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SMF Pro for ArcGIS Version 10.1.0 Edition of October 6 2015

For ArcGIS versions 9.3 to 10.3

1120, Boul. Guillaume-Couture, local 200

Lévis (Québec) Canada G6W 5M6

Téléphone : 418.903.5488

Télécopieur : 418.903.5490

[email protected] www.gsf.ca

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.gsf.ca/





CCOOPPYYRRIIGGHHTTSS && LLIICCEENNCCEE SSMMFF PPRROO The SMF PRO extension for ArcGIS and its components are protected by the law on intellectual

property and the current laws on IT development. The use or distribution of this product or its

derivatives to third parties not having the license extension constitutes an illegal act of piracy and

fraud. Use of this product in activities of plagiarism of its functions is also considered as an illegal

activity. Anyone subjected to such acts is liable to prosecution.

The acquisition of a product license gives the purchaser a license of use and includes one year of

maintenance starting from the date of purchase. During the validity period of maintenance, this

service allows the user to receive product updates, support on the product and free product

activation on a single computer.

Rights to the source code and intellectual property of the product remain to Groupe Système Forêt

and are excluded from the order. This clause applies to the current version and all of those that

will be issued in the future.

Buying a product license allows installation on a single computer or server, depending on license

ordered. To move a license from one computer to another, the user must have a valid license for

the active maintenance and must uninstall the license from the former position. The user must then

uninstall the license from the old computer as only one installation is possible at the time. If the

user does not have a valid maintenance of the product and wants to reinstall it without reactivating

the maintenance, administration fees will apply.

Updates of the product are emailed to the user designated in the order. It is the responsibility of the

company or organization that controls the license to inform Groupe Système Forêt of the user’s

change so that it receives the new versions. The support will only be made on the most recent

version of the product and for the user identified in the license. The support on functions or

products other than those included in the extension is subject to consultation fees, even if there is

an active maintenance. Fixing product bugs will be made within a reasonable time, depending on

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correction after the expiry of the validity of the maintenance.

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breakage or loss of any digital equipment or data. The use of this product does not replace the

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This section oversees what’s new in the version 101.0. The chapters concerning those novelties must

be consulted to get more details.

SMF Pro AG 10.1.0 now supports ArcGIS 10.3

The Automatic Treatment menu now includes a setting to set the speed, pause and stop. See section

16.1 on page 89.





22 DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN OOFF SSMMFF PPRROO FFOORR AARRCCGGIISS

SMF Pro for ArcGIS is an extension allowing the import and the processing of files from GPS points

representing the movement of a vehicle.

The GPS in machinery must be programmed to take a geographical position at an interval of fixed and

predetermined time. These points can be taken with a Garmin GPS unit (marine series or GPX format)

or Truckbase (SLV format) or other to capture track. SMF Pro imports these files into a point layer in

Shapefile format.

The points are used to trace the paths (lines) of the machinery and to produce the treated areas

(polygons). Analysis functions (breaks, trails and productivity) produce quick and concrete results to

quickly understand the effectiveness of the forest machines. The main result allows the calculation of

the area useful for the billing of work performed; several tools show the results dynamically to

understand performance.

The evolution of the extension is always active and future releases will always contain new features

and improvements. These will be available via an active annual maintenance.

The SMF Pro extension is used with ArcGIS 9.3 or higher. The extension consists of a toolbar adding

in the graphic ArcGIS interface.



22..11 EEVVAALLUUAATTIIOONN VVEERRSSIIOONN

It is possible to evaluate the extension for a period of 14 days. In evaluation mode you will be able to

use personal data in order to evaluate the extensions. It is not possible to produce commercial results

with the trial version.

In evaluation mode, a license manager window appears

when using a function.

To evaluate the function, click on the "Evaluation"

button. This window will appear every time you reopen

the extension until 14 days end.

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The SMF Pro extension is protected by a virtual key. Following the installation of the extension’s

components, it is necessary to register the extension by contacting Groupe Système Forêt (GSF) by

email ([email protected]) or by phone (418) 903-5488.

A Unique Product Number of 12 digits will be generated

and is specific to the used computer and the hardware

components. It is necessary to provide the product number

that generates the GSF license number which also consists

of 12 digits.

This number must be entered in the window "About SMF-

Pro" from the "SMF Pro" menu.

mailto:[email protected]



22..33 IINNSSTTAALLLLAATTIIOONN AANNDD UUPPDDAATTEE

The instructions for installing SMF Pro are detailed in the PDF document « Setup Guide » available in

the link below:

http://www.gsf.ca/en-ca/applications/smf-pro-pour-arcgis.aspx

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The SMF Pro for ArcGIS extension is presented in the form of a toolbar containing all functions.

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To display the SMF Pro toolbar in ArcMap 9.x,

select View, Toolbars and SMF Pro menu.

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To display the SMF Pro toolbar in ArcMap 10.x, select the Customize, Toolbar and SMF Pro menu.

http://www.gsf.ca/en-ca/applications/smf-pro-pour-arcgis.aspx





33 TTOOOOLLBBAARR CCOOMMPPOONNEENNTTSS

SMF Pro includes three main functions (Import GPS file, Progress Report, Create Geometry from

Points) for processing GPS points from a Garmin Truckbase or other devices.

It also contains functions to analyze the productivity and the trails occupation as well as other features

to make specific treatment data and for configure the application.

