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2. nal a W appears on all logging screens In addition to WAAS EGNOS MobileMapper Pro will automat ically apply real time differential corrections from land based systems such as Coast Guard beacons or your own privately broadcast RTCM Type 1 or Type 9 corrections Just use the se rial cable to connect your MobileMapper Pro to a differential correction receiver A D will appear on the MobileMapper Pro s logging screen when the receiver detects RTCM input The accuracy with land based systems is approximately the same as with WAAS EGNOS However it is possible to im prove accuracy by one or two decimeters if you broadcast your own RTCM corrections while keeping the distance between the broadcasting reference receiver and the rover receiver less than 10 km 3 miles If you average positions for a point feature for a few minutes even better accuracy is possible 27 Num Sat PDOP 8 2 0 GPS quality indicators Tracking 3 satellites will allow you to calcu late a 2D position lat lon using the last alti tude recorded by the receiver You need to track at least 4 satel lites to get a 3D posi tion lat lon altitude To achieve the speci fied accuracies for MobileMapper Pro you will need to track 5 or more satellites 28 MobileMapper Pro will warn you if the PDOP and therefore the accuracy of your positions has dropped below the level you se lected during Setup see page 65 the PDOP alarm option If you see
3. 117 49 50u 34 06 56N 01 3 117 49 59W 06 1192Kt WwW WGS8 01 38 31 PM 06 APR 01 WAAS 999 HEADINGS SPEED HAD 321 12 6 Trip Odometer 17 36 Position Screens 1 amp 2 To switch from a screen to the other just press the Left or Right arrow key The same data as on Position screen 1 is displayed on Position screen 2 except that the lower part of the screen containing the two data fields and the trip odometer field is replaced with the cur rent position s coordi nates expressed in the chosen secondary coor dinate system and map datum 42 Position Screens Position screens 1 and 2 display your present position us ing the coordinate systems that you have selected This screen shows all of the basic position time and satellite information Additionally on Position screen 1 current navigation infor mation is shown in the bottom half of the screen For the sake of comparison Position screen 2 provides the coordinates of your present position both in the selected pri mary coordinate system and map datum and in the selected secondary coordinate system and map datum Position screen 1 contains the following information from top to bottom Coordinates and elevation of your current position Dis plays your current position in the chosen coordinate sys tem Also displays the elevation of the current position If MobileMapper Pro is not computing position fixes the last computed pos
4. Using the SD Card SD Card Location As explained earlier on page 4 the SD card is located in the battery compartment You need to open the battery compart ment door and remove the two batteries to have access to the SD card slot When logging data remember to close any open feature and then the job before removing the batteries Inserting an SD card Hold the SD card with two fingers with the label facing up Place the top of the SD card in the channel provided in the battery compartment Carefully push the SD card towards the top of the unit until you feel it lock into place Do not force the SD card Reinstall the batteries into the battery compartment Be sure to observe the proper polarity Replace the battery compartment door Turn on the MobileMapper Pro unit Removing an SD card Close any open job and turn the receiver off Remove the battery door and then the 2 AA batteries Push the card slightly towards the top of the MobileMap per Pro You will feel a slight click which is the locking mechanism disconnecting and then you will feel the SD card pushing against your finger Allow the SD card to slide back towards the battery compartment Now care fully continue to slide the memory card out of the channel it is in and lift it out 75 76 Downloading GIS Data Using an SD Card Reader SD card readers are generally attached to PC computers through USB a faster communication protocol than the con ventional RS232 se
5. do the following If you have created a waypoint to help you locate the first grid point you can use any of MobileMapper Pro s navigation screens to get there To access a waypoint file you can use to navigate to the point of beginning press the MENU button and select the GOTO option Then select the User option This will place the way point symbol and label on the base map displayed on the receiver s Map screen Again you may use any of the MobileMapper Pro s navigation screens to arrive at this waypoint Once you arrive at the point of beginning you should open up the job file that includes the feature library describing the grid If you opened an existing job press LOG to take you to the New Feature screen Then select the grid feature type listed on the screen Usu ally the term grid is included somewhere in the fea ture name so that you can easily recognize this type of feature After selecting the grid feature the Grid Setup screen appears on which you can read the definition of the grid spacing columns rows and heading Record an observation or measurement With the OK field highlighted just press ENTER This takes you to the Logging screen that indicates that you have begun logging data to the feature and that the receiver is ready to log the feature s attributes Remember that you remain stationary for all point features Describe the feature as you would any other point feature 23 It is also possible to
6. point you are looking for When you highlight OK and press ENTER or as a shortcut press IN you are taken to the alphabetical list with the point you began typing at the top of the display Anytime you are viewing the list of points you can re access the keyboard by pressing ESC Alphabetic Scroll You can use the IN and OUT buttons to step up or down the alphabet If you were viewing points beginning with the letter A pressing OUT would take you to the first waypoint beginning with B and then C and so forth Pressing IN does the same function but only in reverse NearestTo Only the 20 points from this category the clos est to your position will be listed When these 20 points are listed MobileMapper Pro indi cates the bearing and distance to your current position from the first point in the list You can change the point from which the nearest points are found With the Nearest To field now highlighted press ENTER and scroll to the category where this new point can be found Select a new point and press ENTER 49 A ark kon Name wptoo1 Location 37 00 00N 119 00 00W Bexation 00000ft Message ee EATE MESSAGE ETH Route Mark screen The Mark option from the Menu list provides a function similar to the LOG button when held down for 2 to 3 seconds 50 Saving Your Current Position as a Waypoint Saving your current position as a waypoint is very easy and can be done re
7. Americas Europe Asia East Alaska Region amp Area Screens 37 00 00N g 19 00 00W 37 00 00N i 9 00 00V7 or 03 17PM i 5APROO Done Time amp Date Screens The GIS data capture and navigation software in MobileMapper Pro are available in Dutch English French German Lithuanian Polish and Spanish Support for the navigation software alone is available for Italian Portu guese and Swedish Separate versions of the MobileMap per Pro software are available in Russian and Chinese 3 The Agreement screen is then displayed for about 10 seconds If you understand and agree to the statement presented press ENTER before the 10 seconds have elapsed or the unit will shut off A message box is then displayed indicating that the unit needs to be initialized 4 Press ENTER The unit asks you to select your region and area Use the up down arrows to high light your general region and press ENTER Again use the up down arrows to highlight your area and press ENTER 5 The cursor appears in the Time field waiting for you to input your local time Please enter the time in O 12 hr format not in 0 24 hr format Set your local time using the arrow keys as fol lows use the up arrow to increment the high lighted figure or the down arrow to decrement it Then press the right arrow to highlight the next figure Set this figure now using the up or down arrow etc Be sure that you set the
8. Walk to the feature according to the navigation instruc tions provided on the Map screen You can use other navi gation screens if you prefer see also Navigation Screens chapter from page 36 You will know when you are close to the feature when the distance to the feature goes to zero or close to zero or simply because you can identify it visually Another nice way of being informed that you have arrived at the feature is to set the Alarms option see expla nations on page 65 After arriving at the feature press the LOG button This takes you back to the Selected screen Now that you are near the feature highlight the Edit field and press ENTER You are now allowed to edit each of the feature s attributes After reviewing the attributes that need to be changed highlight the Close field at the bottom of the screen and press ENTER This ends the review of this feature and dis plays the Map screen again Follow the same 7 steps described above to revisit and update the other features present in the job 2 Repositioning a Point Feature If a point feature appears to be mislocated on the Map screen do the following after you have arrived at the feature and the Selected screen showing all the feature s attributes is dis played Press MENU select the Update Position option and press ENTER If you press NAV and go back to the Map screen you will now see two features one at the old position the other at the new po
9. arrive at the destination When you are on course and heading straight for the destination the destination icon will be lined up with the heading marker Compass Heading marker Using the compass and the heading marker you can view your heading information in a familiar manner Note that you need to be moving for this data to be valid You can customize the Compass screen by pressing the MENU button while the screen is displayed For more information see page 47 Customize See page 47 To Str Light BEARING 247 HEADING 321 SPEED 36 1 DISTANCE 12 6 Large Data Screen Large Data Screen The Large Data screen is similar to the Compass screen but here the compass has been removed to allow for large display of the navigation data This screen is ideal for when you have your unit mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle Even from a distance the customizable information can be read with ease The Large Data screen contains the following information from top to bottom Inthe title bar destination name if you are using the Goto function Data Fields customizable data fields see Customize option below Some of the data displayed requires you to be moving to be computed Invalid data is indicated by dashes You can customize the Large Data screen by pressing the MENU button while the screen is displayed For more infor mation see page 47 Customize See page 47 41 34 06 56N
10. feature types required for a given job In fact we should say Feature Type Library Feature Type An item present in a feature library Each fea ture type is defined by a geometry type a name a certain number of possible attributes and the list of possible values for each attribute There are four different geometries in fea ture types point line area and grid Field Any area on MobileMapper Pro s screen dedicated to displaying the value of a parameter Some fields are user ed itable some others are not Geographic Information System A system of digital maps data analysis software and a database of features attributes and geographic locations GIS See Geographic Information System Global Positioning System A system of satellites providing worldwide coverage for positioning information Although in stalled and maintained by the United States the broadcast signals are available to anyone anywhere in the world GPS See Global Positioning System GPS satellite geometry The satellite distribution at a given lo cation measured by the PDOP index GPS signal multipath Occurs when the GPS signal arrives at the antenna by a path other than a straight line Multipath sig nals make the receiver think that a GPS satellite is farther away than it is and the resultant position is inaccurate Job file File containing a feature type library and a collection of features that grows as you log new features in the field with this job fi
11. file relating the map locations with the feature description SHX and sometimes a file containing coordinate system information PRJ Waypoint A pre determined coordinate point to which a GPS receiver can navigate GPS receivers can also log waypoints in the field for later navigation GPS for GIS receiver have largely replaced waypoints with point features WGS 84 coordinate system World Geodetic System 1984 The coordinate system is used by GPS receivers for computing their positions Index A Accuracy 27 77 Alarm Arrival 65 Alarm PDOP 65 Alphabetical 49 B Backlight timer 68 Baud rate serial port 70 Bearing offset 20 Beeper 68 C Clear memory 69 Columns grid feature 26 Connecting to external device 74 Contrast 68 D Daylight Saving 67 Direction line or area feature offset 21 F Files managing 72 G Goto Cursor 39 H Heading grid feature 26 Horizontal Distance offset 20 L Languages 72 M Mark 58 N Nearest To 49 NMEA 69 Number of tracked satellites 28 O ON OFF protection 70 P PDOP 28 Power off mode 67 Power source external connecting 78 R Rows grid feature 26 S SD Card 4 SD Card Utilities 73 Simulator 77 Spacing grid feature 26 T Target on Map screen 30 Testing SD Card 73 Track Mode 39 U Units 64 Update Position 37 User map datum 63 Vertical Distance offset 20 85 MobileMapper Pro User Manual Magellan Mobile Mapping Solutions
12. libraries stored in MobileMapper Pro Use the down up arrow to highlight the library you want to work from and press ENTER The screen now lists all the features available from the selected fea ture library IMPORTANT If the post processing option has been enabled in the receiver an additional screen will appear between the feature library screen and the fea tures list screen This new screen will ask you to choose the job mode For more information see page 33 MobileMapper Pro uses a fixed time based log ging interval 1 second when you log a point feature The logging interval parameter can not be accessed when you log a point feature JOB1 Str Light Condition of bulbs 1 0 Closest Address Log ging Time on Point 00 00 08 E 0 PDOP 2 0 ods Logging screen The Logging screen also displays the time elapsed since you started logging at this point feature the num ber of satellites cur rently received and the current value of PDOP see also page 28 If you start logging a new feature and you realize you this is a mistake then you can delete the new feature being logged by press ing MENU and select ing Delete lt feature name gt Deleting features only applies to new fea tures being logged not to features already logged 2 Logging and Describing a Point Feature Choose the type of feature you want to log from this list You can tell by the name of this featur
13. log the entire feature and come back to record this other feature you can simply pause the feature being logged log the other feature close it and resume logging the first feature Logging one feature while you have paused another fea ture is called nesting You can nest any feature point line or area into any line or area feature It is not possible to nest a point feature inside another point feature Nesting is particularly useful when you are mapping things such as a road with streetlights along the route or a shore line with stretches of erosion along it and the locations of certain habitats Assuming you are logging a line feature and the Logging screen is displayed do the following for example to nest a point feature Press MENU highlight Nest Feature and press ENTER This pauses the logging of the line feature Move to the location of the feature you want to nest Inthe Feature List screen now displayed highlight the feature you want to nest and press ENTER Describe the attributes of the feature as explained above Highlight Close at the bottom of the screen and press ENTER This closes the nested feature and takes you back to the Logging screen of the paused feature Press MENU highlight Resume lt feature name gt and press ENTER This takes you back to the Logging screen from which you can normally finish the logging of this feature Offsetting a Point Feature Sometimes the feature you want t
