Traverse / sideshot – Spectra Precision Survey Pro CE v3.6 User Manual User Manual
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Survey Menu
R-75
5HDG IURP ,QVWUXPHQW : Reads the current horizontal angle from the
total station and puts that value in the
Backsight Circle
field where it
can then be
6HW as the backsight circle. This is typically performed
when it is known that the total station is facing a direction with a
zero azimuth.
Traverse / Sideshot
6XUYH\ 7UDYHUVH 6LGHVKRW
or
Ctrl
-[R]
The Traverse / Sideshot screen is the main screen used for data
collection.
6HWWLQJV : located at the top of the screen, is a
shortcut to the Surveying Settings screen (Page
R-32).
Foresight
: is the point name that will be used
for the next stored point.
Description
: is the description for the next
stored point.
HR
: is the height of the rod.
6LGH 6KRW : will trigger the total station to take
a shot to the prism. The new point is stored as a side shot in the data
collector and the foresight point will automatically advance to the
next available point.
7UDYHUVH : will trigger the total station to take a shot to the prism.
The new point is stored as a traverse shot in the data collector and a
The Traverse Now or Later dialog box will open, described on Page R-
77. If you choose to traverse now, the occupy point will automatically
change to the previous foresight point and the backsight point will
automatically change to the previous occupy point.