Page 2 - Preface
2 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en SKI-Pro GPS Software Congratulations on your purchase of Leica GeosystemsSKI-Pro Software. In order to use this software correctly and reliably, youmust follow the instructions given in this user manual and/or in the on-line help system. You must also adhere to t...
Page 4 - Symbols used in this manual
4 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Symbols used in this manual Symbols used in this manual have the following meanings: DANGER: Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided,will result in death or serious injury. WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation or an unint...
Page 5 - Chapter Overview
5 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Chapter Overview Introduction Installation An Overview of SKI-Pro Quick Tour I - Real Time Quick Tour II - Post Processing Quick Tour III - Format Manager Quick Tour IV - GIS/CAD Export 7 10 14 28 39 64 69 Chapter Overview
Page 6 - Contents
6 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Contents Contents Introduction ................................................... 7 Licence Agreement and Support .................................. 8Software Protection ..................................................... 8 Installation ..........................
Page 7 - Introduction
Introduction 7 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Introduction Welcome to SKI-Pro, S tatic- KI nematic- Pro fessional GPS soft- ware for post-processing and man-agement of GPS data. SKI-Pro is thecomplete GPS office software pack-age that accompanies Leica GPSSystem 500 Hardware. What is SKI-Pro Lei...
Page 8 - Software Protection
Introduction 8 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Software Protection Part of SKI-Pro is not protected and may be used withoutthe software protection key (dongle). The unprotected partcontains: • Satellite Availability • Data Import • RINEX Export • ASCII Import / Export • Project Management • Coord...
Page 9 - Software Protection, continued
Introduction 9 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en The protected options are available individually and canbe accessed by using the software protection key only.The protected options are: • GPS-Processing • Datum and Map • Adjustment • RINEX Import • GIS / CAD Export If you are installing SKI-Pro all...
Page 10 - Installation
Installation 10 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Installation Installing SKI-Pro is a simple process. This brief chapterexplains everything you need to know regarding installa-tion. System requirements: The computer and system software you intend to use withSKI-Pro must meet the following minimum ...
Page 11 - Installation Instruction
Installation 11 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Installation Instruction SKI-Pro is delivered on a CD-ROM. If you donot have a CD-ROM drive you can order theinstallation on floppy diskettes separately. To install SKI-Pro from CD-ROM: Insert the CD-ROM labelled “GPS System 500SW”. The install shie...
Page 13 - Starting and exiting SKI-Pro
Installation 13 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Starting and exiting SKI-Pro To start SKI-Pro: Ensure that the green software protection key (dongle) is inserted into the parallel port of your computer. From the Windows TM Start bar, click Programs . Select SKI-Pro . Click SKI-Pro . To exit SKI-P...
Page 14 - An Overview of SKI-Pro
An Overview of SKI-Pro 14 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en An Overview of SKI-Pro SKI-Pro runs on 32-bit Microsoft ® Windows TM 98, 2000, NT, ME or XP platforms. As SKI-Pro software is based onan intuitive graphical interface with standard Windows TM operating procedures, it is remarkably easy to ...
Page 21 - Software Navigation Tools
An Overview of SKI-Pro 21 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en The various components of SKI-Pro may be accessedusing different methods. In order to navigate through thesoftware you may choose the tools which you prefer: Menu Toolbar List Bar Context-Menu Tabbed Views Software Navigation Tools
Page 22 - Software Navigation Tools, continued
An Overview of SKI-Pro 22 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Menu Bar The Menu Bar is a special Toolbar at the top of the screenthat contains menus such as File, Edit and View.The Menu Bar lists the available commands. If a com-mand is not applicable it is greyed out and not accessible. Toolbar Tool...
Page 23 - Views
An Overview of SKI-Pro 23 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Views Explorer-View Throughout SKI-Pro a powerful Explorer-View is utilized tolist information, be it database information or results fromcalculations. This view which has similar functionality asthe Windows TM Explorer view normally consi...
Page 26 - Accessing the On-line Help
An Overview of SKI-Pro 26 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Accessing the On-line Help The SKI-Pro On-line Help System is a very comprehen-sive reference and includes all the detailed informationabout the whole software package. Any Information NOT contained in this usermanual can be found in the O...
Page 28 - Quick Tour I - Real Time
Quick Tour I - Real Time 28 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Quick Tour I - Real Time This Quick Tour is a step-by-step tutorial in which youlearn how to work with real time GPS data. When usingreal time the processing and the applying of coordinatesystems is already done in the field, so that the...
Page 29 - Lesson One - Starting a Project and Importing Raw Data
Quick Tour I - Real Time 29 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Lesson One - Starting a Project and Importing Raw Data In Lesson One you will learn how to import GPS raw dataand at the same time create a new Project. Start-up SKI-Pro: From the Start menu select Programs , SKI-Pro and then click on SK...
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Quick Tour I - Real Time 30 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en The following dialog appears: Under Files of type: select GPS500 raw data . Under Look in: select the directory that contains the sample data: ...\SkiPro\SampleData\Sys500\ Realtime\Data\Geodb Depending where you installed SKI-Pro thepat...
Page 34 - Lesson Two – Exploring the View/Edit Component
Quick Tour I - Real Time 34 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Lesson Two – Exploring the View/Edit Component In Lesson Two you will learn some useful features of theView Edit component. The View/Edit project window opens directly in local gridzooming to the full extents including the reference sta-...
