Survey Pro Field Software User Guide From V5.
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Survey Pro User Guide Release Notes, October 2013 The content of this new Survey Pro User Guide reflects the changes and enhancements made to Survey Pro 5.4 compared to Survey Pro 5.3. The following changes and add-ups have been introduced in this guide: 1. The Map View has two new features: The User Zoom Extent button and the “Follow-me” function. These new features are described in Chapter 2 - Introduction to the Survey Pro User Interface (Map View section). 2.
Table of Contents 1. Welcome to Survey Pro ..............................................................................................1 Scope......................................................................................................................1 Conventions Used .....................................................................................................2 2. Introduction to the Survey Pro User Interface ...............................................................
Instrument Setup ................................................................................................... 36 Station Setup on a Known Point ........................................................................... 36 Station Setup on Unknown Point, Resection Method .............................................. 39 Variant to the Basic Station Setup Procedures ....................................................... 41 Remote Elevation..............................................................
Descriptions .......................................................................................................92 Features & Attributes...........................................................................................93 Toggling Between Descriptions and Features..........................................................94 Quick Codes Function..........................................................................................95 Notes.........................................................
1. Welcome to Survey Pro Congratulations on your decision to purchase a Spectra Precision product. Spectra Precision is serious about providing the best possible products to its customers and knows that you are serious about your tools. We are proud to welcome you to the Spectra Precision family. Scope This manual will guide you through your first steps using Survey Pro.
Conventions Used The following conventions are used: • Text strings in bold font represent the names of software items such as fields, buttons, check boxes, tabs, messages, screens, menus, etc. • The symbol “>” is placed between menus, tabs and/or buttons to indicate that you have to tap on these parts successively in that order. • When referring to both optical instruments and GNSS receivers, the term “instruments” will be used to encompass the two types of equipment.
2. Introduction to the Survey Pro User Interface Home Screen and Main Menu On launching Survey Pro, you will first be asked to open a job. When done, the software will open at the Home screen. The home screen shows a selection of the functions you will most frequently use in the field. You can customize the Home screen based on your needs.
Switching Between Home Screen and Main Menu The table below lists the buttons allowing you to navigate between the Home screen and the Main Menu and its submenus. Icon / Check boxes Result Takes you to the Home screen from the Main Menu or any submenu. Takes you back to the Main Menu from the Home screen. Takes you back to the Main Menu from an open submenu. The default Home screen has only one page so there’s only one blue dot (a radio button), and it is necessarily checked.
• Battery Level [3]: The battery icon displays the condition of the data collector’s rechargeable battery. The icon has five variations depending on the level of charge remaining, and a sixth variation to indicate battery charging. Icon Meaning 100% charge remaining 75% charge remaining 50% charge remaining 25% charge remaining Less than 5% charge remaining Battery charging from AC adaptor Tapping the battery icon is a shortcut to the Windows Mobile Power Settings screen.
Adding a Function This is a three-step procedure: • Go to the Main Menu, then to the submenu containing the function you would like to add to the Home screen. • Tap and hold the corresponding function item and select Add to Home. Survey Pro then shows the Home screen with all the possible free locations for the new function, all represented as unnamed icons. Note at this point that all the icons are shown with the same background color (see example).
Screen Details The screen example below illustrates the different types of items you will usually encounter on the screen when using the different Survey Pro functions: [1] [4] [3] [5] [6] [2] [7] • Input Field [1]: An area where you can enter a specific value. • Output Field: Only displays a value that cannot be changed. • Simple Button [2]: Typically used to run the function described by its name. Just tap it to run the function.
The following buttons will appear in the area usually occupied by the command bar. Item Function OK button. Accepts the changes made and closes the window. Cancels the changes made in the open window Closes the current window Quick access to the relevant Settings screen Quick access to the Help system Quick access to the Quick Pick list. Map View The map view is a graphical representation of the objects in the current job. It will show basemaps in the background if you are using one (see screen example).
If Optical or GNSS is selected, the main map can also function as an interface to collect measurements. Tap and hold on the main map and choose Survey Mode to enable the Measurement interface (see screen example for GNSS). When in Survey Mode, you can collect data from the main map by tapping on one of the available buttons (see table below). You can also press the Enter key to trigger an observation. By default, the Enter key will trigger a “Topo” observation.
Zoom Toolbar Button Function Zoom Extent button: By default, will set the map view so that all the points in the current job can be seen. If configured as a “User Zoom Extent” button, will restore a different view of the map (see “User Zoom Extent” Button on page 10). Will zoom the current screen in by approximately 25%. Will zoom the current screen out by approximately 25%. Allows you to drag a box across the screen.
button), the User Zoom Extent button will restore the view of a specific area on the map that you will have chosen beforehand. Setting the User Zoom Extent button: • Adjust the map view so that the area you are interested in entirely occupies the screen (use the zoom buttons and drag the map accordingly). • Once this is done, tap and hold anywhere on the map view and select Set User Zoom Extent. A red frame appears encompassing the entire view, meaning you have now defined your “user area”.
