Engineering Star Manual

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CHAPTER 1 INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................... 4 1.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................................... 4 1.2 INSTALLATION OF ENGINEERING STAR ..................................................................................... 4 1.2.1 Installation of Microsoft ActiveSync ................................................................................ 4 1.2.2 Connection of JETT PDA with PC................................................................................... 5 1.2.3 Installing Engineering Star ................................................................................... 8 CHAPTER 2 JOB MENU .............................................................................................................. 11 3.1 NEW JOB ................................................................................................................................ 11 3.2 OPEN A JOB ............................................................................................................................ 15 3.3CREATE A NEW DOCUMENT ..................................................................................................... 16 3.4 SELECT FILES ......................................................................................................................... 16 3.5 DELETE A JOB......................................................................................................................... 17 3.6 FILE EXPORT .......................................................................................................................... 17 CHAPTER FOUR SOFTWARE OPERATION--SET................................................................. 22 4.1 MEASUREMENT PARAMETER .................................................................................................. 22 4.2 CONTROL POINT LIBRARY ...................................................................................................... 26 4.3 COORDINATES LIBRARY ......................................................................................................... 31 4.4 ROVER SET ............................................................................................................................ 32 4.5 OTHER SET............................................................................................................................. 33 4.5.1 Save Set ......................................................................................................................... 33 4.5.2 Satellite Limit................................................................................................................ 34 4.5.3 Rover Antenna Height................................................................................................... 35 4.6 RECEIVER SET ........................................................................................................................ 36 4.6.1 Kinematic State ............................................................................................................. 36 4.6.2 Static State..................................................................................................................... 38 4.7 RADIO SET ............................................................................................................................. 39 4.8 CONNECT RECEIVER .............................................................................................................. 40 CHAPTER FIVE SOFTWARE OPERATION--SURVEY.......................................................... 42 5.1 OBJECT SURVEY ..................................................................................................................... 44 5.1.1 Save Set Type................................................................................................................. 45 5.1.2 Examine the Current State ............................................................................................ 46 5.1.3 Survey Parameter Scan................................................................................................. 48
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5.2 AUTO SAVE ............................................................................................................................ 50 5.3 LAYOUT POINT ....................................................................................................................... 51 5.4 LAYOUT LINE ......................................................................................................................... 57 5.5 LAYOUT CURVE...................................................................................................................... 63 5.5.1 Calculate Line............................................................................................................... 63 5.5.2 Calculate Circle ............................................................................................................ 67 5.5.3 Calculate Offset Angle .................................................................................................. 70 5.5.4 Calculate Mileage......................................................................................................... 73 5.5.5 Assuasive Calculate Spline ........................................................................................... 74 5.5.6 Add Peg......................................................................................................................... 78 5.6 LAYOUT ELECTRICAL WIRE ................................................................................................... 79 5.6.1 Add Point ...................................................................................................................... 82 5.6.2 Calculate the Horizontal Distance and Vertical Difference .......................................... 85 5.6.3 Calculate the Offset Angle ............................................................................................ 87 5.6.4 Insert Angle Bisector..................................................................................................... 88 5.7 LAYOUT ROAD ....................................................................................................................... 91 5.7.1 Road Design.................................................................................................................. 91 5.7.2 Steps to Establish a Road File: ..................................................................................... 92 5.7.3 Operation of Layout Road............................................................................................. 94 CHAPTER SIX SOFTWARE OPERATION--TOOL ............................................................... 100 6.1 CALCULATE PARAMETER ..................................................................................................... 100 6.1.1 Calculate Four Parameter .......................................................................................... 100 6.1.2 Calculate Seven Parameter......................................................................................... 102 6.2 CALCULATE COORDINATE .................................................................................................... 104 6.2.1 Projection conversion .................................................................................................. 104 6.2.2 Calculate Coordinates ................................................................................................. 105 6.2.3 Calculate Angel............................................................................................................ 107 6.2.4 Calculate Intersection.................................................................................................. 108 6.2.5 Calculate setover ......................................................................................................... 110 6.2.6 Calculate Offset point .................................................................................................. 112 6.2.7 Calculate Offset Angel ................................................................................................. 114 6.2.8 Interspaces Distance.................................................................................................... 115 6.3 CALCULATE AREA ................................................................................................................ 116 6.4 PARAMETER BROWSE ........................................................................................................... 120 6.5 DATA FRESH ......................................................................................................................... 122 6.6 BROWSE SURVEY POINT ....................................................................................................... 122 6.7 BROWSE SATELLITE ............................................................................................................. 123
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6.8 CORRECTION WIZARD.......................................................................................................... 123 6.8.1Base station on the known point (Point A)................................................................ 123 6.8.2 Base station on the unknown point ............................................................................. 126 6.9 DATA PROCESS ..................................................................................................................... 128 CHAPTER SEVEN SOFTWARE OPERATION HELP ................................................... 131 7.1 SOFTWARE REGISTRATION ................................................................................................... 131 7.2 SOFTWARE INFORMATION .................................................................................................... 132 7.3 SYSTEM INFORMATION ......................................................................................................... 133 ADDENDA A GPS SURVEY SUMMARIZATION ................................................................... 134 GPS SYSTEM BRIEF INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 134 GPS MEASUREMENT METHOD .................................................................................................... 136 THE ELEMENTS RELATED TO THE RTK MEASUREMENT. ............................................................... 136 GPS APPLICATION IN THE MEASUREMENT ................................................................................... 138 ADDENDA B SPECIFICATION OF S80 ................................................................................... 139 SOUTH 9800RTK SPECIFICATION......................................................................................... 139
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Chapter 1 Installation
This chapter describes the system requirements and installation instructions for Engineer Star software. This manual is designed as a reference guide. It contains a complete description of all commands in the Engineer Star product. The chapters are organized by program menus and are arranged in the order that the menus appear in Engineer Star.
1.1 System Requirements

Software Windows CE, version 5.0 or later. Handheld PC Microsoft ActiveSync 3.7 running on a desktop or laptop PC. RAM and Hard Disk Space Requirements 32 MB of RAM (minimum), 64 MB of RAM (recommended) 8 MB of hard disk space (minimum) Hardware (Required) StrongARM, MIPS, SH3, Intel X86 or compatible processor (hardware must be supported by Microsoft for the operating system being used)
Hardware (Optional) Serial cable for uploading and downloading data.
1.2 Installation of Engineering Star

1.2.1 Installation of Microsoft ActiveSync
Microsoft ActiveSync provides support for synchronizing data between a Windows-based desktop computer and Microsoft Windows CE based portable devices. Microsoft ActiveSync currently supports Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98 (including Second Edition), Windows ME, Windows 2000Windows XP Professional Edition. Before you can install Engineer Star, your desktop PC must have Microsoft ActiveSync installed and running. If you do not have ActiveSync installed, insert the CD-ROM and choose Install ActiveSync. You may also choose to download the latest version from Microsoft website. After the ActiveSync installation starts, follow the prompts.
1.2.2 Connection of JETT PDA with PC

Initial Connection
To setup initial connection between PC and the JETTce: 1. Connect the JETTce interface cable to an available COM port on PC(usually this will be COM1). 2. On the JETTces screen, tap Start and then select Programs > Communication > PC Link.
The following message box appears:
3. On your desktop PC, start ActiveSync.
4. From the File menu, select Get Connected. The ActiveSync Get Connected dialog box
opens. 5. Click Next. ActiveSync will then attempt to connect to the JETTce.
6. If the system successfully establishes connection, the Set Up a Partnership dialog box will appear on the PC desktop.
7. On the Set up a Partnership dialog box, select No and click Next. If a successful connection is made the following dialog box will appear:
Subsequent Connection
After you install ActiveSync and establish the initial connection between PC and the JETTce, use the following procedure to set up subsequent connection: 1. Connect the JETTce to an available COM port on your PC(usually this will be COM1). 2. On the JETTce desktop, tap Start then select Programs > Communication > PC Link. The system will then attempt to reestablish connection. 3. After the system reestablishes connection, the Set Up a Partnership dialog box appears on desktop PC.
4. Select No and click Next. A status of Connected should appear in the ActiveSync window.
Figure 2-5 Get Connected
Troubleshooting If you cannot get connected, make sure that no other program is using the COM port. Programs to check for include any Fax/Modem software and other data transfer software. If you see anything you think may be using the COM port, shut it down and retry the connection with ActiveSync.
1.2.3 Installing Engineering Star

Installation steps:
1 .Connect JETTce to the desktop PC and ensure that the ActiveSync connection is made(when connected, the icon 2.Click standing for connection will turn green).
, enter the My Computer of JETTce, you will find some folders of Windows
system as the following dialog box:
Enter SystemCF folder, you should create a new folder and name it with setup:
3.Copy the installation file ERTKPro2.0.exe from the CD-ROM to the the folder setup you create just now. 4.Double Click the file ERTKPro2.0.exe, it will begin to install Engineer Star software.
When the installation is finished, the shortcut icon of Engineer Star will appears on JETTces desktop, including icon of PC Link.
Important prompt:
If you have warm boot your PDA, the desktop icon Estar will disappear, in this condition, you must re-install the application software as the following step: Click My Computer, enter SystemCF folder, then enter setup folder, double click ERTKPro2.0 to re-install application software. Having finished re-installation, you can find Estar icon on desktop again.
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Chapter 2 Job Menu

