How to Use the Leica GS20 - University of Hawaii at Hilo
Contents
1. UNIVERSITY Or Hawart mm S Ho i Leica Geosystems Created by Jennifer Rollman and Brent Runnells UH Hawaii EPSCoR ITER sdal How to ht_Leica_GS20 doc Last Modified 02 18 06 1 35270 Handheld GPS Recelver GS20 Soft Case sKL24 Dual Bay Battery Charger GEBSO Battery Li lon 7 2 635270 Carrying Case for WoRCSs Telescopic Rod External Antenna Data Transfer Cable and Antenna Cable 9 USB Bluetooth Module 10 WoRCS Belt 11 Power Cord for Dual Bay Charger 12 Manuals see page amp Note For more information about GS20 and accessories look at How to Assemble the Leica GS20 How to Use GIS DataPRO and How to Use Leica Laser Locater The Keypad Menu Button us used to bring up options for a particular screen Page Button is used to flip between screens Enter Button is used to select a choice ESC Button is used to exit out of a screen The Arrow Buttons are used to scroll between options The Number Keys are used for either numbers or letters To switch between the letters keep pressing the key until the letter you are trying to get appears Let it sit for a few seconds and when the curser changes continue typing Created by Jennifer Rollman and Brent Runnells UH Hawaii EPSCoR ITER sdal How to ht_Leica_GS20 doc Last Modified 02 18 06 2 Set Up 1 Insert the battery into t2. an and Brent Runnells UH Hawaii EPSCoR ITER sdal How to ht_Leica_GS20 doc Last Modified 02 18 06 9 c Using the Node selection Click Occupy and then click Enter where you would like a node on the line to be When the GS20 has collected the node that you want select Save Node similar to collecting points When the line is complete select Done Creating a Polygon 1 To add a polygon select APOLY in the New Feature Menu Created by Jennifer Rollman and Brent Runnells UH Hawaii EPSCoR ITER sdal How to ht_Leica_GS20 doc Last Modified 02 18 06 10 2 Collecting data for a polygon is similar to collecting line data The data can be collected as either a stream or as nodes To start collecting data select occupy and collect the points When finished select Stop and or Done Created by Jennifer Rollman and Brent Runnells UH Hawaii EPSCoR ITER sdal How to ht_Leica_GS20 doc Last Modified 02 18 06 11 Navigating 1 To get to the navigation screen go back to the Main Menu and select Navigation 2 The navigation screen will show up with a compass current location and any features that you have collected Created by Jennifer Rollman and Brent Runnells UH Hawaii EPSCoR ITER sdal How to ht_Leica_GS20 doc Last Modified 02 18 06 12 3 To change the map view click Menu then select Map Then select if you want to zoom in z
3. he battery compartment and then shut and rotate the lock 90 degrees clockwise to lock the door UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII 2 Press the power button to turn on the GS20 Created by Jennifer Rollman and Brent Runnells UH Hawaii EPSCoR ITER sdal How to ht_Leica_GS20 doc Last Modified 02 18 06 3 3 Let the GS20 acquire the satellites This may take a minute As the satellites are acquired they will show up bellow the satellite icon Note that if the GS20 has not been used in a while the GS20 will have to create a new almanac This can take up to 30 minutes The default setting for the GS20 must have acquired at least 4 satellites to start collecting data Job Management 1 Job Management allows you to select another job after a job has been opened to create a new job To get to Management return to the Main Menu and select Job Management 2 To change jobs just scroll to the job that you would like to open and select it Created by Jennifer Rollman and Brent Runnells UH Hawaii EPSCoR ITER sdal How to ht_Leica_GS20 doc Last Modified 02 18 06 4 3 To create a new job press the Menu button and select Create New Job Then just fill in the information as described in the Collecting Data section that follows Collecting Data 1 To start collecting data use the arrow buttons to scroll to Data Collection and press the Enter key 2 If there are no current jobs open then a message shows up