The Import GPS Giles menu allows importing

GPS waypoints from a Garmin GPS system,

Truckbase, and others in a Shapefile format. It

is the first step to execute.

La fonction Waypoints Importation importe

des points GPS (Waypoints) qui ont été relevés

sous la méthode point de départ et point

d’arrivée (début et fin) et génère un rapport

basé selon des codes de symboles prédéfinis.

Le point de départ et le point d’arrivée

détermineront l’intervalle de temps entre les

deux points.

The Progess Report menu uses the raw data that have been imported by the Import GPS Files

function and contains parameters to calculate pause time, traction time and downtime. This

informations are assigned to each point. An activity report can be generated and it is possible to apply

a unique legend value to the point layer to identify issues considered Production, Traction, breaks

(Pause) and off.

The Create Geometry From Points menu requires the Activity Report to be run first. It constitutes

the third step to be done. It creates a layer of lines and polygons representing respectively the trails and

areas treated from points of one or more sets of measurements from different machines. This function

can create polygons manually (polygon by polygon).or automatically.

The Treatments update menu adds in the attributes of a polygon layer, the field corresponding to the

type of treatment from another polygon layer.

The Productivity Analysis generate a summary or detailed report for calculate the productivity of an

operator or a machine. It requires that the functions Progress Report and Create geometry from

points are carried out previously.



The Trails Occupation Analysis function

calculates the percentage of trails area created by

the machinery.

The Remove Overlap Points function group

several files from one machine in a single file.

The overlapping points with the same

geographical position are deleted.

La fonction « Reclassement de points selon une

fréquence d’enregistrement » menu (Point

Reclassification using recording frequency) must

be used when more than one machinery is found

in a block. It recreates the chronological order of

a machinery trace. It is based on GPS capture

time (12 or 150 seconds). This function prevents

going back and forth between both machinery

during the trail occupation analysis.

The Automated Processing function executes and processes the GPS points automatically. It includes

Import files, Activity Report, Create geometry from points and Productivity analysis functions. It

requires a defined structure of the nomenclature ADM files names.

The Area, Perimeter and Length Update function calculates the area, perimeter and length of the

layers by adding information in the attribute table.

The Preparing Data Card allows the user to prepare the fils that will be used for data capture in

Garmin 400, 500 and 700 marine GPS series. File names will have a define structure and it will be

possible to export them on the SD card.

The Operation Machine Management function identifies the specific characteristics of each machine

based on contractor. Management is necessary when Automated Processing function is used.

The Configuration function configures the field names for different layers generated by SMF Pro and

identifies a name or code for operators and machines.



44 MMEETTHHOODDOOLLOOGGYY FFOORR TTHHEE GGPPSS DDAATTAA PPRROOCCEESSSSIINNGG

The processing of the GPS points can be done in two ways either automatically or by performing each

step individually. The automatic method requires using a specific structure for the names of files and is

available only for a license server.

Stepwise method requires performing functions in a specific order while the automatic method will

perform these functions sequentially.

Import GPS files

Delete overlapping points (Only when layers of

GPS points were grouped and contain overlaps

points)

Progress Report (to calculate pause, stop and

pull)

Creating geometry from points (will create the

polygon layer and trails)

Subsequently, when these steps are performed, it is possible to generate reports for productivity

analysis and Trails occupation.



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The three steps below are important and should be performed in this order:

Import GPS files (Section 7, page 35)

Progress Report (Section 9, page 47)

Creating geometry from points (Section 10, page 63)

Productivity Analysis and Trails Occupation Analysis

reports can be subsequently generated.



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The Automated processing function is only available for a server license. It can generate the polygon

layer (treated area) and line (Path) from ADM files from Garmin marine 400, 500 and 700 series

models. It performs all of the same processing sequences by the step by step method.

However, its implementation requires a specific

structure for the ADM files names. It is

advisable to use the Preparing Data Card for

Garmin GPS function to daily or weekly

generate files for these device types.

Analysis of productivity and occupancy trails

calculation reports may be subsequently

generated.

The explanation of this feature is detailed in

Section 16 on page 87.



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Automated Processing function requires a specific structure for the names of GPS files.

File names must be identified in the Contractor_Machine_IdentGPS form. The GPS identifier is

presented as a character as one of the following letters A, T, C, D corresponding respectively to Feller

bunchers, Carrier, Combos and Skidder.

It is recommended to use the "Preparing Data Card for Garmin GPS" function to structure data

collection for Garmin 400, 500 and 700 devices series. These devices store data in an ADM file

format. This function is detailed in Section 5 on page 21.



55 PPRREEPPAARRIINNGG DDAATTAA CCAARRDD FFOORR GGAARRMMIINN GGPPSS

Some GPS devices such as Garmin 400 series models, while 500 and 700 require structuring and

preparation of daily files to simplify the management of data collection in the field. When saving a

layout, the selection of these files allow an approach that is more structured and rapid for the operator.

For these types of devices, the first step is to

prepare the daily files (ADM format) and transfer

them to the SD card from the Preparing Data

Card for Garmin GPS function.

It is possible to create multiple files by specifying

the structure and a GPS identifier as different

operators.

This procedure is not mandatory, but improves the

data processing and the obtaining of more detailed

analyzes of production.

Select the type of

structure per working day

or date

Assign an identifier to each GPS

Location where structure files will be

saved (Directory, SD Card)

Remove ADM files on the SD card or in

the directory



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The Work structure section identifies the first four letters of the file name in two options either from a

work structure classified by day or date.

