Carlson GIS CE

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Reference ManualRevised J une, 2006

Carlson Software, 2006


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Table of Contents

End-User License Agreement 4Installation 6

System Requirements 6Microsoft ActiveSync 6Installing GIS-CE 7Hardware Notes 7Color Screens 7Memory 7Battery Status 8Save System 8Carlson Technical Support 8

Main Menu 9Interface 9

Instrument Recall 9MAP 11Basics 11File 11View 13Draw 14COGO 16Tools 17

Main Tab 18Store Points (a.k.a. Sideshot/Traverse) 18Job Settings (Options) 19Job Settings (Units) 20Job Settings (New Job) 21Job Settings (GPS) 22List Points 24Configure Reading (Total Station - General) 25Configure Reading (GPS - General) 26Feature Code List 26Data Transfer 28Import/Export ASCII File 29Delete File 31Select Job 31Exit 31

Setup Tab 32Instrument 32Settings (Geodimeter/Trimble TS) 32Settings (Leica TPS Series TS) 34Settings (Leica Robotic TS) 36Settings (Leica/Wild Older Models) 38Settings (Nikon TS) 39Settings (Pentax TS) 39Settings (Sokkia Set TS) 39Settings (Topcon 800/8000/APL1 TS) 40Settings (Topcon GTS TS) 42

Configure Base/Rover 42Configure Base/Rover (Allen-Osbourne GPS) 45Configure Base/Rover (CSI - DGPS Max GPS) 45


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Configure Base/Rover (Leica 500/1200 GPS) 45Configure Base/Rover (Leica GIS System 50 GPS) 46Configure Base/Rover (Navcom GPS) 46Configure Base/Rover (NMEA GPS) 47Configure Base/Rover (Novatel GPS) 47Configure Base/Rover (Sokkia GPS) 47Configure Base/Rover (Thales/Ashtech GPS) 48Configure Base/Rover (Topcon GPS) 49Configure Base/Rover (Trimble GPS) 51Receiver Utilities 52Receiver Utilities (Leica 500/1200) 52Receiver Utilities (Navcom) 53Receiver Utilities (NovAtel and Sokkia) 53Receiver Utilities (Thales/Ashtech) 53Receiver Utilities (Topcon) 54Receiver Utilities (Trimble) 54Localization 54

Monitor/SkyPlot 57Tolerances 57Comm Setup 58Peripherals 59About GIS-CE 61

Raw Data 62File Format 62


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End-User License Agreement

C op yr ig ht 2 00 4 C ar ls on S of tw ar e

A l l R i gh t s R e se r ve dCAUTION! READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING SOFTWARE.

U s e o f t h i s s o f t w ar e i n d i c at e s a c c e pt a n c e o f t h e t e rm s a n d c o n di t i o n s o f t h e S o f t w ar e L i c e ns e A g r e em e n t .

GIS-CE End-User License Agreement

T h i s E nd - U s e r L i c e n s e A g r e e m en t ( h en c e f o rt h " E U L A" ) i s a l e g a l a g r e e me n t b e t w e en y o u , t h e i n d i v i du a l o r s i n g l eentity (henceforth "you"), and Carlson Software, Inc. (henceforth "Carlson Software") for the software accompanyingt h i s E U L A , a n d m a y o r m a y n o t i n c l u d e p r i n t ed m a t e r i a l s , a s s o c i a t ed m ed i a , a n d e l e c t ro n i c d o c u me n t a t i o n ( h e n c ef o r t h" t h i s s of t w ar e " ). E xe r ci s i ng y o u r ri g h t t o u se t h i s s of t w ar e b i nd s y o u t o t he t e r ms o f t h is E U LA . I f y o u d o n o t a g re e t othe terms contained herein, do not use this software.

S O FT W AR E L I CE N S E :This software is protected by United States copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as well as applicableintellectual property laws and treaties. This software is licensed, not sold.

G RA NT O F L IC EN S E :

T hi s E UL A g ra nt s y ou t he f ol l ow in g r ig ht s:

Yo u m a y i n s t a l l a n d u s e o n e c o py o f t h i s s o f t w a r e, o r a n y p r i o r v e r s i on f o r t h e s a me o p e r a t i n g s y s t e m, o n a s i n g lecomputer. The primary user of the computer on which this software is installed may make a second copy for hisor her exclusive use.

Additionally, you may store one copy of this software on a storage device, such as a network server, used only toinstall or run this software on other computer over an internal network. However, you must acquire and dedicatea license for each separate computer on which this software is installed or run from the storage device. A singlelicense for this software may not be shared or used concurrently on more than one computer, unless a license

manager has been purchased from Carlson Software.

O T HE R R I GH T S A N D L I MI T AT I ON S :

You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble this software, except and only to the extent that suchactivity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.

T h i s s o f t w ar e i s l i c e n se d a s a s i n g le p r o d uc t . I t s c o mp o n e n t p a r t s ma y n o t b e s ep a r a t e d fo r u s e o n m or e t h a n o n ecomputer.

U nd er c er ta in c ir cu ms ta nc es , y ou m ay p er ma ne nt l y t ra ns fe r a l l o f y ou r r ig ht s u nd er t hi s E UL A, p ro vi de d t h at t h erecipient agrees to the terms of this EULA.

Without prejudice to any other rights, Carlson Software may terminate this EULA if you fail to comply with theterms and conditions of this EULA. In this event, you are required to destroy all copies of this software, and all of its component parts.

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Installation

System Requirements

Software Windows CE version 3.0 or later. Handheld PC.

Microsoft ActiveSync 3.7 and later.

R AM a nd H ar d D is k S pa ce R eq ui re me nt s

64 MB of RAM (recommended)

16 MB of hard disk space (minimum)

H a r dw a r e ( R e qu i r ed )

S t r o n gA R M , X S c a l e o r c o mp a t i b l e p r o c es s o r ( h a rd w a r e mu s t b e s u p p o r t ed b y M i c r o s of t f o r t h e o p e r a t i n g s y s t e mbeing used)

H a r dw a r e ( O p ti o n a l)

Serial cable for uploading and downloading data.

Microsoft ActiveSync

Microsoft ActiveSync provides support for synchronizing data between a Windows-based desktop computer andMicrosoft Windows CE based portable devices. Microsoft ActiveSync 3.7.1 supports Microsoft Windows 98(including Second Edition), Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP 6, Microsoft Windows ME, Windows 2000P r o f es s i o n a l E d it i o n , a n d W i n d o ws X P . B e f o r e y o u c a n i n s t a ll C a r l s o n GI S - C E, y o u r d e s kt o p P C mu s t h a v e M i c r o s o f tActiveSync instal led and running. If you do not have ActiveSync installed , insert the Carlson GIS-CE CD-ROM andc h o o s e I n s t a l l A c t i v e S yn c . Yo u m a y a l s o c h o o s e t o d o w n l o a d t h e l a t e s t v e r s i on f r o m M i c r os o f t . A f t e r t h e

ActiveSync installation starts, follow the prompts. If you need more assistance to install ActiveSync, visit Microsoftsweb site for the latest install details.

Yo u s h o ul d h a v e a s e ri a l c a bl e t h a t w a s i n cl u d e d w it h y o u r mo b il e d e vi c e. A t t ac h t h is c a bl e f r om y o ur d e sk t op P C t othe mobile device.

Auto Connecti on

I f t h e d ef a ul t s e t ti n g s a re c o r re c t, A c t i v eS y nc s h o ul d a u t oma t i ca l ly c o nn e ct t o t h e m o bi l e d e vi c e. W h en y o u s e e adialog on the mobile device that asks you if you want to connect, press Yes.

Troubl eshooti ng

If you cannot get connected, make sure that no other program is using the COM port. Programs to check for includea n y F a x/ M o d em s of tw ar e a nd o th er d at a t ra ns fe r s of tw ar e. I f y ou s ee a ny th i ng y ou t hi nk m ay b e us in g t he C OM

port, shut it down and retry the connection with ActiveSync.

En a b l in g C o m P o r t C o m m un i c a ti o n f o r A c t i ve S y n c o n A l l e g ro , P a n a s o n i c T ou g h b o o k 0 1 an d o t h e r C E d e v i c e s

In order for ActiveSync to communicate, it may be necessary to direct the CE device to utilize the Com port as ad e fa u lt . S o me m a y c o me s e t d e fa u lt t o U S B. Go t o S t ar t ( on A l l eg r o, b l u e k e y an d S t ar t b ut t o n) , t h en S e t ti n g s, t h e nControl Panel, then Communications icon, then PC Connection. Set to Com1 at a high baud rate, such as 57,600 baud.This will download programs and files at a high rate of speed. On the Allegro, use PC Link to connect to PC withActiveSync. On the Panasonic Toughbook, do Start, Run, and in the Open window, type in autosync go (autosynct h e n s p a ce b a r t h e n m i n u s g o ). T h e n d o S t a rt , S e t t i n g s , C on t r o l P a n el , C o mmu n i c a ti o n s , d o P C C o n n ec t i o n , C h a n geConnection to Serial Port @ 115K. Make sure Enable direct connections to the desktop computer is checked.

Note: When using GIS-CEs Data Transfer option, you will need to disable Serial Port Connection (click off AllowS e r i a l C a b l e ). T h i s i s d o n e wi t h C o nn e c t i on S e t t i ng s i n A c t iv e S y n c. C l i c k ba c k o n t o u s e A c t i v eS y n c .

I nstalling GI S-CE


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Before you install Carlson GIS-CE, close all running applications on the mobile device.

1. Connect the mobile device to the desktop PC and ensure that the ActiveSync connection is made.2. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive on the desktop PC. If Autorun is enabled, the startup program begins. The

s t a rt u p p r o gr a m l e t s y o u c h oo s e t h e v e rs i o n o f GI S -C E t o i n st a ll . T o s t ar t t h e i n st a ll a ti o n p ro c es s w i t ho u t u s in gAutorun, choose Run from the Windows Start Menu. Enter the CD-ROM drive letter, and setup. For example,enter d:\setup (where d is your CD-ROM drive letter).

3. On the desktop PC, a Welcome dialog will appear. Press Next.4. O n t h e n e xt d i a l o g , y o u m u s t r e a d a n d a c ce p t t h e C a r l s on GI S -C E E n d U s er L i ce ns e A g re e me n t. I f y o u a g re e w i th

the EULA, press Yes. If you do not agree with the EULA, press No and the installation program will quit.5. On the next dialog, type in your name and your company name and press Next.6. The next dialog asks you to confirm the installation directory. Press Yes.7. At this point, the necessary files will be copied to the mobile device. The dialog shown below shows you the

progress.8. After this has completed, Figure 1-10 will appear on the mobile device showing the installation progress. When

this dialog disappears, the installation is complete.

