User manual TRIMBLE TERRASYNC 2.40 EVALUATION GUIDE REV A

[. . . ] TERRASYNCTM EVALUATION GUIDE Version 2. 40 Revision A October 2003 CONTENTS OVERVIEW About the TerraSync Evaluation Guide Introduction to the TerraSync software 2 3 4 TUTORIAL Preparing for data collection Data collection Processing the data Preparing for data update Data update 9 11 13 26 27 28 TerraSync Evaluation Guide CONTENTS 1 OVERVIEW You can explore the capabilities and functionality of the TerraSyncTM software by installing the evaluation version on your Windows® CE device or desktop computer. The TerraSync evaluation software differs from the fully operational version of the software in the following ways: · The evaluation software does not connect to a GPS receiver. The simulated GPS positions follow a continuous loop around the streets of the fictional city of Seaview. You can log features, navigate, and check your position on a map, all without connecting to a GPS receiver or leaving your office. [. . . ] Because there are few obstacles to block your view of the sky, this may provide better overall results. If the slider bar is set too high, the precision of the positions collected is high, but there may be places in the Starfish Bay area that cannot be mapped. Tap OK to close the GPS Settings form. 16 TUTORIAL -- Data collection TerraSync Evaluation Guide Collecting new data Your supervisor has sent you to Starfish Bay to map new road signs, roads, and parks. Good is selected by default in the Condition field, so you do not need to change this field. You have now recorded all the attribute information needed for the road sign. As the software logs GPS positions, the counter beside the logging icon increments. When you have finished entering the attributes, tap OK to close the road sign feature. The attribute entry form closes and you are returned to the Collect Features screen. 20 TUTORIAL -- Data collection TerraSync Evaluation Guide Collecting a line feature with Log Later The next feature you need to record is a road. As you do so, the TerraSync software will record a GPS position at the configured logging interval, which defaults to the value that was set when the feature was created in the data dictionary. By default, the TerraSync software begins logging GPS positions as soon as you open a new feature. You can use the Log Later option to delay logging of positions until you have entered the attributes for the feature, or until you reach the start of the feature. If it is not, tap the Section list button and select Data, and then tap the Subsection list button and select Collect Features. You can record the attributes of the road before logging GPS positions. NOTE -- When you use the Log Later option, the pause icon TerraSync software is not logging GPS positions. flashes in the status bar to let you know that the TerraSync Evaluation Guide TUTORIAL -- Data collection 21 5. Move to the start of the road and tap Log to begin logging GPS positions for the road feature. The pause icon disappears from the status bar and the number on the logging icon increments as each position is recorded. When you reach the end of the line you are logging, tap OK to close the road feature. NOTE -- The Log Now and Log Later functions apply to all features you collect. Collecting an area feature Now you need to record the park in Starfish Bay. To record an area feature, you need to travel around the perimeter of the area. As you do so, the TerraSync software will log GPS positions at the logging interval set in the data dictionary. These positions are joined together to form the perimeter of the area. [. . . ] Use this form to update the attributes for the sign. 34 TUTORIAL -- Data update TerraSync Evaluation Guide The Date Visited attribute has been set up to auto-generate on update. As soon as you make any change to the feature's attributes or position, this attribute is automatically updated with today's date. Use the Type attribute to verify that you are updating the correct sign. Check that the real sign matches the type recorded in the TerraSync software. [. . . ]