3. Creating a Job Survey Pro cannot start without a job being open. Upon launching Survey Pro, the Welcome to Survey Pro screen will guide you through the process of creating a new job or opening an existing job. NOTE: Upon launching the onboard version of Survey Pro, the initial screen allows you take measurements without having to open a job. Refer to 9. Survey Pro’s On-Board Version on page 86. • Tap the New button.
Job Settings The settings and values entered for a new job become the default values for any subsequent new jobs. A short description of the jobs settings is given below. [1] [2] • Units [1]: When creating a new job, set all the desired units for the job. You can also enable the setting for Earth Curvature and Refraction correction for optical measurements. • Control File [2]: Control points can optionally be imported from another existing job by checking the Use a Control File check box.
• Select Coordinate System [3]: When you are using a control file, you can start the job with the control file’s coordinate system, or you can pick a different coordinate system from the database. If you don’t have a control file, you need to choose the coordinate system for the job.
Importing Data Use the File > Import function to add points to the open job. The points may be imported from different file formats, using default importers: • Survey Pro native formats (*.Survey, *.JOB, *.JXL, *.CR5). JXL is the extension for files in JobXML format, a Spectra Precision standard format for point, alignment, and measurement data. • LandXML (*.XML), an industry standard format for point, alignment, and measurement data. • Text format (*.TXT, *.CSV).
The following icons are used to identify the different types of existing points: Icon Point type Design point Staked point Point (undifferentiated) Deleted point The drop-down list available from the right-upper corner of the screen allows you to view all the active –i.e. non-deleted– points (select Show Points), the previously deleted points (select Show Deleted), only the design points (select Design Pts. only), only the staked points (select Staked Pts.
• View Map: Takes you to the map screen where the selected point is shown at the center of the screen. Double-clicking a point in the list is equivalent to selecting View Point Details in the context-sensitive menu. When you tap and hold a point in the Show Deleted list, a context-sensitive menu is displayed giving access to the following functions: • Undelete Point: Will take this deleted point back to the list of existing points. The undeleted point will recover its original icon.
Modifying a Point Select the point you want to modify and tap . • Survey Pro will show two additional tabs compared to when you inserted the point: – Derivation: This is a read-only tab indicating the type and origin of the point. – Notes: This tab allows you to add as many notes as needed to the point. Each note is date & time tagged. – The data shown on the General, Location and Feature tabs can normally be modified.
Editing Polylines A polyline in Survey Pro is a line connecting points together. Each vertex of the line is defined by an existing point, whether an observed or keyed in point. Points in polylines can be connected with either straight segments or horizontal curves. You can use the polyline editor to modify polylines (go to Job > Edit Polylines). The polyline editor is described in the Online Help.
• Select the desired template, then tap Next. • Whenever prompted, customize the report, then tap to let Survey Pro generate and then view the report. • Depending on the chosen template, do the following to access the screen from which you will be able to save the report: – For html reports, tap , then . You then get the screen below. – For Google Earth reports, in absence of an application capable of viewing the generated report, Survey Pro will take you directly to the screen below.
Sharing Files Over the Internet Survey Pro allows you to share files over the Internet. This requires that you first set up an Internet connection on your data collector using Windows Mobile’s Settings > Connections > Connections function. After the Internet connection has been established, go to File > Share and choose one of the two options below depending on how you wish to share your files: • DropBox, This option provides access to a web service that lets you post your files in a shared folder.
4. Choosing a Surveying Mode - Connecting Survey Pro to an Instrument Before you start taking new measurements with Survey Pro, you must configure and activate your instrument. You can activate an optical total station, a GNSS receiver, a digital automatic level, or you can specify to use manual input for three-wire leveling. NOTE: Selecting an instrument only makes sense when Survey Pro is running on a data collector. If it’s running in the instrument you are using (e.g.
NOTE: In surveying, the term "automatic level" refers to a level that can be accurately plumbed without having to be accurately leveled. All levels built in the last 40 years or so have been automatic levels. They are automatic because the prism through which the light rays pass is suspended by a pendulum.
Optical Mode Connecting Survey Pro to an Optical Instrument • Tap the Instrument icon and select Switch to Optical • Tap the Instrument icon and select Manage Instruments. This opens the Settings screen listing all the current instrument profiles. • Tap the Create New Instrument button and define the new instrument: Choose its brand and model, and then name it. Depending on the model you select, additional settings may be required (connection, radio, etc.
Remote Control Screen If you are using a robotic total station, use the Survey > Remote Control function to control the total station from the data collector running Survey Pro.
