Spectra Precision Survey Pro v5.4 - Manual (Page 8)

Instrument Setup ................................................................................................... 36
Station Setup on a Known Point ........................................................................... 36
Station Setup on Unknown Point, Resection Method .............................................. 39
Variant to the Basic Station Setup Procedures ....................................................... 41
Remote Elevation................................................................................................ 42
Fixing Station Setup............................................................................................ 42
Point Measurement ................................................................................................ 43
Introduction to Traverse / Sideshot ....................................................................... 43
Sideshot ............................................................................................................ 43
Traverse ............................................................................................................. 44
Repetition Shots ................................................................................................. 46
6. GNSS Surveying ..................................................................................................... 48
Starting an RTK Base ............................................................................................ 48
Starting an RTK Rover ............................................................................................ 50
Collecting Data ...................................................................................................... 54
Collecting Points................................................................................................. 54
Collecting Features ............................................................................................. 56
Collecting Offset Points ....................................................................................... 57
Collecting Data Out of a Survey ............................................................................... 58
Solving Calibration ................................................................................................. 59
Introduction to Calibration ................................................................................... 59
Calibration Procedure, Illustrated ......................................................................... 60
Special Case of One-Point Calibration ................................................................... 63
How Survey Pro Deals With Base Location............................................................. 63
Unexpected Change of Base .................................................................................... 64
Managing Reference Stations .................................................................................. 64
Ending a Survey ..................................................................................................... 65
7. Leveling ................................................................................................................. 66
Introduction........................................................................................................... 66
What Leveling Is ................................................................................................. 66
Other Definitions ................................................................................................ 66
Creating or Selecting a Level Loop ........................................................................... 68
Collecting Elevations in an Open Level Loop ............................................................. 69
Description of a Simple Level Loop....................................................................... 69
Collecting Elevations in a Simple Level Loop ......................................................... 71
Collecting Elevations for Sideshot and Stakeout Points ........................................... 73
Adjusting a Closed Loop.......................................................................................... 74
Running the 2 Peg Test .......................................................................................... 75
8. Stakeout Routines................................................................................................... 76
Selecting Points to Be Staked, “Next Point” Scenario ................................................ 76
“By Managed Points” Method .............................................................................. 77
Staking Points With a Mechanical Optical Instrument ................................................ 78
Staking Points With a Robotic Optical Instrument ..................................................... 80
Staking Points With GNSS ...................................................................................... 82
Other Stakeout Routines ......................................................................................... 85
9. Survey Pro’s On-Board Version ................................................................................. 86
Working With No Job Open...................................................................................... 86
Working With a Job Open ........................................................................................ 90
Appendix.................................................................................................................... 92
Advanced Information on Point Properties ................................................................ 92
Layers................................................................................................................ 92