EZSurv - Release Notes
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1. EZSu rv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 2 7 1 2 7 2 2 7 3 EZSurv 2 87 1899 March 2011 New features This version supports files collected by o MicroSurvey FieldGenius version 4 4 or better o MapScenes Evidence Recorder version 7 2 or better o MicroSurvey Seismic Surveyor version 1 1 or better Remodeled the interface partially to be able to work either in differential or in PPP mode Added support for the automatic download of broadcast and precise ephemeris Added a precise orbits summary report to know which precise orbits are used when processing data Added a file name generator to help choose a meaningful name when saving a project Add support for Javad receivers Added support for 2 new geoid o Earth Gravitational Model 2008 EGM2008 little endian files o New Zealand Quasigeoid NZGEOIDO9 SID extension Modified features Some controls in Options gt Format page were renamed However functionality is identical A number of interface simplifications were implemented This includes Adding more messages in the pre process summary to make it more useful Removing some messages that were not so useful Reformatting most text analysis reports to a table look to make them easier to read Replacing some cryptic acronyms used in some reports by text easier to understand o Simplified the automatic update process to remove information not needed by the user Modified the project manager t2. e Computers laptop or desktop running Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7 2 7 5 Limitations e Version 2 87 cannot be installed on the same PC with a different version of EZTag CE EZField EZSurv or GNSS Mobile Services o To switch to a different version on your PC a uninstall all OnPOZ software then b install the version that you wish to use 2 7 6 Known Issues Problem Solution Platform On Japanese and other OS with Unicode characters Use only English or other non Unicode characters in All in files and folder names cause problems file and folder name Problems related to the Regional and Language From the Control Panel select Regional and Windows Options Language Options e inthe Formats tab use English or at least make sure that Number Time and Date do not have special non Unicode characters Ideally use custom settings for those as in the English format e Under the Administrative tab select English as the language for non Unicode programs The initial size of the Ex i i i Windows port Features may not show Resize vertically the Export Features until the Export the Export button properly on the bottom button is completely visible Since the program remembers the size and position of the dialog it can be done once Missing bitmap on top of the GNSS GIS properties Please Install Google Earth 6 0 or better Windows page in Google Earth when viewing features exported in KMZ
3. zz zz e zz Anew GNSS sub foot calculator is now available Its benefit is mainly for data collected in obstructed environment In this version it has to be enabled manually otherwise the regular Calculator is used To use the new calculator Close all projects File gt Close for changing default for new project otherwise not required Change project solution type In Edit gt Process Parameters gt Advanced set Differential solution type to L1 float or L3 float and press OK To use the regular calculator Close all projects File gt Close for changing default for new project otherwise not required Change project solution type In Edit gt Process Parameters gt Advanced set Differential solution type to Automatic and press OK Modified features The bug with base station file download and file merging that came out in January 2010 is fixed The Raw Observations Analysis View was modified to display in separate views all types of pseudoranges observations L1C A L1P L2C L2P contained in the file In the Plan View the previous maximum of 1000 positions for each rover file was removed All positions in a rover file can now be displayed in the Plan View For Base Station Providers which require a username and password the username and password are now validated with the Provider when the user clicks OK to close the Base Station Provider Properties window In previous versions the valida
4. 2 88 1961 August 2011 New features Add the new GNSS Analyser application The GNSS Analyser is a planning as well as a QA tool for GNSS users Baselines trajectories sites and PPP can be exported in CSV The list of fields to export is now fully configurable for any CSV export and can be kept in reusable user configured profiles Add a Global Sites Editor accessible from Tools gt Global Sites Add support for NavCom FieldGenius data collection software from MicroSurvey Add support for NavCom Sapphire SF 3040 receiver Modified features The interface for export baselines trajectories sites and PPP were simplified They now uses predefined and user configured profiles instead of a list of options The Site Coordinates report has been replaced by two new reports both available from the Analysis gt Survey Sites menu o Field Coordinates This is a report of original field coordinates for all sites in project o Post processed Coordinates this is a report of post processed coordinates for all sites in project The Feature Summary has been renamed GIS Feature Summary It displays only GIS Features It no longer displays any sites Use Analysis gt Survey Sites menu to see site coordinates The Site Import accessible thru the Site Editor has been redesigned The Antenna Models now includes the ARP measurement mark offset Lots of changes related to geoids o The current geoid model is now set per project instead of being
5. select English as the language for non Unicode programs Windows The initial size of the Export Features may not show Resize vertically the Export Features until the Export the Export button properly on the bottom button is completely visible Since the program 2 10 2 10 1 remembers the size and position of the dialog it can be done once EZSurv 2 80 1727 March 2010 New features This version runs properly in user mode This means it no longer requires turning off User Account Control UAC on Microsoft Vista or Windows 7 In Export Features Google Earth KMZ was added to the output formats The Plan View now displays error ellipses associated to each position of the trajectory Options are available to set the ellipses display GEOIDO9 USA models were added to the default set of geoids Previous versions GEOIDO3 and GEOID06 are still included When RINEX files are downloaded through base station providers the antenna model indicated in the base station file can be automatically loaded in addition to the base station antenna height It will be loaded if this antenna model matches exactly one of the antenna model name listed in the predefined antenna models file EZSurv Release Notes 23 effigis com EZSu rv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 10 2 2 10 3 2 10 4 J zz
6. 2 8 EZSurv 2 86 1807 September 2010 2 8 1 New features e The datum editor is now available directly from the Tools menu It is still available within the Mapping Systems e Export baselines now support a new format SurvGNSS vector These files can be imported within SurvNET EZSurv Release Notes 20 effigis com cca EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 8 2 Modified features e Speed up the display of baseline or trajectory residuals e Leap seconds are now adjusted automatically e Mapping System Selection is now display projected systems and geographic systems separately e File Data Files is no longer available It was obsolete Use Import within the project manager Observations to import your files or drag and drop files in the project manager e Network adjustment is now unselected by default To activate go in Tools Options Network and check Automatically adjust network after automatic processing e The site occupation validator is now unselected by default To activate go in Tools Options Limits and check Activate site occupation distance validation 2 8 3 Platform supported e Computers laptop or desktop running Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7 2 8 4 Limitations e Version 2 86 cannot be installed on the same PC with a different version of EZTag CE EZField EZSurv or GNSS Mobile Services o To switch to a different version on your PC a uninstall all OnP
7. 2 89 cannot be installed on the same PC with a different version of EZTag CE EZField EZSurv GNSS Mobile Services or GNSS Driver for ArcPad o To switch to a different version on your PC a uninstall all OnPOZ software then b install the version that you wish to use 2 5 7 Known Issues On Japanese and other OS with Unicode characters in files and folder names cause problems Problems related to the Regional and Language Options The initial size of the Export Features may not show EZSurv Release Notes All Use only English or other non Unicode characters in file and folder name From the Control Panel select Regional and Windows Language Options e inthe Formats tab use English or at least make sure that Number Time and Date do not have special non Unicode characters Ideally use custom settings for those as in the English format e Under the Administrative tab select English as the language for non Unicode programs Resize vertically the Export Features until the Export Windows button is completely visible Since the program 16 effigis com A EZSu rv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes the Export button properly on the bottom remembers the size and position of the dialog it can Missing bitmap on top of the GNSS GIS properties Please Install Google Earth 6 0 or better be done once Windows page in Google Earth when viewing features exported in KMZ 2 6 2 6 1 EZSurv
