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1. 272 USING ARCPAD Exporting symbology Exporting shapefile symbology 1 Click the Export Shapefile Symbology button The Export Symbology dialog box is displayed listing the shapefiles in your current map 2 Check the check boxes for the shapefiles for which you want to export the symbology 3 Click OK The layer symbology defini tions will be added to the corresponding ArcPad Layer file apl for each selected shapefile layer A new ArcPad Layer file is created if it does not already exist ARCPAD TOOLS FOR ARCGIS 273 274 USING ARCPAD Creating an ArcPad map 1 Click the ArcPad Map Wizard button The ArcPad Map Wizard dialog box is displayed 2 Click Next ARCPAD TOOLS FOR ARCGIS 275 3 Check the check boxes for the layers to export to shapefiles All the layers in the table of contents are listed with the visible layers check boxes automatically checked 4 Select the output extent for the new shapefiles and ArcPad map Full layer extent exports all the features of the selected layers Current map extent exports only those features that are visible in the current map extent for the selected layers Selected features exports only those features that are currently selected for the selected layers The entire extent of image layers is always exported irrespective of the output extent selected 5 Click Next 276 USING ARCPAD
2. Creates a new layer shapefile and allows you to define fields for data entry Opens an ArcPad map ARCPAD BASICS 47 Opens the Layers dialog box Indicates whether the layer is visible Selects a projection Provides projection information Shows properties for the selected layer Changes the drawing order of the selected layer Removes a layer from the ArcPad map Layers dialog box Indicates which layers can be queried onscreen with the Identify tool Selects a default datum Indicates which layers can be edited 48 USING ARCPAD Starting ArcPad Starting ArcPad from the Windows CE Start menu 1 Tap Start on the Windows taskbar 2 Tap ArcPad 6 You will see the ArcPad splash screen briefly and ArcPad will open with a blank map window Tip Click versus Tap Starting ArcPad on a desktop PC 1 Click Start on the Windows taskbar 2 Click Programs 3 Click ArcGIS 4 Click ArcPad 5 Click ArcPad 6 for Windows NT or 9x technology You will see the ArcPad splash screen briefly and ArcPad will open with a blank map window Tip ArcPad logo ARCPAD BASICS 49 Running ArcPad within a skin Running ArcPad within a skin on desktop PCs 1 Copy and paste the bitmap file and skin definition file to the same location as the ArcPad application file arcpad exe 2 Click Start on the Windows taskbar 3 Click Run 4 Type the pathname for th
3. LAT LON MAP DATUM PRIMARY WGS84 BAUD RATE 4800 Settings to change NMEA V2 1 GSA 1 Magellan 315 PC Cable 2 DB9 male to male gender changer 3 DB9 male to female null modem adapter 4 CE device s serial AutoSync cable Magellan 315 PC Cable Protocol NMEA 0183 GPS Datum WGS84 Baud 4800 Parity None Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 NAVMAN GPS3000 expansion pack for iPAQ 3000 series Pocket PC None None N A Protocol NMEA 0183 GPS Datum WGS84 Port COM4 for iPAQ 3600 3700 Port COM5 for iPAQ 3800 Baud 57600 Parity None Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Cables and adapters required ArcPad Options settings CONNECTING YOUR GPS RECEIVER 141 GPS receiver GPS configuration Windows CE devices Windows 9x NT 2000 and XP PCs Protocol Page GPS Page Teletype GPS World Navigator Compact Flash GPS receiver None None None Protocol NMEA 0183 GPS Datum WGS84 Baud 4800 Parity None Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Trimble GPS Pathfinder Pocket using TSIP protocol Default Settings Port B Settings Protocol TSIP CE device s serial AutoSync cable DB9 female to female null modem serial cable Protocol TSIP GPS Datum WGS84 Baud 9600 Parity None Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Trimble GPS Pathfinder Pocket using NMEA protocol Default Settings Port B Settings Output Baud 9600 Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Parity None Settings to change Port B Settings Protocol NMEA NMEA Settings
4. Tools that let you perform several tasks on the selected feature 200 USING ARCPAD Creating new layers for editing 1 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Open Map button to display the dropdown list 2 Tap New Layer The New Shapefile dialog box is displayed 3 Choose the type of shapefile that you want to create from the Type dropdown list 4 Tap the button to open the Field dialog box and define the fields for your new shapefile s dBASE table Tip Specifying the Type of shapefile See Also EDITING BASICS 201 5 Type the name of the first field that you want to create in the new dBASE table 6 Choose the field type Text Numeric Date or True False 7 Type the length of the new field and optionally the precision for Numeric fields 8 Tap OK to create the new field Repeat steps 4 through 8 if you want to define additional fields The new fields and their definitions are listed in the New Shapefile dialog box 9 Tap OK when you have defined all of the required fields for the shapefile s dBASE table See Also Tip Specifying the codepage for the attribute data Tip Importing field definitions from an existing dBASE table 202 USING ARCPAD 10 Type the name of the new shapefile 11 Choose the folder and location where you want to save the new shapfile 12 Tap OK to complete the task and create the new shapefile The shapefi
5. Using your existing data ArcPad supports vector and raster data in a multilayered environment Add data from the Geography Network to your ArcPad map WELCOME TO ARCPAD 5 Moving around your map Querying your data Create a spatial bookmark to easily identify your study area Identify features by tapping on your map 6 USING ARCPAD Measuring distances on your map Navigating with your GPS Measure the distance along features in your map Use the compass in the GPS Position Window to view the direction from the current GPS position to the selected destination in red WELCOME TO ARCPAD 7 Editing your data Including ArcPad in your GIS solution Edit your existing line features by adding and moving vertices Use data maintained in ArcView 8 in the field with ArcPad 8 USING ARCPAD Customizing ArcPad Create effective field solutions with the ArcPad Application Builder that include custom tools and forms with data validation WELCOME TO ARCPAD 9 Tips on learning ArcPad Finding answers to questions Getting help on your computer Learning about the ArcPad Application Builder Contacting ESRI ESRI education solutions IN THIS CHAPTER 11 Introduction to Windows CE 2 Overview of Windows CE and pocket PCs Supported Windows CE devices Selecting a Windows CE device Windows CE devices Transferring data to a Windows CE device Win
6. 3D Mode apm file acquisition time aerial photograph almanac altitude ArcPad Map apm file area Glossary 366 USING ARCPAD attribute attribute table azimuth background image bar scale beacon bearing BRG Bezier curve BRG button CF Card GLOSSARY 367 codepage COG column CompactFlash CF coordinates coordinate system Course Over Ground COG data frame data type datum DD 368 USING ARCPAD decimal degrees DD degree degrees minutes seconds DMS desktop GIS DGPS differential correction Differential Global Positioning System DGPS Dilution of Precision DOP directory display resolution display scale display units distance DMS donut polygon DOP GLOSSARY 369 DST elevation ellipsoid EPE ephemeris Estimated Position Error EPE feature feature class field file filename filename extension 370 USING ARCPAD folder font GDOP geographic coordinates geographic north Geometric Dilution of Precision GDOP georeference Global Navigation Satellite System GLONASS global positioning system GPS GLONASS GPS graduated color map graduated symbol map graphic scale HDOP head vertex GLOSSARY 371 heading Horizontal Dilution of Precision HDOP HTML hyp
7. Tip Resizing the columns in the Geography page 260 USING ARCPAD Moving a vertex to the GPS position 1 Select the line or polygon feature 2 Tap the Vertex Edit button 3 Tap and hold within the gray or blue vertex square to display the Move To menu 4 Tap Move To GPS The selected vertex is moved to the current GPS position and the feature is reshaped Tip Moving a vertex to the current GPS position See Also EDITING EXISTING FEATURES 261 Changing the size of a feature Dragging the sizing handles 1 Select the line or polygon feature 2 Tap the Vertex Edit button 3 Tap and hold anywhere on the map except within the vertex squares to display the Feature Editing menu 4 Tap Options 5 Tap Feature Sizing Feature Sizing will be enabled for the selected feature s layer for either the duration of the current ArcPad session or while the current map is open Enabled Options are indicated by a check mark See Also 262 USING ARCPAD Tip Dragging a corner vertex versus dragging a corner sizing handle Tip Changing the size of the sizing handles The bounding box for the selected feature is displayed using a dashed line and sizing handles 6 Tap and drag a sizing handle The size of the bounding box is changed and the feature is reshaped Dragging a corner sizing handle will stretch or shrink a feature s geometry propo
8. or custom edit form is automatically displayed after the new polygon feature has been created 6 On the Attributes tab tap the Property field to open the associated Value text box for typing in attribute data IN THIS CHAPTER 251 Editing existing features 14 Extending a line Inserting and deleting vertices Moving a vertex Changing the size of a feature Editing attributes 252 USING ARCPAD Extending a line 1 Select a line layer for editing in the Layers dialog box 2 Use the Select tool and choose the line feature you wish to extend 3 Tap the Vertex Edit button The vertices will be displayed using a gray square indicat ing that Vertex Moving has not been enabled or with a blue square indicating that Vertex Moving has been enabled You can extend the line with or without Vertex Moving enabled See how to enable vertex moving later in this chapter The head or start vertex is displayed with a bold square All other vertices are dis played with normal squares 4 Tap and hold on the map except within the vertex squares to display the Feature Editing menu 5 Tap Add To Head Tip Changing the size of the vertex symbols See Also EDITING EXISTING FEATURES 253 6 Tap the map to add vertices and extend the line 7 Tap the Polyline button when you are finished extending the line 8 Tap the Vertex Edit button to exit the vertex ed
9. 15 Installing the ArcPad Tools toolbar The ArcPad Tools for ArcGIS Preparing your data for ArcPad Exporting symbology Creating an ArcPad map Packing shapefiles 268 USING ARCPAD Installing the ArcPad Tools toolbar 1 Start ArcMap 2 Click the Tools menu 3 Click Customize You will see a list of toolbars available for adding to ArcMap 4 Click Add from file See Also ARCPAD TOOLS FOR ARCGIS 269 5 Navigate to the folder where ArcPad 6 is installed The default location for installing ArcPad 6 is C Program Files ArcPad 6 Open the apTools8 subfolder 7 Click the apTools8 dll file and click Open The Added Objects dialog box appears and reports which new objects have been registered with ArcMap 8 Click OK 9 Click the Toolbars tab 10 Check the ArcPad Tools custom toolbar check box The toolbar is added to ArcMap and can be docked if desired 11 Click Close See Also Tip Adding and removing custom toolbars 270 USING ARCPAD The ArcPad Tools for ArcGIS ArcPad Map Wizard Creates an ArcPad map and optionally creates a subset of your data Export Shapefile Symbology Exports shapefile layer symbology to ArcPad Layer files ArcPad Pack Shapefile Compacts a shapefile by removing features that have been flagged for deletion by ArcPad ARCPAD TOOLS FOR ARCGIS 271 Preparing your data for ArcPad
10. A new view will also be created and added to your current ArcView GIS project Tip Selecting the path for your ArcPad map 290 USING ARCPAD Using the Summary tool 1 Click the S button ARCPAD TOOLS FOR ARCVIEW GIS 3 X 291 Tip Using the Current ArcPad Map and Files used information Tip Using the Fonts information The Summary dialog box is opened displaying informa tion about the current ArcView GIS view and ArcPad map 292 USING ARCPAD Packing shapefiles 1 Click the shapefile themes of interest in the legend 2 Click the ArcPad menu item to open the ArcPad menu 3 Click Pack Active Theme Shapefiles The selected shapefiles are packed ARCPAD TOOLS FOR ARCVIEW GIS 3 X 293 Changing the project codepage 1 Close any open View documents to display the ArcView Project Window 2 Click the ArcPad menu item to open the codepage menu 3 Click Edit Codepage Profile to open the Code Page Profile dialog box 4 Click the Code Page dropdown list to display a list of available codepages Select the codepage for your ArcView GIS project 5 Click OK See Also See Also 295 Reference ArcPad toolbars 297 The Main toolbar 298 The Browse toolbar 301 The Edit Drawing toolbar 304 ArcPad Options 308 Protocol 309 GPS 310 Quality 312 Capture 314 Alerts 315 Location 317 Display 319 Fonts 320 Paths 321 ArcIMS 322 Locale 323 AUX 324 Laye
