Spectra Precision Survey Pro v4.6 Ranger User Manual - Manual (Page 321)

Basic GPS Module
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Basic GPS Start Survey
To start a survey with the Basic GPS module, plug in the serial cable
or connect the Bluetooth dongles and tap Survey > Start GPS Survey.
The software will walk you through the rest of the process, which will
be determined by the type of modem data link you are using and
which receiver you are connected to.
When connected using a serial cable, the software will detect if you
are connected to the base or rover and start the set base or set rover
workflow accordingly.
When connecting by Bluetooth, you will be asked which
receiver you are connecting to since a connection could
possibly be made to either receiver.
The different pages of the Start Survey wizard are
described below individually. After that, the sequence of
pages is described for different workflows.
Start Survey – Connect to Base and
Rover
Set Up Base
1. On initial connection to the base, the
base position is recorded until we get a
stable average of 10 epochs. Once we
have an average autonomous base
position, follow the instructions on the
screen by entering an antenna height.
If you plan to do post processing data
collection in the base receiver, select a
recording interval, otherwise leave it
set to Off and tap Next >.
2. Once the base autonomous position is
known, the job file is searched for a matching point. Any
possible matches are considered eligible base points. The
Setup Base Point screen will be in one of three states: