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1. Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 3 6 DGPS STATION SELECTION The inclusion of DGPS reference stations in a coverage chart report depends on the bounding region of the chart 3 2 and the station selection options VeriChart has three main reference station categories which can be included in the report in any combination e Inmarsat stations Stations forming the VERIPOS I network e HF stations Stations forming the VERIPOS HF network e Planned stations Locations under consideration for future network expansion Reference stations are included in the coverage chart by selecting the nmarsat HF or Planned Station options checkboxes 3 7 CONTROLLING COVERAGE CHART APPEARANCE The appearance of the coverage chart can be modified by these configuration options 1 Grid interval Sets the latitude and longitude gridline intervals 2 Station labels Stations displayed on the coverage map can be labelled by their location RTCM ID or have no label 3 Label border This option places a border around each station label which improves clarity in some situations 4 List order The reference station list 4 4 4 can be sorted by RTCM ID station location name or by the range to the worksite if selected 3 8 PRODUCING A GLOBAL COVERAGE CHART The global coverage chart option produces a report where the bounding region of the coverage chart map is global The report contains no station2. 1 1 SOFTWARE VERSION The information in this manual pertains to VeriChart version 1 6X versions 1 60 through 1 69 1 2 DISCLAIMER Under no circumstances shall VERIPOS be liable for incidental or consequential damages or related expenses resulting from the use of the VeriChart software application or arising from the information contained in this manual The user must account for any consequences resulting from malfunction of the software The information in this manual is believed to be accurate at time of writing However as part of VERIPOS commitment to continually improve its products services and specifications VERIPOS reserves the right to make changes at any time without notice VeriChart comes with no warranty and no support Rev No D Page 3 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 2 INSTALLATION 2 1 BACKGROUND VeriChart requires third party software components to operate successfully These are 1 The Generic Mapping Tools GMT 2 The netCDF library for Windows required by GMT 3 GNU Ghostscript GMT is a collection of tools that allow users to manipulate geographical oriented data sets and produce PostScript illustrations GMT supports 25 common map projections and comes with support data such as coastlines rivers and political boundaries NetCDF network Common Data Form is an interface for array oriente
3. ECEF Z ECEF Z co ordinate of station position metres Jl Table 4 2 Station type codes Type code Description VERIPOS HF HF station 3 party HF station VERIPOS I Inmarsat single frequency station Co located HF amp Inmarsat station Planned reference station Reserved VERIPOS I Inmarsat dual frequency station Table 4 3 Station label alignment codes Type code Description Bottom left Bottom centre Bottom right Middle left Middle centre Middle right Top left Top centre Top right COIN OD or Rev No D Page 26 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual Veripos Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 4 7 1 Notes Co located stations In cases where two or more stations are co located e g an HF and Inmarsat station operate from the same site a record is included for each station marked inactive and an additional record of station type 3 co located added at the same position This record is marked active The purpose is to improve report presentation Build ID Each time a report is generated an eight character build ID is calculated for the station configuration file and displayed in the report footer 4 4 8 If the configuration file is modified in any way then the build ID will change This feature can be used to
4. VeriChart Reports El Station configuration file 1 Files xB86 VERIPOS S eriChart Site VeriposS tations_194ugust1 1 tst The dialog allows the following settings to be modified Default configuration directory Directory for VeriChart configuration vcc files Default reports directory Directory for VeriChart coverage charts Station configuration file VERIPOS DGPS reference station configuration file Selecting the browse button to the right of the edit control displays a directory browse dialog that may be used to set the path The actions of the buttons at the bottom of the dialog are as follows Verity Check that the three paths are valid Accept Update the VeriChart configuration with these path values Cancel Cancel the operation and retain existing path settings Rev No D Page 21 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 4 5 3 Contour generation Range contour files are used in the generation of coverage chart contours The files must be regenerated whenever the station configuration file 4 7 is modified or updated From the menu select Tools Generate contours A confirmation dialog is displayed Figure 4 5 Figure 4 5 Contour confirmation dialog VeriChart Select OK to continue and regenerate DGPS range contours Warning This may take some time Select OK to confirm conto