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Quick Tour I - Real Time 35 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en The display should now look as follows: The Point symbols indicate, that the point class isalready Measured , as the points were measured in real time in the field. For some points (e.g. BM1) the pointsymbol indicates, that the point cla...
Page 36 - Lesson Three - Exporting Coordinates to a Custom ASCII File
Quick Tour I - Real Time 36 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Lesson Three - Exporting Coordinates to a Custom ASCII File In this Lesson you will learn how to Export coordinates toa customized ASCII file. The Custom ASCII File export type is using a pre-defined format template file (*.frt) toexport...
Page 43 - Lesson Two - Processing Baselines
Quick Tour II - Post-Processing 43 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en In Lesson Two you will learn how toprocess and store baselines. The Project window allows you todisplay the content of a Project byusing different tabbed views. Click onthe tabs below the window to switchbetween the different view...
Page 44 - Lesson Two - Processing Baselines, continued
Quick Tour II - Post-Processing 44 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en The Point Property Sheet appears: Change the Point Class to Control . Change the Coordinates to the values below: Latitude: 47 ° 23’ 45.92367 N Longitude: 9 ° 38’ 10.58353 E Height: 429.279 m Click OK to confirm. The Point Symbol ...
Page 50 - Lesson Three - Creating a Coordinate System
Quick Tour II - Post-Processing 50 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Lesson Three - Creating a Coordinate System In this Lesson you will learn how to create a CoordinateSystem. A Coordinate System defines the parameters used tocalculate different coordinate representations. If a Coordi-nate System ...
Page 51 - Lesson Three - Creating a Coordinate System, continued
Quick Tour II - Post-Processing 51 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en In the Tree-View right-click on Coordinate Systems and select New. The following Property page appears: Fill in the Property page as above. Click OK to confirm. From the Window menu select Close or click the lower icon in the top ...
Page 52 - Lesson Four - Importing an ASCII File
Quick Tour II - Post-Processing 52 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en In this Lesson you will learn how to import the local controlpoints from a user defined ASCII file and create a Coordi-nate Set. From the Import menu click ASCII data . or from the Tools List Bar click Import ASCII Data The follow...
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Quick Tour II - Post-Processing 53 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en The Wizard Step 2 appears: Check Space , the columns will be selected automati- cally. Click Next to continue. The Wizard Step 3 appears: Right-click on the first column heading (0) and select Point Id Right-click on the second co...
Page 56 - Lesson Five - Calculating Transformation Parameters
Quick Tour II - Post-Processing 56 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en In this Lesson you will learn how to use the Datum/Maptool to calculate the transformation parameters. In order to be able to calculate Transformation parameterswe need two sets of coordinates. The first set will be thecoordinates...
Page 57 - Lesson Five - Calculating Transformation Parameters, continued
Quick Tour II - Post-Processing 57 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en The following view appears: To configure the Transformation type: Right-click on the background in one of the views and select Configuration or use the Toolbar button . Under Transformation select Classical 3D and confirm with OK ...
Page 59 - Lesson Six - Using a Coordinate System with a Project
Quick Tour II - Post-Processing 59 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Lesson Six - Using a Coordinate System with a Project In this Lesson you will learn how to use a CoordinateSystem with a Project and switch between WGS84 andlocal coordinates. If the Project Management is not already open: From th...
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Quick Tour II - Post-Processing 60 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Since you are now using a Coordinate System withEllipsoid, Map Projection and Transformation defined, youare able to switch the Coordinate System to Local andchange the Coordinate type to Grid. Using the Coordinate Format Toolbar ...
Page 61 - Lesson Seven - Exporting Coordinates to an ASCII File
Quick Tour II - Post-Processing 61 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Lesson Seven - Exporting Coordinates to an ASCII File In this Lesson you will learn how to Export coordinates toa user defined ASCII file. You can export coordinates to a variety ofother pre-defined formats. Please refer to theOn-...
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Quick Tour II - Post-Processing 62 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en The following Property page appears: Change Coord Type to Local and Grid . Change Coord. Class to Main . The coordinate triplets of the highest class will be exported. To continue, click on the Point tab. The following Property pa...
Page 64 - Quick Tour III - Format Manager; Lesson One - Creating a Format Template File
Quick Tour III - Format Manager 64 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Quick Tour III - Format Manager This Quick Tour is a step-by-step tutorial in which youlearn how to work with the Leica Format Manager pro-gram. For further details see the ‘Getting Started withFormat Manager’ manual. The Format M...
Page 65 - Lesson One - Creating a Format Template File, continued
Quick Tour III - Format Manager 65 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en The following dialog appears: Select Instrument class GPS500 . Click OK to confirm. The workspace displays a tree-view on the left hand side: To start creating the mask the tree-view has to be expanded. Double-click on Export Form...
Page 68 - Lesson Two - Uploading a Format Template File to the Sensor
Quick Tour III - Format Manager 68 Getting Started with SKI-Pro-2.5en Lesson Two - Uploading a Format Template File to the Sensor On the Sensor: Select Transfer , then GSI/ User File . Select the Job you want to convert, the Format file and give a File name. Note that Format Files need to be stored ...
