User manual TRIMBLE GPS PATHFINDER OFFICE RELEASE NOTES REV B

[. . . ] You will find important notes and instructions that were not included in the help files or manuals. 1. 1. 1 Technical Support If you encounter difficulty while installing or using the GPS Pathfinder Office software version 2. 80, and cannot find the information you need in the product documentation, please contact your local dealer. Page 2 of 16 GPS Pathfinder Office Release Notes 1. 1. 2 Proprietary Rights Notice Portions of this computer program are copyright ©1995-2001 LizardTech, Inc. Foreign Patents Pending. 1. 2 Installation and Licensing Please read the following sections before installing the GPS Pathfinder Office software version 2. 80. 1. 2. 1 Installation The GPS Pathfinder Office software version 2. 80 is distributed on CDROM. For detailed installation instructions, refer to Chapter 2 of the GPS Pathfinder Office Getting Started Guide. This software is compatible with Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, and NT 4. 0 (service pack 4 or greater). [. . . ] When installing a language for which help files are not available, you will be given the opportunity to install help files in another language. Page 4 of 16 GPS Pathfinder Office Release Notes 1. 4 New Features The following new features are included in the GPS Pathfinder Office software version 2. 80. 1. 4. 1 Internet Map Server Support GPS Pathfinder Office software can connect to ArcIMS and OpenGIS format Internet map servers to display and download JPEG raster background images. This lets you explore and access large amounts of spatial information stored on Internet map servers. This means that you can display and/or download many different raster images to use either in the office or with the TerraSync software in the field. For more details, refer to Web Map Server Support, page 11. 1. 4. 2 MrSid and JPEG Support These formats can now be displayed as raster backgrounds in the GPS Pathfinder Office software. 1. 4. 3 Data Dictionary Editor Enhancements You can now add multiple attribute labels, auto-increment numeric or text attribute values, and define field entry rules, when creating and updating features, so data collection and maintenance is more efficient. 1. 4. 4 Averaged Vertices Averaged vertices collected in the field can be displayed and edited in the GPS Pathfinder Office software. 1. 4. 5 Precision Estimate Improvements These take into account the post-Selective Availability GPS environment. Page 5 of 16 GPS Pathfinder Office Release Notes 1. 4. 6 Improved MapInfo Coordinate System Support The Export utility now maps from GPS Pathfinder Office coordinate systems to a corresponding MapInfo coordinate system, if one is available. 1. 4. 7 Improved Generated File Attribute Support Voice notes or digital images made or stored on a Windows CE device running the TerraSync software can be embedded as an attribute within your data and retained throughout the data maintenance cycle. 1. 4. 8 Data Transfer by E-Mail An e-mail device can now be defined in Trimble's Data Transfer utility to allow transfer of files via e-mail between the GPS Pathfinder Office software and Windows CE devices running the TerraSync software. For details on supported mail clients and associated issues, see E-Mail Device Support, page 10. 1. 4. 9 Real-Time WAAS Support GPS Pathfinder Office software now recognizes real-time WAAS positions. 1. 4. 10 Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Support The GPS Pathfinder Office software now supports this operating system. Page 6 of 16 GPS Pathfinder Office Release Notes 1. 5 Coordinate System Database Changes Note ­ If you chose to keep your coordinate system settings during setup, you must run the Coordinate System Manager utility and then upgrade your coordinate system database to get the following coordinate system changes. The following coordinate systems have been added: · · · · · Germany: Bayern 12, TM projection for Bavaria. Belgium: Lambert 72 United Kingdom: OS National Grid (OSTN97), UK national grid projection using high precision grids and OSGM91 geoid. France (GR3DF97A) The following coordinate systems have been renamed: · · · · · · · Denmark: Zone 34 (Jutland), renamed to System 34 (Jutland) Denmark: Zone 34 (Zeeland), renamed to System 34 (Zeeland) Denmark: Zone 45 (Bornholm), renamed to System 45 (Bornholm) Geocentric Datum Australia, renamed to Map Grid of Australia (GDA) Taiwan, renamed to Taiwan (TWD67) Taiwan: Taiwan, renamed to "Taiwan Island", changed group to "Taiwan (TWD97)" Taiwan: Powo Islands, renamed to "Peng Hu Islands", changed group to "Taiwan (TWD97)" The following coordinate systems have been changed as described: · · Singapore: PSA Grid, changed datum from Kertau 1948 (seven parameter) to Kertau 1948 (Molodensky) US State Plane 1927: Alaska Zone 7 5007, changed false easting from 213360. 643496m to 213360. 