The Structure work week from Monday to Sunday

option will create seven files with the names of the

day marked with their respective number and the

three first letters of the day. The day selected in the

drop down menu will start the sequence of numbered

files.

The Structure Start Date / End Date option creates

multiple files by identifying the departure date and

the end date. It is also possible to create multiple files

for a single day. The file name begins with the

identification of the day of the week, month and date.



55..22 GGPPSS IIDDEENNTTIIFFIIEERR

This section contains two options to identify the GPS in the name of the ADM file. It is possible to use

the manual or the configuration of which allows assigning an identifier by machine and according to

the contractor.



The manual method contains an option button to add to the dropdown names to identify the GPS menu.

There are no restrictions to the number of characters.

Tools Description

Create an identifier

Delete the identifier selected from the dropdown menu



The Use Configuration option contains a button to open the Management of forest machines for

specifying identifiers for the code of the contractor (3 characters), the code for the machines (3

characters) and type of machines (dropdown menu, A, T, C, D for Feller, Carrier Combos, skidder).

These three criteria are important since the file name will include these three codes in the indicated

order. This window is explained in Section 18 on page 93.



55..33 OOUUTTPPUUTT DDIIRREECCTTOORRYY

The Output Directory section allows you to select the location where the files will be created daily. It is

possible to create files directly on the GPS SD card or on computer disks. This section button will

update the list of drives available.

The function creates the file below which contains all the files created.

\\GGaarrmmiinn\\UUsseerrDDaattaa

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The Clear option can remove the ADM files contained in the Garmin/UserData folder on the SD card

or computer disk according to the location specified in the Output Directory section.



66 CCOONNFFIIGGUURRAATTIIOONN

The Setup menu sets the names of the fields

created by the extension layers of points, lines

and polygons.

It also changes the display of the extension in

English or French. When changing the language,

it is necessary to close ArcMap and restart the

application.

It also contains a section to define the names of

operators and machines and the location of the

configuration directory.

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It is possible to specify the display the language of the extension, in French or English.

When changing language, it is necessary to

restart ArcMap to completely refresh the

extension menus.



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The Settings for Polygon Layer section includes a list of all the fields that can be created by SMF Pro

different functions.



The table below lists the fields created by default for the polygon layer. When the type is Double or

Float format, the first number corresponds to the precision and the second number is the number of

scales.

Field Name Description Type Length

Area Area (ha) Double 17, 16

Perimeter Perimeter (m) Double 17, 16

Secteur Sector Text 25

Duree_PRO Duration Production Time Double 17, 16

Duree_PAU Duration Pause Time Double 17, 16

Duree_ARR Duration Stop time Double 17, 16

Duree_TRA Duration Traction Double 17, 16

Duree_TOT Duration Total Time Double 17, 16

Temps_PRO Production Time Text 30

Temps_PAU Pause time Text 30

Temps_ARR Stopped Time Text 30

Temps_TRA Traction Time Text 30

Temps_TOT Total Time Text 30

Nbr_Arret Number of stops Float 6, 1

Product Productivity Text 30

Area_Senti Trails Area (ha) Double 17, 16

Sent_Pourc Trails Occupation (%) Text 30

GSF_Undo Undo Text 3

Operateur Operator Text 50

Code_Trait Treatment Text 50



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The Settings for Polyline Layer section for lines includes a list of all the fields that can be created by

SMF Pro and in different functions.

The table below lists the fields created by default for the line layer.

Field name Description Type Length

Lenght Length (meters) Double 17, 16

GSF_UNDO Undo Text 1




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The Settings for point layer section include a list of all the fields that can be created by SMF Pro

functions.

The list of fields created in the attributes of the point layer table can change depending on the type of

GPS file used (ADM, SLV, GPX).

Adjust UTC Time to local option is used to select the number of hours offset to Universal Time

(UTC) for ADM files. The time will be adjusted to the local time and will be recorded in the Time

field.



The table below lists the fields created by default for the point layer.

Field Name Description Type Length

Secteur Sector Text 25

PDOP PDOP (precision) Float 5, 1

Speed_Kmh Speed (km/h) Double 17, 16

D1 Hydrolic (0 ou 1) Text 1

Pause Pause Identifier Text 1

Traction Traction Identifier Text 1


Time Date, SLV or GPX files Text 75



66..55 «« OOPPEERRAATTOORR »» AANNDD «« MMAACCHHIINNEE »» TTAABB

Operator and Machine tabs to manage the names that will appear in the drop down when using the

Import GPS Files function. The name of the operator and the machine will be added to the file name

associated with the import of GPS files.

The buttons to the right allow you to add or remove an item from the list. Adding an element needs to

press the button for this purpose and click on the box to enter the name. It is necessary to save the

changes to keep them.

Tools Description

Allows to add a record to the list

Remove the selected record

Register the modifications



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The Configuration path section must contain the location where the configuration files will be

installed for the operators and for the machinery. It is necessary to specify a writable location.

The Don’t see warning for regrouping

layer option is connected to the

Regrouping and filtering option

available in the Import GPS File

function.



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The Import GPS Files function allows importing

points from a GPS Garmin, Truckbase or other

system in a point layer of Shapefile format.

The ADM, GPX, SLV, GDB, MDB or TXT

formats can be imported with this function.