Function This command allows you to select an existing job or to create a new job, create, delete result file and output result file(see Figure 2-1).
Figure 2-1 Job Menu
Job menu includes seven submenus: New Job, Open Job, New File, Select File, Delete Job, Files Export.
3.1 New Job

Function This command allows you to create a new job. Type in or select the job information step by step , such as: Job Name, Ellipsoid System, Projection Parameters.
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Figure 2-2 Create a new job
Figure 2-3 Name a job
Figure 2-4 Set Ellipsoid Parameters.
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Figure 2-5 Set Projection Parameters
Figure 2-6 Set Four parameters
Input Four Parameters if you know the exact values or you let it vacant and we will calculate Four Parameters in the later course of surveying. Select Next:
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Figure 2-7 Seven Parameter Set
Input Seven Parameters if you know the exact values or you let it vacant and we will calculate Seven Parameters in the later course of surveying. Select Next:
Important note: if you have input Four Parameters, there is no necessity for you to input
Seven Parameters, otherwise if you have input Seven Parameters, there is no necessity for you to input Four Parameters. Four Parameters and Seven Parameters are different calibrating mode, in most situations, we recommend you to adopt Four Parameters mode because the calculating method of this mode is relative simple compared to Seven Parameters mode. How to calculate Four Parameters? Method 1: Utilize Control Point Lib utility to calculate . Method 2: Utilize utility Tool Calculate Parameter Four Parameter utility to calculate. How to calculate Seven Parameters? Utilize utility Tool Calculate Parameter Seven Parameter utility to calculate.
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Figure 2-8 Alt Closure Parameter Set
Input Altitude Closure Parameters if you know the exact values or you let it vacant, in most situations there is no necessity for you to input. Note: The job file you created just now will be stored under the \System CF \Jobs\ folder. Your job folder consist of two folders, which named data and result. The data folder saves the results of surveying, and the result folder saves the stake-out setting file.
3.2 Open a Job

Process: JobOpen a Job
Figure 2-9 Open a job
For example, open the job101 through the process: Jobssouthsouth.ini The file south.ini is a system parameter set file. You can choose the ini file to open different jobs.
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3.3Create a new document

Process: JobNew Job For example: You can create a file named 9283 under the Job 928, thus a new file named 9283.data is generated under the data folder. (See Figure 2-10):
Figure 2-10 New Job
Figure 2-11 The new document 9283.data
3.4 Select Files

Process: JobSelect a file Note: When you reenter the program, the default program is the job and document you opened last time. If you want to store the points into the appointed file, you can choose the document to be stored here. You can also create a new file to continue the former job or add the new data to
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Figure 2-12 Select a file
3.5 Delete a Job

Process: JobDelete a job. Note: This function may delete the appointed job; the folder will be entirely deleted here.
Figure 2-13 Delete a file
3.6 File Export

Process: JobFile Export Note: The measurement result may be exported by different format (different image software asks for different data format, for example, the CASS Software asks for such a data format as: point name, point character, Y, X, H)). Select the target data format in the scroll field, then choose the original file (see Figure 2-15 file 9281.dat) and the saving path. Click Transit to
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Fig 3-14 Select the data format and export path
Figure 2-15 The target output file
Create the chengguo.dat with the same steps.
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Figure 2-16 Select another data format
Figure 2-17 Export screen
All the jobs are saved in the Job file, see Figure 2-20, job 928 contains the files and the folders as following (the default name of these two folders are data and result, which are unchangeable): 928.Ini 928.par, ptlayauto, lnlayauto: These files are the system parameter set files kowndata.datThe coordinates of known points (that is the coordinates of the known points used for adjustment) 928.libThe file of coordinate management house 928.lnbThe file of Stakeout line house 928.ptbThe file of Stakeout points house
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Figure 2-18 The file saved path after transit
Figure 2-19 The data format after transit
Figure 2-21 The files in the data folder Figure 2-22 The files in the result folder Engineering Star Users Manual 20
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Chapter four Software Operation--Set

There are six general menus in Set Menu, Measurement Parameter, Control Point Library, Coordinate Library, Rover set, Other Set, Connect Receiver.
Figure 4-1 Menu Set
4.1 Measurement Parameter

Process: SetMeasurement Parameter Note: You can set the Measurement Parameter by this function, including Referenced Ellipsoid System, Projection Parameter Set, Four Parameter, Seven Parameter, Alt Closure Parameter, and Adjustment Parameter.
Figure 4-2 Measurement Parameter Set
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Figure 4-3 Referenced Ellipsoid Setting
Referenced Ellipsoid System: Select the suitable Ellipsoid Style in the scroll-down menu. If you cannot find the right one, select the define button, and type the long axis and flattening of ellipsoid. (see figure 4-4)
Figure 4-4 Referenced Ellipsoid System Set
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Figure 4-5 Projection Parameter Set
Projection Parameter Set: Type in the Projection Parameter, such as the Center Meridian in (See figure 4-5) Four Parameter Set: Four-Parameter is used to transfer the different Coordinate System. It can be calculated through two known points and the original coordinates of them in the Control Point Library. The four parameters are X translate, Y translate, circumrotate angle and scale. You can also calculate the four parameters by using correction wizard to adjust at least two known points. The four parameter calculates by these two means are the same. The calculation of Four Parameter refers to: ToolCalculate ParameterCalculate Four Seven Parameter Set Seven Parameter is the Closure Parameter between two ellipsoids, it includes three translate parameter, three rotating parameter and one scale gene. It needs three known points and their geoids coordinates to calculate. The detailed steps are: ToolCalculate ParameterCalculate Seven.
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Figure 4-6 Four Parameter Set
Figure 4-7 Seven Parameter Set
Alt Closure Parameter Set The parameter includes six parameters, in the control point library mode, you need three or more than three known points and their original coordinates to calculate the closure parameter to do plane closure, and you need six or more than six points with their original coordinates to calculate the closure parameter to do arc surface closure. Adjustment Parameter When you use the control point library, if you only type in one known point and its original coordinate, the parameter you acquired is the adjustment parameter. You can also obtain the adjustment parameter by use of one known point to adjust. The result obtained by these two methods is the same.
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Figure 4-8 Alt closure parameter set
Figure 4-9 Adjustment Parameter Set
4.2 Control Point Library

The control point library is used to calculate the adjustment parameter. It is very convenient to edit and view the adjusting point, and to examine the accuracy after adjustment. Here is the detailed process: We use the two known points, Point A and Point B, to calculate the adjustment parameter, firstly we must note down the original coordinate of these two points, which are obtained by the rover in the fixed state without any adjustment parameter. Input the known coordinate of Point A in the control point library, and then enter the original coordinate of Point A according to the prompt. The adjustment parameter will be calculated (*.cot) after entering the known coordinate and original coordinate of Point B.
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Figure 4-10 Control Point Library
Figure 4-11 Type in the coordinate of known points
Open the Control Point Library (see Figure 4-10), the Add, Delete and Edit buttons are the relevant operation to the known coordinates and original coordinates of adjusting point. The button on/off is the option of plane calculation or alt calculation. Open button is to fold the coordinates in point library, Save button is to save a adjustment coordinates document *.cot . to input the coordinates of the first known point (see Figure 4-11), you can also Click fold the coordinates from the coordinates management library (see Figure 4-12). The software will guide you to input the original coordinates of the relevant point (see Figure 4-13).
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Figure 4-12 Coordinates Library
Figure 4-13 The paths of adding a point
Figure 4-14 Add the original coordinates of points Engineering Star Users Manual 28
Chapter IV Set There are four paths to input the original coordinates (see Figure 4-13): First, add the coordinates from coordinates library (see Figure 4-14), Second, Read the coordinates of the current point (to note an original coordinates when doing leveling and save it in the dialog), Third, Read the coordinates of base station (to read the original coordinates when the base station is on the known point), Fourth, Input the geography coordinates. We recommend the first path. Note: In general, plate transform needs at least two points, and the alt transform needs at least three points. If one level point has no plate coordinates, you need to collect this point first and change the alt to the known alt when folding the region coordinates of this point. Before saving the file, youd better check whether the plate accuracy and alt accuracy meet the requirement.
Figure 4-15 The original coordinates of control point
Figure 4-16 Save the control point library file.
Introduction of Data Process Data Process is to amend and adjust the measurement coordinates in batch. When there is error
Chapter IV Set in typing coordinates of adjustment point or in the process of adjustment, or there is a need to readjust the coordinates of the measurement point. You can use this function and control point library to regain the adjustment parameter and to process the measurement point in batch, which may avoid the repeated work in field surveying. The detailed steps: open the data process menu (see Figure 4-17), select the original data file *.rtk (Figure 4-18), then select the correct transform parameter file *.cotFigure 4-19 then save the file after finish the data processFigure 4-20.
Figure 4-17 Data Process
Figure 4-18 Select the original data file
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Figure 4-19 Select the transform parameter file
Figure 4-20 Save the file after finishing the data process
Note: If you adjust with one point, you need to input the original coordinates of the point in the control point library. If you use two or more than two points to adjust, you need to input the relevant coordinates of these points. You need at least three points with their original coordinates to do the alt closure.
4.3 Coordinates Library
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Process: SetCoordinates Library Note: This function is used to manage the coordinates to be used. You can select the points in the coordinate library whenever you need to input coordinates. The original points have the GPS icon in front of it.
4.4 Rover Set

