Open User Manual - Underhill Geomatics Ltd
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1. Palm OS Emulator 2 COGO can use points stored in the coordinate file To use such a point enter its number in a From or To field The operations of the Save Pt and Show were described and the method of calculating inverses and intersections was illustrated This COGO form is very versatile as inverse traverse and intersection calculations may all be performed with this single form By filling in the appropriate From and To fields with known data and leaving the unknown data fields blank the unknown fields will be calculated if a solution is possible when the Calc button is pressed A summary of possibilities is shown below Calculation Fill Fields from top of form to bottom Inverse From To Traverse From Azimuth Distance To Azimuth Azimuth Intersection From Azimuth To From Azimuth Azimuth Distance Intersection From Azimuth To From Distance Distance Distance Intersection From Distance To From Distance Offsets In addition to the basic COGO calculations described above it is also possible to incorporate a distance offset to an azimuth Palm OS Emulator POG bas m TOE 9 The Distance buttons below the Azimuth labels rath when pushed will toggle between Distance Offset R and Offset L These buttons allows the user to set the meaning of the data entry field to the right of each button This screen illustrates the use o2. 5 Warranty and Disclaimer Except for the limited warranty set forth herein THE SOFTWARE IS PROVLDED AS Lose TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLGICABEE LAW UNDERHILL GEOMATICS LTD DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION YOU ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELECTING THE SOFTWARE TO ACHIEVE YOUR INTENDED RESULTS AND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF USE OF AND RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE SOFTWARE WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS UNDERHILL GEOMATICS LTD MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE ERROR FREE OR FREE FROM INTERRUPTIONS OR OTHER FATLURES OR THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS The foregoing provisions shall be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law 6 Limitation of Liability UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY WHETHER IN TORT CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE SHALL UNDERHILL GEOMATICS UID OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LLABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF GOODWILL COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OR FOR ANY AND ALL OTHER DAMAGES OR LOSSES IN NO EVENT WILL UNDERHILL GEOMATICS LTD BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES EVEN IF UNDERHILL GEOMATICS LTD HAD BEEN A
3. At 101 HI 1 800 HCR 0 To 200 COD HCR 270 0134 SD At 200 HI 1 850 HCR 0 0000 At 201 HI 1 780 HCR 0 To 202 COD HCR 269 5621 SD At 202 HI 1 840 HCR 269 5635 To 101 COD HCR 269 4532 SD At 101 HI 0 000 HCR 0 To 102 COD HCR 0 0212 SD Yocorr 9 0000 Projection SF 1 000 Units Factor 1 0000 The main Field Traverse form includes an area displaying the traverse legs This display is for viewing the data and also for selecting data for editing The data displayed is in an abbreviated format to fit the screen To view each line of data fully use the Edit function To edit a line highlight it with the stylus and press the Edit or Delete button To add a new line of data press the At or To button The pull down menu for the Field Traverse form includes function to save the traverse data to a file and to retrieve traverse data from storage Other functions are for inputting set up data calculating the traverse saving the calculated points and to exit from the Field Traverse function The Traverse Parameters form is accessed by selecting Setup in the pull down menu of the Traverse form This form is used to enter user information as well as data to be used in the traverse calculations Palm OS Emulator The At button of the Field Traverse form brings up etup 3 this form to allow the entry of Setup points Insert O Before After orri TT o
4. at the top of the Transformation form to reveal a pull down menu which gives you options for saving or retrieving transformation parameters Transformation by Points Coordinate transformation may also be defined by corresponding points in two different coordinate systems Given these point pairs rotation scale and translation parameters may be calculated These transformation parameters when applied to the source points will produce point coordinates that best match the target points Palm OS Emulator The Transformation by Points form allows the user to By Control Points define corresponding point pairs in the coordinate file In Source Target Residd Reside this example we are transforming from a coordinate system defined by Pts 1 2 and 3 to a coordinate system defined by corresponding Pts 4 5 and 6 The points to be transformed are to 3 and the new points are to be numbered in the range of 101 to 103 The point pairs shown are entered by pressing the Add button which calls the form shown below Palm OS Emulator Similar Points This form is used to add point pairs to the form shown above The Show button allows selection of points graphically First use the stylus to select the Source or TargetPt field inather and then press the Show button In the graphic points screen select a point by touching with the stylus and then pressing the OK button The Another button i
