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1. Destination Point Types Selecting a GIS Feature as the Destination Point Selecting a POI as the Destination Point Saving Your Current Position as a Waypoint Creating a Waypoint With the Map Cursor Editing Deleting a User Waypoint Routes GOTO Route Multi leg ROUE rapea rite tA ERE A teen REAA A aeiied ii Creating a Multi leg Route Creating a Multi leg Route from the Track History Activating deactivating a Multi Leg Route Other Functions Tied to Routes MENU button Open Job Routes Setup Menu Initialize Select Map Map Setup Nav Screens Coord System Map Datum Elev Mode Time Format North Reference Daylight Saving Power Off Timer 56 NMEA Power Key Simulate Language Delete Files MobileMapper Office Software sssssecsssssesssssessesessseeesesessesesesseeeees OS 63 64 Introduction Installing MobileMapper Office Launching MobileMapper Office MobileMapper Office Main Window Map Display Area Controlling the Content of the Map Display Area Making Measurements on the Map Display Area Deleting Features Working on Job Files Creating a New Job Connecting the Handheld to the PC Uploading a Job to the Handheld Downloading a Completed Job from the Handheld Downloading a job file Deleting a file from the handheld Viewing the Content of a Job Exporting Jobs in GIS Formats Using the Feature Library Edito
2. 021m 11 144 Trip Odometer 0023 10 Speedometer Screen Speedometer Screen The Speedometer screen displays your speed in a familiar graphical format There are four additional data fields at the top of the display that can be customized to display the data that you need The bottom of the screen contains a trip odometer that will record the distance travelled since the last time the odometer was reset The Speedometer screen contains the following information from top to bottom In the title bar destination name if you are using the Goto function Data Fields customizable data fields see Customize option below Some of the data displayed requires you to be moving to be computed Invalid data is indicated by dashes Speedometer Displays your speed using a familiar speedometer display The scale of the speedometer is not adjustable but will change dynamically to best display your speed Trip Odometer The odometer performs like the odome ter in your car It can be reset through the MENU button To customize the Speedometer screen or reset the trip odom eter use the functions described below The first of these context sensitive functions is prompted when you press the MENU button while the Speedometer screen is displayed Reset Trip If you select this option and you press ENTER a warning message is displayed asking you to confirm your choice To reset the trip odometer highlight the Yes fi
3. Enabling the chosen coordinate system Creating a New Coordinate System Creating a new Geodetic system Creating a new Grid system Print Function Appendices siessas as lt sassscessseastnssssssecst stescstastecsieosesscessosencensiusassssssscsssssssoeessees LAD Specifications Installing a Memory Card 114 Connecting MobileMapper to an External Device 115 Connecting MobileMapper to an External Power Source iv Introduction to the MobileMapper System The MobileMapper system from Thales Navigation is com posed of two main elements the MobileMapper receiver and MobileMapper Office software running on a PC type com puter The MobileMapper receiver is a handheld navigation and positioning device that enables you to describe the features being mapped and then format the data so that later it can be uploaded to a GIS It offers an easy to use and easy to de ploy solution for general mapping and for asset manage ment MobileMapper combines all the navigation capabilities of a recreational handheld with feature attributing software to support GIS data collection in the field The MobileMapper receiver and its main functions are fully described in Section 1 in this manual MobileMapper Office is an office software suite that inter faces the MobileMapper receiver with your GIS system Mo bileMapper Office allows you to prepare GIS jobs feature libraries and
4. Creating background maps using the Background Map and Create Map utilities When you create a background map you can import SHP DXF or MIF files to add use ful details to your map Remember however that back ground maps are for viewing only You cannot edit them or access information on their features They provide a backdrop which gives visual orientation for your data and waypoint files If you want to edit the positions or descriptions of a SHP MIF or DXF file you should import them into a MobileMapper job file Uploading individually any standalone feature library file or background map to the MobileMapper handheld Downloading individually any standalone feature library file background map file or waypoint route file Defining the coordinate system used by MobileMapper Office to display the coordinates of features and way points Installing MobileMapper Office Close all the applications running in Windows Insert the installation CD ROM in the drive Ifthe Autorun program does not start automatically from the CD ROM in the Windows task bar click on Start and select Run Type x setup where x is the name of the CD ROM drive and then press Enter After you specify where to install MobileMapper Office programs and you agree to the terms of the software license your computer will complete the installation process Launching MobileMapper Office On the Window Task bar select successively Start Prog
5. Then click Save to save the project 97 98 Changing the Order of Layers When you build the background map the first layer you placed in the table will be brought to the front and the last one will be sent to the back Intermediate layers will occupy intermediate positions in the layer stack If one of your layers contains area features it is important that this layer be placed at the bottom of the table otherwise all layers containing point or line features located within these area features would be hidden by these features To change the position of a layer in the table Highlight the row containing this layer by clicking on any cell in this row Click or F or select Layer gt Move Up or Move Down to move up or down the layer by one row If necessary repeat this step until the layer is at the right position in the table Removing Layers Highlight the layer you want to remove Click or select Layer gt Remove from the menu bar or press the Del key This instantly removes the layer from the table Changing the Visual Aspect of Layers You can customize each layer by clicking on the correspond ing leftmost cell in the table This opens a dialog box in which you can choose the aspect you want for the layer when the background map is built up later As you will probably notice the available options are much similar to those avail able when creating features with the Feature Library Editor Fo
6. MobileMapper uses a fixed time based log ging interval 1 second when you log a point fea ture The logging interval parameter cannot be accessed when you log a point feature 10 Logging New GPS GIS Data Prior to starting logging GIS data be sure MobileMapper is computing your position when you stand near the first fea ture you want to log Press NAV until you display the Map screen If an arrow is displayed at the center of the Map screen and you can see that your position on the screen is the expected one then you can start your job Follow the instructions below to log GIS features 1 Creating a Job and selecting a Feature Library Press the LOG button Select the Create New Job option and press ENTER The screen displays the Job Name field in which you should enter the name of the new job A keyboard is displayed underneath to let you enter this name To use the keyboard press the arrow keys to move the cursor over the keyboard For example if the job name is JB010 highlight J using the arrow keys and press ENTER Then select B and press ENTER etc When you have finished entering the name highlight the OK key on the screen and press ENTER A new screen is then displayed listing the feature libraries stored in MobileMapper Use the down up arrow to highlight the library you want to work from and press ENTER The screen now lists all the features available from the selected feature
7. ing columns rows and heading It is also possible to navi gate to any grid waypoint or any location for that matter on the Map screen by moving the arrow key over another grid waypoint and press ing ENTER After you record data at this loca tion the Next Pt field may still be selected to go to the next grid waypoint in the network Record an observation or measurement With the OK field highlighted just press ENTER This takes you to the Logging screen that indicates that you have begun logging data to the feature and that the receiver is ready to log the feature s attributes Remember that you remain stationary for all point features Describe the feature as you would any other point feature Navigate to the next grid point When you have fin ished recording the first point feature you can select Next Pt at the bottom left to navigate to the next grid waypoint and record the next point feature within the grid This takes you to the Map screen where you can see your current position marked by the arrow and the next grid waypoint highlighted with a crossed box target symbol Small red circles indicate the locations of all the unvisited grid waypoints The locations of where you recorded point feature are indicated by small black squares As you begin moving toward the target symbol you will see your heading indicated by the direction of the arrow marking your position Adjust your movement as necessary until you a
8. press ENTER highlight the activated route shown in bold characters press MENU highlight Deactivate Route and press ENTER The route is now deactivated 4 Other Functions Tied to Routes You can also do the following on the highlighted route using the functions available from the MENU button see also di agram on page 49 Viewing the route on the Map screen by highlighting the Map View Route option and pressing ENTER The Map screen then appears showing the route Press ESC to come back to the Route List screen Editing the route by highlighting the View Edit Route option and pressing ENTER From the View Edit screen you can then press the MENU button to access options allowing you to insert delete replace the highlighted waypoint and then to save the changes made to the route Reversing the route i e reversing the direction of travel along the route by highlighting the Reverse Route option and pressing ENTER This instantly reverses the route Note that the first and last waypoints in the route name have been swapped Deleting the route by highlighting the Delete Route option and pressing ENTER A message will appear asking you to confirm this operation If a route has been activated selecting the leg you want to follow by selecting the Select Leg option and pressing ENTER The screen then shows the list of points making up the route Select the point you want to navigate to and press ENTER A warning message will appear a
9. Distance Horizontal distance to the feature from your current position To input a value for Horz Dis tance press ENTER and increment or decrement the highlighted number using the up down arrows To edit another digit use the left right arrows When you are done press ENTER again Press the down arrow to move the cursor to the next field Vert Distance Vertical distance to the feature from your current position 0 if the feature and yourself are at the same elevation on a flat area Enter a value for Vert Distance as described above for Horz Dis tance When you are done press ENTER again Then press ESC to return to the Logging screen This writes the offset into memory but you can edit it later if you like by going through the same process If you close the feature and return to the Map screen you will see that the feature is offset from your position in the middle of the screen 17 To operate the grid map ping utility you will need a measurement device anything from a depth sounder to a ruler your own sense of smell or your ability to make visual observations You will also need a compass North Heading a ita pacing Column 4 a Row How a grid is defined in MobileMapper 18 9 Logging GIS Data on a Preset Grid Network MobileMapper s grid mapping utility is an easy way to automatically set up a series of GPS waypoints to facili tate the logging of data in an orthogonal grid This utility
10. to the second point plus the total length from the mea surement s start point To stop measuring distances and headings on the map press the Esc key Deleting Features You can delete features from the Map Display area and so from the open job using the following procedure 68 Make sure none of the buttons on the toolbar are active Click on the feature you want to delete The feature then appears surrounded by a thick pink frame On the menu bar select Tools gt Delete Feature or on the keyboard press the Del key A warning message asks you to confirm the delete operation Click the Yes button to let MobileMapper Office delete the feature or the No button to cancel this operation To create a feature library see explanations from page 76 To create waypoints and routes see explanations from page 90 To create a background map see explanations from page 94 To choose a coordinate system and for more information on coordi nate systems see expla nations from page 103 Working on Job Files Creating a New Job Before you ask field operators to create a new job you just need to create the appropriate feature library and upload it to their handhelds Field operators will then just have to create a new job based on this feature library But you can also pre pare an empty job using the procedure below and ask field operators to open that job for their field operations By empty job we mean wit
11. 0 25mi HEADING SPEED 13489 27 Map screen in Position mode 26 Navigation Screens MobileMapper offers 7 differ ent navigation screens to help you locate A yourself or navigate to waypoints or point features in an existing job From any displayed screen simply press the NAV button to access navigation screens To display the next navigation screen press NAV again The sequence of navigation screens is as shown above It can be scrolled in the reverse direction by pressing ESC once any of these navigation screens is dis played Map Screen NAV Compass Screen Press NAV Large Data Screen Satellite Status Screen Speedometer Screen etc Position Screen 1 Position Screen 2 Data Screen Road Screen Each type of navigation screen is presented hereafter Map Screen The Map screen shows a map of the area surrounding your current location Use the IN and OUT buttons to adjust the scale The Map screen is always in the Position mode when you ac cess this screen In this mode your present position is indi cated by the large arrow icon in the center of the display If you are moving the arrow will point in the direction that you are heading At the bottom of the screen is the scale for the map displayed and two data fields that can be customized or turned off depending upon your needs The present po
12. Click OK again to close the Coordinate System dialog box and make the newly defined system the currently used coordinate system in MobileMapper Office 2 Creating a new Grid system Click the down arrow on the right of the System Type combo box and highlight Grid Then click the down arrow on the right of the Grid System combo box and highlight the first option in the list NEW Click on the button located on the right of the Grid System combo box This opens a new dialog box in which you should enter the name of the new grid sys tem System Name field and define the working zone for the grid systems as explained below Click on the button located on the right of the Zone combo box 110 This opens a new dialog box in which you should define a name a datum a projection and other parameters for this zone see example below Zone Definition Dialog x Geodetic Datum fwon Geodetic Sys 1984 fifa e Projection Type Transverse Mercator gt e Value 1 Longitude of Central Meridian rma 2 Scale factor at Central Meridian 0 000000 3 Latitude of grid origin 00 00 00 00 N 4 False easting m 0 000 5 False notthing m 0 000 gt Then click OK to close this dialog box Click OK again to close the Grid System Definition dia log box Click OK again to close the Coordinate System dialog box and make the newly defined system the currently used coordinate system in
13. Display This function allows you to select the background map that you want to view in the Map Display area Unless this window is already open click ch to open the Background Maps dialog box This box lists the names of the existing background maps Select the name of the background map you want to view and click on the Attach button A clip icon appears before this name indicating that the attachment is now effective Click on the Close button This closes the dialog box and displays the attached background map in the Map Dis play area The following functions are also available from the Back ground Map dialog box Create New Provides access to the Create Map window Detach Detaches the highlighted background map from the job if it s the one currently attached to the job Remove Deletes the highlighted background map Setting a Map Region This function allows you to define the exact limits of the background map shown on the Map Display area that you wish to upload to the handheld Using this function also al lows you to limit the file size of the uploaded portion of the background map for better display performance in the field Click on the toolbar drag a rectangle around the desired region in the Map Display area and release the mouse button The limits of the region are then repre sented with a rectangle with hatching on the outside You can still resize or reshape the rectangle by dragging its control p
14. PC run ning MobileMapper Office and test the connection as ex plained in the previous chapter Open the file job in MobileMapper Office using the File gt Open command Job filenames are in the form mmj On the menu bar of the MobileMapper Office main win dow select File Upload to GPS and Job MobileMapper Office then routinely searches for the right baud rate to communicate with the handheld When communication is established with the handheld the upload sequence is automatically started A dialog box keeps you informed on the file being transferred A message is also displayed on the handheld informing you that file transfer is in progress These two indications disappear from the PC and handheld screens when data transfer is complete IMPORTANT When you upload a job file not only do you upload all the logged features if any contained in this job but also the feature library attached to the job All MobileMapper job files include a feature library 71 72 Downloading a Completed Job from the Handheld MobileMapper Office uses the MobileMapper Transfer util ity as an interface program to access the files stored on the MobileMapper handheld First of all you have to connect the handheld to the PC run ning MobileMapper Office and test the connection as ex plained on page 70 On the menu bar select File gt Download from GPS This opens the MobileMapper Transfer window on your screen MobileMap
15. This closes the logging of the area feature Repeating a Feature If you close a feature and want to log the location of another feature of the same type and with an identical description use Mobile Mapper s Repeat Feature func tion After closing a feature MobileMapper takes you back to the Feature List screen Then do the following Move to the next similar feature you want to log Then press MENU highlight Repeat Feature and press ENTER This starts feature logging Note that the feature has the same attribute description as the former one After logging the GPS position s of this feature highlight the Close field and press ENTER to close the feature 6 Nesting a Feature When you are logging GPS positions to a feature you may find another feature that you also want to log Rather than log the entire feature and come back to record this other feature you can simply pause the fea ture being logged log the other feature close it and resume logging the first feature Logging one feature while you have paused another fea ture is called nesting You can nest any feature point line or area into any line or area feature Its does not make sense to nest a feature into a point feature Nesting is particularly useful when you are mapping things such as a road with streetlamps along the route or a shoreline with stretches of erosion along it and the locations of certain habitats Assuming you are logging a line feature an
16. Time Use MobileMapper will walk you through the process of setting up the receiver for first time use This procedure is common ly referred to as Initializing the Receiver The purpose of this initialization is to provide MobileMapper with a general knowledge of its approximate location This may seem a little confusing at first as why does a device that is used to compute its position need to know where it s at MobileMapper uses information from the GPS satellites that orbit the Earth and if MobileMapper has an approximate idea as to its location it will refer to the almanac it has in memory to select what satellites are overhead From this in formation MobileMapper can then select the satellites that will give it the best information for computing its location Under normal use MobileMapper will save the last position it calculated and use that position the next time it is turned on However when MobileMapper is new or when memory has been completely erased it has no last position informa tion Thus MobileMapper can either start polling the satel lites to see which ones are overhead or you can provide it with your approximate location allowing MobileMapper to begin computing the initial position known as first fix Follow these instructions to initialize MobileMapper 1 Turn MobileMapper on by pressing the PWR button The unit turns on and displays the start up screen followed by the Database Copyright screen