Process: SetRover Set Note: Set the format of receiving data of rover, click downwards button to select the consistent data format with the base station. The level of the accuracy of calculation can be shifted between high and common, this subject to the surveying surroundings and the requirement of the surveying accuracy. In usual, we select high level, whereas, we can also select the common level in case that the work environment, such as the forest or bush is not so strong, is not so fine and the requirement for the surveying accuracy is not so high. Thus the fixed speed will be faster.
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Figure 4-22 Rover Set
4.5 Other Set

Select setOther Set, there are three types of set in this menu: Save Set, Satellite Limit, and Rover Antenna Height.
Figure 4-23 Other Set
4.5.1 Save Set

There are four types of Points Save: General Save: Directly save the coordinate of point digit at certain time. (The coordinate of point digit is updated per second) Smooth Save: Obtain the average value after times of measurement of each point. Auto Save: Save the point automatically according to the pre-setting term. (Save by time or by distance).
Chapter IV Set Excursion Save: Supposed we now measure Point A, but it is impossible or inconvenient to do for some reasons such as in the house or under the veil. In this occasion, we may use this function. Firstly, we measure Point B that is measurable, then we obtain the azimuth, the distance and the vertical difference between Point A and Point B. Thus we can obtain the coordinate of Point A through Excursion Save. Select Excursion Save in the Set Save Type menu, click the button-- or , you will see the screen to input excursion value.
Figure 4-24 Excursion Save
4.5.2 Satellite Limit

For the refraction, which arises in the process of the satellite signal of low height angle penetrating the Flayer and troposphere, is great and the multi-way effect. The signal of the low height angle generates diffracting effect when being received. We have to select the appropriate satellites, Engineering Star Software provide this function to meet this demand by masking the satellite of low height angle. See Figure 4-25 that shows the tag to input 10o as the mask angle, thus the satellite below 10o will be screened from adopted.
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Figure 4-25 Mask Angle Set
4.5.3 Rover Antenna Height

Input the Rover Antenna Height, and click the toggle that says "Show real elevation", thus the real elevation will be display on the surveying screen. If you dont click the toggle, the screen will display the elevation of the antenna phase center. After you set the Antenna Height, you do not need change the value during surveying when the antenna height does not have a change.
Figure 4-26 Antenna Height Set
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4.6 Receiver Set
Figure 4-27 Receiver Set
Process: SetReceiver Set Note: There is Kinematic State and Static State to select, the former has the base set, and the latter carries out static collection function. You can use notebook to reset the base of RTK by using single point orientation or manual inputting coordinate. Base parameter, such as the difference format and interval amend, can be revised synchronously. When you use static function, you can adopt the Static State in the Receiver Set Menu to set the Static Collection Parameter, such as the file name, antenna height, collection interval and the parameter of mask angle to do the dual frequency static collection.
4.6.1 Kinematic State

Process: Enter Receiver Set, you will see the screen as Figure 4-28, select the Kinematic State, click OK to enter the next step.
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Figure 4-28 Kinematic State
You can use two ways, which are single point orientation coordinate and manual inputting coordinate, to set the base station. The single point orientation coordinate is the usual way, which is much like the RTK with automatic base station set, such as the mainframe of 9800. The manual set function is usually used in the following situation: (1) The standard coordinate of the datum point is known. (2)The transferred coordinate is known. (3) Transferring Parameter is known, such as base station reset. Do not set the unknown coordinate as the base station when you do now know the coordinate of known points. This will make the base station not work as usual, neither do the projecting difference. 1. Single Point Orientation Coordinate Click the tag Auto run the base parameter set, enter the next step. This function can make the instrument automatically collect the single point orientation coordinate and set this coordinate as base station. We also need to set such parameters as projection interval, difference data format, Satellite Mask Angel and PDOP, etc, to improve the satellite condition for the base station start. The base station can only enter the normal projection difference program after you finish all the parameters set, click OK to end this step. If you see the message Auto set finished, it means the set is finished. In usual case, check whether the radio works according to the set projection interval, then use the PDA with the rover station. 2. Manual Inputting Coordinate Select Set the base station by inputting coordinates to enter next step. In this interface, you can input the base station coordinate by two means: inputting with geography coordinates and inputting with plane coordinates. Swift the inputting way according to the instruction on top of the screen Note: The message Reset the station next time? in the bottom of the screen only work on
Chapter IV Set Smart S80. It is used to set the projection means of base station, thus you can continue the former set when you switch on the station without the PDA. This is convenient to the base station operation, but if you move the station or change the antenna height, you need to modify the parameter by using PDA. Generally, you are not recommended to click this toggle, please operate according to the instruction.
4.6.2 Static State

Steps: Enter Instrument Set, select Static State, click OK to enter the next step (see figure 4-29).
Figure 4-29 Static State
Figure 4-30Static Collection Set
Static State is one function of the RTK instrument (see figure 4-30). You can set the static collection parameter such as File Name, Antenna Height, Collection Interval and Mask Angle etc. Click OK to finish this step; you can only type 4 characters or numbers in the name field. The unit for antenna height is meter, second to collection interval and degree to mask
Chapter IV Set angle. Note: This function can only work to S80 The collected data is saved in mainframe; you can use South Receiver Data Download software to connect the receiver for transferring and transaction after. Note: South Receiver Data Download is in the GPS data transaction software, you can go to http://www.southsurvey.com to download.
4.7 Radio Set

Note: This function is only designed for Smart S80. Process: SetRadio Set, see Figure 4-31 Note: You can read the data or switch the radio channel from RTK. The operation to base station reacts on the outside radio, and the operation to the rover reacts on the inside radio.
Channel number
Figure 4-31 Radio Set
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Chapter IV Set Enter the menu, you will see the interface like Figure 4-32. Select Read to display the current radio channel, see Figure 4-32 Select Switch to reset the designed channel, you will see the message switch the channel. Select Auto Research to enter the Auto Rover Set state, in which the receiver can auto set the rover state, thus the buzzer will call to indicate channel switch in case the main frame loses the signal during the work. When you finish the channel set, the interface will display the channel number in front of the signal state of antenna. Note: The range of channel is from one to four, if the number of base station is over four in certain region, you need to set the frequency point to the channel to ensure that all the base station work normally.
4.8 Connect Receiver

Steps: SetConnect Receiver. The connection is between PDA and mainframe, in usual case, the recommended way is Blue tooth connection. Input 2 in the port field if the Blue tooth module is golden style (the port is used for the connection between PDA and mainframe). Port 4 and port 5 should be selected if you use other kinds of Bluetooth. You can refer to the instruction in Figure 4-33. If you connect with cable, you should select port 1.
Figure 4-33 The Port Set of Connect Receiver
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Figure 4-34 Rover Set
After you finish the connection, you may enter SetRover Set to connect rover station. The calculating accuracy is set according to measuring accuracy and the rover receiving data format is set according to base station projection difference format (see Figure 4-34), the detailed instruction can refer to 4.4
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Chapter Five Software Operation--Survey

There are six submenus in the survey menu, they are Object Survey, Auto Save, Layout Point, Layout Line, Layout Curve, Layout Road, and Layout Electrical Wire.
Figure 5-1 Survey
When the state is fixed, you can begin to survey, press key1 to store the current point (See Figure 5-13 of shortcut key instruction), then you will see the dialog as Figure 5-4, input the point name and the antenna height.
Indication of radio Indication signal intensity of
Figure 5-2 Survey Screen (Graph Interface)
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Figure 5-3 Test Screen
Figure 5-4 Point Save
Click the button
to see the current state, including the current state of point digit, satellite
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5.1 Object Survey
Figure 5-5 Fixed State
Figure 5-6 Point Save
Select SurveyObject Survey, you may start measurement when the state is FIXED (see Figure 5-5), press button to save current coordinate (the coordinate will be saved in the new file). The default point name is point (alterable), input the antenna height, see Fig 5-6. The position symbol is displayed in two ways, when the antenna is still or moving within 2cm, it will display as roundness, when the antenna is moving, it will display as a triangle the direction of the acute angle is the moving direction. The point name will auto add up in the storage process, you can also change the point name. We can see in the screen, the height here is that of the
antenna phase core. After the point is stored in the coordinate library, reopen the library and
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5.1.1 Save Set Type

There are four types of Points Save: General Save: Directly save the coordinate of point digit at certain time. (The coordinate of point digit is updated per second) Smooth Save: Obtain the average value after times of measurement of each point. Auto Save: Save the point automatically according to the pre-setting term. (Save by time or by distance). Excursion Save: Supposed we now measure Point A, but it is impossible or inconvenient to do for some reasons such as in the house or under the veil. In this occasion, we may use this function. Firstly, we measure Point B that is measurable, then we obtain the azimuth, the distance and the vertical difference between Point A and Point B. Thus we can obtain the coordinate of Point A through Excursion Save. Select Excursion Save in the Save Set Type, click the button-- or , you will see the screen to input excursion value.
Figure 5-7 Set Save Type
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Figure 5-8 Dialog to input excursion value
5.1.2 Examine the Current State

Click button in any time to examine the current stateincluding the coordinates of current point (plane, geography), PDOP, Satellite Status, the coordinates of base station\ (plane, geography), the distance between the current place and base station and some other shortcut keys indication. See the figure as follow:
Figure 5-9 Current Point Status
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Figure 5-10 Current Star Graph
Figure 5-11 Star List
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Figure 5-13 Other Information Consultation
5.1.3 Survey Parameter Scan