5. list 4 4 4 or worksite information 4 4 5 To create a global report select the Global coverage chart checkbox The projection parameters for a global report are fixed other than the choice of a central meridian All other chart options are available for selection Rev No D Page 10 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 3 9 CONFIGURING THE OUTPUT FORMAT VeriChart supports a number of document formats Adobe PostScript PS Adobe Portable Document Format PDF JPEG file format JPG Portable Network Graphics PNG Tagged Image File Format TIF Windows bitmap BMP The document format is selected by from the Format pull down list box The resolution of the report file in dots per inch dpi is set by the value in the Resolution control Resolutions up to 600 dpi are supported If JPEG output is selected then a JPEG Quality factor can be entered in the Quality control A JPEG quality factor of 100 produces the best quality output but with the least compression Finally the orientation of the document portrait or landscape is selected using the Orientation radio buttons Note that the native format of coverage chart documents is PostScript and that the content is mostly vector data Either PostScript or Adobe PDF is the most suitable format for the output document The BMP or TIFF raster formats are uncompress
6. settings Resolution Check system and user paths 4 5 1 4 5 2 Rev No D Page 23 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual Veripos Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 4 6 2 Contour generation errors Errors arising from the contour generation operation Message Contouring failed Failed to load station file Explanation The station configuration file could not be found or failed to load Resolution Check path to station configuration file 4 5 2 Message Contouring failed Can t create range files Explanation Intermediate range data files could not be produced Resolution Check there is sufficient free disk space on the VeriChart installation drive At least 50 Mb is required Message Contouring failed No room on disk Explanation Intermediate range data files could not be produced Resolution Check there is sufficient free disk space on the VeriChart installation drive At least 50 Mb is required Message Contouring failed Installation process failure Explanation Timeout on range file installation 60 seconds Resolution Check system paths to GMT and netCDF home directories 4 5 1 Close all other applications when running contour generator Message Contouring failed Installation process could not be started Explanation Windows process could not be created Probable cause co
7. track the information used to compile the coverage chart report Contour generation Contour files should be regenerated 4 5 3 after any modification of the station configuration file to ensure that range contours accurately reflect station location details 5 CONTACT INFORMATION VERIPOS CONTACT INFORMATION All initial contacts regarding technical or support issues should be addressed to the VERIPOS Helpdesk Where appropriate the Helpdesk will refer issues to the regional operations and engineering teams VERIPOS Helpdesk Telephone 44 0 1224 965900 VERIPOS Helpdesk E mail helpdesk veripos com VERIPOS Online Support Site VOSS http help veripos com Note If shipping equipment back to VERIPOS please contact the Helpdesk who will provide the current shipping address according to your area of operations UK Veripos office address Veripos House 1B Farburn Terrace Dyce Aberdeen AB21 7DT Scotland UK For other sites visit www veripos com Rev No D Page 27 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual Veripos Procedure Title File Ref AB V MA 00578 VeriChart Software User Manual 6 INTERNET LINKS The links given in this section are correct at the time of writing 6 1 WEBSITES VERIPOS home page www veripos com GMT home page http gmt soest hawaii edu Ghostscript home page WWW CS Wisc edu ghost NetCDF home page www unidata ucar edu packages netcdf 6 2 DOWNLOAD SITES GMT
8. 1 500 Station labels Name ID None Label border Inmarsat footprints Emask 0 Ready Worksite Station options Inmarsat V Planned List order ID Name Range Display worksite ser Loc Location Lat 57 48 Lon 1 38 Label alignment Middle left Rangering 1500 km Spotlight V Output Format Portable Network Graphics Resolution 400 dpi Quality 75 Orientation Portrait Landscape The title text printed on the coverage chart The date printed on the coverage chart Rev No Date 12 08 2014 Page 15 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos Procedure Title File Ref AB V MA 00578 VeriChart Software User Manual 4 3 2 Projection details Global coverage chart Projection Scale Centre Lat Lon Parallels Lat Lon 4 3 8 Chart options Grid interval Contours Station labels Label border Inmarsat footprints Emask 4 3 4 Station options Produces a global coverage chart if selected All other items in this section are then disabled with the exception of the central meridian selection Centre Lon Select from the pull down list of available map projections Select from the pull down list of available chart scales The geodetic centre of the coverage chart Input is in decimal degrees The latitude range is constrained to 80 degrees The standard parallels P1 and P2 for a Lambert pro