8. In Recent Window rename Post Processing Results tab to EZSurv o All tags are displayed by default on Google Earth View and Quick View EZSurv Release Notes 1 effigis com Nu EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 1 1 3 Deleted features e Remove ASCII Geographic and ASCII Mapping in Site Export These reports are superseded by the CSV export e It is no longer possible to rename a site from the Project Manager It is only available from the Site Editor 1 1 4 Platform supported e Computers laptop or desktop running Microsoft Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 or Windows 8 1 1 1 5 Native GNSS format supported e Support native formats from the following GNSS manufacturers see Note 1 Altus Ashtech Carlson CHC Navigation Effigis Geneq Hemisphere GNSS Hi Target ikeGPS Javad Kolida Magellan NavCom NovAtel NVS Technologies AG Pentax Septentrio SIRF SouthGPS Stonex TechGeo Topcon u blox UniStrong O O C69 2 0 OOOO OOO 0 0 0 05 0 0 Oo e Typical SiRF data delivers only 1 3 m RMS in post processed mode SiRF chipsets that output carrier phase data can generate 0 30 m accuracy for post processed positions e NMEA data can obviously not be used for post processing Note 1 Some specific EZSurv brands may have a restrictive list of native format supported 1 1 6 RINEX files e RINEX observations and orbits files are supported for the following version 2 1
9. Manager can now import geoid files from text ASCII format See the Geoid Manager User Guide for details NavCom SF 3050 GNSS receivers are now supported as a technology preview The following geodetic datums and corresponding geographic mapping systems have been added o WGS84g1150 The WGS84g1150 naming represents more explicitly the WGS84 G1150 datum effectively used to collect GNSS data Important this replaces the WGS84 datum and the GEO mapping system o NAD83c9602 This is the NAD83 CORS96 Epoch 2002 0 used in the USA o NAD88csrs This is the NAD83 CSRS Epoch 1997 0 used in Canada The DUTCHRD mapping system template has been added in order to support the RD projection in Netherlands This can be used in conjunction with the nlgeo04 NAP geoid to effectively yield coordinates in the RDNAP coordinate reference system There is a new export format for trajectories export velocities Windows 7 is now supported Modified Features The WGS84 datum has been renamed WGS84g1150 and the GEO mapping system has been renamed WGS84g1 150 Base station coordinates are now all properly transformed to WGS84 G1150 by applying the appropriate geodetic datum transformation o Details providers of base station data such as CORS have diverged from the strict RINEX standard by encoding base station coordinates using geodetic datums other than WGS84 In previous versions EZSurv always assumed strict adhere
10. Version 2 91 cannot be installed on the same PC with a different version of EZTag CE EZField EZSurv GNSS Mobile Services or GNSS Driver for ArcPad o To switch to a different version on your PC a uninstall all OnPOZ software then b install the version that you wish to use 2 3 6 Known Issues Problem Solution Platform All On Japanese and other OS with Unicode characters Use only English or other non Unicode characters in in files and folder names cause problems file and folder name Problems related to the Regional and Language From the Control Panel select Regional and Windows Options Language Options e inthe Formats tab use English or at least make sure that Number Time and Date do not have special non Unicode characters Ideally use custom settings for those as in the English format e Under the Administrative tab select English as the language for non Unicode programs The initial si Windows e initial size of the Export Features may not show Resize vertically the Export Features until the Export the Export button properly on the bottom button is completely visible Since the program remembers the size and position of the dialog it can be done once Missing bitmap on top of the GNSS GIS properties Please Install Google Earth 6 0 or better Windows page in Google Earth when viewing features exported in KMZ EZSurv Release Notes 12 effigis com Nu EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Not
11. a trajectory site with a high standard deviation e Local Grid projection was changed o Remove the reference mapping system o Add the altitude to make it 3D o Add the possibility to use sites from the current project e The Mapping System type Dutch RD Double Stereographic is now internal only e Fix the problem when Export Features is not visible when it starts 2 2 3 Removed features e Remove the local or network folder provider Users that keep a private base station will need to import them manually 2 2 4 Platform supported e Computers laptop or desktop running Microsoft Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 or Windows 8 2 2 5 Native GNSS format supported e Support native formats from the following GNSS manufacturers see Note 1 Altus Ashtech Carlson CHC Navigation Effigis Geneq Hemisphere GPS ikeGPS Javad Kolida Magellan NavCom NovAtel Pentax Septentrio SiRF SouthGPS Stonex TechGeo Topcon u blox UniStrong O O O 0 J O 8 9 235 3 0 5 03 05 0 0 0 00 03 0 0 0 0 0 e Typical SiRF data delivers only 1 3 m RMS in post processed mode SiRF chipsets that output carrier phase data can generate 0 30 m accuracy for post processed positions e NMEA data can obviously not be used for post processing EZSurv Release Notes effigis com A EZSu rv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes e The current version supports RINEX 2 10 files when it overlaps valid data from abov
12. document is now available in English French Portuguese and Spanish e The User Guide document is now available in English and French e Add an Inverse Computation report The Inverse Computation is a Survey report related to vector parameters between two specific sites e Add anew option to automatically import coordinates from Global Site database 2 5 2 Modified features e Major changes in Mapping Systems O O 0 0 0 All datums now supports rate of changes for the seven transformation parameters WGS84g1150 has been replaced by WGS84 All reports now display the long mapping system name and long datum name Mapping System selection is now separate from edition There are now two list of mapping systems to choose from the predefined mapping systems and the user mapping systems EZSurv Release Notes 14 effigis com EZSu rv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 5 3 2 5 4 o The predefined mapping systems come with the installation and are not editable by the user but are updated by the automatic update when the application starts The list is updated regularly If the mapping system you need is not present please send a request to OnPOZSupport effigis com with as much details as possible about the missing mapping system o The user mapping systems are fully editable as before However datum parameters has changed existing user mapping systems from previous version cannot be reused in 2 89 o The Mapping Sys
13. summary e Added online registration for GNSS receivers 2 23 2 Modified features e Fixed some problems related to the network adjustment module when using reference stations sigmas e Improved OTF Core engine for GNSS data processing using Doppler measurements 2 24 EZSurv 2 20 1378 October 2004 2 24 1 New features e Added reference site sigmas e Added support for Antaris binary data 2 25 EZSurv 2 20 1374 September 2004 2 25 1 New features e Added network analysis tolerance criteria e Added static segments processing parameter e Added support for binary data formats Garmin CSI CMC Binary NovAtel Ashtech Trimble and SIRF 2 25 2 Modified features e Improved network adjustment module it is now possible to presents results using 68 confidence level e Improved RINEX files decoding compatibility e Improved computed position standard deviation e Improved site export output EZSurv Release Notes 36 effigis com EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 26 EZSurv 2 10 April 2003 2 26 1 Modified features e Improved UI stability and reliability e Minor fixes on semi kinematic sites EZSurv Release Notes 37 effigis com A AW Effigis 1514 495 0018 1 888 495 6577 effigis com eS WN aw Ke AAv AS
14. supported 2 15 4 Limitations 2 15 5 Known Issues 2 16 EZSurv 2 40 1521 April 2008 2 16 1 New features 2 16 2 Modified features 2 16 3 Platform supported 23 23 24 24 24 25 26 26 26 26 26 27 27 27 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 33 Contents iv 2 16 4 Known issues list 2 17 EZSurv 2 30 1500 December 2007 2 17 1 New features 2 17 2 Modified features 2 17 3 Platform supported 2 18 EZSurv 2 23 1482 May 2007 2 18 1 Modified features 2 18 2 Known issues list 2 19 EZSurv 2 22 1472 September 2006 2 19 1 New features 2 19 2 Modified features 2 19 3 Known issues list 2 20 EZSurv 2 21 1458 March 2006 2 20 1 New features 2 20 2 Modified features 2 21 EZSurv 2 21 1446 December 2005 2 21 1 New features 2 21 2 Modified features 2 22 EZSurv 2 20 1394 January 2005 2 22 1 New features 2 22 2 Modified features 2 23 EZSurv 2 20 1389 November 2004 2 23 1 New features 2 23 2 Modified features 2 24 EZSurv 2 20 1378 October 2004 2 24 1 New features 2 25 EZSurv 2 20 1374 September 2004 2 25 1 New features 2 25 2 Modified features 2 26 EZSurv 2 10 April 2003 2 26 1 Modified features 33 33 33 33 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 37 37 EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes Chapter 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Curr