H ow -T o U pd at e C ar ls on G IS -C E U si ng a M em or y C ar dT h i s r e q u i re s t h a t y o u h a v e a me m or y c a rd w i t h s u ff i ci e nt f r ee s p ac e a n d W i nZ i p i n st a ll e d o n t h e d e sk t op c o mp u t er .1. Download th e appropriate Carl son GIS-CE executable to your deskt op PC. There are several executables,

therefore it is important to get the right one based on the type of hardware you own.2. M a k e s u r e t h a t y o u h a v e e xi t e d C a rl s o n GI S - CE o n t h e h a n dh e l d.3. Launch WinZip on the PC.4. In WinZip, select File Open Archive.5. I n t he W i nZ i p O p e n A r c hi v e d i a l og , Ar c h i ve s an d . exe F il e s f ro m t h e F il e s o f t y pe d r op l i st a n d n a vi g at e t o

the locati on of the download ed Carlson GIS-CE executable.6. Still in t he Open Archive di alog, highli ght the downl oaded Carlson GIS-CE executable and select the Open

button.7. Highlight the file that has the .CAB extension and select the Extract button. There should only be one .CAB

file.8. Close WinZip.9. Remove the memory card and put it into the handheld device.10. Turn on the handheld device.

11. U s i n g M y C o m p u t e r o n t h e d e s kt o p o f t h e h an d h e l d d ev i c e , n a vi g a t e t o t h e m emo r y c a r d a n d l o c at e t h e . C A Bfile.12. Double-Click on the .CAB file and answer OK or YES to all of the prompts and dialogs.13. Carlson GIS-CE should be installed or updated and the .CAB file will remove itself from the memory card.14. Launch Carlson GIS-CE and verify the version number and or date by selecting Equip About Carlson

GIS-CE.

Hardware Notes

If GIS-CE quits responding, you can reset the hardware by following the applicable procedures described below.

Ranger : T a p t h e S t a r t b u t t o n , t h e n c h o o s e P r o g r a ms , U t i l it i e s, R e s et , S o ft R e s et . Yo u c a n a l s o p r e s s a n d h o l d t h epower button down for approximately 5 seconds.

Juni per Al l egro: Yo u p r e s s a n d h o l d t h e O n \ O f f b ut t o n d o w n f o r a p p r o xi m a t el y 5 s e c on d s .

Other hardware: See the hardware documentation.

Color Screens

GIS-CE 1.21 or greater enables viewing of color. Any red, green, blue or other colored entities in DXF files willretain the color when viewed within GIS-CE. Points will appear with black point numbers, green descriptions and

blue elevations. Dialogs and prompting will utilize color throughout GIS-CE.

Memory

Memory on Allegros and Rangers and other similar CE devices can be allocated for best results. We recommendsetting storage memory to a minimum of 16,000 to 18,000 KB. The following discussion outlines the procedure forsetting that memory on the Allegro. An equivalent process should be used for other CE devices, as available.


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T h e GI S - C E c o n t ro l l e r w i l l f u n c t i o n b e t t er d u r i n g t o p o a n d s t a k eo u t w i t h t h e " S t o r a g e M e mo r y " s e t t o a r o un d 1 8 , 00 0KB. To check and/or change the settings:

Hit the Bl ue Key and Start, then Setti ngs=>Control Panel=> Double click on System=>Touch the Memory tab=>Slide the pointer toward the left which is the Storage Memory side, so the " Al l ocated" is around 18,000 KB .

Keep in mind, to upgrade software, this setting may need to be changed back so that the "Program Memory" has moreavailable. To change, do as above but => Slide the pointer toward the Right, which is the Program side, so the "Al l ocated" is around 18,000 KB . This assures that there is enough Program memory so that the new updates can besaved.

Once the upgrade or additional software is added you can change it back so the pointer is more toward the StorageMemory around 18,000 KB.

After changing these settings or updating software it's a good idea to do a "Save System".

Battery Status

The black icon that appears at the top of every screen is designed to indicate battery status. Full black should indicatefull battery. As battery levels decrease the black recedes to full white (out of battery).

On some CE devices, there is no way to detect battery status, so the battery icon does not change. On some devicessuch as the Jett CE (Carlson Explorer), a partial indication of battery status is detected as follows:

Good - 100%

Low - 50%

Critical 10%

Save System

A f t e r i n s t a l l i n g GI S - C E o r m a k i n g a n y s y s t em l e v e l c h a n g e s ( e . g. m emo r y s e t t i ng s ) , i t s h i g h l y r e c om me n d e d t h a t y o uperform a Save System on the device.

Carl son Expl orer

Start - Programs - SaveReg

Al l egro

S ta rt - P ro gr am s - U ti li ti es - S av e S ys te m

Carlson Technical Support

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Customer Servi ce, Techni cal Support, Repai r:

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Main Menu

I nterface

T it le B ar This area cont ains the job name, instrument icon, battery icon and the MAP icon.

IconsThe icons in the Store Points routine are defined as follows:

Instrument Recall Icon: Use this icon to save and recall device configuration.

Battery Icon: Shows the status of the computer battery.

MAP Icon: Use this icon to access the MAP screen and CAD utilities.

MenusGIS-CE is a tab based product with up to 10 items per tab. The Main tab is for file and data routines while the Setupt a b i s f o r e q ui p m en t a n d c o mmu n i ca t i on s e t ti n g s.

I nstrument Recall

T h i s r o ut i n e i s ac c es s ed f ro m th e ma i n m e n u u s i ng t he I ns t r ue mn t R ec al l i c on .

The instrument recall feature allows the user to store and recall all instrument related settings as a user namedconfiguration. Configure all of the settings as desired and select the instrument icon located at the top of the mainm e n u . T he i t e m s t h a t a r e s a v e d a r e a s f o l l o w s:

I n s t ru m e n t S e t t i ng s

C o m m un i c a t io n S e t t i ng s

C o nf i gu r e R e ad i ng S e tt i n gs

Stakeout Reference Settings


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Instrument Recall Dialog

Cl ose: T hi s b ut t on w il l d is mi ss t he i ns tr um en t r ec al l d i al og w it h ou t a ff ec ti n g s et t in gs .

Saved: The Saved tab displays all of the icons available for switching to various instrument configurations.

Save: T h is b u tt o n w i l l s a ve t h e c u rr e nt se t ti n g s a n d a l lo w s t h e u s er t o e n te r t h e n a me o f n e w i c o n t h at wi l l b ecreated to represent the current instrument settings.

Rename: This button will allow the user to rename the selected icon.

Del ete: This button will remove the selected icon.

Sel ect: T h i s b u t t o n wi l l s w i t ch a l l s e t ti n g s a s d e f i ne d b y t h e s e l e ct e d i c o n.

Current: The Current tab displays the current instrument selection.


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MAP

Basics

E x ec u ti n g c om m an d s i n C a rl s on C E CA DT h e M a p s c r e e n d e f a u l t s t o a p u l l d o w n m e n u f o r m a t c o n t a i n i n g a p p r o xi m a te l y 6 0 a d di t i on a l c o mm a n ds , v i r tu a l lyd o u b l i n g t h e nu m b e r o f c o mm a n d s f o u nd i n t h e M e n u S c re e n s . M a n y o f t h e co m ma n ds i n M a p o f fe r C A D -l i k ef e at u r es s u c h a s la y e r fr e ez e a n d t ha w , p re d et e r mi n ed a r ea , p o ly l in e o f fs e ts a n d e v en c o nt o ur i ng . O n e o f t h e mo s timportant commands is Polyline to Points, which allows you to create points for stakeout (set out) from any selected

polyline. The Map screen also includes a command line format that can be set using Preferences. Several Map screenpulldown menu commands involve flyout options.

A l t e r n a t i ve l y , y o u c a n e n t e r t h e co m m a n d n a m e o r c o mm a n d a l i a s a t t h e C o m m a nd p r o mp t a n d p r es s E N T ER . I nm a n y ca s e s , t h e u se r c an s t a rt a c omm a nd w h il e u s in g a n ot h er c o mm a nd . T h e n e w s t ar t ed c o mma n d i s c a ll e d a" t r a n s pa r e n t " c o m m a n d. E a c h c o m m a n d f r o m l e f t - t o o l b a r m e n u i s a " t r a n s pa r e n t " c o m ma n d. U s u al , a c o m ma n d d o e sn o t i m m e d ia t e l y e xe c u t e . C a r l s on C E C A D e i t h e r d i s p l a ys a d i a l o g b o x o r d i s p l a y s p r o m p t s a t t h e c o mm a nd l i ne ,requesting more information from user. Typically the user could select objects on the screen, enter data on the

c om ma nd l i ne , o r s pe ci fy u si ng a p ro pe rl y p oi nt er d ev ic e, a p oi nt l oc at i on o n t he s cr ee n. M an y c om ma n ds co n t en t s aseries of options, structured as follows:

Cmd:Command name-Option1/oPtion2/opTion3/.../

T o s e l ec t o n e o f t h e o pt i o ns , t h e u s er c a n e n t er t h e e n t ir e o p t io n n a me o r o n ly t h e c a pi t a li z ed l e tt e rs , a n d t h en p r es sENTER. If available, the default option always appears in angle brackets (). To select the default option, just pressENTER. If no command is active, the user can repeat the previous command by pressing ENTER.

P a nn i ng t h e S c re e nT h e u se r c a n m ov e t h e d ra w i ng d i s pl a y ( PA N ) a ny t i me . T o u s e t hi s c o mm a nd t h e u s er m u st h o ld d o wn a n d s l id e af i n g e r o r t he p r o p e r p oi n t i n g d e v ic e o n t h e s c r ee n . T h e d r a wi n g d i s p l a y i s mo v e d i n t h e s a m e d ir e c t i on a s t h e p o i n ti n gdevice. When you release the pointing device, the panning stops. Only the display movesall obj ects retain theircorrect coordinates. Be careful to start the pan by picking in empty space. If you hold down on a point, you mayo b t a i n t h e P oi n t D e t a i l s s c re e n , o r m a y s ee a l i s t o f p o i n t s t o s el e c t f r o m ( t o s e e P o i nt D e t ai l s ).