5. buttons labeled PI at the left of the form when pressed will toggle from PI to BC PC or EC depending on the specific button These abbreviations refer to points on an alignment PI Point of Intersection BC Beginning of Curve PC Point on Curve EC End of Curve The Show button brings up the graphic display and may be used to select points for the point number fields Palm OS Emulator This example illustrates designing a curve to fit an alignment defined by three PIs with a specified radius of 60 With these fields filled press the Calc button to compute the curve If a solution is possible the other curve parameters will be displayed Delta angle Palm OS Emulator E The curve that fits the alignment has been calculated The new BC EC and center points are shown As well the 10055 2632 10055 269 other curve parameters such as arc length have been computed and are displayed Wisord ael If you wish to save any of the computed points click the stylus in the N or E field of the point you wish to save l then press the Save Pt button This will bring up the Coordinates form with the point data filled in ready for saving Press the Show button to graphically display the curve Palm OS Emulator 102 NG This is the graphical display of the designed curve 101 100 Cr ur Ca Pan OK The Curve Ca
6. file by pressing the Save Pt button This will open the Coordinates form with the data for Pt 200 present allowing you to add a note if you wish and then saving the point to the coordinate file Learning to create open a coordinate file input new points to the coordinate file and to perform basic Coordinate Geometry calculations will allow you to be comfortable with the CopanMobile for Palm Survey software There are many other features that are available and these will be described in detail in this manual CopanMobile for Palm Functions Coordinate Functions The coordinate functions are accessed from the Coords pull down menu In general a coordinate file must be opened before any calculation type function is used Palm OS Emulator EET Calc GPS Program Transform by Parameters Transform by Points ASCH Import ASCH Export Statistics Open The Open function is used to open an existing coordinate file or to create a new coordinate file Opening a coordinate file will close any coordinate file presently open Coordinate files may be created on the main Palm memory card or on a memory card in the Palm s expansion slot Palm OS Emulator E The Expansion Card checkbox on the Open form is aA used to toggle between displaying coordinate files on the fProsurv Bill pts e e Prosurv new pts expansion card if one exists and files on the main Palm fProsury Points pts memory
7. CopanMobile for Palm IISI Version 1 0 3 February 18 2008 Underhill Geomatics Ltd Copan Copan is an ancient ruined city in Honduras where Mayan civilization developed and flourished during the Classic Period about AD 250 900 A large number of hieroglyphic texts were found here which proved to be valuable for breaking the Mayan code There is no agreed source of the name but has been said to mean bridge Copan was a centre of culture and science The Mayan studied astronomy and created a very accurate Mayan calendar End User Software License Agreement for Copan PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING LEGAL AGREEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE LICENSE OF Copan SOFTWARE BY Underhill Geomatics Ltd Underhill BY INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE YOU EITHER AN INDIVIDUAL OR A SINGLE ENTITY CONSENT TO BE BOUND BY AND BECOME A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT DO NOT INSTALL THE SOFTWARE 1 License Grant Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement UNDERHILL GEOMATICS LTD hereby grants to you a non exclusive non transferable right to use one copy of the specified version of the Software and the accompanying documentation the Documentation on any computer you own 2 Term This Agreement is effective for an unlimited duration unless and until earlier terminated as set forth herein This Agreement will terminate automatically if you fail to comply with any of the
8. DVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES The foregoing provisions shall be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law 7 Miscellaneous This Agreement is governed by the laws of British Columbia and Canada Copyright 2007 2008 UNDERHILL GEOMATICS LTD All Rights Reserved REVISIONS 1 0 3 February 18 2008 1 Gons grads has been added to the program Azimuths and angles may now be entered and displayed in gons or degrees In the degrees mode azimuth display is now user selectable to be in decimal or quadrantal format Azimuths may be input in decimal or quadrantal format regardless of the degrees input format See the Display Options function which is accessed from the Program menu 2 User selectable decimals formatting for coordinates distances and areas displays has been added You may now set how many decimals are to be displayed for these values These settings may be found in the Display Options screen which is accessed from the Program menu 3 A new function Reindex Coordinate File has been added Copan s coordinate files are indexed to allow quick access of points in large coordinate files These index files can be corrupted by system crashes Copan will automatically rebuild these files if the corrupted ones are deleted This new function provides the user with a quick and easy way of creating new index files This new function is found in the Coords pulldown menu 1 0 2 November 2 2007 1
9. S Emulator Press the Calc button and the calculated azimuth and distance are displayed The next example illustrates how an azimuth distance intersection is calculated Once again the known information is entered and the unknowns are calculated if a solution exists Palm OS Emulator Azimuth Distance Intersection problem consisting of azimuth of 90 degrees from existing Pt 100 intersecting a new Pt 200 at a distance of 200 from existing Pt 101 With these known data items entered press the Calc button to attempt a solution In this case there is at least one solution as shown by calculated coordinates displayed for the To Pt 200 To check to see if there is another possible solution press the button labeled A If there is another solution the label will change to B and different coordinates will be displayed for Pt 200 Another way to check for other solutions is to press the Show button This will bring up a form which shows graphically the points and calculations Palm OS Emulator Pressing the Show button on the COGO form will bring up a form showing graphically the points in the coordinate file and the calculation graphics This form shows the solution of the azimuth distance intersection calculation showing a single solution Pressing the OK button will take you back to the COGO form Back at the COGO form the new Pt 200 may be saved to the coordinate