Click the button in the main interface to view the current survey parameter, including
ellipsoid and projection parameter, transferring parameter, alt closure parameter, and seven parameters. Projection Option: You can see the ellipsoid and projection parameter which are set when you create a new job. You can go to the measurement parameter under the set menu to amend the value. Transferring Option: It includes two parts: adjustment parameter and four parameters. Four Parameters is used to swift between different coordinates systems, calculated with the original coordinate of at least two known points. The four parameters are X translate, Y translate, circumrotate and scale. You can also calculate the four parameters by using wizard to adjust at least two known points. The four parameter calculated by the two means are both the same.
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Figure 5-14 View the projection parameter
Figure 5-15 View the transfer parameter
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Figure 5-17 View the seven parameter
Adjust Parameter: When you use control point library, input only one point and its coordinate, the parameter calculated is adjust parameter. You can also calculate the same adjust parameter by using wizard. Closure Option: They are the six parameter of alt closure. When you use reference points coordinates house, input at least three known points and their coordinates to calculate the alt closure parameter. Seven Parameters: This is the closure parameter between two ellipsoids, including three plane translate parameters, three rotate parameters and one scale gene. It needs three known points and their geoid coordinates to calculate. The detailed calculation may refer to the introduction of the measurement parameter under the set menu.
5.2 Auto Save

Steps: SurveyAuto Save This function can auto log the coordinates according to the set condition You can set logging condition from set other set save set, (see Figure 5-19).There are two different save types: Time and Distance. In the Figure 5-19, the set increment value is 3 seconds, all the coordinates are saved in the * dat under the data file. Click the button start to begin logging points, click end to end the program.
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Figure 5-18 Auto Save
Figure 5-19 Auto Save Set
5.3 Layout Point

Click the tab SurveyLayout Point to enter layout screen (see Figure 5-21), click the button to open the coordinate library (see Figure 5-22),then press the tab to open the
saved layout file *.dat (notepad format: point name, xy, h,), select the point to be staked out, you can also click to input the coordinates of the point to be staked out. Select the
point to be staked out (see Figure 5-20), you can see the distance between the current point and the target point is 0.355m (see Figure 5-21).the dx is 0.259m with the dy
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Figure 5-20 Layout Menu Set
Figure 5-21 Layout Point Screen
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Figure 5-23 Coordinates File of layout point
Open the existing file *.dat in the screen of Figure 5-23 (notepad format: point name, xy, h,), select the point to be staked out, you can also add the coordinates of the point to be staked out. Open the Layout File in the screen of Figure 5-24, you can choose to cover the existing layout points library (Add) or to superadd it (Overwrite). If you choose the former, the original layout point will be replaced; the latter is the recommended mode. See Figure 5-25, there will be three more points of the layout file 928.dat in the layout point library after selecting Overwrite.
Figure 5-24 The dialog of file open type
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Figure 5-25 The prompt to overwrite points
Figure 5-26 Coordinate Library
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Click
to open the coordinates library of layout points, in the Figure 5-26, you can click to open the target fileAll the files with the suffix."dat" can be opened here to stake
out you can also click
to input the coordinates of layout points. The four icons
are zoom in, zoom out, part zoom out and full screen display.
Figure 5-28 Prompt Set of Layout Point.
Figure 5-29 Layout Point
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Figure 5-30 Save the coordinates of current points
In the figure 5-29, the four circles around the layout point indicate the distance area between the current position and the target point. When the distance is within the set area, there will be a prompt signal (there will be a voice prompt when you in or out of the set area), click to
set the area value. The minimum value in Figure 5-28 is the distance between the nearest circle and the layout point, the maximum value is the distance between the furthest circle and the stakeout point. For example, if you use coarse layout, the required accuracy is 0.3m, thus when the arrowhead is between the first and second circle, it means the distance meet our demand. You can also view the distance directly from the screen display. You can synchronously do the measurement when you stake out points, press "save to store the current point, see Figure 5-30, press key 8to stake out the previous point (see figure 5-31), and key 2to stake out the next point (See Figure 5-32), the key 9is to look for layout points (see figure 5-33).
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Figure 5-32 Stake out the next point
Figure 5-33 Look for the layout points
5.4 Layout Line

Survey Layout Line to stake out linessee figure 5-34 click button to open the
coordinates library of layout line (see Figure 5-35). In the condition of having set the layout line file, you only need to choose the line to be staked out.
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Figure 5-34 Screen of layout line
Figure 5-35 Coordinates library of layout line
If there is not layout line file in the coordinate library, you may input the coordinates of the start point and the end point to create a new layout line.
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Figure 5-36 Edit of Layout Line
Figure 5-37 Screen of layout line
If the mileage information is required, enter the mileage of start point in the screen of figure 5-37, thus you can view the current mileage Information (The mileage hereby means the mileage of the point of intersection of the vertical line start from current point to the straight line). You can click to select the point as following steps: select the file including the target in the fig 5-40select the target point, see fig
pointopen it by clicking the button 5-42.
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Figure 5-38 The screen after adding a line.
Figure 5-39 Add the layout line
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. Figure 5-41 Select a file
Figure 5-42 Select a point from the Coordinates library
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Figure 5-44 layout line set
Figure 5-45 The interface of layout line
After you finish the layout line set, you may begin the job, see figure5-43. The distance between the current point and the line, start point distance, end point distance and the mileage of current point (The mileage hereby means the mileage of the point of intersection of the vertical line start from current point to the straight line). Excursion: (left) 11.79 means when you walk along the line from the start point to the end point, the current point is on the left of the line, so you need to move right towards the line. Press button to set the layout sound promptsee Figure 5-44 which shows the minimum
area to call is 1m, compared with the maximum area is 3m. In the Fig 5-45, you can see three lines parallel the layout line, the distance between the nearest line and the layout line is 1m, compared with the distance between the furthest and the layout line is 3m.
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5.5 Layout Curve

5.5.1 Calculate Line
Select Layout Curve, click the icon then select Calculate Line, type in the interval, the
mileage of the start point (or the end point), the coordinates of the start point and the end point, and then name the result file to finish the definition of the layout line.
Figure 5-46 The menu of Calculate Line
Figure 5-47 Line Set
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Figure 5-48 The position of the current point
Figure5-49 The information of the point on the layout line
In the Figure 5-48, you can view the coordinates of the current point and click any point to view its coordinates (see Figure 5-40). Click the icon to open the layout point library, open the above line file (see Figure 5-51). Select point 3 in the figure 5-51, you can view the information of the point 3 in the Figure 5-52.
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Figure 5-50 The layout points library
Figure 5-51 Information of Point
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Figure 5-53 The graphic display within the prompt area.
In the figure 5-52, you can see the distance between the current point and the layout point is 36.439mthe dx is 29.633mand the dy is 21.206mthus you need to move toward the south and the west. If you have set the area of sound prompt in the figure 5-41, you will see the graph of the prompt area as the figure 5-53. After set the none as the link type, all the layout points will be displayed as the figure 5-55.
Figure 5-54 Set the link type
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Figure 5-55 The layout points in the None Link Type
You can choose the point to be staked out in the figure 5-53, you can also open the definite layout line file or the layout curve file, line.dat means layout line file, curve.dat means layout curve file.
5.5.2 Calculate Circle
Figure 5-56 Survey Menu
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Figure 5-57 Layout Curve
Select Layout Curve in the Survey menu (see Figure 5-56 and Figure 5-57), press the icon to select calculate circle (see figure 5-58), set the condition of calculate circle (see figure 5-59), acquire the curve line element, name it and save it (see figure 5-60) to finish the curve definition (see figure 5-61).
Figure 5-58 The types of layout circle
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Figure 5-59 Condition Set of Calculate Circle
Fig 5-60 The result of circle elements calculation
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Figure 5-62 Select the point to be staked out
Figure 5-63 The information of the point to be staked out.
You can do the measurement at the same time of staking out, press the save key to store the current points, press the key 8 to stake out the previous point, press the key 2 to stake out the next point, and the key 9 to lookup the point to be staked out.
5.5.3 Calculate Offset Angle

This is the way to acquire the offset angle by use of the point of intersection of the continuous curve.
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Figure 5-64 curved line.
The continuous curve in the above figure is composed of three curves, and the points 1, 2, 3 are the intersections. If you want to define curve 2, but dont know its offset angle except the coordinates of these three intersected points. In this case, you can calculate the offset angle of the curve 2 by using the coordinates of the three points. The detail is as follow:
Figure 5-65 Circle Set
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Figure 5-66 Help Instruction
You can see in the Figure 5-65 an optional tap on the right side of offset angle field as its function is to calculate the offset angle, click and type in
the coordinates of the three points (see Figure 5-67)click the toggle that says Use three intersection mode, then click ok to calculate the offset angle (see figure 5-68), you can see the result of offset angle is 44.091197.
Figure 5-67 Input the intersection coordinates
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Figure 5-68 The result of the calculation
5.5.4 Calculate Mileage

