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Leica GS20 User Manual

Leica GS20 User Manual

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Ted MacKinnon
Jonathan Murphy
AGRG 2003

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  • Page 1 Ted MacKinnon Jonathan Murphy AGRG 2003...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Equipment List Office Preparation Codelist Manager Importing A Codelist to the GS20 Importing Way Points to the GS20 GS20 Operation Importing Data from the GS20 to PC References For more information on this and other related geomatics documents see tmackinnon.com...

  • Page 3: Equipment List

     GS20 PDM GPS unit  Soft Protective Pouch  2 Batteries  Battery Charger and transformer  Bluetooth Dongle  USB and serial cables  Carrying Case For more information on this and other related geomatics documents see tmackinnon.com...

  • Page 4: Office Preparation

     Ensure that your batteries are fully charged.  Plan your survey. o Know what type of data you plan to collect o Check the GPS Almanac to ensure you will have good Satellite Coverage o Gather all relevant materials for the project, Air Photos, Imagery, Topographic base maps, etc (optional)

  • Page 5: Codelist Manager

    1. Create a new Codelist in GISDataPro 2. Create Codes 3. Create Attributes 4. Assign Symbology to your codes 5. Save Codelists 6. Transfer Codelist to GS20 Codelists are used to help describe the data features that you collect GPS data for, in the field.
  • Page 6 Your window should switch from the Main GISDataPro window to the Codelist Manager window.  Choose Codelist from the Main menu and then select Codelist  Enter a Codelist Name Author. Click OK  Your new Codelist file is now created and will be highlighted in the list of Codelists in the left hand frame of the Codelist...
  • Page 7  Your new Codelist file is now created and will be highlighted in the list of Codelists in the left hand frame of the Codelist window. Note: When a new codelist is created the first code will always be Waypoint by default and can not be changed.
  • Page 8 Values” tab will appear and you then enter in the values for your list.  You can set the display properties that the GS20 uses to display your features.  Highlight your code from the left hand frame, then choose...
  • Page 9 For more information on this and other related geomatics documents see tmackinnon.com...

  • Page 10: Importing A Codelist To The Gs20

     Open the GISDataPro Software package.  Open the Sensor Transfer window from the Tools Menu. Your window should switch from the Main window to the Sensor Transfer window. For more information on this and other related geomatics documents see tmackinnon.com...
  • Page 11  Connect the Serial Cable your and to the GS20.  Turn the GS20 on.  From the main menu, select Auxiliary, press the Enter Key, then in the Auxiliary menu select Utilities, press the Enter Key and then from...
  • Page 12  Click the Database folder; in the left hand frame of the Sensor Transfer Window, click the Codelists folder, and then Highlight the Codelist you want to transfer in the left hand frame  Right Click on the Codelist you want to transfer and select Send To Sensor...
  • Page 13  Open the GISDataPro Software package.  Select Import File from File in the main menu. Choose ShapeFile (*.shp) for the file type, find your shapefile and then select Import.  Choose the Waypoint Tab near the bottom of the left hand side frame of the window.
  • Page 14 PC card. (Similar to Importing Codelist, page 10) Now the new way point project can be opened in the GS20, and used as a reference. For more information on this and other related geomatics documents see tmackinnon.com...
  • Page 15  Open the Sensor Transfer window from the Tools Menu. Your window should switch from the Main window to the Sensor Transfer window. For more information on this and other related geomatics documents see tmackinnon.com...
  • Page 16  Connect the Serial Cable your and to the GS20.  Turn the GS20 on.  From the main menu, select Auxiliary, press the Enter Key, then in the Auxiliary menu select Utilities, press the Enter Key and then from...
  • Page 17  Click the Database folder; in the left hand frame of the Sensor Transfer Window, click the Codelists folder, and then Highlight the Codelist you want to transfer in the left hand frame  Right Click on the Codelist you want to transfer and select Send To Sensor...

  • Page 18: Gs20 Operation

    For more information on this and other related geomatics documents see tmackinnon.com...
  • Page 19 For more information on this and other related geomatics documents see tmackinnon.com...
  • Page 20 1) Turn on the unit by pressing and releasing the Power Key, a beep will follow, then the Leica GS20 start up screen should appear, and then disappear and then you will be in the Main Menu. The Main Menu provides access to all of the applications and utilities of the unit.
  • Page 21 3) Create a new job file or open an existing job file Create a Job File A) Select Data Collection from the Main Menu and press the Enter Key B) Select NEW, which will open the Data Collection window. C) Enter the a NAME, Creator, and Manager D) Press the...
  • Page 22 Window will open, with info on the quality of the point. Highlight the Stop Icon and press the Enter Key to save the feature when the quality is acceptable. C) After the point is collected, a Map Display will appear, showing the feature you just collected and your GPS position.
  • Page 23 B) There are two types of collecting lines, Stream or Node. The default type of line will be the last type used. If you need to change the type of line, press the Menu button, a menu, providing linear collection options. Select Stream Node.
  • Page 24 After you have configured your settings scroll up to the Done Icon press Enter Key Key. D) Edit the Attributes for your line, give the line a Feature Name (optional) or use the default Feature Name, then scroll up to the Occupy Icon and then press the...
  • Page 25 F) The Node Mode of line collection is similar to streaming except that you must specify where each node is located, and then a straight line will be interpolated between them. Select the Occupy Icon to start recording GPS positions, and then press the Save Node icon to record the first position of your line.

  • Page 26: Importing Data From The Gs20 To Pc

     Open the GISDataPro Software package.  Select Sensor Transfer from the Tools pull down Menu. Your window should switch from the Main Window to a Sensor Transfer GS20 Window. For more information on this and other related geomatics documents see tmackinnon.com...
  • Page 27  Connect the Serial Cable to your PC and to the GS20.  Turn the GS20 on.  From the main menu, select Auxiliary, press the Enter Key, then in the Auxiliary menu select Utilities, press the Enter Key and then from...
  • Page 28  Right click on the Senor menu and choose Read the Contents  Expand the Sensor folder by left clicking to expose sun folders  Expand the PC-Card folder to expose sub folders  A Jobs folder should appear in the left hand frame, when you click on the folder, all the job files will appear in the right hand frame...
  • Page 29 Import, and then File from the main menu and find your GPS Raw Data file. Note: Make sure that the “Generate GPS measurement database is selected in the Import Data window, this is necessary for post processing or computing orthometric heights. Your GPS Data will be displayed in the right hand frame of your window.
  • Page 30 For more information on this and other related geomatics documents see tmackinnon.com...

  • Page 31: References

    Several images used were from Leica Geosystems website (Leica-geosystems.com) and basic system manuals included with the GPS unit. For more information on this and other related geomatics documents see tmackinnon.com...