10. The Coordinate Transform by Parameters has been changed to perform the calculations in the order of rotate scale and translate The previous order was rotate translate scale This change was made to correct errors in the Coordinate Translate by Points function and to standardize the transformation methodology used in Underhill Geomatics Ltd Software 1 0 1 October 31 2007 1 Program crash when creating a new coordinate file on a SD card with no Copan directory has been fixed Program will now create a new directory if necessary 2 Coordinate Transformation by Parameters was not working correctly if the rotation point was specified by user inputted coordinates rather than by specifying a point in the coordinate file This has been fixed How To Install CopanMobile for Palm 1 Request a software key Use the Software Request form on Underhill Geomatics Ltd s web site www underhill ca to request a software key A software key file will be emailed to you You should receive a software key within an hour 2 Download the pre file Download copan prc file from the Underhill Geomatics Ltd web site 3 Place the pre file on your Palm computer Copy the pre file to your Palm You can use palmOne Quick Install to link the Palm computer to your Internet connected computer and then copy the file to your Palm Quick Install can also be found on the Palm Desktop program 4 Copy the key file to your Palm You will be sent the file cop
11. alm computer supports it CopanMobile for Palm will process the NMEA messages received The Garmin iQue 3600 Palm type computer with its built in GPS receiver is also supported Using a Bluetooth Receiver If you are using a GPS receiver that communicates with the Palm via Bluetooth you will need to check that the program is configured to check the Bluetooth port From the main program form select Options from the Program pull down menu In the Options form make sure the Use Bluetooth box is checked Exit from the program and restart the program to access the Bluetooth GPS receiver Menu The GPS functions are accessed from the GPS pull down menu The functions available are Palm OS Emulator Satellites display satellites visible and show signal GPS Satellites strength Navigation Position Navigation use the GPS to navigate to a known point or to show bearing and speed while in motion Position compute an averaged position for a point Satellites The Satellites function is used to check the visibility and signal strength of GPS satellites The status of the satellites is displayed graphically Palm OS Emulator a The location of each satellite that is above the horizon is shown on the sky plot The outer circle is the horizon that is 90 degrees from the zenith The inner circle represents the altitude that 1s 45 degrees from the zenith The numbers plotted represents that sa
12. ankey pdb Copy this file to your Palm using Quick Install 5 Activate CopanMobile The first time CopanMobile is run you will be presented with a Disclaimer which you must accept in order to activate CopanMobile When requested enter the eight character password that was included in the email that contained the key file If activation is successful you will have access to all the software functions Underhill Geomatics Ltd s CopanMobile for Palm CopanMobile for Palm is a Coordinate Geometry COGO program for surveyors It runs on Palm hand held computers and includes traverse calculations Coordinate Geometry area calculations map check coordinate transformations and GPS navigation The core of the program is the coordinate file functions Points may be created and stored in coordinate files This allows points to be referenced in future calculations There is no limitation on file sizes except for the Palm system constraints Points may be imported or exported in comma delimited ASCII format CopanMobile allows the user to save data for most calculations to a file Data may be saved and recalled at a later date You can continue working on the same data from one session to the next Files may be created on the Palm memory card or on an expansion memory card CopanMobile functions include options to display calculations Viewing the results graphically is useful for verifying data correctness or for spotting mistakes A GPS rece
13. ated Relative Precision 1 2668 Areg 37253 9816 Display ten SENS The area of the parcel is also displayed Pressing the Display button in the Mapcheck Results form will bring up this form The parcel data is shown graphically and is useful for detecting input errors and to verify that the data is correct Area The area of a parcel may be calculated from points that are stored in a coordinate file The parcel may include circular curves This function is similar to the MapCheck function described previously with the exception that predefined points are used to define each parcel side Because existing points are referenced a coordinate file must be open for this function to be used Palm OS Emulator Area Calculation Type io A Palm OS Emulator CULE PIH A Pin The main Area Calculation form display the area data In this example the data is for a polygon which starts at Pt 101 moves to Pts 102 103 100 and back to Pt 101 To add data use the Add Pt button To insert a new point select an existing point using your stylus and use the Add Pt button function to place a new point after the highlighted point To edit a point select the point in the list with the stylus and press the Edit or Delete button The Area Calculation pull down menu provides access to the file functions The area data may be saved to a fi
