Spectra Precision Survey Pro v4.5 Reference Manual
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Table of Contents
Reference
Welcome..................................................................................................1
Main Menu .............................................................................................3
File Menu................................................................................................7
Open / New ..............................................................................8
New Job...................................................................................... 8
Save As.....................................................................................14
Import....................................................................................... 15
Export....................................................................................... 22
Import Control Points............................................................ 26
Backup / Restore Job ............................................................. 27
Transfer.................................................................................... 31
Register Modules.................................................................... 32
About Survey Pro................................................................... 33
Exit............................................................................................ 33
Job Menu..............................................................................................35
Settings..................................................................................... 36
Edit Points................................................................................58
Edit Polylines........................................................................... 64
Edit Alignments......................................................................68
Auto Linework........................................................................75
View Raw Data File................................................................79
View DTM................................................................................ 80
Manage Layers........................................................................87
Job Information....................................................................... 88
Calculator................................................................................. 90
Job Menu – GPS..................................................................................93
Settings..................................................................................... 94
Job Menu – Basic GPS......................................................................109
Settings................................................................................... 110
Survey Menu......................................................................................117
Backsight Setup..................................................................... 118
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Traverse / Sideshot.............................................................. 124
Repetition Shots.................................................................... 130
Multiple Sideshots................................................................132
Radial Sideshots.................................................................... 133
Distance Offset Shot............................................................. 134
Horizontal Angle Offset ...................................................... 135
Vertical Angle Offset............................................................ 136
Auto Collect........................................................................... 137
Corner & 2 Lines................................................................... 139
Corner & Angle..................................................................... 140
Corner & Offset..................................................................... 141
Corner & Plane...................................................................... 142
Surface Scan........................................................................... 143
Video Scan .............................................................................147
Shoot From Two Ends.......................................................... 151
Record Mode......................................................................... 152
Resection................................................................................ 153
Remote Elevation.................................................................. 155
Check Point............................................................................ 156
Solar Observation .................................................................157
Remote Control.....................................................................162
Survey Menu – GPS..........................................................................171
GPS Status.............................................................................. 172
Start GPS Survey................................................................... 178
Data Collection...................................................................... 190
Control Points........................................................................195
Post Processing...................................................................... 199
Base Setup..............................................................................204
Rover Setup ........................................................................... 205
Projection ...............................................................................205
Remote Elevation.................................................................. 229
Import GPS Control.............................................................. 231
Receiver Information............................................................ 235
Adjust with Projection.........................................................236
Projection Calculator............................................................241
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File Management ..................................................................243
Survey Menu – Basic GPS...............................................................245
GPS Status.............................................................................. 246
Start GPS Survey................................................................... 246
Data Collection...................................................................... 253
Control Points........................................................................254
Post Processing...................................................................... 255
Projection ...............................................................................255
Receiver Information............................................................ 256
File Management ..................................................................256
Leveling Menu...................................................................................257
Select/Create Loop............................................................... 258
2 Peg Test............................................................................... 268
Adjustment............................................................................ 269
Leveling Remote Control..................................................... 271
Stakeout Menu ..................................................................................273
Stake Points............................................................................ 274
Stake List of Points Screen................................................... 280
Stake to Line.......................................................................... 282
Offset Staking........................................................................ 286
Slope Staking.........................................................................293
Point Slope Staking............................................................... 299
Stake Line and Offset........................................................... 303
Stake Curve and Offset........................................................ 306
Stake Spiral and Offset......................................................... 310
Show Station.......................................................................... 314
Store Offset Points................................................................ 316
Stake DTM............................................................................. 319
Station Staking ...................................................................... 324
Define a Location..................................................................328
Where is Next Point.............................................................. 330
Stakeout Menu – GPS and Basic GPS...........................................333