According to the Garmin GPS model, it may be

necessary to transfer data with the MapSource

software in format GPS eXchange (GPX).

It is possible to import data simultaneously from

different GPS models that produce output files

with a separate extension.

For example, a contractor who has three

machines in Truckbase GPS and Garmin GPS in

two other machines will be able to import all of

its data in a single operation.

The window contains two tabs. GPS files Importation includes all settings to save the GPS points in a

layer while the Backup and Email tab contains settings for the management and delivery by email

ADM files.

Adds the list of files GPS and

specifies the names of

operators and machines

Sets whether the data is stored in a new layer or an

existing layer

Choose the projection of the

output layer

Specifies the output

directory



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This tab is the first step to achieve when data processing is performed by the step method.

The File section contains commands for assigning identifiers to files. The controls to the right to select

the files to import GPS, to connect directly to the SD card, delete a file in the list and add the names of

operators and machines. When these names are selected in the list, they are automatically used to

define the name of the new layer. Management operators and machines can also be done from the

Setup menu.

Commands Description

Allows to select the GPS files to import

Import data from GPS

Removes the selected file from the list

Adds a name to the operator list

Adds a name to the machine list



The Regrouping and Filtering option allows

you to group all points of the select files in the

list in one single layer. A warning message will

appear to indicate that it is important to group

files from the same machine. The Name

Section allows you to enter the name of the

new layer.

GPS files can be imported into a new layer of points or an existing layer.

The One by one in an output directory option imports GPS files and

save each file in different layers by assigning a set to the name

(Year_Month_Day_Operator_Machine)to the layer structure. The

command selects the date to be used to name the layer name. The

function creates the necessary fields for the data processing. It is

recommended to use this option.

It is not mandatory that the name of

the new layer contains the operator's

name and the name of the machine.

Output files and the output files will

be named by the date at the beginning

of the name.

The Existing Layer option allows you

to select the layer with the GPS points

that will be imported.

Required fields will be automatically

created if they are absent from the

table. The button in this section will

create a new shapefile and specify the

name of the layer.



Spatial referenced used section identifies the projection to apply to the new layer. By default, it shows

the projection of the data frame. If no projection has been defined in the data frame, it is possible to

specify it from this window. It is suggested to indicate a projection data frame before opening this

window.

The Folder Output section identifies the location where the data will be stored in outputs. Only the

positions contained in the logbook GPS files will be imported into the points layers.

The table will show different fields depending on the type of GPS unit used. Layers import results will

be used to perform the analysis of each work period.



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The Backup and email tab allows you to save and send the results to the Import tab of GPS files.

These functions are automatically applied after the result of the import. This window contains three

options for the shipping result and two functions to manage ADM files.

The Do not send emails option allows the preparation of the backup file but do not send it to the users.

The Send by Outlook option allows preparing the file and adding an Outlook message for shipment to

users.

The Send by software module option lets you define the server settings to send the result to a user

import.

The Backup ADM files to a common directory option copies the ADM files to a specific directory.

The SD card Information section contains a command to detect the Garmin map and the Reset

option to delete the ADM files in the SD card.

Sets the parameters

for the

shipping of results

Option to copy the

ADM files to

another folder

Clears ADM data on the SD

card





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This function imports Garmin GPS points (Waypoints)

that were taken following the start-point end-point

method (beginning and end).

Start and end points will help determine time interval

between those two points.

This method needs a particular structure for point

(waypoint) symbol codes since the report is based on

those predefined codes.

The extension of the imported file can be an ADM,

GPX, GDB, MDB or TXT format. Depending on the

GPS Garmin model that is used, it might be necessary

to transfer data first, in GPS eXchange (GPX) format,

by using MapSource software.



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The following table contains the description of necessary symbols used by this function.

Symbol Symbol Name Description

Dot Pause and lunch

Blue tack Mechanical trouble stop

Red tack Fitting and Maintenance

Green tack Harvests (pile making, creek crossing)

Bridge Culvert 1000 mm and up

Peninsula Track on

Quay Culvert less than 1000 mm

Restaurant Clean up and Fuel oil

Reef Road Repair

House Snow Opening

Tree trunk Supervision

Canvas E =

falling Pit

Blue Triangle Dray



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The Fichier (File) section contains commands to assign identifier to the result file. Those commands

are located to the right and allow the user to select the GPS file to import, connect directly on the SD

card, delete a file from the list and add operators and machinery names. When they both are selected

from the list, they are automatically used to define the name of the new layer. Operators and

machinery management can also be done from the Configuration menu.

This function imports only one file at a time.


Allow the user to select ADM files to import

Allow the user to add ADM files from a GPS

Delete the selected file from the list

Allow the user to add an operator’s name

Allow the user to add a name for the machinery



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“DE À” (From To) option allow the user to define a start and end dates to compile the results. The

report will only analyze the retained points.

“Ouvrir le rapport” (Open Report) option allows the user to visualize and print the results by day.

The report is found at the end of the compilation.

The “Projection utilisée” (Spatial reference used) section allows the user to identify the projection that

will be applied to the new layer. The default projection is the dataset projection. If no spatial reference

has been defined for the dataset, it is possible to specify it from this window. However, it is strongly

suggested to define a projection for the dataset before opening this window.



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The “Couche de points” (Point layer) section allows the user to select the layer that will receive the

points to be imported (waypoints). This section contains a command to create a new layer.

