Spectra Precision Ranger 3 User Manual

Survey Pro Software

Field Proven Data Collection
with Survey Pro Software

Simplicity, Reliabilty,
and Security

Spectra Precision® Survey Pro™ software
gives you a complete set of tools for all
your survey projects. It’s fast, easy to
use and reliable, so you can work more
productively in the eld. Use Survey
Pro on a range of eld proven Spectra
Precision rugged data collectors.

Spectra Precision
Ranger 3 Data Collector

The third generation Spectra Precision
Ranger™ Data Collector offers a large, bright
touch-screen, full alpha-numeric, easy to
operate, keypad, and is packed with the
features surveyors depend on. Built rugged,
it meets rigorous MIL-STD-810G military
standard for drops, vibration, humidity and
extreme temperatures, and with an IP67
rating, it’s designed to keep your investment
and your data safe. The Ranger 3 features
Survey Pro and Windows Mobile 6.5, with
the capability to run the mobile version of all
your favorite programs including Excel and
Outlook. Integrated Bluetooth capabilities
let you connect to eld equipment without
cables. The Ranger 3 comes standard
with 8 GB of onboard memory for storing
data. Move your data fast and easily using
a SDHC card, Bluetooth, USB cable, or
USB memory stick, Wi-Fi, or GSM WWAN
modem. Choose from four different models
of the Ranger with the features that best
suit your needs and your budget. They’re all
power-packed, so there’s no wrong choice.

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Spectra Precision Nomad
900 Data Collector

The Spectra Precision® Nomad® Data
Collector, packed with functionality, is an
extremely powerful and full-featured rugged
data collector. In addition to meeting
rigorous military standards the Nomad
uses a high speed 806 MHz processor, a
longlife, 5200 mAh lithium-ion battery, and
integrated wireless capabilities like GPS,
Wi-Fi 802.11g, and Bluetooth for power
and exibility. The Nomad features a high
resolution, sunlight-visible full VGA display
that shows graphics and maps in crisp
detail plus a backlit numeric keypad. The
Nomad is available in a range of solutions
from the powerful 900XC, the traditional
900LD and the economical 900B, each
packed with features and benets to suit
your specic needs.

SURVEY PRO

Spectra Precision Ranger 3 Data Collector

MODELS OVERVIEW 3XR 3RC 3XC 3L

PROCESSOR/SPEED

ARM® Cortex™– A8 800 Mhz 800 Mhz 800 Mhz 800 Mhz

MEMORY

SDRAM 256 MB 256 MB 256 MB 256 MB

Data Storage (On-board Flash) 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB

WIRELESS

Integrated Bluetooth Standard Standard Standard Standard

Wi-Fi Standard Standard Standard Standard

3G GSM WWAN Standard N/A Standard N/A

2.4 GHz robotic radio Module Standard Standard N/A N/A

FEATURES

Compas s Standard Standard Standard Standard

Accelerometer Standard Standard Standard Standard

5MP Camera with LED ash Standard Standard Standard N/A

Navigation grade GPS Standard Standard Standard Standard

Spectra Precision Nomad 900 Data Collector

MODELS OVERVIEW 900XC 900LD 900B

PROCESSOR/SPEED

Marvell PX A320 XScale 806 Mhz 806 Mhz 806 Mhz

MEMORY

DDR SDRAM 128 MB 128 MB 128 MB

Data Storage (On-board Flash) 2 GB 1 GB 512 MB

MEMORY

Integrated Card Slots SD SD SD/CF

Integrated Bluetooth Standard Standard Standard

Integrated GPS, Navigation Grade Standard Standard N/A

Integrated Wi-Fi 8 02.11g Standard Standard N/A

Integrated WWAN Standard N/A N/A

Integrated Camera Standard N/A N/A

All the tools you need
to do the job right

Spectra Precision Survey Pro gives you
comprehensive tools to collect, work
with, and organize your survey data.
Use it for traverse, sideshot, coordinate
geometry, staking and adjustment
functions. Survey Pro provides complete
control of your survey and your data.
Whatever type of surveying you do, you
can do it with Survey Pro.

There’s Nothing Better

Full featured data collection, calculation,
mapping, data storage, and data
management, all in one package. Survey
Pro works with GPS/GNSS, Robotic
instruments, mechanical instruments,
and even manually. Data can be
combined seamlessly and processed
through the ofce software without
hassles. Based on over 20 years
of survey software development
experience, the latest version
of Survey Pro now does even more to
increase productivity, reduce errors, and
ensure you can do your work the way it
needs to be done.

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Setup

Survey Pro setup routines are designed to
get you working as soon as possible.
Multiple instrument setup options using
known points or resection means you can
work the way you need to work. Results
are conveniently displayed making
it easy to check the setup. All setup data is
stored and is easily reviewed and edited
as necessary using the integrated data
editor. If an instrument height is updated,
all affected coordinates will also be
updated. Survey Pro puts you in control.

GNSS Setup

Survey Pro provides two main methods
of conguring a GNSS survey: Mapping
Plane and Calibration. With these two
methods, there is nearly innite exibility.
Calibration allows you to use a local
coordinate system, often set using total
stations. This keeps everything aligned
which makes you more productive.
Survey Pro walks you through the process
and provides check routines to ensure
everything is spot on.