Stake Points............................................................................ 334
Stake to Line.......................................................................... 336
Slope Staking.........................................................................339
Line and Offset...................................................................... 342
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Curve and Offset................................................................... 342
Spiral and Offset................................................................... 342
Show Station and Offset ......................................................343
Store Offset Points................................................................ 344
Stake DTM............................................................................. 345
Where is Next Point.............................................................. 347
Inverse Menu..................................................................................... 349
Inverse Point to Point........................................................... 350
Inverse Point to Line ............................................................ 351
Inverse Point to Polyline...................................................... 352
Inverse Point to Multiple Points......................................... 354
Inverse Point to Location / Point.......................................355
Cogo Menu.........................................................................................357
Point in Direction.................................................................. 358
Intersection............................................................................359
Offset Line.............................................................................. 361
Offset Points ..........................................................................362
Station Offset.........................................................................363
Corner Angle.........................................................................364
Compute Area.......................................................................365
Triangle Solutions................................................................. 366
Map Check............................................................................. 367
Predetermined Area.............................................................370
HD/VD to SD/ZA ............................................................... 372
SD/ZA to HD/VD ............................................................... 373
AU Conversion ..................................................................... 374
Curve Menu........................................................................................375
Curve Solution......................................................................376
Known PI and Tangents......................................................378
Three Point Curve................................................................. 379
Compute Radius Point......................................................... 381
Line Tangent to Circle.......................................................... 383
Curve Layout......................................................................... 384
Traverse on Curve................................................................ 388
Parabolic Curve..................................................................... 390
Parabolic Layout................................................................... 392
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Straight Grade....................................................................... 394
Spiral....................................................................................... 395
Spiral Layout......................................................................... 396
Traverse on Spiral................................................................. 397
Roads Menu.......................................................................................399
Add/Edit Templates............................................................400
Edit Alignments....................................................................403
Add/Edit Roads ...................................................................403
Road Stakeout ....................................................................... 415
Road Slope Staking............................................................... 421
Road Station and Offset.......................................................424
Station Equation.................................................................... 427
Adjust Menu......................................................................................429
Scale........................................................................................ 430
Translate.................................................................................431
Rotate...................................................................................... 433
Traverse Adjust..................................................................... 434
Miscelaneous Screens ......................................................................439
Past Results............................................................................ 440
Create Points Screen............................................................. 440
Trimble Slant HR -> HR ...................................................... 441
Convert Slant HI to HI.........................................................441
Quick Pick Editor.................................................................. 442
Point List Editor.................................................................... 443
Map View............................................................................... 444
Map Display Options...........................................................446
Manage Basemaps................................................................ 447
Edit Basemaps....................................................................... 448
Smart Targets ........................................................................ 449
Disable Touch-Screen........................................................... 453
Appendix A
Transverse Mercator Zones.................................................A-1
Lambert Zones ......................................................................A-2
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Welcome
Congratulations on your decision to purchase a Tripod Data Systems
product. TDS is serious about providing the best possible prod ucts to
our customers and know that you are serious about your tools. W e are
proud to welcome you to the TDS family.
The TDS Survey Pro team is continually improving and updating
Survey Pro. Please take a few minutes to register your copy so that
you will be eligible for upgrades. You can do this either by completing
and returning the product registration card or by visiting our Web
site (www.tdsway.com).
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Main Menu
The Main Menu is the starting point where
all the other Survey Pro screens described in
this manual are accessed.
The area at the top of the screen is called the
command bar. The small buttons in the
command bar are used as follows:
Online Help
Tapping the button opens the online help,
which allows you to access information
similar to the information you would find in
the reference manual for each screen.
Quick Pick
The Quick Pick button is used to quickly
access any of a variety of commonly-used
Survey Pro routines. The list of routines
available is customizable using the Quick
Pick Editor (Page R-442).
The User’s Manual also contains more information on using the
Quick Pick button and Quick Pick Editor
.
Battery Level
The battery icon indicates the condition of the data collector’s
rechargeable battery. The icon has five variations depending on the
level of charge that is remaining:
25% and 5%.
100%, 75% 50%,
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Tapping the battery icon is a shortcut to the Microsoft Power Settings
screen. You can view the online help for this screen on a Ranger
300X/500X by tapping
then
, or on a Ranger by tapping .
Surveying Mode
The instrument icon indicates which collection mode the
software is running in. There are three possible surveying
modes:
this icon will open a list of options to do any of the following:
Conventional, GPS, and Leveling. Tapping
• Switch to another instrument mode.
• Select a different instrument profile.
• Quickly access the Instrument Settings
screen (Page R-38).
Map View
A map view of the current job can be displayed by tapping the
button. This screen is described on Page R-444.
OK
This button performs the desired action then closes the current
screen.
Cancel
This button is red in color and closes the current screen without
performing the action intended by the screen.
Close
This button is green in color and closes the current screen.