17. Uploading a standalone feature library file Unless already done select Tools gt Feature Library Editor to open the Feature Library Editor window Open the feature library file you want to upload using the File gt Open command Feature library filenames are in the form mmf If you want to upload the feature library used in the open job then you must save it as an mmf file from within the Feature library Editor window before you are allowed to upload this file to the handheld Onthe menu bar of the Feature Library Editor window select File and then Upload to GPS MobileMapper Office then routinely searches for the right baud rate to commu nicate with the handheld When communication is estab lished with the handheld the upload sequence is automatically started A dialog box keeps you informed on the file being transferred A message is also displayed on the handheld informing you that file transfer is in progress These two indications disappear from the PC and handheld screens when data transfer is complete 85 86 Grid Mapper Utility Introduction Working with the Grid Mapper Utility is an easy way to log GPS positions and GIS data at waypoints arranged in an evenly spaced grid This allows you to gather measurements made by field sensors such as depth sounders chemical de tectors and magnetometers in an organized fashion with an easy to use navigation feature You can then create contour maps with the necess
18. allow you to calculate a 2D position lat lon using the last altitude recorded by the receiver You need to track at least 4 satellites to get a 3D position lat lon altitude 22 GPS Accuracy MobileMapper provides better than 10 m autonomous accu racy around the globe assuming the receiver is tracking five GPS satellites and the PDOP lt 4 which is almost all the time If you average positions for a point feature for a few minutes even better accuracy is possible MobileMapper will warn you if your accuracy of your posi tions has cropped below the level you selected during Setup see page 54 Alarms option If you see this warning you may press the ESC button and continue logging However if you are recording line or area features you might want to return to the field when the GPS satellites are in a better configura tion overhead the constellation changes slowly but con stantly And if you are recording a point feature you should strongly consider moving to another location with better sat ellite reception and recording an offset distance and bear ing to the feature GPS Quality Indicators On each logging screen as well as on the Satellite Status screen you can see at the bottom two numbers that give you a good indication of how accurate your positions should be The first is the number of satellites that the receiver is track ing The second number is the Positional Dilution of Precision which is an estim
19. and the language selection screen 2 Select your language using the up down arrow to move the cursor to this language With the desired language highlighted press the ENTER button The Warning screen is then displayed for about 10 seconds 3 If you understand and agree to the warning presented press ENTER before the 10 seconds have elapsed Other wise the unit will shut off A message box is then dis played indicating that the unit needs to be initialized amp Press ENTER The unit asks you to select your region and area Use the up down arrows to highlight your gen eral region and press ENTER Again use the up down arrows to highlight your area and press ENTER Region amp Area Screens Nn The cursor appears in the Time field waiting for you to input your local time Please enter the time in 0 12 hr format not in 0 24 hr format Set your local time using the arrow keys as follows use the up arrow to increment 57 00 00N the highlighted figure or the down arrow to decrement it 1192 66 000 Then press the right arrow to highlight the next figure LEN Set this figure now using the up or down arrow etc Be M SAPROO sure that you set the AM PM indicator When the time is f Done correct press ENTER 37 00 00N g 19 00 00W Time amp Date Screens The last piece of information needed is the date As above using the arrow keys enter the present date and then press ENTER All the in
20. changed using the left right arrow and press ENTER e Choose the data in the list that you wish now to display in this field Press ENTER Data change in the field is immediate e Resume this procedure for all the fields that need to be changed on this screen and on the other navigation screens Str light 043 50m Selecting a GIS feature on the Map screen GOTO Function Purpose You will use the Goto function to ask MobileMapper to guide you from your current position to a destination point After you will have specified which destination point to go to you will select your favorite navigation screen You will then be able to read the information computed by Mo bileMapper to help you reach the destination Destination Point Types Not only can MobileMapper guide you to previously logged GIS features but also to other pre loaded or created points In fact the destination point can be any of the following Any feature logged in the open GIS job which you will select graphically on the Map screen Any waypoint created earlier using the MARK function This type of point is stored as a User Point of Interest POI Any point of interest POI pre loaded in MobileMapper Selecting a GIS Feature as the Destination Point Press NAV until the Map screen is displayed Press the arrow button in any direction to make the selection cursor appear and to position it over the feature you want to go to You know that the cu
21. coordinates will be those of your current location A typical use of this option is when you are located at a new point of interest and you wish to log its position When you select Mark in the menu list MobileMapper dis plays the Mark screen with the following default values Default icon in the Icon field WPTxxx as waypoint name in the Name field xxx is a number that MobileMapper automatically increments as you create new waypoints Coordinates of your current location in the Location and Elevation fields If you agree with all these parameters and as the Save field is already selected at the bottom of the screen you just have to press ENTER to create the new waypoint This is the fast est procedure to create a new waypoint On the other hand if you have to change any of these param eters or add a comment in the Message field then you have first to edit the corresponding fields before selecting the Save field and pressing ENTER GOTO This option is discussed in detail on page 39 Routes This option is discussed in detail on page 43 The MENU button gives access to a list of specific options when the Routes option is enabled This is summarized in the diagram below From Route list screen route From Route List screen route high highlighted not lighted and activated ac
22. i efault Off in saving battery life Its a good idea to use Selecting On will allow you to select the mode and how this option when you long MobileMapper will stay powered on transport your Ifthe Power off mode you select is Time then the Power off MobileM paar A ale Timer field allows you to select time that MobileMapper tected in a bag This will prevent the batteries from will remain on before automatically powering off is no being entirely dis keys are pressed 1 2 4 10 30 or 60 minutes charged after the PWR If the Power off mode you select is Position the Power Off Timer field sets how soon MobileMapper will be powered down when the position has not changed and if no keys have been pressed button has been inadvert ently depressed 14 Contrast This option allows you to set the screen contrast After selecting this option a new screen appears on which you can set the percentage of contrast using the left right arrows to respectively decrease or increase that percent age The impact of your contrast setting upon different color bars is instantly shown in the lower part of the screen 15 Light Timer This option allows you to set the time interval that will be used to turn off the display backlight when not in use Times available are 30 seconds 1 2 4 or 10 minutes or Timer Off After selecting the Light Timer option from the Setup menu use the up down arrow to highlight the desired choice and t
23. it to the cigarette lighter outlet If you wish to make a permanent mount to a power supply cut the cable between the power supply box and the cigarette lighter adapter Attach the red and black wires to your exter nal power source The input voltage range for external power is 9 16 VDC Power Plug A i ia Cut Here Do not bypass the f NG you will damage your al Supply Box Data connection pinout is as shown opposite if you look into the 9 pin female connector Pin 2 Data Out Pin 3 Data In 5 3 2 Pin 5 Ground o O ED 9 Pin Connector Pinout Cable Wiring Color Code Cigarette Lighter Adapter unit and void the war ranty 9 pin Connector Plug Color Signal p Red Power ower Sack GND Yellow Data In Data Orange Data Out Black GND 116 Glossary Field Any area on MobileMapper s screen dedicated to displaying the value of a parameter Some fields are user editable some others are not Feature Any element located in the field that you wish to record for further uploading into a GIS database for example A feature can represent a real object streetlight park electrical transformer etc or on the contrary something invisible or impalpable gas noise level dose of fertilizer etc In addition there are four dif ferent types of features and each of them has its own logging pro cedure To log a feature Means to save the characteristics of a featur
24. job A Whatever the chosen export format all coor dinates of feature posi tions are exported in WGS84 Exporting Jobs in GIS Formats The most important processing of your field data is its export to a GIS Exporting field data has two processes conversion of the data files to a standard format a GIS can read and then the actual transfer of the file To convert your data into SHP MIF or DXF On the menu bar select File gt Open to list the job files in MobileMapper Office Select the file you want to export and click Open The content of this file is now displayed on the screen Select File gt Export Choose the export format SHP MIF DXF or MMF see opposite from the Files of type field Select the directory to which the reformatted file will be transferred If you don t know where to put this file just select a temporary location and click Export Your job will be automatically formatted and transferred to the selected folder You can select any folder that is accessi ble by your PC including any GIS folders that may be on your network When you start recording data to export to a GIS you will typically export data to a GIS database When exporting a job file to SHP format the following files are created for each feature type layer theme in the file featurename shp featurename dbf featurename shx When exporting a job file to MIF format the following files are created for each feature type layer
25. or is not accessible This is when you can map the feature using the offset utility By combining the receiver s position with the bearing and distance to the feature MobileMapper will automatically calculate and record the position of the feature To input an offset for a point feature assuming the Fea ture List screen is now displayed do the following Highlight one of the listed point features available from the selected feature library and press ENTER Press MENU highlight Offset and press ENTER This displays the Point Offset screen on which you should enter the following parameters Bearing Compass direction to the feature from your current position You need a compass to measure this angle see also opposite To input a value for Bearing press ENTER and increment or decrement the high lighted number using the up down arrows To edit another digit use the left right arrows When you are done press ENTER again Press the down arrow to move the cursor to the next field Horz Distance Horizontal distance to the feature from your current position Enter a value for Horz Distance as described above for Bearing When you are done press ENTER again Vert Distance Vertical distance to the feature from your current position 0 if the feature and yourself are at the same elevation on a flat area Enter a value for Vert Distance as described above for Bearing When you are done press ENTER again Then press
26. reason the WGS84 datum uses elements of the NAD83 datum to calculate coordinates in North America Similar discrepancies are seen around the world when calcu lating positions using different datums To make matters even more complicated different organizations govern ments and corporations use different algorithms to calculate positions for their own maps This is not normally a problem as long as an organization s maps are in agreement with themselves Because Thales Navigation cannot know what algorithm you wish to use to make MobileMapper data con form to the datum you are using we export our positions in world standard WGS84 coordinates This allows your GIS to make the transformations that are consistent with your map collection For the purposes of collecting or updating map data both MobileMapper Office and MobileMapper receiver software will display the coordinates of features imported from your GIS maps in whatever datum you wish This means that if you move the map cursor in either MobileMapper Office or the receiver software over a feature on a map screen the co ordinate numbers lat lon or northing easting will be dis played in the coordinate system datum of your choice This allows you to compare the coordinates of features on a Mo bileMapper map with coordinates you might have in a data base 105 106 However MobileMapper uses only the WGS84 datum to project data onto the map screen i e to position featur
27. screen you press ENTER to display the attributes of this feature and you press ENTER again to enable the Goto function to this feature by default the Goto field at the bottom of the screen is highlighted The same can be done to choose a POI or a waypoint as the destination point You use the GOTO option from the Menu screen and you choose a POI or waypoint as the destination point GOTO routes are not saved in memory When you turn your MobileMapper off and then back on the GOTO route is gone You need to create a new GOTO route if you intend on completing the route Multi leg Route A multi leg route consists of several waypoints or POIs that you should reach one after the other The segment between any two consecutive waypoints or POIs is called a leg Un like GOTO routes multi leg routes can be stored in memory 1 Creating a Multi leg Route Press NAV to display a navigation screen press MENU scroll down to Routes and press ENTER The Route List screen is now displayed Scroll down the list and highlight the first Empty route in the list Press ENTER 43 44 Create Route Save Route Leg Bearing Distance Create Route screen Legs Distance 08 80 08 Route List screen The Create Route screen is now displayed Note that the first line on this screen is highlighted Press ENTER The Add WPT screen is now displayed Se lect the category of points containing the first waypoint of the r
28. see a straight line connecting your current destination to the selected feature Walk to the feature according to the navigation instruc tions provided on the Map screen You can use other nav igation screens if you prefer see also Navigation Screens chapter from page 26 You will know when you are close to the feature when the distance to the feature goes to zero or close to zero or simply because you can iden tify it visually Another nice way of being informed that you have arrived at the feature is to set the Alarms option see explanations on page 54 After arriving at the feature press the LOG button This takes you back to the Selected screen Now that you are near the feature highlight the Edit field and press ENTER You are now allowed to edit each of the feature s attributes After reviewing the attributes that need to be changed highlight the Close field at the bottom of the screen and press ENTER This ends the review of this feature and displays the Map screen again Follow the same 7 steps described above to revisit and update the other features present in the job The Repositioning func tion only applies to point features not to line or area features Update Position Selecting Update Position 2 Repositioning a Point Feature Ifa point feature appears to be mislocated on the Map screen or if you wish to make the position more accurate by using an external antenna occupying point positions for
29. waypoint files build background maps from GIS data files and manage the information logged in the field upload download functions The MobileMapper Office software and its mains functions are fully described in Section 2 in this manual All functions relative to data exchange between MobileMap per and MobileMapper Office are also detailed in Section 2 Finally the Appendices section in this manual covers a num ber of topics such as product specifications SD card instal lation connectors amp cables and glossary of terms used Please note that a printed Getting Started Guide is included in your MobileMapper system This short multilingual guide which is presented in a tutorial form is intended to help you complete your first job Practising with this guide will allow you to understand the essentials of the system The scrolling button has three different functions It is used to move the cursor in the chosen direction from a data field to another from an option in a menu to the previous or next option e In a highlighted field the left right arrow moves the cursor back ward forward The up down arrow increments decrements the high lighted figure or string On the Map screen a navigation screen this button allows you to switch to cursor mode and then to move the cur sor in ALL directions not only the left right up and down directions 1 MobileMapper Field Unit Keypad Description Under the s
30. you through the description process so you know you will describe thoroughly and quickly each feature you visit You will not have to remember what attributes of each feature you should record the feature library will tell you Example of a stree tlight point feature as may be described in a feature library List Attribute of streetlight values attributes Condition _ Good Needs repair Needs paint of bulbs Enter numeric value Closest Street Address Type i ype in address Feature libraries are cre ated using the Feature Library Editor module in MobileMapper Office GIS Data Logging Functions Feature Libraries Feature libraries contain lists of features that you should be visiting during your field sessions Features are four types Point feature The geometrical representation of this fea ture is a point Logging this type of feature requires static occupation at the point Line feature The geometrical representation of this fea ture is a line Logging this type of feature requires that you move along this line Area feature The geometrical representation of this fea ture is an area Logging this type of feature requires that you move along its contour or you make several static occupations if it is a regular area with straight sides Grid feature The geometrical representation of this fea ture is an array of evenly distributed waypoi
31. your fin ger Allow the SD card to slide back towards the battery compartment Now carefully continue to slide the mem ory card out of the channel it is in and lift it out To install the card hold it with two fingers with the label facing you Place the top of the SD card in the channel provided in the battery compartment Carefully push the SD card towards the top of the unit until you feel it lock into place Do not force the SD card Reinstall the batteries into the battery compartment Be sure to observe the proper polarity Replace the battery compartment door Turn on the MobileMapper unit Connection to Mounting Cradle af ff OOF aS S Direct Connection to MobileMapper Connecting MobileMapper to an External Device The Data cable can be connected to MobileMapper in two different ways MobileMapper mounted to the Mounting Cradle Place the receiver in the cradle bottom end first Snap MobileMapper down until the release latch locks it in place Attach the cable through the opening in the back of the mounting cradle It is not necessary to tighten the captive screw to the receiver although you may do so for added security Direct connection to MobileMapper Using the captive screw that is attached to the plug tighten into the back of the receiver 115 Connecting MobileMapper to an External Power Source If using the cable that comes with the cigarette lighter adapt er simply connect
32. 0 different map datums in its memory After selecting the Map Datum option from the Setup menu choose the map datum from the list that applies to your country and working area and then press ENTER Elev Mode This option allows you to choose between 3D and 2D mode In 3D mode MobileMapper will compute the 3 coordi nates of your position horizontal coordinates plus eleva tion In 2D mode MobileMapper will not calculate your ele vation Only the horizontal coordinates of your position will be computed MobileMapper will assume that the last computed or entered elevation is your current eleva tion Operating in 3D requires at least 4 tracked satellites whereas 2D requires only 3 Consider using the 2D mode when the conditions of reception are poor or if the working area is relatively flat and elevation is not important After selecting the Elev Mode option from the Setup menu choose the mode that matches your case of use and then press ENTER Default time format Local AM PM Default units km m kph hectares 8 Time Format This option allows you to select the time format you want to use in MobileMapper You can choose from three different time formats Local 24Hrs Local AM PM or UTC After selecting the Time Format option from the Setup menu choose the time format that suits you and then press ENTER If you have selected Local 24 Hrs or Local AM PM you will be prompted to enter your local time Units T
