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1. Ole ole l a ele Estimated point is a point of class EST Calculated COGO point Is a point of class MEAS or CTRL depending on the COGO calculation method Points of class NONE or points of class CTRL MEAS with a height only component cannot be displayed in MapView A list of the point types available and their description is available by pressing SYMBL F3 in MapView Configuration Points page GPS900 156 26 26 1 Description Access Defining a hot key step by step Understanding HOT Keys USER key STATUS Key The HOT Keys e Hot keys provide a shortcut for quickly and directly carrying out functions or starting programs Assigning functions and programs to hot keys is user configurable e The hot keys are accessed by pressing F7 F8 F12 directly e Hot keys can be pressed at any time It is possible that a function or application program assigned to a hot key cannot be executed in certain situations e This example shows how to assign the STATUS Satellites screen to the F7 key Step Description l 12 04 dey L1 om y S i GG OO amp LS d 2 Using the choicelist assign STAT Satellite Status to the F7 key 13 34 Hy liz0 gp Fe H CONFIGURE D L20 a ZS a Hot Keys amp User Menu x Hot Keys User Menu F7 STAT Satellite Statusi ER HGCHT Poses dy Press CONT F1 to return to the Main Menu screen Press F7 to access the STATUS Satellites screen Unde
2. 41 54 OOO fy li Ss E MANAGE gt Et vi i CONT F1 To select a job and continue active job 05 03 06 NEW F2 control job 05 03 06 TO create a job job name 28 02 06 EDIT F3 a local job 11 03 06 To edit the highlighted job new job 28 02 06 DEL F4 wys84 job 06 03 06 To delete the highlighted job DATA F5 To view edit and delete points stored with aft CONT NEW EDIT DEL DATA the job A job called Default is available on RX900 after formatting the internal memory or deleting all jobs from MANAGE Jobs Managing Creating Editing Jobs GPS900 11 The active job The active job is the one data is stored to One Job is always considered the active job After formatting the internal memory the job Default Is used until a user defined job is created and selected Managing Creating Editing Jobs GPS900 12 1 Creating a New Job Creating a new job t step by step SEH Description l 12 04 CHE e E GPS300 D L n 0 In MANAGE Jobs highlight a Job The settings of this job are applied to the new job NEW F2 to access MANAGE New Job MANAGE New Job General page Name A unique name for the new Job The name may be up to 16 characters long and may include spaces Input required Creator The person s name who is creating the new Job Input optional PAGE F6 changes to the Codelist page MANAGE New Job Codelist page Codelist Choosing a codelist copies the
3. MANAGE Edit Point Point ID Code page The point code can be edited All point codes in the job can be selected The description of the code Is shown as an output field Managing Creating Editing Points Data GPS900 22 Step Description The attributes are shown as output input or choicelist fields depending on their definition NEW A F2 allows additional attributes to be created for this point code NAME F3 or VALUE F3 Available for attributes for which an attribute name can be typed in To highlight Attribute n or the field for the attribute value The name of Attribute n can be edited and an attribute value can be typed in 10 Is Class MEAS and no offset point or Class NAV e If yes continue with step 11 e f no continue with step 10 Is Class AVGE e If yes continue with step 13 e f no continue with step 15 ll 12 The edited point is Class MEAS and no offset point or Class NAV PAGE F6 changes to the Annots page MANAGE Edit Point Point ID Annots page The comments to be stored with the point can be edited Continue with step 15 13 The edited point is Class AVGE PAGE F6 changes to the Mean page 14 MANAGE Edit Point Point ID Mean page Managing Creating Editing Points Data GPS900 23 Step Description All points of Class MEAS of the same point ID are listed sorted by time The settings in the Use column can be edited
4. to stake a DTM select Stakeout TasSk DTM Only select a DTM Job press CONT F1 GPS900 252 32 3 Staking the Points Description The stakeout elements are a horizontal distance forwards backwards a horizontal distance right left and a cut fill The values are calculated from the current position to the point to be staked Diagram The diagram shows an example for stake out in orthogonal mode with Orientate To North PO Pl dl d2 d3 Current position Point to be staked FORW or BACK RGHT or LEFT FILL or CUT Working with Stakeout GPS900 253 Staking the points Working with Stakeout 41 50 Hy L1 DS WH OCUPY F1 STAKEQUT T Le aa To start measuring the point being staked Orthogonal Stakeout The position mode icon changes to the static Stake Map icon F1 changes to STOP The difference between the current position and the point being staked Is still displayed STOP F1 To end measuring the point being staked When Auto STOP Yes in CONFIGURE Point Occupation Settings the measurement ends automatically as defined by the stop criteria a The position mode icon changes to the moving icon F1 changes to STORE After OCUPY NEAR REVRS __ PAGE ending the measurements the differences between the measured point and the point to be staked are displayed STORE F1 To store the measured point When Auto STORE Yes in CONFIGURE Point Occupation Settings the measured point is
5. cccccecceccececeeseceeceeeeeeeaeeeeaeeaes 64 SONS geeiert 27 Polar Stereographic projection cccecceceeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeees 70 ke ppm transformation results ccccceeceeceeeeeeeeeeneeeeaes 205 NAV CASS enee ZU DN 160 Next available point ID os teint 268 PROGS oi eeecesesesececscscscsesescececevevevevsvsvsesevavevevevevevevsesenes 137 North orientate to Projection Reference LING ee 239 EE 70 Number of satellites used in solution e 163 TEE ta 71 O WT 68 Oblique Mercator projection cccccecseceeceeeeeeeaeeeeeeenes 69 Double SUS E ee E Onestep transformation ccccccccccsssccssscsvesessesesveseeveseee 193 EGC tee 71 Orientate Lambert 1 Parallel c ccccsesscscseeserersesenessvarensanens 70 Reference LIne E 239 Lambert 2 orale tte 70 Orthometric height oiiire 77 Mercator E 69 OW commande status ceccecccecccecececececececececececececeeeeees 171 Oblique Mercator EE 69 Polar ge TT E 70 P Recall deleted default 20 0 cecccececeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 69 HK ier NIT E 285 Fe VE 70 Point Transverse Mercator cececcecececeeeeeeeeeeeececseeeeeeners 69 AUD EE 271 VIVA ee 69 TNS ee 18 Projection management ACCESS EEN 68 Index GPS900 295 PONS COM EE 68 S EE eege L4O GIN 161 Q Sat System Gen i1 GPS amp GLONASS 2 0 ccc eccecceceeceeeeceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 111 EI Ee e EE 9 GS GI EEGENEN 111 R Satellites Real time Status oo eeeeececeecceceeeeeeeccceseeeeeeeeaeaaeeeeeeens 163 N
6. to survey points press CONT F1 and proceed to the Survey page to survey auto points L L press CONT F1 and proceed to the Auto page The arrow at the real time device and real time status icon flashes when real time messages are being received Fixing ambiguity begins The current position status Is indicated by the position status icon When working with code only corrections an ambiguity solution is not attempted The position mode icon is the moving icon This indicates that the antenna can be moved around and that no static observations are being recorded GPS900 267 33 2 Surveying points Surveying the Points 41 43 O OO fyll 7 E SURVEY SIE ua d Survey Default Pree ee Survey Auto Ma To start measuring a point The position Point ege mode icon changes to the static icon F1 changes to STOP STOP F1 Antenna Ht a g000 m To end measuring a point when enough data is collected When Auto STOP Yes in CONFIGURE Point Occupation Settings the measurement ends automatically as defined 3D CQ 0 0095 m by the stop criteria The position mode icon at changes to the moving icon F1 changes to OcUPY PAGE STORE STORE F1 To store the point information When Auto STORE Yes in CONFIGURE Point Occupation Settings the measured point is stored auto matically F1 changes to OCUPY PAGE F6 To change to another page on the screen SHIFT CONF F2 To c
7. Configuration General Checks Pos Check Yes QU Pos Limit 0 0200 n CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue Height Check Yes PAGE F6 Height Limit 0 0200 m To change to another page on the screen SHIFT ABOUT F5 Beep near Pt Yes d To disblav inf ti T licati DEER 0 5000 e o display information about the application program name the version number the date of the version the copyright and the aft CONT PAGE article number Field Description of Field Pos Check e Yes or No Allows a check to be made on the horizontal coordi nate difference between the manually occupied staked point and the point to be staked If the defined Pos Limit is exceeded the Stakeout can be repeated skipped or stored Pos Limit e User input Available for Pos Check Yes Sets the maximum hori zontal coordinate difference which Is accepted in the position check Height Check e Yes or No Allows a check to be made on the vertical difference between the manually occupied staked point and the point to be Staked If the defined Height Limit is exceeded the stakeout can be repeated skipped or stored Height Limit e User input Available for Height Check Yes Sets the maximum vertical difference accepted in the height check GPS900 264 Working with Stakeout Field Description of Field Beep near Pt e Yes or No The RX900 beeps when the horizontal radial distance from the current posi
8. iD STORE F1 stores the changes and returns to MANAGE Data Job Name Ce An edited point retains the creation value for Time CS gt Changing coordinates of a point which has been previously used in other application programs for example COGO does not update the application results It may happen that a point with the same point ID exists in the Job In that case a new point ID has to be typed in Managing Creating Editing Points Data GPS900 24 2 4 Description Access step by step Viewing the data log Managing Creating Editing Points Data Viewing the Data Log A list of all objects and free codes in the active job is displayed in order of time Step Description l BE fy L1 8 GP5900 EEN 8 La 8 E In highlight a job DATA F5 to access MANAGE Data Job Name Points page SHIFT LOG F4 to access MANAGE Data Log Job Name 11 40 aM WI in the column Data Record all points and free MANAGE D La 8 aa Wl codes stored within the active job are displayed job name Record Type Point 0004 Point 0003 Point 0002 Point 0001 Point ant4 Point aft CONT NEW EDIT DEL HORE GPS900 They are always sorted by time with the most recent record at the top CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue NEW F2 To insert a free code below this means timewise before the currently highlighted object or record The functionality of inserti
9. s vi Lie 11 52 LL Ota F Azimuth f 50 0000 g HDist Grid 141 4214 m STORE F1 SE es Oe d To store the result ope Dis m Grade 1 444 1 bn PAGE FO To change to another page on the screen SHIFT CONF F2 STORE eee To configure the program GPS900 178 Field From To Azimuth HDist Grid A Height Description of Field The point ID of the first known point To type in coordinates for a known point open the choicelist Press NEW F2 to create a new point The point ID of the second known point To type in coordinates for a known point open the choicelist Press NEW F2 to create a new point The direction from the first known point to the second known point The horizontal distance between the two known points The height difference between the two known points Slope Dist The slope distance between the two known points Grade The grade between the two known points A Easting A Northing The difference in Easting between the two known points The difference in Northing between the two known points Working with COGO GPS900 179 27 4 Starting Diagram of intersection method 1 Bearing Bearing Calculating with Bearing Bearing Working with COGO Calculating with Intersections Refer to section 27 2 Starting the Program to select the Intersections menu option GPS900_038 Step 1 inputing the 12 09 amp Li a COG zb ag vi
10. CSCS field file CSCS field files may be used in the field They are extracted from the main CSCS model which may De too big to fit on the instrument Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 79 5 Converting Data Copy Export Import 5 1 Copying Points Between Jobs Description This chapter explains the process of copying points from one Job to another Sg Important features e Points selected for copying may be viewed in a points listing The point sort settings define the order of the points in the listing e When points are copied from one Job to another e their point codes and attached attributes are also copied e their Class is retained e their Sub Class is retained e their Source is changed to Copied Point e their Point Coordinate Quality is retained e their Instrument Flag is retained e their Date and Time Stamp Is retained Access 12 04 4 6 Fy ap GPS900 kee 2 BS Converting Data Copy Export Import GPS900 80 Copying 11 49 fyll 7 points between jobs copy 4 WEI at A Copy Points Between Jobs From Job 3 job name i Coord System WGS84 To Job new job 4 jobb cont F1 To accept the screen entries and continue DATA F5 To view edit and delete points stored with the job Selected sort settings apply aft CSYS F6 CONT DATA CSTYS To select a different coordinate system Field Description of Field From Job Describes where the points are to be copied from Coord System Th
11. GPS900 184 27 5 Starting Diagram of line calculations method 1 Calc Base Point Calculating with Calc Base Point Working with COGO Calculating with Lines Refer to section 27 2 Starting the Program to select the Line Calculations menu option GPsS900 053 PO Step 1 inputing the 11 38 Lis a COG a vi Line Calculations Input x Input Map Task TA Start Point 1 dr End Point 24 Offset Point d dy at CALC PAGE GPS900 Known PO Start Point P1 End Point P2 Offset Point Unknown P3 COGO point base point dl Offset Point d2 ALine Grid Step 2 storing staking SR 11 46 Liz 7 vi Con Se Ee vi T Base Point Results Result Code Flot Point ID Easting 147 5000 m Northing 147 5000 m Ortho Ht 100 0000 m Offset Point 4 ALine Grid 67 1751 m AOQffset Grid 67 1751 ns a it STORE COORD STAKE PAGE 185 Starting Diagram of line calculations method 2 Calc Offset Point Calculating with Calc Offset Point Working with COGO Refer to section 27 2 Starting the Program to select the Line Calculations menu option Gps900 053 PO Known PO Start Point P1 End Point dl Offset Grid d2 ALine Grid Unknown P2 COGO Point offset point P3 Base point Step 1 inputing the lc Step 2 storing staking Ei doen is Lis 7 WI 11 43 Lier vi COG Ge wal i COG e ial Line Calculations Input x
12. GPS900 248 Coordinate system Points cannot be staked if the active coordinate system is different to that in which the points to be staked are stored For example the points to be staked are stored with local coordinates and the active coordinate system is WGS 1984 Point types It is possible to stake e Position only points e Height only points Points with full sets of coordinates Height source Heights can be taken into account from e the vertical component of a coordinate triplet wv a Digital Terrain Model Working with Stakeout GPS900 249 32 2 Access A starting the program Working with Stakeout Starting the Program a gy Stakeout GPsgoo amp L e STARKEOQUT 3 Stakeout a Stakeout Job Job Coord Saten Codelist Field Stakeout Job Job Coord System wv Ak ch La 8 i coord sys name DefaulthG 4 Default CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue codelist name CONF F2 To configure the program DATA F5 To view edit and delete points stored with the job CSYS F6 af CONT CONF DATA CS7 5 To select a different coordinate system Description of Field The job containing the points to be staked The active Job Points which are occupied after staking out are stored in this job The original points to be staked are not copied to this Job The coordinate system currently attached to the selected Job Codelist No codes
13. x Real Time Stop Criteria Auto STOP tIndicator based on Pos Quality Ht Quality lt 0 05008 0 0700 m For a min number of positions Positions Position Update 5 0 20 s ap CONT F1 CONT To accept the screen entries and continue Field Description of Field Pos Quality Ht Quality Positions Sets the maximum position qualities for each point occupation Calculating the qualities starts when OCUPY F1 is pressed The RX900 stops measuring when the position and height qualities are both less than the configured values Sets the maximum height qualities for each point occupation Calcu lating the qualities starts when OCUPY F1 is pressed The RX900 stops measuring when the position and height qualities are both less than the configured values Raw data Is recorded for a minimum number of positions even when the Pos Quality and Ht Quality is already less than the specified maximum Position Update The time interval after which a new position is calculated Configuring the Point Occupation Settings GPS900 108 15 Description Access Configuring Configuring the Radio Channel The settings on this screen allow parameters related to radio to be configured 12 04 fy lis 8 Ce 15 21 4 7 a Wl q1 Ee 7 et CONFIGURE EES CONTIER Radio Ch 1 i i GE To accept the screen entries and continue Radio Type Satelline 3AS SCAN F5 Provides informati
14. Leica GPS9OO Technical Reference Manual Ge Version 2 0 English when it has to be right Seica Geosystems Introduction Purchase L Product identification Symbols L Trademarks Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of a GPS900 Series instrument To use the product in a permitted manner please refer to the detailed safety directions in the User Manual The type and the serial number of your product are indicated on the type plate Enter the type and serial number in your manual and always refer to this information when you need to contact your agency or Leica Geosystems authorized service workshop pe EE Serial No The symbols used in this manual have the following meanings Type Description 6 Important paragraphs which must be adhered to In practice as they enable the product to be used in a technically correct and efficient manner e The RX900 controller is available as RX900 with internal memory or as RX900c with external CompactFlash card CF card The name RX900 and the term internal memory Is used througout the manual and may also represent the RX900c and the term CF card e Windows and Windows CE are a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation e Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners GPS900 2 Table of Contents In this manual Table of Contents
15. RECT a press to access the next level F1 Conversion of rectangular coordinates into polar coordinates The y coordinate must be visible in Y and the x coordinate in X when pressing this key The angle Is displayed in Y and the distance in X F2 Conversion of polar coordinates into rectangular coordinates The angle must be visible in Y and the distance in X when pressing this key The y coordinate is displayed in Y the x coordinate In X Using the Tools Calculating with Calculator GPS900 132 Description of Softkey SORT F3 To calculate ra X F4 To calculate xX A ro D lt F5 To calculate inverse X F6 To calculate Riis ww z Ge mm Level 6 press Q to access the next level LOG F1 To calculate the og all F2 To calculate 10 EEE F3 To calculate the og JD F4 To calculate ell OI S Ke F5 This softkey is blank EL F6 To calculate H press Q to access the first level _ Level 7 3 STO F1 To store X to the memory Up to ten values can be stored F2 To recall a value for X from the memory Up to ten values can be recalled KA CA rm Kerg F3 To swap the values for X and Y F4 To recall the last X before recent calculation LEE F5 This softkey is blank Using the Tools Calculating with Calculator GPS900 133 Softkey
16. HORE File File Name DEL F4 Available for a file being highlighted To delete the highlighted file Using the Tools Viewing Data GPS900 144 MORE F5 To display information about the size of a directory or file Column Description OF Column File Name e Directories and files are displayed if available The file extension is shown for files e at the beginning of a line indicates a directory e 1S displayed at the top of the list if a directory has been accessed Data Time e Date and Time of the directory or file Size Free e Size The next step WHEN THEN quitting the screen accessing a directory viewing a file press ESC to return to the Main Menu screen highlight the directory and press DIR F2 highlight the file and press VIEW F3 Using the Tools Viewing Data GPS900 145 Viewing the file BERGERE fy Li Eh E TOOLS p MEN al View File local txt 309 549282 26 5248890 18 413 07 315 548314 88 5247659 36 419 72 402 550691 54 5247142 54 418 67 aft CONT F1 CONT To continue Keys Function of Keys A Moves up Vv Moves down Moves right Moves left Using the Tools Viewing Data GPS900 146 25 25 1 Description MapView modes Understanding MapView Understanding MapView Overview of MapView e MapView is an interactive display feature embedded in the firmware Dut used by all appli cation programs as well as MANA
17. Intersection Input x Input Map Hethod Brng Brngh 1st Point 1 dy Azimuth 105 0000 g 2nd Point 2 dy Azimuth 195 0000 g aft CALC PAGE GPS900 Known PO First known point P1 Second known point al Direction from PO to P2 a2 Direction from P1 to P2 Unknown Di COGO point intersection point Step 2 storing staking SR 12 11 fey I 7 vi COG 9 7 ial Brng Brng Results z Result Code Flot Point ID Easting 208 5425 m Northing 91 4575 m Ortho Ht 100 0000 m at STORE COORD STAKE PAGE 180 Starting Diagram of intersection method 2 Bearing Distance Calculating with Bearing Distance Working with COGO Refer to section 27 2 Starting the Program to select the Intersections menu option C GPS900_039 Step 1 inputing the cata Known PO First known point DI Second known point a Direction from PO to P2 r Radius as defined by the distance P1 to P2 Unknown P2 First COGO point intersection point P3 Second COGO point intersection point Step 2 storing staking te cl E amp y Lis 7 vw 12 35 fy Lis 7 COG a al COG T LG ual di Intersection Input Brng Dist Results Input Map Result Code Flot Hethod Brng E Point ID 3 1st Point 1 dy pa tauen i a ie Easting 295 8140 o 2nd Point 2 del Northing 84 5891 m HDist Grid 150 0000 m Orthe Ht 100 0000 m aft aft CALC PAGE STORE COORD STAKE PAGE GPS900 181 Startin
18. The MapView interactive display feature is accessed through the application program itself Depending on the application program and from where in the application program MapView is accessed different MapView modes are available GPS900 148 25 2 Configuring MapView Description e Allows options to be set which are used as default options within MapView These settings are stored within the configuration set and apply to all Map and Plot pages e Any changes made in a MapView Configuration screen affect the appearance of MapView in all application programs not just the active application program Accessing step by step Step Description l 12 04 4 DP E GPS900 D Leo We Highlight a job from the list of jobs and press DATA F5 Move to the Map page and press SHIFT CONF F2 Configuring the Points page Show Points Display with Paani Symbol Point ID Yes CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue SYMBL F3 To view all point symbols and their descrip tions PAGE F6 Aft CONT SYMBL PAGE To change to the next page on the screen Understanding MapView GPS900 149 Configuring the Lines amp Areas page Understanding MapView Field Description of Field Show Points e Yes or No Determines if points are displayed in MapView Point ID e Yes or No Available for Show Points Yes Determines if the ID of a point is displayed 12 38 fyli 0
19. matching points 21 hy L1 A a DET C SYS ER wal NW Step 4 Determine Rotation Ka Hethod T Use WGS84 Northfg Rotation 0 0000 o aft CONT F1 CONT To accept the screen entries and continue Field Description of Field Method e Use WGS84 North User Entered Convergnce Angle or Two WGS84 Points Method by which the rotation angle for the transformation is determined When Method Use WGS84 North the following fields apply Rotation e Ouput Transformation will be rotated to North as defined by the WGS 1984 datum North is 0 00000 When Method User Entered the following fields apply Working with Determine Coord System GPS900 212 Field Description of Field Rotation e User Input Allows the orientation of the transformation to be manually typed in When Method Convergnce Angle the following fields apply Coord System e Choicelist Coordinate system to provide the direction of grid North in the area where the control point used for determining the local coordinate system Is located WGS84 Point e Choicelist WGS 1984 point of which the convergence angle will be calculated Rotation e Output The rotation of the transformation calculated as 0 00000 minus the computed convergence angle When Method Two WGS84 Points the following fields apply Point 1 e Choicelist First WGS 1984 point to use for computation of Azimuth Point 2 e Cho
20. must be stored in the System RAM or in the DATA GPS GEOID directory of internal memory DEL F4 To delete the highlighted geoid model The geoid field file which was associated with this geoid model is then also deleted Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 74 4 7 3 Requirement Creating a geoid model step by step Creating a Geoid Model from the Internal Memory At least one geoid field file with the extension gem is in the DATA GPS GEOID directory of the internal memory Refer to 22 Using the Tools Transferring Objects for information on how to transfer geoid field files to the System RAM on the RX900 Step l Description 12 04 amp 128 ia GPsgoo B B L28 DA B In MANAGE Coordinate Systems highlight a coordinate system to be edited EDIT F3 to access MANAGE Edit Coordinate System In MANAGE Edit Coordinate System highlight Geoid Model SE Lee ENTER to access MANAGE Geoid Models INTL F6 to scan the DATA GPS GEOID directory of the internal memory For each geoid field file in the internal memory one geoid model is automatically created The names given to the geoid models are those which were entered In LGO Ce Existing geoid models are automatically overwritten by new models with the Same name The creation of a geoid model ts finished Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 75 4 8 CSCS Models Use in the field For use on the
21. 2 The USER Key 158 26 3 The STATUS Key 159 26 3 1 The Status Menu 159 26 3 2 Status Satellite Information 160 26 3 3 Status Real Time Data Input 163 26 3 4 Status Current Antenna Position 167 26 3 5 Status Battery Level and Memory Usage 169 26 3 6 Status System Information 171 26 3 7 Status Radio Information 172 Table of Contents GPS900 Table of Contents PART 2 The Applications 27 Working with COGO 174 27 1 An Overview of the Program 174 27 2 Starting the Program 175 27 3 Calculating with Inverse 178 27 4 Calculating with Intersections 180 27 5 Calculating with Lines 185 27 6 Calculating with Arcs 188 27 Configuring the Program 192 28 Working with Determine Coord System 193 28 1 An Overview of the Program 193 28 2 Starting the Program 198 28 3 Determining a New Coord System using the Normal Method 200 28 4 Updating an Existing Coord System using the Normal Method 208 28 5 Determining a New Coord System using the One Pt Local Method 209 28 6 Configuring the Program 216 29 Working with GPS Resection 217 29 1 An Overview of the Program 217 29 2 Starting the Program 218 29 3 Using the Program 219 30 Working with Reference Line 223 30 1 An Overview of the Program 223 30 2 Starting the Program 225 30 3 Measuring to a Reference Line Arc 228 30 4 Staking to a Reference Line Arc 233 30 5 Configuring the Program 239 GPS900 7 Table of Contents 31 Working with Setup Reference 242 31 1
22. 228 Diagram 3 measuring to an arc horizontally Working with Reference Line Target point inside arc GPS900_022 Target point outside arc PO GPS900_023 GPS900 PO Pl P2 P3 dl d2 Start point End point Measured point Reference point AOffset AArc Start point End point Measured point Reference point AOffset AArc 229 Diagram 4 measuring to an arc vertically GPS900_024 Measuring the points 11 35 mew pa R REFLINE o Ga wal Gi Heasure Points Ret Line Ma Point ID Antenna Ht 2 0000 AOffset 5 1699 ALine 27 8401 AHt Design 6 3560 Design Ht 474 2801 a OCUPY PAGE Working with Reference Line GPS900 E Start point End point Measured point Reference point with Design Ht AHt Design OCUPY F1 To start measuring the point The position mode icon changes to the static icon F1 changes to STOP The difference between the current position and the point being staked Is still displayed STOP F1 To end measuring the point When Auto STOP Yes in CONFIGURE Point Occupation Settings the measurement ends automati cally as defined by the stop criteria The position mode icon changes to the moving icon F1 changes to STORE 230 STORE F1 To store the measured point When Auto STORE Yes in CONFIGURE Point Occupation Settings the measured point is stored auto matically F1 changes to OCUPY PAGE F6 To change to another