14. card If you wish to open an existing file use the stylus to oS otra highlight a file and press the Open button If you wish to create a new coordinate file choose the Q location expansion card or main memory card and press the New key A new form will appear where you will input the new file name Next press OK to create the new coordinate file Close The Close function will close any coordinate file that is open There is no form associated with this function Transform by Parameters Points in coordinate files may be transformed by first rotating then scaling and translating As this works on points in a coordinate file and writes the results back to the coordinate file a coordinate file must be opened Palm OS Emulator By Sen O Inverse Rotation h ssssssssesseess About Pta M Palm OS Emulator Parameters a Enter the parameters in the form Note that values of zero or blank are acceptable if no rotation or shift is desired However values of scale must be entered or the new points will have values of 0 0 0 0 0 0 You must specify the range of points to be transformed Source and the range of points for the transformed points to be written to Target Check the Inverse box if you wish to undo a transformation or to translate scale and rotate the opposite of the values entered The transformation parameters may be saved for future use Click on the bar
15. dding or subtracting angle compute an azimuth from a quadrantal bearing or a combination of these things The example shown here computes the azimuth between Pt 1 and Pt 2 and adds 90 degrees to it The symbol used between two point numbers signifies the azimuth between the points Use the keys to enter the expression into the top line and press the Calculate key to compute the result Pressing the OK key will place the result into the Azimuth field of the COGO form Distance Calculator The Distance Calculator can be used to compute a distance for a distance field of the COGO form The calculator is invoked by pressing the button at the right of a Distance field Palm OS Emulator Calculate Distance GI WO Calculate oioi YC CR Gra E Q MHD 7 Enter an expression using the keys and press the Calculate key to compute and display the result This example shows the expression for the distance between Pt 1 and Pt 2 divided by 8 The symbol signifies the distance between the two points Press the OK key and the value in the result field will be placed in the Distance field of the COGO form Curve Calculations Pressing the Curve button on the COGO form will open the Curve Calculation form This form may be used to design a curve to fit certain points or to calculate unknown curve parameters from a set of known parameters Pain Of Emulator a The
16. de Palm OS Emulator Import Results Fts processed 5 Fts replaced 5 Pts sowed The Preview button will parse a point from the input file and display the results This will allow you to see 1f the field parameters have been defined correctly The Import parameters may be saved for future use This may be accomplished through the pull down menu at the top of the ASCII Import form When you are ready to import the points from the card file press the OK button on the ASCII Import form This will start the import process If there are point number conflicts and the method selected to deal with such conflicts you may be prompted to replace or renumber points When the import process is finished a form will be displayed summarizing the actions taken ASCII Export Points in a coordinate file may be exported to a expansion slot memory card as a comma delimited file The actual format of each record point is user defined Palm OS Emulator ASCH Export Field w Humber 1 2 w Hame 3 w Morthing 4 heine Decimals 4 Sow Elevation f Include heading T m Mote O Append to file w Code Output File Card Prosury Export dat ICA Palm OS Emulator configuration S 3 w Northing d Easting Sow Elevation f Include heading S Els O Append to file T w Code Decimals 4 ICK MEWS Ad Each of a point s seven fields may be exported and you may determine which ar
17. e 6 Q Palm OS Emulator a S ARES The To button of the Field Traverse form brings up this form The Code and Remark fields are optional Use the Side shot check box to indicate 1f this observation is not a traverse leg Insert O Before E After l The Another button lets you enter another observation usually side shot without going back to the main Traverse form Palm OS Emulator Observation O Side shot A closing angle may be part of the traverse This shows how a closing angle is entered The To point number entered is not actually used Insert O Before PY After Calculate the traverse by selecting Calculate from the Traverse form s pull down menu The calculated coordinates and the misclosure will be displayed Palm OS Emulator i Palm OS Emulator Traverse Results Traverse Results From Pt M E El 200 1017 1 056 10070 756 0 041 101 10070 711 10070 711 0 000 201 10171 009 10170768 0 014 To Ft H E El 202 10069 577 10170 8928 0 389 Tr averse re sults 200 10171 056 10070 756 0 041 101 10069 076 10066 4865 0 305 201 10171 0093 10170 7686 0 014 202 10069 577 10170 8928 0 389 101 10069 076 10066485 0 305 Palm OS Emulator Traverse Display Po Pressing the Display button on the Traverse Results form displays the traverse graphically The traverse may be adjusted by pressing the Adjust button on t
18. e used and the order in an export record You may also specify the number of decimals in the Northing Easting and Elevation fields A header describing the fields exported may be included and the data may be appended to an existing file When specifying the name of the output file be sure that the name starts with Card to indicate that it is to be written to an expansion memory card The Export parameters may be saved for future re use Use the pull down menu found at the top of the ASCII Export form to save the parameters or to load a set of previously saved parameters When you are ready to export the points press the OK button Palm OS Emulator Po CResults ecu When the ASCH export is complete a Results form will display the number of points exported Below is an example of a comma delimited file with header produced by the ASCII Export function Export file Export dat Number Name Northing Easting Elevation Note Code 1 10000 0000 10000 0000 0 0000 2 10100 0000 10100 0000 0 0000 3 10100 0000 10000 0000 0 0000 10 9906 0556 10139 2783 0 0000 11 9964 4772 10110 7842 0 0000 Reindex The Reindex function is used to re create the index files associated with a coordinate file The index files are used by Copan to quickly access individual points These index files may become damaged if Copan is not closed properly either because of a software