GNSS Mode - Introduction to Receiver Profiles Connecting Survey Survey Pro connects to a GNSS receiver through a receiver profile, which is a convenient way of connecting to and configuring a GNSS receiver in one click, Pro to a GNSS using information previously saved as a receiver profile. Receiver Receiver profiles allow you to use GNSS receivers for either RTK data collection, post-processing data collection, or both simultaneously.
Adding Receiver Profiles • Tap the Instrument icon and select Switch to GNSS. • Tap the Instrument icon and select Manage Instruments. This opens the Settings screen listing the currently existing GNSS receiver profiles. • Tap Add Receiver Profile, then use of the two procedures described below. Example of Detected Receivers Example of Selected Standard Receiver Profiles Adding Receiver Profiles Using Spectra Auto-Configure: • Tap on the Start button in the Spectra Auto-Configure pane.
NOTE: The Bluetooth Device field lists the names of the previously detected Bluetooth devices. Use this field when the receiver you want to connect to was detected beforehand, is still running nearby, or you know its Bluetooth name and this name is still listed in the drop-down menu. Only in that case can you directly select the Bluetooth name from that list and quickly establish a connection with the receiver.
• [2]: Survey function icon: This may be one of the four icons below (see also Modifying a Receiver Profile on page 30). Icon Meaning Rover. Base. Network Rover. Network base. • [3]: Connection icon: This may be one of the two icons below. Icon or Function Shown when respectively a Bluetooth or cable connection has been set between Survey Pro and the receiver. If the Bluetooth icon is shown, tapping this icon will provide the receiver brand and model as well as the receiver Bluetooth name.
Example of Receiver Information • [7]: This menu is displayed after you tap and hold a receiver profile in the list. From this menu you can do the following: – Receiver Info: Use this function to view more information on the receiver connected to Survey Pro through this profile (see example). The possible capabilities of a receiver (shown as icons) are identified below. Icon Capability The receiver has rover capability. The receiver has base capability.
– Set to Off mode: Sets the receiver idle, i.e. no more corrections are sent out if the receiver is a base –or network base– or the receiver stops listening for corrections if it’s a rover or network rover. There is an exception with ProMark receivers, which in all cases will keep on operating as rovers. Epoch 50’s Modem tab • The Modem tab allows you to configure the RTK data link. – If Setup Type = Rover or Base, allows you to enter the UHF radio settings (i.e.
Example of Network Profile To add a new network profile: • Tap the Instrument icon and select Switch to GNSS. • Tap the Instrument icon and select Manage Instruments. This opens the Settings screen listing the currently existing GNSS receiver profiles. • Tap on the Networks tab • Tap Add Network. Enter your network parameters (see below), then tap .
recording was started. Additionally, this tab shows the receiver’s battery and memory statuses (plus remaining, estimated recording time for some receivers). When there is no data recording in progress, most of these fields are left empty. • Sky View: Provides a polar view of the sky showing the location and type of each satellite being tracked and the total number being used in position solutions (see example). You may change the value of the elevation mask on this screen.
Leveling Mode Getting Ready for Leveling Leveling can be performed using one of two techniques: • Automatic leveling: An automatic level is used to take readings on a graduated level rod. This is the traditional leveling technique for surveying. It can be performed by manually reading the rod, or by using a digital automatic level such as the DiNi to electronically read the rod. • Trigonometric leveling: An optical total station is used to measure zenith angle and slope distance to a prism on a pole.
Choosing Leveling Mode 1. If your active instrument is an electronic automatic level, then Survey Pro will automatically use Electronic leveling method. 2. If your active instrument is an optical total station, then Survey Pro will automatically use the Trigonometric leveling method.
5. Optical Surveying What you have done already: • You have set up the optical instrument on a tripod over a point of your choice and measured the instrument height. • You have selected Optical from the instrument icon located on the Home screen or Main Menu. • You have activated the instrument for use with Survey Pro. See Optical Mode - Connecting Survey Pro to an Optical Instrument on page 24. • You have configured the proper settings in the Job > Settings > Surveying tab.
• BS Point [2]: Backsight point. The station location will be set from the coordinates of the known point. The backsight circle orientation will also be set to 0°00’00” in that case. • New Point [3]: This is a variant of backsight azimuth in which the azimuth is given to a new point you would like to measure and add to the job. The diagram below illustrates the three possible scenarios.
• Enter the known or assumed value of azimuth in the BS Azimuth field. • Tap Set Backsight. The screen provides a summary of what you have just done and prompts you to check the setup. NOTE: If the equipment used is unable to set the backsight circle, the button is labeled “Read Backsight” instead of “Set Backsight”. Check the Setup: a. If you choose the By Angle option, just make sure the instrument is still aimed in the direction of known azimuth, then tap Check.
