontal Alignment 4. Tap the HAL (Horizontal Alignment) tab and then tap the Insert button. This will open the Edit Segment scre

Getting Started 53 7. Tap the Insert button again and then tap the Arc tab to insert a horizontal curve. 8. Enter a Radius of 100, a Delta of 4

User’s Manual 54 Note: When creating a new horizontal segment and using the Make this segment tangent to previous option, the new segment will appe

Getting Started 55 16. Tap the Insert button again and then tap the V. Curve tab to insert a parabolic vertical curve. Enter a Length of 250 and tap

User’s Manual 56 19. Tap from the Edit Alignment screen to return to the Add/Edit Alignments screen where the new alignment is stored and displayed.

57 Conventional Fieldwork This section will explain how to get started using Survey Pro to collect data from a total station and perform stake out. I

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 58 Scenario One You know the coordinates and locations for two points on your lot and want to occupy one and use th

Conventional Fieldwork 59 Scenario Two You have found two points on your lot and know the azimuth between them, but you do not have coordinates for e

vii Rotate Adjustment _______________________________ 191 Traverse Adjust__________________________________ 192 Angle Adjust _________________________

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 60 Scenario Three You have one point established on your lot and you know the azimuth to an observable reference. S

Conventional Fieldwork 61 Scenario Four You have only one known point on a job. Solution You have two options in this situation. One, you can assume

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 62 Summary In general, you would follow these steps when you begin working on a job. 1. Create a new job or open a

Conventional Fieldwork 63 Data Collection Example This section illustrates the necessary setup and usage of the Traverse / Side Shot screen, which is

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 64 c. Enter any job name that you wish in the Job Name field and tap Next > . d. For this example, s

Conventional Fieldwork 65 e. Accept the default coordinates for the first job point by tapping Finish . You will return to the Main Menu. 2. Check

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 66 c. For this example, tap the Surveying card and un-check all the checkboxes. d. Tap (OK) to save the job sett

Conventional Fieldwork 67 4. Set up your backsight. In this example, we will setup on Point 1 and backsight Point 2, which was just created. a. Acc

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 68 i. Tap to exit from the Backsight Solved screen. The map view will open showing your current setup. j. Tap (

Conventional Fieldwork 69 computed and stored. The Foresight point will automatically advance to the next available point name and the information fr

viii ForeSight DXM, SPSO, TGO, and TTC ______________ 261 ForeSight DXM___________________________________________261 Spectra Precision Survey Office_

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 70 The new point is computed and stored and the Traverse Now or Later prompt will open asking if you want to advanc

Conventional Fieldwork 71 When out in the field, you would now move your total station over the new occupy point, aim it toward the previous occupy p

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 72 Stakeout Example When setting up to perform stakeout, the requirements are nearly the same as with data collecti

Conventional Fieldwork 73 b. Tap the file name that was created earlier listed in the Open Recent Job list and then tap .Open . The coordinates for

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 74 a. Access the Survey , Backsight Setup screen. b. In the Occupy Point field, enter 1 as the point name. c.

Conventional Fieldwork 75 i. Tap (OK). The Map View will automatically open showing your current setup. Tap (Close) to continue. Staking P

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 76 c. The second Stake Points screen will open that displays all of the information needed to locate the design po

Conventional Fieldwork 77 f. The Stake Points screen will show the necessary FORWARD / BACK and Go RIGHT / Go LEFT information that the rod man must

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 78 5. Stake the next design point. a. We want to stake the next design point in the project. The Design Point sho

Conventional Fieldwork 79 d. The rod man needs to move back by 0.2 feet to be over the design point. Rather than take another shot, we will instruct

ix Bluetooth Connection_____________________________________ 331 RTK Data Modem Configuration ___________________________ 333 Basic GPS Start Survey__

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 80 Surveying with True Azimuths Some people need to collect all of their horizontal angles in the form of azimuths.

Conventional Fieldwork 81 8. Tap Send Circle . This will set the backsight circle as the horizontal angle in the total station and set the same ang

83 Road Layout Overview The Road menu contains a powerful set of routines that allow you to enter and modify road layout information and then stake t

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 84 and slope or change in elevation. Templates can contain as many segments as needed, but must have at least one s

Road Layout 85 POB The POB designates the location in the current job where the alignment starts. The POB can be defined by an existing point or spec

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 86 • Template segments must have a name. The template editor provides fields to enter the segment name. 2. Any tw

Road Layout 87 • A previous Template. 4. Super Elevation ending slope value and Widening ending width value must match the first segment value defi

User’s Manual – Conventional Mode 88 Road Rules Examples Figure 1 Overhead view of a template-to-template linear transition Figure 2 Template to

Road Layout 89 Figure 3 Widening to Template Transition Figure 4 Widening to Widening Transition