19. f Curve C Center of curve CC Counterclockwise Center of curve POC Point On Compound curve point that is the EC of one curve and BC of next curve Another Pressing the OK button after the data has been entered will close this form and return to the main Map Check form Press the Another button will accept the data and clear this form allowing the user to enter another line of data Palm OS Emulator f This is an example showing the complete data for a parcel To Az Dist Type e di InCcIuUadING a circular Curve 90 100 BC 180 100 90 100 EC 180 100 Corner The first line of data defines the start point This data line is 0 200 3 Corner entered with no azimuth or distance a The second point in the parcel is a Beginning of Curve BC The third point is the Center of a clockwise curve The next point is the End of Curve EC point a J AH The remaining points are corners that finish back at the start point Palm OS Emulator Mapcheck Results Ft E 1000 000 1000 000 1000 000 1100 000 900 000 1100 000 300 000 1200 000 S00 000 1200 000 S00 000 1000 000 1000 300 1000 000 Misclosure Horth 0 3000 Palm OS Emulator Mapcheck Display Palm OS Emulator Selecting the Calculate Sanne TUS option of the pull down menu T 000 300 1000 000 iisclssanes results in this form There 1s a Horth 0 3000 East 0 0000 misclosure indic
20. f offsets in an Azimuth Azimuth intersection calculation In this case the user wishes to offset the first azimuth a distance of 5 to the left from Pt 1 and to offset the second azimuth a distance of 5 to the right of Pt 3 re Gen Gor ae MEWS After performing the calculation by pressing the Calc button the graphic display can be seen by pressing the Show button The offset intersection results can be seen and a solution labeled A is shown In intersections where there are two solutions the second second solution will be labeled B The user may choose the appropriate solution to be saved to the coordinate file by pressing the button provisionally labeled as A in the COGO form at the right of the To E field Pressing this button toggles between A and B Entering Known Point Numbers There are three methods for entering the point numbers of points in the coordinate file into the From or To fields of the COGO form These methods are 1 Entering the number directly into the field using the Palm keyboard or Graffiti input 2 Pressing the Show button on the COGO form and then graphically selecting the point from the display 3 Pressing the From or To buttons to bring up a point list and selecting the point from the point list The point list form is described below Select Point Form Palm OS Emulator E The Select Point form is a method of ente
21. he Traverse Results form A choice of three adjustment methods are available Palm OS Emulator i Palm OS Emulator Choose an adjustment method Adjustment method Adjustment method w Compass Rule Choose the appropriate adjustment method and press OK to proceed with the adjustment The adjusted coordinates will be displayed Palm OS Emulator Adjusted Coordinates Frorn Ft H E El 101 10070 711 10070 711 0 000 z To Pt N E El Adjusted coordinates are displayed 200 10171 915 10071 9276 0 116 201 10171 5593 10173 021 0 137 202 10070 4931 10173 3926 0 162 101 10070 711 10070 711 0 000 If you wish to save the calculated traverse points to the coordinate file select the Save Pts option from the Traverse form s pull down menu Palm OS Emulator Existing Points D Overwrite Select the method of handling existing points in the By Hopetavernite coordinate file Press OK to save the points Palm OS Emulator 3 points saved The results of the Save Pts operation are displayed MapCheck The Map Check function is used to check the closure of a parcel using the azimuths and distances of the boundaries The closure is calculated along with the area in the parcel Circular curves are supported in this function The Map Check function does not require a coordinate file to be opened There is no reference to any point stored in a point file Pa
22. iver may be connected to the Palm using the serial port or Bluetooth port As well the Garmin iQue3600 is supported CopanMobile with GPS may be used for navigation or position determination Coordinate files are compatible with Windows version of Copan Coordinate files may be copied from Windows computer to the Palm expansion card or vice versa Alternatively coordinates may be transferred using comma delimited ASCII files Overview of Functions Main Form Pull down Menus Coords Open open an existing coordinate file or create a new coordinate file Close close the opened coordinate file Transform by Parameters transform points in coordinate file using rotation scale and translation parameters Transform by Points transform points in coordinate file using parameters calculated from a list of similar points ASCII Import import points from a comma delimited file to an opened coordinate file ASCII Export export points from coordinate file to a comma delimited format file Reindex recreate index files used by Copan to access points in coordinate file Statistics creates report showing various information about a coordinate file Calc COGO perform coordinate geometry calculations using points in the opened coordinate file Traverse calculate and balance three dimensional field traverse and save calculated points in the opened coordinate file MapCheck compute closure and area of a parce