15. to display angles latitude longitude in DMS or decimal degree within the whole application Add a new option in Data Files page to automatically import coordinates from Global Site database During import any site with a name matching one in the Global Site database will automatically get its coordinates It is equivalent to do Import manually in the Site Editor Add a new option in Data Files page to search for broadcast orbits when importing an observation file that does not have a corresponding orbit file Add new mapping system type Lambert Conformal Conic at 1 Standard Parallel and Macao Local grid internal Add several new base providers Modified features Templates for documentation and installation have changed new colors and in some case new style It is no longer possible to start more than one instance of the application at a time Icons in the Project Manager were redone bigger than before Bases are now reserved for files downloaded from an official base provider EZSurv Release Notes 7 effigis com cate EZSu rv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes o Any base project imported from EZField GNSS Control Panel SurvCE or Field Genius is now imported as static However these sites are marked use as reference automatically o Site occupations within a base cannot be deleted and its time span cannot be changed e Static files now always have a site covering the whole time span The site cannot be
16. 0 2 11 3 00 3 01 and 3 02 EZSurv Release Notes 2 effigis com EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes e The support for RINEX files depends on the licensing scheme o License by GNSS receiver RINEX files are supported when it overlaps valid data from a licensed GNSS receiver o License by computer Both RINEX and OPEN license fully support RINEX files 1 1 7 Limitations e Version 2 94 cannot be installed on the same PC with a different version of EZTag CE EZField EZSurv GNSS Control Panel or GNSS Driver for ArcPad o To switch to a different version on your PC a uninstall all OnPOZ software then b install the version that you wish to use 1 1 8 Known Issues Problem _______ Solution Platform ________ On Japanese and other OS with Unicode characters Use only English or other non Unicode characters in All in files and folder names cause problems file and folder name Problems related to the Regional and Language From the Control Panel select Regional and Windows Options Language Options e inthe Formats tab use English or at least make sure that Number Time and Date do not have special non Unicode characters Ideally use custom settings for those as in the English format e Under the Administrative tab select English as the language for non Unicode programs EZSurv Release Notes 3 effigis com EZSurv GNSS Post Processing 2 2 1 2 1 1 R
17. Notes 13 effigis com N EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 4 5 Known Issues Problem On Japanese and other OS with Unicode characters Use only English or other non Unicode characters in Solution Platform oo All in files and folder names cause problems file and folder name Problems related to the Regional and Language From the Control Panel select Regional and Options The initial size of the Export Features may not show Resize vertically the Export Features until the Export Windows Language Options e inthe Formats tab use English or at least make sure that Number Time and Date do not have special non Unicode characters Ideally use custom settings for those as in the English format e Under the Administrative tab select English as the language for non Unicode programs Windows the Export button properly on the bottom button is completely visible Since the program Missing bitmap on top of the GNSS GIS properties Please Install Google Earth 6 0 or better remembers the size and position of the dialog it can be done once Windows page in Google Earth when viewing features exported in KMZ 2 5 EZSurv 2 89 2054 March 2012 2 5 1 New features e EZSurv now supports French and Spanish e There is anew EZSurv Language Selector that is displayed the first time you start the application after installing a new version It is also available from Windows menu e The Getting Started
18. OZ software then b install the version that you wish to use 2 8 5 Known Issues Problem Solution Platform On Japanese and other OS with Unicode characters Use only English or other non Unicode characters in All in files and folder names cause problems file and folder name Problems related to the Regional and Language From the Control Panel select Regional and Windows Options Language Options e inthe Formats tab use English or at least make sure that Number Time and Date do not have special non Unicode characters Ideally use custom settings for those as in the English format e Under the Administrative tab select English as the language for non Unicode programs Windows The initial size of the Export Features may not show the Export button properly on the bottom EZSurv Release Notes Resize vertically the Export Features until the Export button is completely visible Since the program remembers the size and position of the dialog it can be done once 21 effigis com EZSu rv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 9 2 9 1 EZSurv 2 85 1784 July 2010 New features This version supports files collected with Carlson SurvCE 2 50 including RW5 files and raw observation and orbit files required for post processing This version supports Ashtech ProMark 500 files Add a new trajectory site comparison report under Analysis Trajectory This report compares unprocessed and post processed positions for traj
19. Onpozs EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes Ezsurve version 2 94 effigis Copyright 2003 2014 Effigis All rights reserved Printed in Canada This revision reflects EZSurv software release 2 94 November 2014 The information contained in this document is the exclusive property of Effigis No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any printed form by any digital means by any information storage or retrieval system except as expressly permitted in writing by Effigis All requests should be sent to Effigis 4101 rue Molson Suite 400 Montr al Qu bec Canada H1Y 3L1 The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice The information contained within this manual is believed to be true and correct at the time of publication The software described in this document is provided under a license agreement This license agreement is on the CD ROM and is displayed before installing the software The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement It is against the law to copy the software on any medium except as specifically allowed in the license agreement EZSurv is a registered trademark of Effigis Other companies and products herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Le 1 Current Version 1 1 EZSurv 2 94 2370 November 2014 1 1 1 New features 1 1 2 Modified features 1 1 3 Delet
20. and Language From the Control Panel select Regional and Windows Options Language Options e Inthe Formats tab use English or at least make sure that Number Time and Date do not have special non Unicode characters Ideally use custom settings for those as in the English format e Under the Administrative tab select English as the language for non Unicode programs The initial size of the Export Features may not show Resize vertically the Export Features until the Export Windows the Export button properly on the bottom button is completely visible Since the program remembers the size and position of the dialog it can be done once 2 14 EZSurv 2 55 1606 March 2009 2 14 1 New features e Added support for GNSSP projects collected using the GNSS Driver for ArcPad e Added a Precise Point Positioning module PPP for single point positioning trajectories e Added support for IGS s precise satellite clocks format e Added support for Septentrio and Navcom binary format 2 14 2 Modified Features e Opening a project now takes a backup copy of the field data files The backup file names are post fixed with _RT where iis the number of the backup starting at 1 for the initial field data collection and incrementing with subsequent field data collections 2 14 3 Platform supported e Computers laptop or desktop running Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Vista 2 14 4 Limitations e Version 2 55 cannot be insta
21. cial non Unicode characters Ideally use custom settings for those as in the English format e Under the Administrative tab select English as the language for non Unicode programs The initial size of the Export Features may not show Resize vertically the Export Features until the Export Windows the Export button properly on the bottom button is completely visible Since the program remembers the size and position of the dialog it can EZSurv Release Notes 28 effigis com EZSu rv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes be done once 2 13 EZSurv 2 60 1641 August 2009 2 13 1 New features e Anew tool called Export Features allows exporting of EZTag CE and EZField projects to ESRI Shapefile SHP AutoCAD DXF and ASCII CSV formats e Automatic updates from the OnPOZ server are now included to update some data files used by EZSurv e New base station providers are available from the automatic updates and currently include EUREF GREF and IGS e Editing of geoid models is now done through a new tool called Geoid Manager and integrated through the Edit button from Tools gt Options gt Geoid and through the Export Features Anew software based licensing mechanism is available in addition to the hardware key model e Added supports for several data intervals smaller than 1 second Namely 0 01 0 02 0 04 0 05 0 10 0 20 0 25 and 0 5 second are now supported 2 13 2 Modified Features e Antenna models featur