Settings
This button opens the Settings screen associated with the current
screen.
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Main Menu
GPS Status
This is used to view the current status and access the settings for a
GPS receiver when using the GeoLock feature (Page R-162). It is
only available from the Remote Control
when using a Trimble or Geodimeter robotic total station.
and Remote Shot screens
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File Menu
The File Menu contains routines to transfer files between the data
collector and another device.
A: Open / New
B: Save As
C: Import
D: Export
E: Control Panel
F: Backup / Restore Job
F: Transfer
H: Register Modules
I: About Survey Pro
J: Exit
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Open / New
File Open / New.
The Open / New screen is used to open an
existing job or create a new one. This screen
also appears when Survey Pro is first started.
Open : will open the job selected in the Open a
Recent Job list.
Browse… : will open the Open screen (Page R-
13) where an existing job to open can be
selected.
New… : will open the New screen (Page R-8)
where a new job can be created.
New Job
File Open / New New….
The New Job wizard is used to create a new job.
Create a New Job 1
Directory: displays the directory where the
current job will be stored.
Job Name: is where the name of the new job is
entered. The default name is the current date.
Browse… : allows you to select a different
directory where to store the new job.
Use or Import a Control File: when checked,
you can select an external control file or import
the points from a different job as control
points.
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File Menu
Next > : opens the next screen. The screen that opens depends on if
a control file will be used.
Create a New Job 2 – (Imported or External Control File)
This screen will only open next when a control
file will be used or imported.
Import Control Points: When selected, the
points in the control file will be imported into
the new job.
Use External Control File: When selected, the
control points in the control file will be
accessible from the new job, but will not be
imported.
Control File: displays the path and control file
name selected with the Browse… button.
Browse… : will open the Open screen (Page R-
13) where an existing job can be selected as a
control file.
< Back : returns you to the previous screen.
Next > : opens the next screen.
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Create a New Job 3
Azimuth Type: specifies if you are surveying
with a North Azimuth or South Azimuth.
Units for Distances: specifies if your distances
will be entered in International Feet, U.S. Feet,
or Meters.
Note: You can enter a distance in any distance
field in units other than what is set for the job
by appending the distance value with the
following characters:
y f or ft or ift International Feet
y usf or usft US Survey Feet
y i or in Inches
y m Meters
y cm Centimeters
y mm Millimeters
y c or ch Chains
Once the cursor leaves that field, the distance will be converted
automatically. (A space between the value and the unit abbreviation
is optional.)
Units for Angles: specifies if angles will be entered in Degrees or
Grads.
; Adjust for Earth Curvature / Refraction: when checked, the
elevations recorded from all shots will be adjusted to compensate for
earth curvature and refraction.
; User Scale Factor: when checked, all horizontal distances when
taking shots will be adjusted by the scale factor entered here.
Next > : opens the final screen, which can be one of two different
possible screens depending on if a control file is being imported.
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Create a New Job 4 – (Imported Control File)
This screen will only open when a control file is being import ed.
Screen when checkbox is unchecked. Screen when checkbox is checked.
Enter First Point: when this box is checked, the additional fields will
appear allowing you to create a new point.
File Menu
Note: Although all new jobs must have at least one point, creating a
new point when importing a control file is optional since p oi nts are
already being loaded into the job in the form of control points.
Point Name: is the name of the initial point.
Northing: is the Y-coordinate of the initial poi n t.
Easting: is the X-coordinate of the initial point.
Elevation: is the elevation of the initial point.
Description: is the description of the initial point.
< Back : returns you to the previous screen.
Finish : stores a new job file and raw data file using the specified
information.
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Create a New Job 5 – (External or No Control File)
Point Name: is the name of the initial point.
Northing: is the Y-coordinate of the initial
point.
Easting: is the X-coordinate of the initial point.
Elevation: is the elevation of the initial point.
Description: is the description of the initial
point.
< Back : returns you to the first screen.
Finish : stores a new job file and raw data file
using the specified information.
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Open
File Open / New. Browse….
The Open screen is used to open an existing job.
A list of all the jobs in the current directory is
displayed. Simply tap on the job name that
you want to open and then tap
Note: TDS CR5 files can be opened just like
any Survey Pro JOB file. When a CR5 file is
opened, it is automatically converted and
stored to a JOB file with the same name. If a
matching RW5 raw data file exists, it too will
be converted and saved to a Survey Pro RAW
file with a note inserted indicating that the
conversion took place.