P o in t D et a il sUnless you are in the middle of a Map screen command, you can click on a point and see a Point Details dialog. If y o u t a p n e ar s e v e ra l p o i nt s , a l i s t o f n e a r by p o i n t s w i ll a p p e ar f r o m w h ic h y o u c a n s e le c t t h e t a rg e t p o in t . O t he r wi s e,you will go straight to Point Details.

If you have assigned attributes to the points (e.g. Description Pole, Type-Metal, Wires-4, etc.) by use of the FeatureCode capabilities, these attributes can be reviewed. The Point Details option works both within the Map Screen (wheny o u a re n o t b e i ng p r o mp te d f or e nt er in g p oi nt s o r s el ec t in g o bj ec ts ) a nd i n a l l g ra ph ic s cr ee ns w i th in t he M en uoptions. It is not as transparent and available as the dynamic pan option, but nearly so.

Remarks

A l l p o l y li n e s v er t i c e s a n d a l l p o i n t s , co n t e n t s x, y a n d z c o o rd i n a te s .

The user can move the drawing display (PAN) anytime. To use this command the user must hold down and movet h e p r o p er l y p o i n t er d e v i c e o n t h e s cr e e n . T h e d ra w i n g d i s p la y i s m o v e d i n t h e s a me d i r e ct i o n a s t h e p o i n t e r device. When the user release the pointer device, panning stops.

File

DXF Fi l e - Import DXF (IDXF): S im i la r t o t he A ut oC A D D X FI N c om m an d, w il l b ri ng i n p ol yl i ne s f ro mA u t o CA D , M i c ro S t at i o n a n d o t he r C A D f o rm a t s t h at c a n e xp o rt d a ta i n t o a D X F f i le f o rma t . P o in t s, t e xt a n d

blocks such as symbols are not imported. However, many software packages such as Carlson SurvCADD allowt e xt t o b e c o n v er t e d i n t o p ol y l i n e s i n w h i c h c a s e t h e t e xt w i l l i m p o rt f o r r e f er e n ce .

DXF FIl e - Export DXF (EDXF): T he E DX F c om m an d, s im i la r t o A ut o CA D s D X FO UT c om m an d, w il l e xp o r ta D X F f i l e . I t c a p t u r e s n ot o n l y 2 D a n d 3 D p o l y l i n e s a n d t h e i r l ay e r n a m e s b u t a l s o e xp o rt s a l l v i s ib l e ( l a ye r o n )

points from the CRD file into AutoCAD Point entitites form (layer PNTS). All points and polylines that are


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visible (layers on) would be exported, not based on the current screen zoom, but based on the full extents of thedrawing.

LandXML - CRD from Land XML (XML2CRD): This command allows you to import points from LandXMLformat to GIS-CE.

LandXML - CRD to Land XML (CRD2XML): This command all ows you to export points from GIS-CE toL a n d XM L f o r m at .

LandXML - Export Chai n Fi l e to LandXML (CHAINXML): T h i s c o m m a nd a l l o w s y o u t o e xp o r t a l l t h epolylines from the current drawing created using Feature Codes, as LandXML chain objects into a LandXML file.For example, if you made strictly 3D polylines for break lines using descriptions such as EP for edge-of-pavementor DL for ditch line, then the 3D polylines can be exported as a LandXML chain file and used as break lines forcontouring in other CAD programs. The combination of points and break lines can lead to optimal contouring.M os t C A D p ac ka ge s w il l i m po rt l i ne wo rk u si n g t he D X F f il e a pp ro ac h, b ut m an y n ow r ec og ni ze l i ne wo rk i nL a nd X ML C ha i n f i l e f o rm a t.

SHP Fi l e - Import Shape Fi l e (ISHP) (e.g. from ESRI): This command allows you to import entities and alsot h e a s s o c i a t ed a t t r i b u t e s v a l u e s f r o m a S H P f i l e . T h e r o u t i n e d i s p l a y s " I m p or t f r o m S H P " d i a l o g b o x. I f t h e S H Pfile has POINT or POINTZ type, the entities will be stored into a CRD file. In the cases of an ARC, ARCZ,POLYGON or POLYGONZ SHP type, the ent ities wil l be stored into the current drawi ng. The attribut e valueswill be stored into a *.vtt file. The routine requires a feature code name from the user, which will be used to storet h e n a m e a n d t h e t y p e o f t h e a t t r i b u t e s f r o m t h e S H P f i le .

SHP Fi l e - Qui ck Import SHP (QISHP): T hi s c om ma nd a ll ow s y ou t o i mp or t e nt it ie s f ro m S HP f il es ( us ed b ymost programs produced by ESRI). The routine displays the Import from SHP dialog shown below. POINT orPOINTZ type entities will be stored in a CRD file. ARC, ARCZ, POLYGON, or POLYGONZ entities will bestored in the current drawing as POLYLINES.

Current SHP: D is pl ay s t he n am e o f t he S HP f il e t ha t w il l b e i mp or te d w he n t hi s c om ma nd i s c om pl et ed .R ea d- on ly , y ou m us t u se t he S el ec t S HP b ut to n t o s pe ci fy t he f il e n am e.Sel ect SHP: Tap this button to select a SHP file name.Current Job: Available when importing coordinate data. Specify whether to Overwrite Exiting Point

Numbers or Use New Point Numbers.Attri bute used to fi l l Descri pti on: Available when importing coordinate data. Lists the attributes in thecurrently selected SHP file. Select which attribute to use to fill out the Description field in the CRD file.Layer used to store new enti ti es : A va il ab l e w he n i mp or ti ng g eo me tr y. S el ec t t he l ay er t o s to re t he n ew

entities.Process: T a p t h i s bu t t o n to b e g i n th e i m p or t p r oc e s s. I f y o u a re i mp or t in g a l a rg e f i le , a p r og re s s b a r a t t h e

bottom of the dialog will indicate the progress of the import.

SHP Fi l e - Export SHP Fi l e (ESHP): T h i s c o m m an d a l l o w s y o u t o e xp o r t e nt i t i e s f ro m t h e c u r re n t d r a w in g a n dalso the associated attributes values, into a SHP file (or more accurately, multiple shape files). The routine willa l lo w t h e u s er t o s e le c t w h ic h e n ti t i es w i ll b e e xp o rt e d , b as e d o n en t i t y ty p e a nd a l s o ba s ed o n t h e f ea t u re c o d en a m e . T h e r o u t i n e d i s p l a y s " E xp o r t t o S H P " d i a l o g b o x. C l ic k o n E xp o r t A l l a n d I n c l u d e s p e c i a l a t t r i b u t e s a n do p t i o na l l y t h e Z co o r d in a t e s . I f y o u h a v e p o i n t , a r c s ( n o n -c l o s ed p o l y l i ne s i n E S R I t e r mi n o l o g y ) a n d po l y g o n s( c l o se d p o y l i n es ) , a l l w i t h o n e a t t r i b u t e, y o u w i l l o b t a i n u p t o 9 f i l e s a s s h o w n b e l ow :

Ascot1_11.dbfAscot1_11.shp

A s c o t 1 _ 1 1 . s h xAscot1_13.dbfAscot1_13.shpA s c o t 1 _ 1 3 . s h xAscot1_15.dbfAscot1_15.shpA s c o t 1 _ 1 5 . s h x

The selection of the Z coordinate places the 1 after the underline character. Otherwise, the file form wouldbe, for example, Ascot1_1. shx (special attributes only). The 1 group represent points, the 3 grouprepresent arcs (unclosed polylines) and the 5 group represent polygons (closed polylines). Within ExportS h ap e fi l e, t h e f i el d n a me i n t h e d b f f i le i s e xp a n de d t o h a n dl e u p t o 2 5 4 c h a ra c t er s .

SHP FIl e - Qui ck Export SHP (QESHP): This command allows you to export polylines and/or points to anSHP file. The dialog that displays will have the following options:


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Current SHP: D is pl ay s t he n am e o f t he S HP f il e t ha t w il l b e c re at ed w he n t hi s c om ma nd i s c om pl et ed .Read-only, you must use the Select new SHP button to specify the file name.Sel ect new SHP: Tap this button to select a SHP file name.Do not export poi nts: W h e n t h i s o p t i o n i s c h ec k e d , o n l y po l y l i n e s a r e e xp o rt e d t o t h e S H P f i l e.Export enti ti es from sel ected Layers: L is ts t he l ay er s i n t he c ur re nt m ap . Y ou m ay s el ec t c er ta in l ay er s f or export.Sel ect Al l: Selects all layers in the list.Cl ear Al l: Clears all selected layers in the list.Remove Arcs (offset cutoff): S p e c if i e s t h e m a xi m u m d i s t a n c e t h a t a v e r t ex o n a p ol y l i n e se g m e n t w i l ldeviate from the original arc.I n cl u de Z C o or d in a te s : When this option is checked, elevation data (or Z coordinates) will be included inthe SHP file.Process: T a p t h i s b u t t o n t o b e g i n t h e e xp o rt p r o ce s s. I f y o u ar e e xp o rt i ng a l a rg e f i le , a p r og r es s b a r a t t h e

bottom of the dialog will indicate the progress of the export.

DTM Import - DTM from DXF (TDXF): A l l ow s y o u t o i m po r t 3 D FA C E e n ti t i es f r om a D X F F i l e a n d s a vethem as a triangulation (FLT) file and also draw them as 3D faces.

DTM Import - DTM from Land XML (TXML): A ll ow s y ou t o i mp or t 3 DF AC E e nt it ie s f ro m a n X ML F il eand save them as a triangulation (FLT) file and also draw them as 3D faces.

The DTM file is stored in GIS-CE as an FLT file and can be used for commands such as ElevationDifference (obtaining cut/fill by comparing field measurements to the DTM).

The 3DFaces are placed on a layer (TRI_FACE by default), and that layer can be turned off and removedf r o m v i e w . I f y o u c h o o se E f o r E r a s e , y o u c a n p i ck t h e 3 D F a c e e n t i t i es a n d e r a s e t h em o n c o m ma n d . T h e r eis no particular value to seeing the 3D Faces, so it is not recommended that they be drawn. The main value isto capture the FLT (triangulation) file for use in Elevation Difference.

Preferences (SETT): This allows the user to turn on/off the pull-down MAP menus. The graphic screen style of normal or reverse (solid dark) background is set here.

C o mm a nd A l i as e s ( A L) : B r i n g s up a l i s t o f c omm a n d s i n t h e M a p mo d e f o r w hi c h t h e u s e r c a n s u b s ti t u t e a nalias. If you would prefer to type A for Area rather than AR, you can substitute A as an alias for AR. Three

commands will not accept substitutes: Inverse, Traverse and Sideshot (I, T and S). In addition to commands, y oucan toggle over to the Linework special code option, and substitute aliases codes for the default special codessuch as PC, PT and END (used to control linework using feature codes). As an example, you could choo se theX or .. to End a line, or use CS for curve start instead of PC.

