FAST Survey Software Getting Started Guide From V 3.1.
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Introduction to FAST Survey................................................................. 1 Installing FAST Survey......................................................................... 2 Installation Procedure ..................................................................... 2 Registering as a FAST Survey User........................................................ 4 Creating a New FAST Survey Job ..........................................................
English Using FAST Survey’s Raw Data Collection Function .............................. 48 Collecting Raw Data in Static or Kinematic Mode............................. 48 Deleting Raw Data Files ................................................................ 51 Appendix .......................................................................................... 52 Using an External Radio Transmitter............................................... 52 Using an External Radio with a ProMark 220 ................
FAST Survey is a software program intended for advanced land surveying. FAST Survey can be used with the following Spectra Precision GNSS receivers: • ProMark 500, 700, 800 • ProMark 100, 120, 200, 220 • ProFlex 500, 800 • EPOCH 50 In its standard version, FAST Survey allows you to perform the following types of surveys. • Logging positions of points in the coordinate system used.
Installing FAST Survey English This section describes how to install FAST Survey from the Spectra Precision web site. FAST Survey can be installed on the following Spectra Precision data collectors: • Ranger 3 • T41 • ProMark 100, 120, 200, 220 (ProMark 1x0, ProMark 2x0) • MM10 data collector • MobileMapper 6 • MobileMapper CX • FT-1 If Windows 7 or Windows Vista is used, you don’t normally need to install an additional program on your computer.
• Turn on the data collector. • On your computer, run the “exe” file you have just downloaded. This starts the FAST Survey Setup Wizard. • Click Next>. • Check on the I accept the terms in the License Agreement option and then click Install. • At the end of this phase, a message appears asking you to check the data collector screen to see if additional steps are needed to complete the installation. • Click OK, then Finish to complete installation on computer side.
Registering as a FAST Survey User English The first time you start FAST Survey, you will be prompted to register your license of the software. If you do not register, FAST Survey will remain in demo mode, limiting each job file to a maximum of 30 points. FAST Survey registration is done via the Internet at the following address: http://www.survce.
1. Turn on the data collector and wait until the boot sequence is complete. 2. Make sure the clock is set properly before starting FAST Survey. 3. Tap on “FAST Survey” on the Today screen to launch FAST Survey. 4. Tap the Select New/Existing Job button. This opens the Coordinate Files window. 5. Tap on the highlighted “crd” file name located at the bottom of the screen. This opens FAST Survey’s virtual keyboard with the file name now appearing above. 6.
English selected or created projection will then be selectable from the combo box. On the Stake tab: – Precision: Choose the number of decimal places (0 to 5) used to express the three coordinates of any stakeout point. “0.000” (3 decimal places) is the best setting to fully benefit from the precision offered by your equipment. On the Format tab: – Coordinate Display Order: Choose the order in which you want FAST Survey to display East and North coordinates (East, North or North, East).
First-Time Use English How FAST Survey Interfaces With a GNSS Receiver Via Bluetooth Right after you start FAST Survey and create or open your first job, FAST Survey will activate the previous connection to the receiver, if that is possible. Assuming a base and a rover are nearby and powered on, follow the procedure below to perform a Bluetooth connection with the base. • Tap Equip>GPS Base.
English to configure the rover (see Configuring a Rover on page 21). From the Comms tab, you will be able to access the Bluetooth Devices window and select the rover receiver from the list of remote receivers detected by Bluetooth, in the same way as you did for the base. Switching Between Base and Rover During a FAST Survey session, you can quickly change the receiver you are communicating with (provided the receiver you want to communicate with is within Bluetooth range).
The following Spectra Precision GNSS receivers may be used as a base: ProMark 800, EPOCH 50, ProFlex 800 or ProMark 220. Prerequisites For ProMark 220: • If you are using the internal GSM modem, insert the SIM card making possible the use of the modem. • If you are using an external radio, connect that radio to the receiver using a POGO cable (see Using an External Radio with a ProMark 220 on page 53).
English Configuration Steps In FAST Survey, tap on the Equip tab and then on the GPS Base button. A message may appear asking you to confirm your choice of configuring a base. Tap Yes. This opens the Current tab of the GPS Base window. You will have to go through four different configuration tabs (only three for ProMark 220) before the base is configured and made operational.
Use this tab to set the connection between the data collector running FAST Survey and the GNSS receiver you intend to configure as a base. ProMark 220 being both a GNSS receiver and a data collector, the connection between these two parts is managed internally and automatically. That’s why the Comms tab does not exist for this receiver. For all other Spectra Precision receivers, you can choose between a Bluetooth or cable connection, as explained below.