11. GPS receiver GPS configuration Windows CE devices Windows 9x NT 2000 and XP PCs Protocol Page GPS Page DeLorme Earthmate None 1 Earthmate integrated serial cable 2 GPS Adapter Cable for Windows CE Handhelds 3 CE device s serial AutoSync cable Earthmate integrated serial cable Protocol Earthmate GPS Datum WGS84 Baud 9600 Parity None Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 RTS Control enable DTR Control enable Monitor CTS unchecked Monitor DSR unchecked Garmin GPS III Plus Default Settings Position Settings Position Format hddd ddddd MapDatum WGS84 Interface Settings Baud Rate 4800 Settings to change Interface Settings Format NMEA 1 Garmin III Plus PC Interface Cable 2 DB9 male to male gender changer 3 DB9 male to female null modem adapter 4 CE device s serial AutoSync cable Garmin III Plus PC Interface Cable Protocol NMEA 0183 GPS Datum WGS84 Baud 4800 Parity None Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Cables and adapters required ArcPad Options settings Connecting select GPS receivers 140 USING ARCPAD GPS receiver GPS configuration Windows CE devices Windows 9x NT 2000 and XP PCs Protocol Page GPS Page Leica GS5 GS5 None CE device s serial AutoSync cable DB9 female to female null modem serial cable Protocol NMEA 0183 GPS Datum WGS84 Baud 4800 Parity None Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Magellan 315 Default Settings COORD SYSTEM PRIMARY
12. Options Quality No Warnings Non Compulsory Warnings Compulsory Warnings Maximum PDOP APPENDIX A 313 Maximum EPE DGPS Mode Only 3D Mode Only 314 USING ARCPAD ArcPad Options Capture Enable Averaging Points Vertices Streaming Vertices Interval APPENDIX A 315 ArcPad Options Alerts Alert Condition Alert Message 316 USING ARCPAD Sound Play Sound Name APPENDIX A 317 ArcPad Options Location Latitude Longitude Altitude Restore Location DST Distance Alert Unit Description 318 USING ARCPAD Display Units Default Distance Units APPENDIX A 319 ArcPad Options Display Display Units Status Bar Coordinate Format Background Highlight Pen Tolerance 320 USING ARCPAD ArcPad Options Fonts Default Label Font Use System Default Dialog Font Default Dialog Font APPENDIX A 321 ArcPad Options Paths System Files Path Applets Files Path Default Maps amp Data Path 322 USING ARCPAD ArcPad Options ArcIMS Log IMS Requests Default to Automatic Refresh APPENDIX A 323 ArcPad Options Locale Country Language Country LCID ANSI CP OEM CP Show All Locales Abbrev Language 324 USING ARCPAD ArcPad Options AUX Parity RTS Control DTR Contro
13. Preparing your data for ArcPad Exporting symbology Creating a screenshot of the view Creating an ArcPad map Using the Summary tool Packing shapefiles Changing the project codepage 280 USING ARCPAD Installing the ArcPad Tools extension Copying the ArcPad Tools files 1 Start Windows Explorer on your PC 2 Navigate to the folder where ArcPad 6 is installed The default location for installing ArcPad 6 is C Program Files ArcPad 3 Open the apTools3 subfolder 4 Select and copy the following files apTools3 avx apTools3 dll 5 Navigate to the folder specified by the environment variable USEREXT By default this variable is set to C ESRI AV_GIS30 ARCVIEW EXT32 6 Paste the files into the EXT32 folder Tip Supported versions of ArcView GIS Tip Location of ArcView GIS extensions ARCPAD TOOLS FOR ARCVIEW GIS 3 X 281 Tip ArcPad 6 Tools extension not listed Loading the extension in ArcView 1 Start ArcView GIS 3 2a 2 Click the File menu then click Extensions to open the Extensions dialog box You will see a list of extensions available for loading into ArcView GIS including the ArcPad 6 Tools extension 3 Check the check box to the left of the ArcPad 6 Tools extension 4 Check the Make Default check box if you want the ArcPad 6 Tools extension to be loaded each time you start ArcView GIS 5 Click OK to load the sel
14. Tap the arrows to navigate to the Symbology page and tap on the Symbology tab ArcPad displays the layer s symbology 5 Uncheck the Value check box When checked the symbol shown will be used to display features with the correspond ing attribute values When unchecked no symbol will be displayed for features with the corresponding attribute value 6 Tap OK Tip Using complex symbology See Also SYMBOLIZING YOUR DATA 103 Labeling features with text 1 Tap the Layers button 2 Tap the layer you wish to label with text 3 Open the Layer s properties by either double tapping on the selected layer or tapping the Layer Properties button 4 Tap the arrows to navigate to the Labels page and tap the Labels tab 5 Check the Label Features in this layer check box 6 Specify an attribute field for the label text and optionally specify the other settings 7 Tap OK 8 Tap OK See Also Section 3 Querying data IN THIS CHAPTER 107 Querying your data 8 Identifying features Hyperlinks Finding features Using other tools on your query Using the Advanced Select tool Using other tools with the Advanced Select tool Measuring distance area and bearings on a map 108 USING ARCPAD Identifying features Tip Selecting layers with the Identify tool Selecting a layer with the Identify tool 1 Tap the Laye
15. You can then add data and create your own ArcPad map file Tip Starting ArcPad with a default map 54 USING ARCPAD Tip Setting path options Opening an existing map 1 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Open Map button on the Main toolbar to display the dropdown list 2 Tap Open Map ARCPAD BASICS 55 3 Navigate to the location of your existing map file 4 Tap the ArcPad map file you would like to open 56 USING ARCPAD ArcPad toolbars Main toolbar Edit Drawing toolbar The downward arrow indicates that there are more tools available in a dropdown list The toolbar handle is used to move toolbars around the ArcPad interface Browse toolbar ARCPAD BASICS 57 Main toolbar Browse toolbar Zoom Out Zoom To Full Extent Identify Find Go Back To Previous Extent Refresh Clear Selected Feature Open Map Save Map Layers GPS Position Window Tools Help Add Layer 58 USING ARCPAD Edit Drawing toolbar Select a feature Show Feature Properties Edit vertices Capture a point using GPS Capture a polygon feature Add vertices continuously from a GPS position Add a single vertex from a GPS position ARCPAD BASICS 59 Layer properties Setting layer properties 1 Tap the Layers button on the Main toolbar to open the Layers dialog box 2 Tap the layer of interest 3 Open the Layer s properties dialog
16. Zoom in to this location QUICK START TUTORIAL 31 Exercise 2 Adding an ArcIMS layer 32 USING ARCPAD Data is downloaded from the Geography Network to ArcPad QUICK START TUTORIAL 33 Locating a feature Exercise 3 Working with geographic features 34 USING ARCPAD Soft Input Panel QUICK START TUTORIAL 35 Creating a work order 36 USING ARCPAD QUICK START TUTORIAL 37 38 USING ARCPAD Using the Advanced Select tool QUICK START TUTORIAL 39 40 USING ARCPAD Exercise 4 Editing features QUICK START TUTORIAL 41 The park is highlighted and the vertices are outlined 42 USING ARCPAD QUICK START TUTORIAL 43 Sample data acknowledgments IN THIS CHAPTER 45 ArcPad basics 4 Maps and layers Starting ArcPad Running ArcPad within a skin Creating a skin definition file The ArcPad map window Opening a map ArcPad toolbars Layer properties Map Projections Moving around the map Setting spatial bookmarks Setting ArcPad options Getting help Saving a map and exiting ArcPad Working with ArcPad files 46 USING ARCPAD Maps and layers Displays the dropdown list Saves the current map ArcPad saves a list of recently opened maps and layers Adds layers to your ArcPad map
17. box by either double tapping on the selected layer or tapping the Layer Properties button 60 USING ARCPAD Tip Layer properties 4 Scroll through the different tabs using the left and right arrow buttons Set your properties 5 When finished tap OK ARCPAD BASICS 61 Viewing a map projection 1 Tap the Layers button on the Main toolbar to open the Layers dialog box 2 Tap the Map Projection Information button 3 The projection information for the map is displayed in a new window Map projections Tip Projections 62 USING ARCPAD Moving around the map Zooming and panning 1 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Pan button to display the dropdown list 2 Tap either the Zoom In Zoom Out or Pan tool depending on what you would like to do 3 Zoom In or Out by drawing a rubberband box Pan by dragging the pen along the map 4 Tap the Go Back To Previous Extent button to undo your last zoom or pan Tip Active tools ARCPAD BASICS 63 Tip Interrupting drawing Tip Zooming and panning techniques Zooming with the fixed zoom tool 1 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Zoom to Full Extent button to display the dropdown list 2 Tap the Fixed Zoom In Out tools to perform an incremen tal zoom in or zoom out 3 Tap Zoom to Full Extent to zoom to the extent of all the layers in the map 4 Tap Zoom To Layer to select a layer to zoo
18. drawn the bearings and the area 4 Close the Measurement Information dialog box Section 4 Using a GPS IN THIS CHAPTER 131 Connecting your GPS receiver 9 Introduction to GPS Supported GPS protocols Connecting your GPS receiver Connecting select GPS receivers Setting communication parameters Activating your GPS The GPS Debug tool Troubleshooting your GPS connection NMEA 0183 sentences recognized by ArcPad TSIP packets recognized by ArcPad 132 USING ARCPAD Introduction to GPS GPS accuracy Differential GPS CONNECTING YOUR GPS RECEIVER 133 Measures of accuracy 134 USING ARCPAD Supported GPS protocols Selecting a GPS receiver Supported protocols Accuracy Differential correction GPS receiver functionality Cost Size and configuration CONNECTING YOUR GPS RECEIVER 135 Availability and support 136 USING ARCPAD Connecting your GPS receiver Determining what items are needed GPS receiver Serial cable CONNECTING YOUR GPS RECEIVER 137 Null modem adapters and cables Pocket PC Serial cable Ultra thin style DB9 male to male gender changer 138 USING ARCPAD Connecting your GPS receiver Configuring your GPS receiver Setting the GPS options in ArcPad DB9 male to female null modem adapter CONNECTING YOUR GPS RECEIVER 139
19. dropdown list Tap the Freehand Line feature tool 2 Tap the map to specify the start position for the line 3 While still holding the pen on the map or screen use the pen to draw the line 4 Lift the pen to end the new line feature The Feature Properties dialog box or custom edit form is automatically dis played after the new line feature has been created 5 On the Attributes tab tap the Property field to open the associated Value text box for typing in attribute data For example tap the Property field STREET_NAM to open the associated Value text box and type the street name value of New 232 USING ARCPAD Creating polygon features Selecting the polygon feature tool 1 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the feature button to display the dropdown list of feature types by default the Point feature button is displayed 2 Tap the required polygon feature type for example Polygon The selected feature type will be highlighted with a red square and the feature s button will be displayed and activated on the Edit Drawing toolbar Tip Deactivating the feature button CREATING NEW FEATURES 233 Creating a polygon feature using the Rectangle tool 1 Tap the arrow to the right of the feature tool to display the dropdown list Tap the Rectangle feature tool 2 Tap the map to specify the position for one corner of the rectangle 3 While still hol
20. for the new JPEG image 4 Click OK A JPEG image and associ ated worldfile jgw is created for the screenshot of the view 5 Click Yes to add the screenshot JPEG image to the current view Tip Selecting a JPEG Quality level ARCPAD TOOLS FOR ARCVIEW GIS 3 X 287 Creating an ArcPad map Creating an ArcPad map without copying or clipping data 1 Click the Export ArcPad View button 2 Click No to create an ArcPad map without copying or clipping your data 3 Type the name and select the path of your new ArcPad map 4 Click OK 288 USING ARCPAD Creating an ArcPad map while copying or clipping data 1 Click the Export ArcPad View button 2 Click Yes to copy your data into another directory 3 Type in the path or directory where you want to copy your data and click OK The directory that you specify must already exist 4 Click Yes to clip the copied data to the current view s extents Any features that are partially or completely within the current view s extent will be copied to the specified directory features that are completely outside of the view s extent will not be copied Click No to copy all the data in the view into the specified directory Tip Displaying the name of the current ArcPad map ARCPAD TOOLS FOR ARCVIEW GIS 3 X 289 5 Type the name and path of your new ArcPad map 6 Click OK to create the map and copy or clip the data
21. has been created 12 On the Attributes tab tap the Property field to open the associated Value text box and type in attribute data For example tap the Property field NAME to open the associated Value text box and type the park name value of Barton CREATING NEW FEATURES 237 Creating a polygon feature using the Ellipse tool 1 Tap the arrow to the right of the feature tool to display the dropdown list Tap the Ellipse feature tool 2 Tap the map to specify the position for the origin of the ellipse 3 While still holding the pen on the map or screen drag the pen to increase the radius of the ellipse A rubber band ellipse is displayed while the pen is dragged 4 Lift the pen to create the new polygon feature The Feature Properties dialog box or custom edit form is automatically displayed after the new polygon feature has been created 5 On the Attributes tab tap the Property field to open the associated Value text box for typing in attribute data For example tap the Property field NAME to open the associated Value text box and type the park name value of Barton 238 USING ARCPAD Creating a polygon feature using the Circle tool 1 Tap the arrow to the right of the feature tool to display the dropdown list Tap the Circle feature tool 2 Tap the map to specify the position for the origin of the circle 3 While still holding the pen on the map or