23. 534 Jylland Customised To create a new projection DK 534 Sjelland Customised EDIT F3 DK Sjelland Customised To edit the highlighted projection ait DEL Fal CONT NEW EDIT DEL To delete the highlighted projection Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 68 SHIFT SET D F4 Available unless a default projection is high lighted To turn the highlighted projection into a user defined default projection stored in the RX900 SHIFT DEFLT F5 To recall the deleted default projections Column Option Description of Column Type Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems Customised Trans Mercator UTM Oblq Mercator Mercator GPS900 The projection type Refer to standard surveying literature for details on projections Customised projection Certain fixed projections which cannot be defined by any of the following options Transverse Mercator Conformal projection onto a cylinder with its axis lying on the equatorial plane The cylinder is tangential to a meridian Universal Transverse Mercator Transverse Mercator projection with fixed zone defining constants The central meridian is selected automatically according to the selected zone number Oblique Mercator Oblique Mercator Conformal projection onto a cylinder The cylinder is tangent to any circle other than the equator or a meridian Mercator Conformal projection onto a cylinder with its axis lying on a meridian pla
24. Center Calculating with Calc Arc Center Working with COGO Calculating with Arcs Refer to section 27 2 Starting the Program to select the Arc Calculations menu option PO P2 GPS900_064 Known P1 Start Point P2 Second Point P3 End Point Unknown P4 COGO point arc center Step 1 inputing the sik 12 05 amp Li 8 COG 8 las vi Are Calculations Input x Input Map Task Start Point Second Point End Point at CALC PAGE Step 2 storing staking the results 12 06 Li g Bo WI COG Ba Vink a s v Center of Arc Results x Result Code Plot Point ID Easting 150 0000 m Northing 150 0000 m Ortho Ht 100 0000 m Are Radius 70 7107 m Are Length 333 2162 m at STORE COORD STAKE PAGE GPS900 188 Starting Diagram of arc calculations method 2 Calc Offset Point Calculating with Calc Offset Point Working with COGO Refer to section 27 2 Starting the Program to select the Arc Calculations menu option PO GPS900_55 Step 1 inputing the lc Known P1 Start Point P2 Second Point P3 End Point dl AArcDist Grid d2 AOffset Grid Unknown P4 COGO point offset point Step 2 storing staking Ss dah 12 10 ke vw 11 39 Lis a vi Con a vi COG SG e ial Arc Calculations Input x Input Map Result Code Plot Task J Cale Offset PointhG Point ID Start Point D Easting 144 8607 m Second Point No
25. Chapter Page PART 1 The System 1 Managing Creating Editing Jobs 11 1 1 Accessing Job Management 11 1 2 Creating a New Job 13 1 3 Editing an Existing Job 14 2 Managing Creating Editing Points Data 16 2 1 Accessing Data Management 16 2 2 Creating a New Point 18 2 3 Editing an Existing Point 21 2 4 Viewing the Data Log 25 2 5 Point Sorting 27 2 6 Terminology 29 3 Managing Creating Editing Codes Codelists 38 3 1 Overview of Codelists 38 ES Accessing Codelist Management 40 3 3 Creating Editing a Codelist al 3 4 Accessing Code Management 42 35 Creating Editing a Code 44 3 6 Managing Job Codes 46 3 Terminology 48 GPS900 3 Table of Contents Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems 54 4 1 Overview of Coordinate Systems 54 4 2 Accessing Coordinate System Management 57 4 3 Creating Editing a Coordinate System 59 4 4 Transformations 61 4 4 1 Accessing Transformation Management 61 4 4 2 Creating Editing a Transformation 63 4 5 Ellipsoids 65 4 5 1 Accessing Ellipsoid Management 65 4 5 2 Creating Editing a Ellipsoid 67 4 6 Projections 68 4 6 1 Accessing Projection Management 68 4 6 2 Creating Editing a Projection 71 4 7 Geoid Models 72 4 7 1 Overview of Geoid Models 72 4 7 2 Accessing Geoid Model Management 73 4 7 3 Creating a Geoid Model from the Internal Memory 75 4 8 CSCS Models 76 4 9 Terminology 77 Converting Data Copy Export Import 80 5 1 Copying Points Between Jobs 80 5 2 Exporting Dat
26. Description of Softkey CLEAR Press SHIFT at any level to access the second level of function keys F6 To delete everything Softkey Description of Softkey CONF DONE F2 To configure the calculator F4 To return to the Main Menu screen Using the Tools Calculating with Calculator GPS900 134 20 5 Access step by step Configuring Field Description of Field Operatng Mode e RPN The principle of for example Hewlett Packard calculators Configuring the Calculator Step Description L Select Main Menu Ti SS 2 SHIFT CONF F2 to access TOOLS Calculator Configuration eoan flig E TOOLS o LG wal Ss Calculator Configuration x Operatng Hode RPNEG Angle Unit DEG du Display Dec 5 Decimals dr am CONT F1 CONT To accept the screen entries and continue e Standard The principle of conventional pocket calculators Angle Unit e The unit used for trigonometric functions in the calculator The selection here is independent from the angle setting in CONFIGURE Units amp Formats Using the Tools Calculating with Calculator GPS900 135 Field Description of Field e DEG Degrees e RAD Radians e GRAD Gon Display Dec e From O Decimals to 10 Decimals The number of decimal places shown in TOOLS Calculator Using the Tools Calculating with Calculator GPS900 136 21 Descripti
27. EDIT F3 to access MANAGE Edit Coordinate System In MANAGE Edit Coordinate System highlight Projection ENTER to access MANAGE Projections Step Description In MANAGE Projections highlight a projection When creating a new projection a copy of this projection is taken for further configurations NEW F2 or EDIT F3 MANAGE New Projection or MANAGE Edit Projection Name A unique name for the new projection A name Is mandatory and may be up to 16 characters long and may include spaces Type The projection type The setting for Type determines the availability of the subsequent fields for the parameters of the projection Enter a name STORE F1 stores the projection and returns to MANAGE Projections Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 71 4 7 4 7 1 Use in the field Geoid field file Creating a geoid model on RX900 Geoid Models Overview of Geoid Models For use on the RX900 in the field geoid field files are created from the geoid model The geoid separations in a geoid field file may be used In the field to change between ellip soidal and orthometric heights Creation In LGO with export into the internal memory of the RX900 Extension gem Geoid models can be created on the RX900 In one of two ways L Geoid field file in re ation pm Geoid model internal memory of on the RX900 RX900 Here the geoid field file is stored in the internal memory of the RX900
28. HEEN E CONFIGURE gt e LG aa NW Quality Control Settings CO Control Pos Only 4H Maximum CO OTT aft CONT F1 CONT To accept the screen entries and continue Field Description of Field CQ Control e The type of coordinate quality to be checked before storing a point If activated the limit defined in Maximum CQ is checked before storing a point A warning signal is given when the limit is exceeded e None No checking is made on the point Configuring the Coordinate Quality Control GPS900 97 Field Description of Field Maximum CQ Configuring the Coordinate Quality Control e Pos Only The point position is checked e Height Only The point height is checked e Pos amp Height The point position and point height are checked e Available unless CQ Control None The maximum acceptable coor dinate quality GPS900 98 9 Description Access Configuring Configuring the Display Mask Display settings define the parameters shown on the main page of the Survey program The settings on this screen define the layout of the display mask 12 04 CN E cy GP5900 Een CONFIGURE W al Name Fixed Lines 0 dy ist Line Point ID 4 2nd Line Line Space Full ap 3rd Line Line Space Fulla CONT F1 th Line Antenna Ht 4H To accept the screen entries and continue 5th Line Line Space Full CLEAR F4 Eth Line s Line Space Fu
29. Height Limit is exceeded the stakeout can be repeated skipped or stored Height Limit User input Available for Height Check Yes Sets the maximum vertical difference accepted in the height check Beep near Pt Yes or No The RX900 beeps when the horizontal radial distance from the current position to the point to be staked Is equal to or less than defined in Dist from Pt Dist from Pt User input Available for Beep near Pt Yes The horizontal radial distance from the current position to the point to be staked when a beep should be heard Working with Reference Line GPS900 241 31 Working with Setup Reference 31 1 An Overview of the Program Description Setup Reference Is a program to configure GPS900 as a reference station After completing the program the reference station is operating and RX900 switches to rover mode and can be used for all rover applications Working with Setup Reference GPS900 242 31 2 Access Starting the program Starting the Program 12 04 4 KC Li 2 Setup Reference GPSgoo o L S j Main Menu 11 40 a E SETUP REF vis dat a D x Reference Began Job CREG Hl Coord System coord sys name Codelist codelist nane dl CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue DATA F5 To view edit and delete points stored with the job ap CSYS F6 CONT DATA GA To select a different coordinate system Field Descri
30. Offset Point Results z Input Map Result Code Flot Task J calc Offset Pointi Point ID 3 Easting 3 138 8909 m Start Point 1 dp Northing 131 8198 m End Point 24 Ortho Ht 100 0000 m ALine Grid 50 0000 m Line Length 141 4214 m Of fset Grid 5 0000 m Line Brng 50 0000 y Offs Pt Brng 150 0000 o at at CALC PAGE STORE COORD STAKE PAGE GPS900 186 Description of all softkeys Description of all input fields Working with COGO Softkey Description of Softkey CALC F1 To calculate the result COORD F2 To view other coordinate types PAGE F6 To change to another page on the screen RSLT1 RSLT2 F3 To view the first and second result STAKE F5 To access the Stakeout program and stake the calculated point STORE F1 To store the result SHIFT CONF F2 SHIFT ELL H F2 SHIFT ORTH F2 To configure the program To change between the ellipsoidal and orthometric height Field Description of Field Task The task for calculating the COGO point Start Point The point ID of the start point of the known line End Point The point ID of the end point of the known line Offset Point The point ID of the offset point to the known line ALine Grid The horizontal distance from the start point to the base point Offset Grid The offset distance from the base point to the offset point GPS900 27 6 Starting Diagram of arc calculations method 1 Calc Arc
31. RX900 in the field CSCS field files are created from the CSCS model CSCS field file CSCS field files may be used in the field to directly convert coordinates from WGS 1984 to local grid without the need of transformation parameters Creation In LGO with export into the internal memory of the RX900 Extension CSC OS The creation of CSCS models on the RX900 and the functionality of all screens and fields are similar to those for geoid models The directory in the internal memory for CSCS field files with the extension csc is DATA GPS CSCS Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 76 4 9 Terminology Description This chapter describes technical terms related to coordinate system management Transformation Refer to 4 1 Overview of Coordinate Systems for information on transformations Geoid model Description GPS operates on the WGS 1984 ellipsoid and all heights obtained by measuring baselines are ellipsoidal heights Existing heights are usually orthometric heights also called height above the geoid height above mean sea level or levelled height The mean sea level corresponds to a surface known as the geoid The relation between ellipsoidal height and orthometric height is Orthometric Height Ellipsoidal Height Geoid Separation N PO dl d b a WGS 1984 ellipsoid b Geoid PO Measured point dl Ellipsoidal height d2 Geoid separation N is negative when the GPS900_041 geoid is below the ellipsoid M
32. US Ft ft US feet ft US Ft Inch ft US feet inches and 1 8 inches 0 00 0 8 fi ft Kilometres km Kilometres km US Miles mi US miles mi Distance Dec Angle Unit Angle Dec Grade Unit Configuring the Units and Formats From O Decimals to 4 Decimals The number of decimal places shown for all distance and coordinate related fields This is for data display and does not apply to data export or storage The available options depend on the selected Distance Unit 400 gon 360 360 dec or 6400 mil The units shown for all angular and coordinate related fields More angle settings can be defined on the Angle page The number of decimal places shown for all angular and coordi nate related fields This is for data display and does not apply to data export or storage From 1 Decimal to 3 Decimals Available for Angle Unit 6400 mil From 2 Decimals to 4 Decimals Available for Angle Unit 400 gon and Angle Unit 360 dec 1 5 10 60 Available for Angle Unit 360 The input and output format for grades h v Horizontal by vertical distance GPS900 117 Field Velocity Unit Area Unit Volume Unit Temp Unit Press Unit Configuring the Units and Formats Description of Field v h Vertical by horizontal distance v h 100 Percentage of vertical by horizontal distance Elev Angle Elevation angle Km h kmh Mph mph or Knots kn The units sh
33. a La 8 re Status Henu E D SC i E ER WC l SH E 1 Satellite 2 Real Time 3 Position 4 Battery 5 System 6 Radio aft CONT F1 CONT To select a status option and continue Understanding HOT Keys USER key STATUS Key GPS900 159 26 3 2 Status Satellite Information Description This screen shows information related to the satellites with the highest elevation angle The Rover page Satellites below the Cut Off Angle configured in CONFIGURE Satellite Settings are shown in grey Softkey Description of Softkey CONT F1 To return to the Main Menu screen GPS X GPS Vv F2 To hide or show the GPS satellites shown by the prefix G Available Tor ATX900 GG when Sat System GPS amp GLONASS is configured in CONFIGURE Satellite Settings GLO X GLO V F3 HELTH F4 MORE F5 PAGE F6 To hide or show the GLONASS satellites shown by the prefix R Available for ATX900 GG when Sat System GPS amp GLONASS is configured in CONFIGURE Satellite Settings To view the PRN numbers GPS or the Slot numbers GLONASS of Satellites categorised in good bad and unavailable To open and close a window showing the date of the used almanac the number of satellites tracked as shown on the skyplot and the number of all satellites available above the cut off elevation mask as Shown on the skyplot To change to another page on the screen Column Sat Understanding HOT Keys USER k
34. application program Avail able for OCUPY F1 being displayed GPS900 258 Field First field on the screen hA CUT FILL D Ht Description of Field The point ID of the point to be staked The default antenna height is suggested The changed antenna height is used until the application program Is exited The negative height differences from the current position to the equivalent point in the selected DTM Job is calculated and displayed To move down The positive height differences from the current position to the equivalent point in the selected DTM Job is calculated and displayed To move up The design height which is the height of the DTM is displayed Changing the value for D Ht changes the values displayed for CUT and FILL 3DCQ Available for code and phase fixed solutions The current 3D coordi nate quality of the computed position PDOP Available for autonomous solutions or if no solution is available The current PDOP of the autonomous solution Working with Stakeout GPS900 259 32 5 Description Elements of the graphical display Graphical display Working with Stakeout Understanding the Stakeout Icons in MapView A graphical display provides a guide to find the point to be staked out The elements of the graphical display used within the Stakeout application program screens are explained in this chapter Some of the elements depend on the selection fo
35. are always imported with the class CTRL and a coordinate quality of While importing points to a job checks are performed against point ID class and coding of points already existing in the job Converting Data Copy Export Import GPS900 88 Import data in ASCII format step by step Description At least one ASCII file with any file extension is stored in the DATA directory of the internal memory Main Henu Import ASCII GSI Data IMPORT Import ASCII GSI Data to Job Import ASCII Data From File All files in the DATA directory of the internal memory can be selected To Job Choosing a job as destination for import makes this job the active job Header This option allows up to ten header lines which may exist in an ASCII file to be skipped Select the number of header lines CONF F2 defines the format of the data to be imported 5 IMPORT Define ASCII Import Delimiter The separator between the Import variables Multi Spaces Available for Delimiter Space Multi Spaces No for space delimited data having one space between the variables Multi Spaces Yes for space delim ited data having multi spaces between the variables No Lines Pt Available for Delimiter Line Feed The number of lines used to describe each point Select the delimiter and the positions of the particular variables DEFLT F5 recalls the default ASCII import settings CONT F1 leads back to IMPORT Import ASCII GS
36. are stored in the selected Job GPS900 250 Field B selecting the task aaz STAKEQUT 5 Stakeout Task Stakeout Task Description of Field Codes have already been stored in the selected Job If codes had been copied from a System RAM codelist then the name of the codelist is displayed If codes have not been copied from a System RAM codelist but typed in manually then the name of the active job IS displayed hy aa W x Points Only MG CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue aft SHIFT CONF F2 CONT To configure the program Field Stakeout Task Working with Stakeout Description Of Field e Points Only The positions and heights of points in the selected Stakeout Job are staked out No DTM file Is used e Points amp DTM The positions of points in the selected Stakeout Job are staked out Heights to be staked are taken from DTM Job GPS900 251 Working with Stakeout The next step IF the stakeout Is to stake points Field Description Of Field e DTM only Activates the stakeout of heights without positions Heights relative to the selected DTM Job are staked out DTM Job e Available for Stakeout Task Points amp DTM and Stakeout Task DTM only To select a DTM to be staked and to select the active DTM layer to be used Heights are then staked out relative to the selected DTM THEN select Stakeout Task Points Only and press CONT F1
37. att To display information about height resid CONT RESLT HORE uals Column Description of Column WGS84 Pts The point ID of the points chosen from WGS84 Pts Job East The Easting residual If positions were not used in the transformation calculation then will be displayed Working with Determine Coord System GPS900 203 Column Description of Column North The Northing residual If positions were not used in the transforma tion calculation then will be displayed Height The Height residual If heights were not used in the transformation calculation then will be displayed Indicates residuals that exceed the residual limit defined in DET C SYS Configuration Residuals page Indicates the largest residual in East North and Height The next step IF THEN the residuals are unacceptable press ESC to return to step 3 Matched points can be edited deleted or temporarily removed from the list and the transformation recalcu lated the transformation results are to be checked press RESLT F3 to display the transformation results Results of the transformation between the WGS 1984 datum and the local datum are shown for each of the transformation parameters the residuals are acceptable press CONT F1 to continue to step 5 Working with Determine Coord System GPS900 204 Transformation Results Weel hyli 7 DET C SYS
38. codes to the job PAGE F6 changes to the Coord System page MANAGE New Job Coord System page Coord System Choosing a coordinate system attaches it to the Job If it is not known which coordinate system to use select Coord System WGS 1984 All other fields on this screen are output fields They depend on the transforma tion type of the selected coordinate system STORE F1 creates the new job and returns to MANAGE Jobs Managing Creating Editing Jobs GPS900 13 1 3 Editing an existing job step by step Editing an Existing Job Step Description BE SEF R Main Henu In MANAGE Jobs highlight a job to be edited EDIT F3 MANAGE Edit Job Job Name General page Name Rename the Job The remaining functionality on this page is identical with the creation of a new job Ce DATA F5 accesses MANAGE Data Job Name To view edit and delete points stored with the job Selected sort and filter settings apply Ce SHIFT LOG F5 accesses MANAGE Data Log Job Name To view edit and delete points stored with the job Points are sorted by time in one list 5 PAGE F6 changes to the Codelist page 6 Are codes stored in the job e lf no continue with step 7 e If yes continue with step 9 rA No codes are stored in the job MANAGE Edit Job Job Name Codelist page Codelist None This default setting can be changed Choosing a codelist copies the codes to the job Managing C
39. configure the program DATA F4 To view edit and delete points stored with the job CSYS F6 af CONT CONF DATA CS7 5 To select a different coordinate system Field Control Job Job Coord System Codelist Working with Reference Line Description of Field The original points to be staked are stored in this Job Points to define reference lines arcs are also taken from this Job The active Job Points which are occupied after staking out are stored in this job The original points to be staked are not copied to this Job The coordinate system currently attached to the selected Job Choicelist No codes are stored in the selected Job GPS900 225 B choosing the task and the reference line Field Description of Field Output Codes have already been stored in the selected Job If codes had been copied from a System RAM codelist then the name of the codelist is displayed If codes have not been copied from a System RAM codelist but typed in manually then the name of the active job IS displayed Sic ee amp EEN BR REFLINE 4 a Lag al Al Choose Task amp Reference rae a Reference Map Task 1 Weasure to Linef Start Point O00 4 End Point 0002 4 Line Length 141 4214 m CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue SLOPE F3 To define the slope aft PAGE F6 CONT SLOPE PAGE To change to another page on the screen Field Description of F
40. considered when computing or using any azimuth values GPS900 120 Configuring the time 2s fy Li 7 WI CONFIGURE 4 a LG al A Units amp Formats Units Ang Time Format Date Format Da Month Year af CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue aft PAGE F6 CONT PAGE To change to the next page on the screen Field Description of Field Time Format 24 hour or 12 hour am pm How the time is shown in all time related fields Date Format e Day Month Year Month Day Year or Year Month Day How the date is shown in all date related fields Configuring the Units and Formats GPS900 121 Configuring the format 12 40 O fp L1 7 CONFIGURE gt MET al NW Units amp Formats x Units Ang Grid Format East North Geodetic Format Lat Long dy CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue aft PAGE F6 CONT PAGE To change to the next page on the screen Field Description of Field Grid Format East North or North East The order in which grid coordinates are shown in all screens The order in display masks depends on the user settings Geodetic Format Lat Long or Long Lat The order in which geodetic coordinates are shown in all screens The order in display masks depends on the user settings Configuring the Units and Formats GPS900 122 19 Description Access Protected programs Protec
41. gt 2 7 ai CONT F1 Transformation Results x Position IEEE To return to step 4 Chi SCALE F4 or PPM F4 Shift dX 251694 1710 m ie l Shift dY 756810 6735 m Available on the Position page To switch between Scale displaying the true scale and Rotation 5464 17235 displaying the ppm Scale 35 2934 ppm RMS F5 or PARAM F5 To switch between the root mean square Rot Orig X 4 2762 o values of the parameters and the actual Rot Orig Y 5 eet m parameter values att PAGE F6 CONT SCALE RHS PAGE To change to another page on the screen Field Description of Fields for the Position page Shift dX Shift in X direction Shift dY Shift in Y direction Rotation Rotation of transformation Scale Scale factor used in transformation Either true scale or ppm Rot Orig X Position in the X direction of the origin of rotation Rot Orig Y Position in the Y direction of the origin of rotation Field Description of Fields for the Height page Slope in X Tilt of the transformation in the X direction Working with Determine Coord System GPS900 205 Field Description of Fields for the Height page Slope in Y Tilt of the transformation in the Y direction Height Shift Shift in height between WGS 1984 datum and local datum Step 5 1141 55 fy t 7 storing the results eT E SVS A3 amp La 7 aa Step 5 Store Coord System x summary Coord System Name d new coord
42. in the Stakeout application program are based on this selection e To North The North direction shown in the graphical display based on the active coordinate system e To Sun The position of the sun calculated from the current posi tion the time and the date e To Last Point Timewise the last recorded point If no points are yet staked Orientate To North is used for the first point to be 262 Working with Stakeout Field Description of Field To Point Stake A point from Stakeout Job selected in STAKEOUT Stakeout Begin To Point Store A point from Job selected in STAKEOUT Stakeout Begin To Arrow The direction of the orientation is from the current position to the point to be staked The graphical display shows an arrow pointing in the direction of the point to be staked To To select the point to be used for orientation Available for Orien tate To Point Stake and Orientate To Point Store Closest Point The order of the points suggested for staking out Yes After staking and storing a point the next point suggested for staking out Is the point closest to the point which was staked If there are many points in Stakeout Job the search may take a few seconds No After staking and storing one point the next point suggested for staking out is the subsequent one In Stakeout Job GPS900 263 Configuring the checks Working with Stakeout Ces hy 1 7 STAKEOLT a W I vi
43. method of coding Refer to 3 Managing Creating Editing Codes Codelists for a complete description of coding Pa A4 ep S SO eae wv L1 Fi MH CONFIGURE 4 a GG al d 12 04 GP5900 Coding Attributes Default ValuesfG Themate Codes With Codelist dy aft CONT F1 CONT To accept the screen entries and continue Field Description of Field Attributes e Determines the attribute values displayed under certain circum stances This is applicable to both the storing and displaying of attribute values e Default Values When available the default attribute values as stored in the job are displayed and stored Configuring the Codes and their Attributes GPS900 95 Field Description of Field e Last Used When available the last used attribute values as Stored in the Job are displayed and stored Thematc Codes e Sets the coding method e With Codelist Codes stored within the job codelist can be selected to code points e Without Codelist Codes stored within the job codelist cannot be selected to code points Each code must be entered manually Configuring the Codes and their Attributes GPS900 96 8 Description Access Configuring Configuring the Coordinate Quality Control The settings on this screen define the limits for coordinate quality and DOP values accepted for point occupations 12 04 fy lis B Gi GPsgo0 8 L SEI e
44. necessary to transform PZ90 into WGS84 The values for this transfomation are hard coded but can be changed by importing the file PZ9Otrafo dat that is provided by LGO Format File e To select the format files to be transferred Antenna e To select the antenna records to be transferred Using the Tools Transferring Objects GPS900 140 23 Using the Tools Uploading Software Description Application programs system languages and firmware can be uploaded These files to be uploaded are stored in the SYSTEM directory of the memory device Type Upload File extension From To Programs Internal memory Programs memory filename a Instrument firmware e ATX900 GG filename fw e RX900 System languages RX900 Individual to each language 12 04 Liz 3 EES GPsgoo Ke Th E l Main Henu Using the Tools Uploading Software GPS900 141 Uploading options Uploading ie fy Li 7 a TOOLS 4 o LG al d Upload System Files 1 Application Programs 2 System Languages 3 Instrument Firmware at CONT F1 CONT To select files for upload 12 26 fey 1 7 E TOOLS p a Gs aa Upload System Firmware x From Internal Hemory To Instrument Bla aft CONT F1 CONT To accept the screen entries and continue Using the Tools Uploading Software GPS900 142 Field From Description of Field Upload from internal memory To Upload to application programs mem
