Spectra Precision FAST Survey Reference Manual - Manual (Page 57)

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Note in the dialog below, you can set when you are prompted for the line attributes (start vs end of line). This
screen is found within Special Codes, Settings (button at top of screen in Special Codes). The "Use FCL Path
to Store *.GIS" means that the folder used for the Feature Code File will also be the folder used for the *.GIS
files that are made for each description with attributes. For example, if MH has attributes, a file MH.GIS will
be created. If FH has attributes, a file FH.GIS will be created. These *.GIS files normally store in the current
job data directory, in a subdirectory called \CSGIS\FCLFileName (name of the feature code list file). Only
one GIS file is made, and it always goes in the standard data subdirectory that contains the FCL file. Even this
single file protocol is an option, set by clicking on "Use Single Carlson GIS Features File" at the bottom of
Settings within Special Codes. FAST Survey is backward compatible for use with earlier FCL files, and will
continue to use the coding system for attributes for FCL files set up by earlier versions, including file location
protocols. The GIS file location protocol is shown below, based on a data folder called c:\data and an FCL file
name called FieldCodes.fcl: C:\Data\FieldCodes.GIS
FAST Survey also creates an *.VTT file which contains the actual user-entered attributes. This file is
associated with the CRD file. The combination of the CRD and VTT files are used to export the shapefiles
under the Map Screen, Fill pulldown. If you wish to store the same attribute data on all vertices on a line, you
can click on "Store GIS Line Data to All Vertices", as shown below.
The "Save Only One GIS Feature to the Stored Pt" is a rarely used item which applies to field measurements
with 2 or more codes (eg. MH FH) where MH for Manhole and FH for Fire Hydrant both have GIS prompting
associated with them. With this "Store Only One" clicked on, you would be prompted in the field for which
item (MH or FH) to assign GIS coding to, and only one set of attributes are associated with the single point
surveyed. If "Store Attribute(AT) to RW5 File" is on, then the attribute data also stores to the raw file, and can
be viewed using FILE Raw Data Edit RW5 File.
Special Code Suffixes