Spectra Precision Survey Pro v4.6 User Manual

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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