23. l using bearing and distances Curves are supported Area compute the area of a parcel whose corners are defined by points in a coordinate file Curves are supported GPS Satellites the locations and signal strengths of satellites in view are displayed graphically Navigation a graphic compass display shows heading and speed traveled and bearing and distance to a known point if a destination is defined Position average GPS derived coordinates for a point Program Display Options user selectable options Decimals Options user selectable angle mode and decimals input output options About Survey display information about the program Quick Start Guide Create a New Coordinate File Palm OS Emulator a Start CopanMobile for Palm and this main screen appears GEERT Mo Coordinate File Click on the Copan tab and pull down menus will appear Palm OS Emulator a is e6 T Tani AAN From the Coords pull down menu select Open to create a Open new coordinate file Transform by Parameters Transform by Points ASCH Import ASCH Export amp tatistics Palm OS Emulator Open Coordinate File hs Check the Expansion Card box if one is installed and you wish to create the new coordinate file on the expansion card To create a new coordinate file press the New button O Expansion Card amp ICA Karrs MENS AHD Palm OS Emulator New Coordinate File Enter the name of yo
24. layed for coordinates distances areas and angles As well the angle display mode may be set Palm OS Emulator E The Angle Display option is used to determine how azimuths Decimals Options and angle are interpreted on input and displayed on output a oe The choices are Degrees Gons and Quadrantal Distance Decimals Y 2 Area Decimals w 2 Angle Display EEE When in Degrees or Quadrantal mode azimuth inputs may be Decimals Sons Quadrantal either decimal degrees or quadrantal Azimuths will be displayed in the mode selected The number of decimals the azimuths will be interpreted or displayed is also selectable For degrees or quadrantal modes the decimals refer to decimals of a second The mode chosen will be used for all functions until it 1s changed About Survey This function displays a program information form It is useful for determining the program version Palm OS Emulator About Survey Survey Prosury for Palm 16 May 2006 Underhill Geomatics Ltd
25. lculation form can be used to calculate a curve that passes through three known points Palm OS Emulator Press the point type buttons until they are labeled BC 19000 000 19900 000 PC and EC as shown on this form Input the three points Hei Press the Calc button inoon 000 _ 10000 000 The results are shown on this form Delta angle Palm OS Emulator This is the graphic display showing the curve 10 em 9 CULE MEWS The Curve Calculation form may also be used to calculate parameters of curves that are not fixed in space In this case simply enter the minimum parameters to define a curve and the remaining parameters will be calculated Palm OS Emulator In this example a curve with radius of 100 and chord of 76 is defined Press the Calc button to calculate the other parameters Delta angle Palm OS Emulator np i Here are the remaining parameters calculated and displayed Delta angle Various combinations of minimum parameters may be entered and the remaining parameters will be calculated 1f a unique solution exists Traverse Three dimensional field traverses may be calculated with the Traverse function The traverses may be open or closed and may include side shots If the traverse is closed the misclosure is calculated and the traverse may be balanced The data may be saved to file for future use Palm OS Emulator Field Traverse
26. le and recalled later The pull down menu also provides access to the Setup Calculate and Exit options Palm OS Emulator Scale Factors The user may enter two different scale factors which are ee applied to the computed distances between the points prior to the area calculation Palm OS Emulator The Add Pt button on the Area Calculation form will bring up the Area Point form This form is used to add a new point which includes a point number and a point type The point number may be entered directly into the field or pressing the Show button will display the points of the coordinate file graphically and allow you to graphically Another select a point The point types are Corner BC Beginning of Curve EC End of Curve C Center of clockwise curve CC Centre of Counterclockwise curve and POC Point on Compound curve The use of the point types is the same as for the Map Check function described previously Palm OS Emulator f Palm OS Emulator Area Display The area data is processed SERHS W when the Calculate option is selected from the Area Calculation pull down menu The resulting area is displayed in a new form Pressing the E Display button on the Area Results form will graphically show the polygon for which the area was calculated P N GPS Functions GPS receivers may be interfaced to the Palm computer using the serial port or a Bluetooth port if your P
27. limitations or other requirements described herein Upon any termination or expiration of this Agreement you must destroy all copies of the Software and the Documentation You may terminate this Agreement at any point by destroying all copies of the Software and the Documentation 3 Ownership Rights The Software is protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions UNDERHILL GEOMATICS LTD owns and retains all right title and interest in and to the Software including all copyrights patents trade secret rights trademarks and other intellectual property rights therein Your possession installation or use of the Software does not transfer to you any title to the intellectual property in the Software and you will not acquire any rights to the Software except as expressly set forth in this Agreement 4 Restrictions You may not rent lease loan sublicense or resell the Software You may not permit third parties to benefit from the use or functionality of the Software via a timesharing service bureau or other arrangement You may not transfer any of the rights granted to you under this Agreement You may not reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the Software except to the extent the foregoing restriction is expressly prohibited by applicable law You may not modify or create derivative works based upon the Software in whole or in part All rights not expressly set forth hereunder are reserved by UNDERHILL GEOMATICS LTD