Receiver Tab English Use this tab to set the different operating parameters the GNSS receiver will use as a base. The table below lists the parameters you have to set on this tab (and sub-tabs), depending on the GNSS receiver model you are using.
• Use QZSS: Enables/disables the use of the QZSS (QuasiZenith Satellite System) constellation covering Japan and the Far East. • Use GPS: Enables/disables the use of the GPS constellation (enabled by default). • Source Datum: If GPS is used, this is a read-only field providing the name of the datum (i.e. “W84”) on which position solutions are computed. If GLONASS is used and GPS is not used, you have the choice of which datum to use: either “W84” (GPS datum) or “PZ90.02” (GLONASS datum).
These settings are detailed below. English Device: The device used may be one of the following: 1. An internal or external radio transmitter. Corrections will be broadcast through a UHF radio link. 2. An internal or external GSM modem. Corrections will be broadcast through either a network connection, of the NTRIP or Direct IP type (TCP/IP or UDP/IP), or a phonelike connection, of the Direct Dial type (modem operated in CSD mode).
Device Internal Radio (TX) Choice of external radios (TX) EPOCH 50 ProMark 220 ProMark 800 “Internal ADL” “Internal ADL” Pacific Crest PDL Satel 3AS Airlink SS900 ARWest TRL-35 Satel 2AS ARWest/Javad435 Wavecom Wavecom Fasttrack IP Satel Satelline Pacific Crest ADL Internal Modem ProFlex 800 Satel Ashtech U-Link ARF7474B EU ARF7474A NA Pacific Crest PDL Pacific Crest ADL Satel Ashtech U-Link Magellan Radio ARF7474B EU ARF7474A NA Pacific Crest PDL Pacific Crest ADL “Data collector Phone” “Intern
English Network: You need to set the Network field when a GSM modem is used. For each GNSS receiver model, the table below lists the type of connection you can implement (Network field), based on the choice you make for “Device”.
Your Choice Concerned for “Device” GNSS receiver “Internal GSM” ProMark 800 ProFlex 800 “Data Collector Internet” ProMark 800 ProFlex 800 EPOCH 50 “Data Collector Phone” All “Internet/ Phone” ProMark 220 “GSM Modem” EPOCH 50 next to Device): Device Settings Required • Power Management (Manual or Auto) • Band (850/1900, 900/1800 or 900/ 1900) • Provider (Cingular, T-Mobile, MoviStar, User, Other). For the last two options, define APN Server, APN User Name & APN Password.
English used on EPOCH 50 side can only be port 2 (COM 2). The port used on data collector side should be defined when setting the chosen device. 2. Setting a base as an NTRIP source (applicable to all ProFlex and ProMark receivers): • Depending on the receiver used, choose the appropriate device so you can set Network= “NTRIP” (see the above two tables). • Tap on , next to Network. • In the Name drop-down list, overwrite “” with the name of the NTRIP broadcaster.
3. Setting a base to deliver corrections to a static IP address: • Choose the appropriate device so you can set Network=“TCP/IP Network” (or “UDP/IP Network”). • Through the TCP/IP Network drop-down list displayed further down on the screen, select the name of the base corresponding to your base configuration. If the TCP/IP Network list is blank, tap on next to it. In the Name drop-down list, overwrite “” with the name of the base. Then enter its IP address and IP port.
English Completing the Base Configuration Phase 20 • After you’ve been through all the tabs, tap to save all your settings. • FAST Survey then asks you to set the base position. Depending on the chosen method, follow the instructions displayed on the screen to define this position (see also Setting the Base Position With FAST Survey on page 56 for more information). This completes the base configuration phase, and the base should now start operating as configured.
The following Spectra Precision GNSS receivers may be used as a rover: ProMark 700, ProMark 800, EPOCH 50, ProFlex 800 or ProMark 220. Prerequisites For ProMark 220: • If you are using the internal GSM modem, insert the SIM card making possible the use of the modem. • If you are using an external radio, connect that radio to the receiver using a POGO cable (see Using an External Radio with a ProMark 220 on page 53).
English Configuration Steps In FAST Survey, tap on the Equip tab and then on the GPS Rover button. A message may appear asking you to confirm your choice of configuring a rover. Tap Yes. This opens the Current tab of the GPS Rover window. You will have to go through four different configuration tabs (only three for ProMark 220) before the rover is configured and made operational.
