User manual TRIMBLE TERRASYNC EVALUATION GUIDE V2.40 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. [. . . ] 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. The first and last GPS positions are joined together to close the area, so there is no need to return to the exact start point. When you logged the road feature, you recorded the attributes before you started to log GPS positions. For the park feature, you will log GPS positions at the same time as you record the attributes. 22 TUTORIAL -- Data collection TerraSync Evaluation Guide To collect an area feature: 1. Make sure that the Collect Features screen is open. If it is not, tap the Section list button and select Data. Then tap the Subsection list button and select Collect Features. In the Choose Feature list, highlight Park. The attribute entry form for the Park feature opens, and the TerraSync software starts to log positions. For example, if you are driving around the perimeter of the park and you want to stop and examine a sign some distance from the park, you can stop logging positions for the park boundary. You can also pause logging if you want some time to enter attribute values. The TerraSync software stops logging positions and a pause icon flashes in the status bar. To continue collecting the park feature, tap Resume to resume logging. The pause icon disappears. TerraSync Evaluation Guide TUTORIAL -- Data collection 23 6. You can view the map while collecting features. To do this, tap the Section list button and select Map. [. . . ] You may need to use zooming or panning to ensure that both the target and the GPS cursor are visible. When the target is not visible, the bearing arrow at the edge of the map shows its direction. NOTE -- Your Map screen may appear different from the one shown. When the GPS cursor lies over the target icon, you have successfully navigated to the target. GPS cursor Target TerraSync Evaluation Guide TUTORIAL -- Data update 37 Marking a feature as updated You have navigated to the road feature. [. . . ]