9. 3 4 2 ftp gmt soest hawaii edu pub gmt GNU Ghostscript 7 05 ftp mirror cs wisc edu pub mirrors ghost gnu gs705 gs 705 w32 exe NetCDF 3 4 0 WIN32 library ftp ftp unidata ucar edu pub netcdf contrib win32 netcdf 3 4 winS2bin zi 6 3 DOCUMENT VIEWERS Adobe Acrobat Reader www adobe com products acrobat readermain html GSView PostScript viewer www cs wisc edu ghost gsview Rev No D Page 28 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual Procedure Title Veripos VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 7 GLOSSARY DGPS Differential GPS Ghostscript A Postscript language interpreter GMT The Generic Mapping Tools GPS Global Positioning Systems NetCDF Network Common Data Form An interface for array orientated data access RTCM Shorthand for RTCM SC 104 the recognised standard for the format transmission of DGPS correction messages VERIPOS The VERIPOS satellite broadcast DGPS service VERIPOS HF The VERIPOS HF DGPS service VeriChart Software ie
10. Ref AB V MA 00578 4 2 2 4 Set user paths 4 2 3 4 2 3 1 4 2 4 4 2 4 1 Toolbar button None Shortcut key None Set paths to user input and output directories Set active station configuration file 4 5 2 Options menu View report Toolbar button None Shortcut key None If selected automatically launches document viewer after report is generated Help menu User manual Toolbar button None Shortcut key None Display the VeriChart user manual 4 2 4 2 About VeriChart Toolbar button 2 Shortcut key None Display program information version number and copyright Rev No Date D Page 14 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos Procedure Title File Ref VeriChart Software User Manual AB V MA 00578 4 3 4 3 1 CHART CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS Figure 4 1 VeriChart application window This section provides a detailed description of coverage chart configuration parameters Configuration parameters are set using the controls in the VeriChart application window Figure 4 1 Untitled VeriChart Report Title Reference date File Tools Options Help D SHR General Report title DGPS Coverage Chart Ref date 12 08 2014 m Projection details Global coverage chart Projection Mercator m Scale 1 20 000 000 7 Centre Lat 57 48 Lon 1 38 Parallels 1 0 2 0 Chart options Grid interval Lat 10 Lon 10 Contours 0 0 750
11. S disclaims any responsibility for or liability related to any of the software components listed in Section 2 1 Rev No D Page 5 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 2 6 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 2 6 1 Installation from CD A bundled distribution of VeriChart incorporating third party components is included on the VeriChart CD as a self installing setup file VeriChart setup XXX exe where XXX is the version number of the application To install VeriChart simply run VeriChart setup XXX exe and follow the on screen instructions 2 7 POST INSTALLATION PROCEDURES Once the installation process is complete VeriChart needs to be configured before it can be used to produce reports Post installation configuration covers set up of system paths and optionally user paths 2 7 1 Starting VeriChart for the first time A shortcut to VeriChart is set up as part of the installation process in the Start Menu under Programs VERIPOS Select the shortcut to start VeriChart 2 7 2 Configure system paths Configuration of system paths is mandatory The installation process provides a default system path configuration and this should not require alteration Refer to section 4 5 1 for details 2 7 3 Configure user paths Configuration of user paths is optional and may be omitted The installation process provides a default user path configuration Refer to S
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13. alignment Select to display a worksite location on the coverage chart If not selected then all other items in this section are disabled The name of the worksite as it appears on the chart The worksite location in decimal degrees The worksite latitude range is constrained to 85 degrees Select from the pull down list of available alignment options Modifying the label placement can improve the appearance of a coverage chart Range ring Select to display a ring of constant range around the worksite Range The radius of the worksite range ring in kilometres Values between 10 and 3000 km are accepted Spotlight Select to highlight the chart region within the worksite range ring 4 3 6 Output Format Select from the pull down list of available document formats Resolution Resolution of the document in dpi dots per inch Values between 72 and 600 dpi are accepted Quality The JPEG quality factor Applicable only to JPEG documents Values between 10 and 100 best quality are accepted Orientation Select the orientation of the coverage chart portrait or landscape Rev No D Page 17 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 4 4 CHART REPORT FEATURES This section describes the features available on a coverage chart report illustrated by the sample report in Figure 4 2 4 4 4 Report header The report header displays the titl