45. not have an averaging functionality Managing Creating Editing Points Data GPS900 16 fies amp y Li 8 H MANAGE 4 o Lo aa di Data job name x 30 CO 0 0095 i 0004 0 0089 MEAS CONT F1 0003 0 00956 HEAS To accept the screen entries and continue 0002 0 0100 MEAS NEW F2 0001 0 0095 HEAS To create a point antd 0 0000 REF EDIT F3 To edit the highlighted point aft DEL F4 CONT NEW EDIT DEL HORE PAGE To delete the highlighted point MORE F5 To display information about the codes if stored with any point the time and the date of when the point was stored the 3D coor dinate quality the class and the flag for Linework PAGE F6 To change to another page on the screen SHIFT LOG F4 To view points and free codes stored with the job sorted by time SHIFT FILT F5 To define sort settings Managing Creating Editing Points Data GPS900 17 2 2 Access step by step Creating a new point step by step Creating a New Point Step Description ae Sar a Main Henu 2 In MANAGE Jobs highlight a job 3 DATA F5 to access MANAGE Data Job Name Step Description i MANAGE Data Job Name Points page 2 NEW F2 to access MANAGE New Point 3 MANAGE New Point Coords page Enter a point ID and the coordinates Ce COORD F2 to view other coordinate types Ce _ Negative geodetic coordinates are interpreted as being of the opposite hemi sphere or other si
46. of Class CTRL and Class EST also the coordinates Other point related data Is shown in output fields Ce Points of Class REF cannot be renamed CS gt Changing the point ID for a point of any class applies this new point ID to all other points with the same original name regardless of class MORE F5 displays information about class sub class 3D coordinate quality time and date of when point was stored the instrument source and the source COORD F2 to view other coordinate types Managing Creating Editing Points Data GPS900 21 Step Description SHIFT ELL H F2 or SHIFT ORTH F2 Available for local coordinates Change between the option to enter an ellipsoidal or an orthometric height Changing the height type does not edit the point Is Class MEAS e If yes continue with step 5 e H no continue with step 7 The edited point is Class MEAS PAGE F6 changes to the Obs page MANAGE Edit Point Point ID Obs page For GPS points The name of the real time reference station from where the GPS point was meas ured the name of antenna used to measure the point and the baseline values are shown in output fields For TPS points The name of the station from where the point was measured Is shown in an output field MORE F5 Available for TPS points Displays the horizontal angle or the azimuth from the point to the instrument PAGE F6 changes to the Code page
47. of points This pair is added to the list EDIT F3 To edit the highlighted pair of matched points DEL F4 To delete the highlighted pair of matched points MATCH F5 To change the type of match for a high lighted pair of matched points AUTO F6 To scan both jobs for points that have the same point ID Points with matching point ID s are added to the list Column Description of Column WGS84 Pts The point ID of the points chosen from WGS84 Pts Job Local Pts The point ID of the points chosen from Local Pts Job Match The type of match to be made between the points This information is used in the transformation calculation Position amp Height Position only Height only or None GPS900 202 Column Description of Column None removes matched common points from the transformation calculation but does not delete them from the list This can be used to help improve residuals This screen provides a list of points chosen from WGS84 Pts Job and Local Pts Job The number of control points matched between both jobs is indicated in the title Unless there IS no pair of matching points in the list all softkeys are available Step 4 Wiese fy 1 Bs checking the residuals DET C S S amp La 8 a Step 4 Check Residuals East m 0 057F 0 006 CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue RESLT F3 To view results of the transformation MORE F5
48. on the screen Field Description of Field Screen Illum e Controls the screen illumination to be on off or on for the spec ified time after the last key was pressed or touch screen event e Off e Always On Configuring the Screen Display GPS900 113 Field Description of Field On for 1 min 2 min 5 min Key Illum Controls the keyboard illumination Off Same as Screen Always On Contrast Heating From 0 to 100 Adjust the contrast level for the display with the right and left arrow key when the field is highlighted or using the supplied stylus on the slider Automatic The screen heating comes on automatically at 5 C and shuts off again at 7 C Off The screen heating never comes on Configuring the beeps 12 19 CONFIGURE Display Beeps Text Display Beeps Text Warning Beeps Key Beeps LA ag a x otti Oort du CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue aft PAGE F6 CONT PAGE To change to the next page on the screen Configuring the Screen Display GPS900 114 Field Description of Field Off Soft Loud Controls the beeps for acoustic warning signals Warning Beeps Key Beeps e Off Soft Loud Controls the beeps upon key presses on RX900 Configuring the text 2 fy iS a CONFIGURE 3 a Gs aa Display Beeps Text d Display Beeps Text Deflt oNum Gg NIT Av CONT F1 To accept the
49. points chosen for the calculation Working with GPS Resection GPS900 220 Column Description of Column Match The type of match to be made between the WGS84 and the known local point This information is used in the transformation calcula tion Position amp Height Position Only Height Only None removes the highlighted point from the transformation calcu lation but does not delete it from the list This can be used to help improve residuals Step 3 Te fy LI 9 checking GPS RESEC SE 9 La 9 aa e the calculated residuals 7 ben d en LIESE Points East m local _001 0 000 loca l_002 0 000 0 000 STORE F1 To accept the screen entries and continue MORE F5 To display information about height resid aft STORE HORE uals Column Description of Column Points The point ID of the points used in the calculation East The Easting residual If positions were not used in the transformation calculation then will be displayed Working with GPS Resection GPS900 221 Column Description of Column North The Northing residual If positions were not used in the transforma tion calculation then will be displayed Height The Height residual If heights were not used in the transformation calculation then will be displayed Y Indicates residuals that exceed the residual limit The next step Indicates the largest residual in E
50. situations such as a constellation of four satel lites In such a case the RMS converges to zero and the standard deviation would show an unrealistically small value Computation GPS measurements Unknowns e like rover coordinates Least square adjustment Managing Creating Editing Points Data GPS900 35 Root Mean Square RMS Elements of cofactor matrix a posteriori of unit weight e Reflects the influence of the e Reflects all error sources such as different constellations of the diffraction multipath ionospheric satellites on the coordinate and tropospheric disturbances components Indicator of the measurement noise and environmental conditions Standard deviation k3 Empirical assumptions Coordinate Quality CQ Range For a phase fixed solution Centimetre level For a code solution From 0 4 to 5 m Position CQ versus height CQ All GPS computed positions are almost twice as accurate in plan than in height For the posi tion determination satellites can appear in all four quadrants For the height determination satellites can appear in two quadrants This weakens the height position compared to the plan position Managing Creating Editing Points Data GPS900 36 Position determination with satellites appearing in all four quadrants Managing Creating Editing Points Data GPS900 Height determination with satellites appearing in two quadrants 37 3 Managing Creating Editing Codes
51. the type of transformation used details about the map projection the local ellipsoid and a local geoidal model may also be needed Requirements for e The control points used for the transformation should surround the area for which the control points transformation is to be applied It is not good practice to survey or convert coordinates outside of the area covered by the control points as extrapolation errors may be intro duced e When a geoid field file is used in the determination of a coordinate system the control points for the calculation must fall within the areas of the field files Working with Determine Coord System GPS900 197 28 2 Access A starting the program Starting the Program deW 4 fy L1 2 Fi Determine Coordinate System GPsgoo a La 11 55 fy LI 7 ier Sve ir Wal Determine Coord System zeg Name d new coord system WG364 Pts Job wy sd4 ie Local Pts Job local job CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue Hethod Normal dl CONF F2 To configure the program CSYS F6 To choose a coordinate system to edit Only aft CONT CONF Gar available for Method Normal Field Description of Field Name e A unique name for the coordinate system The name may be up to 16 characters In length and may include spaces e Entering the name of a coordinate system will allow that existing system to be updated The job from which the points with W
52. without CSCS model transformation are exported Points in file outside of geoid The ellipsoidal height is exported model Requirements At least one format file was created using LGO and has been transferred to the System RAM Export ASCII Data from e The settings on this screen define the data that is converted and exported and what Job format Is used e Data is exported from the selected Job Currently active sort settings are applied The points that are exported are those that are visible in MANAGE Data Job Name Export data job to a custom ASCII format by l 12 04 a e step by step a KEEN Je A Main Menu Export ASCII EXPORT Export ASCII Data from Job Export To Internal Memory Data can be exported to the internal memory Directory The data can be exported to the Data the GSI or the root directory Step Description Job All jobs from Main Menu IR Gs can be selected e e Coord System The coordinate system currently attached to the selected Job Converting Data Copy Export Import GPS900 83 Step Description Format File The format files currently available in the System RAM File Name The name of the file to which the data should be exported Select the job to be exported and enter a file name Highlight Format File and ENTER EXPORT Format Files All format files available in the System RAM are listed Select the format file to be used DEL F
53. 114 OTO EE 283 Se KR EE 113 GEOI pe NEE 72 Import format ee EE 87 Create from internal Memory cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 75 Increasing NE SE SW NW ccecceceeceeeeseeseseeeeeess 119 EE eebe FG a gg ln E ue EE 34 DESID CIO E 77 Management ACCESS cecececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneees 73 J View 74 Job Geoid Separation c ceccccecceseccecessesessesessesecceseseeseseeseeten 77 A bebe 12 Geoid height above 77 SOUS ee ee 13 Graph showing eatelltee 161 Default EE 11 GSI file directory EE ts tts 284 Edit DEER 14 CR 87 Job COCENSE eer 2 BE tee g7 Job Tile directory EE 283 H K Heating screen sssesssssssssssiirirteeeseererrrriirrrrrrrrrrressn 114 Keyboard IuUMINatION EE 114 Height EM DSOl Gal e 77 Index GPS900 293 L Local Lambert 1 Parallel Projection ccccccccecceceseeeeeeeeeeees 70 BE EE 106 Lambert 2 Parallel Projection ccccccseececeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 70 SERGE ee 106 Language file directory woo cceecccecceecceseeeeseesueeeeeneueees 284 Logfile Last point orientate to PITS Ce e 283 Reference LING cccccccccccccccccccccdecccsceescesecesesseeesaueeuene 239 M Paver DIM SeleCU sccassacsaassaassecoaanentacnnsecncestetaconnasaeanes 252 l Leica data format E 109 MapView Leuelled beet 77 ACCESS eene 148 LGO e UIG EEEE EEE EE 149 Creation e Ce 147 A Uee xceeeocececccececceiee eee Eat North arrow 154 CNN 49 OvervieW ccccccccccccccuceccaccucccvacceecccescatecccscauscecwseeuceees 14
54. 2 Starting the Program Access Ei ZER COGO GPS900 i Main Henu A starting the program 11 38 ak E COG n vi COGO Begin Job job name A wen CONT F1 SORTA RI AMA Geste To accept the screen entries and continue Codelist codelist name CONF F2 To configure the program DATA F5 To view edit and delete points stored with the job at CSYS F6 CONT CONF IL nal csys To select a different coordinate system Field DescriptionofField Job e The active job Coord System e The coordinate system currently attached to the selected Job Codelist e This field is a choicelist when codes are not stored in the selected Job e This ts field is an output when codes have already been stored in the selected Job If codes had been copied from a System RAM codelist then the name of the codelist is displayed If codes have not been copied from a System RAM codelist but typed in manu ally then the name of the active job is displayed Working with COGO GPS900 175 B selecting an option Working with COGO 11 39 Li g E COGO eg 8 aa m COGO Henu x 1 Inverse Z Intersections 3 Line Calculations 4 Are Calculations CONT F1 To select an option and continue SHIFT CONF F2 a cont II To configure the program Menu option Description of menu option Inverse To calculate the direction the distance and the 3D coordinate differ ences between two known points Poin
55. 4 deletes the highlighted format file from the System RAM CONT F1 selects the highlighted format file and leads back to EXPORT Export Data from Job CSYS F6 accesses EXPORT Coordinate Systems To update the coordinate system in which the coordinates are exported CONT F1 exports the data Information message Are more data to be exported e If yes continue with step 9 e lf no continue with step 10 YES F4 Repeat steps 2 to 8 10 NO F6 returns to the GPS900 Main Menu Converting Data Copy Export Import GPS900 84 Export data job to DXF format step by step Step Description 12 04 CHE et St GPS900 ing DXF Export EXPORT DXF from Job Job All jobs from Main Menu DA oe can be selected Coord System The coordinate system currently attached to the selected Job File name The name of the file to which the data should be exported The name is automatically suggested based on the job name to be exported and the exten sion dxf CONF F2 accesses Configuration Export page Points Defines if points are exported Lines Defines if lines are exported Areas Defines if areas are exported Filter Defines which points are exported PAGE F6 changes to the DXF page Lines amp Areas Defines if lines and areas are exported as Line or Polyline entities LGO Symbols Defines if a block is created for each point with the same icons used
56. 55 G ee 63 RI EE 61 Index GPS900 297 Total Quality Management Our commitment to total customer satisfaction Leica Geosystems AG Heerbrugg Switzerland has been certified as being equipped with a quality system which meets the International Standards of Quality Management and Quality Systems ISO standard 9001 and Environmental Management iSO 9001 180 14001 Systems ISO standard 14001 Ask your local Leica Geosystems dealer for more information about our TQM program Leica Geosystems AG Heinrich Wild Strasse CH 9435 Heerbrugg Switzerland Phone 41 71 727 31 31 www leica geosystems com when it has to be right Original text Printed in Switzerland 2007 Leica Geosystems AG Heerbrugg Switzerland 750755 2 0 0en eca Geosystems
57. 7 CSCS field FICS ceeccecccccscssssesssesesessessessetsesseseeeeeee 76 Point SYMDOIS ENEE 156 DTM JODS cecccccsccsessessesessessessesecsecsessesseseesessesveae 257 Point with focus Symbol En 154 GEET EEGENEN 72 Scale baf ooo cc cecccccccccccccccceccccccceccccecuucecuucesuuecaueeeuaes 154 SET E Screen area EE 154 Coordinate SySt Ms n 54 BOM OVS ee 153 ie RE 11 SYMDOI FOVET EE 154 Upload TO OLD EE 155 Codelist to RYO OO a 38 NVDO eee a A ETE 154 Coordinate SyStemS cccccccccccssvssessecsesseseessesceseeveee 54 MATCH EEN 202 220 re IR 11 Match points Licence file directory 284 Determine Coordinate System cccceceeeeeseeeeeees 202 ee NEES Mean Sea level height eerren 77 Orientate to Reference LING ceccccccccccececcececeecececeees 240 NES a E 29 Reference EE EE 223 Measure to Line style CODING veececcocsscsvesessesessestesestesestesesteseaveseeveee 44 EE 226 Biere EE 44 LINE eene 226 Index GPS900 294 Memory SRS tee 17 26 Directory structure cece eccecceceecececeeseceeseeeeeeees 283 EOI EE 21 Beie e A EEEE 137 Orientate to Se E 169 Reference LING saomari erien AERE 240 Memory types ccccececcececeeeeseeeeseceeeesecseaesereeseseeanes 202 PONC COGS eege 49 METOE ara cpt non E A 279 Point ID next available 268 Mercator projection c cceccecseceeceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeaeenes 69 Point symbols MapViewWw s sssnonsnsnensnsnererernrsrsrererene 156 Moge ECH eg D WE 126 Points Molodensky Badekas
58. An Overview of the Program 242 31 2 Starting the Program 243 5153 Using the Program 244 32 Working with Stakeout 248 32 1 An Overview of the Program 248 32 2 Starting the Program 250 32 3 Staking the Points 253 32 4 Staking the Digital Terrain Model DTM 257 32 5 Understanding the Stakeout Icons in MapView 260 32 6 Configuring the Program 262 33 Working with Survey 266 33 1 Starting the Program 266 S352 Surveying the Points 268 33 3 Surveying the Auto Points 271 33 4 Configuring the Program SmartCodes 273 33 5 Configuring the Program Setting the Logging Method 275 33 6 Configuring the Program Setting the Display Mask 277 Appendix A Menu Tree 279 Appendix B Memory Types 282 Appendix C Directory Structure of the Memory Device 283 Appendix D Pin Assignments and Sockets 285 D 1 RX900 285 D 2 ATX900 GG 286 GPS900 Appendix E Cables 288 Index 290 Table of Contents GPS900 9 PART 1 The System PART 1 The System GPS900 10 Access Managing jobs The default job Managing Creating Editing Jobs Accessing Job Management 12 04 GPS900 ai e E C Listed are all jobs stored in the internal memory Jobs e structure surveying projects e contain all points and codes that are recorded and stored e can be downloaded to LGO for viewing or for data transfer to a further program e can be uploaded from LGO for example for real time stake out operations e are stored in internal memory
59. B GEV162 Cable 2 8 m data transfer GX RX to RS232 GEV173 Cable 1 2 m ATX900 GG to RX900 Cables GPS900 288 Cables Name Description GEV205 Y cable 1 8 m ATX900 GG to GEB171 and GFU for GPS900 reference station GEV215 Y cable ATX900 GG to RX900 and GEB171 GPS900 289 Index A PAD NESS ege 29 Almanac file directory cccecceceeceeeeceeseceeceeeeeeeeeees 283 PMV ee 283 Angle display format ccccecceceeceeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeseees 117 Antenna Set default height engetegtee eege eegen 93 Antenna file directory cccccceceeceeseceeseceseeeeseeeeees 283 NIV eegen 115 Application program file directory cceceeceeeeeeee eens 284 Application programs Memory ccccceceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 282 Kall 137 Arc reference ccceccececceceececeeceececeeceececeeseseseeaeseeeeees 223 Arrow orientate to Reference LING 20 ccececceceeceeceececeececeeseeeeseeeeceesesaes 240 ASCII Export format cccecceceeceeeeceeceeeeceeaeeeeeeeaeeeeseeeeeeees 82 Julie gebr ein EE 87 ASCII file Directory for import export to from job 283 ASCII filesDirectory iiecusanpcacammeasanisiuisiaduiuabehehemchebamehcen 284 Attribute RS le E 50 Re n EE 44 Attribute type gege 51 Attribute value region oo cccecceceeceececeeceeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeess 51 Attribute value type cccccccceccscceceeceeeeseeeeseeseeeeseesaes Sal Index GPS900 ATX900 GG firmware up
60. Codelists 3 1 Overview of Codelists SE It is recommended to create a codelist in LGO A codelist can be transferred from LGO to the System RAM of the RX900 or from the PC via ActiveSync to the internal memory of the RX900 Steps from creating to glo Mengt i e gement using a codelist RX900 Greate codelist LGO p Codelist on PC LGO ActiveSync Data Exchange Manager Serial upload USB Transfer RX900 System RAM System RAM codelist lt RX900 Internal memory l Selecting codelist s for a job Copy of codes Job Job codelist The creating editing and managing of codelists is explained in this chapter Managing Creating Editing Codes Codelists GPS900 38 In order to use a codelist on the RX900 it must De transferred from the internal memory to the System RAM Refer to 22 Using the Tools Transferring Objects Managing Creating Editing Codes Codelists GPS900 39 3 2 Access Managing codelists Managing Creating Editing Codes Codelists Accessing Codelist Management q2 el o GPS900 LL D Lao fp L1 TN cance Al aT 22 02 06 codelist name tt CONT NEW EDIT DEL HORE i GPS900 Listed are all codelists stored in the System RAM CONT F1 To select a codelist and continue If this screen was accessed from a choicelist the codes from the highlighted codelist are copied to the active job NEW F2 To create a codelist EDIT F3 To edit the highlighted codel
61. Creating Editing a Transformation Step l 12 04 aM a GFS900 LL wire JA Description amp In MANAGE Coordinate Systems highlight a coordinate system to be edited U1 IN WIN EDIT F3 In MANAGE Edit Coordinate System highlight Transform ENTER to access MANAGE Transformations Step Description In MANAGE Transformations highlight a transformation When creating a new transformation a copy of this transformation Is taken for further configurations NEW F2 or EDIT F3 MANAGE New Transformation General page or MANAGE Edit Transformation General page Name A unique name for the new transformation The name may be up to 16 characters long and may include spaces Type Output field No other transformations than Classic 3D can be created Enter a name PAGE F6 changes to the Parameters page Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 63 Step Description MANAGE New Transformation Parameters page or MANAGE Edit Transformation Parameters page Enter the known values or change the existing values of the transformation parameters PAGE F6 changes to the More page MANAGE New Transformation More page Height Mode The type of heights to be computed or used Transf Model The transformation model to be used For Transf Model Molodensky Bad additional input fields are available CLEAR F5 Available for Transf Model Molodensky Bad To set
62. DEI C ota BC ME Conf iquration x Residuals Flag Residuals Limits Easting ATT Northing 0 050 m Height 0 050 m Default Residual Distbtn None dy a CONT F1 CONT To accept the screen entries and continue Field Description of Field Easting Northing e The limit above which Easting Northing Height residuals will be or Height flagged as possible outliers Residual Distbtn The method by which the residuals of the control points will be distributed throughout the transformation area e None No distribution is made Residuals remain with their asso ciated points e 1 Distance Distributes the residuals according to the distance between each control point and the newly transformed point e Multiquadratic Distributes the residuals using a multiquadratic interpolation approach Working with Determine Coord System GPS900 216 29 Working with GPS Resection 29 1 An Overview of the Program Description GPS Resection Is a program which is e used to create and apply a onestep coordinate system to the active Job e designed to provide an orientation to a GPS job in a similar method to a TPS resection This program is specifically aimed at those users who are e new to real time GPS surveying e unfamiliar with the concepts of coordinate systems and geoids e familiar with the knowledge of TPS surveying and the ideas of setup and orientation Working with GPS Resection GPS900 217 29 2 Startin
63. GE Data MapView provides a graphical display of the survey elements which allows for a better overall understanding of how the data being used and measured relates to each other e Depending on the application program and where in the application program MapView Is accessed from different modes and their associated functionality are available e The displayed data in all modes of MapView can be shifted by using both the arrow keys and the touchscreen MapView Is available in three modes Map mode Plot mode Survey mode Available as the Map page in data management and some applica tion programs Is also available within some application programs for example the Reference Line application program Can be used to view select and edit points lines and areas Available as the Plot page in some application programs Is available to view results in various application programs For example COGO application program Available as the Map page in Survey Stakeout and some other appli cation programs Same as Map mode but also shows the positions of the reference stations and the rover Provides special functionality when staking out points Can be used to select lines and areas GPS900 147 Displayable data Accessing MapView Understanding MapView The data displayed in MapView is defined by the application program through which it was accessed and the selections made in a MapView Configuration screen
64. GS84 coordinates will be taken WGS84 Pts Job Local Pts Job e The job from which the points with local coordinates will be taken Method e Method used to determine the coordinate system Working with Determine Coord System GPS900 198 Field Description of Field e Normal One or more control points for both the WGS 1984 and the local datum e One Pt Localistn One control point for both the WGS 1984 and the local datum B selecting method IF the method is THEN Normal One Pt Localistn e to determine a new coordinate system e enter the name of the new coordinate system e select the appropriate jobs e select Method Normal and continue with sec 28 3 e to update an existing coordinate system e enter the name of the existing coordinate system or press CSYS F6 to select the existing coordinate system e select the appropriate jobs e select Method Normal and continue with sec 28 4 e to determine a new coordinate system e enter the name of the new coordinate system e select the appropriate jobs e select Method One Pt Localistn and continue with sec 28 5 Working with Determine Coord System GPS900 199 28 3 Determining a New Coord System using the Normal Method Starting Refer to section 28 2 Starting the Program to select the Normal method Step 1 11 56 aM WI choosing height type pet c svs F orie BAT Step 1 Choose Height Type
65. I Data to Job Converting Data Copy Export Import GPS900 89 Step Description CONT F1 imports the data Information message Are more data to be imported e If yes continue with step 9 e lf no continue with step 10 YES F6 Repeat steps 3 to 8 10 NO F4 returns to the GPS900 Main Menu Import data in GSI Step Description format step by step At least one ASCII file in GSI format with the file extension gsi is stored in the GSI directory of the internal memory Select Main Menu d Ze i Import ASCII GSI Data IMPORT Import ASCII GSI Data to Job Import GSI Data From File All files with extension gsi in the GSI directory of the internal memory can be selected To Job Choosing a job as destination for import makes this job the active job CONF F2 accesses IMPORT Define GSI Import For Switch WI81 WI82 Yes all WI 81 data normally Easting is imported as Northing and all WI 82 data normally Northing is imported as Easting This coordinate switch is necessary for left handed coordinate systems Converting Data Copy Export Import GPS900 90 Step Description 4 CONT F1 imports the data on Information message Are more data to be imported e If yes continue with step 6 e If no continue with step 7 YES F6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 7 NO F4 returns to the GPS900 Main Menu Import DXF data step
66. Is used until the application program is exited The horizontal distance from the current position to the point to be staked in the direction of the orientation The horizontal distance from the current position to the point to be Staked In the reverse direction of the orientation Horizontal distance from the current position to the point to be staked orthogonal to the right of the orientation direction Horizontal distance from the current position to the point to be Staked orthogonal to the left of the orientation direction GPS900 237 Field Description of Field CUT The negative height difference from the height of the current posi tion to the height of the point to be staked To move down FILL The positive height difference from the height of the current position to the height of the point to be staked To move up D Ht 3DCQ PDOP Working with Reference Line The design height which is the orthometric height of the point to be Staked is displayed If the orthometric height cannot be displayed the local ellipsoidal height is displayed If it is not possible to display the local ellipsoidal height the WGS 1984 height is displayed Changing the value for D Ht changes the values displayed for CUT and FILL Available for code and phase fixed solutions The current 3D coordi nate quality of the computed position Available for autonomous solutions The current PDOP of the auton Omo
67. It is recom mended for large geoid field files This method is explained in this chapter 2 Geoid field file in Menu FL System Creation Geoid model internal memory of Menu Ti RAM on the RX900 RX900 Here the geoid field file is transferred to the System RAM and can be used at any time The total size of all files in the System RAM is restricted to 1 MB Refer to 22 Using the Tools Transferring Objects for information on how to transfer geoid field files to the System RAM of the RX900 Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 72 4 7 2 Accessing Geoid Model Management ERR Step Description iz 12 04 Liz 3 GPs900 me ie vie 5 E l In MANAGE TON Systems highlight a coordinate system to be edited EDIT F3 to access MANAGE Edit Coordinate System In MANAGE Edit Coordinate System highlight Geoid Model ENTER to access MANAGE Geoid Models U1 IN WIN Managing geoid models File gem Nonez Listed are all geoid models stored in the data base Any unavailable information is shown as Sane Tor example if the geoid field file which was associated to the geoid model is not avail able in the internal memory CONT F1 at CONT EDIT DEL To select a geoid model and continue Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 73 EDIT F3 To view the highlighted geoid model None of the fields can be edited The geoid field file from which the geoid model was created
