Configuring geolock – Spectra Precision Survey Pro v4.6 Ranger User Manual User Manual

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Configuring GeoLock

Once you have setup your job and total station, you need to power on

your GPS receiver and establish communication.
1. Attach the communications cable.

2. Open the Remote Control or Remote Shot

screen.

3. Set your EDM mode to Track. This is

important for the localization process,
explained later.

4. Tap the satellite icon in the Command

Bar to open a list of GeoLock options.

5. Tap Settings from the list to open the

GeoLock Settings screen. (You can also
access this screen by tapping Job > Settings
> GeoLock…)

6. Make sure the Enable GeoLock checkbox is

checked. If not, tap it to enable it.

7. If you check the Use 3D GeoLock item, the

GPS elevation will also be used when

calculating your GPS position, resulting in

the vertical angle of the total station
changing accordingly when using the

GeoLock feature. Since uncorrected GPS
elevations are less precise than the

horizontal component, using this feature can result in less aiming

accuracy unless surveying in mountainous terrain.

8. Tap to save the settings and close the screen. You are now

ready to collect data and start the localizing process.

If the satellite icon is now red in color , tap the icon and read the
bottom line of the list that opens to see what the problem is. If the
message says No GPS Data, check your communication connection
between the data collector and GPS receiver. If the message says

GeoLock Requires Backsight set, you need to solve your backsight or no
localization solution can be calculated.

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