When a job is being opened, the Loading JOB
file screen will open and display the status of
the loading process.
File Menu
.
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Save As
File Save As.
The Save As screen allows you to save a copy of the current job under
a new name. The copy that is created will then
become the current job.
The Save As
found in the Windows operating system.
Simply enter a new name for the current job
and then tap the Save button.
Note: It is not necessary to include the .JOB
extension since it will automatically be added
for you.
dialog box is identical to that
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File Menu
Import
File Import.
The Import screen is used to add the points from another source into
the current job or import the data from a LandXML file to the current
job.
Warning: Coordinate values can change when they are imported!
Importing coordinates from any source other than a JOB file requires
that the distance units used in the source file be specified. It is not
necessary to specify the distance units when importing coordinates
from a JOB file since those units are written within the file.
If importing coordinates where the distance units in the source file
are different than the distance units for the current job, the imported
coordinates will be converted to the current job’s distance units when
they are imported. This is normally the desired result, but it can
cause a problem if any distance units were set incorrectly. This
situation can most commonly occur when working with International
Feet and US Survey Feet where the conversion from one to the other
is not always obvious.
Usually the difference between International Feet and US Survey
Feet is negligible (2 parts per million), but when dealing with State
Plane or UTM mapping plane coordinates, which are often very large
in magnitude, the difference can be substantial if the coordinates are
converted from one format to the other.
If importing coordinates from a source, such as an HP 48, where you
are not sure if the units are in International Feet or US Survey Feet
into a job that is set to International Feet or US Survey Feet, you will
usually just want to import them without any conversion being
performed. To do this, be sure to select the same distance units for
the source file as those set for the current job.
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Coordinates from a variety of file types can be imported into the
current job. The first Import Coordinates
from the file types listed below. The next screen that opens depends
on the selection made here.
• Job Files (*.JOB): import coordinates from
another Job file.
• Coordinate Files (*.CR5): import
coordinates from a TDS CR5 coordinate
file.
• GPS Files (*.GPS): import coordinates
from a TDS GPS coordinate file.
• Text Files (*.TXT): text files can cont ain
coordinates in several different possible
formats. The Import ASCII Wizard
to define the format of the text file being imported.
• Text Files (*.CSV): this is a simplified text file import routine
where the source file is comma delimited and has a *.CSV
extension.
• LandXML Files (*.xml): imports points, alignments, polylines,
and parcels from a LandXML file.
screen is used to select
is used
Import *.JOB Coordinates
When importing coordinates from another *.JOB file, the Import
Coordinates screen is used, described above.
A list of all the jobs available in the current directory is displayed.
Simply tap on the job name that you want to import and then tap
the
button. The points in the selected job will be added to the
points in the current job.
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File Menu
Import *.CR5 Coordinates
When importing a CR5 file, you will first be prompted to select the
layer where you want the new data stored. Select a layer and tap
to continue.
In the next screen, select the distance units
that the coordinates were stored in and tap
Import *.GPS Coordinates
.
When importing a GPS file, you will first be prompted to select the
layer where you want the new data stored. Select a layer and tap
to continue.
In the next screen, select the distance units
that the coordinates were stored in and tap
When importing coordinates from both a TDS
CR5 and GPS file from the same job, the GPS
coordinate will be linked to the coor dinates in
the CR5 file. For more information on this,
refer to the GPS User’s Guide.
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Import *.TXT Coordinates
When importing a TXT file, you will first be prompted to select the
layer where you want the new data stored. Select a layer and tap
to continue.
Since the coordinates in an ASCII TXT file can
be stored in a variety of formats, two screens
are used to define the format of the file that is
being imported once a layer is selected. The
source TXT file can contain either plane
coordinates or geodetic coordinates.
Delimiters: is the character that separates
each column of text in the ASCII file.
Units: are the units that the distances in the
file were stored in.
Coordinates: is used to specify if the
coordinates are plane coordinates, geodetic coordinates in degreesminutes-seconds format, or geodetic coordinat es in decimal format.
; Skip the first row: should be checked if the first line in the ASCII
file contains non-coordinate information, such as a heading.
Next > : opens the second screen.
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File Menu
Import *.TXT Coordinates – Screen Two
Name Column No. / Start Point Name.