As previously explained for BS Azimuth, you can in the same way check the setup either By Angle or By Point (see Check the Setup above). You can also use the By Distance option. Just make sure the instrument is still aimed in the direction of the backsight point and tap Check. The measured horizontal and vertical distance errors are reported on the screen. They should be as close a possible to zero. • If you are satisfied with the read values, tap Finish. You can now start measuring new points. 3.
At least two known points should be observed to solve the station setup (e.g. PT1, PT2). Other known points (PT3, PT4,..) may be added to refine the computation. • Go to the Main Menu, then tap Survey > Station Setup. • Choose Setup Type= Unknown Point/Resection. • Use the Store Pt and Description (or Feature) fields to enter respectively the name and description of the point where the instrument is set up. (This is a new point, with unknown coordinates.
In true azimuth mode, the instrument circle will be adjusted so that your circle will now read the true azimuth when pointed at the first resection point used in the setup. Alternatively, you can tap Backsight to proceed to the normal backsight setup, with your newly calculated station point as the setup point, and your last resection point as the backsight point. It is a good practice to do a backsight check after a resection to ensure the instrument circle is oriented as you expected.
Remote Elevation This routine will set the elevation coordinate of the station from a point with known elevation. It is accessible from within the first station setup screen by tapping the Remote Elevation button (provided the 2D Survey box is unchecked). The known elevation is either that of: • A point stored in the job. You will select this point from the map or from the list of points.
Point Measurement Introduction to Traverse / Sideshot • Tap Survey > Traverse / Sideshot. This screen allows you to make traverse and sideshot measurements. It also provides access to the station setup via the Backsight button allowing you to either check the current setup or start a new setup. The current setup is summarized at the top of the screen. • Enter the name (Foresight) and description (Desc.
Point: Point name N: Point coordinate Y E: Point coordinate X Elev.: Point coordinate Z Description: Point description Angle Right: Azimuth angle measured from the occupy point to the foresight point (measured in a horizontal plane) Zenith: Zenith angle measured from the occupy point to the foresight point (Zenith is measured in the vertical plane, relative to gravity, where 0 is pointing straight up, parallel to gravity, and 90 is pointing straight ahead, orthogonal to gravity.
[1] [2] The New Backsight Circle will be preset to zero, unless you are surveying with true azimuths. In the true azimuth case, the circle will be the azimuth from the new location occupied by the station back to its previous location, which is now your backsight point. • Tap Next and complete the station setup as you would normally do using the Known Point (backsight) method (see [2]). NOTE: The Station Setup routine can be used at any point to occupy any existing point in the job at any time.
Repetition Shots The Repetition shots function allows you to perform sideshots or traverse shots using any number (between 1 and 99) of repeated measurements (“Sets”). • Go to the Survey menu and tap Repetition Shots. • Tap in the command bar to access the job settings relating to repetition shots (equivalent to navigating to the Job > Settings > Repetition tab). • Tap the Repetition tab.
EXAMPLE: If you had three complete sets, then selected to toss the worst HA, you would now have two HA sets, three ZA sets and three SD sets. If you tapped HA, you would collect an additional set of horizontal angles only, and on return to this screen, you would now have three HA, three ZA, and three SD sets. If you hit HA again, on return to this screen you would have four HA, three ZA and three SD sets.
6. GNSS Surveying Starting an RTK Base NOTE: You don’t need to set up a base if you are working in a network. Just make sure your rover is configured to receive network corrections, and actually receives them before you start taking measurements in your job. See Starting an RTK Rover on page 50. What you have done already: • You have set up the base GNSS receiver on a tripod over a point of your choice and measured the antenna height.
2. Mapping Plane: Tap on this button if you now wish to use a coordinate system (i.e. known origin and type of projection + known datum or broadcast RTCM datum) that can either be keyed in or picked from Survey Pro’s coordinate system database. For more information on the projection mode, refer to Introduction to Calibration on page 59.
Starting an RTK Rover This section describes how to configure and start an RTK rover. What you have done already: • You have set up the GNSS receiver on a pole and measured the antenna height. • You have selected GNSS from the instrument icon located on the Home screen or Main Menu. • You have created a receiver profile that matches the use of your receiver as a rover (or network rover) and the receiver has been reported as being “rover” capable.
• While the rover receives data (corrections and position) from the base, enter the rover antenna height you measured previously (Measured field) and how you measured it (To field). You may ask the rover to log raw data (for post-processing) by just specifying a recording interval in the Post Processing Recording Interval field. If you earlier set up a base doing the same, then make sure you are using the same recording interval for both receivers. Select “Off” if data logging is not required. • Tap Next.