There is a button on the right of the mileage field (see Figure 5-69) its
function is to calculate the mileage of the intersection or that of the start point by using reference point. First, select the target point, then click mileage through the mileage of the reference point. you can acquire the intersection
Fig 5-69 Calculate Mileage
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Fig5-70 Set the mileage of reference point and its coordinate
5.5.5 Assuasive Calculate Spline
Figure 5-71 Survey Menu
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Figure 5-72 Calculate Curve Screen
Survey Layout Curveclick the icon
to select the Calculate Spline (see Figure 5-72),
type into the definite condition of curve(see figure 5-73), calculate the element of the curve and save it (see figure 5-74) to finish the definition of the curve (see figure 5-75).
Figure 5-73 Curve set
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Figure 5-74 Assuasive curve element calculate
Figure 5-75 The definite assuasive curve
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Figure 5-77 The graph within the prompt area
Figure 5-78 Magnify the partial graph
You can view the magnified graph by clicking can also magnify the partial graph by clicking
when the points are too serried, you see figure 5-78.
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5.5.6 Add Peg
Figure 5-79 Select the base point to add stake
Figure 5-80 Add Stakes
Take the Layout Curve as example, first, select the base point to add peg (in figure 5-79, there are 16 such base points), then click select Add Peg, input the name and distance in the
fig 5-80. Thus you can see the coordinates and the mileage of the peg point in the fig 5-81.
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Figure 5-81 The mileage and coordinates of the peg points.
5.6 Layout Electrical Wire
Figure 5-82 Layout electrical wire
Steps: SurveyLayout Electrical Wire On the lower side of the above screen, you can see the buttons for common use, the introduction of each bottom is as following. These four icons respectively stand for zooming out, zooming in, means Add Peg, means Delete Point.
partial zooming out, full screen,. The icon The icon
is a small tool, which is used to measure the horizontal distance and the
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vertical difference between two points.
is used to calculate the offset angle,
is
used to open the file, and the button is the tool of calculating the layout electrical wire. Their function will be introduced hereinafter.
Figure 5-83 Operation Manu
Figure 5-84 Create an electrical wire
Create a new electrical wire --click New. Input the start point and the end point to be staked out and the interval, you can also click to add the start point and the end point in the list, in the graph below, we select Point 1 as the start point of the bended line, and the point 2 to be the end point.
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Figure 5-85 The coordinates of the points on the bended line
Figure 5-86 select the file of layout bended line
If there is no point to be selected in the coordinate library, click
to select the layout
line file with the suffix dat (the file of layout bended line is the same with that of the layout line). The default file name is LINE*.dat. See figure 5-87, point 1 and point 2 are respectively the start point and the end points of the definite bended line.
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Figure 5-87 The definite bended line
Figure 5-88 The points on the bended line.
5.6.1 Add Point

The electrical wire in the fig 5-89 is from m1m2md mfif we want to convert the direction of the line between m1m2m2md and mdmfthus the start point become m2 and the end point is md. The detailed operation to define an electrical the wire m2md is as
follow: click 5-89):
to select add point, and then type in the next end pointmd (see fig
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Figure5-89 m2md Layout Factor Set
Figure5-90 New electrical wire m2md
Thus the bended line 23 is created, see figure 5-90, you may continue to create next bended line, the step is as follows:
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Figure 5-91 mdmf Layout Factor Set
Figure 5-92 New electrical wire mdmf
See the figure above, the bended line is created like m1m2md mf click coordinate library, select the points to be staked out.
to open the
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Figure 5-93 Coordinates library of layout points
Figure 5-94 Select the point to be staked out
5.6.2 Calculate the Horizontal Distance and Vertical Difference

Click to calculate the HD and VD between two pointssee the figure below, select Point
m17 and Point m16 according to the prompt
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Figure 5-95 Calculate the HD and VD between two points
Figure 5-96 Select the point m17
Figure 5-97 Auto calculate the HD and VD between point m16 and point m17 Engineering Star Users Manual 86
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5.6.3 Calculate the Offset Angle

Click to calculate the angle between two linessee the prompt as follows:
Figure 5-98 Calculate the angle between two lines
For example: we select m22 as the first point, md as the second point and md1 as the third point.
Figure 5-99 Select point m22
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Figure 5-100 Select point md
Figure 5-101 Auto calculate the angle after selecting the point md1
5.6.4 Insert Angle Bisector

You can calculate the coordinates of the angle bisector at the corner of the layout line and construct a graph, click , and then select the three points in turn to calculate the angle
bisector. The graph shows the result of the angle bisector of point m22 point md and point md1. You may use the function according to the prompt.
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Figure5-102 Insert the Angle Bisector
Figure5-103 Select the first point m22
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Figure 5-105 Calculate the angle bisector and set.
Figure 5-106 The display of the angle bisector
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5.7 Layout Road
Figure 5-107 The manu of Stakeout Road
5.7.1 Road Design

You need finish the road design before staking out the road. The option is under the survey menu. File Format Instruction: The format of road file is ROD, the detailed format is as follows: CLINE FILE V1.00 START CHAINAGE, 500.0000 RN, GuoGuang-3-2-13 PT, 435118.000000, 2558744.000000, R., 433.333000, 90.00000000, CC, 321.751000,-500.000000, R., 252.195000, 53.13005129, CL, 240.000000, 346.410162, CC, 160.875000, 500.000000, R., 551.317000, 85.31595543, Format Instruction CLINE FILE V1.00 Default line, mark the data edition START CHAINAGEX.XX Mark the start mileage RN, YY YY marks the road name PT marks points: Type in the coordinates of points, the first is the east coordinates (Y), and the second is the north coordinates (X)
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A R L
A means K gene R means the semi diameter of the curve L means the length of assuasive curve Note: assuasive curve must meet one arc in both ends, the first one is the length of the assuasive curve and the second is the K gene. CC marks arcs to define the arc length and the semi diameter, negative means left curve. The first is arc length, and the second is semi diameter. Note: the minus and plus value of semi diameter only stand for the direction. Plus is the right side of the road direction, and the minus means the left side of the road direction.
5.7.2 Steps to Establish a Road File:

1 Create the road file or open the road file: select a path, then type in the road file name (the default name is ROD), then select the target file
Figure 5-108 Create a new file
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Figure 5-109 Open a file
2 If you create a file, first create the file name and the mileage of the start point, then input the coordinates of the start point, connect a line, and an arc or assuasive line, here is the input rule: (1) Start with the point mark, connected with line: (2) Input the assuasive line with both ends circle, the length of the assuasive line and straight line is not always the same, and perhaps is zero. (3) If the front of the line is assuasive line or circle, and the azimuth is zero, the program will auto calculate the azimuth as the tangent direction of the circle. () You only need to input the length of the assuasive line, the semi diameter and the direction are decided by the neighboring circle. Lets take the point input as example, (other element types can be selected in the rolled down table)
Select types element
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Figure 5-111 Data Input
3 Figure 5-111 is the display after data input. 4 You may view the graph output after saving the data, see figure 5-112. 5 Stake out road after the above steps.
Figure 5-112 Graph Output
5.7.3 Operation of Layout Road

The main interface of Layout Road
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Figure 5-113 Main interface of stakeout road
Operation Steps: Click to open the filesee Figure 5-114, then click the button to select a
Road File, see figure 5-115. There are two types of road file, with the extended name rod and tdf, *.tdf file is the road file designed on the base of TGO software of Trimble, *.rod is the road file designed by this handbook software or GpsTool of the PC software.
Figure 5-114 The coordinates of the points on the road
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Figure 5-115 Select road file
Figure 5-116 Dialog of mode option
Select the road file to be staked out, and then back to the dialog of mode option, see figure 5-115, all the flag points and peg points are displayed, you can choose whether display these two kinds points or not. If you want to stake out the whole road, click Line layout. If you only want to stake out certain flag point or peg point, click Point layout. 5.7.3.1 Instruction of layout mode I. Layout Road Mode Interface of layout:
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Figure 5-117 The interface of layout road
When you are staking out the road, the whole road and current points will be shown in Fig 5-117, the software will calculate the current points in real time to remain it in the road area. If it meets the demand, the nearest distance and the mileage of the mapping point to the current point will display on the screen, if not, the prompt will display as above figure. II. The layout mode of the points on road:
Figure 5-118 Mode of layout point
In the mode of layout point, the operation is the same with that of Layout Point in 5.3 5.7.3.2 Calculation Added Stake and Excursion Distance
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Figure 5-119 The interface of add stake and excursion distance
In the interface of layout, press calculation button added stake and excursion distancesee figure 5-119. Calculate Add Stake Select add stake by clicking the toggle
to enter the dialog to calculate the
then input the name and the mileage, press
OK to calculate the coordinates of the peg point (see figure 5-120), and save the point in the data file. Picket
Information
Figure 5-120 The information of the coordinates of peg point
Calculate Excursion Distance Select Calculate Excursion Distance then input the coordinates of X and Y, press OK to calculate the excursion distance and mileage of the point according to the road, If the point is out of the area, you will see the prompt as the figure below:
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Figure 5-121 Prompt
To set the parameter of layout road, press the button
you will see the dialog below.
Figure 5-122 Parameter set of the layout road
Minimum and Maximum are the circle prompt and the alarm prompt in the layout point interface. When the distance is less than the maximum in the voice prompt mode, you will hear the voice. Display all the layout line: to show all the layout line by clicking it. Display flag point: to display all the flag points in the graph. Display peg point: display all the peg points by clicking it. Display the survey point: to display the survey point in the graph, the number of the points is the same as that you type in the filed of Display point. You may view all the survey points by selecting it, if you choose to display three points, you may only see the latest survey points.
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Chapter Six Software Operation--Tool