Qui ck Save (QS): S av es t he c ur re nt D XF f il e w it ho ut p ro mp ti ng f or t he f il e n am e.

Save As(CRD) (SCRD): Saves the current coordinate file to the location you choose as a backup copy.

Exi t (X): This exits the Map and CAD session and brings you back to the Menu screen. Hitting the MENUbutton in the top right corner does the same thing.

Hel p (H): L a u n c h es t h e i n t er a c t i v e H el p s c r ee n d e s c ri b i n g v a ri o u s M a p s c r e e n c o mm a n d s. S c r ol l u p a n d d o w n t oreview.

View

Z o om ( Z ): Increase or decrease the apparent size of polylines and distances between points, in drawing area. TheZ o o m c o m m a n d o pt i o n s c a n a l s o b e ac c e s s e d u si n g t h e f i r s t f i v e bu t t o n s f r o m l e f t - t oo l b ar me n u . T h e o r d e r o f

buttons, starting with the first top button, is: Extents, In, Out, Window, Previous. The menu also has Num whichl e t s y o u e n t er i n a p o i n t n u m b e r an d z o o m t o i t .

Layer (LA): This command manages layers and layer properties.

To add a new l ayer : Type in a new name into the New Layer edit box. The New button will appear at thebottom. Tap this button. If you type in a new layer name and the New button does not appear, then the layername you entered contains invalid characters.To set a l ayer current : Highlight the layer name in the list and then tap the Set button. You cannot set alayer current if that layer is turned Off. Turn the layer On first and then set it current.To del ete a l ayer: Highlight the layer name in the list and tap the Delete button. You cannot delete layersthat contain objects. If you select a layer and the Delete button is not visible, then this layer contains objects.To turn a l ayer On/ Off : Highlight the layer name and tap the On/Off button. Objects on layers that are Onwill be visible, objects on layers that are Off are not visible.


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On al l: T h i s b u t t o n w i l l t ur n a ll l a y er s o nOff al l: This button will turn all layers except the current layer off.Col or: Clicking on the color bar will bring up the colr palette allowing you to set or change the layer color of t h e h i gh l i gh t ed l a ye r .

O n e o f t h e m a i n p u rp o se s o f t h e L a ye r c o mm a nd i s t o p e rm i t t h e i m po r t, by D X F , o f a dr a wi n g c o nt a i ni n g a l lpossible polyline work to stake out (set out). Then you can reduce clutter on the drawing by turning layerso f f , l e av i n g o n l y t h e l a y e rs y o u wa n t . Yo u c a n t h e n d o t h e c o m ma n d C o g o , I n t e rp o l a t e P o i n t s, P o l y l in e s t oPoints and make point numbers out of all vertices (corners) of polylines where you need to set stakes. Then

proceed with Stakeout by Points.

Vi ew Opti ons (VO): This command controls the appearance of point objects on screen. This is exactly the samea s t ou c h i n g t h e l o w er l e f t g r a p h i c i c o n . T h e ro u t i n e d i s p l a y s t h e Vi e w P o i nt O p t i on s d i a l og . P t # , D e s cr i p t io n a n dElevation toggles control whether these attributes are labeled with the points. If Freeze All is on, the points are

placed on the map, without attribut es. Availabl e point symbols are: ".", "+", "x". The Decimal is point locationt o g g l e d e t e r mi n es i f t h e d e ci m a l p o in t u s ed i n t h e d i sp l ay o f e l ev a ti o ns r e pr e se n ts s i mu l t a ne o u sl y t h e p o i ntl o c at i o n a nd s y m bo l . T h is s l i gh t l y r ed u c es s c re e n c lu t t er . S ma l l a n d L a rg e t o gg l es d e te r mi n e t h e s i ze o f f o nt u s edto display the point object on screen. Set Color Attributes brings up the color palette (available only on color CEd e v i c e s ) . T h i s l e t s y o u c ho o s e t he c o l o r o f t h e p o i n t sy mb o l , e l e v at i o n a n d d e s c ri p t i o n t e xt . T h e T r a ve r s e D e f a ul t s

button brings up a dialog that has the settings for prompting each time for instrument and rod height and the

v e r t i c a l a n gl e . T h i s a p p l i e s t o t h e T f o r T r a v e rs e a n d S S f o r S i d e s h ot c o mm a n ds t h a t a l l o w p o i n t c a l c ul a t i o nwithin the Map Screen. For Cogo work, turn off Instrument/Rod Height and Vertical Angle prompting. Form an ua l e nt ry o f a ct u al f ie ld m ea su re me nt s, t ur n t he m b ac k o n.

Isol ate Poi nts (ISO): T h is i s a no t he r u se fu l c om ma nd t o r ed uc e s cr ee n c lu tt er . I f y ou h av e 5 00 p oi nt s o n t hescreen, you can isolate to only those points you wish to see, be entering a distinct point range, in the form1-10,22, 25-30, or a certain description. This would isolate to points 1 through 10, point 22 and points 25 to 30, andother points are frozen. Repeat the ISO command and enter the full point file range (or all) to restore all

points.

Isol ate Layer (IL): Select any polyline layer and isolate it to keep that layer. Other polyline layers are turned off (frozen), but point layers are retained. Use the Layer command to turn layers back on as needed.

Aperture (AP): Controls the size of the rectangle area used to select points or polylines from screen. Initially, thesize in pixels is 40 units for points selection and 10 units for polylines selection. The routine displays the Aperture

size dialog. UCS (UCS) User Coordi nate System Indi cator: This toggles the visibility of the UCS icon shown in the map

screen.

Fi nd Poi nt (FND): T h i s c o m ma n d al l o ws y o u t o f in d a po i n t o n t he ma p s c re e n. E n te r t h e p o in t y o u w a nt t o f i nda n d a z oo m h ei g ht . I f y o u e n te r a p oi n t th a t is n o t on t h e ma p , t h e di a l og w i l l w a rn y o u a n d a l lo w y o u t o e n te r another point number. Click Find and the GIS-CE zooms centers to the selected point at the entered scale.

Scal e Bar (SB): This toggles the visibility of scale bar on or off. The scale bar is normally shown at the bottom of the map screen.

Li st (LI): This lists the layer, 2D or 3D status, Closed or Open status, perimeter (length), and area or projectedarea (if not closed).

Draw

2D Pol yl i ne (PL) (AutoCAD styl e): T h i s c o m m a n d a l l ow s y o u t o d r a w a p o l y l i n e b e t w e en p o i n t s . Yo u c a n p i c k points from the screen or type in point numbers. First, pick your starting point then you have several options onthe command line. The default option is to keep picking points and the other options are described below.

Cmd:Polyline-Arc/Close/Undo/A: Starts an arc segment. See below for details.C: C l o s e s t h e p o l y l i ne ( y o u mu s t h a ve a t l ea s t t w o p o l y l i n e s e g m e nt s d r aw n b e f or e y ou c a n cl o s e )U: W i l l u n d o t h e l a s t s e g m en t d r a w n.E: Will end the Polyline command.

Constructi ng an arc segment

A ft er c ho os in g A , t he c om ma nd l in e w il l c ha ng e t o:

C m d : P o l y l i ne - A r c C E n / L E n/ S E c / You have various options for constructing an arc as part of your polyline.CEn: Allows you to specify the center point (or radius point) for the arc. After picking the center point, you


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must specify the arc end point and then the arc direction.LEn: Allows you to specify the arc length. First you pick the arc end point and then you can enter the arcl en gt h. T he m in im um a rc l en gt h i s g iv en t o y ou .SEc: Allows you to specify the second point and end point to define the arc.RAd: Allows you to specify a radius length. First you pick the arc end point and then you can enter theradius length. The minimum radius length is given to you.

2D Pol yl i ne (Road) (2DP): T hi s c om ma nd a ll ow s y ou t o d ra w a 2 D P ol yl in e. T hi s c om ma nd i s s im il ar t o t hepolyline command described above with the following additions:

+/ -: T h e + /- o p t i on s a c ti v at e a n a d d it i on a l p ro mp t t ha t a ll ow s y ou t o p lo t l i ne s eg me nt s a t a 9 0 d eg re edeflection angle from the last line. [+] is a right deflection and [] is a left deflection.Len: T h i s o pt i o n p ro m p t s yo u f or t h e l en g t h of a l i n e se g me n t. E n te r t h e l e ng t h a n d a l i ne s e gme nt w il l b ed r a w n t h a t l e n g t h u s i n g t h e s a me b e a r i ng a s t h e p r e v i o us l i n e s e g m e nt . I f t h e p r e v i ou s s e g me n t i s a n a r c , t h e nt h e n e w s e gme nt w i ll b e t an ge nt t o t ha t a rc .

3D Pol yl i ne (3DP): T h e 3D P o l y l i n e c o m m a nd i s s i m i l a r t o t h e 2 D p o l y l i ne c o mm a n d . I t w i l l e v e n d r a w a r c s ,but will create a polyline on the screen with many vertices at different Z elevations which are linearly interpolatedaround the arc. If the start of the arc is point 17 at elevation 100 and the end of the arc is point 9 at elevation 90,t h e n u s i n g Vi ew , L is t, y ou w ou ld s ee i nt er me di at e v er ti ce s ( no te t ha t t he s eg me nt l en gt h b et we en v er ti ce s i s a bo ut0.05 units). If you select 3D Polyline but pick points that are all at 0 elevation, you will create a 2D polyline.

Ci rcl e (CR): This command draws a circle entity, based on diameter defined by two points or based on a centerpoint and a radius.

E ra s e ( E ): Erases all selected polylines. It will not erase points. Note that you can erase an entire area bydrawing a Window through the polylines (picking first a lower left point in blank space, then picking an upperr ig ht p o in t ). I f y ou e ve n c on t ac t o r e nc l os e an y p ol yl i ne s w i th t h is w i nd ow s el ec ti o n, t h ey w il l b e er as ed . S o t hewindow erase procedure mimics the crossing selection method of AutoCAD.

Del ete Layer (DL): Select from a list one or more layers, then the routine will delete all the polylines on thoselayers.