If the Next button is displayed instead, this means you are working in Default Ground mode, where a calibration is always required, or you are working in mapping plane mode but you started your base on a new point with a new autonomous position. Tap this button. You will see a new screen asking for occupation of control points (see screen example). For the sake of clarity, calibration is discussed in a separate section (see Solving Calibration on page 59).
Independently for each type, you can set the following criteria: – Solution quality: “Fixed only” or “Code, Float or Fixed” – Max. tolerated HRMS and VRMS values – Max. tolerated PDOP value – Minimum number of satellites required (Min SV). – Minimum position averaging time, in seconds (Average for) – Automatically accept data collection or not when criteria are met. NOTE: The last two criteria make sense when the receiver is set to static to give the best averaged position.
Collecting Data Standard data collection routines are presented below. Keep in mind that you may have to solve the calibration before your measured GNSS coordinates are properly transformed into your local grid (see Solving Calibration on page 59). Remember also that you can access the data collection functions from the active map after you have tapped and held on the map and selected Survey Mode from the popup menu.
NOTE: You can tap the Wait xx button to accept the point before the minimum duration has expired. You will in return be informed that the minimum duration is not yet met, at which point you can discard the warning by tapping Accept anyway. • Average for cleared: Screen type [2] will be displayed for an unlimited period of time, until you tap Accept. Point collection is then complete, unless some other acceptance criteria are not met in which case you will see screen type [3] after you tap Accept.
Collecting Features Tap Feature on the Data Collection screen. Features can be collected using one of the methods below. In all methods, each new point name is incremented automatically to the next available name. • Time Interval: After accepting the first point, additional points will automatically be stored after the specified time interval (in seconds) has elapsed.
Collecting Offset Points • Tap Offset on the Data Collection screen. • Enter the offset point name and description. • Tap Azimuth/Bearing to indicate that you will be measuring either the azimuth or bearing angle from the occupy point to the offset point.
Collecting Data Out of a Survey If you tap Data Collection on the Survey menu without having first started a survey, Survey Pro will invite you to choose between two options: • Start the survey first, then collect data (this is the recommended way of using Survey Pro). • Start collecting data right away (and possibly running any stakeout routines) using your receiver in Autonomous Rover mode, that is, with the receiver only capable of delivering autonomous position solutions.
Solving Calibration Introduction to Calibration A GNSS calibration is a 2D similarity transformation. The GNSS LLH coordinates are transformed using a map projection into XY mapping plane coordinates. The XY mapping plane coordinates are then translated, scaled and rotated into your local grid using the calibration. Your choice of projection mode will determine the mapping plane used for this procedure: 1.
Calibration Procedure, Illustrated The calibration procedure can be split into three distinct steps. These are described below as flowcharts: • Step 1: When you start a survey, Survey Pro will report the need for calibration on the Calibration Status page, which will guide you through the process of collecting the minimum amount of control points required for a unique solution of the calibration.
• Step 2: The Calibration check page will guide you through the process of collecting an additional GNSS control point to check the solution, and to provide redundancy for the best fit least squares solution.
• Step 3: The calibration results page will solve the calibration and display the results. From Step 2 Control points are spaced evenly and have good geometry? Yes Blunders Detected Blunder Detection Runs No Yes No No Blunders Detected Tap Finish to accept the solution anyway To Step 2 Tap Add Point to collect more control points, as in Step 2.
After you have solved the calibration as part of the Start Survey wizard, you can use the Survey > Control > Control routine, or the Survey > Projection > Solve Calibration > Add Point routine to add additional GNSS control points, re-solve the calibration, and have all the collected points updated with the latest calculation.
With a known coordinate system used: • If you set up the base on a known point, the selection of a known coordinate system will allow Survey Pro to compute and attach the equivalent geodetic (LLH) coordinates to that point. • If you set up the base on an unknown point: Same as with no coordinate system used. Unexpected Change of Base Typically when working in a VRS network, your rover may detect a change of base location in the corrections it receives. In that case Survey Pro will warn you of that change.
• For a “temporary” reference point ( (survey)), you can use the context menu to save the reference point to the reference station database. Ending a Survey Go to the Home screen and tap End Survey. Confirm the end of survey by tapping End. A survey in progress implies that either a base or a rover or both are running. You will need to end the currently running survey if you wish to reset the base or rover.
7. Leveling Introduction What Leveling Is Leveling is a surveying method that allows the most accurate measurement of vertical distances between points. Using a starting point with known elevation, the leveling survey method allows you to transfer the elevation to new points by measuring vertical distance differences between the known elevation and the position of the level instrument. Leveling data collection is organized into level loops.
• • • • • A level loop can have two states: open or closed. Once a new loop is created, it is automatically opened. It will remain open until you decide to close the loop. A level loop is closed after shots are taken to the closing CBM. Level loops are stored within the current Survey file, which can contain any number of level loops. Any level loop can be selected from the current job as the active loop for data collection. Once a loop is closed, it cannot be re-opened for data collection.
