SURVEY PRO
for Recon & Nomad
User’s Manual
©2008 Tripod Data Systems, Inc.
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Table of Contents
Welcome ________________________________________________ 1
Getting Started __________________________________________ 3
Manual Conventions _______________________________ 3
Survey Pro Installation______________________________ 4
Registering________________________________________ 4
Data Entry ________________________________________ 6
Smart SIP _________________________________________________ 6
Hardware Buttons__________________________________________ 8
Angle and Time Conventions________________________ 9
Azimuths _________________________________________________ 9
Bearings __________________________________________________ 9
Time _____________________________________________________ 9
Using Survey Pro _________________________________ 11
Navigating Within the Program_____________________ 13
Command Bar ____________________________________________ 14
Parts of a Screen __________________________________ 17
Input Fields ______________________________________________ 17
Output Fields_____________________________________________ 17
Input Shortcuts ___________________________________________ 20
Quick Pick _______________________________________________ 24
Smart Targets ____________________________________ 25
Selecting Smart Targets ____________________________________ 25
Manage Smart Targets _____________________________________ 26
Map View________________________________________ 28
Basemaps ________________________________________ 30
Basemap Files ____________________________________________ 30
Manage Basemaps_________________________________________ 31
The Settings Screen________________________________ 33
File Management and ForeSight DXM _______________ 34
Job Files _________________________________________ 34
Raw Data Files____________________________________ 35
Control Files _____________________________________ 36
Import Control File________________________________________ 36
External Control File_______________________________________ 36
Description Files __________________________________ 37
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Description Files wit
Description Files with Codes ________________________________39
Associating a Description File _______________________________ 40
hout Codes _____________________________38
Feature Codes ____________________________________ 41
Features__________________________________________________ 42
Attributes ________________________________________________42
Using Feature Codes in Survey Pro___________________________43
Layers___________________________________________ 44
Layer 0___________________________________________________44
Other Special Layers _______________________________________ 44
Managing Layers __________________________________________45
Working with 2D Points ___________________________ 47
Polylines_________________________________________ 49
Alignments ______________________________________ 50
Creating an Alignment _____________________________________51
Conventional Fieldwork__________________________________57
Scenario One______________________________________________ 58
Scenario Two _____________________________________________59
Scenario Three ____________________________________________60
Scenario Four _____________________________________________61
Summary_________________________________________________ 62
Data Collection Example___________________________ 63
Setup ____________________________________________________63
Performing a Side Shot _____________________________________68
Performing a Traverse Shot _________________________________69
Data Collection Summary___________________________________71
Stakeout Example_________________________________ 72
Set Up____________________________________________________72
Staking Points_____________________________________________ 75
Point Staking Summary_____________________________________79
Surveying with True Azimuths _____________________ 80
Road Layout ____________________________________________83
Overview ________________________________________ 83
Horizontal Alignment (HAL)________________________________83
Vertical Alignment (VAL)___________________________________83
Templates ________________________________________________83
POB _____________________________________________________85
Road Component Rules____________________________ 85
Alignments _______________________________________________85
Templates ________________________________________________85
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Widenings and Sup
Road Rules Examples______________________________________ 88
er Elevations ____________________________ 86
Creating Templates _______________________________ 92
Building an Alignment ____________________________ 95
Putting the Road Together _________________________ 95
Staking the Road_________________________________ 102
Slope Staking the Road ___________________________ 104
Station Equation _________________________________ 106
DTM Stakeout_________________________________________ 109
Reference DTM Surface___________________________ 109
Set Up the Job ___________________________________ 110
Select Your Layers________________________________________ 112
Select a Boundary (optional) _______________________________ 112
Select any Break Lines (optional) ___________________________ 114
Stake the DTM___________________________________ 115
View the DTM___________________________________________ 116
Mapping Plane Scale Factor _____________________________ 119
Scale Factor Settings ______________________________________ 122
Accessing the Scale Factor Settings__________________________ 127
Working with a Scale Factor _______________________________ 128
Other Tutorials ________________________________________ 131
Import / Export _________________________________ 131
Importing *.JOB Coordinates_______________________________ 132
Importing *.CR5 Coordinates ______________________________ 132
Importing LandXML Files_________________________________ 134
Import Control___________________________________________ 137
Exporting Coordinates____________________________________ 138
Repetition Shots _________________________________ 139
Repetition Settings Screen _________________________________ 139
Repetition Shots Screen ___________________________________ 141
Radial Sideshots _________________________________ 143
Shoot From Two Ends ____________________________ 147
Offset Shots _____________________________________ 148
Distance Offset Screen ____________________________________ 148
Horizontal Angle Offset Screen_____________________________ 149
Vertical Angle Offset Screen _______________________________ 150
Resection _______________________________________ 151
Performing a Resection____________________________________ 152
Solar Observations _______________________________ 154
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Performing a Sun Shot
What to Do Next__________________________________________158
_____________________________________155
Remote Control__________________________________ 159
The Remote Control Screen ________________________________159
Taking a Shot in Remote Mode _____________________________161
Stake Out in Remote Mode_________________________________162
Slope Staking in Remote Mode _____________________________164
GeoLock ________________________________________ 165
Configuring GeoLock _____________________________________166
Localizing _______________________________________________167
Using GeoLock___________________________________________168
Slope Staking____________________________________ 168
Defining the Road Cross-Section____________________________ 169
Staking the Catch Point____________________________________171
Intersection _____________________________________ 174
Map Check______________________________________ 175
Entering Boundary Data___________________________________175