28. lm OS Emulator Map Check Dist Type Palm OS Emulator Paate TE AHD A The main Map Check form is used to display the data and to access the function buttons for input edit of the data A line of data consists of a To point number which is optional an azimuth a distance and a classification of the To point The classification is used to differentiate between corner points and points that are used to define circular curves The Map Check pull down menu includes functions to save and load Map Check data files define the start point coordinates perform the Map Check calculations and to exit the Map Check function The file functions allow the user to save the entered data to a file for future reference Palm OS Emulator Enter coordinates for the first point The Start Pt choice in the pull down menu brings up this form Itis used to define the start point coordinates It is not necessary to explicitly define the start point coordinates but can be done if you wish to view the results based on a specific start point Pressing the Add Leg button on the main Map Check form brings up this form Each side of the parcel to be checked is entered from this form Corner E EC The data to be entered are To pt which is optional azimuth distance and the classification of the To point The various point types are l Corner BC Beginning of Curve EC End o
29. ng the fields present and their order you may select the method of handling imported points that use point numbers already used in the coordinate file The choices are Always replace Never replace Ask before replace Renumber When defining the Input File be sure the file name is always prefaced by Card to indicate that it is an expansion memory card file An alternate method of setting up the input field parameters is to include a header line in the input file which lists the fields in the file Palm OS Emulator Import Format P Header found Nurnber Elevation Note Code Use this format Here is an example of such a file Number Name Northing Easting Elevation Note Code 1 10000 0000 10000 0000 0 0000 2 10100 0000 10100 0000 0 0000 3 10100 0000 10000 0000 0 0000 10 9906 0556 10139 2783 0 0000 11 9964 4772 10110 7842 0 0000 If a header line is included it is not necessary to manually define the fields in the form Pressing the Preview button will allow the program to parse the header line and come up with the field parameters Palm OS Emulator ASCH Import Field Existing points E nEini gt 5 a Pe Point Preview D Pt 1 Name N 10000 000 E 10000 000 El 0 000 Note Palm OS Emulator Configuration OOO O Existing points YO Always replace 3 w Morthing 4 Easting Gow Elevation w Hote T w Co
30. nt 27 Std Dew MM 0 361 E 0 209 El 0 496 The Points pull down menu on the Navigation form is used to Get To Pt specify a point in the coordinate file to navigate to Save Pt save the point which you are currently at to the coordinate file The Satellites pull down menu has one choice Status When this is selected the Satellites form as described previously is displayed showing the satellites sky plot and signal strength bar chart The Position function is used to compute an averaged Northing and Easting for a static point The form displays the averaged coordinates including latitude and longitude along with the standard deviations associated with the means The number of points used in the calculation is also displayed Use the Save Pt button to save an averaged point to the coordinate file Program Functions Options There are a number of options or preferences that the user may set Once set they are in effect until they are changed Palm OS Emulator coords Calc GPS ZEATE The program options can be set by selecting the Program acinis Options pulldown menu and choosing one of the two options functions available Palm OS Emulator The Display Options settings affect the selection of points in apres the coordinate file which are visible in the graphic display There are three filters which determine the visibility of points Points which pass these three test
31. problem or a system crash Copan will automatically create new index files 1f the old ones are deleted Prior to this version deleting the index files had to be performed manually The Reindex function lets the user easily delete old index files and create new ones When the Reindex function is chosen a screen will appear asking the user to select a coordinate file After choosing a file click on the Reindex button and the file will be reindexed If there 1s a file already opened it will be closed and the reindexed file will be the default opened file Statistics Statistics pertaining to the opened coordinate file can be displayed by using the Coordinate Statistics function Palm OS Emulator Coordinate File Statistics Murniber of points 103 First point 1 Last point 103 Pt numbers used From 1 to 103 Pt numbers not used From 104 to Palm OS Emulator Coordinate File Statistics Ft numbers used From 1 to 103 Ft numbers not used From 104 to Coordinate bounds H 10042 500 5 10000 000 E 20200 000 W 10000 000 Calculation Functions The calculation functions are found in the Calc pull down menu Palm OS Emulator Calc With the exception of the MapCheck function a COGO tek coordinate file must be open before calling any of the Area calculation functions COGO An introduction to the COGO function was presented in the previous section Quick Start Guide
32. ring a point number in another form Selection is accomplished by ORE MO highlighting a point in the list with the stylus and then io100 000 10000 000 gt pressing the OK button 9906 056 10139278 9964 47 10110784 The PtH button may be pressed to toggle between PtH and Name and is used along with the Go To button to search for a point in the list A point may be edited by highlighting it and pressing the Edit key This opens up the Coordinates form with the point data displayed ready for editing The Pt button at the top of the first column can be pressed to toggle between an ascending or descending sort of the points Palm OS Emulator Pt Name Code Not Naine PENE Jo Point data in the form may be presented in one of three 3 10100000 10000 00 different formats The format used is chosen through 10 3906 056 10139 2785 11 9964 477 10110 784 the Show pull down menu Azimuth Calculator The user may enter values directly into the azimuth fields of COGO form or use the Azimuth Calculator to compute a value to be used as the azimuth This calculator is invoked by pressing the button at the right of an Azimuth field Palm OS Emulator Calculate Azimuth OOO amp ra eae Hera Geez OCI e Olean CO Gaal The Azimuth Calculator may be used to compute an azimuth between two points in the coordinate file modify an azimuth by a