Creating or Selecting a Level Loop • From the main menu, tap Survey > Select/Create Loop. NOTE: Survey Pro will list all the level loops that haven’t been closed yet. You may select one of them and tap Activate Selected Loop to choose to work in this level loop. • To create a new level loop, tap on the New Loop button. This opens the New Level Loop screen. • Enter a name for the new level loop (e.g. MyLoop). • Tap on to define the opening CBM.
Collecting Elevations Description of a Simple Level Loop in an Open Level Loop A simple level loop is illustrated below. BS FS FS TP3 BS TP4 BS BM1 FS FS BS BM2 TP2 BS FS FS BS TP5 TP1 BS FS FS TP6 BS BS FS BM3 FS BS BS FS Opening & closing CBM TP7 Collecting elevations in a simple level loop consists of the following: 1. In every level loop, you will start with a backsight observation to the opening CBM. 2. You will observe some number of turning points next.
1. The instrument is set up somewhere close to the maximum allowable sight distance (typically 30 meters) away from the opening CBM. A backsight observation is taken to the opening CBM. 2. A foresight observation is made to the first turning point. This turning point should be chosen in such a way that the instrument is located midway between the opening CBM and that turning point. Steps 1 and 2 are called the first turn, and are indicated as BS and FS in the above diagram.
Collecting Elevations in a Simple Level Loop After creating/selecting a loop, Survey Pro prompts you to start collecting elevations in the loop. A new screen is displayed providing the list of possible actions. The name of the open level loop is indicated in the upper bar. NOTE: The page 35). button provides access to the level settings (see Level Settings on • • Slope Dist. • Zenith • • Hor. Dist. • Vert. Dist.
6. Move the instrument for the next level turn and then start a new shooting sequence. If the foresight point is a turning point, tap Turn to Turning Point again. If the foresight point is a point of interest (i.e. a benchmark), tap Turn to Benchmark. In both cases, proceed as explained above. Again, Survey Pro will provide results at the end of the second level turn that you will need to accept by tapping Store Observation.
Collecting Elevations for Sideshot and Stakeout Points Sxn Sx1 Sideshot or Stakeout Points Sx1.. Sxn FS BS FS TP3 BS TP4 For some level turn, you have made your backsight measurement to the previous turning point or benchmark. At this stage, the elevation of the instrument is known. Before completing the turn with a foresight measurement to the next benchmark or turning point, you can shoot any number of sideshot or stakeout points.
Adjusting a Closed Loop Adjustment may be used to remove the error computed from any existing closed loop. This is a simple arithmetic adjustment where the computed error can be either distributed equally among each instrument setup in the loop, or a weighted adjustment can be applied where the error is distributed based on the length of the backsight and foresight distance of each turn. 1. From the main menu, tap Survey > Adjustment 2. Choose how you want Survey Pro to distribute errors.
Running the 2 Peg Test The 2 Peg test is used to check the collimation error of an automatic level instrument. This test can be used for electronic automatic levels and manual automatic levels. The test will compute the error, which can then be used to adjust the horizontal cross-hair of the instrument. 1. Position two rods 50 to 90 meters apart (165 to 300 feet). 2. Pace off the distance between the rods and set up the level midway between them.
8. Stakeout Routines This section introduces the basic stakeout routines with optical and GNSS instruments. When you become familiar with these routines, you will be able to extend your knowledge on more specific stakeout routines, such as stake to line, slope staking, etc. What you should have done already: • You should have now completed the station setup with your optical instrument. • You should have now solved the calibration with your GNSS receiver.
• The point whose name matches the increment you specify (see screen [1] above). e.g. “ST101” first staked and Increment= 2, then next point will be “ST103”. • Or the point the closest to the one you have just staked (see screen [2] above). If the By Managed Points method is used, Survey Pro will search for and prompt the closest design point, ignoring all the other types of points.
– [8]: Set of three buttons allowing you to manually change the selected point in the list ([7]) into a design point, a staked point or a deleted point (respectively from top to bottom). Deleting a point means it disappears from the list and, seen from the list of points (in Job > Points), it becomes an “undifferentiated” point ( ). – [9]: Used to change all the staked points in the list back into design points. – [10]: Used to erase the current list of managed points.
The following appears when zeroing the circle: – A new backsight circle value is computed, sent to the instrument and stored in the raw data. – The Angle Right value is changed to zero to reflect the change (see example). The instrument now needs to be turned horizontally to zero to face the design point. – To prevent errors, the backsight setup is invalidated when exiting the Stakeout function.