There are ten submenus under the tool menu: Calculate Parameter, Calculate Coordinate, Calculate Area, Road Design, Parameter Browse, Data Fresh, Browse Survey Point, Browse Satellite, Correction Wizard, and Data Process. The Road Design can refer to5.7.1the other menus instruction is as follows:
Figure 6-1 Tool Menu
6.1 Calculate Parameter

Steps: ToolCalculate Parameter Instruction This function includes Calculate Four and Calculate Seven, the operation is similar, but the meaning is different.
6.1.1 Calculate Four Parameter

This function needs two or more than two points region coordinates, acquire the source coordinates and input it with the region coordinates, when the points are sufficient, you can start the calculation and acquire the plane translate coordinates transformed from region coordinates used by GPS, which are X translate, y translate, circumrotate a and zoom k. Steps: Enter calculate four parameter, and click Add button to input coordinates in turn, click OK to save it, see Figure 6-3click Calculate to generate translate parameter.
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Figure 6-2 Calculate Parameter
Figure 6-3 Calculate Four Parameter
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Figures 6-5 Prompt to input points
6.1.2 Calculate Seven Parameter

If the survey area is large (more than 50Km), you can use Seven Parameter to acquire more accurate Seven parameter translate coordinates. It needs three known points region coordinates and their WGS-84 coordinates to calculate seven parameters, which are the seven translate parameter of the region coordinates transformed from WGS-84 coordinates. Click OK to type in the dialog of seven parameters. Note: Youd better make the area of three points cover the whole survey area to acquire preferable effect.
Known point Unknown point
Figure 6-6 Three known points and survey area map
The format of seven parameter: X translate, Y translate Z translate X axis rotate, Y axis rotate, Z axis rotate, Zoom scale (Scale Ratio). Principle: As you know, the RTK survey used with translate parameter can make the plane coordinates of survey point, height accuracy and control net cooperate very well in small area (such as tens of sqkm) and you only need two or more than two region coordinates. But when you do the survey in a large area (such as hundreds of sqkm), the translate parameter cannot improve the accuracy of plane and height within parts of area. Thus you need to use seven
Chapter VI Tool parameter, the detailed operation is as follows: First, you need to do the control survey and level survey, and do the static control on the control point of the known coordinates within the area, then select a control point A as the WGS84 reference station of static net adjustment before you start the net adjustment. Use a static instrument to do the single point survey on Point A for more than 24 hours, and then import it into the software to note down the average as its WGS84 coordinates. For having done the long time survey, the absolute accuracy should be about 2m, then start the 3D adjustment, which needs to take WGS84 coordinates as known coordinates. Calculate the 3D coordinates of other points, but at least three groups, then you can acquire the seven parameters after inputting. When you use seven parameters, open it and close translate parameter (if it is opened). Note: the unit of translate parameter is meter, the unit of circumrotate is second, and that of zoom is the difference from number 1. After you finish this, you can start the detailing or layout road. The base station should be mounted on the known point according to handy principle, if the known point has been used in seven parameter calculation, the accuracy control will be better. You can also use the WGS84 longitude and latitude of this point to set the base station. Note: Seven parameter has reference limit, XYZ axis rotate are generally second level, X YZ axis translate are usually less than 1000If the seven parameters are not within this area, it will not work.. Steps: you can directly input the region coordinates of three known points and their WGS-84 coordinates, or open the point file to select three points. Click Ok on the upper right to acquire the seven parameters.
Figure 6-7 The acquired seven parameter
After you acquire the seven parameter, system will auto open the parameter switch, click OK to adjust by this parameter and acquire the correct coordinates of the survey point. If you calculate without inputting points, the prompt in figure 6-5 will display.
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6.2 Calculate Coordinate

Manipulation: Toolscalculate coordinate Illumination: It includes projection Conversion, Calculate Angle, Calculate Intersection, Calculate Setover, Calculate Offset Point, Calculate Offset Angle and Distance in the submenus. The software provides many tools of calculating coordinate, so you can get the point coordinate very conveniently.
Figure6-8 calculate coordinates menu
6.2.1 Projection conversion

Projection conversion is that longitudinal system converts to plane coordinate system each other. Manipulation steps: 1. If plane coordinate system converts to longitudinal system, please select the plane coordinate system, and input the coordinate to the window of conversion, then click Cal.. Refer to Fig.6-9. 2. If longitudinal system converts to plane coordinate system, please select the longitudinal system, input the coordinate to the window of conversion, then click Cal.. Refer to Fig.6-10. Attention please! Before projection conversion, you should set the projection scale factor. You should set it in the setmeasurement parameterprojection parameter.
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Figure 6-9 projection calculate at plane coordinates system
Figure 6-10 projection calculate at geodetic coordinate system
6.2.2 Calculate Coordinates

Calculating coordinates is that calculate unknown point coordinates according to the known point coordinates, the azimuth and the distance from the known point to the unknown. Manipulation: select Calculate Coordinates, input the parameters in the window, (Fig. 6-11) click calculation button, then you can see the result and the graph in the different window. (Fig. 6-12)
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Fig 6-11 Elements inputting
Fig 6-12 The result
In the graph window, you can see the position of the unknown point relative to the known.
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Fig 6-13 graph of the result
6.2.3 Calculate Angel

Calculating angel is that calculate the azimuth, distance and height between the two known points. Manipulation: select calculate angel, input the two known points coordinates, click calculate button, you will see the result of the azimuth, distance and the relative height.
Fig 6-14 elements inputting
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Fig 6-15the result
In the same way, you can see the relative graph in the window of Graph.
Fig 6-16 graph of the result
6.2.4 Calculate Intersection

Calculating intersection is that calculate the position of intersection according to the start point and the terminal of two known lines. Manipulation: Toolcalculate coordinatecalculate intersection. In the window please input start point and terminal coordinates of two known lines. Or click the right button, select the coordinates from the coordinates lib. You also can open the existent file, then select the coordinates which you need.
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Fig 6-17 calculate intersection
Fig 6-18 select point from coordinate lib.
After input the coordinates, click calculate please, you will see the intersection coordinates in the result window. You also can see the sketch map in the graph window.
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Fig 6-19 the result
Fig 6-20the graph of intersection
6.2.5 Calculate setover

Calculating offset is that calculate the relative offset from the point to the known line, including start distance, end distance and offset distance.
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Fig 6-21 calculate setover
Fig 6-22 calculation result
Manipulation: select calculate setover, input the coordinates of start point, end point and the offset point. Click calculate, you will see the start distance, end distance and offset distance in the window of result. Symbol of offset shows the direction of offset point. If the offset point is at left of the line, the symbol is minus. If the offset point is at right of the line, the symbol is positive. The line direction which we prescribe is start point to end. In the same way, you can see the relative between the point and the line in the graph window.
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The start
Offset distance Offset point
Distance to start Distance to end
The end
Fig 6-23 setover
6.2.6 Calculate Offset point

The other way round previous function, Calculate offset point is that calculates the point coordinates according to three known distances. They are start distance, end distance and offset distance.
Fig 6-24 calculate offset point
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Fig6-25the result
Manipulation: select calculate offset point, input the start point coordinates, end point coordinates and the information of offset point. (Fig. 6-24) Pitch on calculate, you will see the result in the result window. (Fig. 6-25) You also can see the relative between offset point and the line in the graph window. (Fig. 6-26) Furthermore, when inputting coordinates you also can select them from coordinate library.
Fig 6-26 the offset point
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Fig 6-27 select point from coordinate lib.
6.2.7 Calculate Offset Angel

Calculating offset angel is that calculate angel the point relative to the line. The line direction is from start to end. The angels acme is the end point of line. This usually applies to layout electrical wire. Manipulation: Toolcalculate coordinatecalculate offset angel Input coordinates of start point, end point and offset point in the departure angel window. Click calculate, you can see two formats of offset angel in the result window. In the graph window, you can see the relative between line and the point.
Fig 6-28 calculate offset angle
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Fig 6-29 the result
Offset point Start point Departure angle
End point
Fig 6-30 offset angle
6.2.8 Interspaces Distance

Interspaced distance is that calculate the baseline length according to two known points which known geodynamical system coordinates. Manipulation: Toolcalculate coordinateinterspaces distance Input geodynamical system coordinates of two points, click calculate, you will get the baseline length in the last blank. But attention please! The unit that you input is degree.
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Fig 6-31 calculate interspace distance
6.3 Calculate Area