68. LT F5 CONT DEFLT To recall the default settings Field Description of Field Instrument ID Sets a four digit number as instrument identification number By default the last four numbers of the serial number are used Configuring the Instrument Identification GPS900 104 12 Description Access Configuring Configuring the Language Configuring the Language The setting on this screen defines the language used on the Instrument Three languages can be stored on the RX900 at one time English and two others English cannot be deleted Refer to 23 Using the Tools Uploading Software for information on uploading languages 12 04 fy Liz Gei g GP5900 wen H 8 Ge y Se Sch ise Os Hy L1 Ch CONFIGURE 4 a LG ia A S Languages on Instrument Language ENGLISH GERMAN CHINESE _SINPLIFIED CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue att DEL F4 CONT DEL To delete the highlighted language Field Description of Field Language The languages available on RX900 The selected language Is used for the system software If a language is not available for the system software the English language is used instead Application programs run in the language they were loaded GPS900 105 13 Configuring the Local Time Zone Description The settings on this screen help RX900 to quickly locate and track satellites 1204 ee mA Acce
69. Log By Stop amp Go The time while the position must be stationary until an auto point is stored GPS900 276 33 6 Setting the display mask Working with Survey Configuring the Program Setting the Display Mask Alesse SURVEY Configure Auto Pts Display ash Fixed Lines Ist Line Jnd Line 3rd Line 4th Line 5th Line bth Line ith Line DC Aan a Point ID auto 4 Line Space Half An Code auto dy Code Desci Line Space Half 4 Nsd Auto Points dp Line Space Half die a tt CONT CLEAR DEFLT Field Fixed Lines Description of Field CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue CLEAR F4 To clear all the fields except the first field DEFLT F5 To recall the default settings e From 0 to 5 Defines how many lines do not scroll in the screen lst Line to 16th Line e For each line one of the following options can be selected GPS900 e Attrib free 01 04 Output field for attributes for free codes e Attrib 01 03 Input field for attributes for codes e Code auto Choicelist or input field for codes e Code free Output field for free codes e Code Desc Output field for description of codes e Code Desc free Output field for description of free codes e Code Type Output field for the type of code 277 Working with Survey Field Description of Field GDOP Output field for current GDOP of the computed position HDOP Outpu
70. MANAGE Jobs highlight a job to be edited EDIT F3 to access MANAGE Edit Job Job Name In MANAGE Edit Job Job Name PAGE F6 until the Codelist page is active U1 NJ WI N CODES F4 to access MANAGE Job Codes Managing Creating Editing Codes Codelists GPS900 46 Managing job codes Editing a job code Managing Creating Editing Codes Codelists 11 49 MANAGE mE vi Code Description building single tree fence line att CONT NEW EDIT 11 50 fy 1 7 MANAGE e vi Edit Code Code TREE Code Desc single tree Code Type Point f trunk dia ES spread Sm att STORE NEW Al CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue NEW F2 To create a new code EDIT F3 To edit the highlighted code Accesses MANAGE Edit Code where new attributes can be added to a code and line styles can be changed STORE F1 To store the code including any newly created attributes and to return to the screen from where MANAGE Edit Code was accessed NEW A F2 To add a new attribute to a code NAME F3 or VALUE F3 Available for attributes for which an attribute name can De typed in To highlight Attribute n or the field for the attribute value The name of Attribute n can be edited and an attribute value can be typed in GPS900 47 3 7 Terminology Description This chapter describes technical terms related to codes and codelists C The values for codes and at
71. None Choicelist Choicelist Range Managing Creating Editing Codes Codelists GPS900 50 Attribute types The attribute type defines the input requirements for the attribute Normal Mandatory Fixed An input for the attribute is optional The attribute value can be typed in the field New attributes with this attribute type can be created in LGO or on the RX900 An input for the attribute is compulsory The attribute value must be typed in the field New attributes with this attribute type can be created in LGO The attribute value Is a predefined default which is displayed but cannot be changed in the field This attribute value is automatically attached to the code New attributes with this attribute type can be created in LGO Attribute value types The attribute value type defines which values are accepted as input Text Real Integer Any input for the attribute is interpreted as text New attributes with this attribute value type can be created in LGO or on the RX900 An input for the attribute must be a real number for example 1 23 New attributes with this attribute value type can be created in LGO An input for the attribute must be an integer number for example 5 New attributes with this attribute value type can be created in LGO Attribute value regions The attribute value region defines if the attribute values must be selected from a predefined list None Range Managing Creating Editing Cod
72. ONT To accept the screen entries and continue Field Description of Field Geoid Model The geoid model to be used in the transformation Working with Determine Coord System GPS900 210 Step 3 12 023 choosing common pt DET C SYS Sa amp fp L1 gN EI wal Step 3 Choose Common Zepp Hatch Type HWGS64 Point Known Point Hatch Height HGS64 Point Known Point echt E El E Field Pos Onlyi w001 d 1001 4 Yes d wO02 d 1002 4 aft CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue Description of Field Match Type e How the horizontal and vertical shifts of the transformation should be computed e Pos amp Height Position and height are taken from the same pair of matching points e Pos Only Position is taken from one pair of matching points The height can be taken from another pair of matching points WGS84 Point e Choicelist The point ID of the horizontal and or vertical control point chosen from WGS84 Pts Job All WGS 1984 points can be selected Known Point e Choicelist The point ID of the horizontal and or vertical control point chosen from Local Pts Job All local points can be selected Working with Determine Coord System GPS900 211 Step 4 determining rotation Field Description of Field Match Height e Yes or No Available for Match Type Pos Only Activates the determination of the vertical shift from a separate pair of
73. PS RADIO CONFIG Menu Tree GPS900 280 TOOLS FORMAT TRANSFER CODELISTS COORDINATE SYSTEMS GEOID FIELD FILES CSCS FIELD FILES FORMAT FILES SYSTEM RAM CONTENTS ANTENNA RECORDS SYSTEM APPLICATION PROGRAMS SYSTEM LANGUAGES INSTRUMENT FIRMWARE CALC VIEW LICENCE Menu Tree GPS900 281 Appendix B Types of memory available Memory Types Memory Types Internal memory Jobs e Points e Codes Coordinate systems ASCII output files Logfiles ASCII files to be imported CSCS field files Geoid field files The information is managed in the job database DB X and in the measurement database Application programs memory 8 MB System RAM 1 MB e System language e Codelists e Font files e Coordinate systems e Application programs e Antenna files e Language files e Format files e Font files e CSCS models CSCS field files e Geoid models Geoid field files e Almanac GPS900 282 Appendix C Directory Structure of the Memory Device Description In the internal memory files are stored in certain directories Directory structure CONFIG CONVERT Directory Structure of the Memory Device I GPS 7 CSCS 7 GEOID Codelists various files Configuration files filename xfg Format files filename frt ASCII files for import export to fro
74. S Arc Segmt Pt COGO Arc Calculation Segmentation GPS or TPS Managing Creating Editing Points Data GPS900 31 Source Originated from application program func Instrument tionality source Backward Brg Dist Hidden point measurements Backward Bearing GPS and Distance Bearing Distance Hidden point measurements Bearing and GPS Distance Chainage Offset Hidden point measurements Chainage and Offset GPS COGO Area Divsn COGO Area Division GPS or TPS COGO Shift Rtn COGO Shift Rotate amp Scale Manual GPS or TPS COGO Shift Rotate amp Scale Match Pts COGO Traverse COGO Traverse GPS or TPS Copied Point Convert Data Copy points between jobs GPS or TPS Cross Section Survey Cross Section on System1200 GPS or TPS Double Bearing Hidden point measurements Double Bearing GPS Double Distance Hidden point measurements Double Distance GSI File Convert Data Import ASCII GSI Data to Job Hidden Point Hidden Point auxiliary points TPS Intsct Brg Brg COGO Intersection Bearing Bearing GPS or TPS GPS or TPS Intsct Brg Dst COGO Intersection Bearing Distance GPS or TPS Intsct Dst Dst COGO Intersection Distance Distance GPS or TPS Intsct 4 Pts COGO Intersection By points GPS or TPS LandXML Design to Field in LGO converting data from LGO LandXML software to be used tn the field Managing Creating Editing Points Data GPS900 32 N
75. Step Description by step Se At least one file in DXF format with the file extension dxf has to be stored in the DATA directory of the internal memory Select Main Menu ca DXF Import DXF IMPORT Import DXF Data to Job From File All files with extension dxf in the DATA directory of the internal memory can be selected To Job Choosing a job as destination for import makes this Job the active job Ce CONF F2 accesses Configuration Block Prefix Optional prefix to imported blocks Point Prefix Optional prefix to imported points Line Prefix Optional prefix to imported lines Converting Data Copy Export Import GPS900 91 Step Description File Units Choosing the unit for the DXF data to be imported Create Vertex Points Option if points will be created at vertices of the imported line arc polyline elements These points will be imported with class EST Convrt White Elements Option if white colored elements will be converted to black elements Exclude Height Height value inside the DXF file is considered Invalid and will not be converted CONT F1 leads back to DXF IMPORT Import DXF Data to Job CONT F1 imports the data Information message Are more data to be imported e lf yes continue with step 6 e lf no continue with step 7 YES F6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 NO F4 returns to the GPS900 Main Menu Converting Data Copy Export Import GPS900 92 6 Desc
76. System CTI Cut Off Angle 10 CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue SHIFT INIT F4 Force the receiver to delete the current GPS and GLONASS almanac stored and to down aft CONT load new almanacs Field Description of Field Sat System Defines the satellite signals accepted by the receiver when tracking satellites GPS only Only GPS satellites are tracked GPS amp GLONASS GPS and GLONASS satellites are tracked Configuring the Satellite Settings GPS900 111 Field Description of Field Cut Off Angle Sets the elevation in degrees below which satellite signals are not used and are not shown to be tracked Recommended setting for real time 10 Configuring the Satellite Settings GPS900 112 17 Description Access Configuring the display Configuring the Screen Display The settings on this screen allow the screen appearance to be configured turn the notifica tion beeps on and off and define the behaviour of the keys The settings are stored on the RX900 Itself If RX900 s are exchanged the settings stored on the new RX900 apply 12 04 GPSa00 Wie amp Li 7 E CONFIGURE 4 a Gs al di Display Beeps Text Display Beeps Text Screen Illum Always Oni Key Illum Off AN Contrast i 50 Heating Of f dy CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue aft PAGE F6 CONT PAGE To change to the next page
77. The WGS 1984 height of a point can be typed tn The scale factor is calculated using this height Scale e Output The calculated scale factor When Method User Entered the following fields apply Working with Determine Coord System GPS900 214 Field Description of Field Scale e User Input Allows the scale factor to be typed in manually Step 6 ia fyli 7s a storing the results DET C SYS p 7 La T m Step 6 Store Coord System Ka Name d new coord system Shift dX 253215 9452 m Shift dY 64436 0546 m STORE F1 Rotation 0 00000 To store the coordinate system to the DB X Seq le 74 3342 pon attach the system to WGS84 Pts Job that Rot Orig X 0 0000 m ie Pa a and return to Rot Orig Y 0 0000 m SCALE F4 or PPM F4 To switch between Scale displaying the true af STORE SCALE scale and displaying the ppm Field Description of Field Name A unique name for the coordinate system The name may be up to 16 characters in length and may include spaces Shift dX Shift in X direction Shift dY Shift in Y direction Rotation Scale Rot Orig X Rot Orig Y Rotation of transformation Scale factor of transformation Position in the X direction of the origin of rotation Position in the Y direction of the origin of rotation Working with Determine Coord System GPS900 215 28 6 Configuring the Program Configuring Wess fy LI E
78. Transfrm Name WEI OAET Transfrm Type Onestep Height Mode Ellipsoidal dy aft CONT F1 CONT To accept the screen entries and continue Field Description of Field Transfrm Name e Aunique name for the transformation The name may be up to 16 characters in length and may include spaces If a coordinate system Is being updated then its name is displayed Transfrm Type e The type of transformation to be used when determining a coor dinate system Height Mode e The height mode to be used in the determination of a coordinate system e Orthometric or Ellipsoidal Available when determining a new coordinate system Working with Determine Coord System GPS900 200 Step 2 BEE hyll 3 choosing geoid model DET C SYS a Gs at W Step 2 Choose Geoid Hodel Geoid Hodel d ene H att CONT F1 CONT To accept the screen entries and continue Field Description of Field Geoid Model The geoid model to be used in the transformation Working with Determine Coord System GPS900 201 Step 3 matching the points Working with Determine Coord System 11 55 fy Li 7 DET C SYS Z Le al di Step 3 Hatch Points i WhSed Pts Local Pts E 001 P amp H wO02 1002 P amp H wO003 1003 P amp H at CALC NEW EDIT DEL HATCH AUTO CALC F1 To confirm the selections compute the transformation and continue with the next screen NEW F2 To match a new pair
79. a from a Job 82 5 3 Importing Data to a Job 87 Configuring the Antenna 93 Configuring the Codes and their Attributes 95 Configuring the Coordinate Quality Control 97 GPS900 4 Table of Contents 9 Configuring the Display Mask 99 10 Configuring the HOT Keys and the USER Menu 102 11 Configuring the Instrument Identification 104 12 Configuring the Language 105 13 Configuring the Local Time Zone 106 14 Configuring the Point Occupation Settings 107 15 Configuring the Radio Channel 109 16 Configuring the Satellite Settings 111 17 Configuring the Screen Display 113 18 Configuring the Units and Formats 116 19 Using the Tools Activating Licence Keys 123 20 Using the Tools Calculating with Calculator 126 20 1 Overview of Calculator 126 20 2 Using the Calculator in RPN Mode 127 20 3 Using the Calculator in Standard Mode 129 20 4 Description of Softkeys 131 20 5 Configuring the Calculator 135 21 Using the Tools Formating Objects 137 22 Using the Tools Transferring Objects 138 GPS900 5 23 Using the Tools Uploading Software 141 24 Using the Tools Viewing Data 144 25 Understanding MapView 147 25 1 Overview of MapView 147 25 2 Configuring MapView 149 25 3 MapView Components The Softkeys 153 25 4 MapView Components The Screen Area 154 25 5 MapView Components The Toolbar 155 25 6 MapView Components The Point Symbols 156 26 Understanding HOT Keys USER key STATUS Key 157 26 1 The HOT Keys 157 26
80. an already defined coordinate system Types of CSCS models The correction values of a CSCS model can be applied at different stages in the coordinate conversion process Depending on this stage a CSCS model works differently Three types of CSCS models are supported by GPS9OO Their conversion process Is as explained in the Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 78 following table Any suitable geoid model can be combined with a geodetic CSCS model Refer to the online help of LGO for more information on CSCS models Type Description Grid Determination of preliminary grid coordinates by applying the specified transformation ellipsoid and map projection Determination of the final local grid coordinates by applying a shift in Easting and Northing interpolated in the grid file of the CSCS model Cartesian Performing the specified transformation Determination of local cartesian coordinates by applying a 3D shift interpolated in the grid file of the CSCS model Determination of the final local grid coordinates by applying the speci fied local ellipsoid and map projection Geodetic Determination of local geodetic coordinates by applying a correction in latitude and longitude interpolated from the file of the CSCS model Determination of the final local grid coordinates by applying the local map projection CS Using a geodetic CSCS model excludes the use of a transformation in a coordinate system
81. anaging Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 77 Geoid field file CSCS model N value and geoid model The geoid separation N value is the distance between the geoid and the reference ellip soid It may refer to the WGS 1984 or to the local ellipsoid It is not a constant except over maybe small flat areas such as 5 km x 5 km Therefore it is necessary to model the N value in order to obtain accurate orthometric heights The modelled N values form a geoid model for an area With a geoid model attached to a coordinate system N values for the measured points can be determined Ellipsoidal heights can be converted to orthometric heights and Dack Refer to the online help of LGO for more information on geoid models Geoid models are an approximation of the N value In terms of accuracy they may vary considerably and global models in particular should be used with caution If the accuracy of the geoid model is not known it might be safer to use local control points with orthometric heights and apply a transformation to approximate the local geoid Geoid field files may be used in the field to calculate orthometric heights out of ellipsoidal heights and vice versa Description Country Specific Coordinate System models e are tables of correction values to directly convert coordinates from WGS 1984 to local grid without the need of transformation parameters e take the distortions of the mapping system into account e are an addition to
82. ast North and Height IF the residuals are unacceptable THEN press ESC to return to step 2 The points can be edited deleted or temporarily removed from the list and the transformation recalcu lated acceptable press STORE F1 to store the coordinate system and attach it to the active job Step 4 Press STORE F1 to store the coordinate system and attach it to the active job storing the calculated results Working with GPS Resection GPS900 222 30 30 1 Description Point types Terms Defining a reference line arc Working with Reference Line An Overview of the Program Reference Line Is a program which can be used for the following tasks e Measuring to a line arc where the coordinates of a target point can be calculated from its position relative to the defined reference line arc e Staking to a line arc where the position of a target point is known and instructions to locate the point are given relative to the reference line arc Reference lines arcs can be created from points stored as e WGS 1984 geodetic e Local grid Points must have full coordinate triplets Heights and positions are always considered Term Description of Term Reference point The term reference point Is used In this chapter to refer to the point from which the perpendicular offset from the reference line arc to the target point is measured Target point The design point e For measuring to a referenc
83. ata format RTCM v2 3 SR is displayed because the data format does not include infor mation about the antenna height For data format CMR CMR The antenna height at the reference from the marker to the phase center The coordinates for the reference station which are transferred depend on the active real time data format For real time messages which include antenna height and antenna type Marker For real time messages which do not include antenna Informa tion Phase Centre of L1 The antenna used at the reference Ref Sensor The receiver type used at the reference Real Time Input Data The following provides additional information on the satellite data received via real time message Information of those satellites is displayed which are used on both reference and rover Access press DATA F4 on STATUS Real Time General page Softkey CONT F1 SAT F2 Description of Softkey To return to the Main Menu screen To display information about the satellite with the next smaller PRN Understanding HOT Keys USER key STATUS Key GPS900 165 Softkey Description of Softkey SAT F3 To display information about the satellite with the next larger PRN The data being received from the satellites and the layout of the screen depend on the active real time data format Field Description of Field Sat PRN The PRN number GPS or the slot
84. cal heights but no coordi Points are imported without coordinates but nates in file with local height and code if available Coordinates but no heights in Points are imported without height but with file coordinates and code if available Neither coordinates nor No import heights in file No point ID s in file No import GSI8 Import variables Point ID WI 11 local coordinates WI 81 G lle WI 82 WI 83 thematical codes WI 71 No free codes no attributes Example for GSI8 110014 00001448 81 01 00001363 82 01 00007748 83 01 O0000000 71 000sheep Converting Data Copy Export Import GPS900 87 Format Characteristic Format definition Units Heights Local heights but no coordi nates in file Coordinates but no heights in file Neither coordinates nor heights in file No point ID s in file Description Fixed format Easting and Northing can be switched during import As defined in the GSI file Orthometric or ellipsoidal Points are imported without coordinates but with local height and code if available Points are imported without height but with coordinates and code if available No import No import DXF Import variables Block point line arc polyline Local coordi nates No free codes no attributes Format definition Fixed format X Y Z Units Not predefined Heights Z value imported as orthometric Neither coordinates nor No import heights in file Checks Points
85. can be staked The heights of the current positions are compared against those of a selected DTM Job The height differ ences are calculated and displayed Staking a DTM may be used for e staking out where the DTM represents the surface to be staked e quality control purposes where the DTM represents the final project surface DTM jobs are created in LGO DTM jobs are stored in the DBX directory of the internal memory Diagram Q SLT P i 2 Ga IT Ee ISLE L Pl Point to be staked dl CUT or FILL GPS900_049 d2 Antenna height Q 1 Working with Stakeout GPS900 257 Staking the digital terrain model Working with Stakeout LE E ag P vi DTH Stakeout OCUPY F1 To start measuring the height The position mode icon changes to the static icon F1 changes to STOP STOP F1 To end measuring the height When Auto STOP Yes in CONFIGURE Point Occupation Settings the measurement ends automati cally as defined by the stop criteria The position mode icon changes to the moving a it OcUPY PAGE icon F1 changes to STORE STORE F1 To store the measured point When Auto STORE Yes in CONFIGURE Point Occupation Settings the measured point is stored auto matically F1 changes to OCUPY PAGE F6 To change to another page on the screen SHIFT CONF F2 To configure the Stakeout application program Available for OCUPY F1 being displayed SHIFT QUIT F6 To exit Stakeout
86. cecceceeceeeeceeeeeeeseeeeeeeeees 97 Delete point from Resection s sssnsnsnsrerererererrrnrrrnn 220 Height Directory structure of memory device s ssossnenerenen 283 Reference LIne cccecceceececeeceeeeceeseeeeseees 241 264 Distribution Position Residuals throughout transformation area 216 Reference LING ececcececcececeeeeceeeeceeeeeees 241 264 RU 273 275 Expiry date software maintenance cceceeeeeeeeeeees 171 Double Stereographic projection cccceeceeeeeeeseeeeeees Z0 EE TOM at tee 82 DTN TAY OE SEEC E 252 Dt gg Fo Export fOrmat E g2 Field file DXF file CSCS EN 76 Directory for import export to from job 283 CONG s AE A 72 EE A E E AT E 17 E Bn Ee see 28 Edit Firmware file directory cccccececseceeeececeeseceseeeeeeeees 284 al GE 4l Firmware VerSiOn diene cnesecennueteumwsreamenesbsegressaansamenss 171 Coordinate system ccececcecceceececeeceeeeceeseeeeseeeees 198 Index GPS900 292 Format CONG eege 77 EOI ee 82 PING RE 77 KODO E 87 Mean sea EE ee 77 Format file EE resi ee 77 ICO re e EEE E O A A 283 Height mode cece cec sec eececeeceeeeceececeeeeesueeeseeeeseeseeaeseees 64 EX DOU AS Cl a EENE 82 Hot keys Wee 48 49 Description 0 cccccceceeceeeeceeeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeseeaeeeeaeeeness 157 ONG E 26 l G Identification number sssseenssnnsnnsnrsnrsnrrerrrnrrerrerrenene 104 COM et 72 Illumination Eege an EE 72 OV DOIG ranan toned sanenisd castmondcats
87. class describes the type of coordinate triplet e The following table shows the classes in descending hierarchical order Class Characteristic Description CTRL ADJ REF Type Instrument source Type Instrument source Type Instrument source Control points Automatically assigned to entered points GPS TPS or LGO Adjusted points using the adjustment program LGO Reference point received by a real time rover GPS TPS or LGO MEAS Managing Creating Editing Points Data Type Instrument source GPS900 Measured points differentially corrected using real time phase or real time code Calculated from some application programs GPS TPS or LGO 29 Class Characteristic Description NAV Type e Navigated points using uncorrected code solutions of a single epoch Instrument source e GPS EST Type e Estimated points from LGO Instrument source e LGO The sub class The sub class describes certain classes in detail It indicates the status of the position when a coordinate triplet was measured and how the coordinates were determined Sub class COGO NONE Description Instrument source Indirect coordinate determination with application GPS or TPS program COGO Direction is available but no coordinates TPS Height is available Dut no position coordinates Level TPS Measured with distances and angles TPS Fixed He
88. data received from the reference compared with the data received from the GPS antenna within the last minute This indicates how well the datalink is working Ref Network The type of reference network in use Softkey Description of Softkey CONT F1 To return to the Main Menu screen PAGE F6 To change to another page on the screen GPS900 163 Field Name Description of Field The name of the radio Type The type of radio Port The port to which the radio is connected Firmware Channel Actual Freq The Reference page Softkey CONT F1 COORD F2 The software version of the attached radio The radio channel The actual set frequency of the radio Description of Softkey To return to the Main Menu screen To view other coordinate types PAGE F6 To change to another page on the screen Field Description of Field Point ID e The point identification Ref Stn ID Understanding HOT Keys USER key STATUS Key e An identification for a reference station The ID can be converted into a compact format to be send out with real time data in all real time data formats It is different from the point ID of the reference station GPS900 164 Field Description of Field Antenna Ht Coords of Ref Antenna For data format Leica or RTCM v3 The antenna height at the reference from the marker to the MRP For d
89. de of the central meridian For example entering 25 N will be Stored as 25 S entering 33 E will be stored as 33 W Ce NORTH F3 or SOUTH F3 Available for local geodetic or WGS 1984 geodetic coordinates when Local Lat or WGS 1984 Lat is highlighted Changes between North and South latitude Ce EAST F3 or WEST F3 Available for local geodetic or WGS 1984 geodetic coor dinates when Local Long or WGS 1984 Long is highlighted Changes between East and West longitude Managing Creating Editing Points Data GPS900 18 Step Description SHIFT ELL H F2 or SHIFT ORTH F2 Available for local coordinates Changes between the ellipsoidal and the orthometric height PAGE F6 changes to the Code page MANAGE New Point Code page The setting for Thematc Codes in CONFIGURE Coding determines the availability of the subsequent fields and softkeys e For Thematc Codes With Codelist The codes from the job codelist are used Point Code All point codes of the job codelist can be selected The description of the code Is shown as an output field The attributes are shown as output input or choicelist fields depending on their definition e For Thematc Codes Without Codelist Codes for points can be typed in but not selected from a codelist Code The code to be stored with the point A check is performed to see if a point code of this name already exists in the job If so the according attributes are s