Feature and Attribute
collection

You can dene features like “utility pole”
and “water line” using feature codes in
the eld or in the ofce. Add features and
attributes as you survey. Using line
features, Survey Pro will automatically
draw lines in real time making it easy tto
verify your work before leaving the job site.
Process and adjust the data in Spectra
Precision Survey Ofce and export to
common data formats when you are done.

COGO, Inverse, and Curves

Survey Pro software provides powerful
Coordinate Geometry (COGO), Inverse
and Curve functions. Survey Pro offers a
full suite of COGO functions, enabling
you to easily perform calculations between
a known and new point, compute offset,
lines, alignments and points. Survey Pro
inverse functions allow you to quickly
inverse to points, lines, polylines,
and alignments, making it easy to verify
point locations and offsets from existing as
staked features or linework created on the
data collector.

The Survey Pro Curve menu contains
powerful curve functions that compute
and display all elements of horizontal
circular curves, spirals or vertical parabolic
curves. It then provides the most common
methods to help you layout the curve in
the eld.

Active Maps

Seeing your data graphically helps
speed your work and ensures there are
no mistakes. Survey Pro provides several
exciting map features for just this reason.
Active Maps provide a way to do
calculations or initiate measurements right
from the map views. Tap on a point to
stake it. Tap two points to compute the
inverse. Or, enter Survey Mode and collect
points seeing them appear on the map as
they are measured. Active Background
Maps provide a method of importing DXF
les that can be used for calculations or
staking. Select a DXF line and offset points
or stake it. You have full control of the DXF
le layers; hide them, show them, or freeze
them. See what you need to see, how you
need to see it.

Stakeout

Survey Pro provides tools to complete your
stakeout tasks more efciently. Using an
active map view or interactive features,
Survey Pro navigates you to the points you
need to stake, when you need to stake
them. Points are checked off as they are
staked, preventing you from duplicating
observations.

Survey Pro stores all measurement data
and any as-built or as staked points that
are collected. This data can then be used
for cut sheet reports in the ofce either
using Spectra Precision Survey Ofce or
XML Style sheets. Stake DTM surfaces
and use the data collected to compute
volumes in the eld. View the resultant
DTM being staked in the eld to
determine where additional points might
be needed. Survey Pro displays cut / ll
information for any location on the DTM
surface in real-time.

Power Features

Survey Pro continually improves with
capabilities that make your job easier,
help you work more productively, and
get the job done right. Some of the most
recent feature enhancements include:

Data Management Control

Flexibility in data collection with the ability

to edit survey data to x entry errors or

blunders and immediately get updated

coordinates. Change a rod height and see

the change cascade through the le with our

enhanced dynamic le viewer/editor.

Active DXF

Support staking with DXF les to enable

data ow from design software to your eld

crews, improving efciency on the road

or construction site. Import a DXF le as

a background map to select objects like

lines and nodes for staking or calculations.

Survey Pro also provides control over the

layers you are viewing and what layers you

can select objects from allowing you to see

what you need to see.

Optimized Workow

Survey Pro contains a user customizable

Home screen enabling you to congure your

favorite choice of eld processes to expedite

your daily workow. Easily switch between

functions by selecting the home screen and

choosing your next action. Also use the

graphical Active Survey map screen to

speed your activities. For example, tap and

hold to create new points, then select your

points and switch to your graphical stakeout

screen to complete the task.

When you choose Survey Pro, you get
software built on more than 20 years of
experience. You also get software that’s
continually enhanced thanks to input
from surveyors in the eld. Many of
our people—including members of the
Survey Pro development team—have
worked as surveyors so we understand
how a small change to an existing
function can help you be more
productive or make your job easier.
That’s why—and how—we continuously
improve Survey Pro, along with all our
hardware and software. So go ahead—
tell us how we can make Survey Pro
work even better for you — send an
e-mail to [e-mail]

SURVEY PRO

Road Layout

Survey Pro uses road alignment data
dened in the Survey Pro job le or
directly from a LandXML le. Key in and
modify road layout information, then stake
the road in the eld. Survey Pro makes
dening a simple or complex road quick
and easy by providing easy to follow
menus that take you through the road
denition and editing process.

Road Stakeout

The road staking capabilities enable you to
stake any part and even locate catch points.
Once your road has been uploaded or keyed
in, Survey Pro provides a comprehensive set
of road stakeout tools and graphical views,
depending upon which element of the road
you are staking out. Quickly edit and view
the road denition in the eld using the road
editor. Points can also be staked out to a
predened subgrade offset, depending upon
the phase of the job you are working on.

Slope Staking

Simply dene a direction to use for the
slope to extend, and dene the desired
slope to stake. Survey Pro displays all
shots on a vertical realtime map display so
you can see the prole, and quickly locate
and stake the catch point.

SURVEY STANDARD

data collection package for surveyors. It
contains a complete COGO suite as well as
traverse, sideshot and staking routines.