22. deleted and its time span cannot be changed e For all practical purpose static with use as reference coordinates are treated like a base e It is now possible to deactivate base download for static Simply set Desired number of references per static to zero in Options gt Combinations e Major improvements during importing project o Several types of files are now a lot faster to import and faster to use o Rover and static files are detected automatically using sites information For a file containing no site you can choose the default file type in Data Files o Importing a rover longer than 5 days will ask for a confirmation instead of refusing to download bases e Managing of base providers has been moved from Tools gt Options gt Base to Tools gt Base Stations gt Providers Manager o The whole manager dialog was redone from scratch It includes a lot more information than before o Alot of base providers are pre selected for you You no longer need to add base providers before being able to use them o You still need to select manually any provider that requires registration and enter user password for them e The whole Pre Process mechanism was rethought o Inthe menu all pre process steps are now combined into a single menu item Pre Process It is no longer possible to execute pre process steps individually o The new progress bar during pre process give a lot more details about steps being done o The Pre P
23. e gt Properties The list of base stations for a provider is now automatically refreshed e When generating baseline combinations no baseline is automatically generated between any pair of bases 2 12 3 Platform supported e Computers laptop or desktop running Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7 2 12 4 Limitations e Version 2 70 cannot be installed on the same PC with a different version of EZTag CE EZField EZSurv or GNSS Mobile Services o To switch to a different version on your PC a uninstall all OnPOZ software then b install the version that you wish to use 2 12 5 Known Issues Problem Solution Platform Some applications don t start or don t behave This may caused by the User Account Control UAC Windows Vista correctly on Windows Vista on Windows Vista The workaround is to turn off UAC as follows e From the Control Panel select User Accounts then Turn User Account Control on or off e Uncheck the box entitled Use User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer On Japanese and other OS with Unicode characters Use only English or other non Unicode characters in All in files and folder names cause problems file and folder name Problems related to the Regional and Language From the Control Panel select Regional and Windows Options Language Options e Inthe Formats tab use English or at least make sure that Number Time and Date do not have spe
24. e manufacturers Note 1 Some specific EZSurv brands may have a restrictive list of native format supported 2 2 6 Limitations e Version 2 92 cannot be installed on the same PC with a different version of EZTag CE EZField EZSurv GNSS Control Panel or GNSS Driver for ArcPad o To switch to a different version on your PC a uninstall all OnPOZ software then b install the version that you wish to use 2 2 7 Known Issues Problem Solution Platform On Japanese and other OS with Unicode characters Use only English or other non Unicode characters in All in files and folder names cause problems file and folder name Problems related to the Regional and Language From the Control Panel select Regional and Windows Options Language Options e _ In the Formats tab use English or at least make sure that Number Time and Date do not have special non Unicode characters Ideally use custom settings for those as in the English format e Under the Administrative tab select English as the language for non Unicode programs 2 3 EZSurv 2 91 2127 October 2012 2 3 1 New features e This version can be installed on Windows 8 Consumer Preview At the time of this release the full Windows 8 version had not been released and therefore it could not be fully tested e The observation page in the Project Manager includes the data type RINEX for instance e The number of observed satellites view displays L1 carrier phase da
25. e now accepts antenna phase center offsets for L1 and L2 frequencies In addition predefined antenna models can be directly imported from the National Geodetic Survey NGS antenna models list automatically downloaded e Fixed were made to the export of sites to RINEX e Fix some problems on OS with Unicode characters 2 13 3 Platform supported e Computers laptop or desktop running Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Vista 2 13 4 Limitations e Version 2 60 cannot be installed on the same PC with a different version of EZTag CE EZField EZSurv or GNSS Mobile Services o To switch to a different version on your PC a uninstall all On POZ software then b install the version that you wish to use 2 13 5 Known Issues Problem Solution Platform Some applications don t start or don t behave This may caused by the User Account Control UAC Windows Vista correctly on Windows Vista on Windows Vista The workaround is to turn off UAC as follows e From the Control Panel select User Accounts then Turn User Account Control on or off EZSurv Release Notes 29 effigis com A EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes e Uncheck the box entitled Use User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer On Japanese and other OS with Unicode characters Use only English or other non Unicode characters in All in files and folder names cause problems file and folder name Problems related to the Regional
26. ectory sites Export Features has a new Measure Unit options Modified features This version now properly supports non metric measures The Observations node is now selected automatically when opening the project manager so the user can drag and drop observation files directly in EZSurv as soon as the application starts Shapefile options are no longer set from the main menu They are now access within EZSurv Options Both trajectory and baseline residual views now display code carrier phase and doppler residuals separately Add a process parameter option to force an L1 solution for baselines within a predefined distance The trajectory summary now reports epoch count and epoch used in site list There are some changes in the Plan View o Post processed positions are drawn in green while unprocessed positions are drawn in red o The size of rover symbols was adjusted o Rules for drawing error ellipse for positions were changed The management of antenna model has been reviewed o The antenna models editor is now a separate editor and is accessed under Edit Antenna o Antenna models are kept per project Default antenna models for new projects are edited separately o Sites share a single antenna model with the rover to which it is attached So changing the antenna model of the rover or any of its sites will change the antenna model of all of them Planner has been updated o It now properly supports non metric measures o
27. ed features 1 1 4 Platform supported 1 1 5 Native GNSS format supported 1 1 6 RINEX files 1 1 7 Limitations O O N N N YN 1 1 8 Known Issues 2 Previous Versions 2 1 EZSurv 2 93 2313 January 2014 2 1 1 New features 2 1 2 Modified features 2 1 3 Deleted features 2 1 4 Platform supported 2 1 5 Native GNSS format supported 2 1 6 RINEX files 2 1 7 Limitations 2 1 8 Known Issues 2 2 EZSurv 2 92 2219 May 2013 2 2 1 New features 2 2 2 Modified features 2 2 3 Removed features 2 2 4 Platform supported 2 2 5 Native GNSS format supported 2 2 6 Limitations 10 2 2 7 Known Issues 10 2 3 EZSurv 2 91 2127 October 2012 10 2 3 1 New features 10 2 3 2 Modified features 11 2 3 3 Platform supported 11 2 3 4 Native GNSS format supported 11 2 3 5 Limitations 12 2 3 6 Known Issues 12 2 4 EZSurv 2 90 2064 May 2012 13 O O ON NNN TD TODO OO A oa RA A A A Contents ii 2 4 1 Modified features 2 4 2 Platform supported 2 4 3 Native GNSS format supported 2 4 4 Limitations 2 4 5 Known Issues 2 5 EZSurv 2 89 2054 March 2012 2 5 1 New features 2 5 2 Modified features 2 5 3 Removed features 2 5 4 Platform supported 2 5 5 Native GNSS format supported 2 5 6 Limitations 2 5 7 Known Issues 2 6 EZSurv 2 88 1961 August 2011 2 6 1 New features 2 6 2 Modified features 2 6 3 Removed features 2 6 4 Platform supported 2 6 5 Limitations 2 6 6 Known Issues 2 7 EZSurv 2 87 1899 March 2011 2 7 1 N
28. elease Notes Ghapter 2 Previous Versions EZSurv 2 93 2313 January 2014 New features Add support for Galileo constellation only for RINEX files at the moment Add support for BeiDou constellation only for RINEX files at the moment Add support for 2013 Geo Plus VisionTerrain files require at least version 24 0 01d Add support for NVS Technologies AG receivers Add support for Australia AUSGeoid09 geoid files Add support for RINEX 3 02 files Add support for RINEX mixed GNSS orbit files Add several new base providers Add some new predefined mapping systems Add licensing by computer Two modes are available RINEX and OPEN The RINEX license supports importing any recognized RINEX files The OPEN license supports importing any recognized GNSS receiver binary format and any recognized RINEX files Add support for TAG files in GNSS Analyser New views were added and existing view were adjusted to display features information Modified features Corrections to support latest MicroSurvey FieldGenius and Seismic Surveyor files All application toolbars have been redone They have bigger buttons and have been completely redrawn Some functions were added while others were removed o Other images in the rest of the application have been adjusted to reflect the new style of these toolbar buttons Trajectory generation rules have been changed It will use reference statics in priority over bases It will also genera