33. 9 70 Connecting the Handheld to the PC Connect the MobileMapper handheld to one of the serial ports on your office PC using the serial cable provided with the handheld Ifyou are connecting the handheld to the PC for the first time do the following On the menu bar select Options and then GPS Set tings In the dialog box that opens click Autodetect MobileMapper then starts a sequence to determine the port that MobileMapper is connected to as well as the baud rate used on the receiver side At the end of this sequence the message Found MobileMap per should appear as the status of one of the ports Click OK to close the dialog box Ifcommunication has already been established with the receiver during this working session and you want to make sure MobileMapper Office is still communicating with the handheld do the following On the menu bar select Options and then GPS Set tings In the dialog box that opens click Test MobileMap per then tests the data link to the receiver indicating which baud rate is used during this test The message Found MobileMapper should appear as the status of the port connected to the handheld e Click OK to close the dialog box A You must make sure that the SD card is inserted into the receiver to ensure proper data transfer between the handheld and MobileMapper Office Uploading a Job to the Handheld First of all you have to connect the handheld to the
34. ESC to return to the Logging screen This writes the offset into memory but you can edit it later if you like by going through the same process If you close the feature and return to the Map screen you will see that the feature is offset from your position in the middle of the screen Direction Left Horz Distance 8 600 m Vert Distance 000 000 m Line or Area Offset screen On the left On the right Visual estimation for horz amp vert distances is usually good enough in terms of accuracy 8 Offsetting a Line or Area Feature For the same reasons as a point feature see previous page you may need to use the offset utility to map a line or area feature By combining the receiver s position with the direction and the distance to the feature MobileMapper will automatically calculate and record the location of the feature To input an offset for a line or area feature assuming the Feature List screen is now displayed do the following Highlight one of the features available from the open feature library and press ENTER Press MENU highlight Offset and press ENTER This displays the Line or Area Offset screen on which you should enter the following parameters Direction Location of the feature with respect to your actual path To input a value for Direction press ENTER choose one of the two options Right or Left and press ENTER again Press the down arrow to move the cursor to the next field Horz
35. MobileMapper Office Note Although MobileMapper Office allows you to create new coordinate systems and datums you can not upload them to the receiver This is done to pre serve the maximum amount of receiver memory for data collection However creating new coordinate systems and datums on MobileMapper Office will allow you to compare the data you collect in the field with exiting GIS data sets all in the same system datum 111 112 Print Function MobileMapper Office s Print function allows you to print the content of the Map Display area What will be printed will therefore depend on which layers you will check in the Layers List As most Windows applications the Print Preview and Print Setup functions are available from the File menu Use Print Preview to adjust the map scale The map scale con trol looks like a linear pot You set the map scale by dragging the cursor to the desired position The resulting scale value is then displayed and the content of the Map Display area is updated to reflect the change of scale Use Print Setup to set the page format and orientation and choose your printer Performance Physical Power 3 Appendices Specifications Receiver 12 parallel channel technology tracks up to 12 satellites to compute positions and update information with quadrifilar antenna Acquisition times under optimal conditions Warm approximately 15 seconds Cold approximately 1 minute Upd
36. NTER MobileMapper lists all the jobs present in its memory Press the down arrow to highlight the name of the job you want to update and press ENTER MobileMapper displays the navigation screen that was last used Unless this screen is already displayed press NAV repeatedly until the Map screen is displayed From this screen you will now indicate the first feature you want to revisit If necessary press the IN or OUT button to adjust the scale so you can see this feature Press any arrow key to switch to the cursor mode on the Map screen and then use the arrow keys to move the cur sor over the feature you want to revisit first It s a good idea to keep the Map info visible on the screen as it tells you exactly when the feature is selected The feature name appears in the lower part of the screen when the cursor is positioned over the feature When this happens press ENTER The Selected screen is now displayed showing the attribute values currently ascribed to the feature Note that the Goto field is high lighted at the bottom of the screen 23 35 0m 4 Str light 043 50m Map screen showing straight line to target 24 Press ENTER to ask MobileMapper to guide you to this feature If you simply press ENTER you will make the selected feature your destination and all the navigation screens will be set to help you reach that feature Press NAV to access any of these screens On the Map screen you can now
37. O L THALES NAVIGATION MobileMapper User Manual www thalesnavigation com NAVIGATION Table of Contents Introduction to the MobileMapper System MobileMapper Field Uniit sssssssesssssssessssessssessessssessssesssssssessssesseesssneed Keypad Description Installing the Batteries Turning Power On Off Setting the Screen Backlight Setting the Umts ed Aaroa ri Bec A REET O AEA ER Getting a Position Fix Initialization for First Time Use GIS Data Logging Functions Feature Libraries Logging New GPS GIS Data Creating a Job and selecting a Feature Library Logging and Describing a Point Feature Logging and Describing a Line Feature Logging and Describing an Area Feature Repeating a Feature Nesting a Feature Offsetting a Point Feature Offsetting a Line or Area Feature Logging GIS Data on a Preset Grid Network Changing the Parameters of a Grid Network Before Logging GIS Data Closing a Job GPS Accuracy GPS Quality Indicators Revisiting and Updating Existing GPS GIS Jobs General Procedure Repositioning a Point Feature Adding More Features and Attributes to the Job Closing the Job Navigation Screens Map Screen Compass Screen Large Data Screen Position Screens Road Screen Data Screen Speedometer Screen Satellite Status Screen eeeeeeeeeees Customizing Data Fields on Navigation Screens GOTO Function
38. Use Zoom In Out to change the scale To customize the Road screen use the function described be low This context sensitive function is prompted when you press the MENU button while the Road screen is displayed Customize See page 38 35 SPEED DISTANCE 12 6 38 2 YMG XTE 14 1 1 2 R HEADING BEARING 009 007 330 Ni 30 6 A 36 Data Screen Data Screen When you need to see a lot of information in one place then you will appreciate the Data screen The Data screen pro vides you with six data fields and an active compass that is the same as the one used on the road screen You have the op tion of customizing this screen by selecting what data is dis played in the upper six fields The lower portion of the screen is occupied by a compass providing your heading The Data screen contains the following information from top to bottom Inthe title bar destination name if you are using the Goto function Data Fields customizable data fields see Customize option below Some of the data displayed requires you to be moving to be computed Invalid data is indicated by dashes Compass Displays your heading in a familiar compass format To customize the Data screen use the function described be low This context sensitive function is prompted when you press the MENU button while the Data screen is displayed Customize See page 38 To Str Light HEADING DISTANCE 221 1 06 ETE ETA
39. V1 5 APA Autopilot Sentence A V1 5XTE Crosstrack error according to NMEA0183 V1 5 V2 1 GSA Standard GPS position message according to NMEAO183 standard in version 2 1 After selecting the NMEA option from the Setup menu use the up down arrow to highlight the desired choice and then press ENTER 19 Baud Rate This option enables you to set the baud rate of the data being sent out from the MobileMapper s output port The possible choices are 1200 4800 9600 19200 57600 or 115200 baud After selecting the Baud Rate option from the Setup menu use the up down arrow to highlight the desired choice and then press ENTER Default No protection 20 Power Key This option allows you to change how the PWR button operates in turning MobileMapper on or off Two choices are possible No protection this is the normal case of use With this option enabled you will have to press the PWR but ton to turn MobileMapper on You will press the PWR button again to turn MobileMapper off On Off protected To turn MobileMapper on with this option enabled you will have to press and hold the PWR button until the first screen is displayed To turn it off you will have to press the PWR button and then press the ENTER button before the power off timer is done After selecting the Power Key option from the Setup menu use the up down arrow to highlight the desired choice and then press ENTER 21 Simulate This option allows you to s
40. WAAS 995 HEADINGS SPEED HAD 321 12 6 TripOdometer 47 36 Position Screens 1 amp 2 To switch from a screen to the other just press the Left or Right arrow key The same data as on Position screen is dis played on Position screen 2 except that the lower part of the screen containing the two data fields and the trip odom eter field is replaced with the current posi tion s coordinates expressed in the chosen secondary coordinate system and map datum Position Screens Position screens 1 and 2 display your present position us ing the coordinate systems that you have selected This screen shows all of the basic position time and satellite in formation Additionally on Position screen 1 current nav igation information is shown in the bottom half of the screen For the sake of comparison Position screen 2 provides the coordinates of your present position both in the selected pri mary coordinate system and map datum and in the selected secondary coordinate system and map datum Position screen 1 contains the following information from top to bottom Coordinates and elevation of your current position Dis plays your current position in the chosen coordinate sys tem Also displays the elevation of the current position If MobileMapper is not computing position fixes the last computed position is displayed GPS Status Provides information on the current status of the GPS receiver porti
41. a You may create this background map once and then it can be used as a back ground for many jobs at a certain location Background map projects are created using the Create Map editor The notion of background map project allows you to define the different layers the background map will result from plus a number of parameters i e map scale setting map name etc Use the Tools gt Background Maps command to access the Create Map editor Background map projects are saved as separate files with the mmp extension Once you have defined and saved a background map project you will then have to use the Operations gt Create Map command to build the actual background map for the open background map project Usually it takes time to create a map so it would be a benefit to do that once After the background map is created it will appear in the Background Maps list with the given name and it can be selected at any time as a background for various job data A background map generally consists of a base map plus ad ditional details that you can for example import from your GIS system Thus a background map is a stack of several layers but as opposed to layers in a job file which you can select on the Map Display area the layers composing a back ground map result in a single merged raster type map on the Map Display area with no possibility to select any individ ual items shown on this map MobileMapper Office can only tak
42. all remove 774 SHP 63 64 66 75 97 SHX 75 Simulator 59 Spacing grid feature 27 Status bar 65 Step spacing 88 T Target on Map screen 24 Text style 77 81 Track Mode 29 U Units 53 Update Position 25 V Vertical Distance offset 16 Ww Waypoint labels 66 WGS84 104 105 106 P N 631132 01 Rev A July 2003 Thales Navigation Inc Corporate Headquarters Santa Clara CA USA 1 408 615 5100 Fax 1 408 615 5200 Toll Free Sales in USA Canada 1 800 922 2401 Email professionalsales thalesnavigation com In South America 56 2 234 56 43 Fax 56 2 234 56 47 In China 86 10 6566 9866 Fax 86 10 6566 0246 European Headquarters Carquefou France 33 2 28 09 38 00 Fax 33 2 28 09 39 39 Email professionalsalesemea thalesnavigation com In Germany 49 81 6564 7930 Fax 49 81 6564 7950 In Russia 7 095 956 5400 Fax 7 095 956 5360 In UK 44 870 601 0000 Fax 44 208 391 1672 In the Netherlands 31 78 61 57 988 Fax 31 78 61 52 027 Web site www thalesnavigation com
43. an only be deleted individually from the way point table Select the row containing the waypoint you want to delete Press the Del key or right click on the row and select Delete Waypoints are deleted instantly without user con firmation You can also delete all the existing waypoints and routes through a single operation by selecting the Clear All Waypoints option from the Tools menu In that case MobileMapper Of fice will prompt you to save all these waypoints and routes in a separate wpt file before actually deleting them from the waypoint table i e from the currently open job If you click Yes you will have to name the wpt file and specify the folder where to store that file Routes Building a Route After you have created a number of waypoints as explained in the previous chapter you can now define routes graphical ly Follow the instructions below to do this S lt gt All routes 8 P4 WPTOO7 wPToos ZT WPTOOS a WPTOIO Creating a four way point route On the toolbar click This opens a new window in the right upper part of the window where MobileMapper automatically creates a new route named Route1 if it s the first one in the list see opposite Note that MobileMapper Office continues to display the waypoint table below this window Come back to the Map Display area and click on the waypoint that you want to define as the route s start point Then click on the second poin
44. arted logging the line feature the number of satellites currently received and the current value of PDOP see also page 22 12 After highlighting a line feature from the Feature List screen for example a road and pressing ENTER MobileMapper starts logging GPS positions from the position where you are The first time you log a line area and then every time you think this is necessary Press MENU highlight Logging Interval and press ENTER Two options are then prompted By Time Select this option when you want MobileMapper to log a new GPS position at regular intervals of time regardless of the distance traveled since the last position logged After highlighting this option press ENTER choose a time interval from the list and press ENTER This takes you back to the Logging screen where you can see the list of attributes pertaining to the feature By Distance Select this option when you want MobileMapper to log a new GPS position only after you have moved by a certain distance since the last position logged After highlighting this option press ENTER choose a distance interval from the list and press ENTER This takes you back to the Logging screen where you can see the list of attributes pertain ing to the feature Like with a point feature describe the feature by describing the different attributes pertaining to the feature When the description is finished you can start walk ing along the line feature When y
45. ary density of data while avoiding any gaps that might force you to return to the field Grid Features vs Grid Points The Grid Mapper Utility refers to two different grid con cepts grid features and grid points Grid features are arrays of uniformly spaced points ori ented in rows and columns Grid points are navigation features similar to routes They are created by MobileMapper Office and uploaded to the handheld You navigate to each grid point using MobileMapper and record your observations or measure ments using its data logging software Think of an apple orchard where the rows are about 15 feet 5 meters apart and each tree is about 15 feet 5 meters apart from the next tree in its row The orchard is a grid fea ture The location of each tree is a grid point The number of apples on each tree is the attribute you wish to record Like a point line or area feature a grid feature is a feature geometry type You can see the similarity in two ways Just asa line or area feature is made of a string of point positions a grid feature is a set of points As with line and area features a single feature type name corresponds to the entire grid feature In a single job you might record positions and descriptions of several line features classified as roads and two area features clas sified as lakes And you might use one grid feature named water depth and one named magnetic field Featur
46. assures that you gather measurements made using field sensors such as chemical detectors depth sounders and magnetometers at an evenly distributed set of locations This in turn assures the creation in your GIS of contour maps with a prescribed density of data and without any gaps that might force you to return to the field To log GIS data on a preset grid do the following Navigate to the waypoint of the grid where you want to begin logging data If you have created a waypoint to help you locate the first grid point you can use any of MobileMapper s navigation screens to get there To access a waypoint file you can use to navigate to the point of beginning press the MENU button and select the GOTO option Then select the User option This will place the waypoint symbol and label on the base map displayed on the receiver s Map screen Again you may use any of MobileMapper s navigation screens to arrive at this waypoint Display the grid Once you arrive at the point of beginning you should open up the job file that includes the feature library describing the grid If you opened an existing job press LOG to take you to the New Feature screen Then select the grid feature type listed on the screen Usually the term grid is included somewhere in the feature name so that you can easily recognize this type of feature After select ing the grid feature the Grid Setup screen appears on which you can read the definition of the grid spac
47. ate Rate 1 second continuous Accuracy Position 7 meters 95 2D RMS With WAAS EGNOS lt 3 meters 95 2D RMS Velocity 5 1 cm s RMS 0 1 knot steady state Limits Speed 1500 km h 951 mph Altitude 17 500 meters Size 6 5 x 2 9 x 1 2 16 5 x 7 4 x 3 05 cm H x W x D Weight 8 ounces 227 grams with 2 AA batteries installed Display Size 2 2 x1 75 5 59 cm x 4 44 cm H x W High contrast LCD with EL backlit display Housing Weather IEC 529 IPX7 Standard withstands water immersion for gt 30 min at depth of 1 m Wraparound rubber armor Temperature Ranges Operating 14 F to 140 F 10 C to 60 C Storage 4 F to 158 F 20 C to 70 C 2 AA batteries or 9 35 VDC with power cable Battery life 8 hours with backlight and Li ion batteries 25 deg C 77 deg F 16 hours with no backlight 113 MobileMapper ships with a 16 MB SD card but you can use SD cards of any size The addition of the memory card to your MobileMapper will increase the amount of data that can be uploaded to it from CD 114 ROM products Installing a Memory Card To remove and insert an SD card Turn the MobileMapper off Remove the battery door and then the AA batteries To remove the card push the card slightly towards the top of the MobileMapper You will feel a slight click which is the locking mechanism disconnecting and then you will feel the memory card pushing against
48. ate of accuracy that the receiver constantly calculates using the geometry of satellites in the sky The more satellites that are being tracked and the more evenly they are distributed around the sky the better the accuracy PDOP values less than 4 or 5 are good If the PDOP value is over 10 you should consider moving to an area with a clear er view of the sky and recording features with offsets Job List screen Note that you are not prompted to select a fea ture library when you select an existing job This is because the library that was selected when the job was created is necessarily the one that must be used for the job when re opening this job Selected Streetli Condition Good E of bulbs 2 Closest Street Ac Num at POOP 10 Edit Selected screen Revisiting and Updating Existing GPS GIS Jobs You can use MobileMapper not only to position and de scribe new GIS features but also to update information gath ered previously This is particularly useful when collecting data on things that change over time streetlight bulbs burn out new roads are added to housing developments new crops are planted etc 1 General Procedure After you have arrived in the area of the job to be reviewed after you have turned on MobileMapper and made sure it calculates your position follow the procedure below to re visit and update this job Press the LOG button select the Open Existing Job option and press E
