Leica GPS900 Tutorial

Leica GPS900
Tutorial
Version 1.0
English
Introduction
Trademarks
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Introduction GPS900 2
Table of Contents
Chapter Page
Tutorial 1 - Staking out a Tennis Court 4
Objective 4
Before Going Outside 7
Conversion of the DXF file 9
Orientate onto the site grid 15
Stakeout 21
DTM stakeout 33
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Tutorial 1 - Staking out a Tennis Court
Objective
This tutorial will lead you through the complete stakeout of

a tennis court.
After completing the exercise you will be familiar with the

following on GPS900:
• Creating a job
• Importing DXF data into a GPS900 job onboard
• Using the GPS Resection to orientate to site grid
• Stakeout of points
• Checks
• Map view
• Stakeout of a DTM
Tutorial 1 - Staking out a Tennis Court GPS900 4

Survey to complete
A client is building two new tennis courts. Every tennis court has 16 points to stakeout (two net posts and 14 court
corners). The corner markings need to be staked out. Afterwards the current surface needs to be compared with the
design court surface.
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c
d
e
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g
h
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a) Backcourt f) Alley
b) Forecourt g) Service line
c) Net post h) Doubles sidelines
d) Singles sidelines i) Center mark
e) Center service line j) Base line

The following steps have to be executed in rotation to complete this tutorial successful.
Title Description Keyword

Before Going Outside Necessary work to be done before starting to work in Preparation
the field.
Conversion of the DXF file Conversion of the transfered DXF file into a GPS900 job. Conversion
Orientate onto the site grid Orientation onto the site grid. Orientation
Stakeout Stakeout the tennis court. Stakeout
DTM stakeout Comparison of the current surface with the design Comparison
surface of the tennis court.

Before Going Outside
Objective
Before going outside the dxf file as well as all the tennis court surface files that make up the DTM have to be transferred
onto the RX900.
Key Screen Description

1 To transfer data to or from the office computer, the
RX900 controller must be connected to the office
computer using Microsoft ActiveSync. Microsoft
ActiveSync is the synchronization software for
Windows mobile-based pockte computers.
Before data can be transferred, the ActiveSync soft-
ware must first be installed on the office computer.
The ActiveSync software is freeware and is supplied
on the GPS900 CD ROM.
2 Turn on the RX900 and connect it with the GEV161
PROG
USB cable to the PC. The Microsoft ActiveSync
program will start automatically and connect with the
RX controller.
Preparation Conversion Orientation Stakeout Comparison

3 Click the Explore button in ActiveSync. The Windows
Explorer opens.
4 Copy the TennisCourt.dxf file and paste it into the

folder Mobile Device/StorageCard/Data.
Mobile Device is the name given to the RX controller
by ActiveSync.
5 Copy all the Court surface files that make up the DTM
and paste it into the folder Mobile Device/Storage-
Card/DBX.
6 Close the Explorer window, the ActiveSync and discon-
nect the GPS900 receiver from the PC. Connect the
GPS900 receiver to the ATX900.

Conversion of the DXF file
Objective
Before starting the measurement the transfered DXF file has to be converted into a GPS900 job.

1 Turn on the RX900.
PROG
CONT 2 Select Main Menu...Management and access the

Management panel.
F1

CONT 3 Select the option Jobs and access the Manage Jobs
panel.
F1
NEW 4 Create a new job.

F2

STORE 5 Enter the name Tennis Court and save the new job.
Return to the Main Menu.
F1
CONT
F1
CONT 6 Select Main Menu...Programs and access the

Programs panel.
F1

CONT 7 Select the DXF Import program and access the DXF
Import panel.
F1
CONF 8 Select the Tennis Court DXF file in the From File field
and choose the Tennis Court job in the To Job field.
F2 Access the configuration settings for the DXF
Importer.

CONT 9 Ensure that the File Units are set to Metre and the
Create Vertex Points setting is set to No.
F1
) DXF files have no defined units and therefore

the units must be defined in the DXF Import
program.
Confirm the configuration settings.
CONT 10 Convert the DXF file.

F1

NO 11 You will automatically get an information about the

imported data after the conversion.
F4
) For this tutorial you just have to import one file.