29. ent Version EZSurv 2 94 2370 November 2014 New features Add support for GMS GeoMobileSolution files from BAP Precision Add several new base providers Add some new predefined mapping systems Add support for Carlson SurvCE 3 03 and 4 00 Add support for ArcGIS 10 2 Modified features When importing a badly closed project collected with OnPOZ EZTag CE or OnPOZ EZField it will attempt a recovery of the files before adding them In Process Parameters change Process Interval options for a simple checkbox to set the minimum process interval to 1 second It is now possible to easily select or unselect all base stations from a base provider It is now possible to move a site occupation to a new site directly within the Project Manager The Move Site Occupation dialog has been redone The user must choose to move the site occupation to a new site or an existing site When searching for base stations skip base stations having a large hole in their data Add Constellations and Constellations used in several Analysis views Add Sampling Interval in Trajectory and Rover PPP exports Since we are treating all ArcPad lines polygons as discrete import all positions selected by ArcPad This way we see the whole line polygon in the Plan View the GIS feature Summary and Export Features Add an Open Export Folder button in the Export Features Report dialog Improvement on Topcon and NVS drivers GNSS Analyser modifications o
30. es 2 4 EZSurv 2 90 2064 May 2012 2 4 1 Modified features e The VGI Solutions provider has been renamed Effigis e Export Features now support exporting overlapping projects as long as they contain no line and no polygon 2 4 2 Platform supported e Computers laptop or desktop running Microsoft Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 2 4 3 Native GNSS format supported e Support native formats from the following GNSS manufacturers see Note 1 Altus Effigis Geneq Hemisphere GPS Javad Magellan NavCom NovAtel Septentrio SiRF u blox O 000000000 0 e Typical SiRF data delivers only 1 3 m RMS in post processed mode SiRF chipsets that output carrier phase data can generate 0 30 m accuracy for post processed positions e NMEA data can obviously not be used for post processing e The current version supports RINEX 2 10 files when it overlaps valid data from above manufacturers see Note 2 Note 1 Some specific EZSurv brands may have a restrictive list of native format supported Note 2 EZSurv users using a hardware key as licensing mechanism can import RINEX 2 10 files at all time 2 4 4 Limitations e Version 2 90 cannot be installed on the same PC with a different version of EZTag CE EZField EZSurv GNSS Mobile Services or GNSS Driver for ArcPad o To switch to a different version on your PC a uninstall all OnPOZ software then b install the version that you wish to use EZSurv Release
31. ew features 2 7 2 Modified features 2 7 3 Removed features 2 7 4 Platform supported 2 7 5 Limitations 2 7 6 Known Issues 2 8 EZSurv 2 86 1807 September 2010 2 8 1 New features 2 8 2 Modified features 2 8 3 Platform supported 2 8 4 Limitations 2 8 5 Known Issues 2 9 EZSurv 2 85 1784 July 2010 2 9 1 New features 2 9 2 Modified features 2 9 3 Platform supported 2 9 4 Limitations 2 9 5 Known Issues 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 23 Contents iii 2 10 EZSurv 2 80 1727 March 2010 2 10 1 New features 2 10 2 Modified features 2 10 3 Platform supported 2 10 4 Limitations 2 10 5 Known Issues 2 11 EZSurv 2 71 1677 December 2009 2 11 1 New features 2 11 2 Platform supported 2 11 3 Limitations 2 11 4 Known Issues 2 12 EZSurv 2 70 1667 November 2009 2 12 1 New features 2 12 2 Modified Features 2 12 3 Platform supported 2 12 4 Limitations 2 12 5 Known Issues 2 13 EZSurv 2 60 1641 August 2009 2 13 1 New features 2 13 2 Modified Features 2 13 3 Platform supported 2 13 4 Limitations 2 13 5 Known Issues 2 14 EZSurv 2 55 1606 March 2009 2 14 1 New features 2 14 2 Modified Features 2 14 3 Platform supported 2 14 4 Limitations 2 14 5 Known Issues 2 15 EZSurv 2 51 1579 October 2008 2 15 1 New features 2 15 2 Modified Features 2 15 3 Platform
32. global o Geoid Models are now manipulated from the new Geoid Editor in Edit gt Geoid instead of the Tools gt Options o A Find button is added within the Geoid Editor to find all possible geoids covering the data in your project o lt User undulation gt is added as a pre defined model for user who requires entering undulation manually for all sites o Changing between two geoid models now preserves the MSL of all reference points then reprocessing the project is required o Inall Analysis views display the geoid long name instead of the full path for geoid file o Inall Analysis views the MSL column is displayed when any geoid is selected except lt None gt and the Und for undulation column is only displayed when the lt User undulation gt geoid is selected EZSurv Release Notes 17 effigis com A EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 6 4 2 6 5 Add more feedback while importing GNSS data The progress bar no longer seems to hang up while importing large files Improve support for SIRF receivers Some improvement has been implemented in Fix ambiguity Kinematic processing Removed features Session time has been removed If you still need to see only a subset of files we recommend creating a smaller project by importing just these files and post process them again The Planner application has been removed The new GNSS Analyser application includes planning operation and more Platform supported Compu
33. indows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 or Windows 8 1 EZSurv Release Notes 5 effigis com Nu EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 1 5 Native GNSS format supported e Support native formats from the following GNSS manufacturers see Note 1 Altus Ashtech Carlson CHC Navigation Effigis Geneq Hemisphere GNSS ikeGPS Javad Kolida Magellan NavCom NovAtel NVS Technologies AG Pentax Septentrio SiRF SouthGPS Stonex TechGeo Topcon u blox UniStrong O 0 O 0 OO gt 000000000000 0 e Typical SiRF data delivers only 1 3 m RMS in post processed mode SiRF chipsets that output carrier phase data can generate 0 30 m accuracy for post processed positions e NMEA data can obviously not be used for post processing Note 1 Some specific EZSurv brands may have a restrictive list of native format supported 2 1 6 RINEX files e RINEX observations and orbits files are supported for the following version 2 10 2 11 3 00 3 01 and 3 02 e The support for RINEX files depends on the licensing scheme o License by GNSS receiver RINEX files are supported when it overlaps valid data from a licensed GNSS receiver o License by computer Both RINEX and OPEN license fully support RINEX files 2 1 7 Limitations e Version 2 93 cannot be installed on the same PC with a different version of EZTag CE EZField EZSurv GNSS Control Panel or GNSS Driver for ArcPad o To switch to a differe
34. ion of EZTag CE EZField or EZSurv o To switch to a different version on your PC a uninstall all OnPOZ software EZTag CE EZField EZSurv or Graphics then b install the version that you wish to use e A hardware key that includes a GLONASS license will not work with versions prior to 2 51 2 15 5 Known Issues Problem Solution Platform GLONASS observations collected prior to January Use regular GLONASS orbits to process data All 1 2008 and processed using precise orbits SP3 collected prior to January 1 2008 Use SP3 orbits only may yield erroneous results for data collected since January 1 2008 The cause of this problem is that the SP3 files do not contain the frequencies of the GLONASS satellites EZSurv includes a table that contains the frequencies of the GLONASS satellites since January 1 2008 only 2 16 EZSurv 2 40 1521 April 2008 2 16 1 New features e 4 new base station providers were added Australian Regional GPS Network ARGN Oregon Real Time GPS Network ORGN Pleiades Data Corp Alberta Canada and PositioNZ New Zealand e Introduce the new OnPOZ Technical Support Plans This includes hardware key registration and documentation 2 16 2 Modified features e Support new geoid formats Latest geoids for Canada and USA are included and old ones are no longer installed However old geoid formats are still supported even if they are no longer included e Change several default
35. lled on the same PC with a different version of EZTag CE EZField or EZSurv o To switch to a different version on your PC a uninstall all OnPOZ software EZTag CE EZField EZSurv or Graphics then b install the version that you wish to use e A hardware key that includes a GLONASS license will not work with versions prior to 2 51 EZSurv Release Notes 30 effigis com A EZSu rv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 14 5 Known Issues Problem Solution Platform GLONASS observations collected prior to January Use regular GLONASS orbits to process data All 1 2008 and processed using precise orbits SP3 collected prior to January 1 2008 Use SP3 orbits only may yield erroneous results for data collected since January 1 2008 The cause of this problem is that the SP3 files do not contain the frequencies of the GLONASS satellites EZSurv includes a table that contains the frequencies of the GLONASS satellites since January 1 2008 only 2 15 EZSurv 2 51 1579 October 2008 2 15 1 New features e Added support for GLONASS satellites in addition to GPS satellites e Added support for loading PDC files created by the NovAtel DL V3 e Added support for the BYN geoid format Also added HTMVBCO0 byn Vancouver as part of the default set of geoids 2 15 2 Modified Features e Reduced the likelihood that a Refresh on a base station provider Such as CORS causes a warning message The Refresh opera