90. ding HOT Keys USER key STATUS Key GPS900 161 Symbol Description of Symbol Satellites above the Cut Off Angle configured in CONFIGURE Satellite E Sg Settings Satellites below the Cut Off Angle configured in CONFIGURE Satellite ba eh o D Settings a m The information about the satellites at the reference shown on this page is identical with The Reference page the information shown on STATUS Satellites Rover page Understanding HOT Keys USER key STATUS Key GPS900 162 26 3 3 Description The General page The Device Page Understanding HOT Keys USER key STATUS Key Status Real Time Data Input This screen shows information related to real time data for example the data link GPS Used L1 L2 GLONASS Used L1 L2 Softkey Description of Softkey CONT F1 To return to the Main Menu screen DATA F4 To view the data being received PAGE F6 To change to another page on the screen Field Description of Field R Time Data The received real time data format message type The number of satellites on L1 and L2 being used in the current posi tion solution Available for ATX900 GG when Sat System GPS amp GLONASS is configured in CONFIGURE Satellite Settings The number of satellites on L1 and L2 being used in the current position solution Last Received In Last Minute Seconds since the last message from the reference was received The percentage of real time
91. e 8 of SURVEY Survey Job name SCode page GPS900 273 Field Description of Field Measure Point Yes or No If one of the code boxes is tapped In SURVEY Survey Job name SCode page then that code is selected and the point Is measured for Measure Point Yes String Attrib Method Direction No Elements Working with Survey Choicelist Available for Show Codes All Codes When this field is active surveyed points that have the same code attached are strung to one line Method by which subsequent code box Is selected after a point is stored Not used Direction and No Elements are invisible and the number of codes boxes shown in SURVEY Survey Job name SCode Dage Is nine Zig Zag Each new code block Is selected at the same end as where the previous code block finished Same direction Each new code block is selected at the same end as where the previous code block started The way of using the code boxes This influences in which order the code boxes will be applied Forward The code boxes are used in the same way as defined in SURVEY Survey Job name SCode page Backward The code boxes are used in the reverse way as defined In SURVEY Survey Job name SCode page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 or 9 Number of code boxes shown in SURVEY Survey Job name SCode page GPS900 274 33 5 Configuring the Program Setting the Logging Method Setting fe fy L1 as the log
92. e Stakeout program and stake the calculated point STORE F1 To store the result SHIFT CONF F2 SHIFT ELL H F2 SHIFT ORTH F2 To configure the program To change between the ellipsoidal and orthometric height Field Description of Field Task The task for calculating the COGO point Start Point The point ID of the start point of the known arc Second point The point ID of the second point of the known arc End Point The point ID of the end point of the known arc Offset Point The point ID of the offset point to the known arc AArcDist Grid The horizontal distance from the start point to the base point AOffset Grid The offset distance from the base point to the offset point GPS900 191 27 7 Configuring Working with COGO Configuring the Program 11 47 Hy liz ep gt E COGO zb fan D I D Configuration x Parameters Est Pos QI1ty em Est Ht Qity 0 3000 m at cont J I I CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue SHIFT ABOUT F5 To display information about the program name the version number the date of the version the copyright and the article number Field Description of Field Est Pos Qlty The estimated value for the position quality assigned to all calculated COGO points which is used for the averaging calculation Est Ht Qlty The estimated value for the height quality assigned to all calculated heights which is used for t
93. e coordinate system which is currently attached to the job From Job To Job Describes where the points are to be copied to Converting Data Copy Export Import GPS900 1 5 2 Exporting Data from a Job Description This screen lists all the exporters loaded e Data will be exported to a file on the internal memory Export formats er Characteristic Description Custom ASCII Export variables Format definition Units Coordinate conversion Height Specialities Points in file outside of CSCS model Points in file outside of geoid model Refer to the online help of LGO Composed individually as format file using LGO Refer to the online help of LGO for information on creating format files Defined within the format file All coordinate types are supported All height types are supported If the desired height cannot be computed the default value for the missing variable is output The default value for missing variable is output The default value for missing variable is output also if a geoid separation is available DXF Coordinate conversion Height All points are converted to local grid position using the coordinate system Orthometric height and ellipsoidal height are supported Converting Data Copy Export Import GPS900 82 Format Characteristic Description Specialities Points In file outside of CSCS Points in local grid position
94. e line this is the point with the coor dinates of the current position and the designed or calculated height e For staking to a reference line this is the point to be staked Measured point The current position A reference line is defined by two known points A reference arc Is defined by three known points Working with Reference Line GPS900 223 Ce It is possible to define an arc that has an opening angle of more than 180 Coordinate systems It is possible to use a valid coordinate system but have the line or part of the line lying outside of the projection In these cases the output fields of all prompts relating to the difference in coordinates between the point being staked and the current position are shown as Direction of values The following diagram shows the direction of positive and negative values for distance and height differences between the target point and the reference point for reference lines PO Start point PO Pl End point P2 Target point GPS900_052 P3 Reference point Working with Reference Line GPS900 224 30 2 Starting the Program Access A204 ty L1 5 gy Reference Line GFS900 4 MET A starting the program ae Control Job Job Codelist hyli 7 a REFLINE Z a LG al Al Reference LinefArc Begin Coord System control active job coord sys name CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue codelist name dl CONF F2 To
95. e orientation is from the current position to the point to be staked The graphical display shows an arrow pointing in the direction of the point to be staked To e To select the point to be used for orientation Available for Orien tate To Point Stake and Orientate To Point Store Configuring the checks miray fy I 7 E REFLINE Hara a E Configuration Ka General Checks Pos Check Pos Limit 0 0200 m CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue Height Check Yes PAGE F6 Height Limit 0 0200 m To change to another page on the screen een noar Pe Yes SHIFT ABOUT F5 Dist from Pt 0 5000 n To display information about the application program name the version number the date of the version the copyright and the aft CONT PAGE article number Working with Reference Line GPS900 240 Field Pos Check Pos Limit Description of Field Yes or No Allows a check to be made on the horizontal coordi nate difference between the manually occupied staked point and the point to be staked If the defined Pos Limit is exceeded the Stakeout can be repeated skipped or stored User input Available for Pos Check Yes Sets the maximum hori zontal coordinate difference which Is accepted in the position check Height Check Yes or No Allows a check to be made on the vertical difference between the manually occupied staked point and the point to be Staked If the defined
96. e text NAME F3 or VALUE F3 Available for attributes for which an attribute name can be typed in To highlight Attribute 1 or the field for the attribute value The name of Attribute 1 can be edited and the attribute value to be used as the default attribute value can be typed in Managing Creating Editing Codes Codelists GPS900 44 Step Description Attributes of attribute type mandatory or fixed and of value type real or integer must be created in LGO Up to four attributes can be created Attribute names that have already been typed in cannot be edited in a Job codelist Is another attribute to be created e If yes repeat step 4 e lf no continue with step 6 STORE F1 adds the new code and any associated attributes or stores the changes to the System RAM codelist and returns to the screen from where this screen was accessed A new code can also be created within an application program In this case the new code is added to the Job codelist Managing Creating Editing Codes Codelists GPS900 45 3 6 Managing Job Codes Description To view and edit all codes currently stored in the job The functionality of this screen Is mainly the same as for MANAGE Codes For simplicity the functionality which ts different from MANAGE Codes is explained here Access step by step Available for jobs which have a codelist attached Step Description l 12 04 Large GPSgo0 a Ge Li In
97. e through the three height control points to approximate the local heights More than three points Best fitting average plane Errors in height do not propagate into errors in position since the height and position transformations are separated If local heights have low accuracy or do not exist a transforma tion of position can still be calculated and vice versa The height points and position points do not have to be the same points No parameters of the local ellipsoid and map projection is required Parameters may be computed with a minimum of points Care Should be taken when computing parameters using just one or two local points as the parameters calculated are valid in the vicinity of the points used for the transformation Disadvantage Restriction In the area over which the transformation can be applied This is mainly due to the fact that there is no provision for scale factor in the projection The accuracy in height depends on the undulation of the geoid The bigger the geoid variations the less accurate the results are Working with Determine Coord System GPS900 196 Requirements to deter e To determine a transformation it is necessary to have common control points whose mine a transformation positions are known In both WGS 1984 coordinates and local coordinates e The more points that are common between datums the more accurately the transforma tion parameters can be calculated Depending on
98. easured with Pt Occupation Instanta GPS neous in CONFIGURE Point Occupation Settings Survey Remote Point TPS Survey measured with Pt Occupation Normal in GPS CONFIGURE Point Occupation Settings Unknown GPS or TPS User Application Customised application programs GPS or TPS User Entered Manually entered point GPS or TPS The instrument source describes where the coordinate triplet was measured or entered The option are GPS TPS or LGO Description The Coordinate Quality is e computed on the rover for code solutions and phase fixed solutions e an indicator for the quality of the observations e an indicator for the current satellite constellation e an indicator for different environmental conditions Managing Creating Editing Points Data GPS900 34 e derived such that there is at least a two third probability that the computed position deviates from the true position by less than the CQ value e different from the standard deviation CQ versus standard deviation The standard deviation as CQ would often be too optimistic This is why the computation of the CQ in GPS900 Is not simply based on the basic standard deviation algorithms For the standard deviation there is statistically a 39 3 probability in 2D that the computed position deviates from the true position by less than the standard deviation This is not enough for a reliable quality indicator This is particularly true for low redundancy
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100. eference point dl Stake Offset GPs900_053 PO d2 Along Line Working with Reference Line GPS900 233 Diagram 2 staking to a line vertically GPS900_025 Diagram 3 staking to an arc horizontally PO GPS900_55 Working with Reference Line GPS900 PO Pl P2 P3 PO Pl P2 P3 dl d2 Start point End point Target point Reference point with Design Ht Start point End point Target point Reference point Stake Offset Along Arc 234 Diagram 4 staking to an arc vertically Step 1 Entering the offsets PO Start point P1 End point P2 Target point GPS900_024 P3 Reference point with Design Ht 41 44 fyli 7 i REFLINE Peg Ai di Enter Stake Offset Values Point ID 0003 Along Line 10 0000 m Stake Offset 20 0000 m Design Ht 474 2801 m CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue aft SHIFT CONF F2 CONT To configure the reference line arc Working with Reference Line GPS900 235 Field Description of Field Point ID The point ID of the target point to be staked Stake Offset The offset from the reference point to the target point Along Line Available for Task Stake to Line Horizontal distance from the start point to the reference point along the reference line Along Arc Available for Task Stake to Arc Horizontal distance from the start point to the reference point along the reference arc Design Ht Allows input of the des
101. ents The Toolbar Touch icons are available in a toolbar if Toolbar On in MapView Configuration Display page The toolbar Is always located on the left hand side of the screen Some of the functions performed by the touch icons can also be replicated using a softkey in the same mode as when the touch icon appears The softkey equivalent to each touch icon if one exists are indicated below Touch icon Softkey Description A SHIFT FIT F3 Available as a touch icon in map mode The fit touch dk icon fits all displayable data into the screen area using the largest possible scale ay The windowing touch icon zooms to a specified area window An area window can be drawn by tapping on the top left and the bottom right corner of the area This causes the screen to zoom to the selected area GPS900 155 25 6 Points Understanding MapView MapView Components The Point Symbols When Show Points Yes in MapView Configuration points are displayed in all modes according to their class Symbol Description A 3D control point Is a point of class CTRL with full coordinate triplet 2D control point is a position only point of class CTRL Adjusted point is a point of class ADJ Reference point is a point of class REF Average point is a point of class AVGE Measured point is a point of class MEAS Single Point Position uploaded from LGO Navigated point is a point of class NAV
102. ere X e The value for the next operation The next step Press SHIFT DONE F4 to return to the Main Menu screen Using the Tools Calculating with Calculator GPS900 128 20 3 Using the Calculator in Standard Mode Calculator 41 54 att E in Standard mode TOOLS 8 La wal Standard Calculator DEG ba 45 00000 EN O00 T CU g The function keys F1 F6 are allocated seven aft times Using A or amp the various allocations can SIN COS TAN ASIN ACOS ATAN be accessed Field Description of Field First field on the e The unit used for trigonometric functions in the calculator as screen configured in TOOLS Calculator Configuration e DEG Degrees e RAD Radians e GRAD Gon 2 e The result of the sum or difference of values in the last field on the screen using 2 F1 and 2 F2 Third to sixth field on Previously entered value or latest operation including result the screen indicates that the value is cut after the third decimal Using the Tools Calculating with Calculator GPS900 129 Field Description of Field Last field on the screen e The value for next operation or result from latest operation The next step Press SHIFT DONE F4 to return to the Main Menu screen Using the Tools Calculating with Calculator GPS900 130 20 4 Description of Softkeys Description of softkeys Softkey Descrip
103. erf gt E MANAGE on A OU OG HapView Configuration Points Lines amp Areas Displa Show Lines Show Areas Yes d CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue Aft PAGE F6 CONT PAGE To change to another page on the screen Field Description of Field Show Lines e Yes or No Determines if lines are displayed in MapView Show Areas e Yes or No Determines if areas are displayed in MapView GPS900 150 Configuring the Display page Understanding MapView EE fy L1 Eh wi MANAGE 4 a LG al R HapView Configuration Display Show Pt Info Datum View Rotate 180 Toolbar Curr Pos Info Show Path cont _ Field ite Quality 300 In Survey Mode When lt 200 Pts gt CONT F1 No dl To accept the screen entries and continue att PAGE F6 Description of Field To change to the next page on the screen Show Pt Info 200 points are displayed e When lt 200 Pts Point information is not shown when more than e As Configured Point information is shown regardless of the number of points being displayed Datum View are viewed e WGS 1984 or Local Determines the datum in which the points Rotate 180 the top of the screen e Yes or No Available for Datum View Local To rotate the map by 180 The north arrow is not rotated and still orientated towards Toolbar e Onor Off Determines if the toolbar of
104. es Codelists An input for the attribute must be typed in New attributes with this attribute value region can be created in LGO or on the RX900 An input for the attribute must fall within a predefined range New attributes with this attribute value region can be created in LGO GPS900 51 Choicelist An input for the attribute is selected from a predefined list New attributes with this attribute value region can be created in LGO Example Code Attributes Attribute value Attribute value Example for the type region attribute value region Birch Height Real Range 0 5 3 0 Condition Text Choicelist Good Dead Damaged Remark Text None Codelist Description A codelist is a collection of codes that can be used to describe surveyed points in the field Elements of a codelist e Code e Attributes Managing Creating Editing Codes Codelists GPS900 52 Structure of a codelist Structure Codelist Code 1 Attribute 1 1 1 Attribute Attribute 1 1 20 Code 2 Attribute 1 2 1 Attribute Code Codelist types Codelist Birch Height Condition Remark Road Material System RAM codelist Job codelist A codelist stored in the System RAM of the RX900 The collection of codes contained within the currently active job Managing Creating Editing Codes Codelists GPS900 53 4 4 1 Descr
105. ey STATUS Key Description of Column The Pseudo Random Noise number GPS or the Slot number GLONASS of the satellites GPS900 160 Column Description of Column Elev The elevation angle in degrees The arrows indicate if the satellite is rising or falling Azmth The azimuth of the satellite S N 1 and S N 2 The signal to noise ratio on L1 and L2 The number is shown in brackets If the signal is currently not being used in the position calcu lations The Skyplot page The skyplot shows satellite information in a graphical way The part of the skyplot between the O elevation and the cut off angle is marked grey Softkey Description of Softkey CONT F1 GPS X GPS Vv F2 To return to the Main Menu screen To hide or show the GPS satellites shown by the prefix G Available Tor ATX900 GG when Sat System GPS amp GLONASS is configured in CONFIGURE Satellite Settings GLO X GLO V F3 To hide or show the GLONASS satellites shown by the prefix R Available for ATX900 GG when Sat System GPS amp GLONASS is configured in CONFIGURE Satellite Settings MORE F5 PAGE F6 To open and close a window showing the date of the used almanac the number of satellites tracked as shown on the skyplot and the number of all satellites available above the cut off elevation mask as Shown on the skyplot To change to another page on the screen Understan
106. firmware version with the algorithms for the signal processing API The firmware version for the application program interface The firmware version for the electric front interface Shows the versions of all uploaded application programs GPS900 171 26 3 7 Status Radio Information Description This screen shows information related to the radio used to transfer real time data Realine taper Softkey Description of Softkey CONT F1 To return to the Main Menu screen Field Description of Field Name The name of the radio Type The type of radio Port The port to which the radio is connected Firmware The version number of the firmware Channel The radio channel Actual Freq The actual set frequency of the radio Signal Indication of strength of received radio signal Understanding HOT Keys USER key STATUS Key GPS900 172 PART 2 The Applications PART 2 The Applications GPS900 173 27 Working with COGO 27 1 An Overview of the Program Description COGO is a program to perform COordinate GeOmetry calculations This program calculates point coordinates bearings between points and distances between points It is a program for calculating rather than for measuring Sg Changing the coordinates of a point which has been previously used in a COGO calculation does not result in a previously calculated point being re computed Working with COGO GPS900 174 27
107. g Diagram of intersection method 3 Distance Distance Calculating with Distance Distance Working with COGO Refer to section 27 2 Starting the Program to select the Intersections menu option GPS900_040 Step 1 inputing the SE 12 41 amp Lis 7 coco os in aa R Intersection Input Ka Input Map Hethod J Dist Dis 1st Point 1 dy HDist Grid 150 0000 m 2nd Point 2 dy HDist Grid 150 0000 m at CALC PAGE GPS90O0 Known PO First known point P1 Second known point rl Radius as defined by the distance PO to P2 r2 Radius as defined by the distance P1 to P2 Unknown P2 First COGO point intersection point P3 Second COGO point intersection point Step 2 storing staking Ss 12 42 Lis 7 vi COGO E 7 al Dist Dist Results A oe e Point ID Easting 243 5414 m Northing 56 4586 m Ortho Ht gt 100 0000 m at STORE COORD RSLT2 STAKE PAGE 182 Starting Diagram of intersection method 4 By Points Calculating with By Points Working with COGO Refer to section 27 2 Starting the Program to select the Intersections menu option GPS900_048 Step 1 inputing the SE a Li 7 E COGO LL K 7 vi A Intersection Input z Input Map Hethod 3 By PointsiH 1st Point dp nd Point di 3rd Point d Adr 4th Point 5a af CALC PAGE GPS900 Known PO First known point P1 Second known point P2 Third known point P3 Fo
108. g parenthesis and brackets Many scientific calculators for example Hewlett Packard calcula tors are implemented with this operating mode Values are entered and kept in a working stack Standard e This operating mode is based on the principles of conventional pocket calculators There is no stacking of values Using the Tools Calculating with Calculator GPS900 126 20 2 Using the Calculator in RPN Mode Calculator 11 47 iz o n E in RPN mode TOOLS KE as ES RPN Calculator DEG LY 0 00000 EX 0 00000 TI 0 00000 Z o 0 00000 T 45 00000 X 0 70711 The function keys F1 F6 are allocated seven aft times Using A or amp the various allocations can SIN COS TAN ASIN ACOS ATAN be accessed Field First field on the screen Description of Field The unit used for trigonometric functions in the calculator as configured in TOOLS Calculator Configuration DEG Degrees RAD Radians GRAD Gon 2Y 2X T Using the Tools Calculating with Calculator The result of the sum or difference of values in Y using 2 F1 and 2 F2 The result of the sum or difference of values in X using 2 F1 and 2 F2 Third stack After an operation the value from Z is written here GPS900 127 Field Description of Field Z e Second stack After an operation the value from Y is written here Y e First stack After an operation the value from X is written h
109. g the Program Access Ei e dE ay GPS Resection GF5900 MET Hain Menu Starting the program 11 45 fy ie WI GPS RESEC RS 7 Gs al Al GPS Resection Begin Name GPS Resection Job Default du aft CONT F1 CONT To accept the screen entries and continue Field Description of Field Name A unique name for the coordinate system The name may be up to 16 characters in length and may include spaces Job The job from which the points with local coordinates and with WGS84 coordinates will be taken Working with GPS Resection GPS900 218 29 3 Step 1 measuring the local points using WGS84 coordinates Working with GPS Resection Using the Program 17 12 fyli B erf gt E GFS RESEC 9 Lie 8 4 Gi D Step 1 Measure Control Pt Ka Point ID local_00100 Antenna Ht 2 0000 m Easting 500 0000 m Northing 500 0000 m Ortho Ht 100 0000 m Hatch Type Pos amp Height 4 3D CO 0 0091 m af ocuPy J E a Field Description of Field Point ID Antenna Ht e The antenna height OCUPY F1 To start measuring the WGS84 point The position mode icon changes to the static icon F1 changes to STOP STOP F1 To end measuring the WGS84 point When Auto STOP Yes in CONFIGURE Point Occupa tion Settings the measurement ends auto matically as defined by the stop criteria The position mode icon changes to the moving icon F1 changes to STORE STORE F1 To store the measured poi
110. ging method SURVEY oy 3 Lag wal m Configuration SCode uto Points Loq By Log Every CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue DMASK F3 To configure what Is viewed In the Auto page af CONT DHASK in the Survey application program Field Description of Field Log By e Time Auto points are logged according to a time interval The time interval is independent from the update interval for the posi tion on the screen e Distance The difference in distance from the last stored auto point which must be reached before the next auto point Is logged The auto point is logged with the next available computed position e Stop amp Go An auto point is stored when the position of the antenna does not move more than the distance configured in Stop Position within the Stop Time Working with Survey GPS900 275 Working with Survey Field Description of Field e Once a point has been stored the position from the point Just stored must change more than the distance configured in Stop Position before the routine starts again Log Every e User input For Log By Distance The difference in distance before the next auto point is logged For Log By Time from 1 0s to 60 0s The time interval before the next auto point is logged Stop Position Available for Log By Stop amp Go The maximum distance within which the position is considered stationary Stop Time Available for
111. he ATX900 GG are explained GPS900_027 a 8 pin LEMO 1 to connect cable to RX900 Pin Name Description Direction 1 USB Dt USB data line In or out 2 USB D USB data line In or out 3 Signal ground 4 RS232 receive data 5 RS232 transmit data 6 Identification pin 7 Power input 5 28 V 8 ATX on control signal RS232 levels Pin Assignments and Sockets GPS900 286 Sockets 8 pin LEMO 1 LEMO 1 8 pin LEMO HMI 1B 308 CLNP Pin Assignments and Sockets GPS900 287 Appendix E Cables Description Some applications require the connection of instruments devices or accessories to the RX900 In this chapter the required cables and their use are listed Cables connecting The table shows in alphabetical order which instruments devices or accessories can be Instruments devicesor connected using cables Refer to paragraph Cables and product names for a full descrip accessories tion of these cables From To Cables GEB171 RX900 e GEV97 ATX900 GG e GEV215 ATX900 GG and GFU e GEV205 Power supply for GPS900 12 V DC ATX900 GG and RX900 GEV215 RS232 9 pin on PC RX900 e GEV162 RX900 ATX900 GG e GEV173 USB on PC RX900 e GEV161 Cables and product The product names of the cables in the above table are explained in detail below in names ascending order Name Description GEV97 Cable 1 8 m GX power cable GEV161 Cable 2 8 m data transfer GX RX900 to US
112. he averaging calculation GPS900 192 28 28 1 Description Transformations Working with Determine Coord System An Overview of the Program e GPS measured points are always stored based on the global geocentric datum known as WGS 1984 Most surveys require coordinates in a local grid system for example based ona country s official mapping datum or an arbitrary grid system used in a particular area such as a construction site To convert the WGS 1984 coordinates into local coordinates a coordinate system needs to De created Part of the coordinate system is the transfor mation used to convert coordinates from the WGS 1984 datum to the local datum e The Determine Coordinate System application program allows e the parameters of a new transformation to be determined e the parameters of an existing transformation to be recomputed A transformation is the process of converting coords from one geodetic datum to another Transformation requirements e Transformation parameters e In some cases a local ellipsoid e In some cases a map projection e In some cases a geoid model Transformation parameters A transformation consists of a number of shifts rotations and scale factors depending on the type of transformation used Not all of these parameters are always required These Darameters may already be known or may need to be computed Description of transformations A Onestep transformation is provided on RX900 Working