Change Layer (CHG): This changes the layer of the selected polylines. One form of selection is to type L andpress Enter in order to select last created polyline from the drawing. The routine displays the "Change entities tolayer" dialog box. When the dialog appears on the screen, the selection in the layer list will be set to the current

layer. Clicking the color bar brings up the color palette, letting you change the color by picking or ByLayer.

Offset - 2D (O2): M im i cs t h e A ut oC AD O ff se t c om m an d, a nd o nl y w or ks w i th 2 D p ol yl i ne s. En t er t he o ff se tdistance and pick the left or right offset amount.

Offset - 3D (O3): This offsets 3D polylines both horizontally and vertically. It is great in combination withroad/utility centerlines to create offset polylines to stake. If you do the segment option versus the continuousoption, it will break the corners and offset the projection of the line. This creates vertices that can be turned into

poin ts usin g the command P2P, and is useful for building offsets.

M od if y - R em ov e A rc s ( RM A) : P ic k a ny p ol yl in e w it h a n a rc , s pe ci fy t he of fs et c ut of f s pa ci ng , a nd t ur n t hea r c i n t o c h o rd s . O f f se t c ut o f f r e fe r s t o t he m axi m um s e pa r at i on b e tw e en t h e c h or d a n d t h e o r ig i na l a rc . I f y o ue n t e r a s ma l l c u t o f f d i st a n c e o f 0 . 1, t h e n a t n o p oi n t d o t h e c h or d s e g m e n t s d i f f e r fr o m t h e a r c t h an 0 . 1. B e c a re f ulw i t h t h i s co m ma n d t h e r e i s n o U n d o t o r e s t or e t h e a r c s (t h o u g h y o u ca n i mm e d i at e l y s t a rt a n e w j o b a n dre-load the last, saved DXF file of the drawing).

Modi fy - Fi l l et (F): S i m i l a r t o A u t o C AD s F il l e t c o mm a n d . I t p r om p t s : C md : F i l l e t - R a / P l /e X i t / F i rs t s e g 2 5 . 0 0 .If you are trying to inscribe a curve at the corner of a polyline, you enter the desired radius first (at the above

prompt). Then you choose the P option. This leads to the prompt, Cmd: Fillet -Ra/Pl/eXit/Select pl 25.00.Select the polyline near the vertice where you want the curve to go. This completes the process. If you wish tochange the radius, enter R. If you want to fillet the corner of 2 distinct polylines, then just pick them as prompted(do not do the P for Polyline option). This command will only work with 2D polylines, completed with thecommand 2DP, or imported from a DXF file as 2D polylines, or converted from 3D using the command C2D.

Modi fy - Joi n (JN): This command allows you to joi n polylines. Enter D to specify a new maximum separationdistance, then select the polyli nes on the map screen. The advantage of joining polylines is that they can then beoffset as a unit, and the vertices of the offset polylines can be turned into points for stake out. The offsetc o m m a n d , i n e f f e c t, d o e s a l l t h e c o m p l i c a t e d b e a r i n g - be a r i n g i n t e r s ec t s f o r y o u . F o r e xa m p le , i f t h e r e su l t in g

polyline were a pipeline with a 20 meter total right-of-way, then to stake the right-of-way points, you would offsetthe polyline 10 units left, then 10 units right, then turn both offset polylines into points.

Modi fy - Tri m (TM): T h i s a l l ow s y o u to t r im p o ly l i ne s t o t h e ed g e of o t he r p o ly l i ne s j u st l i k e i n A ut o C AD .Then the command Polyline to Points (P2P) will make turn all vertices, including the trimmed end points, into

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M od i fy - R e ve r s e P o l y l i n e ( R V ) : When you turn a polyline into points, it will start the point numbering at thebeginning of the polyline. Thus it may be useful to control the direction of the polylines. This is done with thec o m m a n d R e v e r se P o l y li n e . E a c h ti m e y o u p i c k a p o l y l i n e u s i n g th i s c o mm a n d , y o u r e v er s e i t s d i r e ct i o n , a n dlittle temporary arrows are displayed along the polyline indicating the current direction. If it is not the directiony ou w an t, r ev er se a ga in .

COGO

Inverse (I): I n v e r s e s a n d p re s e n t s t he b e a ri n g a n d d i s t a n c e b e t w e e n p o i n t n u mb e r s. H a s t h e a d de d b e n ef i t t h a t t h eprevious point inversed becomes the backsight, and the current point inversed becomes the occupied point,a l l ow i n g y ou t o s e q u en c e d ir e ct l y i n t o t he T r a ve r se o r S i d e sh o t c o mma n ds . ( U se a n gl e c o de 7 t o t u rn a n a n gl eright from the backsight to the foresight.)

Traverse (T) (al so TR): S i m i l a r t o t h e Si d e s ho t c om m a n d , t h e T r a v er s e c o m m a nd w i l l m o v e u p t o t h e la s tpoint traversed, holding the previous occupied points as the backsight. Exit with Esc.

Si deshot (SS) (al so S): T h i s a l l o w s f o r s i d e sh o t s f r o m a n y po i n t t ha t i s o c c u pi e d b y u se o f t h e i nv e r s ecommand. For example, if you inverse from 126 to 150, you are on 150 and backsighting 126. Then at the

prompt: Cmd: Inverse Tr/Ss/Pick point or point No: You can enter S for Sideshot. The first prompt is theAngle-Bearing Code: Sideshot-eXit/I/Tr/H/Angle-BC(1-7), which can be any of the following:

1-NE (0 through 90 if degrees, 0 through 100 if gons/grads)2-SE (same as above)3-SW (same as above)4-NW (same as above)5-Azimuth (360 circle if degrees, 400 circle if gons/grads)6-Angle Left (degrees or gons)7-Angle Right (degrees or gons)

Note that at the Angle/ Bearing prompt, you can transition back to inverse (from your occupied point) or tot r a ve r s e, w h i c h w o u l d mo v e y o u u p t o t h e n e xt t r a v e r s ed p o i n t . W i t h i n S i d es h o t , y o u s t a y on y o u r c u r re n t

point, holding the backsight, and foresighting (calculating) as many points as desired. X returns to the Mapscreen as does Esc.

The remaining prompts are the angle itself (as in 85.3522, DDD.MMSS), zenith angle, slope distance,d es c ri p ti o n a nd p o i nt n u m be r . E xi t w it h E sc a ny ti m e. I n g on s/ gr ad s, a ng le s a re a l so i n d ec im al f or m, a ndangles such as 397.9871 are valid.

Interpol ate Poi nts - Pol yl i ne to Poi nts (P2P): C o n v e rt s a n y s el e c t e d po l y l i n es i n t o p o in t s . U s e f ul i n c a p tu r i n gpoints for stakeout from polyline s created as offsets or brought in from DXF files. This allows you to react tocircumstances in the field by creating points from polylines, when and where needed. For example, if you wantedto make point numbers out of the lot corners below on the SW lot, Select Cogo, Interpolate Points, Polyline toPoints (or more simply enter P2P at the command line) . Then pick each desired polyline. The program will avoidmaking duplicated points on vertices that already have point IDs.

Interpol ate Poi nts - Di vi de Al ong Enti ty (DVS): This divides a polyline into the number of segments entered. Adialog will allow you enter in the number of segments. There are settings to prompt for descriptions ande l e v a t i o ns a n d t o c r e a t e p o i n t s at t h e e n dp o i n t s o f t h e p o l y l i ne . T h e co m ma n d w i l l c r ea t e n e w v e r ti c e s a l o ng t h e

polyline, but can also create point numbers starting at the entered Point ID, and you can elect to be prompted fordescriptions and/or elevations at each new point. If a property line were divided into 2 segments, you woul dcreate 3 new points.

Interpol ate Poi nts - Interval Al ong Enti ty (DVI): This divides a polyline by the distance entered in. Curves canhave a different interval. There are settings to prompt for descriptions and elevations and to create points at thee n d p o i n t s o f t h e p o l y l i n e . T h i s c omm a n d i s o f t e n u s e d f o r c r e a ti n g p o i n t s o n c en t e r l i ne s . N ot e t h e t h e p ro g r a mresets the interval at break points like PIs and PCs.

Hi nged Area (HA): This command can be used to determine the dimensions of a figure when the area is fixedand three or more sides are known. The figure must be defined by a closed polyline. After executing thec o m m a n d, s e l e c t t h e p o l y l i n e . N e xt , s e l e c t t h e h i n g e p o i n t , t h e p o l y l i n e s e g me n t c l o ck w i se f r om y o u r h i n g e p o i n tw i l l b e t h e s e g m en t t o m o v e . GI S - C E w i ll t h e n a s k y o u i f y ou w a n t t o k e e p t he e xi s t i n g p o l y l i ne . I f y o u a n s w er Yes, a new polyline w ith the desired area is crea ted, if you answer No, t he polyline you pi ck is modified. Next, the

current area of the polyline is shown. At this point, enter the new area in the units specified under Job Settings. (If your units are set to feet, the area will be specified in square feet).

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n e w a r ea i n t h e s a m e un i t s a s s pe c i f i e d un d e r J ob S e t t i n g s. T h e a r e a to a d j u s t mu s t b e a c l o s ed p o l y l i ne . A f t e r executing the comm and, select the pol yline. GIS-CE will then ask you if you want to keep the existing polyline. If y ou a ns w er Ye s, a n ew p ol yl in e w it h t he d es ir ed a re a i s c re at ed , i f y ou a ns we r N o, t he p ol yl in e y ou p ic k i smodified. Next, the current area of the polyline is shown. At this point, ent er the new area in the units specifiedunder Job Settings. (If your units are set to feet, the area will be specified in square feet).

Tri angl e Cal cul ator (TC): Goes directly from the Map view to the Triangle calculator. See COGO - Calcualtor

for detail. Curve Cal cul ator (CC): Shortcut to the curve calculator, then returns to Map. See COGO - Calcualtor for detail.

Area (AR): This will report the area of any picked polyline. If you pick an unclosed polyline, the program willdraw a temporary line for the closing segment and report the area.

Beari ng & 3D Di stance (3D): This command reports the horizontal distance, elevation difference, sloped i s ta n c e, v e r t i ca l a n g l e, p e r c en t s l o p e, s l o p e r a ti o , b e a ri n g a n d a z imu t h b e tw e en t w o 3 D p o in t s. T h e u s er c a n p i ck o r e n t er t h e n u mb e r o f t w o p o i nt s , s e le c t a p o ly l i ne s e gm e nt or p i ck t w o p o in t s o n a n y p o l yl i n es f r om ma p .