36. lt now downloads almanac automatically o Obstructions have been removed Export Features has been updated o It now properly supports non metric measures o The RMS filter is replaced by an accuracy filter It is now calculated in planimetry only and uses 1 2 or 3 sigmas as accuracy factor o The content of all standard deviation columns exported are multiplied by the accuracy factor EZSurv Release Notes 22 effigis com EZSu rv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 9 3 Platform supported e Computers laptop or desktop running Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7 2 9 4 Limitations e Version 2 85 cannot be installed on the same PC with a different version of EZTag CE EZField EZSurv or GNSS Mobile Services o To switch to a different version on your PC a uninstall all OnPOZ software then b install the version that you wish to use 2 9 5 Known Issues Problem Solution Platform On Japanese and other OS with Unicode characters Use only English or other non Unicode characters in All in files and folder names cause problems file and folder name Problems related to the Regional and Language From the Control Panel select Regional and Windows Options Language Options e _ In the Formats tab use English or at least make sure that Number Time and Date do not have special non Unicode characters Ideally use custom settings for those as in the English format e Under the Administrative tab
37. ly Improve support for L2C observations Improve baseline processing over long baselines Baseline up to 150 km can now be processed with a high degree of confidence when observation windows are long enough Improve PPP processing Removed features Common Vector Analysis report has been removed This report is redundant because it is equivalent to the Loop Summary report when the number of segment per loop is set to two segments Platform supported Computers laptop or desktop running Microsoft Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 EZSurv Release Notes 15 effigis com EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 5 5 Native GNSS format supported e Support native formats from the following GNSS manufacturers see Note 1 Altus Effigis Geneq Hemisphere GPS Javad Magellan NavCom NovAtel Septentrio SIRF u blox O 000000000 0 e Typical SiRF data delivers only 1 3 m RMS in post processed mode SiRF chipsets that output carrier phase data can generate 0 30 m accuracy for post processed positions e NMEA data can obviously not be used for post processing e The current version supports RINEX 2 10 files when it overlaps valid data from above manufacturers see Note 2 Note 1 Some specific EZSurv brands may have a restrictive list of native format supported Note 2 EZSurv users using a hardware key as licensing mechanism can import RINEX 2 10 files at all time 2 5 6 Limitations e Version
38. nce to RINEX and read these coordinates as if they were expressed in WGS84 The change in this version is that the coordinates are transformed from the datum chosen by the provider to the WGS84 G1150 datum o Example in the case of CORS the base station coordinates are expressed in NAD83 CORS96 Epoch 2002 0 in the RINEX files but are now automatically converted to WGS84 G1150 by applying the appropriate geodetic datum transformation In EZSurv you can still select which mapping system to use for viewing the coordinates of the base stations for instance you can pick NAD83c9602 NAD83 CORS96 Epoch 2002 0 in the Site Editor o Remark since all base station coordinates are properly transformed and unified to WGS84 G1150 you can safely mix base stations from multiple providers e g with base station coordinates expressed in various datums EZSurv Release Notes 27 effigis com A EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes e Base station providers have been upgraded for centralized management at the OnPOZ server This means that EZSurv will generally benefit with updates and upgrades to the base station providers without requiring software updates for instance when a new provider is added o Note make sure you configure your base station providers after installing this version as some settings might be lost by the new installation e The Refresh button has been removed in Options gt Base gt Add and Options gt Bas
39. ns e Inthe Formats tab use English or at least make sure that Number Time and Date do not have special non Unicode characters Ideally use custom settings for those as in the English format e Under the Administrative tab select English as the language for non Unicode programs Windows The initial size of the Export Features may not show Resize vertically the Export Features until the Export the Export button properly on the bottom button is completely visible Since the program remembers the size and position of the dialog it can be done once EZSurv Release Notes 25 effigis com un EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 11 EZSurv 2 71 1677 December 2009 2 11 1 New features e This version is compatible with EZTag CE 2 71 and EZField 2 71 2 11 2 Platform supported e Computers laptop or desktop running Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7 2 11 3 Limitations e Version 2 71 cannot be installed on the same PC with a different version of EZTag CE EZField EZSurv or GNSS Mobile Services o To switch to a different version on your PC a uninstall all OnPOZ software then b install the version that you wish to use 2 11 4 Known Issues Problem Solution Platform Some applications don t start or don t behave This may caused by the User Account Control UAC Windows Vista correctly on Windows Vista on Windows Vista The workaround is to turn off UAC as f
40. nt version on your PC a uninstall all OnPOZ software then b install the version that you wish to use EZSurv Release Notes 6 effigis com A EZSu rv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 1 8 Known Issues Problem Solution Platform On Japanese and other OS with Unicode characters Use only English or other non Unicode characters in All in files and folder names cause problems file and folder name Problems related to the Regional and Language From the Control Panel select Regional and Windows Options Language Options 2 2 2 2 1 e inthe Formats tab use English or at least make sure that Number Time and Date do not have special non Unicode characters Ideally use custom settings for those as in the English format e Under the Administrative tab select English as the language for non Unicode programs EZSurv 2 92 2219 May 2013 New features The new Observation Time Span view in Analysis is a tool to visualize observation time spans in order to have a better understand of what really happened in the field There is a new Base Stations Finder tool to help you find the closest base station from any rover or site The coordinate of a reference in the Site Editor and the Global Sites Editor can now be entered in Geographic DMS or decimal degree Mapping or 3D cartesian coordinates Add a new option in Network page to calculate auxiliary parameters in network adjustment Add a new option in General page
41. o display more details about the orbits present in a project Exporting from the project manager does now the same operation as Export from the Tools menu Streamlined and simplified the processing parameters management That includes moving the options to download base station from Options gt Base to the processing parameters Separated the rejected satellites from the processing parameters O O O O Residuals for baselines and trajectories are now always generated instead of being generated on request Modified the plan view to make some items easier to read Major rewrite of the user manual Removed features Removing the whole selection system You may still highlight a group of items in the project manager to execute a specific operation on them But the whole Select menu and checkboxes on the project manager have been removed It now acts like all items are selected all the time Removed override processing parameters for each object that can be processed There is now only one set of processing parameters for the whole project Removed some Options in Combinations o Define baselines trajectories Both are now always created whenever possible o Minimum overlap for trajectory is now only available in percentage EZSurv Release Notes 19 effigis com cca EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes o Remove checkbox about creating point positioning trajectory Obsolete with the new PPP mode 2 7 4 Platform supported
42. ocess Summary no longer displays sites statistics within rover when none is present e In GIS Feature Summary replace the type column by a feature name column e Baselines and trajectories generation now requires at least a licensed file in the pair e Leap seconds are now handles seamlessly Options to override the leap seconds in Tools gt Options gt Time page have been removed e Global sites database has been redesigned Unfortunately this means that global sites from previous version are no longer compatibles and you will need to fill the table again e Site import now only supports sites from the global sites It no longer supports importing site directly from another project If you need to transfer site coordinates from one project to another open the old project in the application export the sites you need in the Global Sites reopen the current project and use the site import e ECEF positions in Inverse Computation and all CSV exports have been replaced by 3D Cartesian coordinates geocentric position in the current datum e The color within the Observed Satellite analysis view has been changed The presence of data is now displayed in green and cycle slips are displayed in red e Automatic and manual processing will either display automatically the pre process summary or the process summary depending on which is the most relevant e Several new fields can be exported in the CSV export for baselines trajectories and PPP e E
