Managing smart targets, Electronic compass, Setting the electronic compass – Spectra Precision Survey Pro v5.4 User Manual

Page 109: Managing smart targets electronic compass

• When finished, select

End Survey on the Home screen.

Managing Smart

Targets

In earlier versions of Survey Pro, there was a separate list for backsight and
foresight targets. With Survey Pro 5.2 and 5.3, there is now a single list of
optical targets, so you can choose to take an observation to any target from any
measurement routine.

This enhancement makes certain routines, such as repetition, multiple
sideshots and shoot from two ends, much easier to use.
With all optical targets now managed from a single list of targets, you will
notice some changes to the way “height of target” edit fields are handled in
the case where you have a fixed backsight target defined in the station setup:
When you choose your fixed backsight target as the target for the current
observation, the edit field disappears and the height of the fixed backsight
target is shown in static text next to the smart target selector. This prevents
you from changing the height of the fixed backsight target.

When you upgrade to Survey Pro 5.2 or higher, you will notice that all of your
optical targets are now merged into a single target selection list. There is no
longer a separate list of backsight and foresight targets.

Electronic Compass

Survey Pro can integrate the use of an electronic compass if the model of data
collector you are using if fitted with one.

Setting the Electronic Compass

Go to

Job > Settings. If your data collector is fitted with a built-in electronic

compass, a

Compass tab can be selected from the Settings screen. Open this

tab. Different functions can be performed from this tab:

• Check or clear the

Enable data collector compass box to respectively enable

or disable the use of the electronic compass in Survey Pro.

• Enter the magnetic declination (in degrees and fractions of a degree)

• If the compass is active, view the compass reading:

• Calibrate the compass. The calibration procedure is specific to the model

of data collector used. Usually however, you are requested to rotate the data