The “Créer la zone de travail” (Create a work zone) option allows the user to define a radius, in

meters, to generate buffers around the points.

“Couche de polygone de travail” section allows the user to select the layer that will receive the

buffers created with the “Créer la zone de travail” option. This section contains a command to create

a new layer.



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The report calculates time interval between two points and uses the symbol codes to indicate the work

type that has been done.

The window contains functions to navigate between the pages, zoom in and out, print and export the

report as a digital file.


« < > » Allows the user to navigate between the different pages of the report

Zoom Zoom in

Imprimer Print the active point layer report

Imprimer Tout Print the report of all point layers

Excel Export the active report in Excel format

PDF Export the active report in PDF format



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The Progress Report function requires the import GPS

file function to be made beforehand.

It analyzes all the points in a structured way in attribute

tables and prepares points for the "Creating geometry

from points" step that uses these attributes to omit

points when creating polygon or polyline.

For each point, a speed is calculated and stored in the

related speed field. From the speed field, the following

classification is generated:

• Point paused or stopped.

• Point in Production

• Point in move (traction)

This classification will later be available for further analysis including determining productivity

analysis and the trails occupation analysis.

Determining the type of

analysis

List of layers of points present

in the data frame

Select the contractor (Optional)

Saves the report of

activities in a DBF table

Parameters to

calculate the time to

pause, stop and the

Traction

Specifying options for the activity

report

Allows you to apply a

caption to the

point layer



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Layer(s) of Points section enables layers to be treated. The layers attributes must contain the

information necessary for performing a calculation of the various parameters associated with the type

of analysis. Several layers can be analyzed in this function.



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The Type of analysis section contains the two Harvest and Site Preparation options. These options

are directly related to different parameters to calculate the time of break, traction and stop. The result is

stored in the attribute table layers.

The parameters specified in either of the options will be retained in memory.

Calculating time of break option must contain the number of minutes that the minimum of time of the

machine will be considered in break. Tolerance 10% eliminates short sequences of points that does

not meet the criterion of speed of the break and cannot be used for travel or production.

The high point density or inaccurate GPS option allows you to specify the maximum speed (km / h)

to pause when the GPS unit generates several points or when the GPS is not accurate.



Calculate time of traction option allows you to specify the minimum speed at which the equipment

will not be considered in production but in traction. Tolerance 10% eliminates short sequences of

points not meeting the criterion of speed traction but cannot be used for a break or production. In the

case of site preparation activities, it is suggested to use a value of 5.0 km / hour. Using a lower value

will cause a lot of points in production that will be incorrect and classified as traction.

Change break to stop if a break has a duration of more option categorizes in the Break category

beyond this period.

The Consider unusual two consecutive points separated by more option detects cuts of the GPS

signal and alerts the user for a possible breach at the receiving antenna, the GPS sensor or device

power.



The table below shows the starting values and tolerance suggested performing the calculation of the

break time, traction and stop.

The user must set the values according to its equipment with a few tries.

Analysis

Pause Traction Break

(minute)

Unusual

(minute) Duration

(minute)

Tolerance

(10 %)

Speed

(Km/h)

Tolerance

(10 %)

Harvest 20 yes 2.0 - 3.5 yes 45 10

Site Preperation 10 yes 5 – 6.5 yes 45 10



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The Progress Report window contains parameters related to the presentation of the layer symbology

and results.

The Use the predetermined status option generates the progress report by applying the statutes

contained in the "PRESET" field. The values entered in this field come from the change of status made

from the data of the report generated by this function.



The Apply legend the layer point option displays the symbology of the layer depending on the status

and is calculated to determine if the values in the settings must be changed.

The legend distinguishes the points defined as Production, Traction and Pause. When machinery is

slow, it may be necessary to change the values of break parameters and Traction speed.

The example below the image in the center shows than the speed traction is not sufficient because no

point has the symbol "Production" compared to the right image where the speed was increased.

Too much break: time is too short and

the 10% tolerance can be modified or

disabled.

Too much traction: The speed is too

slow.

Tolerance is applied to 10% when type

of GPS devices are less accurate.

Symbology Before correction After speed correction



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The Contractor section presents the results in the report of operators or None. The This one option

will select an operator for the entire data set.

Results table saves the results of the Detailed report as DBF.

The Add the result to the data frame option displays the result table in the MXD document while the

Preserve AM / PM hours in 24 hour format specifies time values in this presentation.



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The Report section contains two options to present the results from the analysis.

The From To option allows targeting a start date and an end date to compile the results. The report will

only analyze the points selected.

The Open Report option displays and prints the results of the daily production in a window depending

on the type of report selected either Detailed or Summary. This report appears at the end of the

compilation.



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The Detailed report shows the status change for each point (pause, pull, production or stop). This

report allows you to view the break periods and machinery production during the day.

Certain periods of traction or production may indicate a minute or even seconds. These values should

be ignored in order to only retain those with a significantly long duration. These temporal phenomena

come from the margin of error of taking and analyzing data.



Summary report provides a subtotal per day and shows the judgments in the bottom section.



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The Report tab contains features to navigate between the different pages of zooming, print and export

the report as a digital file. It is also possible to choose the type of report to be submitted (Summary or

Detailed).