43. ollows e From the Control Panel select User Accounts then Turn User Account Control on or off e Uncheck the box entitled Use User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer On Japanese and other OS with Unicode characters Use only English or other non Unicode characters in All in files and folder names cause problems file and folder name Problems related to the Regional and Language From the Control Panel select Regional and Windows Options Language Options e inthe Formats tab use English or at least make sure that Number Time and Date do not have special non Unicode characters Ideally use custom settings for those as in the English format e Under the Administrative tab select English as the language for non Unicode programs The initial size of the Ex i i i Windows port Features may not show Resize vertically the Export Features until the Export the Export button properly on the bottom button is completely visible Since the program remembers the size and position of the dialog it can be done once EZSurv Release Notes 26 effigis com EZSu rv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 12 EZSurv 2 70 1667 November 2009 2 12 1 2 12 2 New features Scan for bases now searches base stations for static projects In previous version Scan for bases was effective only on rover kinematic and semi kinematic projects You can choose how many base stations you desire per static The Geoid
44. orted e Computers laptop or desktop running Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Vista 2 18 EZSurv 2 23 1482 May 2007 2 18 1 Modified features e Fixed some problems e Improved OTF Core engine for GNSS trajectory processing e Fixed some problems in OTF Core Engine 2 18 2 Known issues list Problem Solution Platform EZSurv will not install under Data Execution The EZSurv installation program warns if the Data Windows XP Prevention DEP Execution Prevention DEP is enabled on the PC Windows Vista where it is being installed Disable DEP before installing 2 19 EZSurv 2 22 1472 September 2006 2 19 1 New features e Added the File Archive project menu to enable archiving of the current project and the File Open archived project to reopen an archived project An archive project is stored in ZIP file and allows moving a project from one computer to another without regard to the directory structure of the data on both computers 2 19 2 Modified features e Fixed some problems e Removed the Utilities program 2 19 3 Known issues list P EZS i i Windows XP urv will not install under Data Execution The EZSurv installation program warns if the Data j Prevention DEP Execution Prevention DEP is enabled on the PC Windows Vista where it is being installed Disable DEP before installing EZSurv Release Notes 34 effigis com Nu EZSurv GNSS Post P
45. rocess Summary in Analysis has been replaced by the Pre Process Log The Pre Process Log contains the same information displayed earlier in the progress bar and is cumulative o Several rules were changed Base If a favorite provider is set it will find the closest base station with the favorite provider only It will search the remaining active providers only if no matching base is found with the favorite provider or if no favorite provider is set Base It will only download if it overlap completely the static rover or semi kinematic So Minimum overlap in Combinations is now used only with files already in project Merge It now can merge static reference not just bases Baseline It now generates pairs of sites coming from bases or statics only Baseline The maximum distance is checked between any sites not just when one of the pair is a base o When a base is downloaded the provider name is keep with the site and displayed in the References section of both Analysis gt Survey Sites reports o The provider name associated with a base can also be exported in CSV in Tools gt Export gt Sites EZSurv Release Notes 8 effigis com Nu EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes e Inthe Residuals section of the Network Adjustment Summary add occupation and solution type to all vectors e You can now delete individual trajectory sites This is particularly useful for network adjustment when you need to delete
46. rocessing Release Notes 2 20 EZSurv 2 21 1458 March 2006 2 20 1 New features e Added Number of satellites cutoff filter in process parameters 2 20 2 Modified features e Fixed some problems in OTF Core Engine 2 21 EZSurv 2 21 1446 December 2005 2 21 1 New features e Added loop summary report e Added loop closure analysis from fixed coordinates open loop e Added list of satellites used in the calculation in baseline and trajectory summaries e Added RDOP in the baseline summary e Added project summary report e Added DXF export for sites e Added SIRGAS IBGE datum template e Added scale factor and central meridian with UTM coordinates in baseline and trajectory summaries 2 21 2 Modified features e Fixed some problems in OTF Core Engine 2 22 EZSurv 2 20 1394 January 2005 2 22 1 New features e Added new module for batch processing 2 22 2 Modified features e Fixed few problems related to baseline processing e Improved OTF Core engine for GNSS data processing using Doppler measurements e Fixed some problems related to binary data import e Fixed some problems in data export from Graphics module e Fixed some problems in OTF Core Engine EZSurv Release Notes 35 effigis com Nu EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 23 EZSurv 2 20 1389 November 2004 2 23 1 New features e Added Chi Square test in the network adjustment module e Added baseline RMS in the baseline
47. stations If really need to inspect the properties of individual base stations then you can click Refresh again and wait for timeout to complete until the base station for which you need to view the properties has actually been refreshed For more information please consult the knowledge base or contact OnPOZ Technical Support 2 17 EZSurv 2 30 1500 December 2007 2 17 1 New features e This version introduces the new OnPOZ branding e Improvements of the positioning engine associated to difficult environments e Added an option for post processing field projects that span more than 5 days PLEASE USE WITH CARE we still recommend that you do not collect data for more than 5 days in a single field project This new option called Abort when getting bases for rover more than X days is available under Tools Options Base The default value 5 days will work as in the previous versions of EZSurv 2 17 2 Modified features e The base station provider VIASAT GeoTechnologies has been renamed VGI Solutions e Removed Graphics Base Station and some other minor tools from the EZSurv distribution These applications are now only available on extended support for existing customers who used these applications in the past These customers may contact OnPOZ Technical Support for an updated copy e Fixed some problems EZSurv Release Notes 33 effigis com un EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 17 3 Platform supp
48. ta and L2 carrier phase data e When converting observation orbits files to RINEX it is now possible to export in version 3 format The default is still version 2 10 e Process Summary now includes stats for GIS features Points discrete lines polygons and continuous lines polygons now have their own tables when any is present e There are new options in Export Features o Output parent child relations export extra columns to link tables together o Output milliseconds export fraction of second of a GNSS time A time field is normally limited to the second The remaining fraction is exported in a new column e We added several new base providers o Canada Natural Resources Canada NRCan EZSurv Release Notes 10 effigis com vun EZSu rv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes Canada Service New Brunswick SNB M xico Instituto Nacional de Estad stica y Geograf a Portugal Rede Nacional de Estacoes Permanentes RENEP United States Maine Technical Source MTS o O O O 2 3 2 Modified features e For GNSS Driver for ArcPad users detection for ArcGIS is now automatic When present it is used automatically When not present it now displays a dialog reminding you the mapping system need to be adjusted manually and helps you comparing both mappings e Hierarchy and shortcut names in the Start gt All Programs have been adjusted for consistency over all installations and all supported operating system e Pr
49. te multiple trajectories in case the user has collected multiple statics used as reference for the same rover Observation File Time now displays site time spans within rovers and semi kinematics Precise Orbits summary now display duration instead of end time Process Summary has been changed o Baseline information is displayed on a single line and the status column has been replaced by a simple marker when there are warnings for the baseline EZSurv Release Notes 4 effigis com N EZSu rv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 1 3 o The percentage of solved epochs in trajectory information is calculated using the number of epochs within whole rover not just the number of epoch within the trajectory In practice it means a trajectory covering 50 of the rover will at best produce 50 epoch solved Several changes in Project Manager o Project This page was redone completely Now it displays a summary on the content of the project Baseline Site Info is displayed on a single line Trajectory PPP Replaced the processed column by a status column Observations Add constellation coverage interval and serial number columns Observations Indicate visually if a static is used as reference or not Observations Turn on or off the use as reference for static directly within the contextual menu o Add a status bar to all pages in the project manager The type of RINEX observations files are detected during import so the