When the first option is selected here, the
column number used for the name field in the
*.TXT file is specified here. When the second
option is selected, it is assumed that the *.TXT
file does not contain point names and will
assign the first point the name specified here
and increment to the next available point name
for the remaining points.
Columns: is where the column number for each
specified coordinate exists in the source *.TXT
file. The coordinates types displayed here can
either be for plane coordinates or geodetic coordinates depending on
the selections made in the previous screen. If a coordinate has a
checkbox, which is unchecked, it is assumed that the source *.TXT
file does not contain columns for that type of coordinate.
; Specify Missing Elevation Threshold: if the source file was
created from coordinates with no elevations, but the file contains an
elevation column with values, such as 0, check this box and indicate
the value in the field that will appear to the right.
Preview : opens the ASCII Import Preview window containing all the
point data that will be imported. This is useful to check for errors
before actually importing new data.
< Back : returns to the previous screen.
Finish : imports the new point data into the current project.
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Import LandXML Coordinates
Points, alignments, polylines, and parcels can be imported from a
LandXML file.
The way the LandXML data is imported depends on how the data is
stored in the source file and how the settings are configured in the
two screens described below.
Consult the User’s Manual for more information on the conditions
that affect how the data is imported.
On specified layer: will import all the data on
the specified layer.
On different layers by groups: will import
points, alignments, and parcels to layers
named by the group name for the data in the
source file. If the group name is an invalid
layer name (e.g., it is empty or contains invalid
characters), the data will be stored to the
active layer.
Next > : opens the second configuration
screen.
Import polylines, alignments and parcels:
When this is checked, polylines, alignments
and parcels will be imported, as well as the
points. When unchecked, only the points will
be imported.
Import parcels to the specified layer: When
this is checked, imported parcels will be stored
to the selected layer. If unchecked, parcels will
be stored to the layer specified in the p r evious
screen.
For more information on how parcels are
imported, consult the User’s Manual.
Point and Line Descriptions: You can select what information to use
as the description for imported lines and points in the corresponding
two fields.
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File Menu
Lines can either be assigned the name or description from the source
file and points can either be assigned the description or code from the
source file.
Back : returns to the previous screen.
Import : imports the specified data into the current project. A
results screen will open listing the details of the imported data.
Confirm Point Replace
If a point being imported has the same name and the same
coordinates as a point that is already in the current job, it is ignored
and a message will be displayed after the remaining points are
imported to indicate this.
If an imported point is encountered with the
same name, but with different coordinates as a
point in the current job, the Confirm Point
Replace screen will open.
Yes : will replace the point in the current job
with the point being imported.
Yes to All : will replace the point in the current
job with the point being imported and perform
the same action for any remaining duplicate
points.
No : will not import the duplicate point, keeping the coordinates for
the existing point unchanged.
No to All : will not import the duplicate point, keeping the
coordinates for the existing point unchanged and perform the same
action for any remaining duplicate points.
Renumber : will store the new point in the current job under the
name specified in the Starting At field.
Renum All : will store the new point in the current job under the
name specified in the Starting At field and perform the same action for
any remaining duplicate points, storing them with the next available
point name.
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Start At: is the point name assigned to the imported point when
using the Renumber or Renumber All functions.
Compare coordinates… : will open a dialog box showing the
coordinates for the duplicate points to assist in making a decision of
how to handle the new point.
Stop Importing : will not import the current duplicate point and will
stop importing any remaining points. All previous points will still be
imported into the current job.
Export
File Export.
The Export screen allows you to export selected points from the
current job to a new job or to a coordinate file in another format. You
can also export all the objects in the current job to a LandXML file.
This first screen is used to specify the type of file that you want to
export data to.
Job (.JOB) File: when selected, the points are
exported to a TDS JOB file.
Old Job (.JOB) File: when selected, the points
are exported to a TDS JOB file that is
compatible with versions of Survey Pro earlier
than 3.0.
Coordinate (.CR5) File: when selected, the
points are exported to a TDS CR5 coordinate
file format.
Text (.TXT) File: when selected, the points are
exported to an ASCII text file.
Comma Separated Values (.CSV) File: when selected, the points are
exported to an ASCII text file that is comma delimited and the file is
automatically given a *.CSV extension.
LandXML (.XML) File: when selected, the data is exported to a
LandXML file and automatically given an *.XML extension.
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