Editing Boundary Data ____________________________________176
Adding Boundary Data to the Current Project ________________ 176
Predetermined Area______________________________ 177
Hinge Method____________________________________________177
Parallel Method __________________________________________178
Horizontal Curve Layout _________________________ 180
PC Deflection ____________________________________________180
PI Deflection _____________________________________________180
Tangent Offset ___________________________________________181
Chord Offset_____________________________________________ 181
Parabolic Curve Layout___________________________ 183
Spiral Layout____________________________________ 184
Curve and Offset_________________________________ 184
Curve and Offset_________________________________ 185
Define Your Curve ________________________________________ 185
Set Up Your Staking Options_______________________________186
Aim the Total Station______________________________________186
Stake the Point ___________________________________________ 187
Scale Adjustment ________________________________ 188
Translate Adjustment_____________________________ 189
Translate by Distance and Direction_________________________189
Translate by Coordinates __________________________________190
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Rotate Adjustment _______________________________ 191
Traverse Adjust__________________________________ 192
Angle Adjust ____________________________________________ 192
Compass Rule ___________________________________________ 193
Adjust Sideshots _________________________________________ 193
Performing a Traverse Adjustment _________________________ 194
Surface Scan_____________________________________ 196
Leveling Fieldwork_____________________________________ 201
Key Terms ______________________________________________ 201
Leveling Set Up__________________________________ 202
Leveling Methods ________________________________________ 204
Level Loop Procedure ____________________________ 205
Creating a New Loop _____________________________________ 206
Level Screen_____________________________________________ 208
Adjustment______________________________________________ 216
2 Peg Test_______________________________________ 217
GPS Overview_________________________________________ 221
RTK and Post Processing__________________________ 222
GPS Measurements_______________________________ 223
Differential GPS__________________________________________ 223
GPS Network Servers, NTRIP, and VRS _____________________ 225
GPS Coordinates_________________________________ 227
Datums _________________________________________________ 227
Coordinate Systems ______________________________ 233
Horizontal Coordinate Systems ____________________________ 235
Vertical Coordinate Systems _______________________________ 240
GPS Coordinates in Survey Pro__________________________ 243
Projection Mode _________________________________ 244
Projection Mode Configuration_____________________________ 248
Localization Default Zone _________________________________ 249
Localization Reset Origin__________________________________ 249
Localization Select Zone___________________________________ 250
Mapping Plane Select Zone ________________________________ 251
Key In Zone _____________________________________________ 252
Mapping Ground Coordinates _____________________________ 254
Coordinate System Database_______________________________ 257
Managing GPS Coordinates in Survey Pro___________ 258
Edit Points ______________________________________________ 258
Import__________________________________________________ 259
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ForeSight DXM, SPSO, TGO, and TTC ______________ 261
ForeSight DXM___________________________________________261
Spectra Precision Survey Office_____________________________261
TGO / TTC ______________________________________________262
GPS Module ___________________________________________265
Receiver Settings_________________________________ 266
RTK Settings_____________________________________________ 269
Post Processing Settings ___________________________________ 269
Start GPS Survey_________________________________ 270
Start GPS Survey – Choose One Point Setup __________________270
Start GPS Survey - Choose Projection Mode __________________271
Start GPS Survey – Choose Geoid___________________________ 272
Start GPS Survey – Choose Base Setup_______________________272
Start GPS Survey – Connect to Receiver______________________273
Start GPS Survey – Base Setup______________________________274
Start GPS Survey – Rover Setup_____________________________276
Rover Setup – Set Base Reference Position____________________ 278
Start GPS Survey - Solve Localization________________________ 281
Solve Localization________________________________ 282
Localization with Control Points____________________________283
Localization Parameters Explained__________________________288
One Point Localizations Explained __________________________293
Remote Elevation_________________________________________295
Import GPS Control_______________________________________ 297
RTK Data Collection______________________________ 301
Measure Mode ___________________________________________ 301
Data Collection___________________________________________ 302
RTK Stake Out___________________________________ 307
Roving/Occupying _______________________________________ 307
Post Processing __________________________________ 307
Field Procedure __________________________________________ 308
Office Procedure__________________________________________310
Projection Utilities _______________________________ 311
Adjust with Projection_____________________________________311
Projection Calculator______________________________________ 315
Bluetooth & Windows Networking_________________ 316
Windows Networking_____________________________________ 321
Basic GPS Module ______________________________________329
GPS Receiver Connections ________________________ 329
Serial Connection_________________________________________330
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Bluetooth Connect
RTK Data Modem Configuration___________________________ 333
ion_____________________________________ 331
Basic GPS Start Survey____________________________ 339
Start Survey – Connect to Base and Rover____________________ 340
Start Survey – Connect to Rover (Remote Base or Internet Base)_ 342
Hanging Up and Redialing a Cellular Phone _________________ 344
Solve Projection__________________________________ 344
Localization Quality of Solutions ___________________________ 350
Connect to Base and Rover – TDS Localization ‘One Point
Setup’ __________________________________________ 352
Traverse Base____________________________________ 353
Traverse Now Routine ____________________________________ 354
Occupy Then Traverse Routine_____________________________ 355
Projection Solve Localization ______________________ 355
Post Processing __________________________________ 355
References ____________________________________________ 357
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Welcome
Congratulations on your decision to purchase a Tripod Dat a Systems
product. TDS is serious about providing the best possible products to
our customers and know that you are serious about your tools. We are
proud to welcome you to the TDS family.
Survey Pro can be run in three modes: Conventional, Leveling and
one of two versions of GPS. The first portion of this User's Manual
explains how to get started with Survey Pro no matter which mode
you are running in. Conventional surveying examples start on Page
57, which are useful when performing
with a total station. Leveling mode is discussed on Page 201. The last
ion of the User's Manual explains how to perform GP S surveying
port
and starts on Page 221.
traditional surveying methods
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