14. represented by a triangle located at the center of the screen see also page 36 Initialization is now complete and you can proceed to your job A feature library is a hierarchical structure that guides you through the description pro cess so you know you will describe thor oughly and quickly each feature you visit You will not have to remember what attributes of each fea ture you should record the feature library will tell you Example of a stree tlight point feature as may be described in a feature library List Attribute of streetlight values attributes Condition Good Needs repair Needs paint of bulbs Enter numeric value Closest Street Address Type in address Feature libraries are created using the Fea ture Library Editor module in MobileMap per Office GIS Data Logging Functions Feature Libraries Feature libraries contain lists of features that you should be visiting during your field sessions Features are four types Point feature The geometrical representation of this fea ture is a point Logging this type of feature requires static occupation at the point Line feature The geometrical representation of this fea ture is a line Logging this type of feature requires that you move along this line Area feature The geometrical representation of this fea ture is an area Logging this type of feature requires that you move along its cont
15. some other coordinate system datum The coordinate systems and datums used to display any thing on the Map screen are only for display When you select some other coordinate system datum only the num bers of the coordinates of a feature waypoint are changed The map screen is not changed in appearance Default Map datums Primary WGS 84 Secondary WGS 84 Default Elev mode 3D 6 Map Datum This option allows you to define a primary map datum and also a secondary map datum if you need one A map datum is a geographic reference that MobileMap per Pro will refer to to calculate the coordinates of your position MobileMapper Pro holds more than 70 different map datums in its memory After selecting the Map Datum option from the Setup menu choose the map datum from the list that applies to your country and working area and then press ENTER To enter a user map datum select the term USER in the list of datums arranged in alphabetical order Then for more information on how to enter a user map datum refer to the appendix at the end of this manual page 80 Elev Mode This option allows you to choose between 3D and 2D mode In 3D mode MobileMapper Pro will compute the 3 coordi nates of your position horizontal coordinates plus eleva tion In 2D mode MobileMapper Pro will not calculate your ele vation Only the horizontal coordinates of your position will be computed MobileMapper Pro will assume that the last
16. the first Empty route in the list Press ENTER Save Route Leg Bearing Distance Create Route screen 4 Empty a Legs Distance 08 80 08 Route List screen The Create Route screen is now displayed Note that the first line on this screen is highlighted Press ENTER The Add WPT screen is now displayed Select the category of points containing the first waypoint of the route and press ENTER Choose a point from the list and press ENTER The first waypoint in the route is now defined and you are now prompted to define the second one Resume the in structions in this paragraph for the second point then for the third etc When the last point of the route is defined highlight the Save Route field on the Create Route screen and then press ENTER to save the route 2 Activating deactivating a Multi Leg Route Press NAV to display a navigation screen press MENU scroll down to Routes and press ENTER In the Route List screen now displayed scroll down the list and highlight the route you want to activate Press MENU highlight the Activate Route option and press ENTER Mo bileMapper Pro comes back to the Route List screen where the activated route now appears in bold characters Press NAV to navigate along this route To deactivate this route press MENU highlight Routes press ENTER highlight the activated route shown in bold charac ters press MENU highlight Deactivate Route and press EN TER The route is now d
17. this warning you may press the ESC button and con tinue logging However if you are recording line or area features you might want to return to the field when the GPS satellites are in a bet ter configuration overhead the constellation changes slowly but constantly And if you are recording a point feature you should strongly consider moving to another location with better satellite re ception and recording an offset distance and bearing to the feature GPS Quality Indicators At the bottom of each logging screen you can see two num bers that give you a good indication of how accurate your po sitions should be The first is the number of satellites that the receiver is track ing The second number is the Positional Dilution of Precision PDOP which is an estimate of accuracy that the receiver constantly calculates using the geometry of satellites in the sky The more satellites that are being tracked and the more evenly they are distributed around the sky the better the ac curacy PDOP values less than 4 or 5 are good If the PDOP value is over 10 you should consider moving to an area with a clearer view of the sky and recording features with offsets Job List screen Note that you are not prompted to select a feature library when you select an existing job This is because the library that was selected when the job was created is neces sarily the one that must be used for the job when re opening this jo
18. 4 Trip Odometer 0023 10 Speedometer Screen 46 Speedometer Screen The Speedometer screen displays your speed in a familiar graphical format There are four additional data fields at the top of the display that can be customized to display the data that you need The bottom of the screen contains a trip odom eter that will record the distance travelled since the last time the odometer was reset The Speedometer screen contains the following information from top to bottom Inthe title bar destination name if you are using the Goto function Data Fields customizable data fields see Customize option below Some of the data displayed requires you to be moving to be computed Invalid data is indicated by dashes Speedometer Displays your speed using a familiar speed ometer display The scale of the speedometer is not adjustable but will change dynamically to best display your speed Trip Odometer The odometer performs like the odometer in your car It can be reset through the MENU button To customize the Speedometer screen or reset the trip odom eter use the functions described below The first of these con text sensitive functions is prompted when you press the MENU button while the Speedometer screen is displayed Reset Trip If you select this option and you press ENTER a warning mes sage is displayed asking you to confirm your choice To reset the trip odometer highlight the Yes field
19. AM PM indi cator When the time is correct press ENTER The last piece of information needed is the date As above using the arrow keys enter the present date and then press ENTER All the information that the unit needs to speed up the process of computing its first fix has been entered and the Done field is highlighted Satellite Signal Strength Chart Clear bars indicate that the unit is starting to get information from satellites Solid bars indicate that the satel lites are being used to compute your position Satellite Position Graph The 2 circles indicate satellite elevation as seen from your current position The outer cir cle represents the hori zon and the inner circle represents 45 from the horizon The cen ter of the circle is 90 from the horizon or directly overhead 10 in the Sky amp Numbers 6 To complete the initialization process press ENTER again The Satellite Status screen is dis played and MobileMapper Pro begins acquiring the data from satellites Watching the bars appear and turn solid on the screen you can progressively see the unit lock onto satellites a7 m P satelite Position Graph Satellite Signal Strength Chart Satellite P ositions W for WAAS or EGNOS Battery Life Indicator Once the first position fix has been computed the Map screen is automatically displayed This screen shows a map of the area where you are located Your current posi tion is
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21. ENTER to stop logging the feature The receiver determines the length of a line feature by estimating the distance between successive points on the line feature with the assumption that each point is on a sphere of average Earth radius The elevations of the points are not factored into the equation Thus the receiver calculates the spherical distance rather than the horizontal or slope distance between the successive posi tions 15 If you wish to change the logging interval while you are logging a line feature you first need to pause the logging of the feature Press MENU highlight Pause dine feature name gt and press ENTER Press MENU again highlight Logging Interval press ENTER and set the new logging interval as explained above After changing the logging interval press MENU high light Resume lt line feature name gt and press ENTER The receiver will continue to log the feature but this time according to the new logging interval 4 Logging and Describing an Area Feature Basically you use the same procedure as when you log a line feature especially regarding the need for defining a logging interval see 3 above The only difference between a line and area feature is that for an area feature the first and last position calculated by the receiver are connected when you close the feature Logging Park ak imat Record the attributes of an area feature as you do for a eee line feature see page 14
22. Exis ing Job Reference Station Welcome screen with post processing option enabled Job Mode Post pr Job Mode screen 34 If you then press MENU and come back to the Setup menu the Post processing option will no longer be there because you only need to enter the Activation Code once Creating a New Job with the Post Processing Op tion If there is a job that is currently open close it by pressing MENU and selecting Close J ob Press LOG MobileMapper Pro displays the Welcome screen This screen shows three options instead of two when the post processing option is not enabled Highlight Create New J ob and press ENTER Enter the job name as explained earlier see page 12 After entering the name highlight the OK key on the screen and press ENTER A new screen is then displayed listing the feature libraries stored on the receiver s SD card Highlight the library you want to use and press ENTER A new screen is then displayed asking you to choose the job mode e Real time If you select this job mode the receiver will record only feature positions and descriptions and GPS metadata Jobs recorded in real time mode cannot be differentially corrected later on e Postprocessing Select this job mode to allow MobileMapper Pro to record the job so that later on it can be post processed in MobileMapper Office In this job mode MobileMapper Pro will record GPS measure ments files in addition to the MMJ job file th
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27. ab you can set the following parameters Orientation You can change how the map is orientated on the screen to either North Up Course Up or Track Up Default is North Up Detail Use this field to set the map detail The detail of the map can be set to highest high medium low or low est This changes the zoom level that different map objects cities highways labels etc are displayed If you have set a zoom level and the display is too cluttered set the map detail to a lower level conversely set it to a higher level to view more detail DTrack Lines C Pos Dest Line MDepart Dest Line Map Setup screen Display tab Track Mode Inactive Track history disabled in MobileMap per Pro Primary Usage MobileMapper Pro can be set to either Land or Marine usage When in Land default the map displays land areas in white and water areas in blue For marine applications it may be desirable to reverse the display showing water as white and land as blue This will make reading some of the data information on the water easier From the Display tab you can customize the Map screen by specifying the items that MobileMapper Pro should display on the map Waypoints default checked Track Lines default cleared Track history disabled in MobileMapper Pro Pos Dest Line line connecting current position to destina tion Depart Dest Line line connecting initial position to destina tion Check the items y
28. ains a point feature a line feature an area feature and a grid feature Each of these features has a single text style attribute Use this library only as backup library 12 Logging New GPS GIS Data Prior to starting logging GIS data be sure MobileMapper Pro is computing your position when you stand near the first fea ture you want to log For the best accuracy it is important to hold the receiver vertical and at eye level so it has a clear view of the sky Press NAV until you display the Map screen If an arrow is dis played at the center of the Map screen and you can see that your position on the screen is the expected one then you can start your job An hour glass icon indicates that no position has been calculated yet Follow the instructions below to log GIS features 1 Creating a Job and Selecting a Feature Library Press the LOG button Select the Create New J ob option and press ENTER The screen displays the J ob Name field in which you should enter the name of the new job A keyboard is displayed underneath to let you enter this name To use the keyboard press the arrow keys to move the cursor over the keyboard For example if the job name is JBO10 highlight J using the arrow keys and press ENTER Then select B and press ENTER etc When you have finished entering the name highlight the OK key on the screen and press ENTER A new screen is then displayed listing the feature
29. allowing you to make necessary prepara tions Scale indicator Use Zoom In Out to change the scale You can customize the Road screen by pressing the MENU button while the screen is displayed For more information see page 47 Customize See page 47 Data Screen When you need to see a lot of information in one place then you will appreciate the Data screen The Data screen provides you with six data fields and an active compass that is the same as the one used on the road screen You have the option of customizing this screen by selecting what data is displayed in the upper six fields The lower portion of the screen is occu pied by a compass providing your heading To Str Light er SPEED DISTANCE The Data screen contains the following information from top 12 6 38 2 to bottom pMa ME Inthe title bar destination name if you are using the Goto 14 1 1 2 R function HEADING BEARING l 009 007 Data Fields customizable data fields see Customize option below Some of the data displayed requires you to 330 N 30 be moving to be computed Invalid data is indicated by A a a dashes Compass Displays your heading in a familiar compass for Data Screen mat You can customize the Data screen by pressing the MENU button while the screen is displayed For more information see page 47 Customize See page 47 45 HEADING DISTANCE 221 1 06 ETE ETA 021m 11 1
30. and press ENTER Customize See page 47 Satellite Status Screen Available data BEARING DISTANCE SPEED HEADING VMG Velocity made good CTS Course to steer ETA Estimated time of arrival ETE Estimated time enroute XTE Crosstrack error TURN Elevation TIME DATE EPE Estimated Posi tional Error AVG SPEED Average speed MAX SPEED Satellite Status Screen Although the Satellite Status screen is part of the navigation screen sequence it is not actually a navigation screen For more details on this screen refer to page 10 When MobileMapper Pro is computing your position an addi tional information appears in the right upper corner with two possible values 3D or 2D 3D means the computed position is 3 dimensional elevation computed In 2D 2 dimension al elevation is not computed Mobile Mapper assumes that the last computed or entered elevation is the elevation for all computed positions Customizing Data Fields on Navigation Screens Except for the Satellite Status screen all navigation screens can be customized through the following procedure Press NAV repeatedly until the desired navigation screen is displayed e Press MENU e Highlight Customize and press ENTER For the Map screen first highlight Select Map Info and press ENTER Then highlight Customize Fields and press ENTER e On the Navigation screen now shown in edit mode high light the data field to be changed using the
31. are configured with non standard file formats This can make the cards unreadable Card Utilities This option allows you to access the following functions Save WP Route Allows you to save the waypoints and routes you create with the handheld during your field oper ations When using this function you save your waypoints and routes in a separate file of the MMW type For the sake of clarity please use the MMW extension when naming this file You can then download this file to your office computer using the MobileMapper Transfer utility and then import it into the open job in MobileMapper Office using the File gt Import function Load WP Route Allows you to choose the waypoint file an MMW file you wish to display on the Map screen MMW files are created on the handheld when you upload jobs in which waypoints and routes have been defined Format Card This command allows you to format a blank SD card or reformat an already used SD card When selecting this function a message warns you that this operation will delete all the data contained on the SD card Select Yes to confirm this choice or No to escape Test Card Gives information on the SD card installed in the handheld format size status number of files bad clus ters free memory space A Scan button is also available to let you scan the SD card in search of bad clusters this operation takes a while 73 About The About screen displays the c