Tools

Pol yl i ne to CL (P2CL): C o n v e rt s a n y p o ly l i n e i nt o a c e n t er l i n e fi l e f o r u s e i n t he R o a d i ng c o m ma n d s a n d i nCenterline, Curve and Offset Stakeout. You will be prompted for starting station and will obtain a centerline

report. Use Reverse Polyline (RV) and repeat the command to change the direction of the stationing. CL to Pol yl i ne (CL2P): T h i s c o m m a nd d r a w s a P O L YL I N E en t i t y u si n g t h e d a t a fr o m a c e n t e rl i n e f i le . Y o u c an

practice this command by selecting the file Demo.cl, provided with the program.

Convert Pol yl i nes to 2D (C2D): Pick any 3D polyline and convert it to 2D (elevations of vertices are set to 0).

Edi t - Pol yl i ne (EDP): Remove vertices, insert vertices and update (alter) the coordinates of any vertex. Forexample, if we pick the centerline that was used above to interpolate points using Interval along Entity, we obtainthe edit dialog.

E di t - I np ut -E di t G IS D at a ( EG IS ) : This command allows you to input or to edit GIS attributes associated withan entity. The user can select the entity from screen or for the case of a closed polyline he can pick inside the aread ef in ed b y t ha t e nt i ty . O nl y p ol yl i ne s ( op en o r c lo se d) c an b e s el ec te d. T hi s c om ma n d d o es n o t a p pl y t o a t tr i bu t esassociated with points (use List Points to edit point attributes). Attributes are associates with points, polylines and

polygons (closed polylines) either through use of feature codes or by importing shapefiles. If a polyline is closed,

you can use the Pick option and simply pick inside its interior. This fence description included a fence typeattribute, which now can be edited.

Offset Setti ngs (OF): T h i s c o m m a n d a l l o w s y ou t o s e t t h e t y p e o f c o r n e r t h a t GI S -C E s h o ul d c r ea t e w h e no f f se t t i n g e n t i t i es .

Traverse Defaul ts (TD): This sets the elevation prompting (none, zenith, vertical, elevation difference), withint h e Tr a v e rs e a nd S i d es h o t co m ma n ds w i th i n t h e M a p v i ew . A l so e n ab l es a p r om p t f o r I n st r ume n t a n d R o dHeight. Default setting is no instrument or rod heights and no vertical angle prompting, so inputs are simplified asangle/bearing code, angle/bearing, distance, description, point number. Traverse and Sideshot entries within theMap screen are stored to the RW5 file.

Tri angul ate & Contour (TRGC): Triangulate and Contour can create a final contour map based on the usergiven data: points, polylines. This function has many options which are specified in its dialog box. The routinew i l l p r o m pt a l s o f or i n c l u si o n a n d e xc l u s i o n p o l y l i n e s . T o d e l e t e e n t i t i e s d r a w n w i t h t h i s c o mm a nd , t u rn o f f a l l o f the drawing options and process.

Li st El evati on (LELV): This command allows the user to pick on an entity and retrieve the elevation of thatpoint.

Pl ace Worl d Image: T h i s c o m m an d s a l l o w s t h e u s e r t o a t t a c h a Ge o T IF F f i l e a s a b a c kg r o un d i m a ge .


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Main Tab

Store Points ( a.k.a. Sideshot/ Traverse)

The Store Points routine allows the user to collect points, lines and areas live in a graphical screen. When configuredas a total station, this routine is called Sideshot/Traverse. For this manual, we will refer to this routine as Store Points.

G r a ph i c W i n d owT h e c e n t r al p a rt o f t h e St o r e P o i n t s r o u t i ne i s t h e g r a p hi c w in d o w . T h i s w i n d o w w i l l sh o w a n y p o i n t s, l i n ew o r k o r

background images that have been collected or attached. It will also show the current GPS or Target position.

Status BarThe status bar is located just above the graphi c window. This area shows the status of the GPS differential corrections,the number of satellites in use and the current scale of the graphic window. For total stations (TS), this area shows theEDM mode and lock/tracking status.

GPS Status Info

Autonomous: No differential corrections are being received.

DGPS: Differential corrections are being received.

Fl oat: RTK corrections are being received but the position is not stable.

Fi xed: RTK corrections are being received and the position is stable.

Total Stati on Status Info

Standby: I n s t r u m e nt i s n o t l o c k e d o n t o t h e p r i s m ( r ob o t ic o n l y) .

Locked: I ns t ru me nt i s f ol l ow i ng t h e p ri sm ( ro bo ti c o nl y ).

Tracki ng: Instrument is following and measuring the prism continuously (robotic only).

STD: Standard EDM mode. FST: Fast EDM mode.

TRK: Tracking EDM mode.

Data BarT h e d a t a b a r i s l o c a t e d j u st b e l o w t h e g r a p h i c w i n d ow . T h i s a r e a s h o w s t h e c u rr e n t GP S l o c al c o o rd i n at e s a n d R M Svalues. For total stations, this area shows the current angle and distance measurements. It's important to note thatGIS-CE will not display the live latitude and longitue values anywhere other than the Monitor/SkyPlot screen.


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IconsThe icons in the Store Points routine are defined as follows:

Battery Icon: S ho ws t he s ta tu s o f t he c om pu te r b at t er y.

Menus Icon: S el ec ti n g t hi s i co n w i ll t a ke y ou t o t he M ai n M en u.

Z o om E x te n ts : Z o o m s a l l d at a t o f i t t h e g r a p hi c w i n do w .

Z oo m I n

Z oo m O ut

Z o om W i nd o w: Select this icon and then click and draw a window to zoom in on.

Z o o m P r e vi o u s : R e t u r n s t o t h e p r e v i o u s z o o m s t a t e .

Moni tor/ SkyPl ot (GPS): Allows the user to view skyplot and satellite information.

Instrument Setup (TS): A l l ow s t h e u s er t o c h an g e s e tu p s a n d t a ke b ac k si g ht s .

Store Poi nt: Use this to store a point feature.

Begi n Li ne: Use this to start collecting a line or area feature.

Conti nue Li ne: Also used for the points that fall on the arc (i.e. Not the PC or PT).

End Li ne: Use this to end an open line feature.

Cl ose: Use this to close an area.

PC Arc: Use this to begin an arc.

PT Arc: Use this to end an arc.

OffsetThe offset toggle should be shown in the title bar of the Store Point routine. Click this toggle on and then store a pointto be prompted with the offset routines.

J ob Settings (Options)

T h i s c o m m a n d a l l ow s y o u t o s e t c o n f i g u r a ti o n o p t i o n s f o r d a t a c o l l ec t i o n . T h e s e o p ti o n s r e m a i n s e t f r om j o b t o j o b .S o me op t io n s m a y o n ly a p pl y t o GP S o r t o T ot al S ta t io n u se . I f a n o pt i on i s n ot a pp li ca bl e, i t i s g ra ye d o ut .

Prompt for Poi nt Notes : Point Notes are additional descriptions that can be stored with a point. A regular pointconsists of a point ID (number of alphanumeric), number, northing, easting, elevation and a 32 characterd e s c r i p t i on . P o i n t N o t e s a r e a w a y t o a d d a n u n l i m i t e d n u mb e r o f l i n e s o f t e xt t o a p o i n t . W i t h t h i s t o gg l e t u r n edON, you will be prompted for notes after collecting a point. The notes are stored in a file that has the name of thec o o rd i n a t e f i l e w i t h a . N O T e xt e n s i o n . F o r e xa m p l e , a j o b c a l l ed T O P O . C R D w o u l d h a ve a n ot e f i l e c a l l e dT O P O . N O T .

T im e S ta mp P oi nt s: When clicked on, this will store a Date and Time note in the raw file. Raw files in GIS-CEhave a .RW5 extension and are nearly identical to the TDS .RW5 format.

Store GPS Accuracy i n Notes: T h i s o p t i on i s a v a i l ab l e w h e n co n f i g u r ed t o a n y GP S e q u i pm e n t . W h e n s t o r in g a

point, it will store the horizontal and vertical RMS (also referred to as CEP/SEP) values in the note field for thepoint. This offers a good check on the quality of the shot.

A u t o L o ad M a p a n d A u to S a v e M a p: M a p s c a n b e v i e w e d i n t h e M A P a n d Gr a ph i c v i e ws w i t hi n G I S -C E .


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T h e s e m ap s c a n b e c re a t e d b y u si n g t h e c o mm a n d I D X F w h i c h b ri n g s i n a D X F d r a w i ng f i l e . A u t oC a d D X Fformats 12 through 2000 are fully compatible and will import. Microstation DXF files and DXF files from otherCAD programs will also import. Linework (referred to as polylines) can be produced within the MAP view byusing the PL (polyline) command, or such commands as Offset (O2 and O3). In addition, use of Feature Codes,w h er e l i ne w or k i s a s so c ia t ed w i t h fi e l d co d es s u ch a s E P f o r e d ge - of - pa v em e nt , w i l l le a d t o t h e dr a wi n g o f

polylines in the Map view. These maps can then be auto-saved whenever you exit a coordinate file, andauto-loaded whenever you load a particular coordinate file. The maps are saved in DXF format. It makes themost sense to click on both Auto Load Map and Auto Save Map if you want to auto-recall your latest map. If A ut o L oa d M ap i s o n a nd A ut o S av e M ap i s t ur ne d o ff , y ou w i ll r ec al l t h e ma p t h at w a s s av e d p r ev i ou sl y w he nA u t o S a v e M a p w a s o n . I f y o u w a n t t o s t a r t y o u r ma p f r om a c l ea n s l a te ( f ro m t h e p o i n t p l o t o n l y wh i c h a l w a ysappears in map view), you can turn off Auto Load Map and re-enter the program. Then add polylines, use IDXFto import maps (polylines), then click on Auto Save Map and Auto Load Map and you will store and recall onlyt h e n e w l i n ew o rk .

Auto Load Last GPS Local i zati on for thi s Job: If you are working on the same job with GPS equipment forseveral days, it is advisable to click this option on. It allows you to set up the base in the same location, changeonly the base antenna height in Configure Base (if applicable), then continue to work. You must have at least 1

point in the file (which initiaties the RW5 raw file) for the GPS localizati on to be auto-recalled. With thisoption clicked off, you would have to go to Localization within the Equip menu and Load the stored localization(.dat) file. Even with the option turned on, you can always move to a new job and create or load anotherlocalization file. The localization file (*.dat file) is recalled as long as there is at least one coordinate point in the

job.

C o o rd i n at e D i s p l a y O r d e r : This option allows the user to display coordinates with the order of North then Eastor East then North.