Use this tab to set the connection between the data collector running FAST Survey and the GNSS receiver you intend to configure as a rover. ProMark 220 being both a GNSS receiver and a data collector, the connection between these two parts is managed internally and automatically. That’s why the Comms tab does not exist for this receiver. For all other Spectra Precision receivers, you can choose between a Bluetooth or cable connection, as explained below.
Receiver Tab English Use this tab to set the different operating parameters the GNSS receiver will use as a rover. The table below lists the parameters you have to set on this tab (and sub-tabs), depending on the GNSS receiver model you are using.
• Base Receiver Type: You may specify the manufacturer of the base providing your rover with corrections. This will ease the process through which the rover can decode these corrections. If you have no idea which receiver model is used at the base, select AUTOMATIC and the rover will automatically find out the manufacturer of the base receiver.
English • Use GPS: Enables/disables the use of the GPS constellation (enabled by default). • Source Datum: If GPS is used, this is a read-only field providing the name of the datum (i.e. “W84”) on which position solutions are computed. If GLONASS is used and GPS is not used, you have the choice of which datum to use: either “W84” (GPS datum) or “PZ90.02” (GLONASS datum). • Virtual Antenna: This option is disabled by default.
Device: The device used may be one of the following: 1. An internal or external radio receiver. Corrections will be received through a UHF radio link. 2. An internal or external GSM modem. Corrections will be received through either a network connection, of the NTRIP or Direct IP type (TCP/IP or UDP/IP), or a phonelike connection, of the Direct Dial type (modem operated in CSD mode).
English The table below gives an overview of the devices available for each GNSS receiver model and tells you which option to choose in the Device field to make this device active.
Your Choice for “Device” EPOCH 50 ProMark 220 “Internal GSM” “Data Collector Internet” TCP/IP Direct UDP/IP Direct NTRIP SpiderNet “Data Collector Phone” Direct Dial TCP/IP Direct NTRIP SpiderNet Direct Dial “Internet/ Phone” “GSM Modem” ProMark ProMark ProFlex 700 800 800 TCP/IP Direct NTRIP SpiderNet TCP/IP Direct UDP/IP Direct NTRIP SpiderNet Direct Dial NOTE 1: In some cases, the Network field may include the None option. This option does not correspond to any specific operating mode.
English 1. Setting the chosen device (tap on Your Choice Concerned for “Device” GNSS receiver “Internal GSM” ProMark 800 ProFlex 800 “Data Collector Internet” ProMark 800 ProFlex 800 EPOCH 50 “Data Collector Phone” All “Internet/ Phone” ProMark 220 “GSM Modem” EPOCH 50 next to Device): Device Settings Required • Power Management (Manual or Auto) • Band (850/1900, 900/1800 or 900/ 1900) • Provider (Cingular, T-Mobile, MoviStar, User, Other).
2. Setting a rover to receive corrections from an NTRIP network: • Depending on the receiver used, choose the appropriate device so you can set Network= “NTRIP” (see the above two tables). • Tap on , next to Network. • In the Name drop-down list, overwrite “” with the name of the NTRIP broadcaster. Then enter the NTRIP broadcaster’s IP address and port ID. Lastly, enter the user name and password allowing the rover to acquire corrections from this NTRIP service.
English • Through the Base ID drop-down list displayed further down on the screen, select the name of the base you want to work with. If the Base ID list is blank, tap on next to it. In the Name drop-down list, overwrite “” with the name of the base. Then enter its IP address and IP port. NOTE: For each new base entry, first select “” from the Name drop-down list, and then enter the base parameters (Name, Address, Port, Send Rover Position to Network?).
After the data link has been established, the rover starts acquiring corrections data from the selected source. Note that some rover models will automatically recognize the format of the received data (ATOM, RTCM2.3, RTCM 3, CMR, CMR+, DBEN). Do the following before starting your survey: • In the Equip menu, tap on the Monitor/Skyplot button • Read the different parameters displayed on the screen.
English In NTRIP and Direct IP modes, a Disconnect/Connect button is available on the Quality tab to easily control the network connection. There is also a horizontal bar showing the GSM signal level. In Direct Dial mode, a Hang up button is available on the same tab to terminate the connection with the base. • Tap after you have made sure the FIXED position status is settled. This takes you back to the FAST Survey menu from which you can start your survey.
