POCKETGIS USER GUIDE
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1. boundaries When you are back in the office you would then use PocketGIS Connection to extract the two different sets of survey data Tap onthe screen inthe SSS location where you want to start capturing data If GPS is on then your location will be where the GPS cursor is Flashing The first screen for the survey will display in this example it s for a BS5837 tree survey BS 5837 2012 Tree ID MMN Tag Number TPO No ae In Conservation Area C Yes No Unknown 123 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 elafol Tab q wielritlylulijojpi ci CAP a s a fjojh jjkjij Shift z x c v b n m 7 cuj l iil te 5 Capturing survey data cont d Once you start adding survey data you then continue through each page inputting data until complete This is done by clicking on NEXT If you need to return to an earlier page then click on PREV Depending on the survey type you may only have a couple of pages to go through or in this example of a BS5837 survey there may be several pages Once you reach the final page then click OK to finish You can cancel at any time by clicking CANCEL or there may be a cross box to click on You can move to any page on a survey by clicking on the small arrowhead on the right This displays all of the survey pages and allows you to jump to any one by selecting it from the list This is particularly useful when amending an existing item e B2. gt These can be found by clicking on VIEW then SELECT and clicking on the required survey map The dot next to one of the maps indicates the current map on screen 3 Starting and stopping the GPS To use GPS to accurately siaihiada survey you must first connect PocketGIS to the handheld s GPS hardware A To do this click on TOOLS then GPS RECEIVER NOTE To survey a site using GPS your map must be geo referenced i e it has real world location PocketGIS Zoom Pan gt SS Select Broadmarsh Test map TELJE JOIO Logging gt Manage Maser Rangefinder G vigation Deprese Yro 3 and scaling o0 OIO OOWH 3 Starting and stopping the GPS cont d Click on CONNECT NOTE If your device was supplied by Pear Technology then the OPTIONS section has been preconfigured by us and should not normally require any changes The details shown in the CONNECT VIA box vary depending on setup and may be different for your hand held If your map is not geo referenced then you can still do the survey but do not connect to the GPS Receiver No GPS Input will appear briefly and then it will immediately change to No GPS Position If it remains on No GPS Input then PocketGIS is not connecting to the handheld s GPS hardware This usually indicates that either another program is already using the GPS or there is an incorrect setting in PocketGIS If powering off
3. the device and restarting doesn t correct this then call the Pear Technology technical support line Protocol NMEA 0183 V 2 0 No 0 Options GPS E Connect g 3 Starting and stopping the GPS cont d After a few minutes the GPS will start to receive satellite ies 4S 10 14 signals and this will be displayed on screen in a box in the z bottom left hand corner see right For a full explanation of these figures see the box below PocketGIS will also display a constantly flashing GPS cursor on the map This is your position based on the number and accuracy of the satellite signals received 272886 03m 107154 93m GPS Sat 7 7 l HDOP 1 3 Initially the cursor may move around the screen but it O S 3 should soon settle in one position and you are then ready to start surveying D Gy aE Once the GPS is connected and satellite signals are being received there are three bits of information displayed on screen 1 The grid co ordinates of the GPS cursor these are the Ordnance Survey Eastings 1st line and Northings 2nd line 2 The number of Satellites in view 3rd line generally speaking the more satellites available the better the accuracy 8 is ideal 5 8 is good under 4 is poor but see HDOP below 3 HDOP 4th line This is the overall level of expected accuracy based on the geometry of the satellites in view i e their positions relative to you the lower the HDOP figure
