Leica GPS System 500 - Getting Started with Static and K- Manuals

6 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Introduction The purpose of this short manual is to give guidelines and useful hints on how to perform static, rapid static and kinematic surveys using SR510, SR520 or SR530 GPS receivers without utilizing Realtime techniques. Realtime applications, based on th...

7 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Equipment checklist for Static and Rapid-Static measurements using System 500 Batteries are needed to power the sensor. Standard are two camcorder batteries which are plugged into the backside of the sensor and power the unit for about 6 hours. Warning Brand ne...

8 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Setting up System 500 for a Static survey Setting up System 500 for a static survey Connect the antenna to the sensor using the antenna cable. Plug two camcorder batteries into the backside of the sensor. Alternatively or in addition you might want to power the...

9 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Using the TR500 terminal Using the TR500 terminal Menus A typical example can be found in the main menu: You can see 7 different choices. Line "1 Survey" is highlighted which means that this is the currently selected choice. You can navigate up and down...

10 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Using the TR500 terminal Menus, continued Entering information A typical example can be found in the main Survey panel: Two inputs have to be made here, the Point Id and the Antenna Height. Use the cursor down / up keys to move to the desired input field. In t...

11 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Using the TR500 terminal Listboxes Entering information, contd. Use numeric keys to enter the antenna height. When ENTER is pressed the focus is moved to the next input field: The input for Configuration Set, Job and Antenna has to be made based on a list. Pre...

12 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Using the TR500 terminal Listboxes, continued Press F1 CONT to confirm the selection. This will then also close the listbox You can speed up the selection by entering the name of your choice. If in this particular example " T " is entered, the focus wi...

13 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Taking Static / Rapid-Static measurements 6 7 8 9 13 Taking Static / Rapid-Static measurements Step 2: Study the icons Upon power on you will first recognize the "Number of visible Satellites" icon, indicating the number of satellites which are theoret...

16 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Taking Static / Rapid-Static measurements 6789 3 Step 3 (optional): Format your memory card, continued Once the formatting of the card is completed the MAIN\ panel will reappear. Step 4: Begin a survey Enter the Survey operation by either pressing 1 in the Mai...

19 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Taking Static / Rapid-Static measurements 6 7 8 9 13 Step 4: Begin a survey, contd. Step 5: Logging raw data As soon as you are tracking a minimum of 4 satellites, the position icon is visible and the antenna is placed correctly above the survey marker, you sh...

21 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Taking Static / Rapid-Static measurements 6 7 8 9 13 Step 5: Logging raw data, continued The STORE key has become active, and you have still the chance to check and correct entered point id and antenna height. Conclude the survey sequence by again pressing F1 ...

22 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Taking Static / Rapid-Static measurements 6789 3 Step 6: Ending a survey, conts. Suggested exercise: Measure a very short baseline You can now switch off the sensor. Once power is off, put the equipment back into the shipping case. You might now move to anothe...

23 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Exploring the sensor status during operation 6 7 8 913 23 Exploring the sensor status during operation It is now very simple to navigate further through all available status screens. Either use the cursor up / cursor down key to highlight the various options, ...

24 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Exploring the sensor status during operation 6789 3 3 All satellites above the default minimum elevation of 15 degree should be tracked. Tracked satellites will show signal strength values between 32 and 51 (SN1 and SN2 - Signal / Noise values on L1 and L2). H...

25 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Exploring the sensor status during operation 6 7 8 913 23 The center of the graph represents the Zenith, the circles represent lines of equal elevation: 15 degree - 30 degree - 60 degree (from outside to inside). Stop & Go indicator Satellite status, conti...

26 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Exploring the sensor status during operation 6789 3 3 The way the completion counter is programmed is based on years of practical experience. Although the settings are on the conservative side there is no guarantee that baseline results will meet the accuracy ...