Manipulation: Toolcalculate area Illumination: calculating area is that calculate the closed area which is selected from the picture. Manipulation step: Firstly, Toolcalculate area; secondly, select open file, then pitch on surveying data, click OK. All points will be read in the procedure. Interface will be Fig. 6-33.
Open file
Select
Fig 6-32 calculate area
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Fig 6-33 after inputting data
Manipulation of selecting points is as follow: 1. Select many points to calculate the closed area. Click the tool button , then select points according to an order. The last point can not
connect with any point, because it will be closed automatically when you click the calculate button. For example, when you select three points, you can see their names in the list. Refer to Fig. 6-34. 2. Insert points in the current picture. If you find no point selected when calculate area, then you can insert point. In the fig 6-35, if you want to insert No.1 point behind intersection, select the button , click the point in
front of you want to insert firstly, then click the point that you want to insert, the No.1 point is be inserted(fig 6-36). When calculate, the procedure will be closed and calculate the area automatically. 3. Delete points in the current picture. If you want to delete points in the current picture, you can select the delete button function. In the fig 6-37, if you want to delete No.1 point, please select the button , then click No.1
point in the current picture, the point will be deleted. The result picture refers to fig 6-35 please.
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Point list
Fig 6-34 select three points
Result
Fig 6-35 the result
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delete
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Fig 6-37 delete point
4. All points selected and cancel selected. When you want to selected all points or cancel choice, please select the button . When
click the button once, all points in the picture will be selected. Refer to fig 6-38. When click the button again, all points will be canceled choice. Then you can select points over again.
Select all or cancel
Fig 6-38check all or cancel bar
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Fig 6-39 check all
Attention please! The format of area information is perimeter, area. If you look incomplete show, please click the right of showing frame, the all will be showed.
Press this
Fig 6-40 show the behind information
6.4 Parameter Browse

Parameter browsing is that fast browse and check parameters in the job, in order to find error and correct them immediately. Manipulation: ToolParameter Browse Parameter browsing include projection, transfer, closure and seven windows. You can see ellipsoid parameters and projection parameters in the projection window. And see adjustment parameters and four parameters in the transfer window. And see closure parameters information in the closure window. And also can see seven parameters in the seven window. Refer to fig 6-41 to fig 6-44.
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Fig 6-41 View the projection parameter
Fig 6-42 View the transfer parameter
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Fig 6-44 View the seven parameter
6.5 Data Fresh

Data fresh is that recalculate all points after parameter changed.
6.6 Browse Survey Point

Manipulation: ToolBrowse Survey Point You can see all points in the window. There is the status of points in front of point name. The meanings of the point status are illuminated in the behind of the window. Click every point, the points name, coordinates, height and code will be showed behind the window. Illumination: you can make use of this function to browse all points status and coordinates
during surveying. Press twice, you can browse survey point immediately in the survey and layout windows.
The status
Explain of status
Figure 6-45 view points
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6.7 Browse Satellite

The function of browsing satellite is the same with tabletop menu . You can see point
information, satellite distributing, satellite list, base information and other information with this function.
6.8 Correction Wizard

6.8.1Base station on the known point (Point A)
1) Use one point (Base Station Point A) to adjust Steps: Figure 6-46Figure 6-47Figure 6-48click Adjust in the figure6-48.
Figure 6-46 Correction wizard
Figure 6-47 Select adjustment mode
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Figure 6-48 Input base station coordinates
Figure 6-49 Adjustment Confirmation
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Chapter VI Tool Note: You will see the prompt saying no fixed, now adjust? as Figure 6-50, select NO to change it to fixed state. 2) Use two points to adjust (The second point is Point B) Steps: Figure6-46Figure 6-47Figure 6-48Type in the coordinates of base station in the figure6-48, then click NextFigure 6-51type in the second point(Point B) following the prompt, and select adjustment after confirming the level of rover on the Point B.
Figure 6-51 input the second point to adjust
figure 6-52 adjust
3) Use three points to adjust (The third point is point C) First, finish all the steps of adjustment by two points, then operate in turn of figure 6-46Figure 6-47Figure 6-48 Type in the coordinates of base station Point A in figure6-48, then click nextfigure6-51Type in the coordinates of Point B in figure 6-51, then click nextFigure 6-52 (Type in the coordinates of Point C, then select adjustment).
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6.8.2 Base station on the unknown point

1) Adjust by use of one point (Supposed the point is Point B) The step is: Fig 6-53Fig6-54Fig 6-55Type in the coordinates of Point B following the prompt, select adjustment after confirming the finish of level of rover on Point B).
Figure 6-53 Correction Wizard
Figure 6-54 Adjustment mode set
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Figure 6-55 Adjustment confirmation
2) Adjust by use of two points (the second point is Point C) First, finish all the steps of adjustment by one point, then operate in turn of figure 6-53Figure 6-54Figure 6-55Select Next in the Figure6-55Figure 6-56Select Adjustment after inputting the coordinates of Point CFigure 6-57
Figure 6-56 Input the coordinates of Point C for adjustment
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Figure 6-57 Use Point D to adjust
3) Adjust by use of three points (Supposed the third point is Point D) First, finish all the steps of adjustment by two points, then operate in turn of figure 6-53Figure 6-54Figure 6-55Select Next in the Figure 6-55Figure 6-56Select Next in the Figure 6-56 Figure 6-57 Type in the coordinates of Point D, then click adjustment . Note: when there is an error in the input of coordinates, you will see the prompt as figure 6-58, then please input the data again.
Figure 6-58 tip of adjusting Attention: The adjustment by use of control point library is recommend, you can also, as the old customer, continue to use correction wizard according to your custom. But we suggest less than three points to do the adjustment.
6.9 Data Process

If there is an error in calculate parameter due to the input, it will lead the incorrect result in the
Chapter VI Tool following steps, thus you can modify the wrong data by use of this function. Data process introduction This function is the parameter correction and adjustment in batches to the survey coordinates. You can use control point library and data process to recalculate the adjustment parameter and process survey points in batches when there are some errors during coordinate input or adjustment operation. Thus effectively avoid the repeated work. Steps: Open the menu of data process (figure 6-59), select the original data file *.rtk (Figure 6-60), then select the suitable transfer parameter file *.cot Figure 6-61 name and save the file after finishing the data process. (see figure 6-62).
Figure 6-59 Data process
Figure 6-60 Select the transfer parameter file
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Figure 6-61 Select the original data file
Figure 6-62 Save the file after data process
Note: If you use only one point to adjust, you may input a known point and its original coordinates in the control point library. If you use two or more than two points to adjust, you need to input the coordinates of these points and their original coordinates. You need at least three points and their original coordinates to start height closure.
Chapter VII Help
Chapter Seven Software Operation Help

Helpdisplays some information of software and system. The menu contains Software Registration, Software Information and System Information.
Figure 7-1 Referring to Menu
7.1 Software Registration

Steps: HelpSoftware Registration Instruction: you can use this function to register the RTK mainframe in the probation period, prolong the probation period or apply for permanent use. You are required to register when you are online (with line or bluetooth).
Figure 7-2 Software Registration Engineering Star Users Manual 131
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Figure 7-3 Error prompt of registration code
Enter Software Registration to type in appropriate registration code in the screen, then click ok. If the registration code is improper (see Figure 7-3), you must register again, then you may use the instrument as soon as this step is finished. Note: Make sure the registration code matches the mainframe item number. Please check the valid period of registration code to make sure it is the probation type or permanent type in order to view the software information.
7.2 Software Information
Figure 7-4 Software Information of Engineer Star
Steps: Referring toSoftware Information Instruction: Display the copyright of the software and the contact of developer, on the below is the inside series number and registration date.
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7.3 System Information

Steps: HelpSystem Information, see figure 7-5 Instruction: Display the current system state, including EMS state and battery state. If the EMS is not enough, you can open Set>Memorythen enter Running Programs to force a close of some other program to release the EMS, if the battery power is low, you can recharge or change the battery.
Figure 7-5 System Information
Appendix
Addenda A GPS Survey Summarization

GPS System Brief Introduction
The Composition of GPS System GPS, the worldwide, all-day running, high accuracy survey way, has been universally accepted in survey field. Date to the year 1973, American Department of Defense authorized Three Armies to invent a new military navigation system, we call it GPS, which is Global Position System. In February of 1978, the first testing satellite was launched, from the February of 1989 to 1993, 24 satellites were launched, which established the foundation of GPS running constellation. The running height of GPS satellite is 20200 kilometers. There are six orbits, on each dispersing four satellites. The structure contains 21 work satellites and three standby active satellites. The satellite serial is from 0 to 31, and numberless substitute satellites will be continuously launched when valid period of the old one expires to maintain the GPS constellation steady
Figure 1-1 GPS star graph
There are three elements to make up GPS System. The first is Satellite element, which is constituted by the constellation in the universe. The second is the control part on the earth, which is used to control the satellite signal, correct the satellite state, adjust the distribution of the satellite and revise the orbit information. The third is customer detector, which also named GPS instrument. GPS signal: Satellite Guide Telephonic Code, including Broadcast Star Calendar and Almanac. Satellite State: range code, including (1) C/A codecoarse code Code Length: 1023bitCycle: 1msDistance: 293km (2) P CodeFine Code Code Length: 2.35*1014Cycle: 267 daysDistance: 29.3m All the code will be loaded on the carrier wave to project after process. There are two carrier
Appendix waves, one is L1 wave band, with the frequency 1545.42MHZ and wavelength 19.05cmthe other is L2 wave band, with the frequency 1227.60MHZ and wavelength 24.45cm GPS Detector can be sorted to four styles according to the function; they are Guide Style, Survey Style, Time Style and survey gesture style. It can also be sorted to four styles according to moving state, they are Handheld Style, motor-carried style, vessel-carried style and plane-carried style. The survey geoid style has two styles, one is single frequency, which can only receive L1 carrier wave, and the other is dual frequency, which can contemporarily receive L1 & L2 carrier waves. Military navigation was designed for the GPS System Establishment, but the testing result showed that not only can it meet the military use, it can also be used in static position in centimeter or even millimeter accuracy, dynamic position in sub-meter or meter accuracy, speed measurement and time measurement. Thus GPS was generally adapted from military use to daily use, thus the first commercial GPS receiver was born. With the development of over ten years, more and more GPS have been used in various units and enterprises to create plenty production value of high efficiency. GPS position and phase measurement. GPS position is acquired by backside cross method after measuring the off-ground distance of each visible satellite. The distance of satellite from ground is calculated by the C/A code on the carrier wave or phase. Thus the time difference will happen from the projection of information code to the satellite receiving by the GPS antenna. The note for the time difference makes the survey realizable. Multiply the time and the velocity of light to acquire the distance from antenna to the ground. Survey-style GPS receiver can calculate the accurate distance from antenna to the ground by carrier wave phase. Add the number of full waves of each satellite to the phase decimal, you can acquire the distance of the satellite off ground (The wave length of L1 and L2 is known),. The integer of carrier wave between satellite and antenna is called full circle blur degree ambiguity. To the centimeter accurate process, full circle number can be acquired in the course of process. To the centimeter accurate real time survey, full circle number can be acquired in the mean time of initialization. The minimal amount required for the satellites is four, and for the GPS receiver is two in GPS survey. This manual is based on two receivers, one is base station, and the other is rover. Set the base station on one known point, and the rover on the point to be measured or staked out. The carrier wave phase data on these two receivers is calculated by the software embed in the mainframe board, then the 3D vector between base station and rover can be acquired. You can measure the position of rover relative to the base station, and then classify the measure technique according to the time. Real time technique uses the radio to transfer the information to the rover, and calculate the result in the mean time of surveying. Process technique needs to save the data and acquires the result with the base line calculation software back to the office.
Appendix Generally, the measure technique is subjected to such elements as receiver standard, accuracy requirement, time limit and real time result requirement, etc.
GPS Measurement Method