14. d data access and a library that provides an implementation of the interface GNU Ghostscript is an interpreter for the Adobe PostScript language enabling Postscript documents to be converted to many different formats Section 4 1 provides additional information regarding the relationship between VeriChart and GMT Ghostscript Further information on third party components can be obtained via the links given in Section 5 Distributions of GMT the netCDF library and GNU Ghostscript are included on the VeriChart installation 2 2 MINIMUM COMPUTER SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Operating system Windows 95 OSR 2 5 Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 6 Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 Windows XP Windows 7 Free disk space 200 Mb 2 3 SOFTWARE VERSION VeriChart has been tested with the software components listed in Section 2 1 at the versions given below Component Version GMT 3 4 2 GNU Ghostscript 7 05 NetCDF library 3 4 0 Operation of VeriChart with software components at versions other than these has not been tested and cannot be guaranteed Rev No D Page 4 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 2 4 LICENSING Each software component is distributed and installed under the terms of its own license agreement The user must consent to the terms of the license prior to installation of the software component 2 5 LIABILITY VERIPO
15. duce a final report in the desired format Rev No D Page 12 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 4 2 MENU COMMANDS 4 2 1 4 2 1 1 4 2 1 2 4 2 1 3 4 2 1 4 4 2 1 5 4 2 2 4 2 2 1 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 This section describes the commands available using the VeriChart menu Some commands can also be accessed using the toolbar or keyboard shortcuts File menu New Toolbar button Shortcut key Ctrl N Create a new VeriChart configuration Open Toolbar button Shortcut key Ctrl O Open an existing VeriChart configuration Save Toolbar button Shortcut key Ctrl S Save the current VeriChart configuration Save As Toolbar button None Shortcut key None Save the current VeriChart configuration under a different filename Exit Toolbar button None Shortcut key Alt F4 Quit VeriChart Tools menu Generate report Toolbar button rj Shortcut key Ctrl R Create a coverage chart using the current configuration Generate contours Toolbar button None Shortcut key None Generate range contour files using active station configuration file 4 5 3 Set system paths Toolbar button None Shortcut key None Set paths to GMT and Ghostscript applications 4 5 1 Rev No Date D Page 13 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File
16. e VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 4 4 5 Worksite information If a worksite is selected then the following details are provided on the report e The worksite name e geodetic co ordinates of the worksite e radius in kilometres of the worksite range ring if selected 4 4 6 Inmarsat downlink details A list of Inmarsat geostationary satellites that provide current or future VERIPOS I services Each entry contains a coloured symbol matching the satellite footprint shown in the coverage map If a worksite is selected the direction azimuth and elevation from the worksite to each satellite is displayed 447 Notes A set of informational notes regarding the VERIPOS DGPS service 4 4 8 Report footer The report footer displays e reference date of the report e The name and build ID of the station file used to generate the report e The name of the chart configuration file used to generate the report Rev No D Page 19 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 4 5 4 5 1 OPERATIONS System path configuration VeriChart access to third party software components is set through the System path configuration dialog To open the dialog Figure 4 3 select Tools Set system paths from the menu Figure 4 3 System path configuration dialog System path configuration M GMT home d
17. e of the report 4 4 2 Coverage map The coverage map is the main feature of the report It can display e Ahigh resolution coastline map of the selected region e location of VERIPOS reference stations e Upto four DGPS range contours Each contour is a line of constant range to the nearest reference station in the VERIPOS DGPS network e worksite location e ring of constant range from the worksite which may be highlighted e Footprints of the VERIPOS I service downlink satellites with a user selectable elevation mask 4 4 3 Map key The map key provides a legend for the coverage map symbols In addition it displays details of e The map projection e The scale of the map e elevation mask used in the generation of satellite footprints if selected 4 4 4 Reference station list A list of VERIPOS DGPS reference stations located within the bounding region of the chart Each entry details e location of the reference station e The RTCM ID Address e geodetic co ordinates of the station e range in kilometres from the station to the worksite if selected A maximum of 18 stations can be displayed on a single report If the chart region contains more than 18 stations then changing the station list sort order 4 3 4 may be considered to ensure that stations of interest are included in the list Rev No D Page 18 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos Procedure Titl