4. oom out center on a feature the extent for the map or if you want it to Auto Pan Offsets An offset can be used with any type of data collection It can be done either manually or with the Leica Laser Locator For more information about the Leica Laser Locator refer to either Leica Laser Locator Tutorial or the Leica Laser Locator User Manual For information on connecting the Leica Laser Locator to the Leica GS20 refer to How to Assemble the Leica GS20 with WoRCS Belt 1 First select the feature you will be collecting from the New Feature Menu Created by Jennifer Rollman and Brent Runnells UH Hawaii EPSCoR ITER sdal How to ht_Leica_GS20 doc Last Modified 02 18 06 13 2 When the Feature Occupation menu comes up press the menu button scroll down and select Offset then select the type of offset you will be using To view the types of offsets and how to collect them look at Leica Laser Locator Tutorial 3 Collecting the data A Next if you are using the Lecia Laser Locator press the buttons that are required for the offset you plan on using and then select Occupy Note The Leica GS20 and the Leica Laser Locator do not always like to communicate If this happens just manually input the offsets Created by Jennifer Rollman and Brent Runnells UH Hawaii EPSCoR ITER sdal How to ht_Leica_GS20 doc Last Modified 02 18 06 14 B Next if you are manually in
5. press Enter Creating a Point Feature Select APOINT in the New Feature Menu Name the point then select Occupy and the GS20 will start collecting the data for the point Hold the GS20 as still as possible When the GS20 finishes collecting the data the Occupy button will change to the Save Feature button To make a comment about the point go to the comment section under Attribute Name press Enter and then type your comment Created by Jennifer Rollman and Brent Runnells UH Hawaii EPSCoR ITER sdal How to ht_Leica_GS20 doc Last Modified 02 18 06 8 Creating a Line Feature Select ALINE in the New Feature Menu There are two options for collecting data in a line feature node and stream Node allows the user to select the point that will becollected while stream the GS20 will collect a point at a selective interval either by time or distance a To see which setting is currently selected click Menu and the attribute screen will popup To change the selection go to either Node or Stream and press Enter b Using the Stream selection When you select stream a menu will appear that allows you to select how the GS20 collects the data Set the GS20 to collect either by time or by distance and the interval Then click Done Click Occupy and walk the path for which you would like to collect data When done click Done Created by Jennifer Rollm
6. putting the offset enter the amount you are offsetting and select Occupy 4 Next save feature and continue collecting data Enjoy using the Leica GS20 For more information about the Leica GS20 please refer to the GS20 Field Guide or GS20 User Manual For more information about the Leica Laser Locator please refer to the Leica Laser Locator Tutorial or Leica Laser Locator User Guide References Leica Geosystems GS20 User Manual Leica Geosystems Created by Jennifer Rollman and Brent Runnells UH Hawaii EPSCoR ITER sdal How to ht_Leica_GS20 doc Last Modified 02 18 06 15
7. saying To continue a job must be open If you are adding to an existing job select Open if not select New Created by Jennifer Rollman and Brent Runnells UH Hawaii EPSCoR IT Last Modified 02 18 06 sdal How to ht_Leica_GS20 doc a If you selected Open select the job that you want to add to press Enter and the job will open b If you selected New I Give the job a name creator and keep WGS84 as the coordinate system I Then press the Menu button and select Save Give the Leica GS20 a minute to process your request Created by Jennifer Rollman and Brent Runnells UH Hawaii EPSCoR ITER sdal How to ht_Leica_GS20 doc Last Modified 02 18 06 6 II Next it will ask you to select a codelist Select Open in the options Select GENERIC unless you have created a codelist for more information about creating a codelist please look in the DataPRO Tutorial IV An error message saying that the job does not contain any data shows up select Ok The GS20 will automatically open the new feature window to start collecting data Created by Jennifer Rollman and Brent Runnells UH Hawaii EPSCoR ITER sdal How to ht_Leica_GS20 doc Last Modified 02 18 06 7 3 To start colleting data press Enter and then select the type of feature that you want to add To get back to the New Feature Menu at anytime in the Data Collection section
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search