GPS and difference technique are used in real time and measurement after, speed static technique is only used in measurement after. Real time kinematics (RTK) RTK usually need five or more than five satellite to measure the phase of base station and rover. It is necessary to initialize before measuring in order to acquire centimeter accuracy. If you use single frequent receiver, the early sub-kinematics required the rover to be placed on the known point to create a man-made base line to initialize the measurement. Now the single frequent RTK can realize auto initialization, only the time is longer compared with the dual frequent RTK, and more easy to miss lock. If you use dual frequent receiver to do the kinematic measurement (that is RTK), the initialization time can be greatly shorten, whats more, the initialization can be processed during movement, (that is OTF, which means On the Fly) If the satellites received are less than four during the measurement, you need to reinitialize when the satellite number increases to four or more than four. Difference Globe Position SystemDGPS DGPS technique uses GPS codeC/A codeto position. It is not necessary to initialize or continuously track the satellites. The measurement accuracy is only one to three meter. If the carrier wave added to the distance is smooth enough, the DGPS can reach to the sub-meter accuracy. Static and quick static Static measurement can be used in the highest accuracy measurement, but the time needed is usually from 30 minutes to 15 hours, according to the length of the line. Static and Quick Static both need process after to acquire the accurate result. Quick static is one method of process after, the accuracy can reach to centimeter level. It takes at Least 8 minutes (normally 8-30 minutes) to measure by carrier wave measurement, according to The receiver type, base line length, available satellites units and geometry shape of satellite. You can use single frequent and dual frequent receiver to do the static measurement and the quick Static measurement
The elements related to the RTK measurement.

RTK measurement needs to avoid some disadvantageous elements; the reason to generate these
Appendix elements is for the limit of the whole GPS system. The radio signal used by GPS is received from the satellite about twenty thousand kilometers from The ground, they are, relatively speaking, high frequency, low power, and not easy to penetrate the barriers which interfere the sight between the satellite and the GPS receiver. In fact, all the objects between the satellite and GPS receiver are the disadvantages to the system operation. Some objects, such as buildings, can entirely screen the satellite signal. Thus GPS cannot be used in rooms, channel or under water. Some other objects, such as tree, may partly screen the reflected or refracted signal. Thus GPS signal can hardly be received in the forest area, although sometimes there will be enough signal in the forest to approximately calculate the position, the definition of signal is far from the centimeter level position. So GPS has shortage when used in forest area, but this doesnt mean GPS can only be used in the relevant open side, it can still maintain its efficiency and accuracy in some impediment area. That is because GPS needs at least five satellites which distribute appropriately to realize the accurate position, in usual occasion, there will be seven to ten GPS satellite in most area, thus the GPS measurement can be used efficiently in the area where you can receive five satellites. In the forest or around a building, you can make the GPS measurement as long s the open side is big enough to view at least five satellites. Another disadvantages is the RTK transferring data chain, this chain has close relationship with the electromagnetism surrounding and operation distance. RTK position require the base station transfer the measuring data, which includes fake measured value and phase measured value, and known data to the rover station in real time. The power of RTK station is 25 watt, so the barrier is now allowed between base station and rover. According to the rule, the relationship of operation distance of RTK and the base station height is as below: Height (m) >30 20 10 2 Typical distanceKm 9~11 7~9 5~7 3~5 Ideal distance (km) 10~12 8~10 6~8 4~6
Note Typical distance is that in normal electromagnetism condition. Ideal distance is that in fine satellite, atmosphere and electromagnetism condition. Concerning the elements mention hereinbefore, it is required to select the preferable known point position when setting the base station. Please make sure the base station meet the condition below: 1. There is not any barrier within 10 degree height end angle. 2. There should not be electromagnetic radiant point in the neighborhood, such as TV launch
Appendix tower, radar TV and mobile signal antenna, etc, in order to avoid disturbing the RTK signal. The distance required is more than 200m 3. Youd better set the base station at the relatively high altitude place for the better station operation distance. 4. steady ground to save the point more convenient. Note: If the user sets the station under the objects that have strong effect to the electromagnetism transmission, such as under the tree, the satellite signal received will become aberrant.
GPS Application in the Measurement

GPS can be used to control measurement, landform measurement, staking out and aquatic operation. Controlling measurement The area of controlling measurement is commonly large. Landform measurement Landform measurement is used to measure the change of landform, the result is usually used for Graph making. Real-time measurement, especially the dual frequent RTK, is most suitable to the landform measurement. Stake out Stake out is to position the point designed in advance on the spot. Stake out point need to acquire the result in real time. RTK is the only way to provide the centimeter accuracy real-time resolving project with the measuring method. Aquatic operation. The category of aquatic operation contains water depth measurement, aquatic navigation, warehouse volume measurement, construction position and piling inspection, etc. It needs box and needle or sound instrument to match.
Appendix
Addenda B Technical Specification

S82specification
Channel: independent 24 channels Tracking signal: L1/L2 Static horizontal accuracy: 5mm+1ppm Static vertical accuracy: 10mm+1ppm Static operation range: <=80km Static memory: inner 32M RTK horizontal accuracy: 2cm+1ppm RTK vertical accuracy: 3cm+1ppm Communication mode: USB, Bluetooth, series Data link: 25w/15w (emitting power) RTK initialization time: typically 15 seconds
S80 specification
Channel: independent 24 channels Tracking signal: L1/L2 Static horizontal accuracy: 5mm+1ppm Static vertical accuracy: 10mm+2ppm Static operation range: <=80km Static memory: inner 32M RTK horizontal accuracy: 2cm+1ppm RTK vertical accuracy: 3cm+1ppm Communication mode: USB, Bluetooth, series Data link: 25w/15w (emitting power) RTK initialization time: typically 15 seconds
South 9800RTK Specification

Channel: 12 channels Tracking signal: C/A code. L1/L2 OTF initialization time: < 1 minute normally, shortest 8 seconds Base line Static measurement: 50km Position accuracy Static measurement5mm+1ppm Kinematic:2cm+2ppm Data line: inner rover station. UHF frequency: 458MHz462MHz, writable with PC Adjust method: GMSK
Appendix Launch power: 5W Radio baud rate: 9600bps Power supply: 12V6W Dimension11cm5cm23cm Weight1.4Kg Working temperature30--70water-proof, shake-proof

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1.1 System Requirements

1.2 Installation of Engineering Star

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1.2.2 Connection of JETT PDA with PC

The following message box appears:

3. On your desktop PC, start ActiveSync.

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Figure 2-5 Get Connected

1.2.3 Installing Engineering Star

system as the following dialog box:

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Chapter 2 Job Menu

Figure 2-1 Job Menu

3.1 New Job

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Figure 2-3 Name a job

Figure 2-4 Set Ellipsoid Parameters.

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Figure 2-5 Set Projection Parameters

Figure 2-6 Set Four parameters

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Figure 2-7 Seven Parameter Set

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Figure 2-8 Alt Closure Parameter Set

3.2 Open a Job

Figure 2-9 Open a job

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3.3Create a new document

Figure 2-10 New Job

Figure 2-11 The new document 9283.data

3.4 Select Files

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Figure 2-12 Select a file

3.5 Delete a Job

Figure 2-13 Delete a file

3.6 File Export

Fig 3-14 Select the data format and export path

Figure 2-15 The target output file

Create the chengguo.dat with the same steps.

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Figure 2-16 Select another data format

Figure 2-17 Export screen

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Figure 2-18 The file saved path after transit

Figure 2-19 The data format after transit

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Chapter four Software Operation--Set

Figure 4-1 Menu Set

4.1 Measurement Parameter

Figure 4-2 Measurement Parameter Set

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