22. screen drag the pen to increase the radius of the circle A rubber band circle is displayed while the pen is dragged 4 Lift the pen to create the new polygon feature The Feature Properties dialog box or custom edit form is automatically displayed after the new polygon feature has been created 5 On the Attributes tab tap the Property field to open the associated Value text box for typing in attribute data For example tap the Property field NAME to open the associated Value text box and type the park name value of Barton CREATING NEW FEATURES 239 Creating a polygon feature using the Freehand Polygon tool 1 Tap the arrow to the right of the feature tool to display the dropdown list Tap the Freehand Polygon feature tool 2 Tap the map to specify the start position for the polygon 3 While still holding the pen on the map or screen use the pen to draw the polygon A line joins the start and end vertices to display a closed polygon while the pen is dragged A dashed rectangle shows the polygon s bounding box 4 Lift the pen to create the new polygon feature The Feature Properties dialog box or custom edit form is automatically dis played after the new polygon feature has been created 5 On the Attributes tab tap the Property field to open the associated Value text box for typing in attribute data For example tap the Property field NAME to open the associat
23. shp suffix 3 Check the checkbox beside the datafile s you would like to add A red check mark indicates selected files 4 Tap OK Your shapefiles are now added as layers to the existing ArcPad map Tip Prepare your shapefiles See Also 80 USING ARCPAD Adding images See Also Adding images to your ArcPad map 1 Tap the Add Layer s button on the Main toolbar 2 Tap the Folder button to navigate to the raster image you would like to add 3 Check the checkbox beside the datafile s you would like to add A red check mark indicates selected files 4 Tap OK Your images are now added as another layer to the existing ArcPad map CREATING MAPS 81 Adding an ArcIMS Internet Server Tip The Geography Network 1 Tap the arrow to the right of the Add Layer s button 2 Tap Add Internet Server 3 Type the URL of the ArcIMS Internet Server you would like to connect to 4 Tap the Refresh button ArcPad lists the supported services that are available to you 5 Tap the service you would like to connect to 6 Tap OK ArcPad creates a gnd file Geography Network Definition which stores the reference to the ArcIMS host URL and the chosen map service 7 Navigate to the location you want to save the file in and tap Save 8 ArcPad will ask you whether or not you would like to add the service to your current project Tap Yes to add it If you tap
24. the feature editing menu 214 USING ARCPAD 4 Tap Options 5 Tap Feature Moving Feature Moving or feature dragging will be enabled for the selected feature s layer for either the duration of the current ArcPad session or while the current map is open Enabled Options are indicated by a check mark EDITING BASICS 215 6 Tap and drag the selected feature to the desired location The feature s bounding box is displayed while the feature is being dragged The selected feature is moved to the new location 216 USING ARCPAD Moving a point feature to an x y location using Move To 1 Select the feature using one of the methods described earlier in this chapter 2 Tap the Vertex Edit button The point symbol will be displayed using a gray square if Feature Moving by dragging is not enabled or a blue square if Feature Moving by dragging is enabled 3 Tap and hold within the gray or blue square to display the Move To menu 4 Tap Move To 5 Type the desired coordinates 6 Tap OK The selected point feature is moved to the specified coordinates Tip Moving a point to the current GPS position EDITING BASICS 217 Moving a point feature to an x y location using the Geography page of the Feature Properties dialog box 1 Select the feature using one of the methods described earlier in this chapter The Feature Properties button is enabled once a feau
25. view the distance DST and bearing BRG from your current GPS position to your selected destination Tip Clearing the selected destination 170 USING ARCPAD Selecting a navigation destination using the Find tool 1 Tap the Find button to open the Find dialog box 2 Tap the Select Layers button to select the layer and optional field to search on 3 Use the Soft Input Panel to type the value that you want to search for 4 Tap the Find button to execute the search A table is displayed listing all of the selected features 5 Tap the feature that you want to navigate to 6 Tap the Go To button to make the selected feature your destination See Also NAVIGATING WITH YOUR GPS 171 7 The selected feature is highlighted using the current highlight color The destina tion is displayed and labeled using the value of the field that was searched on If no field was specified the label will use the value of the first field that has any part of the word name in the field name 8 Use the GPS Position Window to view the distance DST and bearing BRG from your current GPS position to your selected destination Tip Changing the highlight color 172 USING ARCPAD Selecting a navigation destination using the Advanced Select tool 1 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Identify button to display the dropdown list 2 Tap Advanced Select See Also NAVI
26. 2 240x320 pixel reflective color display iPAQ Pocket PC H3800 Series StrongARM 206 MHz 64 MB Pocket PC 2002 240x320 pixel reflective color display DAP Technologies www daptech com Microflex CE5240 StrongARM 190 MHz 16 to 64 MB Windows CE 3 0 Ruggedized with keyboard 240x320 pixel grayscale display Microflex CE5320 StrongARM 190 MHz 16 to 64 MB Windows CE 3 0 Ruggedized with keyboard 320x240 pixel grayscale display Fujitsu www fujitsu com PenCentra 200 CRF MIPS 129 MHz 32 MB Windows CE 2 11 or Windows HPC 2000 640x480 pixel reflective color display Windows CE devices INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS CE 19 Vendor Device CPU chip RAM Operating system Notes HP www hp com Jornada 565 StrongARM 206 MHz 32 MB Pocket PC 2002 240x320 pixel reflective color display Jornada 568 StrongARM 206 MHz 64 MB Pocket PC 2002 240x320 pixel reflective color display Juniper Systems www junipersys com Allegro Field PC 486 AMD SC 400 x86 100 MHz 32 MB Windows CE 2 12 and MS DOS 6 22 Ruggedized with keyboard 320x200 pixel grayscale display NEC www nec com MobilePro P300 StrongARM 206 MHz 32 MB Pocket PC 2002 240x320 pixel reflective color display Panasonic www panasonic com TOUGHBOOK 01 StrongARM 206 MHz 32 MB Windows CE 3 0 Ruggedized with keyboard 240x320 pixel reflective color display Toshiba www toshiba com e570 StrongARM 206 MHz 64 MB Pocket PC 2002 240x320 pixel reflective color d
27. 6 Type the folder name for the new ArcPad map and output shapefiles or click the Folder button to select a folder 7 Type the name of the output ArcPad map file The default is ArcPad apm You can uncheck the Export map file check box if you only want to export the selected layers without creating a new ArcPad map 8 Click Finish The selected feature layers will be exported to shapefiles the selected image layers will be exported to MrSID files and a new ArcPad map will be created in the specified output folder A summary report is dis played after completion The summary is also saved as a text file Summary txt in the output folder 9 Click OK Tip Using the Summary projection information Tip Using the Summary Fonts information ARCPAD TOOLS FOR ARCGIS 277 Packing shapefiles 1 Click the ArcPad Pack Shapefile button 2 Type the name of the source shapefile to be packed or click the Folder button to select a shapefile The source shapefile needs to be on a local drive The selected source shapefile is automatically entered as the destination shapefile 3 Type the name of the destination shapefile if you want to pack to a new shapefile or click the Folder button to select a new shapefile 4 Click OK to pack the selected shapefile IN THIS CHAPTER 279 ArcPad Tools for ArcView GIS 3 x 16 Installing the ArcPad Tools extension The ArcPad Tools
28. GATING WITH YOUR GPS 173 3 The Advanced Select button is displayed on the Browse toolbar and is depressed to indicate that the tool is active 4 Tap the map to select a feature or tap and drag a selection box to select multiple features from the active layers A list is displayed showing the coordinates and the selected features where the map was tapped The icon can be tapped to display the attributes of the selected feature 5 Tap the feature that you want to navigate to 6 Tap the Go To button to make the selected feature your destination Tip Selecting the coordinates for the navigation destination 174 USING ARCPAD 7 The destination is displayed and labeled with the same feature attribute shown in the Advanced Select list 8 Use the GPS Position Window to view the distance DST and bearing BRG from your current GPS position to your selected destination NAVIGATING WITH YOUR GPS 175 Selecting a navigation destination using the Go To Selected Feature tool 1 Tap the Layers button to open the Layers dialog box The Layers dialog box shows a list of layers in the current ArcPad map Editable layers have an associated edit check box to the right of the layer 2 Check the edit check box associated with the layer that you wish to edit 3 Tap OK See Also 176 USING ARCPAD 4 Tap the Select tool on the Edit Drawing toolbar 5 Tap the feature on the map t
29. NG ARCPAD H I L INDEX 387 M N 388 USING ARCPAD O P R S INDEX 389 T U V 390 USING ARCPAD W X Z
30. NMEA Strings check GGA VTG GLL GSA GSV RMC ZDA CE device s serial AutoSync cable DB9 female to female null modem serial cable Protocol NMEA 0183 GPS Datum WGS84 Baud 9600 Parity None Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 Cables and adapters required ArcPad Options settings The Trimble GPS Pathfinder Pocket GPS receiver can be configured using Trimble s Pathfinder Controller software which is available as a free download from http www trimble com pathfindercontroller html 142 USING ARCPAD Setting communication parameters Setting the GPS Protocol 1 Tap the Tools button to open the ArcPad Options dialog box The Protocol page is the first page displayed 2 Tap the Protocol dropdown arrow to select the protocol used by your GPS receiver to output data 3 Tap the GPS Datum dropdown arrow to select the datum used by your GPS receiver to output coordinates Most GPS receivers use the WGS84 datum by default which is also the default datum in ArcPad The Information button lists more information on the selected datum Setting the GPS port parameters 1 Tap the GPS tab on the ArcPad Options dialog box to display the GPS page 2 Tap the Port dropdown arrow to select the serial port on your mobile device which is connected to your GPS receiver 3 Set the remaining communi cation parameters to match the settings on your GPS receiver See Also See Also CONNECTING YOUR GP
31. No you can add it later with the Add Layer s tool 82 USING ARCPAD Adding ArcIMS layers Tip Refresh button Adding ArcIMS layers to your ArcPad map 1 Tap the Add Layer s button on the Main toolbar 2 Tap the Folder button to navigate to the ArcIMS layer you would like to add ArcIMS layers are displayed as Geography Network Definition files with a gnd suffix These allow you to refresh the layer from the Internet server where you originally retrieved it The JPEG jpg layer is stored locally 3 Check the check box beside the datafile s you would like to add A red check mark indicates selected files If you check the jpg layer you are adding the last image requested from the ArcIMS service If you check the gnd layer you can refresh the layer for the most current data You should only select one 4 Tap OK Your ArcIMS layers are added to the existing ArcPad map CREATING MAPS 83 About coordinate systems Locations are expressed as latitude and longitude on a globe and as x y coordinates on a map Displaying the world using the Albers projection left and the Robinson projection right 84 USING ARCPAD Specifying a coordinate system 1 Tap the Layers button 2 Tap Choose Map Projection Definition File Tip Convert GPS input data Projection Information of current map Select Default Datum tool CREATING MAPS 85 3 Navigate to the lo