32. at is recorded in real time Site ID screen Use the down up arrow to highlight Post processing and then press ENTER The screen now lists all the features available from the selected feature library At this stage use MobileMapper Pro in exactly the same way as you would without the post processing option being enabled See page 13 and following Using MobileMapper Pro as a Reference Station Mount MobileMapper Pro on a tripod placed over a control point turn it on and press ENTER at the agreement screen Press LOG MobileMapper Pro displays the Welcome screen Highlight Reference Station and press ENTER The Site ID screen is now displayed Enter a Site ID there is a four character limit as you would enter a job name highlight OK on the screen and press ENTER From now on MobileMapper Pro will operate as a refer ence station until you turn it off It is therefore important that you not move the receiver or any optional external antenna until the receiver has turned off Before leaving the reference station for your work press the NAV key until you can see the Satellite Status screen The letter R appears in the upper right when the receiver is recording reference station data 35 The Map screen has two modes Position and Cursor Use any arrow key to select Cur sor mode ESC to return to Position mode When a Position screen is displayed press the Lef
33. at least 5 SVs PDOP lt 4 Autonomous Position 7 meters 95 2D RMS With WAAS EGNOS lt 3 meters 95 2D RMS With post processing option post processed differential correction lt 1 meter 95 2D RMS Velocity 5 1 cm s RMS 0 1 knot steady state Limits Speed 1500 km h 951 mph Altitude 17 500 meters Size 6 5 x 2 9 x 1 2 16 5 x 7 4 x 3 05 cm H x W x D Weight 8 ounces 227 grams with 2 AA batteries installed Display Size 2 2 x1 75 5 59 cm x 4 44 cm H x W High contrast LCD with EL backlit display Housing Weather IEC 529 IPX7 Standard withstands water immersion for gt 30 min at depth of 1 m Wrap around rubber armor Temperature Ranges Operating 14 F to 140 F 10 C to 60 C Storage 4 F to 158 F 20 C to 70 C 2 AA batteries or 9 35 VDC with power cable Battery life 8 hours with backlight and Li ion batteries 25 deg C 77 deg F 16 hours with no backlight 77 AN Do not bypass the power supply box or you will damage your unit and void the warranty 3 2 0 O ke 9 66 9 Pin Connector Pinout 78 Connecting MobileMapper Pro to an External Power Source If using the cable that comes with the optional cigarette light er adapter simply connect it to the cigarette lighter outlet If you wish to make a permanent mount to a power supply cut the cable between the power supply box and the cigarette lighter adapter A
34. b Revisiting and Updating Existing GPS GIS Jobs You can use MobileMapper Pro not only to position and de scribe new GIS features but also to update information gath ered previously This is particularly useful when collecting data on things that change over time streetlight bulbs burn out new roads are added to housing developments new crops are planted etc 1 General Procedure Return to the area where the original job was recorded and turn MobileMapper Pro on When it has calculated a GPS po sition follow the procedure below to update the job or to ap pend more data to it Press the LOG button select the Open Existing J ob option and press ENTER MobileMapper Pro lists all the jobs present in its memory Press the down arrow to highlight the name of the job you want to update and press ENTER MobileMapper Pro dis plays the navigation screen that was last used Unless this screen is already displayed press NAV repeat edly until the Map screen is displayed From this screen you will now indicate the first feature you want to revisit If necessary press the IN or OUT button to adjust the scale so you can see this feature Press any arrow key to switch to the cursor mode on the Map screen and then use the arrow keys to move the cur sor over the feature you want to revisit first It s a good idea to keep the Map info visible on the screen as it tells you exactly when the feature is selected The feature name a
35. button The Power Down screen is displayed Doing nothing will turn off the unit at the end of the countdown sequence Pressing the PWR button again will turn off the unit immediately Pressing ESC will cancel the Power Down sequence NOTE It is important to close any open feature and any open job BEFORE turning the power off or switching to or from an external source of power If the receiver automatically shuts down due to low power while recording a job it is best to open a new job after replac ing the batteries rather than appending more data to the pre viously open job that was automatically closed by the receiver You can easily merge both jobs in MobileMapper Office after download To prevent acciden tally turning the back light on and leaving it on the unit will turn the backlight off when no buttons have been pressed for 4 minutes Pressing any button will turn the backlight back on in this instance You can change the time delay for the backlight using the Light Timer option in the Setup menu see page 68 Units Screen Setting the Screen Backlight The screen backlight can be set to one of three levels low high or off At power on the screen backlight is set to high level Follow the sequence below to choose another level Hold down the PWR button for 2 seconds Backlight drops down to low level Hold down the PWR button again for 2 seconds Backlight turns off Hold down the PWR butto
36. ce Vertical distance to the feature from your current position O if the feature and yourself are at the same elevation on a flat area Enter a value for Vert Distance as described above for Horz Distance When you are done press ENTER again Then press ESC to return to the Logging screen This writes the offset into memory but you can edit it later if you like by going through the same process Note Offsets to area features are applied in MobileMapper Office and not in the receiver 10 Logging GIS Data on a Preset Grid Feature The MobileMapper Pro s Grid Mapping Utility is an easy way to automatically set up a series of GPS waypoints to facilitate the logging of data in an orthogonal grid This utility assures that you gather measurements made using field sensors such as chemical detectors depth sounders and magnetometers at an evenly distributed set of loca tions This in turn assures the creation in your GIS of con tour maps with a prescribed density of data and without any gaps that might force you to return to the field The Grid Mapping Utility deals with two different grid con cepts grid features and grid points Grid features are arrays of uniformly spaced waypoints oriented in rows and columns Grid points are navigation features similar to way points North Heading Csi a Spacing e ae D OSS ee Column Row How a grid is defined in MobileMapper Pro To log GIS data on a preset grid
37. computed or entered elevation is your current elevation Operating in 3D requires at least 4 tracked satellites whereas 2D requires only 3 Consider using the 2D mode when the conditions of recep tion are poor or if the working area is relatively flat and elevation is not important After selecting the Elev Mode option from the Setup menu choose the mode that matches your case of use and then press ENTER 63 Default time format Local AM PM Default units km m 64 kph hectares 8 Time Format This option allows you to select the time format you want to use in MobileMapper Pro You can choose from three different time formats Local 24Hrs Local AM PM or UTC After selecting the Time Format option from the Setup menu choose the time format that suits you and then press ENTER If you have selected Local 24 Hrs or Local AM PM you will be prompted to enter your local time Units This option allows you to select the units of measurement that will be used when displaying navigational data or fea tures being logged All sets of units are formatted as follows long distance unit short distance unit speed unit area unit You can select from 5 different sets of units You can also create your own set of units by selecting Advanced at the end of the list You are then prompted to specify the unit you wish to use for each type of possible measure i e Distance Speed Elevation Bearing and Area After selecting the U
38. d will substantially conform to the then current user documentation provided with the software including up dates thereto Magellan Navigation s sole obligation shall be he correction or replacement of the media or the software so hat it will substantially conform to the then current user doc umentation Magellan Navigation does not warrant the soft ware will meet purchaser s requirements or that its operation will be uninterrupted error free or virus free Purchaser as sumes the entire risk of using the software 2 PURCHASER S REMEDY PURCHASER S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS WRIT TEN WARRANTY OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AT MAGEL LAN NAVIGATION S OPTION OF ANY DEFECTIVE PART OF THE RECEIVER OR ACCESSORIES WHICH ARE COVERED Y THIS WARRANTY REPAIRS UNDER THIS WARRANTY HALL ONLY BE MADE AT AN AUTHORIZED MAGELLAN AVIGATION SERVICE CENTER ANY REPAIRS BY A SER CE CENTER NOT AUTHORIZED BY MAGELLAN NAVIGA ON WILL VOID THIS WARRANTY PURCHASER S DUTIES 1S ZnNW w To obtain service contact and return the product with a copy of the original sales receipt to the dealer from whom you pur chased the product Magellan Navigation reserves the right to refuse to provide ser vice free of charge if the sales receipt is not provided or if the information contained in it is incomplete or illegible or if the serial number is altered or removed Magellan Navigation will n
39. e 1 909 394 5000 Fax 1 909 394 7050 or Magellan Navigation SA ZAC La Fleuriaye BP 433 44474 Carquefou Cedex France Phone 33 0 2 28 09 38 00 Fax 33 0 2 28 09 39 39 Magellan Professional Products Limited Warranty Europe Middle East Africa All Magellan Navigation global positioning system GPS re ceivers are navigation aids and are not intended to replace other methods of navigation Purchaser is advised to perform careful position charting and use good judgment READ THE USER GUIDE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT 1 MAGELLAN NAVIGATION WARRANTY Magellan Navigation warrants their GPS receivers and hard ware accessories to be free of defects in material and work manship and will conform to our published specifications for he product for a period of one year from the date of original urchase or such longer period as required by law THIS WAR RANTY APPLIES ONLY TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF THIS PRODUCT In the event of a defect Magellan Navigation will at its op ion repair or replace the hardware product with no charge to he purchaser for parts or labor The repaired or replaced prod uct will be warranted for 90 days from the date of return ship ment or for the balance of the original warranty whichever is onger Magellan Navigation warrants that software products or software included in hardware products will be free from de ects in the media for a period of 30 days from the date of shipment an
40. e whether it is a point feature a line feature or an area feature Highlight a point feature you are supposed to be near one of these features and press ENTER This starts feature logging The Logging screen is now displayed where you can see the list of attributes pertaining to this feature You will now enter the Description phase of the feature With the first attribute highlighted press ENTER and choose the right attribute value describing the feature near you and press ENTER This takes you back to the Logging screen Highlight the next attribute in the list and repeat the previous step Repeat this step until all the attributes have been properly described Describing the feature only takes a few seconds By the time you are done with the feature description the feature s GPS position will probably have been saved in the job You can also stay more time on the feature to let the receiver determine several positions This will give an even more accurate position for the feature as MobileMapper Pro will average all the GPS posi tions it has computed on the feature To stop logging the feature on the Logging screen use the down arrow to highlight the Close field and press ENTER This takes you back to the Feature List screen Move to the next feature and resume the above instructions to log this feature 13 Note There is a spreadsheet calculator on the Magellan Tech nical Support ftp site ftp ftp magel
41. e with the definition of a field press ENTER North Then press the down up arrow to access the next field etc Heading 21 Once these parameters have been changed highlight e a Spacing OK at the bottom of the screen and press ENTER E ee SR This takes you to the Logging screen from which you ih Z Le e start logging data as explained previously Kon ys 12 Closing a Job Column To close a job press MENU and select the Close J ob Row option To open another job use the Open J ob option after In the two examples pressing the MENU button above Columns 8 Rows 6 26 A To achieve the best accuracy it is impor tant to hold the receiver vertical and at eye level This allows the internal antenna to pick up signals from the GPS WAAS and EGNOS satellites This is especially true when recording data for post processing GPS Accuracy MobileMapper Pro provides 5 to 10 m autonomous accuracy around the globe assuming the receiver is tracking five GPS satellites and the PDOP lt 4 which is almost all the time MobileMapper Pro is also capable of providing 2 to 3 m hor izontal accuracy using real time differential corrections from its built in WAAS EGNOS receiver You must be in North American to make use of the free WAAS signals broadcast by the US Federal Aviation Administration You must be in Eu rope to make use of the free EGNOS signal broadcast by the European Union If you are receiving a WAAS or EGNOS sig
42. eactivated 53 54 3 Other Functions Tied to Routes You can also do the following on the highlighted route using the functions available from the MENU button see also dia gram on page 59 Viewing the route on the Map screen by highlighting the Map View Route option and pressing ENTER The Map screen then appears showing the route Press ESC to come back to the Route List screen Editing the route by highlighting the View Edit Route option and pressing ENTER From the View Edit screen you can then press the MENU button to access options allowing you to insert delete replace the highlighted waypoint and then to save the changes made to the route Reversing the route i e reversing the direction of travel along the route by highlighting the Reverse Route option and pressing ENTER This instantly reverses the route Note that the first and last waypoints in the route name have been swapped Deleting the route by highlighting the Delete Route option and pressing ENTER A message will appear asking you to confirm this operation Ifa route has been activated selecting the leg you want to follow by selecting the Select Leg option and pressing ENTER The screen then shows the list of points making up the route Select the point you want to navigate to and press ENTER A warning message will appear asking you to confirm the leg change After choosing Yes or No press ESC twice to return to the navigation screen In the previ
43. earlier measurement or observation Each grid waypoint is a geographic coordinate you should make every effort to occupy so that the data you record is evenly spaced and complete However each grid waypoint is merely an aid for navigating to the ideal location for an observation or measurement All the data you record is ascribed to the position of the MobileMapper Pro receiver and NOT to the grid waypoint If you cannot physically occupy this waypoint but can make the necessary visual observation you should do so and record an offset estimating the distance and bearing to the grid waypoint If you are recording mea surements made by an instrument you should NOT record an offset but rather try to make a recording as close as possible to the position When you have occupied as many of the grid way points as you can and recorded the necessary observa tions and measurements at each highlight the Close field at the bottom of the Logging screen and press ENTER This closes the grid feature and returns you to the New Feature selection screen where you may either log data to another feature even to another grid or close the entire job 11 Changing the Parameters of a Grid Feature Before Log ging GIS Data When you navigate to the location of the grid you may decide to readjust the size and orientation of the grid based on field observations that you did not foresee back in the office For example you may find that navigating to waypo
