Creating A New Fast Survey Job - Magellan ProMark 500 Getting Started Manual

Creating a New FAST Survey Job

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1. Turn on the field terminal and wait until the boot
sequence is complete.
2. Double-tap
3. Tap the Select New/Existing Job button. This opens the
Coordinate Files window.
4. Tap on the highlighted "crd" file name located at the
bottom of the screen. This opens FAST Survey's virtual
keyboard with the file name now appearing above.
5. Using the keyboard, type in the name of the "crd" file in
which FAST Survey will store the data you will collect
during your job.
6. Tap . This takes you back to the Coordinate Files
window where your file name now appears in the Name
field.
7. Tap again. This opens the Job Settings window, which
consists of five different tabs on which you can set a large
number of parameters pertaining to the job (or future
jobs).
Only the parameters that make sense with a GNSS system
such as the ProMark 500 are presented below. All other
parameters should be kept with their default settings.
On the System tab:
– Distance: Choose the unit in which all measured
distances will be expressed (US Survey Feet, Metric or
International Feet). Unless "Metric" is selected, you
can also choose the units in which distances will be
displayed ("Decimal feet" or "Feet and Inches").
Warning! You cannot change this setting after creating
the file!
– Angle: Choose the unit in which all measured angles
will be expressed (degrees, minutes, seconds or
grades)
– Zero Azimuth Setting: Choose the direction for which
azimuth is arbitrarily set to 0° (North or South)
– Projection: Choose a projection from the combo box. To
select a different projection, tap the Edit Projection List
button. The Add Predefined button allows you to select
an existing projection. The Add User Defined button
allows you to create an entirely new projection. The
to launch FAST Survey.