4. MANAGER If the data is listed there then you may need to re create the VIEW so that the map and survey data can be displayed again on screen If this is the case then read the section Where s my survey to recreate the map and survey data Alternatively it may be stored on a micro SD card previously installed in the handheld and used when creating surveys with PocketGIS If this is the case then inserting it into the handheld will allow you to re use the survey data All surveys created in PocketGIS are saved in a folder called PocketGIS Database which is normally saved on a micro SD card installed in the handheld We recommend buying additional Micro SD cards we normally fit 4 GB cards and periodically replacing the cards Keep the removed cards in a safe place so that you can replace them in the handheld and return to any previously conducted surveys Keeping copies of each removed cards PocketGIS Database folder on your PC is also recommended as an additional backup method 15 Where s my survey PocketGIS has a limit on the number of VIEW s that it can display Each VIEW is the combination of the survey template s and the background map Once it passes 50 VIEWS then PocketGIS will remove the most recent VIEW from the list to make room for the latest one added The survey data and background map from the previous surveys which have been re moved from the VIEW s list will still exist and can be found by clicking o
5. POCKETGIS USER GUIDE 1 Starting PocketGIS CON O OO FP W N Viewing and changing the survey map Starting and stopping the GPS Moving around the map Capturing survey data Modifying survey data Moving surveyed items Deleting surveyed items 9 Finding surveyed items on the map 10 Adding or modifying multiple survey items 11 Measuring distances 12 Finding a Grid Reference 13 Identifying map detail 14 Resurveys 15 Where s my survey 1 Starting PocketGIS PocketGIS is normally found on the handheld by o amp 1946 clicking on the Start button and scrolling down past the various Window Mobile program icons Home Aa E mail pi PocketG1IS 30 3 i Contacts ai Calendar tr Internet Explorer Click on the PocketGIS icon to start the program see rig ht Settings T Pictures amp Videos Once started PocketGIS should show the most recently used map If this is the first time that PocketGIS has been used then this will be blank until a map and survey have been downloaded to the handheld When you use PTMapper Pro to send a map and survey template to the handheld see survey setup instructions then the map that you have just sent to the handheld will be the one that is currently displayed on screen in PocketGIS 2 Viewing and changing the survey map PocketGIS maintains a list ee of previous maps that have been downloaded to the handheld Zoom Pan
6. S 5837 2012 Tree I Tag Nu TPO No In Conservation Area 123 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I Tabjajwjejr t y i Shift z x c v ib rma 7 ctj l ji Wilte rs e BS 5837 2012 Tree ID Tag Number TPO No 12A In Conservation Area Yes No O Unknown jtly jul i Capla s alt ain ijk Shit 2 x c v bi nim 7 Cujaa At te BS 5837 2012 Doa Species Measurements Stem Diameter Stem Diameter 5 Capturing survey data cont d PocketGIS CAUTION When you have finished inputting the information for a surveyed item you are still in CAPTURE mode ready a to tap on the screen again to add another item to the D map 5 PocketGIS remains in CAPTURE mode until you turn sd A CAPTURE mode off If you have finished surveying for the moment e g you are taking a break or moving to the next part of the site then revert to PAN ZOOM mode to prevent any accidently changes e gt E55837 suv l F ey x Click the double arrows to return to the main menu 3 D X To revert to PAN ZOOM Lesa mode click on the black arrowhead see right and select PAN ZOOM This also applies when Measure using the other features ae a in the list which includes ee Attributes CAPTURE e g ATTRIBUTES qp sz Ba e Capture AREA GRID REF mi GEOMETRY etc 5 E el KGa pee Q 6 Modifying survey data To amend existing survey dat
7. a e g If you have made a mistake or if you are re surveying a site then click on ATTRIBUTES then click on the item on the map to be amended Use the option to go directly to the relevant pages in the survey to make your amendments Don t forget to revert to PAN ZOOM once finished BS 5837 2012 Species Measurements Stem Diameter Stem Diameter Crown Spread 7 Moving surveyed items To move a Surveyed item select GEOMETRY Pan Zoom Grid Referenc Click on the item to be moved and click on it s new location on the map Identify Measure Click on the Sergeants Stripes button to complete the relocation PocketGIS When you have finished moving the item remember to revert to PAN ZOOM in the main menu If you didn t click on the Sergeants Stripes button to finish the move then reverting to PAN ZOOM Will display the prompt on the right This also gives you the option to cancel the item move q lt 10 59 f PocketGis es7 ee You have made changes A to this feature Do you want to save those changes j 11 09 L PocketGIs 8 Deleting surveyed items i img knd 2 3 a raa Hein BS5837 ee ae ka NE Oo Sune ms _ select GEOMETRY aie Click on the item to delete and then click on the black arrowhead see right From the list click on DELETE FEATURE Delete fire Remember to rever