4267m Page 7 of 16 GPS Pathfinder Office Release Notes · France: Nord I, Centre II, Sud III, changed group to France (GR3DF97A). US State Plane 1983: Alaska Zone 1 5001, changed valid region from 188W, 126W to 172E, 126W US State Plane 1983: Alaska Zone 2 5002, changed valid region from 188W, 126W to 172E, 126W US State Plane 1983: Alaska Zone 3 5003, changed valid region from 188W, 126W to 172E, 126W US State Plane 1983: Alaska Zone 4 5004, changed valid region from 188W, 126W to 172E, 126W US State Plane 1983: Alaska Zone 5 5005, changed valid region from 188W, 126W to 172E, 126W US State Plane 1983: Alaska Zone 6 5006, changed valid region from 188W, 126W to 172E, 126W US State Plane 1983: Alaska Zone 7 5007, changed valid region from 188W, 126W to 172E, 126W US State Plane 1983: Alaska Zone 8 5008, changed valid region from 188W, 126W to 172E, 126W US State Plane 1983: Alaska Zone 9 5009, changed valid region from 188W, 126W to 172E, 126W US State Plane 1983: Alaska Zone 10 5010, changed valid region from 188W, 126W to 172E, 126W UTM: 1 North, changed valid region from 181W, 173W to 179E, 173W UTM: 1 South, changed valid region from 181W, 173W to 179E, 173W · · · · · · · · · · · · The following coordinate systems have been removed: · · Page 8 of 16 Irish Map Grid: Ireland France: Lambert 93 GPS Pathfinder Office Release Notes The following datum transformations have been added: · · · · · TWD 1997 (Taiwan) Bayern 12 BW 9 Belgian Datum 72 (Molo) Belgian Datum 72 (7 Param) The following datum transformations are changed: · · East Germany (7 Param) NTF (GR3DF97A), added height shift file The following geoids have been added: · · · OSGM91 (United Kingdom) SWEN98L (Sweden) RAF98 (France) 1. 6 Known Issues The following sections describe issues that were apparent at the time of release of the GPS Pathfinder Office software version 2. 80. 1. 6. 1 Installation If a severe error message appears during the installation of the GPS Pathfinder Office software version 2. 80, you may have run out of disk space. Normally this only occurs on computers with disk compression software installed. Page 9 of 16 GPS Pathfinder Office Release Notes 1. 6. 2 Windows NT If your network installation path is too long, a server installation under Microsoft Windows NT may fail. An error message may appear during installation, asking you to insert a disk that you have already inserted. Choose a shorter installation path, either by selecting a different network directory, or by mapping a dummy network drive to the desired network directory. 1. 6. 3 Map Display When . ssf files that have a combination of carrier and code processed data are loaded as background files, they may appear slightly different to how they appear when opened in the foreground--point features may not match exactly. The positions displayed in the foreground (that is, by using File / Open to display the file) are the correct ones. 1. 6. 4 Plotting/Printing In Japanese, Korean, or Chinese, before plotting from the GPS Pathfinder Office software version 2. 80 or printing from the Data Dictionary Editor utility, use the Font dialog to set an appropriate font. 1. 6. 5 E-Mail Device Support Successful operation of the e-mail device support in Trimble's Data Transfer utility largely depends on your e-mail software providing a suitable MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface) compliant interface. The following e-mail software has been tested successfully with the GPS Pathfinder Office software: · · · Microsoft Outlook 2000 Microsoft Outlook 98 Microsoft Outlook Express 5. 0 Page 10 of 16 GPS Pathfinder Office Release Notes · · · Microsoft Outlook Express 4. 72 Eudora 5. 0. 2 Eudora 4. 3. 2 Unfortunately, some MAPI implementations have limitations, that prevent successful operation of the e-mail device when used with accounts set up using the IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) mail server protocol. Only Microsoft Outlook 2000 and Microsoft Outlook 98 work successfully with IMAP. However, all of the above work successfully with accounts set up using the POP3 mail server protocol. Sending files will fail if the To field does not connect to a valid e-mail address. If the message Waiting for the server to respond to a request appears for a long period of time, it may mean that the map server, or some of its services, are temporarily unavailable. Try again later. ­ ­ · When re-connecting to an existing Web map server URL, you may experience the first or the last error described above. Troubleshooting options should involve: ­ Trying to use this same URL later. Page 12 of 16 GPS Pathfinder Office Release Notes ­ Removing the existing URL from your Backgrounds list and creating a new Web Map component for the same server using the Web Map wizard. [. . . ] Note ­ If you have problems opening the MDB file provided, try importing the tables contained within the database into an empty MDB database. ­ Before contacting Trimble Support regarding any Web map server queries, work through the solutions described in this troubleshooting section. If you still need to contact Trimble Support, make sure you have all your files and relevant information available from the Web map server, for example: · · · · the correct URL the service chosen layers selected the GPS Pathfinder Office coordinate systems used Page 14 of 16 GPS Pathfinder Office Release Notes Release Notice This is the March 2001 release (Revision B) of the GPS Pathfinder Office Release Notes, Part Number 34195-28-ENG. It applies to version 2. 80 of the GPS Pathfinder Office software. Copyright © 1999-2001 Trimble Navigation Limited. The Globe and Triangle logo, Aspen, GeoExplorer, GPS Pathfinder, and Trimble are trademarks of Trimble Navigation Limited registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [. . . ]