18. ection 4 5 2 for details 2 7 4 Produce a sample coverage chart When system and user paths are configured VeriChart is ready for use and can be tested by generating a report from one of the sample configurations provided A step by step guide to producing a sample coverage chart is given in Section 3 1 2 8 REMOVING SOFTWARE COMPONENTS The VeriChart application and associated components can be uninstalled using the standard Windows Control Panel Add Remove Programs mechanism Rev No D Page 6 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 3 CREATING COVERAGE CHARTS 3 1 GETTING STARTED The easiest way to become familiar with producing VeriChart coverage chart reports is to use the sample configurations supplied with VeriChart These configurations produce coverage charts of the main VERIPOS operating regions Table 3 1 Table 3 1 Sample VeriChart Configuration Files North Sea and Eastern Atlantic West amp South West Africa Nova Scotia amp Newfoundland Caspian Sea Brazil amp Venezuela Gulf of Mexico The sample configuration files are located in the Config directory of the VeriChart installation Note The sample configurations produce Adobe Portable Document Format PDF format report files 3 1 1 Load a sample configuration To load for example the sample Caspian Sea configuration Caspian vcc into VeriChart 1 From t
19. ed 4 2 3 1 but the report document cannot be located after report generation is complete Resolution Check that all user paths are valid 4 5 2 Message Failed to launch report viewer Command failed with error code xx Explanation The View report option is selected 4 2 3 1 but a viewer cannot be located for the selected document format Resolution Check file associations for the document format in Windows Explorer Rev No D Page 25 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual Veripos Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 4 7 REFERENCE STATION CONFIGURATION FILE VeriChart retains VERIPOS network station information in an ASCII text file The file contains two types of records e Comment records Lines with a semicolon in the first column e Station records Single line records in CSV format Table 4 1 The station record field data controls the location and appearance of the station in coverage chart reports Table 4 1 Reference station record format Field ID Description 1 Station Reference station RTCM ID 2 Name Descriptive name normally location for the station 3 Type Station type code See Table 4 2 4 Active 0 1 Active stations have a value of 1 and are considered for inclusion when reports are generated Alignment Station label alignment code See Table 4 3 ECEF X ECEF X co ordinate of station position metres ECEF Y ECEF Y co ordinate of station position metres
20. ed and so the size of the document may be very large up to 25Mb using a high resolution The PNG and JPEG raster formats use compression and will produce a reasonably sized document even at high resolution The PNG format provides better image quality but its use is not widespread Links to some downloadable document viewers are given in Section 5 3 Rev No D Page 11 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 4 REFERENCE GUIDE 4 1 VERICHART DATA PROCESSING This section describes the process of generating a coverage chart report and the relationship between VeriChart and third party software components VeriChart compiles a coverage chart from three data sources 1 Auser configuration file vec document 2 Astation configuration file 3 DGPS range contour files Information contained in the user configuration file controls the layout and content of the report The station configuration file holds information on the VERIPOS DGPS network and the range contour files are the source of range contours in the coverage chart itself When a report is generated VeriChart produces a script of GMT commands which is then executed to produce an intermediate report in Adobe PostScript format If the requested output format is something other than PostScript then the intermediate report is processed by the GNU Ghostscript interpreter to pro