113. hown Attribute n Up to four attribute values are available Is Thematc Codes With Codelist e If yes continue with the next row e lf no continue with step 7 NEW A F2 allows additional attributes to be created for this point code Managing Creating Editing Points Data GPS900 19 Step Description NAME F3 or VALUE F3 Available for attributes for which an attribute name can be typed in To highlight Attribute n or the field for the attribute value The name of Attribute n can be edited and an attribute value can De typed in STORE F1 stores the new point entered and all associated information and returns to MANAGE Data Job Name Points page It may happen that a point with the same point ID exists in the Job In that case a new point ID has to be typed in Managing Creating Editing Points Data GPS900 20 2 3 Access step by step Editing an existing point step by step Editing an Existing Point Step Description l 12 04 Us Bb Fe GPS900 4 o S E Main Meng 2 In MANAGE Jobs highlight a job 3 DATA F5 to access MANAGE Data Job Name Step Description i In MANAGE Data Job Name Points page highlight a point to be edited 2 EDIT F3 to access MANAGE Edit Point Point ID Ce The visible pages on this screen depend on the properties of the point being edited 3 MANAGE Edit Point Point ID Coords page It is possible to edit the point ID and for points
114. ht GPS900_044 All these elements can be specified when creating a coordinate system Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 55 The default coordinate system The WGS 1984 coordinate system The active coordinate system The default coordinate system Is WGS 1984 It cannot be deleted Additional default coordinate systems may be available for certain countries WGS 1984 is the global geocentric datum to which all GPS positioning information Is referred to WGS 1984 Is the default coordinate system on a RX900 It is not possible to manually create a coordinate system called WGS 1984 The active coordinate system is the one attached to the job currently being used One coor dinate system is always considered as the active coordinate system Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 56 4 2 Access Managing coordinate systems Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems Accessing Coordinate System Management 12 04 Jazz GPS900 hat ie et 11 57 ZC Dip yp gt MANAGE ein gal G NW coord sys name Classic 3D tt CONT NEW EDIT DEL HORE i GPS900 Listed are all coordinate systems stored in the database DB X Any unavailable information is shown as l CONT F1 To select a coordinate system and continue The selected coordinate system will be attached to the active job NEW F2 To create a coordinate system ma
115. icelist Second WGS 1984 point to use for computation of Azimuth Azimuth e Output Computed azimuth between Point 1 and Point 2 Reqd Azimuth e User input The required grid azimuth computed between two local points Rotation e Output The rotation of the transformation calculated as Reqd Azimuth minus Azimuth Working with Determine Coord System GPS900 213 Step 5 DE amp Lis 7 determining scale DET C EYS 4 9 La ad wi Step 5 Determine Scale Hethod Known WGS84 PtH CONT F1 WGSB4 Point w001 dl To accept the screen entries and continue SCALE F4 or PPM F4 Seale 0 9999957 To switch between Scale displaying the true Reduced to E lipsoid scale and displaying the ppm The scale is calculated using the formula r h r where ris the distance from the centre of the ellip soid to the WGS 1984 point selected in step 3 and his the height of this point above the at CONT PPH WGS 1984 ellipsoid Field Description of Field Method e Known WGS84 Pt Known WGS84 Ht or User Entered Method of determining the scale factor of the transformation When Method Known WGS84 Pt the following fields apply WGS84 Point e Choicelist WGS 1984 point from which the scale factor will be calculated The scale factor is calculated using the height of the known WGS 1984 point Scale e Output The calculated scale factor When Method Known WGS84 Ht the following fields apply Known Height e User input
116. ield Task e Defines the task to be performed e Measure to Line or Measure to Arc Calculates the coordinates of a point from it s position relative to the reference line arc e Stake to Line or Stake to Arc Allows points to be staked rela tive to the reference line arc Working with Reference Line GPS900 226 Field Description of Field Start Point The start point of the reference line arc Second Point End Point Line Length Arc Dist The second point of the reference arc The end point of the reference line arc The horizontal grid distance between Start Point and End Point of the line is displayed if the distance cannot be calculated The horizontal grid distance along the arc between Start Point and End Point of the arc is displayed if the distance cannot be calculated Working with Reference Line GPS900 227 30 3 Measuring to a Reference Line Arc Description The horizontal and vertical position and the chainage of a manually occupied point can be calculated relative to the defined reference line arc Diagram 1 measuring to a line horizontally GPS900_020 Diagram 2 measuring to a line vertically GPS900_021 Working with Reference Line PO PO Pl P2 P3 dl Start point End point Measured point Reference point AOffset ALine Start point End point Measured point Reference point with Design Ht AHt Design
117. ight Manually entered and fixed in height GPS or TPS Fixed Position Fixed Pos amp Ht GPS Code Only GPS Fixed GPS or TPS Manually entered and fixed in position Manually entered and fixed in position and height GPS or TPS Direct coordinate determination with code solu GPS tion Direct coordinate determination with phase fixed GPS solution GPS900 30 Managing Creating Editing Points Data Sub class Description Instrument source GPS Float Direct coordinate determination with autonomous GPS solution coming from LGO Hidden Point Indirect coordinate determination with hidden GPS or TPS point measurements Additional sub classes for GLONASS sensors GNSS Code Only Direct coordinate determination with code solu GPS tion GNSS Fixed Direct coordinate determination with phase fixed GPS solution GNSS Float Direct coordinate determination with autonomous GPS solution coming from LGO The source The source describes the application program or functionality that generated a coordinate triplet and the method with which it was created Source Originated from application program func Instrument tionality source ASCII File Convert Data Import ASCII GS Data to Job GPS or TPS Arc Base Pt COGO Arc Calculation Base Point GPS or TPS Arc Centre Pt COGO Arc Calculation Centre Point GPS or TPS Arc Offset Pt COGO Arc Calculation Offset Point GPS or TP
118. ign height of the target point Step 2 11 48 fay i 7 A Staking the points REFLINE 7T SE aa m OCUPY F1 l l l Orthogonal Stakeout To start measuring the point being staked Ref Line IR The position mode icon changes to the static icon F1 changes to STOP The difference between the current position and the point being staked is still displayed STOP F1 To end measuring the point being staked When Auto STOP Yes in CONFIGURE Point Occupation Settings the measurement ends automatically as defined by the stop a criteria The position mode icon changes to OcUPY REVRS PAGE the moving icon F1 changes to STORE STORE F1 To store the measured point When Auto STORE Yes in CONFIGURE Point Occupation Settings the measured point is stored auto matically F1 changes to OCUPY Working with Reference Line GPS900 236 REVRS F3 To reverse the graphical display top to bottom A reversed graphical display can be used when the point to De staked lies behind the current position PAGE F6 To change to another page on the screen SHIFT CONF F2 To configure the reference line arc Avail able for OCUPY F1 being displayed SHIFT QUIT F6 To exit Reference Line application program Field First field on the screen hA FORW BACK RGHT LEFT Working with Reference Line Description of Field The point ID of the point to be staked The default antenna height The changed antenna height
119. ile The licence key file is uploaded from the internal memory The licence key file must be stored in the SYSTEM directory in the internal memory Manual Entry of Key Allows the licence key to be typed in manually Key Available for Method Manual Entry of Key The licence key required to activate a program Entry is not case sensitive Using the Tools Activating Licence Keys GPS900 124 The next step IF a licence key is THEN to be uploaded select the method to input the licence key and press CONT F1 deleted press SHIFT DEL F4 Using the Tools Activating Licence Keys GPS900 125 20 20 1 Description Access Operating modes Using the Tools Calculating with Calculator Overview of Calculator The calculator can be used to perform the following arithmetic operations e addition subtraction multiplication and division e statistics e trigonometry hyperbolic trigonometry and calculations with Pi e polar rectangular and angle conversions e powers logs roots and exponential functions EE tt Hain Henu o e The calculator has two operating modes RPN mode and Standard mode e The arithmetic operations available are identical the difference lies in the way informa tion is entered stored and displayed on the screen Type Description RPN e Reverse Polish Notation e This operating mode was developed as a way of writing mathe matical expressions without usin
120. in LGO Symbol Size Defines the size used for creation of the LGO symbols Dimensions Defines the dimension of the DXF file DXF Layer Defines the DXF Layer as Default Code Group or Code Converting Data Copy Export Import GPS900 85 Step Description PAGE F6 changes to the Labels page The settings on this page define which labels with information Point ID Coords Height and Pt Code for each point are exported For each label the DXF layer name and the color can be defined Addi tionally the decimals can be defined for the Coords and Height label CONT F1 leads back to DXF Export Export DXF from Job CONT F1 exports the data Information message Are more data to be exported If yes continue with step 6 If no continue with step 7 YES F6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 NO F4 returns to the GPS900 Main Menu Converting Data Copy Export Import GPS900 86 5 3 Importing Data to a Job Description e This screen lists all the importers loaded The data to import must be stored in the internal memory e Data can De imported to a Job in the internal memory Import formats Format Characteristic Description ASCII Import variables Point ID grid coordinates thematical codes No free codes no attributes Format definition Free format Use and order of variables and delimiter can be defined during import Units As currently configured on the RX900 Height Orthometric or ellipsoidal Lo
121. ing the Program to select the Normal method Refer to section 28 2 Starting the Program to enter or select the existing coordinate system The steps to follow are identical to those when determining a new coordinate system using the Normal method Refer to 28 3 Determining a New Coord System using the Normal Method from step 3 onwards Working with Determine Coord System GPS900 208 28 5 Determining a New Coord System using the One Pt Local Method Starting Refer to section 28 2 Starting the Program to select the One Point Localisation method Step 1 11 56 aM WI choosing height type net c svs F Ze BAT Step 1 Choose Height Type Transfrm Name WEI OAET Transfrm Type Onestep Height Mode Ellipsoidal dy aft CONT F1 CONT To accept the screen entries and continue Field Description of Field Transfrm Name e Aunique name for the transformation The name may be up to 16 characters in length and may include spaces Transfrm Type e The type of transformation to be used when determining a coor dinate system Height Mode e The height mode to be used in the determination of a coordinate system e Orthometric or Ellipsoidal Available when determining a new coordinate system Working with Determine Coord System GPS900 209 Step 2 ice y Li 8 choosing geoid model DET C EYS 4 MEN ii A Step 2 Choose Geoid Hodel Geoid Hodel WEG TES att CONT F1 C
122. iption L Elements of a coordinate system Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems Overview of Coordinate Systems A coordinate system e consists of up to five elements e allows the conversion from WGS 1984 geodetic or cartesian coordinates to local carte Slan geodetic or grid coordinates and back e can be attached to jobs e can be manually defined e can be computed in the field e can be downloaded to LGO e can be uploaded from LGO All GPS surveyed points are always stored as WGS 1984 geodetic coordinates regardless of the coordinate system being used Using a different coordinate system converts the coor dinates displayed on the screen Dut does not convert and restore the coordinate values in the database DB X One coordinate system can be attached to a job at one time This coordinate system remains attached to the job unless it is changed The five elements which define a coordinate system are e a transformation e a projection e an ellipsoid e a geoid model e a Country Specific Coordinate System model Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 54 WGS 1984 cartesian X Y Z WGS 1984 ellipsoid WGS 1984 geodetic Latitude longitude ellipsoidal height 7 parameter transformation dX dY dZ rx ry rz scale Local cartesian X Y Z Local ellipsoid Local geodetic Latitude longitude ellip soidal height Local projection Local grid Easting Northing orthometric heig
123. ist DEL F4 To delete the highlighted codelist MORE F5 To display information about the creator and the date of when the codelist was created 40 3 3 Creating Editing a Codelist Creating editing a t codelist step by step SEH Description l 12 04 Carl GPS900 e Le JA MANAGE Codelists NEW F2 or EDIT F3 MANAGE New Codelist or MANAGE Edit Codelist Name A unique name for the codelist The name may be up to 16 characters long and may include spaces Input required Creator The person s name who is creating the new codelist Input optional CODES F4 accesses MANAGE Codes where codes can be created edited or deleted STORE F1 stores the codelist and returns to MANAGE Codelists Managing Creating Editing Codes Codelists GPS900 41 3 4 Accessing Code Management Description Managing codes includes e creating new codes e viewing codes with their related information e editing codes e deleting existing codes EE Step Description A 12 04 fe tn lt GPSg00 hae 5 B l Hain Heng In MANAGE Codelists highlight the codelist of which codes are to be managed EDIT F3 to access MANAGE Edit Codelist CODES F4 to access MANAGE Codes This screen is described below Managing Creating Editing Codes Codelists GPS900 42 Managing codes 12 04 Wy L1 8 m oi MANAGE hae a4 S E fade eee AT The amp indicates codes which have att
124. king with Setup Reference GPS900 246 Step 4 12 00 2 y Li 8 a completing the setup SETUP REF amp La 8 aa Reference Point ID Antenna Ht Time at Point GDOP 0001 1 5850 o 00 00 47 att FNSH F1 FNSH To continue Field Description of Field Point ID The point ID for the reference point Antenna Ht The antenna height at the reference point Time at Point The time from when the point is occupied until point occupation is stopped GDOP The current GDOP of the computed position Press FNSH F1 to stop occupation and store the reference point Working with Setup Reference GPS900 247 32 32 1 Description Diagram Stakeout mode Working with Stakeout Working with Stakeout An Overview of the Program Stakeout is a program used to place marks in the field at predetermined points These predetermined points are the points to be staked The points to be staked must exist in a job in the internal memory The points may e already exist in a Job on RX900 e have been uploaded to a Job on RX900 using LGO e have been uploaded from an ASCII file to a job on RX900 A staked point can be manually occupied as a check gt Q PO Current position P1 Point to be staked dl Stake out distance d2 Height difference between current posi tion and point to be staked GPS900_030 a Stake out direction Points are staked in orthogonal mode
125. ll 4H To clear all the fields except the first field ait DEELT IER CONT CLEAR DEFLT To recall the default settings Field Description of Field Name e Input field for the page name Visible e This is set to Yes The display mask is always shown Fixed Lines e From 0 to 5 Defines how many lines do not scroll in the screen lst Line to 16th Line e For each line one of the following options can be selected Configuring the Display Mask GPS900 99 Field Configuring the Display Mask Description of Field Antenna Ht Input field for antenna height for static observa tions Attrib free 01 04 Output field for attributes for free codes Attrib 01 04 Input field for attributes for codes Code Input field for codes Code free Input field for free codes Code Desc Output field for description of codes Code Desc free Output field for description of free codes Code Type Output field for the type of code GDOP Output field for current GDOP of the computed position HDOP Output field for current HDOP of the computed position Line Space Full Insert full line space Line Space Half Insert half line space Moving Ant Ht Input field for antenna height for moving obser vations PDOP Output field for current PDOP of the computed position Point ID Input field for point number Quality 1D Output field for current height coordinate quality of computed position Quality 2D Out
126. ll deleted system ccecce 58 Data export Turn into user defined default 58 Directory dE 83 Coordinate system file directory cecceeeeeeeeeseeeeeseees 283 Data format Leica RTCM CMR CMR ou cseeeeeeeeeens 109 Coordinate system management ACCESS s e 57 Data management Coordinate triplet een me ee 29 ee 16 Country Specific Coordinate System models 78 Bee 282 SEENEN 3G BK ee 282 Create Default recall CS pt 44 Auto points display mask settings en 277 e al Coordinate System EE 58 Coordinate system o cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeees 59 Display MASK Settings EE 99 CSCS models e 76 Ellipsoid EEN 66 1e e E 67 PFOJOCTION nee 69 Index GPS900 291 Delete La E E 14 Eola ee SE POMC geed EE ETTET TEE 21 Eola E 40 GE dere dn EE 112 COO CINGTOC SY SECT ME 57 Ellipsoid FIV sei E 65 E 67 Format file ee deefe 65 Be e e G 84 GUE eege 67 Seu CW 26 Recall deleted default ceccecececeeseceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 66 Geoid model WEE 74 Ellipsoid management ACCESS cceececeeeeeseeeeseeneeeeeees 65 lie KEE LL BINDS ONG Ee WE 77 Matched points ccccccceceeceeceeeeceeseeeeseeeeeeeaeeeeneees 202 EI e 65 Heite E 7 GE e gt Serene errr ree Seer teen ere reer ener errr e 30 Projection waccnisceccmesceccacevaccwenstecstansheeeteceteestemsbseecenes 68 Exceeded limit Transformation 00 ccccecceceesecceseccecseeeecesrseeereeees 61 Coordinate quality cccecee
127. load cccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenes 141 Azimuth bearing feld 119 B Eet e EE 169 Bearing aZiIMuth fieldS cece ccc eccceeceeeeeeeceeeaeeeeeeeaeees 119 C DS ee 288 Cassini projection ccccccceceesscceeecceccececcesecceeeceeecaeanses 70 EE dee 29 Classification of points hierarchy cccecceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 29 Code E EE 44 OS CID Le EE 48 Sal E 44 EE eege 48 49 KEEN EE 49 Smart odes cccececceceeceeeeceececeeseeceeeeseeeeeeees 269 273 THEMA E 48 GOGO DC gege 44 49 Codelist Re lee WE 52 Klara 283 Blut cuerente E Eaa 52 VOID E 53 System BEE 53 290 Codes Geoid model WEE 75 Mando ee 42 elek 18 Manage JOD codes 0 eccecec ccc ececsececeeeeceeeeeeceeaeaeeeenees 46 Bet 99 0 WEE 71 COGO Transformation EE 63 Arc e ele seriernes Se ent EE 76 INTEPSECTIONS oo ce cececccceceececeeeececeeseceeeseceeeeaeseeaeaes BO E CeO ee 76 Jee EE 176 Kilo rei 283 Line Calculations L7G CSCS IMOGC sieri acess 76 Configuration file directory cc cececeeceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 283 Create eege 76 COMES SEGI ege EELER 114 DES CHIDUOM sccsancqacagacasanesenadiatislianisiiieeniinsiseahicensedeeneenessee 78 COP gde ek ee le EE 197 TS eege 78 Coordinate QUAIILY sNERRNNKRRENRRN NN ERENR RENE EK RE NK NNN 34 CURL a 29 Coordinate system Current POSITION status c cc cec cee eec ee eceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 167 EEN eegener 56 be andie EE 112 KEES eege 59 BETE a 56 H Cdt 198 RE WEE 16 Reca
128. m job filename DXF files for import export to from Job filename dxf Logfiles created from application programs Almanac file Almanac sys CSCS field files filename csc Geoid field files filename gem Job files various files Coordinate system file Trfset dat Antenna file List ant GPS900 283 GSI e GSI files filename gsi e ASCII files for export from job filename I SYSTEM e Application program files filename a e Firmware files filename fw e Language files filename s e Licence file filename key e System files System ram Directory Structure of the Memory Device GPS900 284 Appendix D Pin Assignments and Sockets D 1 RX900 Description Some applications require knowledge of the pin assignments for the RX900 port In this chapter the pin assignments and socket for the port of the RX900 are explained Pin assignments for 8 pin LEMO 1 Pin Name Description Direction gt 3 Signal ground 4 RS232 receive data In 5 RS232 transmit data 6 Identification pin In or out T E om R5232 generel purposesignal m Sockets 8 pin LEMO 1 LEMO 1 8 pin LEMO HMI 1B 308 CLNP Pin Assignments and Sockets GPS900 285 D 2 Description Port at the ATX900 GG Pin assignments for 8 pin LEMO 1 ATX900 GG Some applications require knowledge of the pin assignments for the ATX900 GG port In this chapter the pin assignments and socket for the port of t
129. me active again SHIFT CENTR F4 To centre the screen around the point with the current focus or the focus tool if DONE F2 is visible SHIFT CONF F2 SHIFT FILTR F5 SHIFT FIT F3 SHIFT FIT R F4 To configure MapView Accesses MapView Configuration To change the filter settings for Stakeout Available in Map mode for FOCUS F2 To fit all displayable data Into the screen area To fit the results in the screen area Available in Plot mode SHIFT RFRSH F5 To refresh the screen Available in Plot and Survey mode GPS900 153 25 4 The Scale bar The North arrow The Toolbar The Point with focus The Rover Understanding MapView MapView Components The Screen Area Symbol Description of Symbol 120 Scale of the current screen The minimum is 0 5 m There is no maximum for the zoom but the scale cannot display values greater than 99000 m In this case the value displayed will be gt 99000 m Symbol Description of Symbol f North arrow North is always orientated towards the top of the screen Symbol Description of Symbol 7 Touch icon toolbar lt a Description of Symbol The point that has the focus Description of Symbol Available in survey mode Position of the rover Ce The rover path is shown as dashed line GPS900 154 25 5 Description Touch icons Understanding MapView MapView Compon
130. ms highlight a coordinate system to be edited 3 EDIT F3 to access MANAGE Edit Coordinate System 4 In MANAGE Edit Coordinate System highlight Ellipsoid oe ENTER to access MANAGE Ellipsoids Step Description l In MANAGE Ellipsoids highlight an ellipsoid When creating a new ellipsoid a copy of this ellipsoid is taken for further config urations NEW F2 or EDIT F3 MANAGE New Ellipsoid or MANAGE Edit Ellipsoid Name A unique name for the new ellipsoid A name is mandatory and may be up to 16 characters long and may include spaces Axis a The semi major axis a 1 f The reciprocal value of flattening f Enter a name 4 STORE F1 stores the ellipsoid and returns to MANAGE Ellipsoids Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 67 4 6 Projections 4 6 1 Accessing Projection Management ACCESE SteP By ster Step Description Main Nenu 2 In MANAGE Coordinate Systems highlight a coordinate system to be edited 3 EDIT F3 to access MANAGE Edit Coordinate System 4 In MANAGE Edit Coordinate System highlight Projection 5 ENTER to access MANAGE Projections Managing projections 11 414 fLl 7 AE H MANAGE sin sl G E Listed are all projections stored in the database DB X Any unavailable information is shown as Czech and Slovak Customised DK Bornholm Customised CONT F1 a l DK Jylland Customised To select a projection and continue DK 534 Bornholm Customised NEW F2 o DK
131. ne The cylinder ts tangent to the sphere along the equator 69 Column Option Lambert 1 Para Lambert 2 Para Cassini Soldn Polar Stereo Double Stereo RSO Description of Column Lambert 1 Parallel Conformal projection onto a cone with its axis coinciding with the z axis of the ellipsoid Lambert 2 Parallel Conformal projection onto a cone with its axis coinciding with the z axis of the ellipsoid The cone is secant to the sphere Soldner Cassini Projection onto a cylinder It is neither equal area nor conformal The scale is true along the central meridian and along lines perpendic ular to central meridian Polar Stereographic Conformal azimuthal projection onto a plane The point of projection is on the surface of the ellipsoid diametrically opposite of the origin which is the centre of the projection Double Stereographic Conformal azimuthal projec tion onto a plane The point of projection is on the surface of the sphere diametrically opposite of the centre of the projection Rectified Skewed Orthomorphic This is a special type of Oblique Mercator projection Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 70 4 6 2 Access step by step Creating Editing a projection step by step Creating Editing a Projection Step l dau Liz 3 GFS900 Be E Description In MANAGE Coordinate Systems highlight a coordinate system to be edited U1 IN WIN
132. ng a free code is identical to the func tionality of entering a free code during a survey 25 EDIT F3 To edit the highlighted point or free code The functionality of editing a free code Is identical to the functionality of entering a free code during a Survey DEL F4 To delete the highlighted point or free code MORE F5 To display information about the type of data recorded the time and the date of when it was stored and the codes if stored with any object Managing Creating Editing Points Data GPS900 26 2 5 Description L L Accessing Manage Sorts amp Filters step by step Managing point sorting Point Sorting The sort setting defines the order of the points in the active Job The stakeout filter settings define a filter for the Stakeout application program for example to show points which are already staked or points that are still to be staked The sort setting is stored in the Job It is remembered after turning off the instrument Changing the active job does influence the sort setting for the points Step Description l 12 04 Us Bh Fe GFsS900 LL e g LA Hain Menu In MANAGE Jobs highlight a job DATA F5 to access MANAGE Data Job Name Points page SHIFT FILT F5 to access MANAGE Sorts amp Filters Field Description of Field Sort e Ascend Point ID Descend Point ID Forward Time or Backward Time Always available The method poi
133. nt When Auto STORE Yes in CONFIGURE Point Occupation Settings the measured point is stored auto matically Fl changes to OCUPY COORD F2 To view other coordinate types SHIFT ELL H F2 or SHIFT ORTH F2 To change between the ellipsoidal and the orthometric height The point ID of the known local point GPS900 219 Step 2 matching the local points to WGS84 coordinates for position and or height Field Description of Field Easting Northing The coordinates of the known local point Ortho Height or Local Ell Ht Match Type e How the horizontal and vertical shifts should be computed e Pos amp Height Position and height are used for the calculation e Pos Only The position is used for the calculation e Height Only The height is used for the calculation 3D CQ e The current 3D coordinate quality of the computed position 17 14 Vet eee GPS RESEC don dl i g Step 2 Hatch Points g CALCIFI To confirm the selections compute the Points local O01 local O02 att CALC ADD DEL HATCH Match transformation and continue with the subsequent screen ADD F2 To survey another WGS84 point This point is added to the list Accesses step 1 DEL F4 To delete the highlighted point from the list MATCH F5 To change the type of match for a high lighted point Pos amp Height Pos amp Height Column Description of Column Points he point ID of the
134. ntal The speed over ground in the horizontal direction Understanding HOT Keys USER key STATUS Key GPS900 167 Field Description of Field On Bearing Available for local coordinate systems The Dearing for the horizontal direction related to the North direction of the active coordinate system Vertical The vertical component of the actual velocity 168 Understanding HOT Keys USER key STATUS Key GPS900 26 3 5 The Battery page The Memory page Understanding HOT Keys USER key STATUS Key Status Battery Level and Memory Usage Softkey Description of Softkey CONT F1 To exit STATUS Satellites REF F5 To view the battery status of the reference PAGE F6 To change to another page on the screen Field Description of Field Any field The percentage of remaining power capacity for all batteries are displayed numerically Batteries not in use are shown in grey If no information for a field is available then is displayed Softkey Description of Softkey CONT F1 To return to the Main Menu screen REF F5 To view battery and memory information for the reference PAGE F6 To change to another page on the screen Field Description of Field Device Used The memory device in use Mem CF Card The total free memory for data storage on the CompactFlash card Mem Internal The total free memory for data storage in the internal memory Mem Programs The to