49. atitudes and longitudes and if you choose UTM or any other system coordinates will all be distances Northings and Eastings from the chosen ori gin When you select the Coord System option from the Setup menu MobileMapper asks you to specify which system you want to define primary or secondary Select it and press ENTER In the list that appears select the coordi nate system you want to use and press ENTER Depend ing on your choice MobileMapper may then ask you additional information Lat lon display format Distance units if you chose another system other than UTM If for example a calculated coordinate is 249173N and you choose meter as distance unit then the coordinate will appear as 249173N on the Position screen or 24917N if you choose 10 meters or 2491N if you choose 100 meters etc For some systems information on grid zones or types For the User Grid projection type Transverse Mer cator Lambert Conic Stereographic Oblique Merca tor or Polyconic coordinates of origin scale factor unit to meters conversion and false Easting and Northing at origin 51 Default Map datums Primary WGS84 Secondary WGS84 Default Elev mode 3D 52 6 Map Datum This option allows you to define a primary map datum and also a secondary map datum if you need one A map datum is a geographic reference that MobileMap per will refer to to calculate the coordinates of your posi tion MobileMapper holds more than 7
50. brary The name of the coordinate system selected in the program is also automatically attached to the job The following information will also be saved to the job if the relevant data is displayed in MobileMapper Office names of waypoint route files and name of background map Uploading job files to the MobileMapper handheld so that field operators can revisit previously completed jobs When you do that not only do you upload GPS positions and descriptions of the previously visited features but also the name of the coordinate system used in the job the complete feature library associated with this job and possibly the names of the background map and way point route file attached to this job Downloading completed job files from the MobileMap per handheld Again when you do that the name of the coordinate system used in the job the complete feature library associated with this job and optionally the names of the background map and waypoint route file attached to this job are downloaded in addition to the GPS posi tions and descriptions of the visited features Exporting jobs in GIS formats SHP MIF DXF Note that exporting to DXF requires that a grid system not a lat lon system be used in the job Creating standalone feature libraries using the Feature Library Editor GIS layers can be imported from your GIS system when you create a feature library Creating lists of waypoints and routes using the Way point Route Editor 63
51. creen Press NAV until the Map screen is displayed Use the IN or OUT button or move the cursor so that the waypoint you want to edit or delete is visible on the screen Position the cursor over that waypoint The name of the waypoint then appears at the bottom of the screen Press ENTER This opens the Select Item screen on which MobileMapper lists the names of waypoints and POIs present in the vicinity Highlight the waypoint you want to edit delete Press ENTER again This opens the User Waypoint screen on which you can see the definition of the way point coordinates comments At the bottom of the screen are three command fields that you can use for the following tasks Edit default choice Select this field if you want to edit the definition of the waypoint The following parameters can be changed icon name coordinates elevation and comment Goto Select this field if you want MobileMapper to guide you to this waypoint Del Select this field if you want to delete the waypoint MobileMapper will then ask you to confirm that you really want to delete the selected waypoint A GOTO route is a one leg route whose two ends are your current position and the chosen destina tion point WPT6 WPT5 WPT4 WPT3 WPT2 WPT1 Routes As explained below MobileMapper can handle two types of routes GOTO route and multi leg route GOTO Route This in fact a route that you define when You select a feature on the Map
52. creen you will see 8 buttons located around a large oval scrolling button with 4 directional arrows on it IN OUT Use these but tons to zoom in and out when viewing a screen with a map displayed ESC Takes you back to the previous screen with out effecting any changes NAV Takes you to the various navigation screens where you can lo cate yourself and navigate IN GPS antenna inside the housing Display Screen OUT to waypoints and GIS fea tures ESC L ENTER LOG Lets you createa NAV MENU new job or open an exist ing one With a job anda LOG PWR feature already open pressing LOG takes you to the feature attribute screen With an open job but no open feature pressing LOG takes you to the feature selection screen ENTER Use this button to accept highlighted input and to initiate various unit functions Scrolling button MENU Provides access to a variety of functions such as set ting up and initializing the receiver selecting targets to nav igate to and various GIS logging features PWR button Turns on and off the unit Also turns the back light on if you hold it down for two seconds until the back light level changes Battery Life You can expect up to 16 operating hours from 2 Li ion AA batteries with the backlight turned off Using the backlight will shorten the battery life significantly With the backlight on continu ously you can expect about up to 8 hours of usage from
53. d press Del on your keyboard Deletion is immediate as MobileMapper Office does not require user confirmation Saving a Feature Library When you are done with the definition of a feature library file don t forget to save the file by selecting File gt Save on the menu bar of the Feature Library Editor window Attaching a Feature Library to a Job When you want to attach a feature library to a GIS job you just have to import this feature library into the job open in the main window using the File gt Import command The features contained in the feature library will then appear as layers in that job When you save the job the complete feature li brary will also be saved in this job Similarly when you open a job after downloading it from a MobileMapper handheld then the features from the library file used for that job will automatically appear as layers per taining to the job If you open the Feature Library Editor window in that case then it s the feature library used in that job that will be shown in this window You usually have to upload a standalone fea ture library file to the handheld when it s the first time this feature library is used and so there has been no job created yet from this library Importing a Feature Library from a Job or GIS File Using the File gt Import command in the Feature Library Editor window you can import the feature library used in an exist ing job or from a MIF or SHP file
54. d should not exceed the permitted length 20 characters 77 78 Creating a New Standalone Feature Library File On the menu bar select Tools then Feature Library Editor This opens the Feature Library Editor window at the cen ter of the screen Warning If a job is open in MobileMapper Office s main window the Feature Library Editor window then shows the feature library used in the open job This library cannot be changed That s why you have to do the following On the menu bar select File then Save As A new dialog box opens in which you can name and choose the folder where to store the new feature library The default folder is Docs It is a good idea to group all feature library files in the Docs default folder These files can only be saved as mmf files as mentioned in the Save as type field Enter a name for the library in the File name field For example type in Libr 1 and click Save The new name of the feature library now appears on the left hand part of the Feature Library Editor window It sometimes is a good idea to choose a name that reflects the geometry type of the feature For example as the last 2 characters in the name you could use Ln for a line feature Ar for an area feature Gd for a grid feature and Pt for a point feature although point feature names are often self explanatory The reason for doing this is that the field operator wi
55. d the Logging screen is displayed do the following for example to nest a point feature Press MENU highlight Nest Feature and press ENTER This pauses the logging of the line feature Move to the location of the feature you want to nest Inthe Feature List screen now displayed highlight the feature you want to nest and press ENTER Describe the attributes of the feature as you would normally do Highlight Close at the bottom of the screen and press ENTER This closes the nested feature and takes you back to the Logging screen of the paused feature Press MENU highlight Resume lt feature name gt and press ENTER This takes you back to the Logging screen from which you can normally finish the log ging of this feature 15 Bearin 12 Horz Distance 8 500 m Vert Distance Po m Point Offset screen If you do not have a com pass you can use MobileMapper s Com pass screen see also page 31 to determine the bearing to the offset fea ture If you have been moving for 5 to 10 sec onds along a straight line the Compass screen will tell you your bear ing You can use this to determine the bearing to the offset feature CAU TION The receiver can not determine direction while stationary Visual estimation for horz amp vert distances is usually good enough in terms of accuracy 16 7 Offsetting a Point Feature Sometimes the feature you want to put on the map is in area of poor GPS reception
56. displayed and press MENU Select the sixth item in the list and press ENTER Press the up arrow once and press ENTER You are back at the Language Select screen Delete Files This option allows you to list the job files stored in memory Use the up down arrow to scroll through the list A symbol is placed before each filename The meaning of this symbol is as follows gt Indicates that this file is the current file into which data is being recorded Indicates that the file has not yet been downloaded from the handheld Indicates that the file has been downloaded from the handheld Pressing ENTER will display the File Info dialog box show ing the name size and creation date for the job file you have highlighted in the list You can delete this file by pressing ENTER again Delete field already highlighted or you can come back to the job file list by pressing ESC About The About screen displays the current status of your Mo bileMapper Using the About screen you can tell what the version of the software is the version and memory size of the base map the number of and total memory size of de tailed maps you may have installed and how much free memory is available 61 62 Conventions used for directions of data transfer 2 MobileMapper Office Software Introduction The functions supported by MobileMapper Office are listed below Creating Job files A job should always contain a feature li
57. e Earth The key words here are geodetic control the means of estab lishing grid or lat lon coordinates relative to given control points The datum is what is given The most common ex amples of datums in North America are NAD27 and NAD83 the North American Datums of 1927 and 1983 Most countries have their own datums and there are also re gional datums for Europe and other parts of the world There have also been attempts to create datums for the entire world The most widely used is Worldwide Geodetic System developed in 1984 WGS84 The Global Positioning Sys tem being global uses WGS84 as a standard datum All GPS receivers including MobileMapper calculate their po sitions in the lat lon coordinate system tied into the WGS84 datum Users can then select other coordinate systems to dis play their data and other datum to define how the coordinates are calculated There are many mathematical algorithms for transforming coordinates from one system to another ac cording to various datums Which system datum you use can have a very profound re sult For example the difference between NAD27 and NAD83 is minimal in Bloomington Indiana about 42 meters in Albany New York about 70 meters in Las Vegas Nevada and as much as 100 meters in parts of California Why are there such differences The NAD83 is a closer and more refined mathematical description of the shape of the Earth in North America For this
58. e Import operation performed in the job download not based on the same feature library as the ing context is similar to using the Import command open job from the File menu With this function the down loaded data will automatically add up to the data of the currently open job This means that you can merge multiple job files created for a single project before exporting the whole data to your GIS In this particular case it is indeed very likely that all these job files were created based on the same feature library 2 Deleting a file from the handheld Select this file in the left hand pane and press the Del key MobileMapper Office then asks you to confirm that you want to delete the file Click Yes if that is what you really want to do 73 Viewing the Content of a Job After downloading a completed job in MobileMapper Office as explained in the previous chapter you can also open it in MobileMapper Office using the File gt Open command As a re sult MobileMapper Office shows the content of this job in the main window First of all you can see the list of layers present in this job in the right hand part of the screen Clear or check the buttons for the layers you want to see in the Map Display area If enabled for display the background map shown is the one currently selected in the Background Map List Now the main purpose of viewing a job in MobileMapper Office is to get a view of the features that were logged during
59. e MIF SHP and DXF shapefiles in WGS84 lat lon as source data This includes shapefiles from GIS files and MapSend maps All background maps are in WGS84 lat lon When you upload a job file to the MobileMapper handheld the background map currently shown in the Map Display area when you saved the job is NOT uploaded to the hand held as being part of the job That s why you will have to use the File gt Upload to GPS gt Background Map command to upload the background map separately to the handheld 95 Creating a New Background Map Project On the menu bar select Tools and then Background Map This opens the Background Maps window Click on the Create New button This opens the Create Map window from which you can create a new back ground map project Ei Create Map Untitled x File Layer Operations Help OSH SSty aew Map Name NewMap Map Scale 1 1100 000 E Map Layers Display Attribute Source File Type in a name for the background map project in the Map Name field Inthe Map Scale field choose a scale value above which the background map will NOT be displayed on the Map Display area or on the handheld screen This is used to hide the background map when the current scale value of the Map Display area in the office software or on the handheld s Map screen is incompatible with the extent of this background map To be continued in next paragraph Adding Layers to a Background Map Project Conti
60. e Type Name Land 1Grid Geometry Gri Hof attributes 2 Number of Colum 1 Number of Rows 10 Step 50 000000 Grid properties table However line and area features differ from grid features in two important ways The positions making up line and area features mark the locations of real things like roads lakes etc But the points making up a grid feature are imaginary target locations that you navigate to The attributes you record for a road or a lake pertain equally to each of the point positions making up feature but you typically record different descriptions at each grid point making up the grid feature Setting up a Grid Feature in a Feature Library file Use the Feature Library Editor window to set up a grid fea ture To add a grid feature to the feature library Right click on the name of the feature library and select the Insert Feature option Then select Grid as the feature type Click on the Add button then on the Close button Then define the attributes of the point feature that you will record at each of the grid points Do this as you would for any point line or area feature see pages 80 and 81 Typically these are text type attributes for visual observations and numeric type attributes for mea surements made with instruments But it is also possible to record observations using a menu type of attributes Editing the Grid Properties When you are done adding attributes to the grid feat
61. e direction you are facing default 10 Max 100 Heading Direction you face when the grid s columns extend in front of you and the rows extend to your right To change the above parameters use the up down arrows to move the cursor to each of these fields press ENTER use the up down arrows to increment decrement the highlighted figure use the right left arrows to highlight the next previous digit in the field When you are done with the definition of a field press ENTER Then press the down up arrow to access the next field etc Once these parameters have been changed highlight OK at the bottom of the screen and press ENTER This takes you to the Logging screen from which you an start logging data as explained previously 11 Closing a Job To close a job all you have to do is open up another job or turn the receiver off To open another job use the Open Job option after pressing the MENU button 21 MobileMapper is also capable of providing 3 m horizontal accuracy using real time differen tial corrections from its built in WAAS EGNOS receiver You must be in North American to make use of the free WAAS sig nal broadcast by the US Federal Aviation Admin istration You must be in Europe to make use of the free EGNOS signal broadcast by the Euro pean Union If you are receiving a WAAS or EGNOS signal a W appears on the screen NumSat_ PDOP 8 2 0 GPS quality indicators Tracking 3 satellites will
62. e first feature name right click on it and select Insert Attribute A new dialog box opens where you can define the first attribute for the feature Insert Attribute xi FeatureT ype Hydrant Attribute Name Attribute Type Close Menu Numeric C Text Enter a name for this attribute in the Attribute Name field Indicate the type of the attribute There are three types of attributes Menu Numeric and Text If the attribute con sists of a list of statements that the field operator will have to choose from check Menu if it refers to a number the field operator will have to enter check Numeric and if the feature refers to a description or any other alphanu meric string that the field operator will have to type in check Text Then click Add to add another attribute for the feature or Close after the last attribute has been defined Select the second feature on the left right click on it select Insert Attribute and then define all the feature s attributes as explained above Click the Close button when it s done Repeat the above steps until all the attributes have been defined for all the features present in the library Defining Attribute Values You define attribute values in the right hand pane of the Fea ture library Editor window Click on the name of the first attribute of the first feature The right hand pane of the Feature Library Editor win dow now shows a table containing the definitio
63. e into MobileMapper s memory The user is in charge of entering the de scription of this feature whereas the receiver is responsible for sav ing the GPS position s it has determined on this feature To describe a feature Means to give each attribute of the feature one of the prompted values for this feature Attribute A description item of a feature Attribute value One of the possible values that can be ascribed to a feature Feature library A file containing all the features relevant to a giv en job Each feature is defined by a name a certain number of pos sible attributes and the list of possible values for each attribute Nesting This word is used to describe a feature that you are log ging whereas another feature is already being logged 117 118 Index A Accuracy 22 Alarm Arrival 54 Alarm PDOP 54 Alphabetical 40 Area feature 77 Area features visual aspect 83 Attach background map to job 100 Attach feature library to job 84 Attach waypoints and routes to job 90 Autodetect 70 B Background map project 94 Background map build 99 Background maps 94 Backlight timer 56 Baud rate serial port 58 Bearing offset 16 Beeper 57 Cc Clear memory 57 Columns grid feature 2 Connecting to external device 1 5 Contrast 56 Coordinate system 103 Create Map editor 65 D Datum 104 Daylight Saving 55 DBF 75 Delete Background map 100 Deleting features 68 83 Deleting layers 98 Dele
64. e sys GiidSystem WA tem or create a new sys tem refer to page 77 1 Selecting an existing Geodetic system Click the down arrow on the right of the System Type combo box and highlight Geodetic unless already done Then click the down arrow on the right of the Geodetic Datum combo box and highlight the name of the desired datum The properties of the selected datum can be viewed by clicking the button located on the right of the Geodetic Datum combo box 2 Selecting an existing Grid system Click the down arrow on the right of the System Type combo box and highlight Grid Then click the down arrow on the right of the Grid System combo box and highlight the name of the desired grid system The properties of the selected grid system can be viewed by clicking the button located on the right of the Grid System combo box Click the down arrow on the right of the Zone combo box and highlight the name of the zone correspond ing to your working area 108 3 Defining the height system In the lower part of the Coordinate System dialog box check the desired option Ellipsoid elevations or Ortho metric elevations If you choose Orthometric elevations the Geoid Model field just below will automatically be set to EGM96 Worldwide Geoid Model as this is the only geoid model available in MobileMapper Office 4 Enabling the chosen coordinate system Click OK to close the dialog box and enable the coor d