Staking Points With a Robotic Optical Instrument • Go to the Stakeout menu and tap Stake Points. • Select the point to be staked using one of the two possible methods, as well as the criterion allowing Survey Pro to prompt the next point to be staked (see Selecting Points to Be Staked, “Next Point” Scenario on page 76). • Choose the type of target used and set the height of the rod (HR field). The information underneath describes the current station setup.
moving. This aids in precisely positioning the rod over the point. A red arrow indicates the direction in which to go. 1. Distance to go is between 3.0 and 0.3 m (10 and 1 ft): Four dark-green spots appear around the graphic. 2. Distance to go is less than 0.3 m (1 ft): The spots around the graphic turn light green. • When you are satisfied with the location of the target, tap Done to access the Stake Points screen. The screen indicates how close you are to the design point.
Staking Points With GNSS • Go to the Stakeout menu and tap Stake Points • Select the point to be staked using one of the two possible methods, as well as the criterion allowing Survey Pro to prompt the next point to be staked (see Selecting Points to Be Staked, “Next Point” Scenario on page 76) • Set the rover antenna height. • Tap Stake. This opens the screen that will guide you to the point. Survey Pro offers two different navigation modes to help you walk to the design point.
Remember the rover receiver is always in dynamic mode (>ROVING button displayed) as you navigate to the design point: Symbol Meaning Design point location. Your current location. Reference point or azimuth. Scale used on the graphic. Represents the circle radius. Go N/S: xxx Go E/W: xxx Horizontal and vertical components of the distance still to go. FILL/CUT: xxx NOTE: You can use the Topo SS button any time along the way to store any point of interest.
• When you have located the design point and you wish to collect a static RTK occupation at this point in order to get a more precise position averaged from multiple epochs, you should toggle to occupying mode by tapping the >ROVING button (which is then changed into an >OCCUPYING button). This will turn the receiver into static mode for the occupation. • When you are satisfied with the occupation results, you can tap Accept to finish the stakeout measurement.
Other Stakeout Routines You can use Survey Pro for other stakeout routines: • Stake to Line: Allows you to locate any position in relation to a predefined line. The line can be defined by two points, a point and direction, a polyline or the centerline of an alignment. Distance, direction and cut/fill information is provided so the rod/the rover can locate the line by traveling the shortest possible distance (a perpendicular offset to the line).
9. Survey Pro’s On-Board Version Survey Pro is used on board a Nikon Nivo or Spectra Precision FOCUS total station. After you have powered on the instrument, wait until the screen displays the desktop. Then do the following: • Double-tap the Survey Pro icon: . Survey Pro starts initializing the instrument. The Level Bubble screen is then shown (see screen example). • Level the instrument and enable or disable the compensator, as required. • Tap when done. This opens the Quick Shot screen.
Mechanical Instrument: [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] Command bar: • [1]: Provides access to Online Help. • [2]: (Robotic instrument only) Denotes keyboard used in numeric mode. • [3]: Provides status of visible laser pointer: – : Off. Tapping this icon will toggle it On. NOTE: Standard safety precautions should be taken to ensure that persons do not look directly into the beam. – • • • • : On. Tapping this icon will toggle it Off.
• [8]: Provides access to Survey Pro settings: – Units tab: Used to set distance and angle units, directions, azimuth type and the order in which to display/deliver coordinates. – Format tab: Used to set the number of decimal places displayed by the instrument for each type of measurement. – Quick Shot tab: Used to choose which results to display (HA, ZA, SD or HA, HD, VD) and which function to assign to the Measurement key (Measure Only or Measure and Store). Measure and Store requires an open job.
Target management: (Item [15]) on the screen example.) • HR field: Enter the height of rod for the selected target • / button: Specify the type of target used. Also provides access to the management of smart targets. • Choose the EDM measurement mode.
Working With a Job Open If you open or create a job using button [13], the Quick Shot screen will then show different options. Robotic Instrument: [10] [11] [19] [12] [13] [20] Mechanical Instrument: [10] [13] [19] [20] The differences are listed below: • [10]: With a job open, the Quick Stake screen can be accessed through this button. The Stakeout, Station Setup and Check Setup functions can be accessed by clicking on the arrow to the left of this button. • [11] and [12]: Same as with no job open.
Shot tab if you plan to store measurement data (see [8] described earlier in this section). With a job open, you can perform a lot of the most commonly used functions from the Quick Shot screen. To access the full set of Survey Pro functions, you can close the Quick Shot screen and access the Survey Pro main menu. Survey Pro can be used either in optical or leveling mode. NOTE: To access the Quick Shot screen at any time, simply press the “star”/F1 hard key on the instrument.
Appendix Advanced Information Layers on Point Properties Layers help you manage the data in a job. Any number of layers can exist in a job and any new objects (points, polyline alignments) can be assigned to any particular layer. The visibility of any layer can be toggled on and off, which gives full control over the data that is displayed in a map view. This is useful to reduce clutter in a job that contains several objects.
