Spectra Precision Survey Pro v4.5 Recon and Nomad User Manual - Manual (Page 44)

User’s Manual
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File Management and
ForeSight DXM
Survey Pro uses a variety of files to store data and information
about your project. The files include the main data file, the .JOB file,
and the raw data file, the .RAW file, and several other supplementary
files that Survey Pro can use for additional information. To help
manage this data and to supplement Survey Pro capabilities, TDS
has an office product called ForeSight DXM.
ForeSight DXM is a complete data management tool that works
directly with Survey Pro data files. ForeSight DXM can make any
project easier to manage and makes doing every day tasks, such as
downloading, quick and easy. ForeSight DXM has a variety of
analysis tools, geodetic tools including projection setups, and the
capability to convert TDS data files into many other formats,
including LandXML, for use in CAD.
ForeSight DXM makes the field-to-office and the office-to-field
process seamless and easy. If you don’t already own a copy of
ForeSight DXM, contact your TDS Dealer for more information. You
can also download a full-featured demonstration copy of ForeSight
DXM from the TDS Web site at www.tdsway.com .
Job Files
Every job that is used with TDS Survey Pro actually consists of at
least two separate files; a job file and a raw data file. Each file
performs a different role within the software.
A job file can be created in the Data collector, or on a PC using TDS
ForeSight DXM (or other PC software) and then transferred to the
Data collector. It is a binary file that has a file name that is the same
as the job name, followed by a *.JOB extension. A job file is similar to
the older TDS-format coordinate file, except in addition to storing
point names and their associated coordinates, a job file also contains
all of the line work as well.