8. cond point and the distance is shown The units displayed can be changed under POCKET GIS OPTIONS and then DISPLAY UNITS PocketGIS e 1732 Pan Zoom i 1 1066 Grid Reference Identify Meastre R Attributes 12 Finding a Grid Reference If you need to find the Ordnance Survey grid reference for a point on a map then select GRID REFERENCE Where ever you tap on the map the grid reference shown as Eastings and Northings will be displayed NOTE Your map must be geo referenced PocketGIS Pan Zoom Identify i 470388 83m 105795 02m Measure Attributes E Geometry KJ AOO 13 Identifying map detail The IDENTIFY option lets you identify details of any background map items Pan Zoom Grid Reference Genera Surface Areas select IDENTIFY and click Buildings Areas on the relevant map detail General Line Detail Lines General Line Detail Lines General Surface Areas The AREA function lets you find out the area of any background map detail Both of these functions work best if your back ground map is made up of layers of map detail uji 14 Resurveys To conduct a resurvey of a site you must have the previous survey data available in PocketGIS This may be found by selecting VIEW SELECT and then scrolling through the list of surveys If the survey is not shown in the list then check to see if the data is still listed under TOOLS and then MAP
9. he direction required 4 Moving around the map cont d If you want to zoom directly to one area on the map then tap and hold on the screen then drag to create a temporary box PocketGIS will Zoom to the area within the box PocketGIS lf you want to return to an overview of the map click on VIEW then select ZOOM PAN and then finally click on OVERVIEW a Select 5 Capturing survey data To start surveying click on said the small black arrow head Grid Reference Identify From the list select ae b A easure CAPTURE ean esr s ise Attributes The survey template that LSSSS you will use with the current map is now shown at the bottom of the screen If you have more than oe one survey template ee SS available for the map then click the small black Dr 885837 suv J De J esse37 suv LW Y_ 855837 Survey V110 arrowhead to choose Gs E 3 Mines and amavi 5 Capturing survey data cont d PocketGIS allows you to use more than one survey template with a map For example you may want to survey individual trees and mark out boundaries at the same site To do this you would pick the required surveys in PTMapper Pro and send them to the handheld together with the relevant map Once on site you would then be able to for example select the General Tree Survey template to record trees and then switch to the Lines and Areas template to record the
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11. n TOOLS and then MAP MANAGER If you wish to return to a previous survey e g To resurvey the site or to re import the data into PT Mapper Pro or Treeminder then you will need to recreate the VIEW f PocketG To recreate a VIEW first a cate go into MAP MANAGER and take note of the Logging u pomm eee name of the old survey Broadmarsh BS5837 Survey V110 a Broadmarsh Lines and Areas V109 Map Manag Options anner Map Manager About efinder T2 S In this example we will GPS Navigation recreate the BS5837 survey previously O x GPS Receiver a ducted on th ae _ Broadmarsh map 3 View t Tools R fs 15 Where s my survey cont d Click on VIEW and NEW On the NEW VIEW screen shown right type in the name of the old survey Click on LOCATION and select SD CARD Then click on the ADD button On the ADD VIEW LAYER screen shown far right click on MAP and select the map layer shorter name Click ADD LAYER Again click on MAP and select the survey layer longer name Click ADD LAYER Repeat the above if there was more than one type of survey done on the map Once you have added all layers click OK You will be returned to the map window now displaying the recreated map and survey pate PocketGIS New View Name Storage Card Gg Main Memo Storage Card Location Layers PocketGIS Add View Layer Broadmarsh X vadmearsh d
12. re Click on the multi select wr 11 52 PocketGIS button right and then click on the first item Continue to click on fur ther items to add to the selection Once you have selected all of the items to be ed ited click on the Proceed button shown on the far right In the example shown T3 T4 and T5 have all been selected 10 Adding or modifying multiple survey items cont d Before you click to proceed isesanassas if you have selected too many items then clicking on the second button shown right will cancel each item in reverse order Apple Common Name Crab Apple Latin Name Malus sylvestris Once you click to proceed the normal survey data in 2 See Ca il ai o K ead put pages will be displayed ps Likely Bat Habitat C Yes C No Unknown Each page of the survey that you edit is now being done for ALL of the items ne cee previously selected Cancel Prev Next i PocketGIS PocketGIS Once you have clicked om OK to complete your in put of survey data click on the third button right to finish the multiple edit NOTE also remember to click on the Multi Select button again first button to switch off Multi Edit NOTE Multi edit can also be used with previously surveyed items 11 Measuring distances PocketGIS has an option to measuring a distance between two points ona map Select DISTANCE then click on a point on screen Click on a se