50. tem Selector displays the predefined mapping systems as a tree and the user mapping systems as a list You can select the current mapping system from either of them Major changes in loops o Before loops were only generated manually Now they are only generated automatically The loop editor has been removed All loop edition operations from the plan view or the project manager has been removed Any change on any vector used by any loop will remove all the loops There is a new page in Options to control loop generation Loop generation can be requested manually at any time It also can be configured to be generated right after an automatic processing o The Loop Summary has been updated This includes two brand new sections statistics for all loops and vector used o Inthe plan view you can now only see the selected loop if one is currently selected in the project manager o Inthe project manager the loop page has been redone so columns correspond to the most relevant information about a loop in Loop Summary o Loops can now be exported in Tools gt Export gt Loops O 0O 0 0 O The automatic update was redone and is now more efficient Export Features now export positions of any rover no matter what the data source Reference sites are marked with a solid triangle in the site page of the project manager Multiple improvements in handling FieldGenius data The most obvious is each DAT file used by a RAW is now imported separate
51. ters laptop or desktop running Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7 Limitations Version 2 88 cannot be installed on the same PC with a different version of EZTag CE EZField EZSurv or GNSS Mobile Services o To switch to a different version on your PC a uninstall all On POZ software then b install the version that you wish to use 2 6 6 Known Issues Problem Solution Platform On Japanese and other OS with Unicode characters Use only English or other non Unicode characters in All in files and folder names cause problems file and folder name Problems related to the Regional and Language From the Control Panel select Regional and Windows Options Language Options e inthe Formats tab use English or at least make sure that Number Time and Date do not have special non Unicode characters Ideally use custom settings for those as in the English format e Under the Administrative tab select English as the language for non Unicode programs The initial size of the Export Features may not show Resize vertically the Export Features until the Export Windows the Export button properly on the bottom button is completely visible Since the program remembers the size and position of the dialog it can be done once Missing bitmap on top of the GNSS GIS properties Please Install Google Earth 6 0 or better Windows page in Google Earth when viewing features exported in KMZ EZSurv Release Notes 18 effigis com
52. tion step was performed at the first base station download request Improvements were made in reading RINEX v 2 11 and Compact RINEX files The Antenna Models window was modified to allow users to load their own predefined antenna models file Antenna models in the file must be NGS U S National Geodetic Survey format The NGS file is still provided with EZSurv and is the default source of predefined antenna models In the Feature Summary columns were added to display the position s ellipsoid height and standard deviations for horizontal and height components Only horizontal position was displayed in previous versions Platform supported Computers laptop or desktop running Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7 Limitations Version 2 80 cannot be installed on the same PC with a different version of EZTag CE EZField EZSurv or GNSS Mobile Services o To switch to a different version on your PC a uninstall all OnPOZ software then b install the version that you wish to use EZSurv Release Notes 24 effigis com EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 10 5 Known Issues Problem Solution Platform On Japanese and other OS with Unicode characters Use only English or other non Unicode characters in All in files and folder names cause problems file and folder name Problems related to the Regional and Language From the Control Panel select Regional and Windows Options Language Optio
53. tion will now be generally faster on all providers and much faster on CORS However the Properties button on a specific base station may be a bit slower since it now uses your Internet connection to fetch the description of the base station e Modified the Observed Satellites Number of Observed Satellites and Residuals views The popup menu for each view now includes a constellation filter Some options were moved to the popup menu and all options dialogs were redone e The residuals views now have a new option to fix the residual value range to some predefined limits In effect this is a zoom on the vertical axis e The process parameters have a new section for choosing GNSS Observation Type GPS is always selected GLONASS processing may be toggled on or off per project e Baseline and trajectory summaries now include GLONASS satellites in the report e Process baseline and trajectory summaries now include the type of observation e Remove the Process unhealthy PRN checkbox in Process Parameters e All Prints are now in color Even on a non color printer they are shown in shades of grays instead of the original black and white 2 15 3 Platform supported e Computers laptop or desktop running Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Vista EZSurv Release Notes 31 effigis com A EZSu rv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes 2 15 4 Limitations e Version 2 51 cannot be installed on the same PC with a different vers
54. values in Options o Inthe plan view change default background color and symbol size o Display project manager as default startup view o Local time is the default time format o In combinations do not generate baselines par default e Amore explicit message when nothing is processed Especially when no base station was downloaded because of a provider error e Replace the Modified project file dialog with a simple warning Adjust rules so the warning is shown only when really required EZSurv Release Notes 32 effigis com A EZSu rv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes e Simplify the Missing project file dialog Also the choices are slightly different depending if sites are present in project or not e Better error handling for the Batch Processor e Fixed some problems 2 16 3 Platform supported e Computers laptop or desktop running Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Vista 2 16 4 Known issues list Problem Solution Platform Refresh on CORS base station provider may timeout Wait for the timeout to complete The Cancel button Windows 2000 for 30 seconds The Cancel button has no effect has not effect Windows XP The timeout may appear 2 or 3 times for a single Windows Vi Refresh y app g This problem has no impact on the capability to post dows Vista process using the CORS provider This problem only impacts the capability to inspect the properties of individual base
55. xport Features has been modified o The KMZ export now generates KMZ in the same language as the running application o The KMZ export template has been modified and is now brandless o Itno longer supports merging data from different dictionary If you want to merge two or more files they must have exactly the same dictionary Otherwise it will only be possible to export them separately 2 3 3 Platform supported e Computers laptop or desktop running Microsoft Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 or Windows 8 Consumer Preview 2 3 4 Native GNSS format supported e Support native formats from the following GNSS manufacturers see Note 1 o Altus o Effigis EZSurv Release Notes 11 effigis com cca EZSurv GNSS Post Processing Release Notes Geneq Hemisphere GPS Javad Magellan NavCom NovAtel Septentrio SIRF u blox OOO JO _ O Or O e Typical SiRF data delivers only 1 3 m RMS in post processed mode SiRF chipsets that output carrier phase data can generate 0 30 m accuracy for post processed positions e NMEA data can obviously not be used for post processing e The current version supports RINEX 2 10 files when it overlaps valid data from above manufacturers see Note 2 Note 1 Some specific EZSurv brands may have a restrictive list of native format supported Note 2 EZSurv users using a hardware key as licensing mechanism can import RINEX 2 10 files at all time 2 3 5 Limitations e
56. y are set to rover or static used as reference automatically Add a new step during the import of a GNSS Driver for ArcPad project It will validate if all shapefiles are found and display a list of all missing files if any are missing In the Site Editor add a filter to display only reference sites In the KMZ export of Export Features we now export the end time Export data after a network adjustment will now indicate Network as solution type Export Ellipse 2D 1D in four CSV exports Baseline Export Trajectory Export Site Export and Rover PPP Export Export Number of Satellites in three CSV exports Baseline Export Trajectory Export and Rover PPP Export In Export Features add an ESRI spatial reference model file PRJ file It will attach a copy of this PRJ file to all ESRI Shapefile exports Apply several adjustments in the GNSS Analyser Some of the most visible are o Satellites and constellations have been reorganized in Parameters o Google Earth view now present attributes with a better template o Fix scales of Azimuth Elevation graphics o Lots of minor adjustment here and there G O0 0 0 90 Deleted features Cut and paste operations within the Project Manager has been removed Remove database backup options It was of limited use Remove Effigis base stations provider In Export Features remove the Lines and Polygons Filters Platform supported Computers laptop or desktop running Microsoft Windows XP W
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