Spectra Precision FAST Survey Reference Manual - Manual (Page 45)

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Total station adjustments are conducted differently from GPS adjustments (Process GPS). If you wish to adjust your
GPS first for control, and then calculate your total station traverse, first select Process GPS. Then use Process No
Adjust
, or Compass, as desired.
Process Raw File Operations: Total Station, GPS, Reporting, Editing
FAST Survey has made available four different types of raw file processing. You can process or draw your total station
traverse, report out the Direct-Reverse measurements, Process GPS, and Review and Edit the RW5 file.
Note that for all processing where new coordinates are calculated, beginning with FAST Survey, upon exit the program
will prompt you whether or not to store the newly calculated points into the coordinate file. This provides the flexibility
to experiment with different processing settings and options without impacting the actual stored coordinates, until you
deliberately choose to do so.
Total Station Adjustments
If you wish to adjust or draw a total station traverse, you would choose any of the following: Process No Adjust, Angle
Balance
, Transit, Compass, Crandall or Draw Traverse Lines. All of these commands have the same four-tab menu
system, outlined below.
 Total Station Tab
: Reduce to Grid Coordinates will perform a “ground to grid” calculation based on your GPS
projection used, viewable in the projection tab. The Scale setting will multiply all distance measurements by the
entered scale factor. Apply Curvature and Refraction will compute curvature and refraction distinctly on all raw
measurements and adjust accordingly.