Command Description

« < > » Navigate between the different pages of report

Zoom Zoom

Print Print the report of the active layer of points

Print all Print a report of all the layers of points

Excel Export all the active report in Excel format

PDF Export all the active report in PDF format

Summary Show the results in a subtotal per day

Detailed Show the status of each point (Break, traction, production, stop)



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The Data tab contains settings to edit one or many specified statutes of a layer of points.

This window shows the different status sequentially (break, traction, production, stop) per day,

indicating the start time and end time, duration and number of hours (hour, minute, second). It also

allows the interaction with ArcMap directly by double-clicking on an entry in the list to view position

of the frame at that location.

Exports the information

displayed in Excel

format

Put the statutes to the initial value

List of layers of points checked in the Report activity window

List of days to be displayed in this

window

Operations of selection and

modification of a

specific status

Options to set the zoom display

when selecting a

status



The procedure to change a status is to perform the steps listed below in the order specified.

The Report section lists the layers of points checked upon activation of the Process Report function.

The choice of a layer will display the results in the window depending on the selected day.

The Day section allows you to select the day to be displayed in this window. By default, this setting is

enabled under the All mode.

Selection allows a selection of features based on Pause, Production, Traction or full day attributes

depending on the day indicated in the Day section. The change of status will be based on this selection.

The Change the status of the selection section allows you to change the status of selected features by

choosing from the drop down new status and clicking on the button to save the menu changes. This

adds the identifier of the new status in the "PRESET" field specifying the letters P (Pause) T

(Traction), D (Production) or X (User). When the status is changed to the user, the user can manually

make the changes in the table.

The change of status can refine the report. Attributes will be preserved during the next scan by

checking the "Use the predetermined status" option of the Process Report window.



Keep the scale and Zoom options on the selection used to establish the scale of the map to apply when

selecting features status.

The Reset command resets the status parameters at baseline. However, if several changes were

consecutively made to a group of points, it will be necessary to recompile the Process Report.

The Excel export command to export the data displayed in the Excel spreadsheet.





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The Creating geometry from points function is the third step in the processing of GPS data. It creates

lines and polygons based on attributes of the layers of points. It is necessary that the Progress Report

function is executed previously.

The creation of lines and polygons can be performed for

all data or individually. Features from layers of points

should be selected to create polygons. It is possible to use

multiple files simultaneously and from different

operators.

This window also contains an option to cut the polygons

based on paths and parameters to determine the type of

vehicle used and the areas considered depending on the

type of analysis such as Harvesting or Site preparation.

This function can be performed by opening an editing

session or not.

Tools selection for

points

Specification of the layers

result

Point Layers used to

create lines and polygons

Can cut polygons with buffers from

road line layer

Parameters to consider

when

creating layers



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The Cut results with roads option removes the surface covered by the path layer on the polygons

created from this function. Width of path must be specified in meters. (8 meters, mean 4 meters will be

buffered on each side of the road)

Cut result with the road Cut result without the road



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The layers of points section list all the layers of points present in the current database. Activated layers

will be used to create lines and polygons. Several layers can be used for the creation of polygon and

even from different operators.

The type section identifies if the points contained in the layer are from a Harvester (A), a carrier (T) or

Combos (C). This parameter is determined before opening the Design geometry from the points

window. It may come from the name of the layer if it ends with "_A", "_T" or "_C" or by the frequency

"Harvester = <30 seconds", "Carrier => 30 seconds".

The Garder la sélection active après le traitement (Keep current selection after treatment) retain the

selected features after creating polygons.

The Select only machines option accelerates the selection of layers of points in the list.



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The result of this function can be stored in a layer of lines or of polygon. It is not mandatory to create

lines and polygons, but it is necessary to select one of the two types.

The Results check boxes are used to enable the creation of geometry by specifying a layer of this data

frame or create a new layer using the Folder button to the right of the drop down menu. The field

structure of the new layer is defined in the Setup menu.



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The Type of analysis section allows you to specify the type of operation to achieve depending if the

desired profile is harvesting or Site preparation.

The Segment if the distance between two points is greater than option cannot connect two points if

they are separated by a great distance from the realistic movement of the machine. This phenomenon

happens when the GPS is closed or the machine moves from one sector to another on a transportation

vehicle.

The Vehicle width section is very important because the specified value can distort the real

calculations if it does not really represent the real width. The amplification of the width can

significantly change the area of results.

The value varies depending on the type of machinery and operation. Site preparation is usually between

4 and 5 meters (distance observed between the two grooves of a TTS or other) and a feller width will

be more around 14-20 meters (2 times longer extension possible to the felling head with the center of

the machine). Value is determined for all files and can combine several types of machines with

different widths. To preserve various width, machines have to be process separately.



The Applying an adjustment tolerance of the proximity of contours option increases the distance

used to create polygons to eliminate long and narrow gaps that are created between passages.

According to the specified tolerance, this option can resolve most corridors that are excluded from the

polygons that represent infinitesimal areas but greatly increase the scope and complexity of the

polygons.

Without the proximity adjustement With the proximity adjustement



The Eliminate the exclusions with an area exceeding option can fill the holes from polygons created

if the area of the hole is less or equal to the specified value.

The Delete isolated polygons less than option eliminates small polygons that are created from very

few points and far enough from each other that they do not merge with other polygons.

Sans ajout d’exclusion Avec ajout d’exclusions à 0.1 ha



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The Exclude points section contains various options to determine the types of items to exclude when

creating polygons. It is necessary to perform the function before the Analysis Report to use these

options.