44. ens on which these 9 parame ters are presented Ist screen Delta A meters Delta F X 10 000 Delta X meters Delta Y meters Delta Z meters 2nd screen select Next gt at the bottom of the Ist screen to access this screen Rotation X sec Rotation Y sec Rotation Z sec Scale factor ppm 80 Defining a User Map Datum Whether you are in the office using MobileMapper Office or in the field working with your receiver the system lets you cre ate the user map datum you need However you will not use the same methods in the receiver and in MobileMaper Office to define the semi major axis and flattening for your user datum In MobileMapper Office you will use the conventional way of defining a user datum i e by entering the semi major axis a the inverse flattening 1 and the other 7 parameters The method used in the receiver is different as it is based on the use of parameters Aa Delta A and Af Delta F known as the Molodensky parameters instead of a and 1 f The other 7 seven parameters are exactly the same as those in MobileMap per Office Aa and Af are defined as follows Aa m a WGS 84 a Local Datum Af f WGS 84 f Local Datum Note that the flattening f instead of the inverse flattening 1 f is used in the expression of Af So we have 1 1 WGS84 j Focal Af Because the resulting Af is a very small quantity it is multi plied by 10 OOO to make it easier to handle T
45. enter the code or go to www thalesnavigation com mmactivate for more information Activation Code screen Post Processing Option MobileMapper Office includes a differential correction utility that can post process GPS measurements recorded by Mo bileMapper Pro for submeter accuracy To record these GPS measurements in a MobileMapper Pro receiver you need to first purchase a post processing option When you purchase this option you are given an activation code that you should enter into your MobileMapper Pro receiv er Because it is tied to the serial number of your MobileMap per Pro receiver the activation code is valid only for one receiver Enabling the Post Processing Option Press MENU Use the up down arrows to highlight Setup and press ENTER Use the up down arrows to highlight Post processing and press ENTER This displays the Activation Code screen Overwrite the 0000000000 field with the activation code intended for your receiver Use the up down arrows to set each digit and the right arrow to move the cursor to the next digit You can move the cursor back to the previous digit if necessary by pressing the left arrow After entering the code press ENTER This enables the post processing option in the receiver MobileMapper Pro comes back to the Setup menu where Post processing is still highlighted but you can no longer access the Activa tion Code screen 33 Welcome Create Open
46. ey causes a beep Alarms Only when an alarm is activated Keys amp Alarms beeper will sound when a key is pressed or an alarm is activated After selecting the Beeper option from the Setup menu use the up down arrow to highlight the desired choice and press ENTER 68 17 Clear Memory This option allows you to clear one of the following data sets from MobileMapper Pro s memory Track history This feature is disabled in MobileMapper Pro Wpts Routes Will clear all waypoints and routes from memory Routes Will clear all routes from memory Reset default Will reset the receiver by restoring all fac tory defaults All Will clear all memory After selecting the Clear Memory option from the Setup menu use the up down arrow to highlight the desired choice and then press ENTER MobileMapper Pro will ask you to confirm your choice If you have selected All MobileMapper Pro will then shut off The next time it is turned on it will prompt you that it needs to be initialized 18 NMEA This option allows you to select the NMEA message that will be output from MobileMapper Pro Your choice will depend on which message is needed by the device con nected to MobileMapper Pro V1 5 APA Autopilot Sentence A V1 5 XTE Crosstrack error according to NMEAO183 V1 5 V2 1GSA Standard GPS position message according to NMEAO183 standard in version 2 1 The GSA mes sage strings include GGA positions the most com monly
47. feature being logged Repeat Feature Offset Close lt feature name gt Nest Feature P ost processing disappears from the Setup menu once you Post processing have entered the right activation code Language lL a Initialize Mark Select Map GOTO Map Setup Nav Screens Routes Coord System Map Datu Sup nied Delete Files ne Time Format Card Utilities Units About Alarms North Reference Daylight Saving Power Off Timer Contrast Light Timer Beeper Clear Memory NMEA Baud Rate Power key Simulate When data logging is in progress and one of the navigation screens is displayed then the functions specific to the select ed navigation screen and to GIS data logging add up in the menu functions specific to data logging are listed first See also Routes option page 59 for which the MENU button gives access to specific functions When you select the Setup option in the menu list another menu is displayed containing a number of options as shown in the above two diagrams All the options available from the Menu screen are described below 57 58 Open Job This option provides another way of opening a GIS job It is similar to selecting the Open Existing J ob option that is prompt ed on the screen after pressing the LOG button when no job is open yet Selecting this option when a job is already open al lows you to close the currently open job and open anothe
48. gardless of whether a GIS job is open or not From any navigation screen just hold down the LOG button for 2 to 3 seconds until the Mark screen is displayed This screen provides the description of the waypoint you are about to save You can accept all the defaults by simply pressing ENTER Save field already highlighted You can also edit the Icon Name and Message fields using the arrow keys to access these fields Obviously you should keep the Location and Elevation fields unchanged as they contain the coordinates of your current location Waypoints recorded using the receiver s Mark feature are not exportable by MobileMapper Office If you wish to record way points in the field and export them to GIS formats you should use MobileMapper Office s Feature Library Editor to create a Waypoint feature type You can then log a waypoint as a point feature while recording a job file Creating a Waypoint With the Map Cursor This is another way of creating a waypoint whose coordinates will be based on the location of the cursor on the Map screen Press NAV until the Map screen is displayed Press any arrow key to make the cursor visible on the map Move the cursor to the desired location on the map using any arrow keys Hold down the LOG button for 2 to 3 seconds until the Mark screen is displayed You can accept all the defaults by simply pressing ENTER Save field already highlighted You can also edit the Icon Name and Message fields
49. hat the receiver will be free from any claim for infringe ment of any patent trademark copyright or other proprietary right including trade secrets 9 any damage due to accident resulting from inaccurate sat ellite transmissions Inaccurate transmissions can occur due to changes in the position health or geometry of a satellite or modifications to the receiver that may be required due to any change in the GPS Note Magellan Navigation GPS receivers use GPS or GPS GLONASS to obtain position velocity and time information GPS is operated by the U S Government and GLONASS is the Global Navigation Satellite System of the Russian Federation which are solely responsible for the accu racy and maintenance of their systems Certain conditions can cause inaccuracies which could require modifications to the receiver Examples of such conditions include but are not lim ited to changes in the GPS or GLONASS transmission Opening dismantling or repairing of this product by anyone other than an authorized Magellan Navigation Service Center will void this warranty 6 EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM AGES MAGELLAN NAVIGATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO PUR CHASER OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT IN CIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS DAMAG ES RESULTING FROM DELAY OR LOSS OF USE LOSS OF OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF THIS WARRAN TY OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY EVEN T
50. he resulting value is closer to 1 It is this value that you have to enter in the Delta F field on the MobileMapper Pro handheld screen Calculation example Local WGS 84 Datum a 6 378 137 6 378 388 lf 298 257 223 563 297 Complete the fields below on the receiver screen using the values of Aa and 10000xAf be low left Aa fwes sa 3 352 810 665 x 10 flocal 3 367 003 367 x 10 3 Af 0 014 192 702 x 103 10000x Af Aa and Af of Frequently Used Datums Name a 1 f Da Dfx 10000 Airy 6377563 396 299 3249646 573 604 0 11960023 Australian National 6378160 0 298 25 23 0 0 00081204 Bessel 1841 6377397 155 299 1528128 739 845 0 10037483 Bessel 1841 Nambia 6377483 865 299 1528128 653 135 0 10037483 Clarke 1866 6378206 4 294 9786982 69 4 0 37264639 Clarke 1880 6378249 145 293 465 112 145 0 54750714 Everest 6377276 345 300 8017 860 655 0 28361368 Fischer 1960 Mercury 6378166 0 298 3 29 0 0 00480795 Fischer 1968 6378150 0 298 3 13 0 0 00480795 GRS 1967 6378160 0 298 247167427 23 0 0 00113048 GRS 1980 6378137 0 298 257222101 0 0 0 00000016 Helmert 1906 6378200 0 298 3 63 0 0 00480795 Hough 6378270 0 297 0 133 0 0 14192702 International 6378388 0 297 0 251 0 0 14192702 Krassovsky 6378245 0 298 3 108 0 0 00480795 Modified Airy 6377340 189 299 3249646 796 811 0 11960023 Mod
51. he selected waypoint 51 A GOTO route is a one ends are your current leg route whose two position and the cho sen destination point 52 WPT6 WPT5 WPT4 IWPT3 NPT2 WPT1 Routes As explained below MobileMapper Pro can handle two types of routes GOTO route and multi leg route GOTO Route This in fact a route that you define when You select a feature on the Map screen you press ENTER to display the attributes of this feature and you press ENTER again to enable the Goto function to this feature by default the Goto field at the bottom of the screen is highlighted The same can be done to choose a POI or a waypoint as the destination point You use the GOTO option from the Menu screen and you choose a POI or waypoint as the destination point GOTO routes are not saved in memory When you turn your Mo bileMapper Pro off and then back on the GOTO route is gone You need to create a new GOTO route if you intend on com pleting the route Multi leg Route A multi leg route consists of several waypoints or POIs that you should reach one after the other The segment between any two consecutive waypoints or POls is called a leg Un like GOTO routes multi leg routes can be stored in memory 1 Creating a Multi leg Route Press NAV to display a navigation screen press MENU scroll down to Routes and press ENTER The Route List screen is now displayed Scroll down the list and highlight
52. ie ln NS Offsetting a Point Feature Offsetting a Line or Area Feature a Logging GIS Data on a Preset Grid Feature accra 22 Changing the Parameters of a Grid Feature Before Logging GIS Data 25 Closing AOD iwcetwen ste tstawsevecacae gibrtet retasuaainar aye aaae aae A aa ion 26 GPRS ACCURACY EAT TTE TOAT ETTA 27 GPS Quality Indicators 00 0 cece eeeeee eee eee eee een eeeeeeeaaeeeeeed 28 Revisiting and Updating Existing GPS GIS Jobs cc0e 29 General Procedure ccccccssccesscessseeetseeeteeeensees 29 Repositioning a Point Feature 0 0 0 0 31 Adding More Features and Attributes to the Job S2 Glosing the Jobi e r araa aE SERASA w32 Post Processing Optionen e e ae iee a Eaa 33 Enabling the Post Processing Option cccccseeeeeseeeeeeeseeee 33 Creating a New Job with the Post Processing Option 34 Using MobileMapper Pro as a Reference Station 006 35 Navigation SCrO QNS ccccccsecceeeeeseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeeseeeeaeeeeaeeeeaees 36 Map SCreeM hemere Seles dior sade debak pias sive ceache savan tenes iaa 36 Compass Screen 40 Large Data SCr N EAT 41 Position SCreens 3 27 agrn i ape See eek 42 Road Sree nar Aiea alae ale ea aaa 44 Data Screenin ra abe ott toesex petal ete iik 45 Speedometer Screen ccecccscsccsecccseceeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeens 46 Satellite Status Screena ec ie cenit citi 47 Customizing Data Fields on Navigation Screens
53. if the sales receipt is not provided or if the information contained in it is incom lete or illegible or if the serial number is altered or removed Magellan Navigation will not be responsible for any losses or damage to the product in curred while the product is in transi or is being shipped for repair Insurance is recommended Magellan Navigation sug gests using a trackable shipping method such as UPS or Fe dEx when returning a product for service EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ALL OTHER EXPRESSED OR IMPL ING THOSE OF FITNESS FOR MERCHANTABILITY OR NON IED WARRANTIES INCLUD ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE INFRINGEMENT ARE HERE BY DISCLAIMED AND IF APPLICABLE IMPLIED WARRAN TIES UNDER ARTICLE 35 OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS Some national state or local laws do not allow limitations on implied warranty or how long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitation may not apply to you The following are excluded from the warranty coverage 1 pe riodic maintenance and repair or replacement of parts due to normal wear and tear 2 batteries and finishes 3 installa tions or defects resulting from installation 4 any damage caused by i shipping misuse abuse negligence tampering or improper use ii disasters such as fire flood wind and lightning iii unauthorized attachments or modification 5 service performed or atte
54. ife Selecting On will allow you to select the mode and how long MobileMapper Pro will stay powered on If the Power off mode you select is Time then the Power off Timer field allows you to select time that MobileMapper Pro will remain on before automatically powering off is no keys are pressed 1 2 4 10 30 or 60 minutes If the Power off mode you select is Position the Power Off Timer field sets how soon MobileMapper Pro will be pow ered down when the position has not changed and if no keys have been pressed 67 14 Contrast This option allows you to set the screen contrast After selecting this option a new screen appears on which you can set the percentage of contrast using the left right arrows to respectively decrease or increase that percent age The impact of your contrast setting upon different color bars is instantly shown in the lower part of the screen Default 50 15 Light Timer This option allows you to set the time interval that will be used to turn off the display backlight when not in use Times available are 30 seconds 1 2 4 or 10 minutes or Default 4 minutes Timer Off After selecting the Light Timer option from the Setup menu use the up down arrow to highlight the desired choice and then press ENTER 16 Beeper This option allows you to select which actions will cause the beeper to sound You can select one of the following choices Off beeper will never sound Keys Only pressing a k
55. ified Everest 6377304 063 300 8017 832 937 0 28361368 Modified Fischer 1960 6378155 0 298 3 18 0 0 00480795 South American 1969 6378160 0 298 25 23 0 0 00081204 WGS 60 6378165 0 298 3 28 0 0 00480795 WGS 66 6378145 0 298 25 8 0 0 00081204 WGS 72 6378135 0 298 26 2 0 0 0003121057 WGS 84 6378137 0 298 257223563 0 0 0 0 81 82 Glossary Attribute A description item of a feature Attribute value One of the possible values that can be as cribed to a feature Base Station See Reference Station B File A binary MobileMapper Pro data file containing GPS measurement data Carrier phase data Phase angle measurements for the 1575 MHz radio wave carrying the GPS coded messages Using car rier phase data greatly improves GPS accuracy Datum A mathematical definition of a surface from which co ordinates of a given system are referenced D File A binary MobileMapper Pro data file created by field collection software and stored in the receiver DGPS Differential Global Positioning System Commonly used to refer to real time differential correction techniques Differential Correction The process of 1 calculating how much to adjust GPS measurements to re duce the difference between a location s surveyed coordinates and the coordinates calculated by a GPS receiver that is kept stationary over that point and 2 the application of these adjustments to the GPS measure ments recorded by any