27 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Exploring the sensor status during operation 6 7 8 913 23 Display current navigated position Battery and memory status, contd. The current position can be found under STATUS in submenu "1 Survey / 3 Position". The following screen is displayed: The gra...

28 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Exploring the sensor status during operation 6789 3 3 Suggested exercise: Get familiar with system status • Start up a sensor and begin a Survey. • Start measuring a point (by pressing F1 OCUPY in the main Survey panel) • Explore various status screens: - Sate...

29 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Changing the system configuration 6 7 8 91323 2933 Changing the system configuration parameters It is again very easy to navigate further and get access to individual parameters: Either by pressing numbers (e.g. 2 for Operation) or by using the cursor down / u...

30 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Changing the system configuration 6789 33 93 Turning on the illumination of the terminal In the same panel you can also activate or deactivate an audible alarm and keyclick. The requested changes are activated upon pressing F1 CONT. This key- stroke brings you...

31 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Changing the system configuration 6 7 8 91323 2933 Changing the observation rate, contd. • It is not recommended to switch "Log Moving Obs" to YES ! This parameter is only of interest in case kinematic observations should be post- processed. Setting lo...

32 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Changing the system configuration 6789 33 93 Setting local time zone, contd. Changing distance units from meter to feet To change units for distances move the focus to this input field. Then use either ENTER to get access to a listbox from which the preferred ...

33 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Changing the system configuration 6 7 8 91323 2933 Creating new configuration sets Creating new configuration sets Highlight the configuration set which you want to copy to a new one. The parameters of this set will be copied across to the new one you will cre...

34 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Programming wake-up sessions 6789 3393 4 Programming Wake-up Sessions Navigate to the Wake-up session menu. This menu can be found under "3 Applications / 04 Wake-up Sessions": In this screen it is now possible to create new sessions, edit and delete e...

37 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Kinematic and Stop & Go surveying 6 7 8 91323293334 37 Kinematic and Stop & Go surveying - using static initialization on a baseline not longer than 3 - 5 km will be sufficient to resolve ambi- guities in post-processing. Once this static initializatio...

38 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Kinematic and Stop & Go surveying 6789 33934 7 • The rover is kept perfectly steady during the static initialization. Movements of even a few centimeters only can cause difficulties in post-processing of such data, leading to unresolved ambiguities and the...

39 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Kinematic and Stop & Go surveying 6 7 8 91323293334 37 Carrying out Kinematic and Stop & Go measurements Step 2: Starting the rover sensor Kinematic and Stop & Go surveys are part of the "Survey" operation of System 500, to be found under &...

42 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Kinematic and Stop & Go surveying 6789 33934 7 Step 4: Ending a kinematic and stop & go operation. End a kinematic or stop & go survey by pressing SHIFT F6 QUIT. This will of course also end logging of raw data. Initialization on a known point • Yo...

45 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en Kinematic "on the fly" 6 7 8 9132329333437 4345 Practical hints Practical hints for Kinematic, Stop & Go and Kinematic on the fly measurements • It is very important to use a period of time where the satellite constellation is strong; a window with...

46 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en 6789 33934735 679 Miscellaneous • System 500 supports two levels of operation modes. Standard and advanced. Certain parameters are de-activated in standard mode for simplicity reasons and therefore can only be accessed if the sensor is previously configured to...

47 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en 6 7 8 91323293334374345 464749 Appendix: Summary of status icons Appendix: Summary of status icons The following Status Icons are supported by the sensor during static and kinematic measurements. Position / accuracy status Navigation (<100m) When no icon is...

49 Static and Kinematic Surveys-2.0.0en 6 7 8 91323293334374345 464749 VO=0 VR MRP VE 1 VE 2 VO = 0 VR MRP VE 1 VE 2 VO VR MRP VE 1 VE 2 Appendix: Measuring antenna heights Appendix: Measuring antenna heights AT502 Pole If you are using the antenna on a pole select the antenna type AT502 Pole (or AT...