The Pause and Traction options are applicable only if the progress report was launched to analyze the

set of points in functions of the speed settings.

The Predetermined option excludes from the processing the points predetermined by the user. They

are identified in the table by the "X" attribute in the PRESET field.

The D1 option is exclusive to the Truckbase GPS model with the hydraulic option. A 0 or 1 attribute

can be added with the device in the D1 field. It is possible to specify the value of the exclusion.



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The Selection Operation section provides tools for applying a selection on all layers checked in the

interface, either by drawing a polygon around the selected area, using the cursor only to get the points

in production.

Once the selection is complete, the Run function has to be used to generate the results corresponding to

the selection. It is possible to cancel the last result and retry the operation on new parameters or a

different selection.

It is also possible to combine multiple selections by combining the operation of the mouse and the

SHIFT button on the keyboard with the polygon selection tool.

Tools Description

Select points by tracing a polygon

Select the points by the pointer or by tracing a rectangle

Deselect all points

Select all the points in production

Reduce the window and display only the selection operators

Cancel the last operation



The Create geometry from Points window contains a button to reduce the size of the window. By

pressing on the symbol below, the Create Geometry window will be reduced and it will be possible to

select items in ArcMap. The blue icon will restore this window.



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The Treatment Update feature allows to add

silvicultural treatment from another polygon to the

layer of the attribute table of a layer of polygons. The

result is saved in a new layer.

Also, this feature will be cutting polygons depending on

the layer containing the treatment. Field treatment must

be selected.

The treatment update will be performed on the specified

layer in the layer section in which treatments will be

added.

The Area, Perimeter and Length Update option

updates the database.

The result is saved in a new layer specified in the

Results section.

Treatment areas outside the planning (Purple) will

be keeping the polygons. They do not have the

information for the processing beings and must be

merged or eliminated according to the rules of the

user.





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The "Productivity Analysis" function uses the layers

of points containing information (date, time) from the

Progress Report and the polygon layer to calculate the

productivity of an operator or a machine.

It is important for the polygons used to be mostly

covered by points because the area used to calculate

comes directly from the polygon.

The analysis performs a process of spatial selection of

points per polygon to determine the time spent on this

polygon. The area used for the calculation of the

productivity will be the same as the polygon.

This function generates a report that shows the

breakdown by sector (frame).

Options that apply to the

legend and to the analysis

report

Table of result of the report

Layer of polygon to

analyze

List of layers of points present in the database

(The layers checked will be

used for analysis)

Determines the type of

analysis



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The Layer of polygons sector section represents the layer of polygon resulting from the creation of

geometry. The report can run on one or more selected polygons but selection must be applied.

The Layer of points section requires to select the points layers produced at the stage of Progress

report whose status has been identified for each of the points (Production, Pause, Traction).



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The Type of analysis section contains the two options Harvest and Site Preparation. These options

are directly related to different parameters to calculate the time in pause, stop and traction mode. The

result is stored in the table of attribute of the layers.



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The Contractor section presents the results in the report of operators or None. This option will select

an operator for the data set. The name of the Contractor appears in the report header.

The Results Tables saves the results of the Detailed report as DBF. The Add button adds the result to

the data frame which can be seen in the result table in the MXD document of ArcGIS.



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The Group by sector number option can submit the report by frame number. The Sector used field is

the one specified in the Configuration in the field names for polygons.

The Open Report option allows you to view and print results by contractor and sector in a window by

identifying the number of hours of production, pause and stop.



The report contains the results by polygon which makes it possible to analyze hours of travel outside

areas that are not compiled in this analysis.


« < > » Navigate between the different pages of the report

Zoom Zoom

Print Print the report of the layer of active items

Print All Print a report of all the layers of points

Excel Export the active report in Excel format

PDF Export the active report in PDF format



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The Trails occupation analysis function applies mainly to harvesting activities but it can also

sometimes be necessary to have an estimate of the percentage of a sector that has been scarified.

Calculating the percentage occupied by trails can be

useful to adjust how to operate the harvesters.

Indeed, if at the time of the cutting the percentage

occupied by the trail is already close to the limit, it is

likely that due to logging and timber transport, the

limit is exceeded.

Some layers must be used to calculate the occupancy

percentage trails like the polygons layer of sector, the

roads layer and the point layer of machinery.



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This section selects the participating layers for trails occupancy calculation.

The Skidding area section is the layer produced in step of the Create Geometry function. If this layer

contains a selection, the calculation will be based solely on the selected features.

The Road layer is necessary to determine the total radius of influence and skidding cone.

The Layers of point machine must match with all the points from machinery that worked in the

blocks to be analyzed (harvester and carrier).



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The Vehicle width is a mandatory parameter since it determines the width of the ruts created by

machinery or simply the width of the machine.

The Group by sector number option can present the report by sector number.

The Segment if the distance between two points is greater than option splits the segment of the path

comparing to another segment of path. It is advisable to specify the value to 30 meters.

This option avoids the combination between two frames.

The Reorder points of harvesters at the frequency option must be activated when there is more than one

machine in the same block. This option will restore the chronological order of a machine layout based

on the time to capture GPS points (12, 60 or 150 seconds). This function avoids the zigzags caused by

two machines at the trail occupancy calculation. The Reclassement de points selon une fréquence

d’enregistrement (Reoder point of the frequency) function performs the same processing.