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22. he menu select File Open 2 Select the Caspian vcc file using the File Open Dialog 3 1 2 Generate the coverage chart report To produce a report from the Caspian configuration loaded in 3 1 1 1 From the menu select Tools Generate report 2 Wait for the report to be produced the mouse cursor changes to an hourglass until the report is complete 3 If the View report option 4 2 3 1 is selected then the report will be automatically displayed in a PDF document viewer Report files are by default written to the Reports directory of the VeriChart installation The report produced should be similar to that shown in Figure 3 1 Rev No D Page 7 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 Figure 3 1 North Sea Coverage Chart Report DGPS Coverage Chart veripos A Inmarsat Planned Dual frequency Mercator projection Scale 1 20 000 000 Location ID Longitude Latitude Range Worksite Aberdeen 777 XIW 57 8N 6 User Loc 1 22 W 5728 N Wick 701 3 8W 58 30 154 Operating range 1500km Tananger 705 540 E 58 50 447 Netherlands 702 38 B 52 77 N 709 Inmarsat downlinks Kristiansund 704 7 46 E 63 6 804 POR oa Below horizon Falmouth 706 5 5 W 50 9 N 849 98W 0a Below horizon Stockholm 716 18 5 E 59 18 N 1152 AOR W 237 Azimuth 11 Elevation Bodo 703 1424 E 67 17 1356 197 az
23. imuth 23 Elevation Tromso 711 18 56 E 69 39 1674 25E 150 azimuth 21 Elevation Bologna 708 11 11 44 30 N 1685 IOR Below elevation mask 143 5E Below horizon Notes Ranges are as indicated in kilometres Reference date 12 August 2014 Station file VeriposStations 19August11 txt D1224C2E Untitled vcc Rev No D Page 8 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 SETTING PROJECTION DETAILS The bounding region of a coverage chart map the region of the globe displayed on the chart is controlled by the selection of map projection and scale VeriChart supports several map projections Table 3 2 Table 3 2 VeriChart map projections Projection Type Mercator Cylindrical Miller Cylindrical Lambert conformal conic Conic Azimuthal equidistant Azimuthal Stereographic Azimuthal Projections are selected from the Projection pull down list box The map scale is selected from the Scale pull down list box The central meridian Longitude and parallel Latitude together with the projection and scale define the region displayed in the coverage chart If a Lambert projection is selected then entry of two standard parallels is also required The standard parallels are usually chosen at 1 6 and 5 6 of the latitude range of the map Choosing a projection i
24. irectory C Program Files x86 VERIPOS VeriChart qmt342 NetCDF home directory C Program Files x86 VERIPOS VeriChart NetCDF Ghostscript home directory C Program Files x86 VERIPOS eriChart gs gs 05 The dialog displays the current settings for the paths to the home directories for GMT netCDF amp Ghostscript applications The home directory in each case is the directory immediately above the Bin directory Figure 4 3 shows the path settings required after a typical installation of software components from the VeriChart CD Selecting the browse button to the right of the edit control displays a directory browse dialog that may be used to set the path The actions of the buttons at the bottom of the dialog are as follows Verity Check that the three paths are valid Accept Update the VeriChart configuration with these path values Cancel Cancel the operation and retain existing path settings Rev No D Page 20 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 4 5 2 User path configuration To open the user path configuration dialog Figure 4 4 select Tools Set user paths from the menu Figure 4 4 User paths dialog User path configuration Ex Default configuration directory C Program Files x86 VERIPOS VeriChart Contig Default reports directory C Program Files x86 VERIPOS
25. jection Input is in decimal degrees The range is constrained to 85 degrees Both parallels must be on the same hemisphere North or South The interval in decimal degrees of displayed lines of latitude and longitude Values between 1 and 30 degrees are accepted Specify up to four values for range contours from reference stations Contour ranges specified in kilometres Values up to 3000 km are accepted Enter 0 to omit contours Choose how to print station labels on the coverage chart Select one of Name Reference station name ID Station RTCM ID or None Select to print a border around each station label This can improve the clarity on some coverage charts Select to include Inmarsat satellite footprints on the coverage chart Sets the elevation mask in degrees of Inmarsat footprints Inmarsat Select to include VERIPOS I stations in the coverage chart Planned Select to include future planned VERIPOS stations in the coverage chart List order Affects the ordering of the list of available reference stations displayed on the coverage chart Choose from ID Sort by RTCM ID in ascending order Name Sort by station name in ascending order Range Sort by station name in ascending order 4 3 5 Rev No D Page 16 Date 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos Procedure Title File Ref VeriChart Software User Manual AB V MA 00578 4 3 5 Worksite Display worksite Name Location Label