32. S RECEIVER 143 Activating your GPS 1 Configure your GPS receiver to output data using one of the GPS protocols supported by ArcPad 2 Connect your GPS receiver to your mobile device using the appropriate cables null modem adapters and gender changers 3 Set the GPS Protocol and communication parameters in the ArcPad Options dialog box to match the settings on the GPS receiver 4 Tap the arrow to the right of the GPS Position Window button to display the dropdown list 5 Tap GPS Active Tip Activating your GPS with the GPS Position Window button 144 USING ARCPAD Tip Deactivating your GPS The GPS cursor is displayed when the GPS is active and is located at the last known or current GPS position The GPS cursor is shown with a slash when using the last known GPS position The GPS Active icon is also highlighted with a red box when the GPS is active Tip Activating your GPS with the worldmap jpg sample data The GPS cursor CONNECTING YOUR GPS RECEIVER 145 The GPS Debug tool No information displayed in the GPS Debug window The GPS Debug tool 146 USING ARCPAD Illegible information displayed in the GPS Debug window GPS Debug information for the NMEA 0183 protocol The GPS Debug window for NMEA 0183 CONNECTING YOUR GPS RECEIVER 147 GPS Debug information for the TSIP protocol The GPS Debug window for TSIP 148 USING ARCPAD Trouble
33. Using ArcPad ArcPad 6 Shane Clarke Craig Greenwald and Valerie Spalding Attribution p65 04 15 2002 7 52 AM 1 iii Getting started 1 Welcome to ArcPad 3 2 Introduction to Windows CE 11 3 Quick start tutorial 25 4 ArcPad basics 45 Contents TOC p65 04 12 2002 12 54 PM 3 iv USING ARCPAD Displaying data 5 Creating maps 75 6 Managing layers 87 TOC p65 04 12 2002 12 54 PM 4 CONTENTS v 7 Symbolizing your data 97 Querying data 8 Querying your data 107 Using a GPS 9 Connecting your GPS receiver 131 TOC p65 04 12 2002 12 54 PM 5 vi USING ARCPAD 10 Using the GPS Position Window 155 11 Navigating with your GPS 167 Editing data 12 Editing basics 193 TOC p65 04 12 2002 12 54 PM 6 CONTENTS vii 13 Creating new features 221 14 Editing existing features 251 Preparing data 15 ArcPad Tools for ArcGIS 267 16 ArcPad Tools for ArcView GIS 3 x 279 TOC p65 04 12 2002 12 54 PM 7 viii USING ARCPAD Appendix A Reference table of contents 295 Appendix A 297 Appendix B 355 Glossary 365 Index 383 TOC p65 04 12 2002 12 54 PM 8 Section 1 Getting started IN THIS CHAPTER 3 Welcome to ArcPad 1 What can you do with ArcPad Customizing ArcPad Tips on learning ArcPad 4 USING ARCPAD What can you do with ArcPad Adding data from the Internet via wireless communications
34. any map Local bookmarks are saved in the current map file 6 Tap OK ARCPAD BASICS 67 Zooming to a spatial bookmark 1 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Go Back To Previous Extent button to display the dropdown list 2 Tap Zoom To Bookmark 3 Tap the bookmark that you would like to zoom to ArcPad will zoom to the extent you selected Managing bookmarks 1 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Go Back To Previous Extent button to display the dropdown list 2 Tap Manage Bookmarks 3 Tap the bookmark you would like to edit or delete 4 Tap Edit or Delete depending on what you would like to do 68 USING ARCPAD Setting ArcPad options Tip More options Setting ArcPad 0ptions 1 On the Main toolbar tap the Tools button 2 Navigate through the tabs and search for the option you would like to set 3 Set your options 4 Tap OK Tip Restoring ArcPad defaults ARCPAD BASICS 69 Getting help Getting help in the ArcPad window 1 Tap the Help button 2 Select the toolbar you wish to learn more about 3 Scroll down and view the different buttons pertaining to that toolbar 4 Tap OK See Also 70 USING ARCPAD Saving a map and exiting ArcPad Saving a map 1 Tap the arrow to the right of the Open button to display the dropdown list 2 Tap Save Map 3 Alternatively tap the Save Map button on the Main toolba
35. ap the X button on the GPS Position Window or tap the depressed GPS Position button on the Main toolbar to close the GPS Position Window Tip GPS Position button Tip Moving the GPS Position Window See Also USING THE GPS POSITION WINDOW 157 The GPS Position Window GPS Mode Position Coordinates Elevation Navigation Information Position Measure of Quality GPS Mode Satellite Skyplot toggle display Position Coordinates tap and hold menu 158 USING ARCPAD Satellite Skyplot Signal Chart Satellite Skyplot toggle display Signal Chart toggle display USING THE GPS POSITION WINDOW 159 Compass Position Coordinates Compass toggle display Position Coordinates tap and hold menu 160 USING ARCPAD Elevation Navigation Information Elevation Elevation tap and hold menu USING THE GPS POSITION WINDOW 161 COG tap and hold menu Position Measure of Quality tap and hold menu Position Measure of Quality 162 USING ARCPAD USING THE GPS POSITION WINDOW 163 Selecting the position coordinate system 1 Tap the GPS Position button to open the GPS Position Window By default the position coordinate display shows the position in DMS latitude and longitude in degrees minutes and decimal seconds 2 Tap and hold the position coordinate display field to display the menu list of availabl
36. ation The vertex is moved and the feature is reshaped 258 USING ARCPAD Tip Moving a vertex to the current GPS Position Using the Move To command to move a vertex to a specific x y coordinate 1 Select the line or polygon feature 2 Tap the Vertex Edit button 3 Tap and hold within the gray or blue vertex square to display the Move To menu 4 Tap Move To 5 Type the desired coordinates in the Vertex dialog box 6 Tap OK The vertex is moved to the specified coordinates and the feature is reshaped EDITING EXISTING FEATURES 259 Using the Geography page to move a vertex to a specific x y coordinate 1 Select the line or polygon feature The Feature Properties button is enabled once a feature is selected 2 Tap the Feature Properties button or double tap the feature to open the Feature Properties dialog box 3 Tap the Geography tab to display the Geography page The Geography page includes a table that lists each vertex and its x y and z coordinates Vertex number 0 is the head The last vertex in the table is the tail 4 Double tap the vertex coordinate that you want to change The Vertex dialog box is displayed 5 Type the desired coordinates 6 Tap OK 7 Tap OK The vertex is moved to the specified coordinates and the feature is reshaped Tip Displaying the Geography page Tip Moving a vertex to the current GPS position
37. been typed in will be deleted Tip Enabling GPS position averaging for points Tip Typing in attributes during position averaging 246 USING ARCPAD 1 Tap the arrow to the right of the feature tool to display the dropdown list Tap the Polyline feature tool The Add GPS Vertex and Add GPS Vertices Continuously buttons are enabled if the GPS is activated 2 Tap the Add GPS Vertex button each time you want to use the current GPS position coordinates to capture a vertex The vertices are drawn with a blue box and joined with a line using the current selection color At any time tap and hold anywhere on the map to display the Capture menu Refer to the Creating line features task for more information on the Capture menu Use the Capture menu to create vertices at specified x y coordinates or relative to the last vertex or the current GPS position You can also delete the last vertex 3 The Vertex dialog box is automatically displayed if GPS position averaging is enabled for vertices The Vertex dialog box shows a progress bar which counts down from the specified number of GPS positions to average until it reaches zero Tip Enabling GPS position averaging for vertices Creating line features with a GPS CREATING NEW FEATURES 247 If you tap OK before the averaging is complete a dialog box will display asking whether you want to terminate the GPS position averaging Tap th
38. bology Value Label Use Symbology Symbol 338 USING ARCPAD Layer Properties Attributes Precision Field Type Size APPENDIX A 339 Layer Properties Scale In beyond 1 Out beyond 1 Show layer at all scales Don t show layer when zoomed 340 USING ARCPAD Layer Properties Geography Codepage in use Using Spatial Index xMin xMax yMin Features DBF Codepage APPENDIX A 341 yMax Width Height 342 USING ARCPAD Layer Properties ArcIMS Name Visible 1 N Minimum 1 N Maximum MinX Automatic Refresh Identify APPENDIX A 343 MinY MaxX MaxY 344 USING ARCPAD Feature Properties dialog box APPENDIX A 345 Feature Properties Attributes Property Value 346 USING ARCPAD Feature Properties Symbology Value Label Symbol APPENDIX A 347 Feature Properties Geography point features Z M GPS X Y 348 USING ARCPAD Feature Properties Geography line and polygon features Part X APPENDIX A 349 Y Z M Length Area 350 USING ARCPAD Locales and codepages Header Codepage Description APPENDIX A 351 352 USING ARCPAD Fonts Font for feature labels Font for ArcPad dialog boxes Fo
39. cation of your projection file prj on the Choose Map Projection Definition File dialog box 4 Select the projection file that matches the projection of the layers in your current map 5 Tap the Projection Informa tion button in the Layer s dialog box to display the projection of the map 6 Tap X 7 Tap OK Tip Working with multiple datums Tip Convert your data See Also The map s Projection Information is displayed in a new window IN THIS CHAPTER 87 Managing layers 6 Turning a layer s visibility on or off Changing a layer s drawing order Removing a layer from the map Selecting a layer for the Identify tool Selecting a layer for editing Layer properties Changing layer properties The Map Grid layer 88 USING ARCPAD Turning a layer s visibility on or off 1 Tap the Layers button The Layers dialog box opens and displays a list of the layers that have been added to your map 2 Check the visible check box to turn the layer on Uncheck the check box if you want to turn the layer off 3 Tap OK Tip Make all the layers visible Visible icon MANAGING LAYERS 89 Changing a layer s drawing order 1 Tap the Layers button The Layers dialog box opens and displays a list of the layers that have been added to your map 2 Tap the layer whose order you would like to change 3 Tap the arrows to c
40. current GPS position instead of typing the coordinates for the next vertex 7 Tap GPS X Y to use the current GPS position for capturing the next vertex 8 Tap Angle Length to display the Relative Vertex dialog box Type the Azimuth Length and optionally Slope from the last vertex to the position of the next vertex 9 Check the GPS Relative check box for the Azimuth Length and Slope to be relative from the current GPS position ArcPad uses a north based azimuth North is 0 degrees and clockwise is positive 10 Tap Delete Last Vertex if you want to delete the last vertex captured You can continue to delete all the vertices that have been captured for the line feature 230 USING ARCPAD Tip Determining the length of a line feature 11 Tap the Polyline feature tool or tap Finish Sketch in the tap and hold Capture menu to complete the capture of the new line feature The Feature Properties dialog box or custom edit form is automatically displayed after the new line feature has been created 12 In the Attributes page tap the Property field to open the associated Value text box for typing in attribute data For example tap the Property field STREET_NAM to open the associated Value text box and type the street name value of New CREATING NEW FEATURES 231 Creating a line feature using the Freehand Line tool 1 Tap the arrow to the right of the feature tool to display the
41. ding the pen on the map or screen drag the pen to the position of the opposite corner A dashed line is used to display the rectangle while the pen is dragged 4 Lift the pen to create the new polygon feature The Feature Properties dialog box or custom edit form is automatically dis played after the new polygon feature has been created 5 On the Attributes tab tap the Property field to open the associated Value text box for typing in attribute data For example tap the Prop erty field NAME to open the associated Value text box and type the park name value of Barton 234 USING ARCPAD See Also Creating a polygon feature using the Polygon tool and the pen 1 Tap the arrow to the right of the feature tool to display the dropdown list Tap the Polygon feature tool 2 Tap the map to specify the position for the first vertex of the new polygon The vertices are drawn with a blue box and a line joins the vertices A black line joins the start and end vertices to display how the polygon would look if it were closed 3 Tap the map again to specify the position for the second vertex of the new polygon Continue to tap the map to capture additional vertices Go to Step 11 to complete the capture of the new polygon feature or continue on to Step 4 to use the capture menu to capture additional vertices CREATING NEW FEATURES 235 4 At any time you can tap and hold anywhere o
42. dows CE resources 12 USING ARCPAD Overview of Windows CE and pocket PCs File storage and program memory INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS CE 13 Handheld PC Pocket PC 14 USING ARCPAD Supported Windows CE devices Windows CE version Processor chip Memory VBScript customization only INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS CE 15 Selecting a Windows CE device Operating system 16 USING ARCPAD Cost Size of device Ruggedization Screen size and display INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS CE 17 Memory and storage capacity Storage media Maximum capacity Expansion capability and accessories Field testing 18 USING ARCPAD Vendor Device CPU chip RAM Operating system Notes At Work Computers www atworkcom com Ranger 133T StrongARM 206 MHz 32 MB Windows CE 3 0 Ruggedized with keyboard 320x240 pixel grayscale display Ranger 200T StrongARM 206 MHz 32 MB Windows CE 3 0 Ruggedized with keyboard 320x240 pixel grayscale display Ranger 200C StrongARM 206 MHz 64 MB Windows CE 3 0 Ruggedized with keyboard 320x240 pixel reflective color display Casio www casio com E 200 StrongARM 206 MHz 64 MB Pocket PC 2002 240x320 pixel reflective color display Compaq www compaq com iPAQ Pocket PC H3600 Series StrongARM 206 MHz 32 MB Pocket PC 240x320 pixel reflective color display iPAQ Pocket PC H3700 Series StrongARM 206 MHz 64 MB Pocket PC 200
