PASCO PS-2175 GPS Position Sensor - Manual (Page 10)

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The Import Text Data window appears.
11. Change the Begin Importing on Line setting to 2.
12. Click OK. The Save Imported Data As window appears.
13. Type the filename Temperature Walk.tsv. Click Save. This new dataset,
Temperature Walk, appears in the Data Library on the left side of your screen.
III. Plot Data
1. Drag Temperature Walk from the Data Library to the Layer List.
2. Click the Visualize tab.
3. In the Layer List, click Temperature Walk to select that dataset.
4. In the Map section, click the Zoom button to zoom in on the data plot.
A plot of the route that you walked appears in the Map section.
5. In the Layer List, open the Color Field menu (see right) and select
Temperature.
The plotted points are now color-coded to indicate the temperature mea-
sured at each point.
• To change the color coding and other appearance properties, click the Edit
Appearance button.
• To combine your data plot with a map, aerial photograph, or other datasets, return
to the Construct tab and drag the desired dataset from the Data Library to the
Data List.
• For more instructions on using My World, visit www.pasco.com/myworld/
Using the Position Sensor with Other Interfaces
Xplorer (PS-2000) Connect the Position Sensor the Xplorer either directly or
using the included cable. Ensure that there are fresh batteries in the Xplorer. Press and
hold the power button to turn on the Xplorer. Press
to start recording data. Press
again to stop. After you have collect at least one data run, connect the Xplorer to
a computer running DataStudio to display and analyze the data.
Computer-based PASPORT Interfaces Computer-based interfaces include
the AirLink (PS-2005), PowerLink (PS-2001), and USB Link (PS-2100). You can
also use the Xpolorer and Xplorer GLX in computer-based mode.
Connect the PASPORT interface to your computer (see instructions included with
your interface). Connect the Position Sensor to interface either directly or using the
included cable. Start DataStudio. Click Start to start recording data. Click Stop to
stop recording.