Orientate onto the site grid
Objective
Orientate yourself onto the site grid by using the GPS Resection application.

Programs panel.
F1

CONT 2 Select the GPS Resection program and access the

GPS Resection Begin panel.
F1
CONT 3 Enter the name Tennis Court (you must enter a name
for the resection !). Select the job Tennis Court in the
F1 Job field.
) The Tennis Court job includes data imported

from the DXF file.
Continue with Step 1 of the GPS Resection.

START 4 You need to select a control point to measure to.

Select Blk_1 in the Point ID field, occupy the control
F1 point and measure it.
The measurement will automatically be stopped, the
point will be saved (because of the standard point
occupation settings) and you will automatically
progress to Step 2.
NEW 5 Within this step you can confirm the measured point
and add new points to the GPS Resection calculation.
F1
F2 Add a new point.

DATA 6 Highlight the Point ID field and access the Manage

Data panel of the selected job.
F1
F5
7 Change to the Map page.
PAGE
F1

CONT 8 Highlight the 'top right' point in the map view

(BLk_20) and continue.
F1
START 9 Occupy the control point and measure it.

F1

CALC 10 Confirm the points to be used in the calculation of the

GPS Resection and continue with the calculation.
F1
MORE 11 Check the results of the GPS Resection

This screen shows you the largest residuals (position
F1
F5 components). Besides you can check the residuals of
STORE the height component.
If you are content with the results save the GPS
F1
Resection.
The Tennis Court job is now orientated to the site
grid.

Stakeout
Objective
Now it is time to stakeout. In this section you will look at the following.
• Using the stake filter
• The Near button
• Checks
• Map view

Programs panel.
F1

CONT 2 Select the Stakeout program and access the

Stakeout Begin panel.
F1
CSYS 3 The Stakeout Begin panel is a "sanity check" that

allows you to choose the correct job and coordinate
F6 system. Select the Tennis Court job in the Stakeout
Job field. The points to stakeout come from the
stakeout job and they are stored to the job selected
in the Job field. Check that the Coord System used is
Tennis Court.

CONT 4 Return to the begin panel.

F1
5 Highlight the Job field and access the Manage Jobs

panel.

NEW 6 In the list of jobs highlight the job Tennis Court and
create a new job for the 'normal' job.
F2
) As the new Tennis Measure job was created

when the Tennis Court job was highlighted, it
will take over the same coordinate system and
codelist.
STORE 7 Enter the name Tennis Measure and save the job.
F1

CONT 8 In the list of jobs select the newly created Tennis

Measure job and continue.
F1
DATA 9 GPS900 allows you to apply a stakeout filter to a job.

Highlight the Stakeout job in the Stakeout begin panel
F5 access the Tennis Court Data Management panel. The
Data Management panel lists all the points in the job
and also includes a map view page.

SHIFT FILT 10 Access the Sorts & Filters panel.

F5
STAKE 11 From the Sorts & Filters panel access the Stakeout
Filter panel.
F5

CONT 12 You will apply the Points to stakeout filter to the

Tennis Court job. Select Pts to Stakeout from the
F1 choicelist in the View field and return to the Stakeout
CONT begin panel.
F1
CONT
F1
CONT 13 From the Stakeout Begin panel continue the stakeout

program.
F1

CONT 14 In the Stakeout Task field you have to select what

type of stakeout work you would like to do.
F1
For this part of the exercise please select Points only
and continue.
) If you do not have the DTM Stakeout option

then this panel does not appear.
PAGE 15 Within the Stakeout panel the stakeout action starts.

Switch to the map view.
F6

PAGE 16 Here you can see the points to stakeout and your
current position. You can zoom into your current posi-
F6 tion.
On the top you can see the distance (DIST:) and the
fill (FILL:) or cut (CUT:) to the stakeout point.
OCUPY 17 Stakeout first point. Use the map view to move to the
point to stakeout. As you near the point you may have
F1 to zoom in. When you are within 0.50m you will hear
the GPS900 beeping. Look at the arrow in the map
view. This shows you the direction to the point to
stakeout. When you have reached the point ocupy
and measure it.