Use Keyboard: This will allow the user to use the Carlson virtual keyboard for data entery by clicking in any editcontrol.

J ob Settings (Units)


Di stance: Select the units that you want to use. Choices include US Feet, International Feet, and Metric. If USFeet or International Feet is selected, the user has the option to display distances as decimal feet (Dec Ft) or Feeta n d In c h e s ( I n c h es ) . T hi s i s a d i s p la y p r op e r t y o n l y an d w i l l n o t c h an g e t he f o rma t o f t h e d a t a r e c o rd e d t o t h e r a wfile.

Scal e Factor: For most applications, the Scale Factor should be set to 1.0. The scale factor represents thecombined grid/elevation factor that reduces ground distances to grid. Therefore, for total stations, the scalef a ct o r a c ts a s a m u l ti p l ie r . A l l d i st a nc e m e as u re m en t s, t a k en b y a t o t al s t a ti o n w i l l b e mu l t ip l ie d b y t h e s ca l efactor. For GPS, the scale factor acts as a divisor. All GPS coordinates will also be divided by the scale factor. Inthis way, the same ground to grid number can be used to convert total station shots to the grid, or alternately toconvert GPS shots to the ground.

T o m a t c h t he c o o r di n a t e s of a n y s t a nd a r d t ra n s fo r ma t io n ( e. g . U T M, N A D8 3 ), t h e s c al e f ac t or s h ou l d b e s etto 1.0. When configured to total stations, the Calculate option will calculate the combined grid/elevationfactor from any entered coordinatebased on your current state plane zone setting. This can allow you to go

ground to grid, to typically reduce the distance measured by total station to the sea level grid distance of GP S . I f s e t t o a GP S c o n f i g ur a t i o n , C a lc u l a t e b e co m e s R e a d GP S . T h e R e a d GP S o p t i o n i s g h o s t e d i f am u l t i - p oi n t lo c a l i z a t io n i s a c t i v e . I n t h a t c a s e , t h e s c a l e f a c t o r i s fi xe d b y t h e l o c a li z a t i o n i t s e l f, a n d i s t h einverse of the value appearing in localization, because within Units, we display the ground to grid number,whereas in localization, we display the grid to ground multiplier. But for base or 1-point roverl o c a l i za t i o n s , Re a d GP S a p p l i e s. A f t e r c o nv e r t i n g t h e L A T / L O N G f r o m t h e GP S t o t h e s t a t e p l a n ecoordinates and computing the grid and elevation factors, the Scale Factor is applied as the final adjustmentt o t h e c oo r di n at e s. T h i s a d ju s tm e nt i s u s e d o n t h e X ,Y a nd n ot t he Z . I n GP S, t he S ca le F ac to r i s a pp li ed b ydividing the distance between the coordinate and a base point by the Scale Factor. The coordinate is then set

by starting from the base point and moving in the direction to the coordinate for the adjusted distance. Thebase point is the first point appearing in the GPS Localization option. If there are no points specified inLocalization, then 0,0 is used as base point. The Scale Factor can be entered directly or calculated using theg r i d f a c t o r a n d e l e v at i o n f o r t h e c u r r e n t p o s i t i o n. W h e n u s i n g t h e c u r r e n t p o s i t i o n , t h e p r o g ra m w i ll r e ad t h e

LAT/LONG from the GPS receiver. The scale factor is then calculated as: (State Plane Grid Factor -(Elevation/Earth Radius)). A scale factor can be used to make grid-to-ground conversions between identical

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stations whenever you are above sea level. The grid to ground scale factor is lower at higher elevationsbecause it acts as a divisor (the scale factor is always defined as ground to grid). In summary, whenconfigured to GPS, the scale factor (typically


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the file, but are limited to a high point of just over 32,000. A comment will be added in the RW5 fileCRD:A l p h a nu m e r i c o r C R D :N u m e r i c b a s e d o n t h e t y p e o f f i l e u s e d .

Use l ast GPS l ocal i zati on: If this feature is checked on, each new job will use the previous jobs localization fileand project scale. If this feature is checked off, each new job will start out with no localization and a project scaleof 1.0. The default value is off.

Defi ne Job Attri butes: This lets you set up prompting, for each new job, for job-related attributes like Client,

Jurisdiction, Weather Conditions, Party Chief and other notes. These will prompt when each new job is started,and the attributes and entries will appear in the raw file (.rw5) file. Select Add to enter new attributes.

J ob Settings (GPS)


Predefined Coordinate SystemsYou may create and select from a list of frequent ly used or previously selected coord inate systems. Click EditProjection List to add to the list and to create user-defined projections.

Projecti on: If you click the arrow to the right of the current projection, you can select from a list of projectionsthat you have used before. But to select a projection that you havent previously used, choose Edit ProjectionList.

Edi t Projecti on Li st: Click this button to choose a new projection or define a new projection.

Ed i t Pr o j e c t i on L i s t ( A d d P r e d ef i n e d) : If you click Add Predefined, you can set the country/projection to use att h e t o p o f t h e d i a l o g , t h en c h o o s e t h e z on e w i t h i n t h e p r o j ec t i o n . F o r e xa m p le , i n t h e U n i t ed S t a te s , S t a t e P l a ne83 is a common projection, with various grids available covering all states. If Austria is selected, options for thatcountry appear. Some of the projections available for selection in the Country category are discussed below:

NAD 27: When selecting this coordi nate system, you will also need to specify a state plane zo ne. GIS-CEwill use data files to perform a NADCON datum shift from WGS84 to NAD27 coordinates. By default, onlydata files for the continental U.S. are loaded to the data collector. If you are working outside this region,

please load the appropriate files from your CD to the SurvStar\NADConv directory. NAD27 uses the Clarke

1866 ellipsoid.NAD 83: When selecting this coordinate system, you will also need to specify a state plane zone. NAD 83u s e s t h e GR S 8 0 e l l i ps o i d.UTM: The ellipsoid used in the Universal Transverse Mercator calculation is determined by the Datums e l e ct i o n . I f yo u c ho o s e t h e op t i o n , W GS 8 4 /A u to m at i c Z o ne S e le ct i on , t h e z on e i s d et e rm i ne d b y t h elat/lon values read in from the receiver. If you know your UTM zone, you can also select it. WheneverGIS-CE does a reverse calculation (from UTM to WGS84) you will be prompted to enter a zone number.3TM (Canada): This system is also referred to as MTM. It is a 3 degree zone width Transverse Mercatorcalculation. You may select between the Clarke 1866 ellipsoid and the WGS84 ellipsoid.New Zeal and: You may select between NZGD2000 and NZGD49. Both use the Transv erse Mercatorcalculation. NZGD2000 uses the GRS80 ellipsoid. NZGD49 uses the International 1924 ellipsoid. Youmay specify a Meridional Circuit with either datum. To select the circuit, press the Define button. Youw i l l s e e a p ul l - d o w n l is t w i t h a l l M e ri d i o n al C i r c u i t s a s w e l l a s t h e o p t i on t o p i c k N o ne .RGF 93 (France): This system requires that you have the file named Predef1.csl in the SurvStar directoryon the data collector. If this file is not found, please re-install GIS-CE.NTF (France): T h i s s y st e m r e qu i r e s t h a t y o u h a v e t h e f i l e n a me d P r ed e f 1. c s l i n t h e S u r vS t a r d i r ec t o ry o nt h e d a t a co l l e c t o r . I f t h i s f il e i s n o t f ou n d , p l e a se r e - i n st a l l GI S - CE . N T F i s a n a p p ro xi m a t i o n o f t h e

NTF-GR3DF97A grid transformati on.NTF-GR3DF97A: This system is a grid transformation that requires the files Predef1.csl andgr3df97a.bin to be in the SurvStar directory on the data collector. The Predef1.csl file is part of thed e f a u l t i n st a l l a t i o n . Yo u w i l l n e e d t o us e D a t a T r an s f e r t o co p y t h e g r3 d f 9 7 a. b i n f i l e f ro m y o u r C D t o y o u r data collector.OSTN02 (UK): This system is a grid transformation that requires the files Predef1.csl, ostn02_x.bina n d o s t n 0 2_ y . b i n . T h e P r e d ef 1 . c s l f i l e i s p ar t of t h e d e f a u l t i n s t a l l a t i on . Yo u w i l l n e e d t o u s e D a t aT r a n s f e r t o c o p y t h e o s t n 0 2 _ x. b i n a n d o s t n 02 _ y . b in f i l e s f r o m y o u r C D t o y o u r d a t a c o l l ec t o r.RD2000: T h i s i s t he R D N A P t r an s f o r m at i o n f o r t h e N e t h e rl a n d s . T h i s s y s te m i s a g r i d t r a ns f o rma t i o n t h a trequires the file Predef1.csl, X2C.grd and Y2C.grd. The Predef1.csl file is part of the default

i n s t a l l at i o n . Yo u w i l l n e e d t o u s e D a t a T r a n s f e r t o c o p y t h e X 2 C . g r d an d Y2 C . gr d f i l es f r om y o ur C D t oyour data collector.D e nm a rk 3 4 : Used for all cadastral mapping and for most technical mapping carried out in Denmark.


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S y st e m 3 4 i s a t w o d i m e n si o n al - h o r i z on t a l - c o or d i na t e s y st e m. S y st e m 3 4 i s b as e d o n t h e N a ti o na lGeodetic Reference Network and is divided into two different zones, one covering Jutland and Fuen, and theo t h e r c o v e ri n g S e a l a n d . T h e i s l a nd o f B o r n h o l m h a s i t s o w n c o o r d i na t e s y s t e m c a ll e d S y st e m 4 5 .

Ed i t P r oj e c t i on L i s t ( Ad d U s e r D e f i n e d ) : T o d e f i n e a n e w c o or d i n at e s y s t e m, g o t o F i le / Jo b S e tt i ng s /GP S a n dselect Edit Projection List. Then click on the "Add User Defined" button. Enter a name for your system (e.g.

P RVI f o r P u e r t o R i c o / Vi r g i n I s l a n d s ) , t h e n s e l e c t a p r o j e c t i o n ( i n t h e e xa m p l e b e l o w ,Lambert_Conformal_Conic_2SP) and enter the appropriate parameters. Note that all latitude and longitude valuesa r e i n d e c i m a l d e g r e e s a n d F a l s e N o r t h i ng a n d F a l s e E a s t i n g a r e a l w a y s p r e s e n t ed i n me t e rs . A l l e n t ri e s i n v o lv i n gdegree must be in decimal degrees based on a 360 circle.