65. e to select the destination of the background map This can be the MobileMapper receiver GPS Unit the local SD Card reader or the PC hard disk Hard Drive Check Upload to GPS Unit and click the Next gt button If you have previously run the procedure described on page 70 to test the communication with the handheld then a new dialog box will be displayed reporting successful con nection to the handheld Otherwise MobileMapper Office will suggest that you change the settings of the PC port connected to the handheld After successful connection to the handheld click the Next gt button again A new dialog box indicates the size of the file to be downloaded You just have to click the Finish button to let MobileMap per Office complete the upload operation The following message is displayed while the file is being uploaded Uploading to GPS Data conversion done Region 1 of 1 ms 7 Uploading data to GPS M 40 0 Time remaining 00 00 02 The Earth is really not a sphere but a spheroid because its rotation causes the equator to bulge out slightly so that the Earth s circumfer ence is greater around the equator than it is through the poles When looking at the Earth s surface however you are really considering just sections of the spheroid And if you remember your geome try correctly the name for a section slice taken through a spheroid is an ellipsoid An ellipsoid is to a sphe
66. eld and press EN TER Customize See page 38 37 Satellite Status Screen Available data BEARING DISTANCE SPEED HEADING VMG Velocity made good CTS Course to steer ETA Estimated time of arrival ETE Estimated time enroute XTE Crosstrack error TURN Elevation TIME DATE EPE Estimated Posi tional Error AVG SPEED Average speed MAX SPEED 38 Satellite Status Screen Although the Satellite Status screen is part of the navigation screen sequence it is not actually a navigation screen For more details on this screen refer to page 8 When MobileMapper is computing your position an addi tional information appears in the right upper corner with two possible values 3D or 2D 3D means the computed position is 3 dimensional elevation computed In 2D 2 dimension al elevation is not computed Mobile Mapper assumes that the last computed or entered elevation is the elevation for all computed positions Customizing Data Fields on Navigation Screens Except for the Satellite Status screen all navigation screens can be customized through the following procedure e Press NAV repeatedly until the desired navigation screen is displayed e Press MENU e Highlight Customize and press ENTER For the Map screen first highlight Select Map Info and press ENTER Then highlight Customize Fields and press ENTER e On the Navigation screen now shown in edit mode high light the data field to be
67. elect the name of the area feature from the list of features and press ENTER MobileMapper starts log Logging screen ging the area feature The Logging screen also displays th c rrent Choose a time based logging interval see explana value of area measured tions given for a line area on page 12 This takes you since you started log back to the Logging screen where the list of attributes ging the feature the for the feature is displayed number of satellites cur P j renilyr ceived and th Describe each attribute by selecting or entering the current value of PDOP appropriate attribute value for each of them Note see also page 22 that you have to do this only once not on each corner of the area 13 14 Selecting the Pause Park option Repeat Feature Selecting the Repeat Feature option By the time you are done with the description MobileMapper will probably have logged the GPS position of the corner Now press MENU highlight Pause lt feature name gt and press ENTER This pauses the logging of the feature Move to the next corner of the area where you can now resume logging the feature To do this press MENU highlight Resume lt feature name gt and press ENTER This resumes the logging Resume the previous three steps until all the corners of the area have been visited After logging the GPS position of the last corner highlight Close at the bottom of the screen and press ENTER
68. ent sescae El Allows you to adjust the scale to preset values 7 Allows you to drag the map in any direction Allows you to select the map of a continent for display in the Map Display area as a backdrop to the job data and also to the background map itself if displayed Ff Gives access to the Background Maps dialog from which you can attach detach a background map for the currently open job 2 Gives access to the Feature Library Editor window not a map related button A Allows you to measure distances on the map See next chapter Ld Allows you to define a map region Allows you to place new waypoints on the Map Display area T Allows you to draw routes connecting waypoints shown on the map 67 Making Measurements on the Map Display Area You can measure the distance and heading between any points displayed in the Map Display area o On the toolbar click A then click on the point on the map from which to start the measurement The start point is then marked with a small square symbol Then as you move the mouse cursor away from the start point MobileMapper Office will calculate the length and heading from the current location of the cursor to this point If you click on a second point a straight line will appear on the map between the start point and the second point MobileMapper Office will also start calculating the dis tance and heading from the current location of the cursor
69. es spa tially on a map One way to visualize this is if you were to select NAD27 or EUR79 as your datum in either Mo bileMapper Office or the receiver and moved the map cursor over a feature you would display coordinate numbers lat lon or northing easting that were calculated using this da tum If you switched to the WGS84 datum the coordinates displayed on the MobileMapper receiver s Position Screen or in MobileMapper Office suite s coordinate display win dow would change but the position of the feature on the map screen would NOT change Why is this Calculating coordinates doesn t take much com puting power but using powerful map projection algorithms does Moving features around on the small map extents used by workers in the field does not warrant any decrease in re ceiver map display performance It would take an unneces sary increase in time to display a map that would hardly change in appearance To re project positions on a Mo bileMapper Office map screen using a variety of datums would not be a problem for the PC and its larger screen However this is a GIS function that is outside the purpose of MobileMapper Office which is designed as a GPS data communication display and validating tool and not as a GIS in itself Because Thales Navigation does not know what al gorithms your GIS uses for map projections you should al ways transform MobileMapper positions using the same GIS you use to manage your existing maps This
70. es that you can define as explained be low In the Style Color Width row of this table click A new dialog box opens in which you can define the prop erties of the line representing the line feature or the con tour of the area feature color style and width m S q TEI F Deleting Features Attributes or Attribute Values The Feature Library Editor lets you delete in a very simple manner any feature attribute or attribute value option from the open Feature Library To delete a feature you just select its name and you press the Del key on your keyboard Deletion is immediate as MobileMapper Office does not require user confirma tion By deleting a feature you also delete all attributes and attribute values attached to this feature To delete an attribute from a feature expand that feature in the left hand pane of the Feature Library Editor win dow select the attribute you want to delete and press Del on your keyboard Deletion is immediate as MobileMap per Office does not require user confirmation By delet ing an attribute you also delete all attribute values attached to this attribute 83 84 To delete an attribute value from the list of possible val ues of a Menu style attribute first select the concerned attribute in the left hand pane of the Feature Library Edi tor window Then in the right hand pane of this window highlight the cell containing the attribute value you want to delete an
71. estination of any leg in a route you are navigating on This option allows you to set the distance in the measurement units you selected from the destina tion at which the alarm will begin to sound Setting the PDOP Alarm This turns on or off the alarm that can sound whenever MobileMapper has lost its abil ity to compute accurate position fixes due to poor geom etry of the GPS constellation Generally PDOP values less than or equal to 5 are indicative of good operating conditions So it is a good idea to set this alarm to 5 To turn off the PDOP alarm enter 00 NOTE Apart from the Arrival and PDOP alarms MobileMapper will generate a warning message on the screen in each of the following two cases Low Memory This message will appear when the handheld is running out of memory If a job is being logged then the occurrence of this message will auto matically stop GIS data logging You will however be allowed to enter the attribute values of the current feature before the job is closed Out of Memory This message will appear when the memory is full The occurrence of this message will immediately close the currently open job and you will not be able to log any new feature until you free some space in memory 11 North Reference This option allows you to define the type of North refer ence you want MobileMapper to use This can be True North Magnetic North Military True North or Military Magn
72. et the simulator It shows you how MobileMapper uses its various functions based on a simulat ed journey The simulator is useful for learning or demon strating MobileMapper functions when indoors and there is no GPS reception When the simulator is on MobileMapper quits normal operation to operate in the simulator mode You can choose one of the following three options when you ac cess the Simulate option Off Will turn the simulator off MobileMapper will return to normal operation Auto Will turn the simulator on A predefined head ing and speed rate will be used User Will turn the simulator on A user defined head ing and speed rate will be used 59 60 After selecting the Simulate option from the Setup menu use the up down arrow to highlight the desired choice and then press ENTER If you have selected User MobileMapper will then ask you to enter heading and speed data A message will then appear warning you that enabling the simulator will nec essarily clear track history Make the appropriate choice If you have selected Auto MobileMapper will also dis play the warning message about track history 22 Language This option allows you to select the language that MobileMapper will use to display text TIP If you change the language setting in MobileMap per just to see what it looks like and need to get back to the Language Select screen follow these instructions Press NAV until the Satellite Status screen is
73. etic North After selecting the North Reference option from the Setup menu choose the desired North Reference from the dis played list and then press ENTER Default North Reference True 12 Daylight Saving This option allows you to select the region where you are located so that MobileMapper can automatically adjust the time displayed to compensate for daylight saving time You can select one of three possible regions United States Daylight saving starts on the first Sun Default The appropri f day in April and ends on the last Sunday in October ate daylight saving time United States and Euro European Union Daylight saving starts on the last Sun pean Union only will day in March and ends on the last Sunday in October automatically be set dur ing startup When yowuse Customize this option allows you to set the month and mobileMapper for the day that daylight saving starts and ends in your area first time After selecting the Daylight saving option from the Setup menu press ENTER again to list the three available regions Choose one using the up down arrow and then press ENTER Press ESC to come back to the Setup Menu screen If you chose Customize first set all the dis played fields according to your local daylight saving times before pressing ESC 55 13 Power Off Timer Conserving battery life is important to any handheld GPS user The Power Off Timer option provides another tool Default i j
74. field operations If enabled for display these features are represented on the Map Display area according to the view ing choices made for the corresponding layers You can do more than just view these features You can also view the conditions in which these features were logged To do that just click on these features one after the other in the Map Display area This opens a new window in which you can see the properties of these features In the example below Mo bileMapper Office shows the properties of a line feature If you access the Feature Library Editor after opening a downloaded job this window will show the definition of the feature library that was used to create the job Unlike a standalone fea ture library you CAN NOT edit a feature library attached to a job Feature Properties xj Property Value Feature Road Geometry Line Observation Start Time End Time Duration Position Min Latitude Max Latitude Min Longitude Max Longitude Length Min Count Sat Max Count Sat Min Count PDOP Max Count PDOP Attributes Paving 07 02 03 04 57 26 07 02 03 04 58 29 63 47 17 55 69840 N 47 17 57 91280 N 1 30 33 60071 W 1 30 32 95040 W A Exporting to DXF requires that a grid sys tem be used in the job Note that you can also export a job to the MMF format Use this option when you want to create a standalone feature library from the feature library contained in this
75. formation that the unit needs to speed up the process of computing its first fix has been entered and the Done field is highlighted Satellite Signal Strength Chart Clear bars indicate that the unit is starting to get information from satel lites Solid bars indicate that the satellites are being used to compute your position Satellite Position Graph The 2 circles indicate satellite elevation as seen from your current posi tion The outer circle rep resents the horizon and the inner circle repre sents 45 from the hori zon The center of the circle is 90 from the horizon or directly over head in the Sky amp Numbers 6 To complete the initialization process press ENTER again The Satellite Status screen is displayed and MobileMapper begins acquiring the data from satellites Watching the bars appear and turn solid on the screen you can progressively see the unit lock onto satellites ___ Satellite Position Graph Satellite Signal Strength Chart Satellite Positions W for WAAS or EGNOS Battery Life Indicator Once the first position fix has been computed the Map screen is automatically displayed This screen shows a map of the area where you are located Your current posi tion is represented by a triangle located at the center of the screen see also page 26 Initialization is now complete and you can proceed to your job A feature library is a hierarchical structure that guides
76. h no features logged yet in the job But this empty job can contain waypoints routes and a background map as explained below You create job files using the New command from the File menu Select Save from the File menu type in a name for the job and click the Save button to create a new mmj file in the Docs folder default folder A job file cannot do without a feature library as field opera tors do need a feature library to complete their jobs That is why you have to import a feature library created earlier into the job before uploading the job to the handheld You can do that using the Import command from the File menu specifying the Feature Library Files option in the Files of Type field selecting the feature library to associate with the job and then clicking Open As a result all the features read from this library will appear as layers in the job You can also add waypoints routes and a background map to be part of the job This is simply done by saving the job when a waypoint route list displayed in the right hand part of the screen and a background map is attached to the job and shown in the Map Display area The coordinate system attached to the job will be the one currently selected in MobileMapper Office This informa tion will be required in the handheld if you have created a list of waypoints in the job so that the handheld can identify the coordinate system used to express these waypoint coordi nates 6
77. he Empty option can be selected in this field as the default map only has one level of details If an SD card containing specific maps is installed in the receiver and you chose one of them in the previous field then you can choose the level of details you wish to see on the Map screen After choosing the desired options for these parameters highlight the Save field at the bottom of the screen using the down arrow and then press ENTER Map Setup This option allows you to set the viewing options for the Map screen see page 28 Nav Screens This option allows you to remove the navigation screens that you do not need from the navigation screen sequence that you scroll by pressing NAV repeatedly see page 26 When selecting this option you are asked to turn off or on each of the available navigation screens Choose Off and press ENTER for all these screens that you are not currently using Note that the Map screen cannot be turned off You must cycle through all the screens in order to save any changes to the On Off status of any screen Default coordinate systems Primary Lat Lon Secondary UTM 5 Coord System This option allows you to define a primary coordinate system and also a secondary coordinate system if you need one By defining a coordinate system you tell MobileMapper how the calculated coordinates should be expressed For example if you choose Lat Lon all coordinates will be expressed as angles l
78. hen press ENTER Default 4 minutes 56 16 Beeper This option allows you to select which actions will cause the beeper to sound You can select one of the following choices Off beeper will never sound Keys Only pressing a key causes a beep Alarms Only when an alarm is activated Keys amp Alarms beeper will sound when a key is pressed or an alarm is activated After selecting the Beeper option from the Setup menu use the up down arrow to highlight the desired choice and then press ENTER 17 Clear Memory This option allows you to clear one of the following data sets from MobileMapper s memory Track history Will clear the track history displayed on the Map screen from memory Wpts Routes Will clear all waypoints and routes from memory Routes Will clear all routes from memory Reset default Will reset the receiver by restoring all factory defaults All Will clear all memory After selecting the Clear Memory option from the Setup menu use the up down arrow to highlight the desired choice and then press ENTER MobileMapper will ask you to confirm your choice If you have selected All MobileMapper will then shut off The next time it is turned on it will prompt you that it needs to be initial ized 57 18 NMEA This option allows you to select the NMEA message that will be output from MobileMapper Your choice will depend on which message is needed by the device con nected to MobileMapper
79. his option allows you to select the units of measure ment that will be used when displaying navigational data or features being logged All sets of units are formatted as follows long distance unit short distance unit speed unit area unit You can select from 5 different sets of units You can also create your own set of units by selecting Advanced at the end of the list You are then prompted to specify the unit you wish to use for each type of possible measure i e Distance Speed Elevation Bearing and Area After selecting the Units option from the Setup menu choose a set of units from the displayed list and then press ENTER If you have selected Advanced a new list appears prompting you to choose a unit for each type of measure Select the first measure in the list press ENTER choose a unit and press ENTER again This takes you back to the former screen where you can select the second measure etc When all units are defined press ESC to come back to the Setup menu 53 54 Alarms menu 10 Alarms All of the Alarm options are set in the same way The instructions below apply to all of the Alarm settings When the beeper is turned on for alarms see Beeper option an audible beep will be sounded for the alarm A visual alert is displayed for the alarm whether the beeper is turned on or off Setting the Arrival Alarm The arrival alarm alerts you that you have arrived at the destination of your GOTO route or to the d
