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224 | Chapter 18 Entering Observations
Entering Survey Data
There are several survey options that you can use to enter data into the Sur-
vey Observation database. One observation database holds all the observed
angles and distances for each point.
To enter survey data, you can
■ Download data from a data collector.
■ Create field book files—text files that contain the observed point data—
which you can import into a drawing.
■ Convert raw files, created using previous versions of survey, into field
book files, and then import the files into a drawing.
■ Use menu commands to define baselines, centerlines, and intersections.
■ Input survey data and create figures using the Survey Command Line.
After you enter observations, you can
■ Process and correct the information, and then balance and adjust the
traverses and sideshot data.
■ Display angle and bearing information about existing points.
■ Create figures.
■ Identify and query these figures for closure, bearing, and distance report
information, or use the figures as surface breaklines.
TIP The Survey Toolspace interface enables you to view, manage, and edit the
traverse network and figures as well as edit individual observations. For more
information, see Survey Toolspace and Panorama in the online Help.
The Survey Observation Database
The Survey observation database <project name>.odb contains all the measure-
ments, traverse definitions, sideshots, and equipment data that you enter for
each project, including the following:
■ The station points where you set up the instrument and obtained sight-
ings of other locations around the traverse, recording direction and
distance (which gives you the point locations).