18 Look again in the map view. The point has disap-
peared !
The filter that you set before means that after

recording a point it is removed from the map view.
You only see what it left to stakeout.
PAGE 19 Find the nearest point to your current position to

stakeout.
F6 Switch back to the Stake page. Here you can use the
NEAR bull's eys together with the numeric values to move to
the stakeout point.
F2
Stakeout the point and find the next nearest point.
OCUPY
F1
NEAR
F2

SHIFT CONF 20 Every tennis court needs to be set out to a certain

accuracy. The GPS900 allows you to define certain QC
F2 controls that ensure that points are recorded with a
PAGE defined quality. Access the stakeout configuration
panel and switch to the Checks page.
F6
CONT 21 Add a position check of 0.02m and a vertical check of

0.04m.
F1
Accept the check settings and continue.

OCUPY 22 Ckeck the check. Move about one metre away from
the point to stakeout and measure. After the meas-
F1 urement is stopped you will receive a Difference Limit
BACK Exceeded warning. This panel shows you how far your
are away from the stakeout point.
F1
) It would be possible to skip the point or save it

despite being outside the defined limit. But
you wont do that.
The tennis court should be set properly, so go back

stakeout the correct position!
23 Finish stakeout the tennis courts. Stakeout the
remaining points to finish the two tennis courts. Each
court should have 16 points (two net posts and 14
court corners).
Now you have finished staking out the corners of the

tennis courts. Do not leave the stakeout program, but
return to the Stakeout Task panel. In the next step
you will check how the current surface differs to the
design court surface.

DTM stakeout
Objective
Comparison of the current surface with the design surface of the tennis court. The design surface is represented by the
DTM which was transfered onto the RX900 in "Before Going Outside".

1 Return to the Stakeout Task panel.
ESC
CONT 2 In the Stakeout Task field choose DTM only and in

the DTM Job field choose Court Surface and
F1 continue.

3 Inside the tennis court boundaries you are on the
DTM. Here the actual surface can be compared to the
DTM design surface in real-time.
The D Ht field shows the design surface height at the
current position. The difference from the current
height and the design surface height is shown in
CUT/FILL.
) Notice the behaviour of the bull's eye when you

approach the design surface.
4 Move around the court and check the surface in

various locations. Switch to the Map view. Within the
Map view the current position can be seen.
5 Job well done !

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Table of Contents GPS900 3

This tutorial will lead you through the complete stakeout of

After completing the exercise you will be familiar with the

Tutorial 1 - Staking out a Tennis Court GPS900 4

Tutorial 1 - Staking out a Tennis Court GPS900 5

Title Description Keyword

Tutorial 1 - Staking out a Tennis Court GPS900 6

Key Screen Description

Preparation Conversion Orientation Stakeout Comparison

Tutorial 1 - Staking out a Tennis Court GPS900 7

4 Copy the TennisCourt.dxf file and paste it into the

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Key Screen Description

CONT 2 Select Main Menu...Management and access the

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NEW 4 Create a new job.

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CONT 6 Select Main Menu...Programs and access the

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) DXF files have no defined units and therefore

Confirm the configuration settings.

CONT 10 Convert the DXF file.

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Tutorial 1 - Staking out a Tennis Court GPS900 13

NO 11 You will automatically get an information about the

) For this tutorial you just have to import one file.

Preparation Conversion Orientation Stakeout Comparison

Tutorial 1 - Staking out a Tennis Court GPS900 14

Key Screen Description

CONT 1 Select Main Menu...Programs and access the

Preparation Conversion Orientation Stakeout Comparison

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CONT 2 Select the GPS Resection program and access the

) The Tennis Court job includes data imported

Continue with Step 1 of the GPS Resection.

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START 4 You need to select a control point to measure to.

Preparation Conversion Orientation Stakeout Comparison

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DATA 6 Highlight the Point ID field and access the Manage

7 Change to the Map page.

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CONT 8 Highlight the 'top right' point in the map view

START 9 Occupy the control point and measure it.

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CALC 10 Confirm the points to be used in the calculation of the

MORE 11 Check the results of the GPS Resection

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Key Screen Description

CONT 1 Select Main Menu...Programs and access the

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