80. inate system you have just chosen Creating a New Coordinate System If the coordinate system you should use for a job is not avail able from the list and you have the complete definition of this coordinate system follow the procedure below to create this coordinate system in Mobile Mapper Office On the menu bar select Options and then Coordinate Sys tem A new dialog box opens showing the name of the currently used coordinate system see below This dia log box allows you to create and select a new system 1 Creating a new Geodetic system Click the down arrow on the right of the System Type combo box and highlight Geodetic Then click the down arrow on the right of the Geodetic Datum combo box and highlight the first option in the list NEW 109 Click on the button located on the right of the Geo detic Datum combo box This opens a new dialog box in which you should enter the name of the new datum and specify the ellipsoid used as well as the possible shifts and rotations You can also create a new ellipsoid according oo m to the same principle as m Transformation Parameters Cancel the datum itself i e by Hihi akepa see Help selecting the NEW option Y Shift 0 m Y Rotation 0 ac on top of the Ellipsoid znajo m ZRoaion 0 a combo box list and then clicking the button to Scale difference poo ppm Estimate enter its characteristics an _ Then click OK to close this dialog box
81. is the best way to assure conformance of MobileMapper positions to your GIS maps and databases Coordinate Systems in MobileMapper Office In MobileMapper Office the definition of a coordinate sys tem can be split into two different sets of parameters hori zontal system and height system The horizontal system may be one of two types Geodetic type the system relies on the definition of a datum A datum is an ellipsoid with possible linear and angular shifts Grid type the system relies on the definition of a datum and a projection The height system may be one of two types Ellipsoid elevations All elevations are calculated from the datum defined in the coordinate system used Orthometric elevations All elevations are calculated from the available geoid model EGM96 Worldwide Geoid model A large number of geodetic and grid systems are available for use However if none of these systems is suitable for your jobs you can create a new one based on the informa tion you have to define this system This is described on page 109 107 Selecting a Pre defined Coordinate System On the menu bar select Options and then Coordinate Sys tem A new dialog box opens showing the name of the currently used coordinate system see below Coordinate System Horizontal Coordinate System This dialog box allows System Type Geodetic z you to select a pre Geodetic Datum World Geodetic Sys 1984 uf defined coordinat
82. layed asking you to confirm your choice To reset the trip odometer highlight the Yes field and press EN TER Customize from Position screen 1 only See page 38 To Str Light BEARING DISTANCE 007 12 6 HEADING SPEED 0 009 n tae 38 1 N 10 20 Ah 1 0 Road Screen Road Screen The Road screen presents your route as if you were travel ling on a road When you need to make a turn the road will graphically display the turn and the direction Waypoint and destination icons will be displayed relative to your position as they come into view Above the road is a compass that dis plays your heading and above that are four customizable data fields The Road screen contains the following information from top to bottom In the title bar destination name if you are using the Goto function Data Fields customizable data fields see Customize option below Some of the data displayed requires you to be moving to be computed Invalid data is indicated by dashes Compass Displays your heading in a familiar compass format Road This graphically displays the route Goto that is active As you move left or right of your intended track the road will move on the display indicating which way you need to steer to get back on track Ideally the road would be centered on the display Also you will see upcoming turns in advance allowing you to make neces sary preparations Scale indicator
83. library 2 Logging and Describing a Point Feature Choose the type of feature you want to log from this list You can tell by the name of this feature whether it is a point feature a line feature or an area feature Highlight a point feature you are supposed to be near one of these features and press ENTER This starts feature logging JOB1 Str Light Condition of bulbs 1 0 Closest Address ging aog on Point 00 00 08 PDOP Po ds Logging screen E 0 The Logging screen also displays the time elapsed since you started log ging at this point fea ture the number of satellites currently received and the current value of PDOP see also page 22 If you start logging a new feature and you realize you this is a mistake then you can delete the new feature being logged by pressing MENU and selecting Delete lt fea ture name gt Deleting features only applies to new features being logged not to fea tures already logged The Logging screen is now displayed where you can see the list of attributes pertaining to this feature You will now enter the Description phase of the feature With the first attribute highlighted press ENTER and choose the right attribute value describing the feature near you and press ENTER This takes you back to the Logging screen Highlight the next attribute in the list and repeat the previous step Repeat this step until all the attributes have been proper
84. ll be able to rely on feature names to clearly identify the type of fea ture she he selects from the feature list Inserting New Features to the Feature Library In the Feature Library Editor window right click on the feature library name and select Insert Feature A new dia log box opens in which you can define the first feature for the library FeatureType Name fi Geometry Type Add Point C Line Area C Grid Close Enter a name for this feature in the Feature Type Name field see recommendations opposite Indicate the type of the feature For example if the fea ture is a hydrant check Point if it s a coast line check Line if it s a car park check Area if it s an area where measurements should be performed according to a preset array of waypoints check Grid Grid features are pre sented in detail in a separate chapter starting on page 86 Refer to this chapter if you need to define a new grid fea ture Click the Add button The Insert Feature Type dialog box is displayed one more time so that you can now define the second feature for the library Indicate the type of the second feature as explained above and then click the Add button Repeat the above steps until all the features have been defined After defining the last feature click the Close button 79 80 Defining Feature Attributes Under the feature library name in the left hand part of the Feature Library Editor window select th
85. ly described Describing the feature only takes a few seconds By the time you are done with the feature description the feature s GPS position will probably have been saved in the job You can also stay more time on the feature to let the receiver determine several positions This will give an even more accurate position for the feature as MobileMapper will average all the GPS positions it has computed on the feature To stop logging the feature on the Logging screen use the down arrow to highlight the Close field and press ENTER This takes you back to the Feature List screen Move to the next feature and resume the above instructions to log this feature 3 Logging and Describing a Line Feature Basically you use the same procedure as when you log a point feature see 2 above There are however two dif ferences when you log a line feature You need to define a logging interval when you start logging the feature And then you are supposed to move from the begin ning to the end of the line feature before stopping the logging These differences are explained below 11 Pause Road Repeat Feature Offset Close Road Nest Feature Logging Interval dark GOTO Routes Selecting the logging interval option JOB Logging Road faving Logging Length 0 061 Num Sat PDOP 10 2 0 Close Logging screen The Logging screen also displays the distance traveled since you st
86. more time etc do the following once you have arrived at the fea ture and the Selected screen showing all the feature s at tributes is displayed Press MENU select the Update Position option and press ENTER If you press NAV and go back to the Map screen you will now see two features one at the old position the other at the new position To remove the feature s old position just move the map cursor so that the feature is off the screen When you move the cursor back to the feature only the new position will be visible 3 Adding More Features and Attributes to the Job If you want to add more features and descriptions to the ex isting job you just have to record them exactly as you record features into a new job 4 Closing the Job To close the job all you have to do is open up another job or turn the receiver off To open another job use the Open Job option after pressing the MENU button You cannot acciden tally lose data with MobileMapper without opening the re ceiver and losing or damaging the internal memory card 25 The Map screen has two modes Position and Cursor Use any arrow key to select Cursor mode ESC to return to Position mode When a Position screen is displayed press the Left or Right arrow key to display the other Press this key again to return to the previous screen Except for the Satellite Status screen all naviga tion screens can be cus tomized San Di Sees
87. n each context From Position screens From Map From Te a pa screen Position Screen Uursor FromC 5 9 ometer screen Open Job Goto Cursor Road Data Coord i _ New Job Open Job Sree Ma ee eae From Satellite Close Job New Job Open Job P EW J0 Status screen Close Job Newdob j Ey Mog G86 409 a dob Show Hide Map Info i Close Job e ae Reset Tip New Job Select Map Info Show Hide Map Info l Sek Ip Pie Customize Customize Customize Close Job Mi Mark initialize GOTO Select Map Map Setup Routes Nav Screens p gt Coord System Delete Files Her About Time Format Units Alarms North Reference Daylight Saving Power Off Timer Contrast Light Timer Beeper Clear Memory NMEA Baud Rate Power key Simulate Language 46 The second diagram shows the available functions when pressing MENU when a GIS job is open and one of the GIS logging specific screens is displayed Line or area feature being logged Pause Resume lt feature name gt Grid feature EE nae Repeat Feature being logged oint feature being logge Offset From feature list Repeat Feature Close lt feature name gt Repeat Feature See Offset Nest Feature Offset Repeat Feature Close lt feature name gt Logging Interval Close lt feature name gt Close Job Delete lt feature name gt Delete lt feature name gt Nest Feature l Mark Initialize Select Map GOTO Map Setup Rou
88. n of this attribute The highlighted cell is where you can enter the first attribute value for this attribute Click on this cell Type in the attribute value and press ENTER on your keyboard A new row is added in the table where you can enter a second attribute value etc When you are done with the values of this attribute click on the second attribute in the left hand pane of the Fea ture Library Editor window Resume the previous and present steps as many times as necessary Example of attribute values red orange gray for one of the attributes color of a point feature hydrant EA Feature Library Editor File Edit View Help DSH mel s tx 2 2 Libr Attribute S Hydrant Name Color E Color Type Menu 173 Number Menu Items A CoastLine ltems1 Red Car Park ltems2 Orange ltems3 Gray New Item Fora Menu style attribute you should define a list of options the field operator will have to choose from For a Numeric style attribute you should define the preci sion default value and range of possible values for the at tribute minimum and maximum values For a Text style attribute you should define the maximum number of characters allowed and the default value for the attribute 81 Up to 22 different icons are listed in this box The icon you choose here will also be shown on the receiver s Map screen during field oper ations dealing with fea tures of this type 82 Re
89. n the Map Display area is controlled by the Layers List shown on the right hand area of the main window When you want one of the listed layers displayed in the Map Display area just fill in the check box located before this layer name As a result all the items pertaining to this layer will be shown in the Map Display area Conversely if you clear the check box none of the items pertaining to this layer will be visible in this area By default the following two layers are always displayed Waypoints Background map Ifa job is open each feature from the feature library used in the job also appears as a layer which can be displayed hidden on the Map Display area In addition for these layers you can change their look on the Map Display area by double clicking on their names Different icons are available for point features and different colors are available for line area and grid features If you import a MIF or SHP file from your GIS system then new layers will also be added to the Layer list A number of viewing options are also available from the bot tom of the Options menu to let you customize the Map Dis play area You can for example show hide the grid values the scale interval the feature and waypoint labels etc Below is the list of buttons from the Map toolbar that you can use to work on the content the Map Display area amp A A Allow you to respectively zoom in zoom out and fit the scale to the map cont
90. naming a Feature Defining its Representation on the Map Still from the Feature Library Editor window you can change the name of a feature as explained below Inthe left hand pane of the window click on the feature name you want to edit This displays the Feature Type table on the right Double click on the cell containing the feature name see example below and type in a new name Press the Enter key to record the change Se Feature Library Editor File Edit View Help DOH eels x 2 2 Libr 8 Hydrant E Color 173 Number 7 CoastLine Car Park Feature Type Name H IydrantP Geometry Point Hof attributes 2 Icon za From the same table you can also change the shape and as pect given to a feature on the map The representation of a point feature on the map is an icon that you can define as explained below Inthe Icon row of this table click A new dialog box opens in which you can select a new icon for the feature Select Icon x Icon O Pont o Circle Circle dot amp Circle oo Circle XO oO Square E Square dot EJ Square B Triangle FAN Triangle dot gt Diamond gari Semicircle Bd la Possible choices 16 for color 3 for style and 3 for width The choices you make here will be used on the receiver s Map screen during field operations dealing with features of this type The representation of a line or area feature on the map is based on line properti
91. ng to take place As a result a map of your region appears on the Map Display area On the toolbar click amp and then draw a rectangle around the part of the map you want to enlarge When releasing the mouse the map scale is adjusted so the Map Display area only shows this part of the map On the toolbar click This opens a new window in the right hand part of the window where you can edit your definitions of waypoints Click on the Map Display area where your first waypoint should be located A waypoint icon now appears on the map with the name of the waypoint displayed next to it see example opposite Current xj fweroot N52 52 649 E0 27 435 Om Crossed Square iz Editing a waypoint ajajejxje s n e 4 y a Sl elm zsa GoGo Bls al al ya gfolofal e Bajsa fwrToo Defining the name and icon of the next waypoint Waypoints Name Latitude 1 M WPTOOT N52 52 649 Zv WPTOO2 N52 51 352 Waypoint table Inthe right upper part of the window see example oppo site you can now make changes to the definition of this waypoint name coordinates icon optional comment Next to this definition area you can also define the name and icon for the next waypoint you will create When you are done with the definition of the first way point create the second waypoint by clicking on the map where this second waypoint should be located Again you can adjust the definition
92. nits To change the units that MobileMapper will use Press MENU Use the up down arrows to highlight Setup and press ENTER Use the up down arrows to highlight Units and press ENTER Use the up down arrows to highlight the set of units you want and press ENTER Press ESC to return to the last screen viewed Getting a Position Fix The unit is designed to fit comfortably in your hand Hold the MobileMapper in the palm of your hand with the antenna pointing towards the sky MobileMapper s antenna needs to have a relatively unob structed view of the sky This allows the unit to choose from all satellites currently available If the view of the sky is poor due to large cliffs or buildings heavy foliage or other obstructions the satellite signals can be blocked and the receiver may take longer to compute a position fix Skipping Initialization You can skip the initial ization process by press ing the NAV key anytime after selecting the lan guage you want MobileMapper to use and accepting the agree ment If MobileMapper is able to collect satellite data i e have a clear view of the sky it will begin to self initialize This could take anywhere from 3 to 14 minutes to compute its position depending on how many weeks have elapsed since it was last used Frangais Deutsch Nederlands Suomi Espanol Italiano Portuqu s Svenska Start up Copyright amp Language Screens Initialization for First
93. nts MobileMapper will guide you to each of these waypoints where you should enter a measurement performed at this point Each feature also has a number of attributes There are three categories of attributes Menu style where the attribute values are words or phrases that you pick off a list e g Condition attribute opposite Numeric style where you select a number within a speci fied range e g of Bulbs attribute opposite Text style where you type in a note that can contain both numbers and letters e g Closest Street Address attribute opposite You can input as many as five feature libraries into Mo bileMapper Just remember that you can use only one feature library for logging data to an individual job Job Name JOBI1 AlB xI wczm Zzam aZ 00D C JK QR Ss 21 8 9 ornar o Shift Bac ok es Entering a job name The keyboard is fitted with special keys such as the CLEAR key to clear the job name field the Shift key to switch between upper and lower case the back space key to delete the last entered character and a space key Note that a Generic library containing default features is cre ated in MobileMapper at power on This library contains a point feature a line feature an area feature and a grid fea ture Each of these fea tures has a single text style attribute Use this library only as backup library
94. nued from previous paragraph You can add as many layers as necessary to build a back ground map Layers may be SHP files or MIF files For example you could export to SHP ou MIF the features of a completed job and then add them as layers to create a back ground map In this case you would merge these features into the background map and so they would no longer be select able as individual entities on the Map Display area Click amp or on the menu bar select Layer gt Add A dia log box opens in which you should indicate the folder where to find the layer and then select the file corre sponding to that layer Inthe combo box located in the lower part of the dialog box select the coordinate system on which the layer to be added is based You are supposed to know this infor mation Click on the Open button The selected file now appears as a layer in the first row of the Create Map window Bi create Map BckGrndMap1 File Layer Operations Help Dee SSAV aren Map Name posam Map Scale 1 1000 Map Layers Legend Name Scale Display Attribute Source File Lake 100 000 Not Selected D aaManue Resume the previous steps as many times as necessary to add all the layers you need for your background map Select File and then Save or Save As In the dialog box that opens choose a folder and enter a name for the back ground map project you want to create This project will have the mmp extension
95. ny character string Text type 20 char max in length XXX Feature 2 XXX Feature n Point feature ee Line feature Grid feature There are four different types of features Point feature This feature can be described as a point geometrically speaking Field operators should log point features in static mode i e they are supposed to stay sta tionary at these points for at least one second Line feature This feature can be described as a line Field operators should log line features in kinematic mode i e they should start logging this type of feature at the beginning of the line move along this line and stop logging when reaching the end of the line Area feature This feature can be described as an area Field operators can log area features either in kinematic mode general case or in multi static mode in case of areas with regular straight contours Grid feature This feature defines an array of evenly distributed waypoints where field operators record obser vations or make measurements using some instrument In depth information on grid features is given on page 86 There are three different types of attributes Menu style the attribute value can only be one of the preset values from a user defined menu Numeric style the attribute value can only be within a pre defined range of numeric values Text style the attribute value is in text form an
