For users having the TcpMDT application,
the file formats used are totally compatible, so that all files can be prepared
on a PC and subsequently sent to the mobile device using the Microsoft
ActiveSync or Microsoft Windows
Mobile Device Center application. For all other users, a PC
program is included that incorporates the most common file format conversions,
in addition to serving as a data manager for the data obtained with the field
data recorder.
This is an application based on dialog boxes
that appear with a main menu made up of a series of graphic buttons that enable
one to access the program’s different options.
Either the or buttons should be clicked to exit a dialog
box. These appear on the upper right hand side of the screen. The cancel
button serves to exit the dialog box without accepting any changes or without
taking into account any calculations that may have been made.
In the majority of the dialogues
the menu button also appears on the title bar. Using this
button you can access different additional options.
The units of measurement of the application’s
data are as follows:
Data |
Units of Measurement |
Geographic
coordinates |
Degrees,
minutes and seconds |
Geocentric
coordinates |
Meters |
Projected
coordinates |
Meters |
Distances |
Meters |
Altitudes |
Meters |
Areas of
surface |
Square
meters |
Perimeters |
Meters |
Azimuths |
Grads. 0º
North |
Tolerances |
Meters |
Lengths |
Meters |
Height of
antennas |
Meters |
Offset of
antennas |
Meters |
Stations |
Meters |
Interval
of stations |
Meters |
Slopes |
X Inc. (m ) / Y Inc. (m) |
Stakeout
tolerances |
Meters |
Precisions |
Meters |
Superelevations |
Percentage |
Epochs |
Seconds |
This allows you to work in slopes
and angle units other than those defined by default. The angle units may be
gradians (by default), degrees or radians and the slope units, Inc. X (m) /
Inc. Y (m) (by default), Inc. Y (m) /
Inc. X (m) or percentage.
In the programme options where it
is necessary to indicate the coordinates of a point, the following screen will
be accessed by means of the corresponding button:
·
Manual: This allows the coordinates to be entered
manually.
·
Point: This allows a point of any file to be selected
by pressing the button or to look for it in the current points
file, entering its name in the corresponding box and pressing .
·
Station: This allows a station of any file to be
selected by pressing the button or to look for it in the current base
file, entering its name in the corresponding box and pressing .
·
Graphic: This allows a point to be selected
graphically. A drawing is shown with the points and stations of the project as
well as the cartography files.
·
GPS: Obtains the coordinates which the receiver is
currently receiving.
In all the data acquisition and
setting out options, the application will show a bar with the essential
receiver information (in order from left to right).
·
Working mode: By pressing this icon
the real time system is rebooted if working in RTK.
Autonomous
RTK Float or DGPS
RTK Fixed
·
Data link indicator: By pressing this icon
detailed information is shown about the data link.
Without data
link
With data link
·
Battery status: By pressing this icon
detailed information is shown about the charge of the battery or batteries if
you have more than one. In this case the icon shows the status of the one which
is charged most.
Unknown battery level
0 – 33 %
34 - 66 %
67 – 100 %
·
Number of satellites
used: NAVSTAR constellation satellites (American)
are shown by the blue colour of the icon and those of the GLONASS constellation
(Russian) by the red colour. By pressing this icon detailed information is
shown about the satellites received.
·
Antenna height: Current antenna
height.
·
Precisions: Estimated horizontal (Hp) and vertical (Vp) precision.
Upon starting the application a
first window is shown where the current version number appears.
A new project should be created or
an existing project should be selected to start up the application:
Last Project: This option selects the project worked on in
the last session. When the application is initiated for the first time or when
the program’s initial configuration is restored, it appears as deactivated.
Select Project: Allows one to select a previously created
project.
New Project: Allows one to create an empty project.
Once the work project has been selected, the
application’s main menu appears. The title bar shows the program’s name
followed by the name of the active project.