User guide

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................................................................................................42
Fixing Station Setup............................................................................................42
Point Measurement ................................................................................................43
Introduction to Traverse / Sideshot .......................................................................43
Sideshot ............................................................................................................43
Traverse.............................................................................................................44
Repetition Shots.................................................................................................46
6. GNSS Surveying .....................................................................................................48
Starting an RTK Base ............................................................................................48
Starting an RTK Rover ............................................................................................50
Collecting Data ......................................................................................................54
Collecting Points.................................................................................................54
Collecting Features .............................................................................................56
Collecting Offset Points .......................................................................................57
Collecting Data Out of a Survey ...............................................................................58
Solving Calibration .................................................................................................59
Introduction to Calibration ...................................................................................59
Calibration Procedure, Illustrated .........................................................................60
Special Case of One-Point Calibration ...................................................................63
How Survey Pro Deals With Base Location.............................................................63
Unexpected Change of Base ....................................................................................64
Managing Reference Stations ..................................................................................64
Ending a Survey .....................................................................................................65
7. Leveling .................................................................................................................66
Introduction...........................................................................................................66
What Leveling Is .................................................................................................66
Other Definitions ................................................................................................66
Creating or Selecting a Level Loop ...........................................................................68
Collecting Elevations in an Open Level Loop .............................................................69
Description of a Simple Level Loop.......................................................................69
Collecting Elevations in a Simple Level Loop .........................................................71
Collecting Elevations for Sideshot and Stakeout Points...........................................73
Adjusting a Closed Loop..........................................................................................74
Running the 2 Peg Test ..........................................................................................75
8. Stakeout Routines...................................................................................................76
Selecting Points to Be Staked, “Next Point” Scenario................................................76
“By Managed Points” Method ..............................................................................77
Staking Points With a Mechanical Optical Instrument ................................................78
Staking Points With a Robotic Optical Instrument .....................................................80
Staking Points With GNSS ......................................................................................82
Other Stakeout Routines .........................................................................................85
9. Survey Pro’s On-Board Version .................................................................................86
Working With No Job Open......................................................................................86
Working With a Job Open ........................................................................................90
Appendix....................................................................................................................92
Advanced Information on Point Properties ................................................................92
Layers................................................................................................................92