96. of this waypoint in the right upper part of the window etc Note that a waypoint table is updated in the right lower part of the window as you create new waypoints You can scroll this table horizontally and edit each of the cells if necessary The second column Name contains a check button allowing you to show hide each waypoint icon amp name on the Map Display area Creating Waypoints from the Waypoint Table Another very quick way of creating new waypoints is to use the aforementioned waypoint table Right click anywhere over this table and select New Way point in the pop up menu As a result a new waypoint is added in the waypoint table with default parameters and zero coordinates You can then edit each cell to complete the definition of the new waypoint The waypoint will then appear on the map if located within the area covered by this map 91 Use the View function when you have some dif ficulty finding a way point on the map because there are lots of them or simply because you dont want to spend too much time search ing for it 92 Finding a Waypoint on the Map MobileMapper Office helps you locate rapidly a waypoint Inthe waypoint table right click on the row containing the definition of the waypoint and select View The map is then moved accordingly within the Map Display area so as to take the searched waypoint exactly at the center of the Map Display area Deleting Waypoints Waypoints c
97. oints corner and mid side points You can also move the whole rectangle by dragging the mouse cursor from inside the rectangle When the definition of the region is okay click outside of this region The region definition is now complete and its limits are now represented with a thick green line Ifnecessary click E again this deletes the region you have just defined to redraw the region entirely Uploading a Background Map After attaching a background map to the open job and possi bly setting a map region see the previous two chapters you can now proceed with the uploading of the background map to the handheld to the PC s hard disk or to the SD card in serted in the local SD card reader We ll explain here how you can upload a background map You have to upload jobs and background maps separately Background maps are not included in the job files Only fea ture libraries are actually written into job files However the names of the background maps are included with the job files so they can be displayed whenever you pick the job to display 101 102 On the menu bar select File gt Upload to GPS gt Background Map If no Map region has been defined previously in the Map Display area a message will pop up warning you that the whole background map is going to be uploaded If you click Yes the procedure will continue If you click No the procedure will be aborted In the next dialog box that opens you hav
98. olumns is the length of the side of the rectangle to your right divided by the grid spacing in meters The number of rows is the length of the side of the rectangle in front of you divided by the grid spacing Heading The default heading is 0 due North If you leave the heading at this default value it means that the grid feature will be arrayed to the north and east of your position because these are the directions in front of you and to your right If you want the grid feature oriented in any other direction just type in the compass direction that you will face when standing with the grid in front of you and to the right Grid spacingtep The default value for the distance between adjacent grid points is 50 meters You can set this spacing to any number of meters you would like This number will be automatically converted to any other distance unit is set in the receiver When changing from the default 50 meters keep in mind that the selected value will determine the density of mea surements If this number is less than 5 meters or so there is no point in using a Grid feature Simply walk around and take samples by visually estimating the required density If you increase the spacing be sure the spacing supports the density of measurements you require Uploading the Grid Feature to the Receiver You upload grid features to the receiver by uploading the feature library that contains it You can either upload the fea ture librar
99. on of the MobileMapper see table below Message Description Searching 1st sat Searching for st satellite Searching 2nd sat 1st satellite found searching for 2nd satellite Searching 3rd sat 2 satellites are being tracked searching for a 3rd Searching 4th sat 3 satellites are being tracked searching for a 4th Collecting Data All satellites needed for position fix are being tracked and position is being computed Averaging MobileMapper is computing fixes speed is near 0 0 and so position is being averaged EPE xxx Estimated Position Error MobileMapper is comput ing fixes while moving DGPS Computed fixes are being differentially corrected 33 34 Data Fields customizable data fields see Customize option below Some of the data displayed requires you to be moving to be computed Invalid data is indicated by dashes Trip Odometer The odometer performs like the odome ter in your car It can be reset through the MENU button To customize the Position screens use the functions de scribed below The first of these context sensitive functions is prompted when you press the MENU button while a Posi tion screen is displayed Some of these functions also exist in the Setup menu Coord System Map Datum and Elev Mode See page 51 and page 52 Reset Trip from Position screen 1 only If you select this option and you press ENTER a warning message is disp
100. ou arrive at the end of the line feature with MobileMapper still displaying the Logging screen highlight the Close field at the bottom of the screen and press ENTER to stop logging the feature 4 Logging and Describing an Area Feature Basically you use the same procedure as when you log a line feature especially regarding the need for defining a logging interval see 3 above What is new when you log an area feature is that you can use one of the following two methods The first method should be used when contours of Irregular area areas are irregular This method is similar to logging a line area in that you have to move along the con tour but you also have to come back to the start point so that MobileMapper can accurately measure the a area Regular area The second method applies to areas with regular con tours i e those with straight sides With such areas you just have to go to each corner of the area make static occupation there and pause the logging between static occupations MobileMapper will deduce the area after you log the last corner and you close the feature Use the same procedure as on page 11 when you choose aamarenc nel the first method a When the shape of the area allows you to use the second method do the following after arriving at one of the cor ners and with the Attribute List displayed on your Logging Square 0 029hectares NumSat PDOP MobileMapper 10 2 0 p aa S
101. oute and press ENTER Choose a point from the list and press ENTER The first waypoint in the route is now defined and you are now prompted to define the second one Resume the instructions in this paragraph for the second point then for the third etc When the last point of the route is defined highlight the Save Route field on the Create Route screen and then press EN TER to save the route 2 Creating a Multi leg Route from the Track History Press NAV to display a navigation screen press MENU scroll down to Routes and press ENTER Regardless of which route is highlighted in the route list press MENU again and highlight the Save Trk to Rte option Press ENTER MobileMapper then takes you back to the Route List screen on which you can see that the track history has been saved as the last route in the list This route uses a naming convention of T01P01 to T01Pxx where Pxx indi cates the number of points in the route 3 Activating deactivating a Multi Leg Route Press NAV to display a navigation screen press MENU scroll down to Routes and press ENTER In the Route List screen now displayed scroll down the list and highlight the route you want to activate Press MENU highlight the Activate Route option and press ENTER Mo bileMapper comes back to the Route List screen where the activated route now appears in bold characters Press NAV to navigate along this route To deactivate this route press MENU highlight Routes
102. ow often MobileMapper stores track points Setting the mode to Off stops the unit from saving any new track points With Auto or Auto Detailed enabled MobileMapper uses a method for track point storage that maximizes memory Using Auto you will see more points on and near turns and less points on straight stretches of the map You also have the option of selecting fixed intervals for track point storage Track Mode Fixed Rate Track Mode Auto Track Mode Primary Usage MobileMapper can be set to either Land or Auto Detailed Marine usage When in Land default the map displays land areas in white and water areas in blue For marine applications it may be desirable to reverse the display showing water as white and land as blue This will make reading some of the data information on the water easier From the Display tab you can customize the Map screen by specifying the items that MobileMapper should display on the map Waypoints default checked Track Lines a dashed line Default Checked C Pos Dest Line iDepart Dest Line Pos Dest Line line connecting current position to destina tion Depart Dest Line line connecting initial position to desti Map Setup screen nation Display tab 29 30 Check the items you want to show and clear those you want to hide You can also check or clear all these items in a single operation by respectively selecting Mark All or Clear All just above the
103. pass and the heading marker you can view your heading information in a familiar manner Note that you need to be moving for this data to be valid To customize the Compass screen use the function de scribed below This context sensitive function is prompted when you press the MENU button while the Compass screen is displayed Customize See page 38 31 To Str Light BEARING 2479 HEADING 3219 SPEED EAER DISTANCE 32 12 67 Large Data Screen Large Data Screen The Large Data screen is similar to the Compass screen but here the compass has been removed to allow for large dis play of the navigation data This screen is ideal for when you have your unit mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle Even from a distance the customizable information can be read with ease The Large Data screen contains the following information from top to bottom Inthe title bar destination name if you are using the Goto function Data Fields customizable data fields see Customize option below Some of the data displayed requires you to be moving to be computed Invalid data is indicated by dashes To customize the Large Data screen use the function de scribed below This context sensitive function is prompted when you press the MENU button while the Large Data screen is displayed Customize See page 38 34 06 56N 117 49 59 34 06 56N 01 3 117 49 59W 06 11324 v WGS8 01 38 31 PM APR 01
104. per Transfer _ ol x File Edit View Help pEr Gs fs x r ev The right hand pane lists all the files present in the default directory Docs on your PC see example above The left hand pane will list the files stored on the handheld once the connection to this device is estab lished To connect to the handheld on the menu bar at the top select successively File gt Connect gt GPS Device via Cable This will cause the transfer utility to routinely test which baud rate should be used to communicate with the handheld Once communication is established the transfer utility starts reading the content of the handheld s memory After a while the window s left hand pane should list the content of the handheld s memory 9 MobileMapper Transfer gt MobileMapper _ o x Eile Edit View Help ii x a e D z D Mapper SW Delaramie DOCS 0 download log almanac detail00 img eu_mm101 dat 14 item s 16 0 MB Com 7 1 Downloading a job file Drag and drop this file from the left hand pane to the right hand pane A N Close the MobileMapper Transfer window This will cause the downloaded job to be imported into the cur Downloading a job i F always inchudes E HA rently open job provided both jobs use the same fea ing the downloaded data ture library Otherwise a message will warn you that to the open job unless importing this job is impossible he dov loaded datats Th
105. r Tntroduction csiis sin Creating a New Standalone Feature Library File Inserting New Features to the Feature Library Defining Feature Attributes ccc eeseeeeecseeeeeescsetecaesesseecneeesaesenees 80 Defining Attribute Values Renaming a Feature Defining its Representation on the Map Deleting Features Attributes or Attribute Values Saving a Feature Library Attaching a Feature Library to a Job Importing a Feature Library from a Job or GIS File Uploading a standalone feature library file Grid Mapper Utility Introduction Grid Features vs Grid Points Setting up a Grid Feature in a Feature Library file Editing the Grid Properties Uploading the Grid Feature to the Receiver Using the Waypoint Route Editor Introduction Placing Waypoints Creating Waypoints from the Waypoint Table Finding a Waypoint on the Map Deleting Waypoints Building a Route Background Maps Introduction Creating a New Background Map Project Adding Layers to a Background Map Project Changing the Order of Layers Removing Layers Changing the Visual Aspect of Layers Building the Background Map Selecting a Background Map for Display Setting a Map Region Uploading a Background Map Coordinate System Introduction to Coordinate Systems and Datums Coordinate Systems in MobileMapper Office Selecting a Pre defined Coordinate System Selecting an existing Geodetic system Selecting an existing Grid system Defining the height system
106. r oid as a circle is toa sphere Mathematician cartographers have his torically attempted to write equations for ellip soids that accurately describe the Earth s geometry For example the ellipsoid the most commonly used today was developed by Clarke in 1866 Coordinate System Introduction to Coordinate Systems and Datums The MobileMapper system uses standard coordinate systems and datums used by surveyors and cartographers around the world MobileMapper offers the capability to define your own coordinate systems and datums This involves selecting your own map projections coordinate systems and datums all of which are defined below A map is developed using a projection that is a mathematical translator between the roughly spherical Earth and the flat map For this reason any map is inherently inaccurate be cause it must stretch to fit over a sphere see comment op posite This is actually quite complicated because a map is flat and the Earth is not You can demonstrate this yourself by taking any spherical object such as an orange and trying to wrap a sheet of paper around it while creating the mini mum of folds and wrinkles The only way to get the paper to wrap evenly is to cut some sections out and stretch others That is what a map projection does but in reverse It takes the somewhat spherical surface of a portion of the Earth and flattens it while trying to avoid distortion along the way The challenge i
107. ra point feature layer you can choose the type of icon that will be used to represent all the features pertaining to the layer Fora line feature layer you can choose the color and width of the line representing all the features pertaining to the layer Foran area feature layer you can choose the fill in color for all the features pertaining to the layer In addition you can also define the following Edit the layer name Select which attribute to display together with the icon or line Choose a scale value above which all features pertaining to the layer will NOT be displayed on the Map Display area or on the handheld screen Building the Background Map Once you are done with adding arranging and setting layers you can build the background map from these layers First save the background map project using the File gt Save command if you are happy with the project name or the File gt Save as command if you wish to rename the back ground map project 99 100 Then click E or on the menu bar select Operations gt Cre ate Map MobileMapper Office then builds the back ground map A dialog box is displayed indicating that this operation is in progress It disappears from the screen when the build operation is complete Close the Create Map window This takes you back to the Background Maps window where you can now attach the newly created background map to the open job See below Selecting a Background Map for
108. rams and MobileMapper Office This starts the program causing the main window to open on the PC screen You may alterna tively start just the Feature Library Editor or the Mo bileMapper Transfer utility in order to use these standalone applications MobileMapper Office Main Window I MobileM apper Office Untitled File View Tools Options Help DS EHO SR AQE frome AO Me Ae tim ew Layers Iv S Waypoints v 5 Background Map Layer List N5655310 6 E600539 5 1 165506 974 The main window of MobileMapper Office is organized as explained below see also above figure The Map Display area runs from the bottom of the Menu bar to the bottom border It takes up about two thirds of the screen right to left At the bottom of the window in the status bar a box is used for displaying the geographic location of the cursor in the selected coordinate system The right third of the window is used to display the Layer List When opened the window relevant to the Way points or Routes List is placed over the Layer List The Create Map editor and the Feature Library Editor are each displayed in a secondary window that appears at the center of the screen 65 The grid will reflect the choice of the coordinate system used However 66 all features will be PLACED on the map only based on their WGS84 coordinates Map Display Area Controlling the Content of the Map Display Area The data displayed i
109. re positioned over the target symbol You may also use any of the other navigation screens available with MobileMapper The Arrival alarm is disabled when navigating to grid waypoints It is best to note your distance to the next waypoint and stop when this value goes to zero When you arrive at the next grid point press the LOG button and you will see the same Logging screen you used for the earlier measurement or observation 19 20 Each grid waypoint is a geographic coordinate you should make every effort to occupy so that the data you record is evenly spaced and complete However each grid waypoint is merely an aid for navigating to the ideal location for an observation or measurement All the data you record is ascribed to the position of the MobileMapper receiver and NOT to the grid way point If you cannot physically occupy this waypoint but can make the necessary visual observation you should do so and record an offset estimating the dis tance and bearing to the grid waypoint If you are recording measurements made by an instrument you should NOT record an offset but rather try to make a recording as close as possible to the position When you have occupied as many of the grid way points as you can and recorded the necessary obser vations and measurements at each highlight the Close field at the bottom of the Logging screen and press ENTER This closes the grid feature and returns you to the New Feature selection screen
110. rs of the point you are looking for When you highlight OK and press ENTER or as a shortcut press IN you are taken to the alphabetical list with the point you began typing at the top of the display Anytime you are viewing the list of points you can re access the keyboard by pressing ESC Alphabetic Scroll You can use the IN and OUT buttons to step up or down the alphabet If you were viewing points beginning with the letter A pressing OUT would take you to the first waypoint beginning with B and then C and so forth Pressing IN does the same function but only in reverse Nearest To Only the 20 points from this category the clos est to your position will be listed When these 20 points are listed MobileMapper indicates the bearing and distance to your current position from the first point in the list You can change the point from which the nearest points are found With the Nearest To field now highlighted press ENTER and scroll to the category where this new point can be found Select a new point and press ENTER 37 00 00N 119 00 00W Beaton o0000ft Message a EATE MESSAGE ETE Route Mark screen The Mark option from the Menu list provides a function similar to the LOG button when held down for 2 to 3 seconds Saving Your Current Position as a Waypoint Saving your current position as a waypoint is very easy and can be done regardless of whether a GIS job is open or not From an
111. rsor is positioned over the feature when the Cursor indication at the bottom of the screen is replaced with the name of that feature Press ENTER A new screen appears giving the current de scription of the feature At the bottom of the screen the Goto field is highlighted simply press ENTER again to enable the Goto function with this feature as your destination Then se lect your favorite navigation screen using the NAV button and navigate to this feature 39 NOTE If you have already pressed the arrow keys and one of the nearest points in the list is highlighted use the ESC button to scroll back 40 to the Nearest To field Selecting a POI as the Destination Point Press MENU scroll to the GOTO option and press ENTER The possible categories of POIs are now listed on the screen Select the category the destination point belongs to Before pressing ENTER to list all the points stored in this category choose how you want these points to be listed by setting the Find By field Press the left right arrow to set this field Two values are possible in this field Alphabetical Points will be listed in alphabetical order MobileMapper will then help you find the desired point through one of the following two methods Keyboard Search and Alphabetic Scroll Keyboard Search Before displaying the list of points in alphabetical order MobileMapper displays a keyboard that you can use to enter the first few characte