135. ntenna Records P7 90 Transformation ow oo P GA Pa Att CONT F1 CONT To select an object for transfer Using the Tools Transferring Objects GPS900 138 Transferring 12 16 fy 1 7S TOOLS BEES Les 7 Transfer Codelists rei WI 5 From J Internal Memory To System RAH Codelist lt None gt du CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue ALL F3 aft Available for some transfer object options To CONT ALL transfer all objects Field Description of Field From Memory device to transfer object from CF Card Transfer from CompactFlash card System RAM Transfer from System RAM Internal Memory Transfer from internal memory To Memory device to transfer object to Codelist To select the codelist to be transferred Coord Sys Using the Tools Transferring Objects To select the coordinate system to be transferred GPS900 139 Field Description of Field File e To select the geoid field file the CSCS field file the entire contents of the System RAM or the PZ90 transformation to be transferred depending on the transfer option chosen CS Each new GPS900 firmware will include the latest PZ 90 trans formation so that is normally not necessary to transfer a PZ 90 transformation to or from a sensor PZ90 is the GLONASS reference frame For a combined processing GPS amp GLONASS a 7 parameter Helmert transfor mation Is
136. nts are sorted by Managing Creating Editing Points Data GPS900 27 Accessing Manage Stakeout Filter step by step Managing stakeout filters Step Description l 12 04 Us Bb be GPSgo0 4 a S ie Main Henu 2 In MANAGE Jobs highlight a Job 3 DATA F5 to access MANAGE Data Job Name Points page 4 SHIFT FILT F5 to access MANAGE Sorts amp Filters 5 STAKE F5 to access MANAGE Stakeout Filter Field Description of Field View e All Shows all points e Pts to Stakeout Shows points not yet staked out e Staked Points Shows points which are already staked out Ce e RESET F4 to reset the staked flag for all points of the currently active job An active filter for an object Is indicated in MANAGE Data Job Name by y_ located on the right hand side of the page name Managing Creating Editing Points Data GPS900 28 2 6 Terminology Description This chapter describes technical terms related to data management e Some characteristics only become relevant when a GPS1200 TPS1200 or LGO job is used on GPS900 Coordinate triplet A measured point consists of three coordinate components two horizontal components and one vertical component The generic term for the three coordinate components Is coordinate triplet Depending on the class a point ID can contain more than one coordi nate triplet of the same and or of different classes The class The
137. nually EDIT F3 To edit the highlighted coordinate system DEL F4 To delete the highlighted coordinate system MORE F5 To display information about the type of transformation used the type of heights computed the number of control points used for the determination and the date of when the coordinate system was created 57 Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 SHIFT SET D F4 Available unless a default coordinate system is highlighted To turn the highlighted coor dinate system into a user defined default coordinate system stored in the RX900 SHIFT DEFLT F5 To recall the deleted default coordinate systems 58 4 3 L L Creating Editing a coordinate system step by step Creating Editing a Coordinate System Coordinate systems can be defined by manual creation or determined by calculation In this chapter the manual creation of coordinate systems is explained Refer to 28 Working with Determine Coord System for information on the determination by calculation Coordinate systems with a Classic 3D transformation can be defined by manual creation Step Description GPS900 ias H i amp 2 In MANAGE Coordinate Systems highlight a coordinate system When creating a new coordinate system a copy of this coordinate system Is taken for further configurations NEW F2 or EDIT F3 MANAGE New Coordinate System or MANAGE Edit Coordinate System Name A unique name for the ne
138. number GLONASS of the satel lites shown with the prefix G GPS or R GLONASS Sat Time The GPS time of the satellite Phase L1 Phase L2 The number of phase cycles from the antenna to the satellite on L1 and L2 Code L1 Code L2 The pseudorange between the antenna to the satellite for L1 and L2 Understanding HOT Keys USER key STATUS Key GPS900 166 26 3 4 Description The Position page The Baseline page The Speed page Status Current Antenna Position This screen shows information related to the current antenna position and the speed of the antenna The baseline vector is also shown MapView shows the current position in a graph ical format Softkey Description of Softkey CONT F1 To return to the Main Menu screen COORD F2 To view other coordinate types PAGE F6 To change to another page on the screen Field Description of Field Local Time The local time Pos Latency The latency of the computed position Latency is mainly due to time required for data transfer and computation of position Depends on the use of the prediction mode Pos Quality and Available for phase fixed and code only solutions The 2D coordinate Ht Quality and height quality of the computed position Refer to 2 6 Termi nology for information on coordinate quality HDOP and VDOP Available for navigated solutions Information on the baseline vector Is displayed Description of Field Horizo
139. on Access Formatting Using the Tools Formating Objects Allows the internal memory the System RAM and the application programs memory to be formatted All data will be erased 12 04 Li eh GPS900 Ee Ti fr 12 08 ZC Dip yp FO E TOOLS t ein D I G NW Format Memory Device CONT F1 To format a memory device PROGS F4 To format the programs memory SYSTM F5 To format System RAM memory If the System RAM is formatted all system data such as almanac user defined antennas codelists geoid field files and CSCS field aft CONT PROGS SYSTH files will be lost Hemory Device Internal Memory Description of Field Memory Device The type of memory to be formatted Data will be fully deleted Using the Tools Formating Objects GPS900 137 22 Description Access Transfer Objects Menu Using the Tools Transferring Objects This chapter describes the basic procedure for transferring objects between the Compact Flash card RX900c internal memory RX900 and the System RAM Refer to Appendix C Directory Structure of the Memory Device for information about file types and locations of files in the internal memory RX900 or on the CompactFlash card RX900c Weede een ie amp y L1 ESCH Th 2d GPS9O00 amp La 8 he er E TOOLS SE D FESI i T ra 1 Codelists Coordinate Systems Geoid Field Files CSCS Field Files Format Files System RAH Contents A
140. on such as the station ID Channel E latency and the data format of incoming Actual Freq 433 7000 MHz signals from reference stations broadcasting on the same radio channel This information can be used to select appropriate reference Stations to dial The data format of the selected reference station is automatically used on the rover Leica data format Is at CONT SCAN Standard in GPS9OO Field Description of Field Radio Type e The type of radio Depending on the radio attached to the RX900 the Radio type will be switched automatically between e IFR 300L e Intuicom 1200 DL e PacificCrest PDL receive only e Satelline 3AS Configuring the Radio Channel GPS900 109 Field Description of Field Channel e The radio channel The channel used must be within minimum and maximum allowed input values The minimum and maximum allowed input values for a radio depend on the number of chan nels supported by the radio and the spacing between the chan nels Type in the radio channel Actual Freq e The actual frequency of the radio Only available for the Satelline 3AS radio Configuring the Radio Channel GPS900 110 16 Description Access Configuring Configuring the Satellite Settings The settings on this screen define which satellites and satellite signals will be used by RX900 12 04 GPS900 He e HEEN CONFIGURE o La 8 vi E Satellite Settings Sat
141. one RefLine Grid RefLine Meas Source Originated from application program func Instrument tionality source Line Base Pt COGO Line Calculation Base Point GPS or TPS Line Offset Pt COGO Line Calculation Offset Point GPS or TPS Line Segmt Pt COGO Line Calculation Segmentation GPS or TPS No information on the source is available GPS or TPS Reference Line staked out In a defined grid GPS or TPS Reference Line measured GPS or TPS RefLine Stake Reference Line staked out GPS or TPS Ref Plane Meas Reference Plane measured GPS or TPS Ref Plane Scan Road Runner Sets of Angles Setup Known BS Reference Plane scan Setup Known Backsight Point Setup Loc Rsct Setup Local Resection Setup Ori amp Ht Setup Resect Setup Resect H Setup Set Az Setup Orientation and Height Transfer Setup Resection Ce Setup Resection Helmert Gen Setup Set Azimuth Srvy Auto Offset Survey Auto Points automatically recorded with GPS or TPS offsets Stakeout Stakeout GPS or TPS Managing Creating Editing Points Data GPS900 33 The instrument source The coordinate quality Survey Instant Survey Rem Pt Survey Static Source Originated from application program func Instrument tionality source Survey Survey measured TPS Survey Auto Survey Auto Points automatically recorded TPS Survey Event Survey Event input GPS Survey m
142. onfigure SmartCodes and auto points measurements Field Description of Field Point ID The identifier for occupied points Antenna Ht The antenna height GPS900 268 Working with Survey Surveying points using SmartCodes Working with Survey Code Field Description of Field 3D CQ The current 3D coordinate quality of the computed position o o en fyli a SURVEY o vi Survey Default att OCUPY CODES PAGE SCode Auto Map Oo o o Block GPS900 OCUPY F1 To start measuring a point For Measure Point Yes in SURVEY Survey Job name SCode page tapping the code box with the supplied stylus automatically starts meas uring the point The highlighted code is stored with the point STOP F1 To end measuring a point when enough data is collected STORE F1 To store the point information CODES F3 To select a code from MANAGE Select Code panel and to assign it to the highlighted code box PAGE F6 To change to another page on the screen SHIFT CONF F2 To configure SmartCodes and auto points measurements 269 Description of Field Code Block List of up to nine code boxes with assigned codes Working with Survey GPS900 270 33 3 Description Surveying auto points Working with Survey Surveying the Auto Points Auto points Is used to automatically log points at a specific rate Auto points are used In real time moving applications
143. ontal distance from the current position to the point to be Staked In the reverse direction of the orientation Horizontal distance from the current position to the point to be staked orthogonal to the right of the orientation direction GPS900 255 Field Description of Field LEFT Horizontal distance from the current position to the point to be Staked orthogonal to the left of the orientation direction CUT The negative height difference from the height of the current posi tion to the height of the point to be staked To move down FILL The positive height difference from the height of the current position to the height of the point to be staked To move up D Ht 3DCQ PDOP Working with Stakeout The design height which ts the orthometric height of the point to be Staked is displayed If the orthometric height cannot be displayed the local ellipsoidal height is displayed If it is not possible to display the local ellipsoidal height the WGS 1984 height Is displayed Changing the value for D Ht changes the values displayed for CUT and FILL Available for code and phase fixed solutions The current 3D coordi nate quality of the computed position Available for autonomous solutions or tf no solution is available The current PDOP of the autonomous solution GPS900 256 32 4 Staking the Digital Terrain Model DTM Description e With the Stakeout program a Digital Terrain Model
144. ory RX900 or ATX900 GG Firmware Language List of firmware files stored in the internal memory Ce ATX900 GG must always be connected to RX900 when uploading ATX900 GG firmware Connect ATX900 GG and RX900 via cable Uploading the ATX900 GG firmware takes some time List of language files stored in the internal memory Ce It is not possible to have more than three language files stored on the instrument English is always available as the default language and cannot be deleted Program Version List of program files stored in the internal memory Version of the program file firmware file or language file Using the Tools Uploading Software GPS900 143 24 Description L Access Viewing the directory Using the Tools Viewing Data Allows ASCII files in the internal memory to be viewed The ASCII file can have a size of up to 500 KB Refer to Appendix C Directory Structure of the Memory Device for more infor mation on the contents of folders on the memory device The DBX directory cannot be accessed to view files 12 04 amp y L1 a Tm R GPS900 isto te D La 6 CONT F1 To access a directory or to view a file DIR F2 Available for a directory or being high lighted To access the highlighted directory or to move up one directory VIEW F3 Available for a file being highlighted To view a the highlighted file Accesses TOOLS View CONT DIR VIEW DEL
145. own for all velocity related fields m2 Int Acres Ai US Acres A Hectares ha fi or ft2 The units shown for all area related fields m fi ft or yd The units shown for all volume related fields Celsius C or Fahrenheit F The units shown for all temper ature related fields mbar mmHg Inch Hg inHg hPa or psi The units shown for all pressure related fields PSI pounds per square inch GPS900 118 Configuring the angle 42 35 fy I 7 a CONFIGURE eeraa Units amp Formats Units Angle Time Format Direc Ref North Azimuth 4 Direc Base Truebld CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue aft PAGE F6 CONT PAGE To change to the next page on the screen Field Description of Field Direc Ref e North Azimuth South Azimuth North Anticlock or Bearing Sets the reference direction as well as the direction from where and how azimuths are computed For Direc Ref Bearing the azimuth bearing fields in other screens are called Bearing NE SW SE and NW indicate the quadrant of the bearing Configuring the Units and Formats GPS900 119 Field Direc Base Mag Declin Configuring the Units and Formats Description of Field GPS900_046 e For all other options the azimuth bearing fields in other screens are called Azimuth e True or Magnetic Sets the North direction Available for Direc Base Magnetic The value for the magnetic declination It is
146. page on the screen SHIFT CONF F2 To configure the reference line arc Avail able for OCUPY F1 being displayed SHIFT QUIT F6 To exit Reference Line application program Field Point ID Antenna Ht AOffset ALine AArc Working with Reference Line Description of Field The point ID of the point to be measured The height of the antenna that is being used The changed antenna height is used until the application program Is exited Perpendicular offset from the reference line arc measured from the refer ence point to the measured point For reference arcs the smallest AOffset possible is calculated To ensure this the arc will be extended if necessary Refer to paragraph Diagram 3 measuring to an arc horizontally Horizontal distance along the reference line from the start point to the reference point Horizontal distance along the reference arc from the start point to the reference point GPS900 231 Field Description of Field AHt Design Height difference between the Design Ht and the height of the measured point Design Ht Allows input of the design height of the target point Working with Reference Line GPS900 232 30 4 Staking to a Reference Line Arc Description Allows for the position of a point to be defined relative to a reference line arc and then Staked Diagram 1 staking to a line horizontally PO Start point P1 End point P2 Target point P3 R
147. ption of Field Job The active job Coord System The coordinate system currently attached to the selected Job Codelist Choicelist No codes are stored in the selected Job Output Codes have already been stored in the selected Job If codes had been copied from a System RAM codelist then the name of the codelist is displayed If codes have not been copied from a System RAM codelist but typed in manually then the name of the active job is displayed Working with Setup Reference GPS900 243 31 3 Using the Program Step 1 11 38 selecting the antenna SETUP REF Reference Antenna ID Address Device DC Aan a Set Antenna ATK900 Tripodpl O1d1d1d1 1231 ATX900 CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue SRCH F4 To search for all available Bluetooth devices If more than one Bluetooth device is founda at CONT SRCH list of available devices is provided Field Antenna Description of Field Antennas in the RX900 System RAM ID Address The type of antenna to be used This is fixed Device The ID address of the ATX900 GG to be used This Is fixed Working with Setup Reference GPS900 244 Step 2 15 31 setting the CONFIGURE radio channel Radio Channel Radio Type Channel Actual Freq Ll L2 f u ua T Satelline 3AS fi 433 7000 MHz CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue aft SCAN F5 CONT SCAN To
148. put field for current 2D coordinate quality of computed position GPS900 100 Field Description of Field e Quality 3D Output field for current 3D coordinate quality of computed position e RTK Positions Output field for number of positions recorded over the period of point occupation Appears in the display mask of real time rover configurations e Time at Point Output field for time from when the point is occu pied until point occupation Is stopped Appears in the display mask during the point occupation e VDOP Output field for current VDOP of the computed position Configuring the Display Mask GPS900 101 10 Description Access Configuring the Hot Keys Configuring the HOT Keys and the USER Menu The settings on this screen assign a particular function screen or application program to each of the hot keys and to the USER key Refer to 26 Understanding HOT Keys USER key STATUS Key for more information on hot keys and the USER key 12 04 GPsgoo che fy Li 7 E CONFIGURE 4 T e7 al d Hot Keys amp User Menu Hot Keys User Menu Fi FUNC Select Free Codewll FS NGNT Data H FO STAT Satellite Status 4H F1 0 STAT Current Position SONT EL i T t th tri ti F41 STAT Battery amp Memory DEPL ire e screen entries and continue Fiz FUNC Touch Screen On Off To recall the default settings aft PAGE F6 CONT DEFLT PAGE To change to the next page on the sc
149. r Orientate in STAKEOUT Config uration General page Other elements are commonly displayed The Map page provides an interactive display of the data I Rover North arrow _ Last or known point bjht e Point to be staked Current scale H North A Sun Arrow e Short arrow when within 1 m of the point to be staked e Large vertical arrow for DTM en If the antenna is too far away and the scale is gt 1000 m the antenna is not shown and the point to De staked circle is grey GPS900 260 Working with Stakeout For orthogonal stakeout Standard graphical display For scale 0 5 m Reversed graphical display N N d dii 2 m k 0 5 m i i EN 2 m H For DTM stakeout Standard graphical display For scale 0 5 m E e u GPS900 261 32 6 Configuring orientation Working with Stakeout Configuring the Program EISE e Li 7 E STAKEQUT 4 o Le al d General Checks Orientate To adadi Closest Point No dy a CONT PAGE Field Orientate e Description of Field staked GPS900 CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue PAGE F6 To change to another page on the screen SHIFT ABOUT F5 To display information about the application program name the version number the date of the version the copyright and the article number The reference direction to be used to stakeout points The Stakeout elements and the graphical display shown
150. rea Points and transformation parameters Points and height transformation Working with Determine Coord System Description The position is known in WGS 1984 and in the local system for at least one point Three or more points are recommended in order to obtain redundancy Additional height information for one point enables the transfor mation of heights Parameters of the local geoid model This is not compulsory No parameters of the local ellipsoid No parameters of the local map projection Limited to about 10 x 10 km because no projection scale factor Is applied and a standard Transverse Mercator projection Is used to compute the preliminary WGS 1984 grid coordinates For areas without large height differences The transformation parameters determined depend on the number of available points with position information One point Classic 2D with shift in X and Y Two points Classic 2D with shift in X and Y rotation about Z and scale More than two points Classic 2D with shift in X and Y rotation about Z scale and residuals The type of height transformation performed depends on the number of available points with height information No point No height transformation GPS900 195 Characteristic Advantage Description One point Heights are shifted to fit to the height control point Two points Average height shift between the two height control points Three points Tilted plan
151. reating Editing Jobs GPS900 14 Step Description PAGE F6 changes to the Coord System page Continue with step 11 10 Ek Codes are stored in the job MANAGE Edit Job Job Name Codelist page Codelist If codes had been copied from a System RAM codelist the name of the codelist is displayed If codes have been typed in then the name of the active job is displayed CODES F4 views codes currently stored in the job PAGE F6 changes to the Coord System page MANAGE Edit Job Job Name Coord System page The functionality on this page is identical with the creation of a new job 12 STORE F1 stores the changes and returns to the screen from where MANAGE Edit Job Job Name was accessed Managing Creating Editing Jobs GPS900 15 Access step by step Managing points Managing Creating Editing Points Data Accessing Data Management Step Description I e Lis 8 mo GPS900 A7 D Main Menu In MANAGE Jobs highlight a job DATA F5 to access MANAGE Data Job Name e The points listed on the page belong to the currently active job The order of the points depend on the active sort settings e Data Is a generic term for points e Data management is the administration of data stored in the active job This includes e viewing data with their related information e editing data e creating new data e deleting existing data e sorting existing data GPS900 does
152. reen Field Description of Field F7 to F12 All functions screens or application programs which can be assigned to the particular key Configuring the HOT Keys and the USER Menu GPS900 102 Configuring 11 48 fy Li 7 a the User Menu CONFIGURE 4 amp 7 La aa Hot Keys amp User Henu Hot Keys 1 r 3 PROG Survey dr 4 PROG Stakeout d 5 PROG Determine Coord System gt CONT F1 6 PROG COGO dn To accept the screen entries and continue 7 IHPT Data to Job DEFLT F5 8 EXPT Data From Job 4 To recall the default settings ait PAGE F6 CONT DEFLT PAGE To change to the next page on the screen Field Description of Field 1to9 All functions screens or application programs which can be assigned to the individual lines in the user defined menu Configuring the HOT Keys and the USER Menu GPS900 103 11 Description Access Configuring Configuring the Instrument Identification The settings on this screen define the instrument identification number This number is used for the generation of the file names Using format files the instrument ID can be output together with data from the instrument By doing so it can be identified which instrument was used for certain measurements 12 04 GFS900 12 00 amp y L1 ge CONFIGURE A3 a LG al Instrument ID Instrument ID CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue aft DEF
153. returns to MANAGE Coordinate Systems Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 60 4 4 4 4 1 Access step by step Managing transformations Transformations Accessing Transformation Management Step Description l 12 04 BE En g GPsgoo 4 Ke ia ei Main Menu In MANAGE Coordinate Systems highlight a coordinate system to be edited EDIT F3 In MANAGE Edit Coordinate System highlight Transform ENTER to access MANAGE Transformations UIA WIN 11 38 ZC Dip ef gt MANAGE ein gal G NW Transformations Listed are all Classic 3D transformations stored in the database DB X Any unavailable informa Name Height Mode None gt tion is shown as Switzer land Ellipsoidal CONT F1 To select a transformation and continue NEW F2 To create a new transformation EDIT F3 To edit the highlighted transformation DEL F4 Tun CONT NEW EDIT DEL HORE To delete the highlighted transformation Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 61 MORE F5 To display information about the type of heights computed and the number of control points used for the determination of the transformation SHIFT SET D F4 To turn the highlighted transformation into a user defined default transformation stored in the RX900 Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 62 4 4 2 Access step by step Creating Editing a transformation step by step
154. ributes A attached TREE E single tree FENC fence line CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue NEW F2 To create a new code EDIT F3 To edit the highlighted code DEL F4 aft CONT NEW EDIT DEL To delete the highlighted code Managing Creating Editing Codes Codelists GPS900 43 3 5 Creating Editing a Code Creating editing a code t step by step SEH Description l 2 3 Refer to 3 4 Accessing Code Management to access MANAGE Codes NEW F2 or EDIT F3 MANAGE New Code or MANAGE Edit Code Code A unique name for the new code The name may be up to 16 characters long and may include spaces Input required Code Desc A detailed description of the code This can be for example the full designation if Code is an abbreviation Input optional Code Type The use of the code On RX900 point codes can be created Line and area code types can be displayed when editing a code from a System1200 codelist Linework Available for point codes Allows a new line area to be opened when ever the point code is newly selected This functionality is also available when creating codelists with the LGO codelist Management Line Style Available for point codes or when editing a code from a System1200 codelist The style in which lines areas are represented in MapView and LGO NEW A F2 adds Attribute 1 as new input field for an attribute of attribute type normal and of value typ
155. ription Access Configuring Configuring the Antenna Configuring the Antenna The settings on this screen define the antenna and the default height for the antenna 12 04 HEI 17 10 Ligu pp gt E CONFIGURE sie M i S a Antenna amp Antenna Heights x Antenna ATX900 Pole Default Ht 2 0000 Vert Offset 0 0000 m CONT F1 Comm Bluetooth af To accept the screen entries and continue ID Address 01d1d1e SRCH F4 To search for all available Bluetooth devices If more than one Bluetooth device is founda list of available devices is provided The user aft CONT SRCH can then select from this list Field Description of Field Antenna e The antenna in the RX900 System RAM Default Ht e The default antenna height during the use of the programs The antenna height can still be changed during a survey Vert Offset e The vertical antenna offset for the selected antenna Comm e The communication medium between RX900 and ATX900 GG GPS900 93 Configuring the Antenna Field Description of Field e Bluetooth Use this setting if RX900 will be connected to ATX900 GG via Bluetooth e USB Cable Use this setting if RX900 will be connected to ATX900 GG via Cable ID Address e The ID address of ATX900 GG to be used GPS900 94 7 Description Access Configuring Configuring the Codes and their Attributes The settings on this screen define the
156. rstanding HOT Keys USER key STATUS Key GPS900 157 26 2 Description Access Defining the USER key step by step The USER Key e The USER key opens the User Menu screen which can be configured to contain the most used functions or programs e The USER key opens the User Menu screen Selecting an option in the User Menu screen carries out the assigned function or starts the assigned program e The User Menu screen cannot be accessed while in a CONFIGURE screen e This example shows how to assign the STATUS Satellites screen to the 1 key Step l Description Jew DES gt g p GPS300 wire e GE ed l Hain Menu Using the choicelist assign STAT Satellite Status to the first line of the user menu 13 52 ao ee eae E CONFIGURE n aa E di Hot Keys amp User Menu x STAT Satellite Status DIA 2 NGHT Data dy Press CONT F1 to return to the Main Menu screen Press USER to access the user menu Press 1 to access the STATUS Satellites screen Understanding HOT Keys USER key STATUS Key GPS900 158 26 3 26 3 1 Description Access step by step The Status Menu The STATUS Key The Status Menu The STATUS functions help using the receiver by showing the state of many receiver func tions All fields are output fields Unavailable information is indicated by Step Description l Press USER 2 Press STAT F3 from the User Menu screen EE e HEEN vi STATUS
