Instruction Manual

job and then tap the [Save] button.

Note: It is not necessary to include the .survey extension since it will automatically be added for you.

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 Survey Pro file (*.survey | *.JOB | *.JXL) 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 Survey Pro 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.

Coordinates from a variety of file types can be imported into the current job. The first Import

screen is used to select

from the file types listed below. The next screen that opens depends on the selection made here.

Survey Files (*.survey): import coordinates from a Survey Pro version 5 file.

Job Files (*.JOB): import coordinates from a Survey Pro version 4 file.

Coordinate Files (*.CR5): import coordinates from a CR5 coordinate file.

Text Files (*.TXT): text files can contain coordinates in several different possible formats. The Import ASCII

Wizard is used 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.

JobXML Files (*.jxl): imports points and coordinate system from a JobXML file.

Import Survey Pro version 5 (*.survey) Coordinates

When importing coordinates from another *.survey file, the Import screen is used.

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