56. iles irsi enaa apa aiat a ue acaat Card UTES e nea A E RNS Using the Serial Cable Traiana a a a dak Using the SD Cards secere eena a aiai Ea ed SD Card Location Inserting an SD card Removing an SD Card cceccsecccsseeceeeeeseeeeeeeeeueeeeeeeeseeeesaeeens Downloading GIS Data Using an SD Card Reader 008 Appendices ics ia ivsciseceeesciceveods nactosidevis get iaa tasnia adain aiian iiia Eain SPECIFICATIONS sa aea cases anaa te yaceddneehatetwaanevaedsaa step iadeatdiacnageabhaae Connecting MobileMapper Pro to an External Power Source Naming Conventions for Rover and Reference Files Post Processing Option ccceeceeseeeeeeees 79 vi Defining a User Map Datum ccccsececeeeceseeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeseeneeeeneee 80 Aa and Af of Frequently Used Datums cccssecesneeeeeeeeeeeeeeneee 81 GIOSSARY EEPE EAT ATE ATE T AT 82 INGO r el hae Ach a obese tle ces Ouest A EAEn 85 Vii viii Introduction to the MobileMapper Pro System The MobileMapper Pro system from Magellan is composed of two main elements the Mobi eMapper Pro receiver and Mo bileMapper Office software running on a PC type computer The MobileMapper Pro receiver is a handheld navigation and positioning device that enables you to describe the features being mapped and then format the data so that later it can be uploaded to a GIS It offers an easy to use and easy to deploy solution for general mapping and for asse
57. ill appear at various stages of the differential correction process Reference file seen on receiver NotSeen 0001a04 034 for the first file Reference file seen on MobileMapper recorded at reference station Transfer s left window before download site ID 0001 on the 34th day of 2004 Reference file seen on MobileMapper b0001a04 34 d0001a04 34 and Transfer s right window after download e0001a04 34 Reference files seen with Windows b0001a04 34 d0001a04 34 and Explorer after download e0001a04 34 Reference file seen on MobileMapper Office s Differential Correction window pene Tanne The rover files with a B D or E in the extension represent files with different GPS measurements all related to the original rover file MobileMapper Office handles the information in these files automatically But if you archive your files you should include them in the archived directories The reference files that start with B D or E are similarly han dled automatically by MobileMapper Office but should be ar chived together with the rover files Reference files recorded by non MobileMapper Pro receivers may have other naming conventions 79 The latest release of receiver software allows you to define the full set of 9 parameters defining a map datum After pressing MENU and selecting Setup gt Map Datum gt Primary Sec ondary and USER in the prompted list you now have access to two different scre
58. in a menu to the previous or next option e In a highlighted field the left right arrow moves the cursor back ward forward The up down arrow incre ments decrements the highlighted figure or string e On the Map screen a navigation screen this button allows you to switch to cursor mode and then to move the cursor in ALL direc tions not only the left right up and down directions External antenna input Located on the right hand side of the receiver under a flap in the black rubber bumper near the top of the display Peel the flap up from the bot tom to reveal the exter nal antenna input SMB f connector 1 MobileMapper Pro Field Unit Keypad Description Under the screen you will see 8 buttons located around a large oval scrolling button with 4 directional arrows on it IN OUT Use these buttons to zoom in and out when viewing a screen with a map displayed ESC Takes you back to the previous screen without ef fecting any changes NAV Takes you to the vari ous navigation screens GPS antenna inside the housing where you can locate your input self and navigate to way points and GIS features IN r LOG Lets you create a new job or open an existing ESC ENTER one With a job and a fea ture already open pressing NAV MENU LOG takes you to the fea LOG ture attribute screen With PWR an open job but no open feature pressing LOG takes you to the feature selectio
59. ing time United States and European Union only will automati cally be set during star tup when you use MobileMapper Pro for the first time Default Off It s a good idea to use this option when you transport your MobileMapper Pro with its keypad unprotected This will prevent the batteries from being entirely discharged if the PWR button is inadvertently depressed 12 Daylight Saving This option allows you to select the region where you are located so that MobileMapper Pro can automatically adjust the time displayed to compensate for daylight sav ing time You can select one of three possible regions United States Daylight saving starts on the first Sunday in April and ends on the last Sunday in October European Union Daylight saving starts on the last Sun day in March and ends on the last Sunday in October Customize this option allows you to set the month and day that daylight saving starts and ends in your area After selecting the Daylight saving option from the Setup menu press ENTER again to list the three available regions Choose one using the up down arrow and then press ENTER Press ESC to come back to the Setup Menu screen If you chose Customize first set all the displayed fields according to your local daylight saving times before pressing ESC 13 Power Off Timer Conserving battery life is important to any handheld GPS user The Power Off Timer option provides another tool in saving battery l
60. ints with an east west orientation is not feasible if the area of interest is situated on a narrow strip of land between two north south running streams When you change the definition of a grid MobileMapper Pro always assumes that you are standing in the corner of the grid from which you can see the grid extend in front of you and to the right 25 In the open job do the following On the Feature List screen select the grid feature and lGrid Setup _ press ENTER On the Grid Setup screen that is now Soil doth displayed set the parameters listed below Spacing 0020 Spacing Distance between any two consecutive way Columns oos points in any row or column default 50 meters or 100 feet depending on the units used Columns Number of waypoints along the axis facing you default 10 Max 100 Rows 012 Headina 045 deg Lond Rows Number of waypoints along the axis perpendicu Grid Setup screen lar to the direction you are facing default 10 Max 100 North E E Heading Direction you face when the grid s columns A g 3 extend in front of you and the rows extend to your right i i To change the above parameters use the up down o o o o o ROW arrows to move the cursor to each of these fields press A eere ENTER use the up down arrows to increment decre fi Se R ment the highlighted figure use the right left arrows to Heading 0 highlight the next previous digit in the field When you are don
61. ion that you need Then when you want to record a waypoint you can select the Waypoint feature type from the feature library and record a fully describable and exportable point feature GOTO This option is discussed in detail on page 48 Routes This option is discussed in detail on page 52 The MENU but ton gives access to a list of specific options when the Routes option is enabled This is summarized in the diagram below From View Edit Route screen From Route list From Route List screen route highlighted not activated screen route high lighted and activated Open J ob New J ob Close J ob Open J ob New J ob Close J ob Open J ob New J ob Close J ob Insert WPT Delete WPT Replace WPT Save Route l Activate Route View Edit Route Reverse Route Delete Route Save Trk to Rte Map View Route l Deactivate R oute Select Leg View E dit Route Reverse Route Delete Route Save Trk to Rte Map View Route From Route List screen empty route highlighted Open ob New J ob Close J ob l Create New Rte Save Trk to Rte etup About Setup Menu This menu contains most of the ancillary functions introduced at the beginning of this chapter Each of these functions is de scribed below 59 Change Map Basemap Change Map screen Instructions for creating DirectRoute
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63. ition is displayed GPS Satellite Status Provides information on the current status of the GPS receiver portion of the MobileMapper Pro see table below Message Description Searching Istsat Searching for 1st satellite Searching 2nd sat 1st satellite found searching for 2nd satellite Searching 3rd sat 2 satellites are being tracked searching for a 3rd Searching 4th sat 3 satellites are being tracked searching for a 4th Collecting Data All satellites needed for position fix are being tracked and position is being computed Averaging MobileMapper P ro is computing fixes speed is near 0 0 and so position is being averaged EPE xxx Estimated Position Error MobileMapper P ro is computing fixes while moving DGPS Computed fixes are being differentially corrected Data Fields customizable data fields see Customize option below Some of the data displayed requires you to be moving to be computed Invalid data is indicated by dashes Trip Odometer The odometer performs like the odometer in your car It can be reset through the MENU button To customize the Position screens use the functions de scribed below The first of these context sensitive functions is prompted when you press the MENU button while a Position screen is displayed Some of these functions also exist in the Setup menu Coord System Map Datum and Elev Mode See page 61 and page 63 Reset Tri
64. langps com MobileMapper FAQs directory that you can use to estimate how long you can log data based on how much free memory is on your receiver s SD card and which logging interval you wish to use Selecting the logging interval option 14 3 Logging and Describing a Line Feature Basically you use the same procedure as when you log a point feature see 2 above There are however two differ ences when you log a line feature You need to define a logging interval when you start logging the feature And then you are supposed to move from the begin ning to the end of the line feature before stopping the logging These differences are explained below After highlighting a line feature from the Feature List screen for example a road and pressing ENTER MobileMapper Pro starts logging GPS positions from the position where you are The default logging interval is 5 seconds By decreasing the logging interval you can increase the level of detail in your maps By increasing the logging interval you can save memory In general you should set the logging interval to the smallest setting possible with out running out of memory see note opposite Remem ber you can take multiple SD cards with you to the field The only requirement is that you close a job file before powering down the receiver to replace the SD card To change this interval Press MENU highlight Logging Interval and press ENTER Tw
65. le see also opposite To input a value for Bearing press ENTER and increment or decrement the high lighted number using the up down arrows To edit another digit use the left right arrows When you are done press ENTER again Press the down arrow to move the cursor to the next field Horz Distance Horizontal distance to the feature from your current position Enter a value for Horz Distance as described above for Bearing When you are done press ENTER again Vert Distance Vertical distance to the feature from your current position O if the feature and yourself are at the same elevation on a flat area Enter a value for Vert Distance as described above for Bearing When you are done press ENTER again Then press ESC to return to the Logging screen This writes the offset into memory but you can edit it later if you like by going through the same process If you close the feature and return to the Map screen you will see that the feature is offset from your position in the middle of the screen Direction Left Horz Distance 8 600 m Vert Distance 000 000 m Line or Area Offset screen On the left On the right 9 Offsetting a Line or Area Feature For the same reasons as a point feature see previous page you may need to use the offset utility to map a line or area feature By combining the receiver s position with the direction and the distance to the feature MobileMap per Pro will automatical
66. le open All the features in the job file necessarily originate from the feature types present in the job file s fea ture type library Nesting This word is used to describe a feature that you are logging whereas another feature is already being logged PDOP Positional Dilution of Precision An accuracy factor de rived from the geometry of the constellation of GPS satellites used to calculate a position In general the more widely dis tributed the satellites are in the sky the greater the accuracy In general PDOPs less than 10 are good 83 84 Post processing Differential corrections applied to GPS posi tions in a PC after both rover and reference data are logged and downloaded Post processing is slower but more accurate than real time differential correction RTCM Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services Commonly refers to a format of real time DGPS format Reference Station A stationary GPS receiver logging or broadcasting data from a known point The data is used for differential correction Reference Station is synonomous with Base Station RINEX Receiver Independent Exchange Format A univer sal GPS measurement data format designed to allow compat ibility b tween different brands of GPS receivers Shapefile A set of GIS files invented by ESRI but published as an open file standard readable by most GISs A shapefile consists of a map file SHP a file containg feature descrip tions DBF a
67. left right arrow and press ENTER e Choose the data in the list that you wish now to display in this field Press ENTER Data change in the field is imme diate e Resume this procedure for all the fields that need to be changed on this screen and on the other navigation screens 47 043 50m Selecting a GIS feature on the Map screen 48 GOTO Function Purpose You use the GOTO function to ask MobileMapper Pro to guide you from your current position to a destination point After you will have specified which destination point to go to you will select your favorite navigation screen You will then be able to read the information computed by MobileMapper Pro to help you reach the destination Destination Point Types Not only can MobileMapper Pro guide you to previously logged GIS features but also to other pre loaded or created points In fact the destination point can be any of the following Any feature logged in the open GIS job which you will select graphically on the Map screen Any waypoint created earlier using the MARK function This type of point is stored as a User Point of Interest POI Any point of interest POI pre loaded in MobileMapper Pro Selecting a GIS Feature as the Destination Point Press NAV until the Map screen is displayed Press the arrow button in any direction to make the selection cursor appear and to position it over the feature you want to go to You know that the cursor i
68. let you select a geographic location that is closest to your country state or province Once you do this a file preloaded into the receiver during manufacture called an almanac will tell the receiver which GPS satellies are currently orbiting overhead The receiver then looks only for these satellites when calculat ing its first location Under normal use MobileMapper Pro will save the last posi tion it calculated and use it the next time it is turned on to quickly estabish a first fix In most cases therefore Mo bileMapper Pro does not need to be initialized when it is turned back on However you should initialize your receiver when it is new has not been used for several months has been moved several hundred kilometers since its last fix or when you have cleared its memory such as when you upload a new version of software Follow these instructions to initialize MobileMapper Pro 1 Turn MobileMapper Pro on by pressing the PWR button The unit turns on and displays the start up screen followed by the Database Copyright screen and the language selection screen 2 Select your language using the up down arrow to move the cursor to this language With the desired language highlighted press the ENTER button WARNING You assume full resp ansibility and risk whe n wing thisdevie Grtain conitions con couse inacurr acies Fle ase refer to Warranty f details PRESS ENTER TO AGREE Agreement screen USA
69. ly calculate and record the loca tion of the feature To input an offset for a line or area feature assuming the Feature List screen is now displayed do the following Highlight one of the features available from the open feature library and press ENTER Press MENU highlight Offset and press ENTER This displays the Line or Area Offset screen on which you should enter the following parameters Direction Location of the feature with respect to your actual path To input a value for Direction press ENTER choose one of the two options Right or Left and press ENTER again Press the down arrow to move the cursor to the next field Horz Distance Horizontal distance to the feature from your current position To input a value for Horz Dis tance press ENTER and increment or decrement the highlighted number using the up down arrows The units are those that you selected during receiver Setup The default is meters To select other units see page 6 To edit another digit use the left right arrows When you are done press ENTER again Press the down arrow to move the cursor to the next field 21 Visual estimation for horz amp vert distances is usually good enough in terms of accuracy To operate the grid mapping utility you will need a measure ment device anything from a depth sounder to a ruler your own sense of smell or your ability to make visual observations You will also need a compass 22 Vert Distan
