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Occupy data points screen – Spectra Precision Survey Pro v4.6 Ranger Reference Manual User Manual

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ranger finders available on the Job | Settings | Instrument screen

when in conventional mode. The active instrument will always

return a zenith and slope distance. The active instrument may return
a horizontal angle, which will be treated as an azimuth.

Note: If your laser range finder has a compass, azimuth returned

will be magnetic. Use the Instrument Settings screen to set Magnetic
Declination

to apply to the angle.

Store : prompts you for a description, layer, and attribute (depending

on your survey settings) for the new offset point, and stores the point

for the current location.

Occupy Data Points Screen

The Occupy Data Points screen is used to collect measurements to
new points. This screen is used to occupy a point, occupy an offset

reference point, and for feature collection.
On starting a point occupation, the receiver is put in static mode
where it calculates position assuming no motion and applies

advanced averaging techniques for the most precise solution.

Local Coordinates

: displays the local coordinates computed from the

current geodetic measurement.

Occupy one Data Point

Continuous Feature Collection