33. s used to accept the current pair and to input another pair Palm OS Emulator oon The pull down menu of the Transform by Points form is Calc Params fg Show Params Resid ResidE used to Save Params Do Transform calculate the transformation parameters once the point pairs have been defined perform the transformation after the parameters have been calculated display the transformation parameters save the calculated transformation parameters Palm OS Emulator Rotation 7 00043 a 00000 This is an example of the calculated transformation parameters displayed using the Show Params Menu function The transformation parameters saved to a file may be used by the Transform by Parameters Use the Open pull down menu function on the Transform by Parameters form to load the parameters file ASCII Import Points data in comma delimited ASCII text format on a memory card in an expansion slot may be imported into a coordinate file Each point may contain the following fields Number Name Northing Easting Elevation Note and Code The minimum required fields are Number Northing and Easting The fields may be in any order The following form is used to set up the import format Palm OS Emulator ASCH lraport Field Existing points Tow Humber we Always replace 2 w Mame 2 w Morthing 4 Easting Gow Elevation w Hote T YF emie CO f In addition to defini
34. s will be displayed esac The filters that can be set are D Decimals point number range only point numbers within the Navigation Display O Map view ao BlueTooth O Use specified range are displayed point location points within a specified radius of a specified point are displayed If the About PtH is 0 then all points pass this test point code field points with codes that match one of the specified codes will be displayed If no codes are specified then all points pass this test The Navigation Display option pertains to the GPS Navigation function This function can be used with a form that displays a compass type graphic or alternatively can be used with a map type display which plots the user s position against a background of points from the coordinate file Checking the Map view box will make the map type display the default The Bluetooth checkbox is used to select the Bluetooth port as the GPS input If you wish to use a GPS receiver with Bluetooth communications check this box Do not check this box if you are using the serial port for NMEA messages or if you are using a Garmin iQue computer Unchecking this box will also stop the program from going through the Bluetooth discovery process when the program is started When the Bluetooth option is changed exit and restart the program to allow the change to take effect The Decimals Options function is used to set the number of decimals disp
35. tellites above the horizon Although not obvious in this plot satellites that are locked on are shown in black and satellites not locked on are shown in red The bar chart on the bottom of the form displays the signal strength of the satellites Navigation The Navigation form provides two functions It may be used as a compass to indicate North or the direction of travel while the GPS receiver is in motion it may also be used to navigate to a point for which UTM coordinates are known Palm OS Emulator Heading id Speed 1 31 kmh This screen illustrates the features of the Navigation form In this case the computer is being used to navigate to a known point The compass graphic shows that the direction of travel is eastwards and the arrow is shown S pointing North towards the destination being navigated to Cw gt To ETA 1 2 rnin The velocity vector is displayed as 1 31 km h at a heading penta of 91 degrees Q The bearing to the destination is 4 degrees and the distance is 26 0 m The estimated time to the destination is 1 2 minutes at the present speed Palm OS Emulator DELLES Satellites za Speed 1 31 km h E To ETA 1 2 min Adeg 26 0m N Palm OS Emulator Points EE Heading 9 d 1 31 kmth Ta ETA 1 2 min ddeg 26 0m a MENI gt N Position Palm OS Emulator Averaged Point M 5567573 816 50 14 08 20185 N E 329158 17 11923 44 44741 El 369 074 Cou
36. ur new coordinate file and press the OK button This will create the new coordinate file and take you back to the main form Enter Point Data Palm OS Emulator Calc COGO Traverse NapCheck From the main menu select the Calc pull down menu and choose COGO Palm OS Emulator From the COGO form press the Save Pt button to bring up the Coordinates form Palm OS Emulator Pt Get Scri Enter your point data and press the Save button to store the point to the coordinate file Enter more points if you Geen M wish Press the Cancel button when finished inputting points to return to the COGO form Perform COGO calculations The main features of the COGO form are the data entry fields for up to two From points and a To point Depending on how these fields are filled it is possible to calculate inverses traverses and a full range of intersections including bearing bearing bearing distance and distance distance The key concept in using the COGO form is to enter the information that is known and use the program to calculate the unknown values Palm OS Emulator COGO For example to calculate a bearing and distance between two known points Inverse enter a point number in the first From field and a point number in the To field Note Pts 1 and 2 were previously defined and are already in the coordinate file Palm O
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