Spectra Precision Survey Pro v4.5 Recon and Nomad Reference Manual - Manual (Page 19)

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Azimuth Type: specifies if you are surveying with a
North Azimuth or South Azimuth.
Units for Distances: specifies if your distances will be
entered in International Feet, U.S. Feet, or Meters.
Note: You can enter a distance in any distance field in
units other than what is set for the job by appending the
distance value with the following characters:
y f or ft or ift International Feet
y usf or usft US Survey Feet
y i or in Inches
y m Meters
y cm Centimeters
y mm Millimeters
y c or ch Chains
Once the cursor leaves that field, the distance will be converted
automatically. (A space between the value and the unit abbreviation
is optional.)
Units for Angles: specifies if angles will be entered in Degrees or
Grads.
; Adjust for Earth Curvature / Refraction : When checked, the
elevations recorded from all shots will be adjusted to compensate for
earth curvature and refraction.
; User Scale Factor : When checked, all horizontal distances when
taking shots will be adjusted by the scale factor entered here.
Next > : opens the final screen, which can be one of two different
possible screens depending on if a control file is being imported.
(Cancel): cancels the creation of a new job and brings you back to
the main menu.