26. mmand processor cannot be located command com Windows 95 or cmd exe Resolution Close all other applications when running contour generator Check that command processor is present in the Windows system directory Message Contouring failed Installation process could not be started Explanation Windows process could not be created Probable cause command processor cannot be located command com Windows 95 or cmd exe Resolution Close all other applications when running contour generator Check that command processor is present in the Windows system directory D Page 24 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual Veripos Procedure Title File Ref VeriChart Software User Manual AB V MA 00578 4 6 3 Report generation errors Errors arising from the report generation operation Message Report is locked or in use Aborted Explanation An attempt was made to overwrite an existing report that is currently in use by another application Resolution Close the report and try again Message Output creation failed Explanation Windows process could not be created Probable cause command processor cannot be located command com Windows 95 or cmd exe Resolution Close all other applications when running contour generator Check that command processor is present in the Windows system directory Message Report file was not created Explanation The View report option is select
27. s mostly a matter of personal preference Some projections look better than others do at certain scales and global regions As a general rule large scale maps of equatorial amp mid latitude regions appear better using a cylindrical projection regions closer to the poles a conic or azimuthal projection ADDING RANGE CONTOURS A DGPS range contour is added to the coverage chart by entering a range value in one of the four Contours controls Entering a value of zero disables display of the contour Up to four contours can be displayed on the coverage chart ADDING A WORKSITE To add a worksite location to the coverage chart select the Display worksite checkbox and supply a name and location in degrees for the worksite in the Name and Location edit controls A ring of constant range can be displayed centred on the worksite by selecting the Hange ring checkbox and entering a value for the ring radius If a range ring has been selected and the Spotlight checkbox is also selected then the area within the range ring will be highlighted on the chart DISPLAYING SATELLITE FOOTPRINTS The circles of visibility of the VERIPOS I service downlink satellites are displayed on the coverage chart if the Inmarsat footprints checkbox is selected All points within each circle have an elevation angle to the respective satellite greater than or equal to the Emask setting Rev No Date D Page 9 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos
28. ur generation The contour generation status dialog is then displayed Figure 4 6 Figure 4 6 Contour generation status dialog r v Contour generation status Regenerating contour files Contour file generation takes some time typically 5 10 minutes You may cancel the operation at any time but contour files will not be created until the process has run to completion Rev No Date D Page 22 12 08 2014 VeriChart Software User Manual veripos Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 4 6 ERROR MESSAGES Error messages are displayed in pop up dialogs when a fault condition arises in program execution Most error messages are self explanatory and resolution is straightforward Other specific error messages are given below grouped by program operation Given the complexity of Windows systems the suggested resolution of each error can only be a most probable solution 4 6 1 System and user path errors System and user paths are checked prior to contour or report generation Specific VeriChart GMT netCDF and Ghostscript files are tested to ensure that system and path settings are correct If any files are not located then an error is reported The general form of the message is given below Message File not found Full path of file tested Check Component name system user path Explanation A file could not be found using the current system amp user path
29. veripos VeriChart DGPS Coverage Chart Generator VERIPOS D 12 08 2014 Template update AR EM EM 10 03 2004 Amended for v1 61 release DM DS DF B 27 11 2003 Revised installation procedure DM DS DF A 30 07 2003 Issued for use DM DS DF 1 22 07 2003 Issued for internal comment DM DS DF REVISION DATE DESCRIPTION ORIGINATOR CHECKED APPROVED CLIENT APPR Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual Document No AB V MA 00578 File Ref AB V MA 00578 doc Date 12 08 2014 veripos Procedure Title VeriChart Software User Manual File Ref AB V MA 00578 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUG DION 3 11 SOFTWARE VERSION 3 12 DISCLAIMER irna aS ID ID 3 2 INST AL LATION pcc 4 2 1 BACKGROUND E m 4 2 2 MINIMUM COMPUTER SYSTEM 4 2 3 SOFTWARE VERSION Ceecee enere eeraa aeaea raa aa a par ea r aaae e aa aa aaa aaea r aa aiei 4 24 LIGENSING a a a aA 5 2 T 5 2 6 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 00 02 ccccccscecccccecscssseseceseesceesesseaeceeeesceesueaeaeceeeesceeseaseaeceeeeseseseaaeaeeeeeecesesea
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