Spectra Precision FAST Survey Reference Manual - Manual (Page 33)

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 Distance Observation Display
: Options are Slope or Horizontal. This applies to the values displayed from total
station readings.
 Slope Entry and Display
: Whenever slopes are reported or prompted, you have the option to specify the default in
Percent, Degrees or Ratio; however, some commands such as 3D Inverse will automatically report both slope and
ratio and are unaffected.
 Station Display
: This option impacts the display of centerline stationing, sometimes referred to as “chainage”. In
the U.S., for example, roads designed in feet are “stationed” by every 100 feet, so that a road at linear position
14280.5 is given a station of 142+80.50. Metric roads in the U.S. are often stationed by kilometers, where the same
road position has a station of 14+280.500. You can configure the placement of the “+” as desired, independent of
your configuration for metric vs feet units. You can also configure for a purely decimal display of
stationing/chainage, as in 14280.500. This display form shows up in such commands as Input-Edit Centerline,
within the Start Station dialog box. Please note that you should still input the stationing in purely numeric form,
without the “+” convention. Only the display is impacted by this option.
Job Settings (Options)
This tab allows you to set configuration options for the current job.
 Time Stamp Each Point
: When enabled, a date and time stamp will be noted in the raw file beside each point.
Raw files in FAST Survey have a .RW5 extension and are nearly identical to the TDS .RW5 format. See the image
below for simple FAST Survey .RW5 file.
 Store GPS Accuracy in Raw File
: This option is available when configured to any GPS equipment. If enabled,
the horizontal and vertical quality as reported by the GPS will be stored to the raw file with each point (RMS or
CEP/SEP typically).