Features & Attributes Features can be used to quickly describe objects (points, lines), and in more detail than a standard text description, particularly when data is collected for several points that fit into the same object (e.g. a line). A feature describes what an object is while attributes describe the details of that object. Features and attributes can be entered as you collect data, or later by editing the points in your job.
Adding/Modifying Features By Editing Points: • Go to Job > Points. • Select the point for which extra features are required, or attributes need to be corrected. • Tap then open the Feature tab. • Tap to add a new feature (and define its attributes), or directly edit the attributes of the existing features if necessary.
tab in Job > Settings to control what you will be prompted for before you store the point. See the different possible scenarios in the table below. Edit field Prompt for Prompt for is: Description Feature 1 Description ON ON 2 Description ON OFF 3 Description OFF OFF 4 Feature ON ON 5 Feature OFF ON 6 Feature OFF OFF Comments You are prompted for Description and Feature: • The default value prompted for Description is the one you defined before collecting the point.
• To store a point with a Description or Feature, enter the point name and then tap on the cell holding the Description or Feature you wish to assign to the point. The point is then stored right away. Notes Survey Pro lets you attach one or more notes to each of your points so you can freely add any comment you will find useful to better describe them. Once created, a note CANNOT be deleted. While creating or modifying a point, do the following to add a note: • Tap on the Notes tab.
Raw Data Viewer The Raw Data Viewer lists every action performed in the current job since it was created. The reported actions are always listed from the oldest (top of the list) to the most recent one (bottom of the list). By default, each action is represented in one line but you can extend the line by tapping on the “+” sign to read more details on this action.
Editing Manual Shots All manual shots performed in traverse/sideshot, repetition shots or leveling (single- or three-wire) may be edited from within the Raw Data Viewer: • In the Raw/Data Viewer, tap and hold the stylus on the desired observation and select Edit Manual Shot Data. This opens the Enter Shot Data window showing the measurements currently stored for this observation. • Correct the measurements as desired and then tap .
• When finished, select End Survey on the Home screen. Managing Smart Targets In earlier versions of Survey Pro, there was a separate list for backsight and foresight targets. With Survey Pro 5.2 and 5.3, there is now a single list of optical targets, so you can choose to take an observation to any target from any measurement routine. This enhancement makes certain routines, such as repetition, multiple sideshots and shoot from two ends, much easier to use.
collector in the vertical and/or horizontal plane. The data collector will provide the necessary instructions on the screen as you progress, until the procedure is complete. Using the Electronic Compass Once running and if properly calibrated, the electronic compass will assist you in the following ways while using Survey Pro: • The current value of heading will continuously be displayed in the upperleft corner of the active map (e.g.
Index C Numerics 2D Survey 37, 40, 42 3D position solution 33 A Accept Anyway 55 Acceptance criteria (GNSS) 52 Activate 24 Active map 8 Add Receiver 27 Add to Home 6 Adjusting a close level loop 74 Alignments 19 All 46 Allow in PPK Survey 53 Angle only 40 Angle Right 44 Angle right 79 Antenna type 51 Attributes 93 Automatically accept when criteria is met 55 Autonomous rover mode 58 Average for 53, 54 Average of 46 Azimuth 57 Azimuth (entering) 2 Azimuth/Distance 82 B Backsight 41, 43 Base (change) 64 B
Instrument settings 24 IXL 15 Move Item 6 MSR key 90 J N JOB (file format) 15, 19 Job settings 13 Jobs 12 JobXML 15, 19 JPG 8 JXL (file format) 15 K Keep Measuring 55 Key-in points 15 KML format 19 Known Point 36 KOF 15 KOF format 19 L LandXML 15 Layer 15 Layers 17, 92 Letter code (for constellations) 33 Level bubble 24, 86 Level loop 1, 66, 69 Level loop report 19 Level settings 35 Level turn 67 Leveling 1, 22, 34, 66 Leveling mode (choice of) 35 Lights 24, 87 Line and Offset 85 LisCAD 19 LLH 2 Local
Solve 78 Spectra Auto-Configure 26 SPI files 24 Spiral and Offset 85 SS 2 Stake DTM 85 Stake Next 79, 81, 84 Stake Points 78, 80, 81, 82 Stake Skew Line 85 Stake to Line 85 staked point icon 16 Stakeout 90 Stakeout point 67 Stakeout points, managing the list of 76 Stakeout, GNSS 82 Stakeout, mechanical 78 Stakeout, robotic 80 Standard 89 Start Manual Setup 27 Start Now 52 Start Survey Prompt Projection 50 Station Setup 37, 40, 90 Stop 25 Store Offset Points 85 Store Pt 40 Submenus 3 Surpac 15 Survey (file f
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