157. rthing 215 5094 m End Point Ortho Ht gt 100 0000 m AArcDist Grid 50 0000 m Arc Radius 70 7107 m AOTfset Grid 5 0000 m Arc Length 333 2162 m Offs Pt Brng 195 0158 g aft aft CALC PAGE STORE COORD STAKE PAGE GPS900 189 Starting Diagram of arc calculations method 3 Calc Base Point Calculating with Calc Base Point Working with COGO Refer to section 27 2 Starting the Program to select the Arc Calculations menu option PO GPS900_55 Known P1 Start Point P2 Second Point P3 End Point P5 Offset Point Unknown P4 COGO point base point Step 1 inputing the cata Step 2 storing staking Ss El 11 50 D EN E 11 51 Lis 7 vi COGO Se e 7 n i a Cobo Ko n i Base Point Results Input Map Result Code Plot Task d 8 6Cale Base Pointi Point ID Start Point 3 dy Easting 200 0000 m Second Point 2 alr Northing 100 0000 m End Point 4 dy Ortho Ht 100 0000 m Offset Point 5 af Offset Point 5 AArcDist Grid 222 1441 m AQTfset Grid 0 0000 ns at a it CALC PAGE STORE COORD STAKE PAGE GPS900 190 Description of all softkeys Description of all input fields Working with COGO Softkey Description of Softkey CALC F1 To calculate the result COORD F2 To view other coordinate types PAGE F6 To change to another page on the screen RSLT1 RSLT2 F3 To view the first and second result STAKE F5 To access th
158. scan for the radio at the reference Field Description of Field Radio Type Channel The type of radio Depending on the radio attached to the RX900 the Radio type will be switched automatically e IFR 300L e Intuicom 1200 DL e PacificCrest PDL e Satelline 3AS The radio channel The channel used must be within minimum and maximum allowed input values The minimum and maximum allowed input values for a radio depend on the number of chan nels supported by the radio and the spacing between the chan nels Type in the radio channel Actual Freq The actual frequency of the radio Working with Setup Reference GPS900 245 Step 3 ic be fy Li 7 a selecting the SETUP REF 9 Lis vi reference point Set Up Reference Station x Point ID o001fG CONT F1 Antenna Ht 4 5850 m To accept the screen entries and continue COORD F2 To view other coordinate types LAST F3 WGS84 Lat 47 94 33 44057 H To use the same coordinates as when the WGS84 Long 9 37 03 22003 E receiver was last used as a reference WGS84 E11 Ht 474 2801 m HERE F4 To use the coordinates of the current navi at CONT COORD HERE gated position Field Description of Field Point ID The point ID for the reference point When setting the reference point for the setup the selected point must be able to be viewed as WGS84 coordinates Antenna Ht The antenna height at the reference point Wor
159. screen entries and continue aft PAGE F6 CONT PAGE To change to the next page on the screen Field Description of Field Deflt aNum Sets the set of extra characters available through aNUM or F1 F6 whenever an entry is made The choices available depend on the character sets loaded on the instrument and the language configured to be used on the instrument Configuring the Screen Display GPS900 115 18 Description Access Configuring the units Configuring the Units and Formats The settings on this screen define e the units for all types of measurement data displayed e information related to some types of measurement data e the order in which coordinates are displayed 12 04 GPS9O0 jaa hy L1 A a CONFIGURE SE aa Distance Unit Distance Dec 4 Tee Angle Unit 400 gon dy Angle Dec d Decimals du Grade Unit h Velocity Unit Km h kmh CONT F1 Area Unit d To accept the screen entries and continue ait PAGE F6 CONT PAGE To change to the next page on the screen Field Description of Field Distance Unit e The units shown for all distance and coordinate related fields e Metre m Metres m Configuring the Units and Formats GPS900 116 Field Description of Field Int Ft fi International feet fi storage in US feet Int Ft Inch fi International feet fi inches and 1 8 inches 0 00 0 8 fi storage in US feet
160. ss GPS900 y Configuring 11 42 ty CONFIGURE D La as Local Time Zone Time Zone o oul Local Time 11 42 40 Local Date 04 11 03 at CONT F1 CONT To accept the screen entries and continue Field Description of Field Time Zone e From 13 00 to 13 00 The time zone for the current location and local date Local Time e Setting the local time supports a very fast satellite acquisition Local Date e Setting the local date supports a very fast satellite acquisition Configuring the Local Time Zone GPS900 106 14 Description Access Configuring pt occupation settings Configuring the Point Occupation Settings The settings on this screen define the way in which points are occupied and recorded Wes Ue gt T Cr HEI y F P 11 49 fy Li 7 E CONFIGURE 7 L7 ual E Point Occupation Settings Auto STOP We Auto STORE No du CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue PARAM F3 To configure the time interval after which a point occupation can be stopped automati aft CONT PARAN cally Field Description of Field Auto STOP e Yes or No Stops the measurements automatically when the parameter defined reaches 100 Auto STORE Yes or No Stores points automatically after stopping the point occupation Configuring the Point Occupation Settings GPS900 107 Configuring a auto stop parameters CONFIGURE a fp L1 TN La 7 vi
161. stored auto matically F1 changes to OCUPY NEAR F2 To search Stakeout Job for the point nearest to the current position when the key Is pressed The point is selected as the point to be staked and is displayed in the first field on the screen After staking and storing the nearest point the next point suggested for Staking out is the one which was suggested before the key was pressed Available when OCUPY F1 is displayed 482 2206 DCU 0 0111 m GPS900 254 Working with Stakeout Field First field on the screen hA FORW BACK RGHT REVRS F3 To reverse the graphical display top to bottom A reversed graphical display can be used when the point to be staked lies behind the current position PAGE F6 To change to another page on the screen SHIFT CONF F2 To configure the Stakeout application program Available for OCUPY F1 being displayed SHIFT QUIT F6 To exit Stakeout application program Avail able for OCUPY F1 being displayed Description of Field The point ID of the point to be staked Accesses STAKEOUT Data Job Name where points are shown according to sort and filter settings and staked points are indicated by the staked out symbol fs The default antenna height is suggested The changed antenna height is used until the application program Is exited The horizontal distance from the current position to the point to be staked in the direction of the orientation The horiz
162. system STORE F1 Transtrm Type Onestep To store the coordinate system Stores the Hatched Pts 3 coordinate system to the DB X and attaches La rgest Residuals it to the WGS84 Pts Job selected at the Easting 0 057 m beginning replacing any coordinate system Northing 0 068 m attached to this job WGS84 Pts Job Height 0 000 m becomes the active job att PAGE F6 STORE PAGE To store the coordinate system Field Description of Fields for the Summary page Name The name of the coordinate system can be changed The name may be up to 16 characters in length and may include spaces Transfrm Type The type of transformation used Matched Pts Easting Northing or Height Working with Determine Coord System Number of matched points as defined In step 3 Largest Easting Norhting Height residual from the transformation calculation GPS900 206 Field Residuals Geoid Model Description of Fields for the Coord System page e None 1 Distance or Multiquadratic The method by which the residuals of the control points will be distributed throughout the transformation area e Name of geoid model used as defined in step 2 Working with Determine Coord System GPS900 207 28 4 Starting Selecting the existing coordinate system Updating the existing coordinate system Updating an Existing Coord System using the Normal Method Refer to section 28 2 Start
163. t field for current HDOP of the computed position Line Space Full Insert full line space Line Space Half Insert half line space Moving Ant Ht Input field for antenna height for moving obser vations Msd Auto Points Output field for the number of auto points logged after pressing START F1 Counting starts again from O when START F1 pressed again PDOP Output field for current PDOP of the computed position Quality 1D Output field for current height coordinate quality of computed position Quality 2D Output field for current 2D coordinate quality of computed position Quality 3D Output field for current 3D coordinate quality of computed position VDOP Output field for current VDOP of the computed position GPS900 278 Appendix A Menu Tree Menu tree MAIN MENU STAKEOUT PROGRAMS MANAGE JOBS CODELISTS COORD SYSTEMS CONVERT EXP DATA EXPORT ASCII DXF EXPORT IMP DATA IMPORT ASCII GSI DXF IMPORT COPY PTS Menu Tree GPS900 279 CONFIG SURVEY CONFIG DISPLAY CONFIG CODE CONFIG QUALITY PT OCCUPATION INSTR CONFIG ANTENNA SAT CONFIG TIME ZONE INSTRUMENT ID GENERAL CONFIG HOTKEYS amp USER UNITS amp FORMATS LANGUAGE DISPLAY BEE
164. tal free system memory used for application programs GPS900 169 Field Description of Field Mem System The total free system memory The system memory stores e RX900 related files such as system settings e survey related files such as codelists Understanding HOT Keys USER key STATUS Key GPS900 170 26 3 6 The Instrument page The Firmware page The Application page Understanding HOT Keys USER key STATUS Key Status System Information Shows the type of RX900 the serial number the equipment number the ID of the receiver the currently active system language the serial number of the measurement engine the availability of additional instrument hardware options such as event input position rate RTK range L2C Multipath Mitigation GLONASS ready GLONASS permanent and if the protected OWI commands have been activated by a licence key Shows the versions of all system firmware Field Firmware Build Maintenance End Description of Field The version number of the firmware The build number of the firmware The expiry date of the software maintenance Is shown Meas Engine The firmware version for the measurement engine Meas Eng Boot The firmware version of the boot software for the measurement engine EF Interface Boot The frimware version boot software LB2 OWIlI The version of the LB2 OWI commands Navigation The navigation
165. ted option Using the Tools Activating Licence Keys A licence key can be used to activate protected programs and protected receiver options and can be used to define the expiry date of the software maintenance 12 04 amp Li 8 Th R DEE tei A licence key is required for the following protected programs Protected programs e DTM Stakeout e DXF Export e Reference Line e RoadRunner e Volume Calculations A licence key is required for the following protected receiver option Protected receiver options e 2 Hz update rate e 5 Hz update rate e 5 km RTK range e GLONASS option Using the Tools Activating Licence Keys GPS900 123 Entering Loading e A licence key file can be uploaded to RX900 To upload a licence key file the file should a licence key be located on the SYSTEM directory of the internal memory Licence key files use the naming convention L_123456 key where 123456 is the instrument serial number e Licence keys can also be typed in manually ello fy L1 a r gt E TOOLS J ais D I S Enter Licence Key Ka Hethod Key Hanual Entry of Key ABCDEF123456 CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue aft SHIFT DEL F4 CONT To delete all licence keys on RX900 Field Description of Field Method The method used to input the licence key to activate the program or the protected options or the software maintenance Upload Key F
166. the additional input fields to O STORE F1 stores the transformation and returns to MANAGE Transformations Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 64 4 5 Ellipsoids 4 5 1 Accessing Ellipsoid Management ACCESE SLEP DV STEP Step Description l 12 04 fy L1 8 GPS900 ER o 8 E eh 2 In MANAGE DAG O Systems highlight a coordinate system to be edited 3 EDIT F3 to access MANAGE Edit Coordinate System 4 In MANAGE Edit Coordinate System highlight Ellipsoid 5 ENTER to access MANAGE Ellipsoids Managing ellipsoids 11 39 fy Li BS E MANAGE gt e Ge aa e s Listed are all ellipsoids stored in the database DB X Airy Australian National CONT F1 Beijing 54 To select an ellipsoid and continue Bessel NEW F2 Bessel 1844 To create a new ellipsoid Clarke 1866 EDIT F3 Clarke 1880 x To edit the highlighted ellipsoid ait DEL Fal CONT NEW EDIT DEL To delete the highlighted ellipsoid Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 65 SHIFT SET D F4 To turn the highlighted ellipsoid into a user defined default ellipsoid stored in the RX900 SHIFT DEFLT F5 To recall the deleted default ellipsoids Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 66 4 5 2 Access step by step Creating Editing an ellipsoid step by step Creating Editing a Ellipsoid Step Description gan Boar Main Henu 2 In MANAGE Coordinate Syste
167. tion of Softkey Level 1 press Q to access the next level rt F1 To add X and Y _ F2 To subtract X from Y RE F3 To multiply X by Y Ff F4 To divide Y by X i F5 To change between positive and negative algebraic sign for X CLR X F6 To clear X Level 2 press Q to access the next level Er F1 To add X to X and Y to EY E F2 To subtract X from 2X and Y from ZY _HEAN F3 To calculate the mean EN _SDEV F4 To calculate the standard deviation for EN CH F5 This softkey is blank CLR F6 To clear EN and amp Z Level 3 press Y to access the next level SIN F1 To calculate sine of X Using the Tools Calculating with Calculator GPS900 131 Description of Softkey COS TAN ASIN i F2 To calculate cosine of X F3 To calculate tangent of X F4 To calculate arcsine of X ACOS F5 To calculate arccosine of X FREER ATAN F6 To calculate arctangent of X Level 4 press Q to access the next level DHS F1 To convert decimal degrees into dd mm ss DEC F2 To convert dd mm ss into decimal degrees F3 To insert X 3 1415926536 The number of decimals depends on the selection for Display Dec in TOOLS Calculator Configuration iL ERE Kal Vi cm F4 This softkey is blank F5 To convert degrees into radians F6 To convert radians into degrees KE mmm D lt D
168. tion to the point to be staked Is equal to or less than defined in Dist from Pt Dist from Pt e User input Available for Beep near Pt Yes The horizontal radial distance from the current position to the point to be staked when a beep should be heard GPS900 265 33 33 1 Access Starting the program Working with Survey Working with Survey Starting the Program 12 04 o4 y L1 qt Surve GPS900 4 e se i RESCH RE SURVEY Job Coord System Codelist fy L1 TN ESA Survey Begin DefaulthG CONT F1 WGS 1984 To accept the screen entries and continue CONF F2 lt None gt To configure SmartCodes and auto points measurements DATA F5 To view edit and delete points stored with the job CSYS F6 af CONT CONF DATA CSTYS To select a different coordinate system Field Description of Field Job The active job Coord System The coordinate system currently attached to the selected Job Codelist Choicelist No codes are stored in the selected Job GPS900 266 Working with Survey Field The next step Description of Field Output Codes have already been stored in the selected Job If codes had been copied from a System RAM codelist then the name of the codelist is displayed If codes have not been copied from a System RAM codelist but typed in manually then the name of the active job is displayed IF the survey is THEN
169. to document the track which was walked or driven along Auto points are logged between starting and stopping logging of auto points form one chain A new chain is formed each time logging of auto points is started Auto points can be collected in the Survey program eee Lat 7 Mm Before logging of auto points has started the SURVEY 4 9 La 7 aa default page appears as shown Survey Default Survey Auto Map START F1 Auto Pt ID Autodo02 To start logging of auto points and offset points if configured or for Log By User ae aa single TREE 1 Decides to start the chain to which the auto points should be assigned The first auto Wed Auto Pts 0 point is stored 3D Cp SO Oe mi STOP F1 To end recording of auto points and offset points if configured or for Log By User at Decides to end the chain to which the auto STOP jocupy _ PAGE points are assigned OCUPY F3 Available for STOP F1 To store an auto point at any time PAGE F6 To change to another page on the screen SHIFT CONF F2 To configure auto points GPS900 271 Field Auto Pt ID Code Auto Code Desc Med Auto Pts 3D CQ SHIFT QUIT F6 To exit the Survey application program Description of Field The identifier for auto points The ID can be changed To start a new sequence of point ID s type over the point ID The thematical code for the auto point Choicelist Available for Thematc Codes With Codelist The at
170. touch icons are displayed GPS900 151 Understanding MapView Field Description of Field Curr Pos Info e Determines if certain information related to the current position are displayed on the lower left corner of the survey mode of MapView only visible in survey mode e None No information is displayed in the map e Point ID Point ID of the current position e Code Code of the current position e Attrib O1 User defined attribute e Attrib 02 User defined attribute e Attrib 03 User defined attribute e Attrib 04 User defined attribute e Attrib 05 User defined attribute e Quality 3D Current 3D coordinate quality of the computed position Show Path e Yes or No Displays the path of the rover as a dashed line GPS900 152 25 3 The softkeys Understanding MapView MapView Components The Softkeys Softkey Description of Softkey DONE F2 To deactivate the focus tool Available in Map mode EDIT F3 To edit the highlighted point s parameters Available in Map mode in MANAGE Data Job Name Map page FOCUS F2 To activate the focus tool and select a point without using the touch screen Available in Map mode PAGE F6 To change to another page on this screen ZOOM F4 To zoom into the map Ce Pressing ESC stops the zooming process All keys become active again ZOOM F5 To zoom out of the map Ce Pressing ESC stops the zooming process All keys beco
171. tributes are shown as output input or choicelist fields depending on their definition User input Available for Thematc Codes Without Codelist Codes can be typed in Dut not selected from a codelist A check is performed to see if a code of this name already exists in the Job If so the according attributes are shown The description of the code Available after pressing START F1 The number of auto points logged since START F1 has been pressed The current 3D coordinate quality of the computed position Working with Survey GPS900 272 33 4 Configuring Smart Codes Working with Survey Configuring the Program SmartCodes 1if s6 SURVEY Use SCodes Show Info Heasure Point String Attrib Hethod Direction No Elements Configuration wv Ak ch WI gt wal Ka Auto Points 14 Zig Zag Ok Forward 4 CONT F1 4 g To accept the screen entries and continue aft PAGE F6 CONT PAGE To change to another page on the screen Field Description of Field Use SCodes e Yes Activates using of SmartCodes All other fields on the screen are active and can be edited e No Deactivates using of SmartCodes and all fields on this screen Show Info e Information shown tn line 8 of SURVEY Survey Job name SCode Dage e Not used No display mask element is shown e Point ID 3D CQ 2D CQ 1D CQ or Antenna Ht Display mask element that is shown in lin
172. tributes are case sensitive For example the code Tree is not the same as the code TREE Code Description A code is a description which can be stored with an point or alone Structure of codes Thematical codes Free codes Point related information recorded Time related information recorded together with the actual point in the field between points in the field A time stamp is recorded with each free code It allows to export free codes and points in a chron ological order to be used for third party mapping software Code type Code type Point code Free code Managing Creating Editing Codes Codelists GPS900 48 Code types The code type defines how a code can be used It Is possible to create a code of the same name but of different code types in LGO Example The code Oak can exist with code type point code and with code type free code Point code To record a code directly with a point This is thematical point coding Point codes can be created on RX900 Free code To record a code based on time in between points Managing Creating Editing Codes Codelists GPS900 49 Attribute Description The use of attributes allows additional information to be stored with the code Up to twenty attributes can be related to one code Attributes are not compulsory Attributes Attribute type Normal Mandatory Structure of attributes Attribute value type Real Integer Attribute value region Attribute value region
173. ts with full coordinate triplets position only points and height only points can be used Intersections To calculate the position of an intersection point using e Brng Brng bearings from two known points e Brng Dist a bearing and a distance from two known points e Dist Dist distances from two known points e By Points four points Line Calculations To calculate the base point of the line using e Calc Base Point two known points and an offset point To calculate the offset point of the line using GPS900 176 Working with COGO Menu option Description of menu option e Calc Offset Point two known points that define the line a distance along the line and an offset Arc Calculations To calculate e Calc Arc Center the arc centre e Calc Base Point the base point of the arc e Calc Offset Point the offset point of the arc The arc can be defined using e three points Known must be also depending on the arc calculation method e an offset point GPS900 177 27 3 Starting Diagram Calculating with Inverse Working with COGO Calculating with Inverse Refer to section 27 2 Starting the Program to select the Inverse menu option eP1 GPS900_036 Known PO First known point P1 Second known point Unknown a Direction from PO to P1 dl Slope distance between PO and P1 d2 Horizontal distance between PO and P1 d3 Height difference between PO and P1
174. umber used in Solution ssssssssissserniersnrernnenenns 163 Recall EEN eee ee 111 ASCII import settings SE 29 CHE essing sn nniaeil nina lab inhininisl pao aniaaoe 160 Default Scale transformation results cccccececeeeeeeeeeeeeeenees 205 Auto points display mask settings cecce 277 Screen Display mask settings EOE E EER 99 Contrast EEN 114 Deleted default Heating DEED 114 Coordinate SyStem cccccccsseseceseeseseseesesestteseseees 58 If lee e e nereo n E 113 EMMIS DEE BA SEICCE DING TE 252 Bee See EE TT 171 Rectified Skewed Orthomorphic projection 065 70 EI REF e EE 29 Coordinate SYSTOM EE 58 Residual EMO SONG sssaaa EEEE iae 66 Distribution throughout transformation area 216 Projection dE 69 HUE 36 TTAMSTOFMATION EE 62 Root Mean Square vecccscesecescsseceecstscesestscestecststestscsteneees 36 Signal TO NOISES TALIO cinenceetiainacirniainacinlsos 161 Rotate SD UNE EE 15 ANEIS POINE EOoetElott zesi erip re egeggegeegegegrge egeEeregegeges 156 RPN MOE f j cocoon 126 Skyplot BEE 161 RSO Projection cccececcecssesescssececcsssceccstscseecseeecsvceeeseees Tye OU Siero eEeE 160 RX900 Smart ee 273 Control key beep ececccsesecescecececcecsceceststereecsteneeeeees 115 Configuring EEN 273 SIE 113 SUFVEYINS POIN S EE 269 OIC e ee 285 Index GPS900 296 Soldner Cassini projection ccccecseceeceeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeees 70 SS lee W 193 Sort settings define ccccecceceececeeceececeeceeeecees
175. urth known point a Line from PO to P1 b Line from P2 to P3 Unknown Da COGO point intersection point Step 2 storing staking lk a a fy Lie 7 Wi COG EE Lo 7 ual di By Points Results z Result Code Flot Point ID Easting 148 7179 m Northing 148 7179 m Ortho Ht 100 0000 m aft STORE COORD STAKE PAGE 183 Description of all softkeys Description of all input fields Working with COGO Softkey Description of Softkey CALC F1 To calculate the result COORD F2 To view other coordinate types PAGE F6 To change to another page on the screen RSLT1 RSLT2 F3 To view the first and second result STAKE F5 To access the Stakeout program and stake the calculated point STORE F1 To store the result SHIFT CONF F2 SHIFT ELL H F2 SHIFT ORTH F2 To configure the program To change between the ellipsoidal and orthometric height Field Description of Field Method The method for calculating the COGO point 1st Point The point ID of the first known point for the COGO calculation 2nd Point The point ID of the second known point for the COGO calculation 3rd Point The point ID of the third known point for the COGO calculation 4th Point The point ID of the fourth known point for the COGO calculation Azimuth The direction from the known point to the calculated COGO point HDist Grid The grid distance from the known point to the calculated COGO point
176. us solution GPS900 238 30 5 Configuring the Program Configuring orientation 1 42 REFLINE te General Checks Orientate Field Orientate Working with Reference Line ee aie vi Ka To North as e CONT F1 To accept the screen entries and continue PAGE F6 To change to another page on the screen SHIFT ABOUT F5 To display information about the application program name the version number the date of the version the copyright and the aft CONT PAGE article number Description of Field The reference direction to be used to stakeout points The Stakeout elements and the graphical display shown in the Refer ence Line application program are based on this selection To North The North direction shown in the graphical display based on the active coordinate system To Sun The position of the sun calculated from the current posi tion the time and the date To Last Point Timewise the last recorded point If no points are yet staked Orientate To North is used for the first point to be staked GPS900 239 Field Description of Field e To Point Stake A point from Control Job selected in REFLINE Reference Line Arc Begin e To Point Store A point from Job selected in REFLINE Reference Line Arc Begin e To Line Arc The direction of the orientation Is parallel to the reference line or the reference arc e To Arrow The direction of th
177. w coordinate system The name may be up to 16 characters long and may include spaces Residuals Available for transformations with control points Manually entered transformations do not have control points The method by which residuals are distributed throughout the transformation area The transformation results become more realistic and any strain is dispersed in the transformation Managing Creating Editing Coord Systems GPS900 59 Step Description Residuals 1 Distance 1 Distance2 and 1 Distance 2 distribute the residuals of the control points according to the distance between each control point and the newly transformed point Residuals Multiquadratic distributes the residuals using a multiquadratic inter polation approach Transform The type of transformation The transformation type determines the availability and the options of the subsequent fields Pre Transform Available for Twostep transformations from System1200 The name of a preliminary 3D transformation which is used together with the selected projection to obtain preliminary grid coordinates to be used for a final 2D transformation Ellipsoid Available unless projection Type Customised The local coordinates are based on this ellipsoid Projection The map projection Geoid Model The geoid model CSCS Model The Country Specific Coordinate System model Make the required changes STORE F1 stores the coordinate system and
178. with Determine Coord System GPS900 193 Characteristic Principle Description Transforms coordinates directly from WGS 1984 to local grid and vice versa without knowledge about the local ellipsoid or the map projec tion Procedure 1 The WGS 1984 coordinates are projected onto a temporary Transverse Mercator projection The central meridian of this projection passes through the centre of gravity of the common control points 2 The results of 1 are preliminary grid coordinates for the WGS 1984 points 3 These preliminary grid coordinates are matched with the local grid control points in order to compute the Easting and Northing shifts the rotation and the scale factor between these two sets of points This is Known as a classic 2D transformation 4 The height transformation is a single dimension height approxi mation Positions and heights The position and height transformations are separated Use Working with Determine Coord System When measurements are to De forced to tie in with local existing control For example A site where the coordinates of the control points are based on a purely local grid The coordinate values within this grid are totally arbitrary and are in no way connected with any ellipsoid or map projection Obviously a Classic 3D transformation cannot be used here as cartesian coordinates cannot be calculated from such a grid GPS900 194 Characteristic Requirements A

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