43. e location of ArcPad followed by skin name of skin for example C Program Files ArcPad WinNT arcpad exe skin ipaq skn 5 Click OK 6 ArcPad will open within the confines of the skin Tip Including quotation marks in ArcPad pathname 50 USING ARCPAD Running a skin directly from the ArcPad desktop icon 1 Right click on the ArcPad desktop icon 2 Click Properties 3 Click the Shortcut tab 4 Type the following path in the Target field C Program Files ArcPad WinNT arcpad exe skin C Program Files ArcPad WinNT ipaq 5 Click OK 6 Double click on the ArcPad desktop icon 7 ArcPad will open within the confines of the skin ARCPAD BASICS 51 Tip Creating your own skin 1 Open a text editor such as Notepad 2 Type the following information for a Pocket PC ArcPad Skin HorzOffset 60 VertOffset 75 HorzRes 240 VertRes 320 These settings will change depending on the device you would like to represent 3 Save as filename skn Creating a skin definition file 52 USING ARCPAD The ArcPad map window Main toolbar Browse toolbar Edit Drawing toolbar Scalebar Panning frame Status bar ARCPAD BASICS 53 Opening a map Creating a new map 1 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Open Map button on the Main toolbar to display the dropdown list 2 Tap New Map ArcPad will create a new map
44. e X button to cancel the capture of the vertex 4 Tap the Add GPS Vertices Continuously button to use the incoming GPS coordi nates for capturing vertices in a streaming mode A vertex will be captured each time ArcPad receives a coordi nate from the GPS Vertices are captured according to the specified streaming vertices interval 5 Tap the Polyline feature tool or tap Finish Sketch in the tap and hold Capture menu to complete the new line feature The Feature Properties dialog box or custom edit form is automatically displayed after the new line feature has been created 6 On the Attributes tab tap the Property field to open the associated Value text box for typing in attribute data For example tap on the Property field STREET_NAM to open the associated Value text box and type the street name value of New Tip Changing the streaming vertices interval Tip Creating GPS point features while capturing a polyline feature Tip Pausing streaming GPS data capture 248 USING ARCPAD 1 Tap the arrow to the right of the feature tool to display the dropdown list Tap the Polygon feature tool The Add GPS Vertex and Add GPS Vertices Continuously buttons are enabled if the GPS is activated 2 Tap the Add GPS Vertex button each time you want to use the current GPS position coordinates to capture a vertex The vertices are drawn with a blue box and joined with a line At any t
45. e coordinate systems 3 Tap the required coordinate system to be used for displaying the current GPS position for example UTM 4 The current GPS position will be displayed using the selected coordinate system Tip GPS Position Window coordinates 164 USING ARCPAD Selecting the position measure of quality 1 Tap the GPS Position button to open the GPS Position Window By default the position measure of quality shows the current PDOP value Position dilution of precision if available 2 Tap and hold the position measure of quality field to display the menu list of available measures of quality 3 Tap the required measure of quality to be displayed 4 The selected measure of quality will be displayed in the GPS Position Window See Also USING THE GPS POSITION WINDOW 165 Toggling between the Skyplot Signal Chart and Compass 1 Tap the GPS Position button to open the GPS Position Window 2 The Skyplot shows the PRN numbers and positions of the satellites that should be available based on the almanac The color used to show the satellite indicates the availability of the satellite Black is available and used for calculating the GPS position Blue is available but not used Red is unavailable 3 Tap the Skyplot to display the Signal Chart The Signal Chart shows the PRN numbers and relative signal strengths of the satellites A white bar indicates sufficient
46. eature You can also tap the X button if you want to cancel the capture of the new point feature The point feature and any attributes that have been typed in will be deleted CREATING NEW FEATURES 225 5 The new point feature is created and displayed using the selected symbology The point feature is also selected for editing as indicated by the dashed selection box and the enabled Vertex Edit and Feature Properties buttons The Point button is still active for capturing additional point features Tip Deactivating the Point button See Also Enabled Feature Properties button Enabled Vertex Edit button 226 USING ARCPAD Creating line features Selecting the line feature tool 1 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the feature button to display the dropdown list of feature types By default the Point feature button is displayed 2 Tap the required line feature type for example Polyline The selected feature type will be highlighted with a red square and the feature s button will be displayed and activated on the Edit Drawing toolbar Tip Deactivating the feature button CREATING NEW FEATURES 227 Creating a line feature using the Line tool and the pen 1 Tap the arrow to the right of the feature tool to display the dropdown list Tap the Line feature tool 2 Tap the map to specify the start position for the line 3 While still holding the pen on the
47. ected extensions and return to the ArcView GIS project window The ArcPad Tools buttons and menu will appear when a view is open and active Tip Loading and unloading extensions See Also See Also 282 USING ARCPAD The ArcPad Tools Export ArcPad View Creates an ArcPad map and optionally creates a subset of your data Export Layer Symbols Exports the theme legend symbology to ArcPad Layer files Export View Screenshot to GeoJPEG Creates a screenshot of the active view and saves it as a georeferenced JPEG image View Summary Displays a summary of the data and the symbology fonts used by the active view ArcPad menu ArcPad Project menu Views and changes codepage settings ARCPAD TOOLS FOR ARCVIEW GIS 3 X 283 Preparing your data for ArcPad 284 USING ARCPAD Exporting symbology 1 Select the theme s of interest in the legend 2 Click the Export Layer Symbols button The legend symbology definitions is added to the corresponding ArcPad Layer file lt shapefile name gt apl for each selected shapefile theme A new ArcPad Layer file is created if it does not already exist ARCPAD TOOLS FOR ARCVIEW GIS 3 X 285 Tip Selecting a font for text labels 286 USING ARCPAD Creating a screenshot of the view 1 Click the Export View Screenshot To GeoJPEG button 2 Type the JPEG quality level and click OK 3 Type the required filename
48. ed Value text box and type the park name value of Barton 240 USING ARCPAD GPS Quality Capture and Alerts options Quality options Quality options CREATING NEW FEATURES 241 Capture options Capture options Vertex dialog box 242 USING ARCPAD Alerts options Alerts options CREATING NEW FEATURES 243 Sound Visible Play 244 USING ARCPAD Creating point features with a GPS 1 Tap the GPS Point button to capture a new point feature at the current GPS position The Feature Properties dialog box or custom edit form is automatically dis played after the new point feature has been created See Also CREATING NEW FEATURES 245 2 The Geography page shows a progress bar which counts down from the specified number of GPS positions to average to zero 3 The GPS position averaging status is also displayed in the title bar for example 30 4 Tap Attributes to display the Attributes page Type the attributes for the new point feature 5 Tap OK to save the attributes close the edit form or the Feature Properties dialog box and complete the new point feature If you tap OK before the averaging is complete a dialog box will display asking whether you want to terminate the GPS position averaging You can also tap the X button if you want to cancel the capture of the new point feature The point feature and any attributes that have
49. ed through this method 4 Tap OK QUERYING YOUR DATA 121 Using the Go To tool with the Advanced Select tool 1 Tap the feature you would like to go to and select as a destination 2 Check the Close After Action check box The Feature Information dialog box will close after you go to the feature 3 Tap the Go To button ArcPad zooms to the selected feature 4 Highlight the feature using the current highlight color and set the current naviga tion target The feature is also labeled using the value of the field that was searched on If no field was specified then the label will use the field that has any part of the word name in the field name Tip Changing the highlight color of selected features 122 USING ARCPAD 1 Tap the feature you wish to select 2 Tap the dropdown arrow on the Feature Information dialog box 3 Tap Center ArcPad centers the selected feature on the screen The current map scale is maintained 4 Close the Feature Informa tion dialog box to view the results unless you checked the Close After Action button Using other tools with the Advanced Select tool QUERYING YOUR DATA 123 Measuring distance area and bearings on a map Using the Measure tool 1 Tap the arrow to the right of the Identify tool to display the dropdown list 2 Tap Measure Tip Changing measuring units 124 USING ARCPAD 3 Tap the ma
50. editing using the Advanced Select tool 1 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Identify button to display the dropdown list 2 Tap Advanced Select Tip Selecting the layers for the Advanced Select tool to search 212 USING ARCPAD Notice that the Advanced Select tool has been acti vated on the Browse toolbar 3 Tap the map to select a feature or drag a selection box to select multiple features from the active layers A list is displayed showing the coordinates where the map was tapped and the selected features Tap the icon to display the attributes of the selected feature 4 Tap the feature you want to select for editing 5 Tap the Dropdown Arrow button to display the additional tools 6 Tap Select The selected feature is highlighted with a rectangle using the Display Highlight color outlining the geographic extent of the feature See Also The Advanced Select tool EDITING BASICS 213 Moving features Tip Changing the size of the vertex symbols See Also Dragging a feature 1 Select the feature using one of the methods described earlier in this chapter 2 Tap the Vertex Edit button The vertices will be dis played using a gray square indicating that Vertex Moving has not been enabled or with a blue square indicat ing that Vertex Moving has been enabled 3 Tap and hold anywhere on the map except within the vertex squares to display
51. erlink Hypertext Markup Language HTML identify image initialization IP address island polygon item label latitude latitude longitude 372 USING ARCPAD layer line linear feature linear scale locale location longitude m value magnetic north GLOSSARY 373 map map document map projection map units marker symbol MBCS measure menu MGRS Military Grid Reference System MGRS multibyte character set MBCS multichannel receiver 374 USING ARCPAD multipart feature multipath multipoint feature National Marine Electronics Association NMEA NMEA 0183 North American Datum of 1927 NAD 1927 NAD27 North American Datum of 1983 NAD 1983 NAD83 null value pan path pathname GLOSSARY 375 PC Card PCMCIA PDOP Personal Computer Memory Card International Association planimetric PLGR Pocket PC point point mode digitizing polygon polyline position Positional Dilution of Precision PDOP postprocessing 376 USING ARCPAD PPS Precise Positioning Service PPS Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver PLGR PRJ file project projected coordinate system projected coordinates projection projection file raster real time differential GPS record remote sensing GLOSSARY 377 remote sensing imagery rove
52. g hyperlinked documents Tip Troubleshooting hyperlinks 112 USING ARCPAD Finding features Using the Find tool to query data 1 Tap the Find button 2 Tap the Select Layers button 3 Tap the layer that you wish to search on and optionally the field To select an optional field tap on the plus symbol next to the layer name to display the list of available fields 4 Tap OK QUERYING YOUR DATA 113 5 Use the Soft Input Panel to type the value that you want to find If you do not enter a value ArcPad will display a list of all the features in that layer when you execute the search see Step 6 6 Tap the Find button to execute the search ArcPad displays a list of features and the number of matches based on your query 7 Tap the feature you are searching for Tip Refining your search 114 USING ARCPAD Using the Identify tool on your query 1 Tap the feature you would like to find information about 2 Tap the Identify tool ArcPad displays the Feature Properties dialog box for that feature or a custom form if it exists You can simply view the information and not edit it 3 Tap OK ArcPad returns to the list of queried features QUERYING YOUR DATA 115 Using the Feature Properties tool on your query 1 Tap the feature for which you would like to display its properties 2 Tap the Feature Properties button The Feature Prope