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is a complete

SURVEY PRO shares all Survey

Standard functions and adds advanced
road layout routines, advanced staking
routines, attribute collection, DTM routines
and much more.

SURVEY PRO GNSS shares nearly all

the Survey Pro functions, and it provides
the capability to collect data from RTK
GNSS receivers at centimeter-level
accuracy. Survey Pro GNSS software
is easy to use, reduces training and
simplies setups. It provides meaningful
error messages if anything goes wrong.
All staking functions are supported in the
GNSS module too.

SURVEY PRO ROBOTICS shares all

Survey Pro functions, works with all major
brands of robotic total stations, and adds
graphical staking screens.

SURVEY PRO MAX

eld software. It integrates Survey Pro
Robotics and Survey Pro GNSS functions,
enabling you to use the same job les with
both GNSS receivers and total stations.

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is the ultimate

Survey Pro Software Functions

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Survey Pro Max

TITLE BAR/TASK BAR/MENU

Toggle collection mode (totalstation/
GNSS)
Battery status indicator
Map access button
Editable quick picks
Home screen

Build your own custom menu

FILE

Import/export

JOB, RAW1, TXT, CSV, LandXML,

JobXML,CR5.
Import Control
Backup/Restore

JOB

Edit points/polylines
Edit alignments
Auto linework (real time)
View/edit raw data
View DTM
Manage layers
Calculator
AU Conversions

SURVEY (CONVENTIONAL MODE)

Backsight setup
Traverse/sideshot

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Quick shot
Repetition shots
Multiple sideshots
Distance/angle offset
Corner & 2 lines
Corner & angle
Corner & offset
Corner & plane
Shoot from 2 ends
Resection
Remote elevation
Check point
Bluetooth support (Recon)
Solar observation
Remote control

Fine turning

Tap to turn
Surface Scan

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STAKEOUT

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Quick stake
Cut/ll to design grade
Generate cut sheet data
Turn instrument to stake with 2-D and
3-D modes
Remote stake from rod
Stake points/list of points
Stake to line/polyline
Offset staking
Slope staking from line or point
Stake to line and offset
Stake to curve and offset
Stake to spiral and offset
Stake DTM
Dene a location
Where is next point

Slope stake from a point
Station staking

INVERSE

Multiple types

COGO

Point in direction
Intersection
Offset line/points
Corner angle
Compute area
Triangle solutions
Map check
Predetermined area
HD/VD to/from SD/ZA
Station & offset

CURVE

Curve solution
PI and tangents
3-point curve
Radius point
Tangent to circles
Curve layout
Traverse on a curve
Parabolic curve/layout
Straight grade
Spiral/spiral layout
Traverse on a spiral

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ROADS

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Create/edit alignments

Save alignment to le
Add super elevations to road
Add widenings to road
Road stakeout
Import LandXML Roads

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Traverse adjust

MAP VIEWS

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DXF Layers
DXF Colors
Select objects for survey operations

Active Survey Map

Collect points
Manage linework
Inverse point to point or line or location
Create Point
Stake to point or location
Show past results

Survey Setup display

Occupy point
Backsight point
Base location
Rover location
Rod location

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Cell phone/radio modem settings
GPS/GNSS status
Network connection manager
Base/rover setup (Smart Setup)
Control points

Collect point, features, offset
Projection setup/statistics

Remote elevation
Projection Calculator
Receiver le manager

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Post process
Map Projection or Calibration (local
transformation) modes
Adjust with projection and control update
All stakeout functions with GPS receiver

Please note: This chart is an abbreviated general guide to
software functions. All specications are subject to change
without notice.

1. Export Only.

2. Requires motorized instrument.

3. For Spectra Precision and Trimble receivers.

4. Only available on the Nivo C, FOCUS 8 and FOCUS 30.

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SURVEY STANDARD™ is a complete data collection package

for surveyors. It contains a complete COGO suite as well
as traverse, sideshot and staking routines.

SURVEY PRO shares all Survey Standard functions and
adds advanced road layout routines, advanced staking
routines, attribute collection, DTM routines and much
more.

SURVEY PRO GNSS shares nearly all the Survey Pro
functions, and it provides the capability to collect data
from RTK GPS/GNSS receivers at centimeter-level
accuracy. The GNSS software is easy to use, reduces
training and simplies setups. It provides meaningful
error messages if anything goes wrong. All staking
functions are supported when using GNSS receivers.

Contact Information:

AMERICAS

Spectra Precision Division
10355 Westmoor Drive, Suite #100

Westminster, CO 80021 • USA

[phone] Phone
888-477-7516 (Toll Free in USA)

Please visit www.spectraprecision.com for the latest product information and to locate your nearest distributor. Specifications and descriptions are subject to change without notice.

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SURVEY PRO ROBOTICS shares all Survey Pro functions,
works with all major brands of robotic total stations, and
adds graphical staking screens.

SURVEY PRO MAX

™

is the ultimate eld software. It
integrates Survey Pro Robotics and Survey Pro GNSS
functions, enabling you to use the same job les with
both GPS/GNSS receivers and totalstations.

www.spectraprecision.com

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