13. rom the available list T1 112 12a The options now available are Z A aaa IX 125 200 ATTRIBUTES edit the attributes for the selected item GEOM amp GO takes you to the location of the item to then relocate it GEOMETRY move the selected item to the area of the map currently on screen unlike GEOM amp GO this option does not take you to the location of the item GO TO just takes you to the item s location and then IDENTIFIES it This will display text indicating the survey that it belongs to 10 Adding or modifying multiple survey items If you have a number of items to survey which have identical or mostly similar features then PocketGIS has an option to make this a bit easier Initially you must create the items individually on the map using CAPTURE For each item created only enter the bare minimum e g Tree ID For the example on the next page three trees have been created T3 T4 and T5 Once you have created the required items then switch to PAN ZOOM to deselect the final newly created item Make sure that all of the newly created items are showing on screen and then select ATTRIBUTES mode 10 Adding or modifying multiple survey items cont d Click on ATTRIBUTES and the bottom menu will change to allow multi editing Identify NOTE Multi edit is only available if you don t Measu have anything selected so make sure that you _ switch to PAN ZOOM mode before doing this Geometry Captu
14. t back to PAN ZOOM eT Mu Cat 9 Finding surveyed items on the map i PocketGIS To search for an item on the map that has been s previously surveyed first click on the black arrow head on the right From the list click on AEAN Vi N Fna A ae FIND BY ATTRIBUTE s Y Save Extent a Heoeex 0 Bl SI oD OS 9 Finding surveyed items on the map cont d Click on the ATTRIBUTE 2 PocketGIS dropdown for a list of all Find by Attribute Find by Attribute the recorded attributes of Layer Broadmarsh BS5837 Survey Layer Broadmarsh BS5837 Survey ALL the surveyed items y Feature BS5837 Survey V110 ly Feature The example shown is to Attribute Tree ID Attribute Tree ID p search for Tree ID T3 oee AN value TPO No Type the specific value to bight Area search e g the Tree ID Common Name number in the VALUE 123 1 2 41 atin Name field or leave blank to caPlalslalf g hljlkltls 1 see all Tree ID numbers Shift z x c vjb njm 7 cul l te fo ctuj Click FIND Gs The example above was to staan find Tree ID T3 and this was _ m Results OCEANS I OWEN OWN T3 125 230 No If you left the VALUE field blank then all available Tree ID s are listed see far right 9 Finding surveyed items on the map cont d Either click on the single item that you searched for e g a i T3 or if you left the VALUE field blank click on an item a f
15. the better 1 or under is ideal 1 2 is good 2 3 is OK 3 poor Example 1 You have 9 satellites in view but your HDOP is 5 it is likely that all or most of the satellites are in one section of the sky e g to your north Example 2 You have 5 satellites in view and your HDOP is 1 5 it is likely that all or most of your satellites are evenly spread around you If nothing changes then Example 2 s survey data should be more accurate 3 Starting and stopping the GPS cont d Normally if you are surveying all day then it s better to PocketGIS leave the GPS connected but if you are finished for GPS Receiver the day or if the battery is getting low then it s best to Connect Via disconnect To disconnect from the GPS click on TOOLS then Protocol GPS RECEIVER and then DISCONNECT INMEA 0183 v 2 0 NOTE Powering off the handheld will also disconnect the GPS but putting it into Sleep mode will leave it connected and so will continue to drain the battery 4 Moving around the map PocketGIS has six buttons on the bottom tool bar PocketGIS which allow you to move around the map Zoom into the map Pan in one of four directions using the 4 arrows Zoom out of the map If you tap on any part of the map then PocketGIS will centre the view on that point If you want to pan the map view slightly in any direction then tap on the screen half way between the centre of the screen and the edge of the screen in t
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