53. gy in ArcPad Displaying complex symbology Labeling features with text 98 USING ARCPAD How symbology works in ArcPad Simple symbology Style page for a polygon layer SYMBOLIZING YOUR DATA 99 Complex symbology Export Layer Symbols ArcPad Tools extension for ArcView GIS 3 x Symbology page of the Layer Properties dialog box Enables symbology Exists if symbology is defined 100 USING ARCPAD Point symbols Line symbols Polygon symbols Symbology categories Supported symbols SYMBOLIZING YOUR DATA 101 Defining simple symbology in ArcPad Defining a line layer s simple symbology 1 Tap the Layers button 2 Tap the layer you would like to set a style for 3 Open the Layer Properties dialog box by either double tapping on the selected layer or tapping the Layer Proper ties button 4 Tap the arrows to navigate to the Line Style page and tap the Line Style tab There are Point and Polygon Style pages to set the style for point and polygon layers respectively 5 Set the style width and color of the line layer 6 Tap OK 7 Tap OK Tip Using Save as Global Default 102 USING ARCPAD Displaying complex symbology 1 Tap the Layers button 2 Tap the layer you wish to display symbology for 3 Open the Layer s properties by either double tapping on the selected layer or tapping the Layer Properties button 4
54. hange the order of the selected layer 4 Tap OK 90 USING ARCPAD Removing a layer from the map 1 Tap the Layers button 2 Tap the layer you would like to remove 3 Tap the delete button 4 Tap Yes The layer is removed from your map 5 Tap OK MANAGING LAYERS 91 Selecting a layer for the Identify tool 1 Tap the Layers button The Layers dialog box opens and lists all of the layers in the current ArcPad map 2 Check the Identify tool check box for the layer s you would like to retrieve infor mation for 3 Tap OK See Also Tip Select all layers for the Identify tool 92 USING ARCPAD Selecting a layer for editing See Also 1 Tap the Layers button The Layers dialog box opens and lists all of the layers in the current ArcPad map with a corresponding icon to indicate the type of layer 2 Check the Edit check box for each layer or shapefile that you want to edit 3 Tap OK The Edit Drawing toolbar will be displayed if it is not already displayed Tip Determining the layer type MANAGING LAYERS 93 Layer properties Information page View simple metadata Labels page Set labeling information Point Style page Change the feature color and width Hyperlinks page Specify the hyperlink field Attributes page View attribute information Symbology page View the symbols if they are defined Scale page Specif
55. hat you want to select for your navigation destination The selected feature is highlighted with a dashed box showing the extent of the feature Tip Selecting vertical or horizontal lines Tip Displaying the Edit Drawing toolbar NAVIGATING WITH YOUR GPS 177 6 Tap the arrow to the right of the Feature Properties button to display the dropdown list 7 Tap Go To Selected Feature 178 USING ARCPAD 8 The destination is displayed with a MARK label 9 Use the GPS Position Window to view the distance DST and bearing BRG from your current GPS position to your selected destination NAVIGATING WITH YOUR GPS 179 Setting the distance alert Setting the alert message and sound 1 Tap the Tools button to open the ArcPad Options dialog box 2 Tap the right arrow button until the Alerts tab is dis played Tap the Alerts tab to display the Alerts page 3 Use the vertical scrollbar to scroll down the Alerts page until the Approaching Destination alert is displayed 4 Check the Visible check box to display a message box and or check the Sound check box to play a sound when the alert is activated 5 If the Visible check box is checked the Approaching Destination message box will be displayed when the distance to the destination is less than the specified alert distance See Also 180 USING ARCPAD Setting distance alert 1 Tap the Tools button to open the ArcPad Op
56. he right of the Identify button 4 Tap Advanced Select The Advanced Select button is displayed and depressed to indicate that the tool is active 5 Tap the map to select a feature or tap and drag a selection box to select multiple features from the active layers A list displays the coordi nates where the map was tapped and the selected features Tap the icon to display the attributes of the selected feature 6 Tap the feature you wish to select See Also QUERYING YOUR DATA 119 Using the Identify tool with the Advanced Select tool 1 Tap the feature you would like to find information about 2 Uncheck the Close After Action check box if you wish to keep the Feature Informa tion dialog box open after you Identify the feature 3 Tap the Identify tool ArcPad displays the Feature Properties dialog box for that feature or a custom form if it exists It is possible to view the information and not edit it 4 Tap OK 120 USING ARCPAD Using the Feature Properties tool with the Advanced Select tool 1 Tap the feature for which you would like to display its properties 2 Uncheck the Close After Action check box if you wish to keep the Feature Informa tion dialog box open after you view the feature s properties 3 Tap the Feature Properties button The Feature Properties dialog box or custom form displays if one exists The feature properties can be edited or view
57. hic extent of the feature Tip Selecting vertical or horizontal lines EDITING BASICS 207 Tip The Select at GPS Position tool is grayed out Selecting features for editing using the Select at GPS Position tool 1 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Select button to display the dropdown list 2 Tap Select at GPS Position 208 USING ARCPAD The selected feature is highlighted with a rectangle using a dashed line outlining the geographic extent of the feature Tip Clearing the selected feature Tip How do I know if I have selected a feature The selected feature is highlighted EDITING BASICS 209 See Also Selecting features for editing using the Find tool 1 Tap the Find button to open the Find dialog box 2 Tap the Layers button to select the layer and optional field to search on 3 Use the Soft Input Panel to type in the value that you want to search for 4 Tap the Find button to execute the search A table is displayed listing all of the selected features 5 Tap the feature that you want to select for editing 6 Tap the dropdown Arrow button to display the additional tools 210 USING ARCPAD 7 Tap Select The selected feature is highlighted with a rectangle using the Display Highlight color outlining the geographic extent of the feature Tip Changing the Display Highlight color EDITING BASICS 211 Selecting features for
58. ime you can tap and hold anywhere on the map to display the Capture menu Refer to the Creating line features task for more information on the Capture menu Use the Capture menu to create vertices at specified x y coordinates or relative to the last vertex or the current GPS position You can also delete the last vertex 3 The Vertex dialog box is automatically displayed if GPS position averaging is enabled for vertices The Vertex dialog box shows a progress bar which counts down from the specified number of GPS positions to average until it reaches zero Tip Enabling GPS position averaging for vertices Creating polygon features with a GPS CREATING NEW FEATURES 249 Tap OK before the averaging is complete to display a dialog box asking whether you want to terminate the GPS position averaging Tap the X button to cancel the capture of the vertex 4 Tap the Add GPS Vertices Continuously button to use the incoming GPS coordi nates for capturing vertices in a streaming mode A vertex will be captured each time ArcPad receives a coordi nate from the GPS based on the specified streaming vertices interval 5 Tap the Polygon feature tool or tap Finish Sketch in the tap and hold capture menu to complete the capture of the new polygon feature ArcPad will automatically close the polygon by adding a final vertex with the same coordinates as the first vertex The Feature Properties dialog box
59. isplay Symbol Technologies www symbol com PDT 8100 Series StrongARM 206 MHz 32 or 64 MB Pocket PC 2002 Ruggedized with keyboard 240x320 pixel grayscale or reflective color display PPT 2800 Series StrongARM 206 MHz 32 or 64 MB Pocket PC 2002 Ruggedized 240x320 pixel grayscale or reflective color display 20 USING ARCPAD Transferring data to a Windows CE device Explore INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS CE 21 22 USING ARCPAD INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS CE 23 Windows CE resources News and information resources Brighthand Consulting Inc CEWire Chris De Herrera s Windows CE Web site Dale Coffing s Pocket PC Passion Microsoft Corporation PDA Buzz Software resources 24 USING ARCPAD Online stores Magazines Pen Computing Magazine Pocket PC Magazine Books IN THIS CHAPTER 25 Quick start tutorial 3 Exercise 1 Exploring your data Exercise 2 Adding an ArcIMS layer Exercise 3 Working with geographic features Exercise 4 Editing features Sample data acknowledgments 26 USING ARCPAD Exercise 1 Exploring your data Layer Description The San Diego sample data in ArcPad QUICK START TUTORIAL 27 Selecting the appropriate layers 28 USING ARCPAD Exploring your selected layers Visible Edit Identify QUICK START TUTORIAL 29 30 USING ARCPAD
60. it mode Tip Adding vertices with a GPS 254 USING ARCPAD Inserting and deleting vertices Inserting a vertex 1 Select the line or polygon feature 2 Tap the Vertex Edit button 3 Tap and hold on the map at the exact location where you want the vertex inserted The Feature Editing menu is displayed 4 Tap Insert Vertex A vertex is added to the line or polygon and the feature is reshaped Tip Inserting vertices with a GPS EDITING EXISTING FEATURES 255 Deleting a vertex 1 Select the line or polygon feature 2 Tap the Vertex Edit button 3 Tap and hold within the gray or blue vertex square that you want to delete to display the Move To menu 4 Tap Delete Vertex The vertex is deleted from the line or polygon and the feature is reshaped 256 USING ARCPAD Moving a vertex Dragging a vertex 1 Select the line or polygon feature 2 Tap the Vertex Edit button 3 Tap and hold anywhere on the map except within the vertex squares to display the Feature Editing menu 4 Tap Options 5 Tap Vertex Moving Vertex Moving will be enabled for the selected feature s layer for either the duration of the current ArcPad session or while the current map is open Enabled options are indicated by a check mark Tip Enabling Vertex Moving See Also EDITING EXISTING FEATURES 257 6 Tap and drag the vertex to the desired loc
61. ivating the GPS while the GPS Tracklog is running The GPS Tracklog Section 5 Editing data IN THIS CHAPTER 193 Editing basics 12 An overview of the editing process Editing with a GPS The Edit Drawing toolbar Creating new layers for editing Displaying the Edit Drawing toolbar Selecting the layers for editing Selecting features for editing Moving features Deleting features 194 USING ARCPAD An overview of the editing process Open Map Add Layers Layers Layer checked for editing EDITING BASICS 195 Select Selected feature Edit Drawing toolbar 196 USING ARCPAD Editing with a GPS Select Projection Edit Drawing toolbar GPS tools EDITING BASICS 197 198 USING ARCPAD EDITING BASICS 199 The Edit Drawing toolbar Select tools Selects features using the pointer or GPS Vertex Edit Activates vertex editing for the selected feature Feature dropdown list Sets the feature type for data capture Capture Point Using GPS Captures a point feature in the editable point layer using the current GPS position Add GPS vertex Captures a single vertex in the selected line or polygon feature using the current GPS position Add GPS vertices continuously Continously captures vertices in the selected line or polygon feature using the current GPS position Selected Feature dropdown list
62. l Infra Red Data Bits Stop Bits Port Baud APPENDIX A 325 Monitor CTS Monitor DSR 326 USING ARCPAD Layer Properties dialog box Map Grid Point shapefile Line shapefile Polygon shapefile Image Tracklog APPENDIX A 327 ArcIMS 328 USING ARCPAD Layer Properties Tracklog Clear Interval secs Apply GPS Quality Rules Measure Filename Entries APPENDIX A 329 Layer Properties Grid Style Text Size Text Color Line Style Line Width Line Color 330 USING ARCPAD Layer Properties Information Name Comments APPENDIX A 331 Layer Properties Labels Field Font Size 1 Color Labels Features in this layer 332 USING ARCPAD Opaque Background Display scale range same as layer Don t show when In beyond 1 Out beyond 1 APPENDIX A 333 Layer Properties Point Style Fill Color Size Save as Global Default Outline Color Fill Points 334 USING ARCPAD Layer Properties Line Style Color Save as Global Default Style Width APPENDIX A 335 Layer Properties Polygon Style Outline Color Fill Polygons Fill Color Save as Global Default Outline Style Outline Width 336 USING ARCPAD Layer Properties Hyperlink Hyperlink field APPENDIX A 337 Layer Properties Sym