New Datum: Yo u m a y s e l e c t a p r e de f i n e d E l l i p s o i d o r s e t y o u r ow n p a r ame t e rs b y t y p i n g i n a n e w e l l i p so i dname and entering values for a and 1/f. The values for dX, dY, dZ, rot X, rot Y, rot Z and scale are toWGS84. If the values you have are from WGS84, simply reverse the sign of each value (positive

becomes negativ e and vice versa). You will need to save the system to a file. You may save the system to a s y s fi l e o r a c s l f i l e . S y s f i l e s c o n t a i n o nl y o n e s y s t e m d e fi n i ti o n. C s l f i l es c o nt a i n mu l t i p le s y s t emdefinitions. Both files are ASCII text files using OpenGIS WKT (Well Known Text) format.Load Fi l e: T o l o a d a u s e r d e f i n e d c oo r d i n a t e s y st e m f r o m a f i l e , g o t o F i l e , J o b S e t t i n g s , GP S a n d c l i ck o nthe Edit Projection List. Select Add User Defined and select Load File. Then click on the Define

button. Select Load File. Change the File Type to sys or csl depending on the type of file you are

loading. A sys file will be associated with each job. You can load the projection last used on a survey jobby loading its sys file. Select your file and say OK. If you have selected a csl file, you will be asked toc h o o se f r o m a li s t o f s ys t e m d e fi n i t i o n s f o u n d in t h e f i l e. F o r t h e c s l t y pe , y o u ma y v e r i fy t h a t t h e d e t a il so f y o u r s y s t e m h a v e b ee n l oa de d c or re ct ly b y c li ck in g t he e di t o pt i on .

Geoi d Separati on Fi l e: Geoi d Separati on Fi l e: This option will incorporate the geoid undulation in determiningt h e o r t ho m e t r i c e l ev a t i o n o f t h e m e a su r e me n t . T h e d e f i ni t i o n o f t h e g e o i d mo d e l a s c u r r e nt l y a d o p te d b y th e

National Geodetic Survey is the equipotential surface of the Earth's gravity field which best fits, in a least squaressense, global mean sea level. Orthometric elevation measurements are used in survey calculations. In order toc o n ve r t e l l ip s o i d h ei g h t s ( He ) a s m e as u r ed b y GP S i n to o r th o me t ri c e l ev a ti o ns ( E o) , y o u m u st p ro v id e f or acorrection between the GPS-measured ellipsoid (reference ellipsoid) and a constant level gravitational surface, thegeoid. This correction is the geoid undulation (Ug). Use XPort or SurvCOMM to download the Geoid SeparationFile. This option only has significant impact with one-point alignments. The zip file containing the Geoid Files

( GS F , G e oi d 99 o r E GM ) i s f o u n d o n t h e G I S - C E i n s t a l l a t i o n C D a n d a p o r t i o n o f a n y s u c h f i l e c a n b e s p e c i f i e d(by size and center point) for downloading to the data collector using Carlson X-Port or Carlson SurvCom.

Mul ti -Poi nt Transformati on: The transformation in the Align Local Coordinates command can either be byplane similarity or rigid body methods. Both methods use a best-fit least squares transformation. The difference ist h at t h e r i gi d b o dy me th od d oe s a t ra ns fo rm at i on w i th a t ra ns la ti on a nd r ot at i on a nd w it h ou t a s ca le . T he p l an esimilarity does a rotation, translation and scale. This option only applies when two or more points are used inAlign Local Coordinates.

One Poi nt Local i zati on Azi muth: This option applies to the rotation when using one point in Align LocalCoordinates. For this alignment method, the state plane coordinate is translated to the local coordinate. Then therotation can use either the state plane grid or the geodetic as north. No scale is applied in thi s transformation. Thestate plane and geodetic true north diverge slightly in the east and west edges of the state plane zone. This optiona ll ow s y ou t o c ho os e w hi ch n or th t o u se .

H ow T o U se G eo id F il es w it h C ar ls on G IS -C E1. Download and/or install either Carlson X-Port or SurvCOM to the desktop computer.2. Download and/or install CarlsonGeoidGrids.exe to a location on your desktop computer (Typically installed to

the \Program Files\Carlson X-Port\ directory).3. I f y o u h a v e M i c r o so f t A c t i v e S yn c a l r e a d y i n s t a l l e d o n y o u r c o mp u t e r, m a k e s u r e t h a t i t i s n o t c u r re n t l y o c c u py i n g

the COM port.

To do this:Launch ActiveSync and select Connection Settings from the File menu.R e mo v e t h e c h ec k bo x t h a t r ef er s t o t h e p or t y ou i nt en d t o u se w it h C ar ls on X -P or t ( Ty pi ca ll y u nc he ck COM1).S e l e ct O K t o e xi t C o n ne c t i o n S et t i n g s a n d c l o se A c t i v eS y n c .

4. C o n n e c t yo u r h a n d he l d d e v i c e t o y o u r d es k t o p c o mp u t e r u s i n g a s e r i al c a b le .5. Run Carlson GIS-CE on the handheld device and select Data Transfer from the FILE tab.6. From within the Data Transfer dialog, select the SurvCADD/Carlson Survey Transfer option.


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7. L e av e t h e d a t a c ol l e ct o r w a i ti n g f o r c o mm u ni c at i o ns a s s h ow n b y t h e r es u l ti n g F il e T r a ns f er d i al o g .8. Launch either Carlson X-Port or SurvCOM from your desktop computer. If you are using Carlson X-Port, select

Carlson GIS-CE/SurvStar/G2 from the Tools menu to launch SurvCOM.9. From within SurvCOM, and while connected to the handheld computer via a serial cable, you should be able to

s e e t h e c o n t e n t s o f t h e h a n d h el d d e v i c e o n t h e r i g h t a n d t h e c o n t e n t s o f t h e d e s k t o p c o mp u t er o n t h e l e ftsimultaneously. If you do not see the handheld device on the right, you are not connected.

10. S e l e c t t h e Ge o i d i c o n l o c a t e d a t t h e b o t t o m o f t h e S u rv C O M d i a lo g .11. From within the Set Geoid Area dialog, verify the path to the geoid files is set to the installed location of these

files as defined in step 2 of this document (Typically Program Files\Carlson X-Port\).12. Select the desired geoid model to extract an area from.13. Key in the approximate latitude and longitude of the center of the area.14. Define the grid size for the area you want the model to cover (Supported sizes are 50-250 miles, 80-400

kilometers and 1-5 degrees, however, keep the size 100 miles or smaller for better performance).15. Name the geoid model with any name that you want (e.g. geoid). You may want to name this file with a logical

name for the location of the area for future reference (e.g. geoid-LA).16. Select the OK button to automatically transfer the file to the \Survstar\ directory of the handheld device. A

c o p y o f th e f i l e w i l l a l so b e c r e at e d o n y o ur d e s k t o p c o mp u t e r i n t h e c u r re n t l y s e l e ct e d f o l d er .17. O n t h e h an d h e l d de v i c e, s e l e ct J o b S e tt i n g s fr o m t h e F IL E t a b a n d v i ew t h e GP S t a b.18. Select the Geoid Separation File button and choose the geoid file you created and transferred with SurvCOM.19. Yo u h a v e n o w c o m p l e t e d t h e d e f in i t i o n a n d s e l e c t i on o f t h e g e o i d f i l e . S e l e c t O K t o e xi t t h e J o b S e t t i n g

dialog.

List Points

This command will list all of the points in the current coordinate (.crd) file. You can also edit any point i n the list.

The point list includes Point ID, Northing, Easting, Elevation, and Description. The vertical bars in the header liness e pa r at i n g P t I D , N o rt h i ng , E a st i n g, e t c. c a n b e mo v e d to c o nd e ns e t he d i s pl a y , a s de s i re d . T h e n ew p o s i ti o n s,however, are not stored.

Detai l s: The number of points and highest point number in the file will now appear in the Details option.

Setti ngs: S e l e c t t he S e t t i n gs b u t t o n t o c us t o mi z e t h e L i s t P o i nt s d i s pl a y .

Move Up/ Down: To rearrange the order of the fields, highlight a field and use the Move Down and MoveUp buttons.Di spl ay Name: T o r en a me a f i el d , h i gh l i gh t i t, e n te r a n e w n a me i n t h e Di s pl a y N a me f i el d a n d t h en t a pUpdate Item. This would allow customization, where Northing, Easting could become X, Y as renamed, andre-ordered header lines.Preci si on (El evati on Di gi ts - North & East Di gi ts): The decimal precision for each field can also be set inthe Options dialog.Show Poi nt Notes: Notes can be placed in any order of the list, but can also be turned off, as shown above.(Only notes entered in response to Prompt for Point Notes or Edit Notes within List Points itself willd i s p l a y . N o t e s f o r GP S ac c u r a c y , t i m e s t a m p s a n d c u t s h e e t s , f o r e xa m p le , a p pe a r i n t h e r a w f i l e b u t n o tw i t hi n L i st P o in t s. )

Edi t: T o e d i t a p o i n t i n t h e l i s t , d o u bl e t a p o n i t o r h i g h l i g ht t h e p o i n t a n d t a p t h e E d i t b u tt o n . Yo u m a y e d i t a n yaspect of the point. To edit, move the cursor into the field of the aspect to modify and enter the new value. ChooseOK to enter the edited point into the coordinate file, or choose Cancel to negate your modifications. TheI n p u t / E d i t A t t r i b u t e s b u t t o n r e f e r s t o G IS d a t a a t t r i b u te s a s s o c ia t e d w i t h a p o i n t . T h e s e GI S a t tr i bu t es w i l l e xp o r tin the form of shape files (Tools pulldown in the Map screen). Few surveyors currently need the GIS attributingfeatures of GIS-CE, but these features help link GIS-CE to the ESRI world, just as the DXF output of lineworkl in ks t o t he C AD w or ld .

Note: If only the description value is edited, the raw data file will be updated without writing a store pointrecord. If any other value that would change the point position is edited, the raw data file will record a store

point record with the new postion of the point.

Add: T o a d d a p o i n t , p r e s s t h e A d d b u t t o n . T h e d i a l o g a d d p o i n t d i a l o g a p p e a r s e xc e pt a l l o f t h e f i e ld s a r e b l a nk .You must enter the point ID, northing and easting. A store point record will be written to the raw data file.

Del ete: T o d e l et e a p o i n t , h i g hl i g h t a p o i nt I D a n d t a p t h e D e l et e b u t t o n. Yo u w i ll b e a s ke d t o c on fi r m t h

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