70. maps and for using the special navigation screens are found in the DirectRoute Quick Start Guide and User 60 Manual 1 Initialize This option guides you through the complete procedure that allows you any time to initialize MobileMapper Pro Select Map This option is mainly used to choose the base map used as background map on the Map screen The following param eters can be set on the Change Map screen Basemap If you did not upload a background map to MobileMapper Pro then only the Default Map option can be selected in this field The default map is always present in MobileMapper Pro If an SD card containing specific maps is installed in the receiver then you can choose one of them as the one shown on the Map screen Detail Map If you did not upload a background map to MobileMapper Pro then only the Empty option can be selected in this field as the default map only has one level of details If an SD card containing specific maps is installed in the receiver and you chose one of them in the previous field then you can choose the level of details you wish to see on the Map screen After choosing the desired options for these parameters highlight the Save field at the bottom of the screen using the down arrow and then press ENTER NOTE The latest release of receiver software makes MobileMapper Pro compatible with background maps made by the separately sold PC application Magellan MapSend DirectR
71. mpted by anyone other than an au thorized Magellan Navigations Service Center 6 any prod uct components or parts not manufactured by Magellan Navigation 7 that the receiver will be free from any claim for infringement of any patent trademark copyright or other pro prietary right including trade secrets and 8 any damage due to accident resulting from inaccurate satellite transmissions Inaccurate transmissions can occur due to changes in the po sition health or geometry of a satellite or modifications to the receiver that may be required due to any change in the GPS Note Magellan Navigation GPS receivers use GPS or GPS GLONASS to obtain position velocity and time informa tion GPS is operated by the U S Government and GLONASS is the Global Navigation Satellite System of the Russian Fed eration which are solely responsible for the accuracy and maintenance of their systems Certain conditions can cause inaccuracies which could require modifications to the receiv er Examples of such conditions include but are not limited to changes in the GPS or GLONASS transmission Opening dis mantling or repairing of this product by anyone other than an authorized Magellan Navigation Service Center will void this warranty MAGELLAN NAVIGATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO PUR CHASER OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUD ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS DAMAGES RE SULTING FROM DELAY OR LOSS
72. n again for 2 seconds Backlight comes back to high level illumination Using the backlight makes the screen display easier to see but it also requires more power The less you use the back light the longer your batteries will last Setting the Units To change the units that MobileMapper Pro will use Press MENU Use the up down arrows to highlight Setup and press ENTER Use the up down arrows to highlight Units and press ENTER Use the up down arrows to highlight the set of units you want and press ENTER Press ESC to return to the last screen viewed A f N J Holding the unit You can observe the signal strength and the satellites being used on the Satellite Status screen see page 8 Getting a Position Fix The unit is designed to fit comfortably in your hand Hold the MobileMapper Pro in the palm of your hand with the top end of the receiver pointing towards the sky MobileMapper Pro s internal antenna located in the top end of the receiver needs to have a relatively unobstructed view of the sky This allows the unit to receive signals from all the sat ellites currently available If the view of the sky is poor due to buildings heavy foliage or other obstructions the satellite signals can be blocked and the receiver may take longer to compute a position fix Your receiver will have the best view of the sky when you hold it at eye level You should also hold your receiver vertically This allows the inter
73. n screen ENTER Use this button to accept highlighted input and to initiate various unit functions MENU Provides access to a variety of functions such as set ting up and initializing the receiver selecting targets to navi gate to and various GIS logging features PWR button Turns on and off the unit Also turns the back light on if you hold it down for two seconds until the backlight level changes Scrolling button SD Card MobileMapper Pro ships with a 16 MB SD card but you can use SD cards up to 128 MB maximum recom mended size 64 MB cards offer the best combination of high performance and high memory Battery Life You can expect up to 16 operating hours from 2 Li ion AA bat teries with the back light turned off Using the backlight will shorten the battery life significantly With the backlight on continu ously you can expect about up to 8 hours of usage from the two Li ion batteries that came with your MobileMap per Pro Installing the SD Card and the Batteries Slide the two tabs on the back of the receiver to the left and remove the battery compartment door Hold the SD card with 2 fingers with the label facing you Place the top of the SD card in the channel provided in the battery compartment Carefully push the SD card towards the top of the unit until you feel it lock into place Do not force the SD card Insert the two batteries according to the diagram inside the receiver Be sure t
74. nal antenna to function optimally for the best accuracy This is especially important when collecting data for post processing unless you use an externa antenna Skipping Initialization You can skip the initial ization process by pressing the NAV key anytime after selecting the language you want MobileMapper Pro to use and accepting the agreement If MobileMapper Pro is able to collect satellite data i e have a clear view of the sky it will begin to self initialize It could take anywhere from 3 to 14 minutes to compute its posi tion depending on how many weeks have elapsed since it was last used Frangais Deutsch Nederlands Suomi Espanol Italiano Portuqu s Start up Copyright amp Language Screens Initialization for First Time Use MobileMapper Pro s software will walk you through the pro cess of setting up the receiver for first time use This proce dure is commonly referred to as Initializing the Receiver The purpose of this initialization is to provide MobileMapper Pro with a general knowledge of its approximate location It may seem a little confusing that a device that is supposed to compute its own position must first be told where it is The truth is that the receiver does not need to be told where it is but selecting an approximate location the first time will allow the receiver to compute its position more quickly You do not have to type in coordinates because the software will
75. navigate to any grid waypoint or any loca tion for that matter on the Map screen by moving the arrow key over another grid way point and pressing ENTER After you record data at this location the Next Pt field may still be selected to go to the n 24 ext grid waypoint in the network Navigate to the next grid point When you have fin ished recording the first point feature you can select Next Pt at the bottom left to navigate to the next grid waypoint and record the next point feature within the grid This takes you to the Map screen where you can see your current position marked by the arrow and the next grid waypoint highlighted with a crossed box target symbol Small red circles indicate the locations of all the unvisited grid waypoints The locations of where you recorded point feature are indicated by small black squares As you begin moving toward the target symbol you will see your heading indicated by the direction of the arrow marking your position Adjust your movement as necessary until you are positioned over the target sym bol You may also use any of the other navigation screens available with your MobileMapper Pro The Arrival alarm is disabled when navigating to grid way points It is best to note your distance to the next way point and stop when this value goes to zero When you arrive at the next grid point press the LOG button and you will see the same Logging screen you used for the
76. never MobileMapper Pro has lost its ability to compute accurate position fixes due to poor geometry of the GPS constellation Generally PDOP val ues less than or equal to 5 are indicative of good operat ing conditions So it is a good idea to set this alarm to 5 To turn off the PDOP alarm enter OO Alarms menu 65 66 Default North Reference True Note Apart from the Arrival and PDOP alarms MobileMapper Pro will generate a warning message on the screen in each of the following two cases Low Memory This message will appear when the handheld is running out of memory If a job is being logged then the occurrence of this message will auto matically stop GIS data logging You will however be allowed to enter the attribute values of the current fea ture before the job is closed Out of Memory This message will appear when the memory is full The occurrence of this message will immediately close the currently open job and you will not be able to log any new feature until you free some space in memory 11 North Reference This option allows you to define the type of North refer ence you want MobileMapper Pro to use This can be True North Magnetic North Military True North or Military Magnetic North After selecting the North Reference option from the Setup menu choose the desired North Reference from the dis played list and then press ENTER Default The appropri ate daylight sav
77. nits option from the Setup menu choose a set of units from the displayed list and then press ENTER If you have selected Advanced a new list appears prompting you to choose a unit for each type of measure Select the first measure in the list press ENTER choose a unit and press ENTER again This takes you back to the former screen where you can select the second measure etc When all units are defined press ESC to come back to the Setup menu 10 Alarms All of the Alarm options are set in the same way The instructions below apply to all of the Alarm settings When the beeper is turned on for alarms see Beeper option an audible beep will be sounded for the alarm A visual alert is displayed for the alarm whether the beeper is turned on or off Setting the Arrival Alarm The arrival alarm alerts you that you have arrived at the destination of your GOTO route or to the destination of any leg in a route you are navigating on This option allows you to set how close you must come to the destination before the alarm begins to sound After the alarm sounds you can reset the arrival alarm to a shorter distance but this shorter distance will apply to the next target and not to the current one If you want the alarm to sound again when you come within a shorter dis tance to the current target first select another target des tination and then reselect the original target Setting the PDOP Alarm This turns on or off the alarm that can sound whe
78. number of receivers within a few hun dred kilometers of the reference receiver Differential GPS See DGPS E File A binary MobileMapper Pro data file containing GPS ephemeris data Ephemeris Data Information transmitted from a satellite which allows the GPS receiver to determine the satellite s po sition in space Export Converting MobileMapper Pro data files to GIS For mats and writing them to any directory visible to the PC Feature Any element located in the field that you wish to record for further uploading into a GIS database for example A feature can represent a real object streetlight park electri cal transformer etc or on the contrary something invisible or impalpable gas noise level dose of fertilizer etc Each new feature that you log in the field can only be an em anation or offshoot of one of the feature types described in the feature type library associated with the job in progress The logging procedure will be different depending on the type of the feature you are logging To log a feature Means to save the characteristics of a feature into MobileMapper Pro s memory The user is in charge of entering the description of this feature whereas the receiver is responsible for saving the GPS position s it has determined on this feature To describe a feature Means to give each attribute of the feature one of the prompted values for this feature Feature Library A file containing all the
79. o enter the activation code needed to enable the post processing option in the receiver 71 72 23 Language This option allows you to select the language that MobileMapper Pro will use to display text TIP If you accidentally set the language to one you cannot read and want to get back to the Language Select screen follow these instructions Press NAV until the Satellite Status screen is displayed and press MENU Select the sixth item in the list and press ENTER Press the up arrow once and press ENTER You are back at the Language Select screen Delete Files This option allows you to list the job files and feature libraries stored in memory Use the up down arrow to scroll through the list A symbol is placed before each filename The meaning of this symbol is as follows gt Indicates that this file is the current file into which data is being recorded Indicates that the file has not yet been downloaded from the handheld Indicates that the file has been downloaded from the handheld Pressing ENTER will display the File Info dialog box showing the name size and creation date for the job file you have high lighted in the list You can delete this file by pressing ENTER again Delete field already highlighted or you can come back to the job file list by pressing ESC A About the Format Card option We recommend you format all new SD cards or SD cards used previously in other soft ware applications Some SD cards
80. o observe the proper polarity Reinstall the battery compartment door making sure to slide the tabs to the right to ensure a watertight seal Note You may see a gap between the battery compart ment door and the receiver This is normal and does nto mean your receiver is not waterproof The waterproof gas ket is on the receiver around the battery compartment and not around the edge of the compartment door The very first time you use your MobileMapper Pro or after erasing all the data from memory the Power On proce dure is longer than described here because the unit having no posi tion in memory initial ization is needed to help the unit track sat ellites see Ist time use on page 8 POWER DOWN IN 5 SECONDS PRESS ESC KEY TO CANCEL Power Down Screen Turning Power On Off In the Power On procedure described below it is assumed that the receiver has already been used in a working session and so position data is available from the former working ses sion to help MobileMapper Pro compute its position e To turn the unit on press the PWR button The Start up screen appears followed by the Database Copyright screen and the Agreement screen After accepting the warning information the last navigation screen you were viewing at the end of the last session will be displayed If the last navigation screen view was the Map screen the last zoom scale setting will be used e To turn the unit off press the PWR
81. o options are then prompted By Time Select this option when you want to log a new GPS position at regular intervals of time regardless of the distance traveled since the last position logged After highlighting this option press ENTER choose a time interval from the list and press ENTER This takes you back to the Logging screen where you can see the list of attributes pertaining to the feature By Distance Select this option when you want to log a new GPS position only after you have moved by a cer Logging Road Paving Logging Length 0 061 Num at PDOP tain distance since the last position logged After high 10 20 lighting this option press ENTER choose a distance Hera interval from the list and press ENTER This takes you Logging screen back to the Logging screen where you can see the list of attributes pertaining to the feature As with a point feature describe the feature by The Logging screen describing the different attributes pertaining to the also displays the dis feature tance traveled since PECEREN you started logging the When the description is finished you can start walking line feature the num along the line feature ber of satellites cur When you arrive at the end of the line feature with rently received and the MobileMapper Pro still displaying the Logging screen current value of PDOP highlight the Close field at the bottom of the screen see also page 28 and press
