User's Manual Part 1a

Pre-Installation Tasks
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ATEKEEPER SYSTEMS INC.
2007
CART CONTAINMENT MANUAL
Page 11
Documenting the Site Survey
When you visit the site, it is important to take notes for future reference. The “Site Survey Checklist” on page 17,
contains most of the information that is needed to prepare a final Scope of Work and should be completed in its
entirety with every site survey.
In addition to the checklist, you will need to either mark-up an existing store site plan (provided by Gatekeeper)
or create one from scratch using your grid paper and measuring wheel. It is important to include measurements
of the entire perimeter on your drawing, including the segmented measurements on each side of the perimeter. If
the installation requires conduit on a wall or over a roof, indicate the approximate height of the structures on your
drawing.
Drawing the Site Diagram
When drawing your site diagram, attempt to include relevant detail about the property, including:
• Basic overview of parking lot and structures
• Store dimensions
• Sidewalks, walkways, etc.
• Store entry and exit points
• Cart corrals
• Indicate parking lot surfaces, e.g. asphalt, concrete etc.
• Condition of the parking lot surface
• Permanent fencing or walls that create boundaries. Low (4 feet or less) hedges are NOT considered
permanent barriers.
• Additional businesses in the parking lot area (attached or unattached)
• Landscaped areas within the proposed antenna path (including trees)
• Main points of ingress/egress from the parking lot
• Vehicle traffic lanes within the parking lot
• Use different color pens to indicate the different types of antenna, for example: red = locking line; green
= twisted pair; blue = conduit; orange = landscaping
• When attaching digital photos, label the image files in sequential order beginning with one and use
those numbers to indicate specific locations on your site diagram
Before marking up an official architectural print (or copy thereof), be certain to make a duplicate of the original
print.
Finally, it is important to take as many photographs as possible. The photographs are a vital means of
communicating the final site plan and antenna path layout to our mutual customer. Photographs should be taken
at multiple locations throughout the site. Each photograph should be numbered. Always indicate on the site plan
the exact spot where the photograph was taken and the direction the photographer was facing, as shown on
page 12.