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■ The sideshot data, such as manhole and hydrant locations, positions
along features such as driveways, top and bottom of slopes, drainage
ditches, and corner locations of buildings.
■ Equipment settings for the survey instrument.
You can enter observations from a data collector or total station, Traverse or
Sideshot Editor dialog boxes, menu commands, or the Survey Command
Line. Regardless of the method you use, all the observation data used to
create the points is stored in the observation database. The observation data-
base is stored in the project folder, c:\Land Projects <Version Number>\<project
name>\survey\<project name>.odb. All the point data (northing, easting, ele-
vation, and description) goes into the point database, c:\Land Projects <Ver-
sion Number>\<project name>\cogo\points.mdb.
You can modify observation data. For example, if you need to make adjust-
ments to the traverse loop for closure, you can adjust the observations by
using a traverse adjustment or Least Squares methods. When you make
traverse adjustments, the coordinates you reduce from the field book file are
updated in the drawing and in the project point database.
Entering Observed Data
You can enter survey information into both the Survey observation database
and the project point database in the following ways.
■ Download data from a data collector, making a field book file that you
can import.
■ Import a batch file of point and observation data.
■ Use the Survey Command Line to enter information using the Survey
Command Language.
■ Use the Survey Toolspace.
■ Use the Traverse and Sideshot Editors.
■ Use the menu commands.
You may want to experiment with several methods to find the one best
for you.