82. o put on the map is in area of poor GPS reception or is not accessible This is when you can map the feature using the offset utility By combining the receiver s position with the bearing and dis tance to the feature MobileMapper Pro will automatically calculate and record the position of the feature To input an offset for a point feature assuming the Fea ture List screen is now displayed do the following Highlight one of the listed point features available from the selected feature library and press ENTER Press MENU highlight Offset and press ENTER 19 Bearin 12 Horz Distance 8 500 m Vert Distance 000 000 m Point Offset screen If you do not have a compass you can use MobileMapper Pro s Compass screen see also page 40 to deter mine the bearing to the offset feature If you have been moving for 5 to 10 seconds along a straight line the Com pass screen will tell you your bearing You can use this to deter mine the bearing to the offset feature CAU TION The receiver cannot determine direction while station ary and the compass direction remains the same even if you rotate the receiver Visual estimation for horz amp vert distances is usually good enough in terms of accuracy 20 This displays the Point Offset screen on which you should enter the following parameters Bearing Compass direction to the feature from your current position You need a compass to measure this ang
83. ot be responsible for any losses or damage to the product in curred while the product is in transit or is being shipped for repair Insurance is recommended Magellan Navigation sug gests using a trackable shipping method such as UPS or Fe dEx when returning a product for service 4 LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN ITEM 1 ABOVE ALL OTHER EX PRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THOSE OF FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR MER CHANTABILITY ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED AND IF APPLI CABLE IMPLIED WARRANTIES UNDER ARTICLE 35 OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS Some national state or local laws do not allow limitations on implied warranty or how long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitation may not apply to you 5 EXCLUSIONS The following are excluded from the warranty coverage 1 periodic maintenance and repair or replacement of parts due to normal wear and tear 2 batteries 3 finishes 4 installations or defects resulting from installation 5 any damage caused by i shipping misuse abuse negli gence tampering or improper use ii disasters such as fire flood wind and lightning iii unauthorized attachments or modification 6 service performed or attempted by anyone other than an authorized Magellan Navigations Service Center 7 any product components or parts not manufactured by Magellan Navigation 8 t
84. ou want to show and clear those you want to hide You can also check or clear all these items in a single operation by respectively selecting Mark All or Clear All just above these items and then pressing ENTER Goto Cursor If the Map screen is in cursor mode the first option available from the list displayed after pressing the MENU button is Goto Cursor Select this function when you want MobileMapper Pro to guide you to the location where the cursor currently is on the Map screen Starting from your current location Mo bileMapper Pro will indicate the distance to go and the head ing to the cursor location 39 To 40 Str Light SPEED DISTANCE 112 6 321 H Compass Screen Compass Screen The two data fields on top are customizable The lower portion of the Compass screen not only displays your heading in a graphical manner but also displays the relationship of the sun moon and your destination if navigating on a route to your heading The Compass screen contains the following information from top to bottom In the title bar destination name if you are using the Goto function Data Fields customizable data fields see Customize option below Some of the data displayed requires you to be moving to be computed Invalid data is indicated by dashes Icon representing destination Displayed outside the com pass when you are using the Goto function This provides you with the direction you need to head to
85. our or you make several static occupations if it is a regular area with straight sides Grid feature The geometrical representation of this fea ture is an array of evenly distributed waypoints MobileMapper Pro will guide you to each of these way points where you should enter a measurement performed at this point Each feature also has a number of attributes There are three categories of attributes Menu style where the attribute values are words or phrases that you pick off a list e g a list of values for the attribute Condition might include Good Needs Repair etc see opposite Numeric style where you select a number within a speci fied range e g the of bulbs might be in the range O to 3 Text style where you type in a note that can contain both numbers and letters e g the closest street address You can upload as many feature libraries as you want into Mo bileMapper Pro Just remember that you can use only one fea ture library for logging data to an individual job 11 Job Name JOBI AJB J R Zz 8 Entering a job name The keyboard is fitted with special keys such as the CLEAR key to clear the job name field the Shift key to switch between upper and lower case the backspace key to delete the last entered character and a space key Note that each MobileMapper Pro includes a Generic library containing default features This library cont
86. ous chap ters we have intro duced most of the context sensitive func tions available from the menu list In fact these functions are closely tied to MobileMapper Pro s main functionality GIS data logging and navi gation In this chapter we present the supple mental functions MENU button The list of functions that you can have access to by pressing the MENU button depends on which navigation screen is dis played and whether GIS data logging is in progress or not The context sensitive functions are always listed first in the menu list after the ever present Open J ob New J ob or Close J ob op tions The other functions which are always available as long as the MENU key is active are always last in the list On the menu screen a horizontal line separates context sensitive functions from the other ones The diagram below shows the available functions when press ing MENU while navigation screens are displayed and no GIS data logging is in progress These functions are listed in the same order as on the screen Context sensitive functions ap pear in the upper frames Lines connect the context sensitive functions to the permanent functions so you can see what the entire menu is made of in each context 55 From Position screens From Map From Map ons screen Position screen Cursor FromCompa
87. oute You use MapSend Direc tRoute PC software to create and upload special back ground maps into your MobileMapper Pro receiver Selecting one of these maps in the MobileMapper Pro receiver enables special navigation screens that allow you to navigate to street addresses points of interest or GIS features along streets and not just point to point Map Setup This option allows you to set the viewing options for the Map screen see page 38 Default coordinate systems Primary Lat Lon Secondary UTM 4 Nav Screens This option allows you to remove the navigation screens that you do not need from the navigation screen sequence that you scroll by pressing NAV repeatedly see page 36 When selecting this option you are asked to turn off or on each of the available navigation screens Choose Off and press ENTER for all these screens that you are not currently using Note that the Map screen cannot be turned off You must cycle through all the screens in order to save any changes to the On Off status of any screen Coord System This option allows you to define a primary coordinate sys tem and also a secondary coordinate system if you need one By defining a coordinate system you tell MobileMapper Pro how the calculated coordinates should be expressed For example if you choose Lat Lon all coordinates will be expressed as angles latitudes and longitudes and if you choose UTM or any other system coordina
88. p from Position screen 1 only If you select this option and you press ENTER a warning mes sage is displayed asking you to confirm your choice To reset the trip odometer highlight the Yes field and press ENTER Customize from Position screen 1 only See page 47 43 To Str Light BEARING DISTANCE 007 12 6 HEADING SPEED 009 38 1 44 Road Screen Road Screen The Road screen presents your route as if you were travelling on aroad When you need to make a turn the road will graph ically display the turn and the direction Waypoint and desti nation icons will be displayed relative to your position as they come into view Above the road is a compass that displays your heading and above that are four customizable data fields The Road screen contains the following information from top to bottom In the title bar destination name if you are using the Goto function Data Fields customizable data fields see Customize option below Some of the data displayed requires you to be moving to be computed Invalid data is indicated by dashes Compass Displays your heading in a familiar compass for mat Road This graphically displays the route Goto that is active As you move left or right of your intended track the road will move on the display indicating which way you need to steer to get back on track Ideally the road would be centered on the display Also you will see upcoming turns in advance
89. ppears in the lower part of the screen when the cursor is positioned over the feature 29 Condition Good E of bulbs 2 Closest Ad Unkno Num Sat 10 E Ei Selected screen PDOP Str Light 043 50m Map screen showing straight line to target 30 NOTE If the MobileMapper Pro receiver automatically shuts off due to low power while a job is open it is better to change the batteries and create a new job with a similar name rather than append more data to to the job that was closed due to power loss For example if the first job was named JOB1 MMJ you can call the second job JOB1A MMJ You can easily merge both jobs in MobileMapper Office and save the file as JOB1 MMJ No data will be lost and you will be able to reopen this job at any time and edit the existing file or append new data to it When the map cursor is positioned over the feature to be updated press ENTER The Selected screen is now dis played showing the attribute values currently ascribed to the feature Note that the Goto field is highlighted at the bottom of the screen Press ENTER to ask MobileMapper Pro to guide you to this feature If you simply press ENTER you will make the selected feature your destination and all the navigation screens will be set to help you reach that feature Press NAV to access any of these screens On the Map screen you can now see a straight line connecting your current destination to the selected feature
90. r one New Job This option provides another way of creating a new GIS job It is similar to selecting the Create New J ob option that is prompt ed on the screen after pressing the LOG button when no job is open yet Mark This option allows you to quickly create a new waypoint whose coordinates will be those of your current location A typical use of this option is when you are located at a new point of interest and you wish to log its position When you select Mark in the menu list MobileMapper Pro dis plays the Mark screen with the following default values Default icon in the Icon field WPTxxx as waypoint name in the Name field xxx is a number that MobileMapper Pro automatically increments as you create new waypoints Coordinates of your current location in the Location and Elevation fields If you agree with all these parameters and as the Save field is already selected at the bottom of the screen you just have to press ENTER to create the new waypoint This is the fastest procedure to create a new waypoint On the other hand if you have to change any of these param eters or add a comment in the Message field then you have first to edit the corresponding fields before selecting the Save field and pressing ENTER If you would like to add more description or if you would like to export a waypoint to your GIS use a feature library that in cludes a point feature called Waypoint and whatever level of attribut
91. rial line used between the handheld and the PC running MobileMapper Office If your office computer is equipped with an SD card reader you can significantly reduce the time required to download your field data to MobileMapper Office by removing the SD card from the handheld inserting it into the SD card reader and downloading your field data from the SD card inserted in the reader Once the download is complete you can put the SD card back into the handheld Note It is very important that you use only MobileMapper Of fice to transfer any files to or from a MobileMapper Pro receiv er s SD card both when the card is inside the receiver or inside a card reader The only exception is when you use Ma gellan MapSend to upload background maps or waypoint route files to the receiver MobileMapper Office processes some types of data files such as background maps and post processing job files during transfer Other transfer utilities such as Windows Explorer or ActiveSync are unable to process MobileMapper Pro data and the transferred files will be in complete Performance Physical Power 2 Appendices Specifications Receiver 12 parallel channel technology tracks up to 12 GPS and WAAS EGNOS satellites using a multipath resistant quadrifilar antenna Acquisition times under optimal conditions Warm approximately 15 seconds Cold approximately 1 minute Update Rate 1 second continuous Accuracy while tracking
92. s positioned over the feature when the Cur sor indication at the bottom of the screen is replaced with the name of that feature Press ENTER A new screen appears giving the current de scription of the feature At the bottom of the screen the Goto field is highlighted simply press ENTER again to enable the Goto function with this feature as your destination Then se lect your favorite navigation screen using the NAV button and navigate to this feature NOTE If you have already pressed the arrow keys and one of the nearest points in the list is highlighted use the ESC button to scroll back to the Near est To field Selecting a POI as the Destination Point Press MENU scroll to the GOTO option and press ENTER The possible categories of POIs are now listed on the screen Se lect the category the destination point belongs to Before pressing ENTER to list all the points stored in this cat egory choose how you want these points to be listed by setting the Find By field Press the left right arrow to set this field Two values are possible in this field Alphabetical Points will be listed in alphabetical order MobileMapper Pro will then help you find the desired point through one of the following two methods Keyboard Search and Alphabetic Scroll Keyboard Search Before displaying the list of points in alphabetical order MobileMapper Pro displays a keyboard that you can use to enter the first few characters of the
93. se the functions de scribed below These context sensitive functions are accessed by pressing the MENU button while the Map screen is dis played Show Hide Map Info Use this option to show or hide the two data fields displayed at the bottom of the Map screen To customize these fields see Select Map Info below 37 The Map screen must be in Position mode if you wish to customize data fields If the Map screen is in cursor mode cursor is a cross hair press ESC to return to the Posi tion mode Orientation p Detail Medium E Track Mode Auto x Primary Usage Land A Map Setup screen Format tab 38 Select Map Info Use this option to tell MobileMapper Pro which data should be displayed at the bottom of the Map screen This can be Customize Fields This function is equivalent to the Custom ize function available from all navigation screens other than the Map screen See page 47 Streetinfo This option displays an information block at the bottom of the display showing the name of the street your present position or cursor is on If in the cursor mode the bearing and distance from your present position are dis played Map Setup You can make the following settings using the Map Setup op tion To access this option press MENU when the Map screen is displayed select Setup and then select Map Setup The screen that appears contains two tabs the Format and Display tabs On the Format t
94. sition To remove the feature s old position from the display just move the map cursor so that the fea ture is off the screen When you move the cursor back to the feature only the new position will be visible NOTE The Update Position function applies only to point features When editing the attributes of a line or area fea ture the function is not accessible If you wish to reposi tion a line or area feature you should record a new feature and then delete the old one in MobileMapper Office Update Position Selecting Update Position 31 32 3 Adding More Features and Attributes to the Job If you want to add more features and descriptions to the exist ing job you just have to record them exactly as you record fea tures into a new job 4 Closing the Job To close the job all you have to do is open up another job or turn the receiver off To open another job use the Open ob op tion after pressing the MENU button You cannot accidentally lose data with MobileMapper Pro without opening the receiver and losing or damaging the internal memory card i e the SD card Note MobileMapper Office does not need an activation code If the jobs you download to MobileMapper Office have been recorded using the Post pro cessing job mode then MobileMapper Office will let you post process them Activation Code The option to collect data for post processing requires an activation code Please