63. le will be created and added to the current map The added shapefile will also be checked for editing and the Edit Drawing toolbar will be displayed EDITING BASICS 203 Displaying the Edit Drawing toolbar 1 Start ArcPad 2 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Options button to display the dropdown list 3 Tap Toolbars to display the list of available toolbars 204 USING ARCPAD 4 Tap Edit Drawing to display the toolbar Tip Displaying the Edit Drawing toolbar from the Layers dialog box Tip Enabling the buttons on the Edit Drawing toolbar EDITING BASICS 205 Selecting the layers for editing 1 Tap the Layers button to open the Layers dialog box The Layers dialog box lists all of the layers in the current ArcPad map together with an icon that indicates the type of layer 2 Check the Edit check box for each layer or shapefile that you want to edit 3 Tap OK The Edit Drawing toolbar will be displayed if it is not already displayed Tip Determining the layer type 206 USING ARCPAD Selecting features for editing Selecting features for editing using the Select tool 1 Select the layer for editing in the Layers dialog box as described in the previous task 2 Tap the Select button 3 Tap the feature that you want to select for editing The selected feature is highlighted with a rectangle using a dashed line outlining the geograp
64. line NAVIGATING WITH YOUR GPS 183 The GPS Tracklog The GPS Tracklog The Add Layer s dialog box 184 USING ARCPAD The GPS Tracklog shapefile displayed as points The feature attributes for the GPS Tracklog NAVIGATING WITH YOUR GPS 185 The tracklog point feature s x y and z coordinates and m value 186 USING ARCPAD The Layers dialog box The GPS Tracklog s layer properties NAVIGATING WITH YOUR GPS 187 188 USING ARCPAD Starting and stopping the GPS Tracklog Starting the GPS Tracklog 1 Activate your GPS if you have not already done so 2 Tap the arrow to the right of the GPS Position Window button to display the dropdown list 3 Tap GPS Tracklog to start capturing the tracklog The GPS Tracklog layer display status is automatically changed to visible when the GPS Tracklog is started Tip Disabled or grayed out GPS Tracklog tool Tip Starting a new GPS Tracklog NAVIGATING WITH YOUR GPS 189 Stopping the GPS Tracklog 1 Tap the arrow to the right of the GPS Position Window button to display the dropdown list 2 Tap GPS Tracklog to stop capturing the tracklog points New GPS Tracklog positions are captured in the Tracklog shapefile and added to any previous points that may exist The tracklog positions are captured as a point shapefile however ArcPad displays the tracklog points as a red line Tip Deact
65. m to ArcPad zooms to the geographic extent of the selected layer 5 Tap Center on GPS when you want to center the display on the current GPS position Your GPS receiver needs to be activated for this tool to be enabled Displays the mode for the action button 64 USING ARCPAD Zooming and panning to coordinates 1 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Go Back To Previous Extent button to display the dropdown list 2 Tap Set View Coordinates 3 Type the coordinate informa tion for the extent you would like to display You can also set the coordi nates for the center of your map 4 Tap OK Tip Panning frame Panning frame ARCPAD BASICS 65 Zooming to a map scale 1 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Go Back To Previous Extent button to display the dropdown list 2 Tap Set Map Scale 3 Type the scale information you would like for your map display 4 Tap OK 66 USING ARCPAD Setting spatial bookmarks Creating a spatial bookmark 1 Pan and zoom the map to the area in which you want to create a bookmark 2 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Go Back To Previous Extent button to display the dropdown list 3 Tap Create Bookmark 4 Type a name for your bookmark in the Bookmark dialog box 5 Check the Global check box if you want the bookmark to be saved in your ArcPad preferences file Global bookmarks can be accessed within
66. map or screen drag the pen to where the line should end 4 Lift the pen to create the new line feature The Feature Properties dialog box or custom edit form is automatically dis played after the new line feature has been created 5 On the Attributes tab tap the Property field to open the associated Value text box for typing in attribute data For example tap the Prop erty field STREET_NAM to open the associated Value text box and type in the street name value of New 228 USING ARCPAD Creating a line feature using the Polyline tool and the pen 1 Tap the arrow to the right of the feature tool to display the dropdown list Tap the Polyline feature tool 2 Tap the map to specify the position for the first vertex of the new line The vertices are drawn with a blue box 3 Tap the map again to specify the position for the second vertex of the new line Continue to tap the map to capture additional vertices Go to Step 11 to complete the capture of the new line feature or continue to Step 4 to use the capture menu to add more vertices See Also CREATING NEW FEATURES 229 4 At any time you can tap and hold anywhere on the map to display the Capture menu 5 Tap Absolute X Y to display the Vertex dialog box for typing in the x y coordinates and optionally the z coordi nate and m value for the next vertex 6 Tap the GPS button on the Vertex dialog box to use the
67. n the map to display the Capture menu 5 Tap Absolute X Y to display the Vertex dialog box for typing in the x y coordinates and optionally the z coordi nate and m value for the next vertex 6 Tap the GPS button if the GPS is active on the Vertex dialog box to use the current GPS position instead of typing in the coordinates for the next vertex 7 Tap GPS X Y to use the current GPS position for capturing the next vertex 8 Tap Angle Length to display the Relative Vertex dialog box Type the Azimuth Length and optionally Slope from the last vertex to the position of the next vertex 9 Check the GPS Relative check box for the Azimuth Length and Slope to be relative from the current GPS position ArcPad uses a north based azimuth North is 0 degrees and clockwise is positive 10 Tap Delete Last Vertex if you want to delete the last vertex captured You can continue to delete all the vertices that have been captured for the polygon feature 236 USING ARCPAD Tip Determining the perimeter and area of a polygon feature 11 Tap the Polygon feature tool or tap Finish Sketch in the tap and hold Capture menu to complete the capture of the new polygon feature ArcPad will automatically close the polygon by adding a final vertex with the same coordinates as the first vertex The Feature Properties dialog box or custom edit form is automatically displayed after the new polygon feature
68. ng new features 13 Creating point features Creating line features Creating polygon features GPS Quality Capture and Alerts options Creating point features with a GPS Creating line features with a GPS Creating polygon features with a GPS 222 USING ARCPAD Creating point features Creating point features with the pen 1 Tap the Point button on the Edit Drawing toolbar The Point button is now active and ArcPad is in point capture mode Any tap on the screen will create a new point feature at the corre sponding coordinates 2 Tap the map at the location where you want to create the new point feature Tip Enabling the Point button CREATING NEW FEATURES 223 The Feature Properties dialog box is automatically displayed after the new point feature has been created 3 On the Attributes page tap the Property field to open the associated Value text box for typing in attribute data For example tap the ID Property field to open the associated Value text box and type the ID value of 123 The Soft Input Panel is automatically displayed when a Value text box is opened 224 USING ARCPAD Tip Creating custom edit forms The Feature Properties dialog box will display the custom edit form if it exists 4 Tap OK to save the attributes close the edit form or the Feature Properties dialog box and complete the capture of the new point f
69. nt for custom forms APPENDIX A 353 Supported projections and datums Projections Datums 354 USING ARCPAD Supported data formats and files Vector data Mandatory files Map Projection metadata not mandatory but highly recommended Codepage files Spatial Index files ArcPad files Raster data Attribute data IN THIS APPENDIX 355 Appendix Overview Applets Custom default configurations Layer definitions Extensions ArcPad customization files Customizing forms Customizing toolbars B 356 USING ARCPAD Overview Customization Programming Development requirements environment APPENDIX B 357 Creating applets Loading applets Applets 358 USING ARCPAD Creating a custom default configuration Loading a custom default configuration Custom default configurations APPENDIX B 359 Creating layer definitions Loading layer definitions Layer definitions 360 USING ARCPAD Creating extensions Loading extensions Extensions APPENDIX B 361 ArcPad XML files apx ArcPad applet files apa ArcPad customization files ArcPad layer definition files apl ArcPad map files apm VBScript files vbs 362 USING ARCPAD Customizing forms Form controls APPENDIX B 363 Customizing toolbars 365 12 2D Mode
70. p where you would like to begin to measure 4 Tap again to end the distance or continue to tap to create a multiline or polygon 5 Tap the Measure tool again The Measurement Informa tion dialog box displays with the following data the coordinates from and to location the direct distance from start to end the actual distance drawn the bearings and if you drew more than two vertices the estimated closed area of the shape 6 Close the Measurement Information dialog box QUERYING YOUR DATA 125 Using the Radial Measure tool 1 Tap the arrow to the right of the Identify tool to display the dropdown list 2 Tap Radial Measure 126 USING ARCPAD 3 Tap and hold the radial length you wish to measure ArcPad displays the Mea surement Information dialog box with the following data the coordinates from and to location the radius the perimeter the bearings and the area 4 Close the Measurement Information dialog box QUERYING YOUR DATA 127 Using the Freehand Measure tool 1 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Identify button to display the dropdown list 2 Tap Freehand Measure 128 USING ARCPAD 3 Draw the line you wish to measure by tapping and holding the pen on the map ArcPad displays the Mea surement Information dialog box with the following data the coordinates from and to location the direct distance from start to end the actual distance
71. r S A satellite constellation scale scale factor scalebar script segment select Selective Availability S A shade symbol shape shapefile skin 378 USING ARCPAD skyplot SOG spatial bookmark SPC SPCS Speed Over Ground SOG spheroid SPS Standard Positioning Service SPS State Plane coordinate system SPCS SPC stream mode digitizing symbol GLOSSARY 379 symbolization symbology table tail vertex TCP IP TDOP text label text symbol Time Dilution of Precision TDOP toolbar Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol Trimble Standard Interface Protocol TSIP true north TSIP Unicode 380 USING ARCPAD Unicode transformation format 8 bit encoding form Universal Polar Stereographic UPS Universal Time Coordinated UTC Universal Transverse Mercator UTM unprojected coordinates UPS UTC UTF 8 UTM VDOP vector vertex Vertical Dilution of Precision VDOP WAAS waypoint GLOSSARY 381 Wide Area Augmentation System WAAS Windows CE world file World Geodetic System of 1972 WGS72 World Geodetic System of 1984 WGS84 XML x y coordinates x y z coordinates z coordinate z value zoom 383 12 Index Symbols A 384 USING ARCPAD B C D E INDEX 385 F G 386 USI
72. r tionately thereby maintaining the general shape of the feature EDITING EXISTING FEATURES 263 1 Select the point line or polygon feature The Feature Properties button is enabled once a feature is selected 2 Tap the Feature Properties button or double tap the feature to open the Feature Properties dialog box 3 In the Attributes page tap the Property field to open the associated Value text box for typing in attribute data For example tapping the Property field ID will open the associated Value text box for typing in the ID value of 10995 The Soft Input Panel is automatically displayed when a Value text box is opened Editing attributes Tip Typing data on devices without keyboards Soft Input Panel 264 USING ARCPAD Tip Creating custom edit forms The Feature Properties dialog box displays the custom edit form if it exists The custom edit form can have multiple tabs or pages each with multiple controls These controls could include text boxes date controls and list boxes Scripts associated with the edit form perform initialization and validation enforcing correct data entry before continuing to another page or closing the form 4 Tap OK to save the attributes and close the edit form You can also tap the X button if you want to cancel any changes made to the attributes Section 6 Preparing data IN THIS CHAPTER 267 ArcPad Tools for ArcGIS
73. r If you haven t saved the map before you ll need to provide a name for it See Also Tip Compact Flash Memory Cards ARCPAD BASICS 71 Saving as a new map 1 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Save button to display the dropdown list 2 Tap Save Map As 3 Type a name for your map 4 Navigate to the location of the folder where you would like to save the map file 5 Tap OK Exiting ArcPad 1 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Save button to display the dropdown list 2 Tap Exit 3 Tap Yes to save any changes No to discard any changes or Cancel to continue working on your map 72 USING ARCPAD Working with ArcPad files Section 2 Displaying data IN THIS CHAPTER 75 Creating maps 5 Creating a new map Adding layers Adding shapefiles Adding images Adding an ArcIMS Internet Server Adding ArcIMS layers About coordinate systems Specifying a coordinate system 76 USING ARCPAD Creating a new map Creating a new map from the Windows CE Start menu 1 Tap Start on the Windows taskbar 2 Tap ArcPad You will see the ArcPad splash screen briefly and ArcPad will open with a new blank ArcPad map window Creating a new map on desktop PCs 1 Click Start on the Windows taskbar 2 Click Programs 3 Click ArcGIS 4 Click ArcPad 5 Click ArcPad 6 for Windows NT or 9x