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The Locate transportor off buncher trails option specifies the distance and area parameters between

the harvester’s trails and transporter’s trails.

The Locate concentrations of points option allows you to select the highly concentrated points to

create a layer of polygon. This option locates problematic areas off trails.



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The Remove Overlap Points function allows to group together several files from one machine in a

single file and remove overlap points that are in the same geographical position.

This is specific to the Garmin GPS that are using

the 'Wrap when full' function, which means that

when the disc has reached its full capacity, it

continues his writing by restarting at the

beginning of the disc and overwriting the data

that is present. This phenomenon causes an

overlap and more than one point can be found in

the same geographical position.

It is possible to choose the field that contains the

date and time, to select an operator as well as a

particular type machine. The Layer of result of

the treatment has the same name as the original

file with the suffix "_tri. '"



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This function must be used when there is more than one machine in a block.

It resets the chronological order of a machine trace

based on the capture time GPS points (12 or 150

seconds).

This function avoids the zigzags caused by two

machines at the trail occupancy calculation.

The Couche de point machine (Layer point

machine) and Champ date et temps (Field date

and time) sections allow to select respectively the

layer to be treated and the field containing the

information of the date and time.

The Couche de résultat pour le reclassement

des points (Result layer for reclassify points)

section allow to select or create a new layer that

will contain the result of the processing.

Select layer and the field

containing the date and

time

information Command to

select

geometric features

Contains the list of selected

features or all features

Select the layer that will

contain the result. The

layer may be created by

activating the button



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The Automated processing function is only available for a server license. It can

generate a point layer, a layer of polygons (area treated) and a layer line (Path)

from ADM files from Garmin marine of 400, 500 and 700 series models. It

performs all of the same processing sequences by the method step.

Its implementation has a specific structure for the names of ADM files. It is

advisable to use the Preparing Data Card for Garmin

GPS function to generate daily or weekly files for these

types of devices.

The productivity analysis and trails occupation analysis

calculation reports may be subsequently generated.

This feature requires you to specify the GPS files folder.

The Create geometry option allows the process by

creating a layer of polygons and lines. When the option

is disabled, the treatment performed only imports GPS

points.



The Répertoire des fichiers GPS (directory GPS files) should contain the path where ADM files are

located.

The option Vérifier la correspondance entre le fichier ADM et la couche de données (Check the

correspondence between ADM file and the data layer) requires that the GPS data is contained in a

Feature Dataset of a file geodatabase. This option only performs a check unless the Importer

seulement les nouvelles données GPS (Import only new GPS data) option is enable.

The Créer le rapport d’activité (Create activity report) is disabled by default. This option generates

the same result obtained by the “Activity Report”.

The Créer les géométries (Create geometries) option creates a line and polygon layers. When this

option is disabled, the treatment performs only an importation of GPS Point.

The Découper les contraintes (Erase constraints) eliminates the intersecting areas of the constraints on

the polygons of polygon generating layer during processing.

The Mettre à jour la couche de suivi de coupe (Update cutting tracking layer) option is useful when

the areas are not harvested in the same week. This option combines two layers and merge adjacent

polygons.



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The Configuration menu contains parameters for specify the speed, pause and stop time to use when

creating layers. These settings are applied by type of machinery.

The Largeur du traitement (Vehicle width) is the buffer zone to apply to the points.

The Segment if the distance between two points is greater than option cannot connect two points if

they are separated by a great distance from the realistic movement of the machine. This phenomenon

happens when the GPS is closed or the machine moves from one sector to another on a transportation

vehicle.

Calculating time of break option must contain the number of minutes that the minimum of time of the

machine will be considered in break.

The Speed option allows to specify the minimum speed at which the machinery will not be considered

in production, but in tension (Move). In the case of site preparation activities, it is suggested to use a

value of 5.0 km / hour. Employing a lower value will cause a lot of production points will be erroneous

and qualified in tension points.



The Durée de temps pour considérer comme un arrêt (duration of time to consider a stop) can

classify in the stop category the immobilization machinery beyond this period.

The Tolerance RATF option sets the tolerated distance between two vertices according to RATF

standard.

The Eliminate exclusions having an area equal to or less options allows to plug the holes among the

polygons created if the area of exclusion is less than or equal to the specified value.

The option Remove isolated polygons under option eliminates small polygons that are created from

very few points and remote enough not to merge with other polygons.

The Season start section is to specify the starting date of the season of process. This information is

usually taken from the file name.

The Number of days for the audit of frequencies ensures that the files used for automated

processing are corresponding to the same frequency.



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The Area, Perimeters and Length Update function updates the database according to the geometry of

the layers of lines or polygons. The field names used are those defined in the configuration. Fields of

area and perimeter will be updated for polygon layers while the length field is updated to the layers of

lines.

The area can be calculated in hectares or square meters while the perimeters and lengths are in meters.

The Configuration interface allows

you to specify the field names.

The automatic operations of SMF

Pro recalculate areas and distances

by default.





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The Operation Machine Management function contains

features to configure the names of machines and contractors

specifying identifiers for a contractor code (3 characters), a

code for the machines (3 characters) and type of machines

(scrolling menu: A, T, C, D Abbateuse, Carrier Combos,

skidder).

These three criteria are important because the file’s name

used in the Preparing Data Card for Garmin GPS

function will include these three codes in the same order.

It is necessary to save the changes


Add a registering

Delete a registering

Save changes

Exit





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