95. sought NMEA messages If you have any doubt as to which NMEA option to select the GSA option is usually what you want After selecting the NMEA option from the Setup menu use the up down arrow to highlight the desired choice and then press ENTER 69 Default No protection 70 19 Baud Rate This option enables you to check or set the baud rate of the data being sent out from the MobileMapper Pro s out put port The possible choices are 1200 4800 9600 19200 57600 or 115200 baud The default baud rate is 4800 If you wish to manually set the Baud rate select the Baud Rate option from the Setup menu use the up down arrow to highlight the desired choice and then press ENTER The MobileMapper Transfer utility automatically sets the Baud rate to 115200 the maximum speed of data trans fer However the maximum Baud rate allowable for updat ing receiver software is 19200 You must select this rate or lower prior to updating Whenever you attach a MobileMapper Pro to an external source of real time differential corrections you should check that both the GPS and the beacon receivers are set to the same Baud rate 20 Power Key This option allows you to change how the PWR button operates in turning MobileMapper Pro on or off Two choices are possible No protection this is the normal case of use With this option enabled you will have to press the PWR button to turn MobileMapper Pro on You will press the PWR but
96. ss W mode mode arge o Close J ob From Speed L ometer screen Open J ob Goto Cursor Road Data Coord Emio New J ob Open J ob SPS Ma ei N pen J s From Satellite Close J ob New J ob Open J ob i i i ew Jo Status screen Close J ob New J ob semkoatg Kens 00 Open J ob Show Hide Map Info Close Job Projection REE New Job SelectMap Info Show Hide Map Info T Reset Trip np Close J ob Customize Customize Customize J l HT nitialize Mark Select Map GOTO Map Setup Nav Screens Routes Coord System B Map Datum Delete Files Elev Mode Hi Time Format Card Utilities Units About Alarms North Reference Daylight Saving Power Off Timer Contrast Light Timer Beeper Clear Memory NMEA Baud Rate Power key Simulate Post processing disappears from the Setup menu once you Post processing have entered the right activation code Language 56 The second diagram shows the available functions when pressing MENU when a GIS job is open and one of the GIS logging specific screens is displayed From feature list screen Point feature being logged Line or area feature being logged Pause Resume lt feature name gt Repeat Feature Offset Repeat Feature Close J ob Repeat Feature Offset Close lt feature name gt Delete lt feature name gt Close lt feature name gt Nest Feature Logging Interval Delete lt feature name gt Grid
97. t 0 FPO Select the name of the area feature from the list of Close features and press ENTER MobileMapper Pro starts logging the area feature Logging screen Choose a time based logging interval see explanations This screen displays the current values of given for a line area on page 15 This takes you back perimeter and area to the Logging screen where the list of attributes for measured since you the feature is displayed started logging the fea Describe each attribute by selecting or entering the ture number of sat appropriate attribute value for each of them ellites and PDOP 16 Pause Park Repeat Feature Offset Close Park Nest Feature Logging Interval Selecting the Pause Park option The receiver determines the perimeter of an area feature by estimating the distance between successive points on the line feature with the assumption that each point is on a sphere of average Earth radius The elevations of the points are not factored into the equation Thus the receiver calculates the spherical distance rather than the horizontal or slope distance between the successive posi tions The perimeter of the area feature is the sum of all these distances For the same reason the measured area is that of a curved not flat feature Pausing a Feature When you are recording lines or areas it is sometimes impossible to walk or drive the entire length of the feature because of obstacles in your
98. t management MobileMapper Pro combines all the navigation capabilities of a recreational handheld with feature attributing software to support GIS data collection in the field The MobileMapper Pro receiver and its main functions are ful ly described in this manual MobileMapper Office is an office software suite that interfaces the MobileMapper Pro receiver with your GIS system Mo bileMapper Office allows you to prepare GIS jobs feature li braries and waypoint files build background maps from GIS data files and manage the information logged in the field up load download functions The MobileMapper Office software its main functions and functions relative to data exchange between MobileMapper Pro and MobileMapper Office are described in a separate manual Mobile Mapper Office User Manual P N 631514 Finally the Appendices section in this manual covers a num ber of topics such as product specifications SD card installa tion connectors amp cables and glossary of terms used Please note that a printed Getting Started Guide is included in your MobileMapper Pro system This short multilingual guide which is presented in a tutorial form is intended to help you complete your first job Practising with this guide will allow you to understand the essentials of the system The scrolling button has three different functions e t is used to move the cursor in the chosen direction from a data field to another from an option
99. t or Right arrow key to display the other Press this key again to return to the previous screen Except for the Satellite Status screen all navi gation screens can be customized 0 25mi HEADING SPEED 3489 27 Map screen in Position mode 36 Navigation Screens MobileMapper Pro offers 7 dif ferent naviga tion screens to Map Screen Press NAV Satellite Status Screen Compass Screen help you locate A Press NAY yourself or navi i gate to way Speedo mera creen Large Data Screen points or GIS etc features in an Data Screen Position Screen 1 existing job Position Screen 2 From any dis Ss Road Screen played screen simply press the NAV button to access the last used naviga tion screen To display the next navigation screen press NAV again The sequence of navigation screens is as shown above It can be scrolled in the reverse direction by pressing ESC once any of these navigation screens is displayed You may find that you do not regularly use all of these screens To make it faster to move among those screens that you do use you may turn off individual navigation screens except the Map and Satellite Status screens by pressing the MENU button selecting the Setup option and then the Nav Screens option Select either On or Off for each screen until you see the Setup menu once more Note that you must c
100. tes will all be distances Northings and Eastings from the chosen ori gin When you select the Coord System option from the Setup menu MobileMapper Pro asks you to specify which sys tem you want to define primary or secondary Select it and press ENTER In the list that appears select the coor dinate system you want to use and press ENTER Depend ing on your choice MobileMapper Pro may then ask you additional information If you select Lat Lon you are then asked to select the display format DEG MIN MMM DEG MIN SEC SS etc 61 62 If you select any system other than Lat Lon or UTM you are asked to choose a scaling factor for displaying position coordinates 1 meter 10 meters or 100 meters If you choose 1 meter a northing coordinate will be displayed as for example 249143N If you chose the 10 meter factor the same coordinate will be displayed as 24914N And if you select the 100 meter factor the coordinate will be displayed as 2491N For some systems you are asked to supply information on grid zones or types For the User Grid you are asked to supply a projection type Transverse Mercator Lambert Conic Stereo graphic Oblique Mercator or Polyconic coordinates of origin scale factor unit to meters conversion and false Easting and Northing at origin Notes on Coordinate Systems The handheld always uses the WGS 84 coordinates to locate the features and waypoints on the Map screen even if you select
101. ton again to turn MobileMapper Pro off On Off protected To turn MobileMapper Pro on with this option enabled you will have to press and hold the PWR button until the first screen is displayed To turn it off you will have to press the PWR button and then press the ENTER button before the power off timer is done After selecting the Power Key option from the Setup menu use the up down arrow to highlight the desired choice and then press ENTER 21 Simulate This option allows you to set the simulator It shows you how MobileMapper Pro uses its various functions based on a sim ulated journey The simulator is useful for learning or demon strating MobileMapper Pro s GPS functions when indoors and there is no GPS reception When the simulator is on Mo bileMapper Pro quits normal operation to operate in the sim ulator mode You can choose one of the following three options when you access the Simulate option Off Will turn the simulator off MobileMapper Pro will return to normal operation Auto Will turn the simulator on A predefined heading and speed rate will be used User Will turn the simulator on A user defined head ing and speed rate will be used After selecting the Simulate option from the Setup menu use the up down arrow to highlight the desired choice and then press ENTER If you have selected User MobileMapper Pro will then ask you to enter heading and speed data 22 Post processing This option allows you t
102. ttach the red and black wires to your external power source The input voltage range for external power is 9 16 VDC Power Plug Cigarette Lighter Adapter i da Cut Here DT am E Supply Box Data connection pinout is as shown opposite if you look into the 9 pin female connector Pin 2 Data Out 9 pin Connector Pin 3 Data In Pin 5 Ground Cable Wiring Color Code Plug Color Signal Red Power Power pick GND Yellow Data In Data Orange Data Out Black GND Naming Conventions for Rover and Reference Files Post Processing Option Suppose you have created a new job named JOB1 MMJ You selected the post processing job mode in MobileMapper Pro so that it records GPS measurement files in addition to JOB1 MMJ The table below illustrates how these files will ap pear at various stages of the differential correction process Rover file seen on receiver JOB1 MM Rover file seen on MobileMapper Transfer s left window before download Rover file seen on MobileMapper Transfer s right window after download Rover files seen with Windows Explorer after J OB1 MM J J 0B1 B00 download JOB1 D00 and J 0B1 E00 Rover file seen on MobileMapper Office s Differ ential Correction window JOB1 MMJ JOB1 MMJ JOB1 Suppose you have logged a reference station file on Mo bileMapper Pro The table below illustrates how the resulting files w
103. urrent status of your Mo bileMapper Pro Using the About screen you can see the se rial number of the receiver the version of software the version and memory size of the base map the number of detailed maps you may have installed and their total memory and how much free memory is available Using the Serial Cable The serial cable is used in two different cases When you want to connect MobileMapper Pro to the PC to upload download data using MobileMapper Office When you want to connect MobileMapper Pro to an exter nal source of differential corrections The serial cable can be connected to MobileMapper Pro in two different ways Direct connection to MobileMapper Pro Using the attach ment screw that is attached to the plug tighten into the back of the receiver Connection to MobileMapper Pro mounted to a vehicle mounting Mounting Cradle bracket Place the receiver in the cradle bottom end first Snap MobileMapper Pro down until the release latch locks it in place Attach the cable through the opening in the back of the mounting cradle It is not necessary to tighten the attachment screw to the receiver although you may do so for added security If your computer does not support serial communications you will need to Purchase a serial to USB converter to go between the serial cable and your PC Purchase an SD card reader with USB port see next Direct Connection to page MobileMapper Pro 74
104. using the arrow keys to access these fields Obviously you should keep the Location and Elevation fields unchanged as they contain the coordinates of the cursor location Select Item screen 47 17 957N 001 30 5484 No Messages Selim Goto Del User Waypoint screen Editing Deleting a User Waypoint You can edit delete a waypoint from the Map screen Press NAV until the Map screen is displayed Use the IN or OUT button or move the cursor so that the waypoint you want to edit or delete is visible on the screen Position the cursor over that waypoint The name of the waypoint then appears at the bottom of the screen Press ENTER This opens the Select Item screen on which MobileMapper Pro lists the names of waypoints and POIs present in the vicinity Highlight the waypoint you want to edit delete Press ENTER again This opens the User Waypoint screen on which you can see the definition of the waypoint coor dinates comments At the bottom of the screen are three command fields that you can use for the following tasks Edit default choice Select this field if you want to edit the definition of the waypoint The following parameters can be changed icon name coordinates elevation and comment Goto Select this field if you want MobileMapper Pro to guide you to this waypoint Del Select this field if you want to delete the waypoint MobileMapper Pro will then ask you to confirm that you really want to delete t
105. way such as fences build ings bodies of water etc When you must interrupt the recording of any feature excluding point features follow these steps Press MENU highlight Pause lt feature name gt and press ENTER This pauses the logging of the feature Move around the obstacle to the next accessible por tion of the feature To resume logging press MENU highlight Resume lt feature name gt and press ENTER This resumes the log ging When you finish logging the feature just press MENU and select the Close lt feature name gt option 17 Repeat Feature Routes Selecting the Repeat 18 Feature option 6 Repeating a Feature If you close a point line or area feature and want to log the location of another feature of the same type and with an identical description use Mobile Mapper s Repeat Fea ture function After closing a feature MobileMapper Pro takes you back to the Feature List screen Then do the following Move to the next similar feature you want to log Then press MENU highlight Repeat Feature and press ENTER This starts feature logging Note that the fea ture has the same attribute description as the former one After logging the GPS position s of this feature high light the Close field and press ENTER to close the fea ture Nesting a Feature When you are logging GPS positions to a feature you may find another feature that you also want to log Rather than
106. ycle through all the screens in order to put your selections into effect The following is a description of each of the navigation screens Map Screen The Map screen shows a map of the area surrounding your cur rent location Use the IN and OUT buttons to adjust the scale 0 25 W Balboa Bid 175a 35 2M Map screen in cursor mode The Map screen is always in the Position mode when you ac cess this screen In this mode your present position is indi cated by the large arrow icon in the center of the display If you are moving the arrow will point in the direction that you are heading At the bottom of the screen is the scale for the map displayed and two data fields that can be customized or turned off depending upon your needs The present position icon will change to an hourglass when the MobileMapper Pro is unable to compute a position fix due to poor signal reception Press any of the arrow keys to switch to the Cursor mode In this mode you are provided with a cross hair cursor that can be moved on the map with the arrow keys At the bottom of the display is the information for the position of the cursor rel ative to your present position heading and distance Also any points of interest or GIS features that the cursor is over will be shown To return to the Position mode press ESC The cursor will dis appear and the present position icon will appear centered on the map To set and or customize the Map screen u

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