112. ry Usage Land g Map Setup screen Format tab Select Map Info Use this option to tell MobileMapper which data should be displayed at the bottom of the Map screen This can be Customize Fields This function is equivalent to the Custom ize function available from all navigation screens other than the Map screen See page 38 Street info This option displays an information block at the bottom of the display showing the name of the street your present position or cursor is on If in the cursor mode the bearing and distance from your present posi tion are displayed Map Setup You can make the following settings using the Map Setup op tion To access this option press MENU when the Map screen is displayed select Setup and then select Map Setup The screen that appears contains two tabs the Format and Dis play tabs On the Format tab you can set the following parameters Orientation You can change how the map is orientated on the screen to either North Up Course Up or Track Up Default is North Up Detail Use this field to set the map detail The detail of the map can be set to highest high medium low or low est This changes the zoom level that different map objects cities highways labels etc are displayed If you have set a zoom level and the display is too clut tered set the map detail to a lower level conversely set it to a higher level to view more detail Track Mode Allows you to set h
113. s to make a projection that fits optimally through out the space it covers with the least distortion possible There are many map projections available to the mapmaker but for the most part there is only a handful in practical use today MobileMapper Office software supports most of these common projections Coordinate systems describe where you are in a map projec tion Some people use grid systems using northings and eastings the distances typically meters or feet to the north and east of an agreed upon starting point Others work in geodetic coordinate systems using latitude and longitude numbers that divide the Earth into the degrees minutes and seconds that most people are familiar with 103 104 The most common coordinate systems are Universal Trans verse Mercator UTM and latitude longitude but there are many variations that are tied to specific regions of the Earth MobileMapper allows you to use any of the more common grid coordinate systems or create your own Each regional system is tied to known positions within the region according to their positional relative to a geodetic da tum According to the Geodetic Glossary National Geodetic Survey National Ocean Service National Oceanic and At mospheric Administration Rockville MD September 1986 p 54 a geodetic datum is A set of constants speci fying the coordinate system used for geodetic control i e for calculating the coordinates of points on th
114. se items and then pressing ENTER Goto Cursor If the Map screen is in cursor mode the first option available from the list displayed after pressing the MENU button is Goto Cursor Select this function when you want MobileMap per to guide you to the location where the cursor currently is on the Map screen Starting from your current location Mo bileMapper will indicate the distance to go and the heading to the cursor location To Str Light SPEED DISTANCE 112 6 321 th Compass Screen Compass Screen The two data fields on top are customizable The lower por tion of the Compass screen not only displays your heading in a graphical manner but also displays the relationship of the sun moon and your destination if navigating on a route to your heading The Compass screen contains the following information from top to bottom In the title bar destination name if you are using the Goto function Data Fields customizable data fields see Customize option below Some of the data displayed requires you to be moving to be computed Invalid data is indicated by dashes Icon representing destination Displayed outside the compass when you are using the Goto function This pro vides you with the direction you need to head to arrive at the destination When you are on course and heading straight for the destination the destination icon will be lined up with the heading marker Compass Heading marker Using the com
115. sition icon will change to an hourglass when the MobileMapper is unable to compute a position fix due to poor signal reception 025i WW Balboa Bd 175 35 2M Map screen in cursor mode The dotted line on the map displays the history of where you have traveled since the last time you cleared the track histo ry Press any of the arrow keys to switch to the Cursor mode In this mode you are provided with a cross hair cursor that can be moved on the map with the arrow keys At the bottom of the display is the information for the position of the cursor relative to your present position heading and distance Also any points of interest or GIS features that the cursor is over will be shown To return to the Position mode press ESC The cursor will disappear and the present position icon will appear centered on the map To set and or customize the Map screen use the functions described below These context sensitive functions are ac cessed by pressing the MENU button while the Map screen is displayed Show Hide Map Info Use this option to show or hide the two data fields displayed at the bottom of the Map screen To customize these fields see Select Map Info below 27 The Map screen must be in Position mode if you wish to customize data fields If the Map screen is in cursor mode cursor 28 is a cross hair press ESC to return to the Position mode Orientation p Detail Track Mode Auto xj Prima
116. sking you to confirm the leg change After choosing Yes or No press ESC twice to return to the navigation screen 45 In the previous chapters we have introduced most of the context sensitive functions available from the menu list In fact these functions are closely tied to MobileMapper s main functionality GIS data logging and navigation In this chapter we present the supplemental MENU button The list of functions that you can have access to by pressing the MENU button depends on which navigation screen is displayed and whether GIS data logging is in progress or not The context sensitive functions are always listed first in the menu list after the ever present Open Job New Job or Close Job options The other functions which are always avail able as long as the MENU key is active are always last in the list On the menu screen a horizontal line separates context sensitive functions from the other ones The diagram below shows the available functions when functions pressing MENU while navigation screens are displayed and no GIS data logging is in progress These functions are listed in the same order as on the screen Context sensitive func tions appear in the upper frames Lines connect the context sensitive functions to the permanent functions so you can see what the entire menu is made of i
117. t then on the third etc Every time you click a new waypoint Finish is dis played next to this waypoint which means you don t have to do anything special to end the definition of the route MobileMapper Office will understand that the route definition is complete when you proceed to another task in the software Note that you can edit the name of the route by double clicking on it You can also remove a waypoint from the route by right clicking on it and selecting Delete The Map Display area is then updated to reflect that change in the definition of the route 93 Please carefully read the explanations oppo site to understand the difference between a background map project and the result ing background map on the Map Display area 94 Background Maps Introduction Background maps are designed to provide useful details on working areas Field operators might like to see these details on their handheld screens as they progress in their jobs so that they can more easily go to the places they have to visit Background maps are for viewing only You cannot edit them or access information on their features They provide a backdrop which gives visual orientation for your data and waypoint files Background maps are shown in the Map Display area of the MobileMapper Office main window They are independent of jobs Whether there is an open job or not you can have a background map displayed in this are
118. t navigation screen view was the Map screen the last zoom scale setting will be used To turn the unit off press the PWR button The Power Down screen is displayed Doing nothing will turn off the unit at the end of the countdown sequence Pressing the PWR button again will turn off the unit immediately Pressing ESC will cancel the Power Down sequence To prevent accidently turning the backlight on and leaving it on the unit will turn the backlight off when there have been no buttons pressed for 4 minutes Pressing any button will turn the back light back on in this instance You can change the time delay for the backlight using the Light Timer option in the Setup menu see page 56 Units Screen Holding the unit You can observe the sig nal strength and the sat ellites being used on the Satellite Status screen see page 8 Setting the Screen Backlight The screen backlight can be set to one of three levels low high or off At power on the screen backlight is set to high level Follow the sequence below to choose another level Hold down the PWR button for 2 seconds Backlight drops down to low level Hold down the PWR button again for 2 seconds Back light turns off Hold down the PWR button again for 2 seconds Back light comes back to high level illumination Using the backlight makes the screen display easier to see but it also drains the batteries more quickly Setting the U
119. tes Nav Screens Coord System B Map Datum Delete Files Elev Mode About Time Format az Units Alarms North Reference Daylight Saving Power Off Timer Contrast Light Timer Beeper Clear Memory NMEA Baud Rate Power key Simulate Language When data logging is in progress and one of the navigation screens is displayed then the functions specific to the select ed navigation screen and to GIS data logging add up in the menu functions specific to data logging are listed first See also Routes option page 49 for which the MENU but ton gives access to specific functions When you select the Setup option in the menu list another menu is displayed containing a number of options as shown in the above two diagrams All the options available from the Menu screen are described below 47 48 Open Job This option provides another way of opening a GIS job It is similar to selecting the Open Existing Job option that is prompted on the screen after pressing the LOG button when no job is open yet Selecting this option when a job is already open allows you to close the currently open job and open an other one New Job This option provides another way of creating a new GIS job It is similar to selecting the Create New Job option that is prompted on the screen after pressing the LOG button when no job is open yet Mark This option allows you to quickly create a new waypoint whose
120. the two Li ion batteries that came with your MobileMapper The very first time you use your MobileMapper or after erasing all the data from memory the Power On procedure is longer than described here because the unit having no position in memory initialization is needed to help the unit track satellites see Ist time use on page 6 POWER DOWN IN 5 SECONDS PRESS ESC KEY TO CANCEL Power Down Screen Installing the Batteries MobileMapper uses two AA batteries that are installed Pa gt from the back through the bat SS LE tery cover To remove the bat g tery cover push the two buttons on the cover fully to the left and lift the battery cover away from the receiver Insert the new batteries as shown opposite making sure that the batteries are installed with the correct polarity Re place the cover and push the two buttons fully to the right Verify that the cover is locked in place Turning Power On Off In the Power On procedure described below it is assumed that the unit has already been used in a working session and so position data is available from the former working session to help MobileMapper compute its position To turn the unit on press the PWR button The Start up screen appears followed by the Database Copyright screen and the Agreement screen After accepting the warning information the last navigation screen you were viewing at the end of the last session will be displayed If the las
121. theme in the file featurename mif featurename mid A single DXF file is created for each existing feature type when exporting a job to DXF format 75 Note the following limits for feature libraries No of feature types 15 max No of attributes per feature 10 max No of attributes values per Menu style attribute 5 max 76 Using the Feature Library Editor Introduction MobileMapper Office allows you to create new feature li braries using the Feature Library Editor Feature libraries are used by field operators as a common ba sis for describing the features they visit in the field A feature library describes a number of features that Mo bileMapper operators will have to visit in the field Each fea ture is defined as a set of attributes In fact it will be the task of field operators to provide an attribute value for each at tribute of a feature depending on what they see or measure when they are near this feature The diagram below shows the general architecture of a feature library through a simple example Feature Library Hydrant Attribute values Feature 1 Color a ee a Attribute 1 2 Menu type 14 Red Orange Gray 3 l Height Attribute 2 Numeric type Any value between 10 0 and 1 5 m Street Address Address Attribute 3 i A
122. ting waypoints 92 Detach background map 100 Direction line or area feature offset 17 Dragging the map 67 DXF 63 64 75 E Ellipsoid elevations 107 EUR79 106 F Feature labels 66 Feature library architecture 76 Feature Library Editor 65 Feature Library renaming 82 Files managing 6 G Geodetic type 107 Geometry type 79 GIS formats 63 Goto Cursor 30 Grid 66 Grid feature 77 Grid properties 87 Grid type 107 H Heading 88 Heading grid feature 2 Height system 1 07 Horizontal Distance offset 6 Horizontal system 107 J Job content 74 L Languages 60 Layer List 65 Layers 97 Layers order 98 Line feature 77 Line features visual aspect 83 M Map Display area 65 66 Map region 67 Map region setting 0 Map Scale field 96 Mark 48 Menu style 77 8 MID 75 MIF 63 64 66 75 97 MMF 75 MMJ 69 N NAD27 104 106 NAD83 104 Nearest To 40 119 120 NMEA 58 WGS84 coordinates 66 No of attributes per feature 76 No of attributes values per Menu style attribute 76 No of features 76 Number of Columns 88 Number of Rows 88 Number of tracked satellites 22 Numeric style 77 81 O ON OFF protection 59 Orthometric elevations 707 P PDOP 22 Point feature 77 Point features icons 82 Power off mode 56 Power source external connecting 116 R Routes 67 Routes building a route 93 Rows grid feature 2 S Save Track to Route 44 Scale interval 66 SD card inst
123. tivated Open Job From View Edit Open Job New Job Raul New Job Close Job From Route List Open Job Close Job screen empty New Job Deactivate Route route highlighted Close Job Activate Route Select Leg Open Job View Edit Route View Edit Route New Job Insert WPT Reverse Route Reverse Route Close Job Delete WPT Delete Route Delete Route l Replace WPT Save Trk to Rte Save Trk to Rte Create New Rte Save Route Map View Route Map View Route Save Trk to Rte Setup About Setup Menu This menu contains most of the ancillary functions intro duced at the beginning of this chapter Each of these func tions is described below 1 Initialize This option guides you through the complete procedure that allows you any time to initialize MobileMapper 49 50 Change Map Basemap Default Map Detail Map Empty Change Map screen 2 Select Map This option is mainly used to choose the base map used as background map on the Map screen The following parameters can be set on the Change Map screen Basemap If no SD card containing a specific map is installed in MobileMapper then only the Default Map option can be selected in this field The default map is always present in MobileMapper If an SD card con taining specific maps is installed in the receiver then you can choose one of them as the one shown on the Map screen Detail Map If no SD card containing a specific map is installed in MobileMapper then only t
124. ure you will see the grid symbol and the name of the grid feature in the tree display of the feature library If you click on the name of the grid feature you will see a two column table on the right labeled Feature Type This is where the default values of the grid feature are indicated If you want to change any of these values double click on the value and type in a new one 87 North Heading 0 North A Spacing o o o T 88 99 66 Name Feature names like pole road or lake make it easy to identify the geometry of point line and area fea tures This is not so easy with grid features You might find it helpful to insert the word grid into the name of grid features However there is a 10 character limit to the name length so you may prefer to name the grid types with distinctive names like mag field H20 depth or CO conc Geometry and of attributes Cannot be edited Number of Columns Number of Rows The easiest way to determine how large the entire grid must be is to measure the area using a background map showing appropriate layers You can draw a rectangle over the area to be mapped and measure the two sides of the rect angle in meters Then divide each distance by the grid feature s spacing Imagine yourself standing at one of the two corners of the rectangle where the grid feature is arrayed in front of you and to your right The number of c
125. where you may either log data to another feature even to another grid or close the entire job 10 Changing the Parameters of a Grid Network Before Logging GIS Data When you navigate to the location of the grid you may decide to readjust the size and orientation of the grid based on field observations that you did not foresee back in the office For example you may find that navigating to waypoints with an east west orientation is not feasible if the area of interest is situated on a narrow strip of land between two north south running streams When you change the definition of a grid MobileMapper always assumes that you are standing in the corner of the grid from which you can see the grid extend in front of you and to the right Soil dpth Spacing 0020 Columns 008 Rows 012 Headina 045 dea OK Grid Setup screen North Heading 0 North Heading 21 b Spacing oo Column J Row In the two examples above Columns 8 Rows 6 In the open job do the following On the Feature List screen select the grid feature and press ENTER On the Grid Setup screen that is now displayed set the parameters listed below Spacing Distance between any two consecutive way points in any row or column default 50 meters or 100 feet depending on the units used Columns Number of waypoints along the axis facing you default 10 Max 100 Rows Number of waypoints along the axis perpendic ular to th
126. y as a standalone library that the user in the field can select to record a new job Or you can use MobileMap per Office to import the feature library into a job created in the office Either way you just have to click on File gt Upload to GPS and select the file you want to use in the field If you want to inform the field user where to begin logging the grid feature just create a waypoint in MobileMapper Of fice by clicking on Tools gt Place Waypoints Make sure you change the name from the default WPT001 to a name tell ing the user that this is the point of beginning for logging a grid Then upload this waypoint as described on page 71 89 90 Creating a waypoint Using the Waypoint Route Editor Introduction The Waypoint Route Editor allows you to easily create a list of waypoints that might be useful for the field operator when she he is performing a GIS job For example one of these waypoints may help to localize a hardly visible feature The Waypoint Route Editor also allows you to build new routes based on the existing list of waypoints To save your waypoints and routes you just need to save the currently open job When you do that and there are way points and routes in the job then MobileMapper Office cre ates a separate wpt file containing this list of waypoints and routes Placing Waypoints First of all click the down arrow next to on the tool bar and select the region where your jobs are goi
127. y navigation screen just hold down the LOG button for 2 to 3 seconds until the Mark screen is displayed This screen provides the description of the waypoint you are about to save You can accept all the defaults by simply pressing ENTER Save field already highlighted You can also edit the Icon Name and Message fields using the arrow keys to access these fields Obviously you should keep the Location and Elevation fields unchanged as they contain the coordinates of your current location Creating a Waypoint With the Map Cursor This is another way of creating a waypoint whose coordi nates will be based on the location of the cursor on the Map screen Press NAV until the Map screen is displayed Press any ar row key to make the cursor visible on the map Move the cur sor to the desired location on the map using any arrow keys Hold down the LOG button for 2 to 3 seconds until the Mark screen is displayed You can accept all the defaults by simply pressing ENTER Save field already highlighted You can also edit the Icon Name and Message fields using the arrow keys to access these fields Obviously you should keep the Location and Elevation fields unchanged as they contain the coordinates of the cursor location 41 42 Select Item screen wPTOO1 47 17 957N 001 30 548W No Messages Sei Goto Del User Waypoint screen Editing Deleting a User Waypoint You can edit delete a waypoint from the Map s

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