74. r Properties 326 Tracklog 328 Grid Style 329 Information 330 Labels 331 296 USING ARCPAD 12 Point Style 333 Line Style 334 Polygon Style 335 Hyperlink 336 Symbology 337 Attributes 338 Scale 339 Geography 340 ArcIMS 342 Feature Properties 344 Attributes 345 Symbology 346 Geography point features 347 Geography line and polygon features 348 Locales and codepages 350 Fonts 352 Supported projections and datums 353 Supported data formats and files 354 IN THIS APPENDIX 297 Appendix ArcPad toolbars ArcPad Options Layer Properties Feature Properties Locales and codepages Fonts Supported projections Supported data formats A 298 USING ARCPAD The Main toolbar Open Map Save Map Add Layer Layers GPS Position Window Tools Help New Map New Layer Open Map Save Map Save Map As APPENDIX A 299 Map Properties Recent Maps Recent Layers Exit GPS Position Window GPS Active GPS Tracklog GPS Debug Add Layer Add Internet Server Geography Network 300 USING ARCPAD Options Scale Bar Panning Frame Status Bar Toolbars Help Topics About ArcPad About Extension APPENDIX A 301 The Browse toolbar Zoom In Zoom Out Pan Zoom In Zoom Full Extent Go Back To Previous Extent Identify Find Clear Selected Refresh 302 USING ARCPAD Fi
75. re is selected 2 Tap the Feature Properties button or double tap the feature to open the Feature Properties dialog box 3 Tap the Geography tab to display the Geography page 4 Type the desired coordinates 5 Tap OK The selected point feature is moved to the specified coordinates Tip Displaying the Geography page tab Tip What if the Geography tab does not exist 218 USING ARCPAD Moving a point feature to an x y location using Move To GPS 1 Select the feature using one of the methods described earlier in this chapter 2 Tap the Vertex Edit button The point symbol will be displayed using a gray square if Feature Moving by dragging is not enabled or a blue square if Feature Moving by dragging is enabled 3 Tap and hold within the gray or blue square to display the Move To menu 4 Tap Move To GPS The selected point feature is moved to the current GPS position Tip Moving a point to the current GPS position EDITING BASICS 219 Deleting features 1 Select the feature using one of the methods described earlier in this chapter 2 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Feature Properties button to display the dropdown list 3 Tap Delete Feature 4 Tap Yes to confirm that you really want to delete the selected feature The selected feature is deleted Tip Deleting features using the Delete key IN THIS CHAPTER 221 Creati
76. rs button The Layers dialog box opens and lists all of the layers in the current ArcPad map 2 Check the Identify tool check box for the layers you would like to retrieve information for 3 Tap OK QUERYING YOUR DATA 109 Using the Identify tool 1 Tap the Identify button on the Browse toolbar 2 Tap the feature you would like to identify The Feature Properties dialog box is displayed 3 Tap OK Tip Selecting features Tip What is included in the Feature Properties dialog box 110 USING ARCPAD Hyperlinks Activating hyperlinks 1 Tap the Layers button 2 Tap the layer that you wish to activate a hyperlink for 3 Tap the Layer Properties button 4 Tap the right arrow to navigate to the Hyperlink page 5 Tap the Hyperlink tab 6 Select the Hyperlink field where the file path or Web address is stored 7 Tap OK 8 Tap OK on the Layers dialog box QUERYING YOUR DATA 111 Using hyperlinks 1 Once hyperlinks have been activated for a layer tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Information button 2 Tap Hyperlink The hyperlink tool is acti vated and the Hyperlink button is depressed and promoted onto the toolbar 3 Tap the feature for which you would like to display a hyperlink 4 ArcPad launches the program associated with your hyperlink and it is displayed on the screen 5 Tap OK and return to ArcPad Tip Displayin
77. rties dialog box or custom form displays if one exists The feature properties can be edited through this method 3 Tap OK ArcPad returns to the list of queried features Tip Editing with the Find tool 116 USING ARCPAD Using the Go To tool on your query 1 Tap the feature you would like to select as a destination 2 Tap the Go To button 3 ArcPad zooms to the selected feature The feature is highlighted using the current highlight color and set as the current navigation destination The feature is also labeled using the value of the field that was searched on If no field was specified then the label will use the field that has any part of the word name in the field name Tip Clearing the selected feature Tip Changing the highlight color of selected features See Also Clear Selected QUERYING YOUR DATA 117 1 Tap the feature you would like to query 2 Tap the dropdown arrow on the Find dialog box 3 Tap Zoom to Feature ArcPad will zoom to the extent of the selected feature 4 Close the Find dialog box to view the results Tip Resizing columns in the table of matched features Using other tools on your query 118 USING ARCPAD Using the Advanced Select tool 1 Tap the Layers button 2 Check the Identify check box for the features you would like to use the Advanced Select tool with and tap OK 3 Tap the dropdown arrow to t
78. shooting your GPS connection Pocket Outlook s Inbox opens when connecting your GPS receiver to a Windows CE device Using HyperTerminal to test your GPS connection Opening HyperTerminal on PCs CONNECTING YOUR GPS RECEIVER 149 Opening HyperTerminal on Windows CE The COM1 Properties dialog box 150 USING ARCPAD CONNECTING YOUR GPS RECEIVER 151 152 USING ARCPAD NMEA 0183 sentences recognized by ArcPad NMEA 0183 sentences recognized by ArcPad Sentence Description CONNECTING YOUR GPS RECEIVER 153 154 USING ARCPAD TSIP packets recognized by ArcPad TSIP packets recognized by ArcPad Packet Description TSIP packets sent by ArcPad to GPS device Packet Description IN THIS CHAPTER 155 Using the GPS Position Window 10 Opening and closing the GPS Position Window The GPS Position Window Selecting the position coordinate system Selecting the position measure of quality Toggling between the Skyplot Signal Chart and Compass 156 USING ARCPAD Opening and closing the GPS Position Window Opening the GPS Position Window 1 Tap the GPS Position button to open the GPS Position Window 2 A message box will be displayed if the GPS is not active Tap Yes to activate the GPS and open the GPS Position Window Tip Activating the GPS Closing the GPS Position Window 1 T
79. signal strength while a red bar indicates an insufficient signal strength 4 Tap the Signal Chart to display the Compass The Compass shows the GPS direction with a black arrow and the direction to the selected destination in red The GPS direction corre sponds to the COG displayed on the GPS Position Window and the direction to the destination corresponds to the BRG See Also IN THIS CHAPTER 167 Navigating with your GPS 11 Selecting a navigation destination using the Go To tool Selecting a navigation destination using the Find tool Selecting a navigation destination using the Advanced Select tool Selecting a navigation destination using the Go To Selected Feature tool Setting the distance alert Displaying the distance and bearing to the destination Displaying the bearing on the compass The GPS Tracklog Starting and stopping the GPS Tracklog 168 USING ARCPAD Selecting a navigation destination using the Go To tool 1 Tap the arrow to the right of the Identify button to display the dropdown list 2 Tap Go To Tip Activating the GPS See Also NAVIGATING WITH YOUR GPS 169 3 The Go To button is dis played on the Browse toolbar and is depressed to indicate that the tool is active 4 Tap the map to select a navigation destination The destination is displayed with a MARK label 5 Use the GPS Position Window to
80. technology You will see the ArcPad splash screen briefly and ArcPad will open with a new blank ArcPad map window See Also CREATING MAPS 77 Creating a new map in ArcPad 1 Tap the dropdown arrow to the right of the Open Map button 2 Tap New Map ArcPad will open a new blank map If you have another map open ArcPad will ask you if you would like to save any changes Tip Prepare your Data See Also If you have another map open ArcPad will ask if you would like to save your changes 78 USING ARCPAD Adding layers Adding layers to your ArcPad map 1 Tap the Add Layer s button on the Main toolbar 2 Tap the Folder button to navigate to the directory that you would like to add data from 3 Tap the folder in the Directory Browser dialog box that contains the layers you wish to add to your map 4 Tap OK 5 Check the check box beside the datafile s you would like to add The Add Layer s dialog box only displays layers that are supported by ArcPad A red check mark indicates selected files 6 Tap OK Your data layers are now added to the existing ArcPad map Tip Layer projection conflicts Tip Distinguishing layer types CREATING MAPS 79 Adding shapefiles Adding shapefiles to your ArcPad map 1 Tap the Add Layer s button on the Main toolbar 2 Tap the Folder button to navigate to the shapefile you would like to add Shapefiles have a
81. tions dialog box 2 Tap the right arrow button until the Location page is displayed Tap the Location tab to display the Location page 3 Tap inside the DST Distance Alert input field to position the input cursor 4 Tap the keyboard to open the Soft Input Panel Use the Soft Input Panel to enter a distance value to be used for the Approaching Destination alert NAVIGATING WITH YOUR GPS 181 Displaying the distance and bearing to the destination 1 Activate your GPS if you have not already done so 2 Select a destination using the Go To Find Advanced Select or Go To Selected Feature tools 3 Tap the GPS Position Window button to open the GPS Position Window The GPS Position Window displays the distance DST and bearing BRG from the current GPS position to the selected destination See Also Tip Changing the distance units 182 USING ARCPAD Displaying the bearing on the compass 1 Activate your GPS if you have not already done so 2 Select a destination using the Go To Find Advanced Select or Go To Selected Feature tools 3 Tap the GPS Position Window button to open the GPS Position Window 4 Tap the GPS Position Window Satellite Skyplot to toggle to the Signal Chart display 5 Tap the Signal Chart to toggle to the Compass display 6 The GPS Position Window displays the GPS COG with a black arrow and the bearing to the selected destination with a red
82. xed Zoom In Fixed Zoom Out Zoom To Selected Center on GPS Zoom Full Extent Zoom To Layer Go Back To Previous Extent Go To Next Extent Set View Coordinates Set Map Scale APPENDIX A 303 Create Bookmark Manage Bookmarks Zoom To Bookmark Measure Radial Measure Freehand Measure Hyperlink Go To Advanced Select Identify 304 USING ARCPAD The Edit Drawing toolbar Capture Point Using GPS Add GPS Vertex Add GPS Vertices Continuously Feature Properties Select Vertex Edit Point APPENDIX A 305 Select Select at GPS Position Point Line 306 USING ARCPAD Polyline Freehand Line Rectangle Polygon Ellipse Circle APPENDIX A 307 Freehand Polygon Feature Properties Zoom to Selected Feature Center on Selected Feature Go To Selected Feature Delete Feature 308 USING ARCPAD ArcPad Options dialog box APPENDIX A 309 ArcPad Options Protocol Automatically Activate Protocol GPS Datum Datum information Use Height in Datum Transform GPS Initialization String 310 USING ARCPAD Port Baud Parity RTS Control DTR Control Infra Red Data Bits Stop Bits ArcPad Options GPS APPENDIX A 311 Monitor CTS Monitor DSR Log Show GPS Activity in System Tray 312 USING ARCPAD ArcPad
83. y a scale range for displaying the layer Geography page View the geographic extent of the layer 94 USING ARCPAD 1 Tap the Layers button to open the Layers dialog box 2 Tap the layer of interest 3 Open the Layer s properties by either double tapping the selected layer or tapping the layer properties button The Layer Properties dialog box opens 4 Scroll through the different tabs depending on what you would like to set 5 When finished tap OK See Also See Also Changing layer properties MANAGING LAYERS 95 The Map Grid layer Activating the Map Grid layer 1 Tap the Layers button to open the Layers dialog box 2 Check the check box for the Map Grid layer 3 Tap OK The Map Grid layer is automatically generated for your ArcPad map The Map Grid layer 96 USING ARCPAD Setting the style of the Map Grid layer 1 Tap the Layers button to open the Layers dialog box 2 Tap the Map Grid layer and check its check box 3 Open the Map Grid layer s properties by either double tapping on the layer or tapping the Layer Properties button 4 Set the line and text proper ties for the grid layer 5 Tap OK 6 Tap OK on the Layers dialog box The Map Grid layer is added using the properties you defined IN THIS CHAPTER 97 Symbolizing your data 7 How symbology works in ArcPad Supported symbols Defining simple symbolo

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