Uploading Stakeout Points In your office, do the following: • Connect the receiver or data collector to your office computer using the USB data cable. For ProMark 1x0 or 2x0, place the receiver on its docking station and connect the docking station to the computer via the USB cable. • Make sure Windows Mobile Device Center (or ActiveSync for older computers) is installed on your computer and is allowed to perform USB connections.
English Using GNSS Solutions: • Run GNSS Solutions on your office computer. • Open the project containing the stakeout points you want to transfer to the receiver or data collector as your job. • On the project map view, select all the reference and target points making up your job. • Select Project>Upload Positions to External Device.. • Select RTK Job and FAST Survey data collector. • Click OK. • Name the job (e.g. MYJOB). Keep the Selected Targets and References option selected and click OK.
English Provides access to point list. Example of points list: Name of stakeout point Coordinates of stakeout point Provides access to graphic screen 4. Once you have chosen a point, tap . A graphic screen is now displayed to help you head for the point.
English Provides access to previous screen (Select “Graph” in menu) Your current position and heading Stakeout point (target) Current status of position solution Used to select which guidance data to display (underneath) Used to select which guidance data to display for the point: coordinates or quality data When the remaining distance is within the stakeout tolerance (this parameter can be changed in Equip>Tolerances), markers appear in the four corners of the target.
1. Tap on the Survey tab and then on Store Points. The screen now displayed allows you to log all your points. The figure below summarizes all the functions available from that screen.
English 2. If you choose Distance, enter the horizontal and vertical increment value respectively in the X/Y and Z fields, according to the chosen unit. If you choose Time, enter the increment value, in seconds. 3. Enter a point Id. for the start point in the Starting Pt ID field. This field will be incremented by one after each point logging. Initially, the Point Id. may only consist of letters (e.g. “ABCD”). FAST Survey will then increment the Point Id. as follows: ABCD1, ABCD2, etc. 4.
• Copy the FAST Survey job (crd job) to any folder on your computer. • Run SPSO. • Open the project in which you want to add the points collected in the field with FAST Survey. • On the SPSO menu bar, select File then Import. This opens the Import pane on the right. SPSO lists all the files found on the computer that may be imported to SPSO. Your crd job file should be present in that list. • Select your crd file and click on the Import button at the bottom of the Import pane.
English For your information, this tab shows the name of the projection selected earlier for the project (see File>Job Settings>System). Choosing another projection here would change the projection used in the job. It is your responsibility to have the right projection selected on which the localization process is going to be run. • Tap on the GPS tab and select your localization methods for multi-point and one-point localizations.
• Or tap on the button to access the list of points available. Choose one and tap the green button to return to the Local Point window. • Or tap on the button to select the point directly on the map of the working area. 3. Tap on the green button ( ) to enter the name and local coordinates of the reference point. FAST Survey then asks you to enter the WGS84 coordinates of the point. Choose one of the following methods: • Read GPS.
English 4. With the point selected in the list, tap on the On/Off button to tell FAST Survey how the point should be used in the localization process. You can force the local grid to pass through its horizontal position by checking the Horizontal Control button and/or its vertical position by checking the Vertical Control button. Clearing the two options means the point is not involved at all in the localization process. Tap on the green button to validate your choices. 5.
1. With your job open in FAST Survey, tap on the Equip tab and then on the Localization button. 2. Tap on the GPS tab and select “Helmert” from the Multi Point Method field. 3. Tap on the By Helmert tab and then enter the seven parameters defining the new datum of the local grid. 4. Tap . The localization process is now complete and active. This means every new point you will now survey will be expressed on the local grid.
English If your data collector is currently connected to the computer via ActiveSync, instructions will also be provided to install the geoid file on the receiver as well (in \Program Files\Geoids Data\). Tap “No” in this case. Installing the Extract Tool on your Computer • Go back to the web page: http://resources.ashtech.com/ GEOIDS, • Click on Extract Tool located at the bottom of the menu in the left-hand part of the screen.
Deselecting the Currently Used Geoid File In • • • FAST Survey, do the following: In the Equip menu, tap on the Localization button. Tap on the GPS tab. Tap on the Geoid File: button. This opens the \MyDevice\FAST Survey\Data\ folder. • Select the file corresponding to the geoid currently used. • Tap . This causes the geoid filename to disappear from underneath the Geoid File: button, meaning the geoid is no longer used in FAST Survey.
Using FAST Survey’s Raw Data Collection Function English (Not supported by ProMark 700 and EPOCH 50) Collecting Raw Data in Static or Kinematic Mode Collecting raw data with FAST Survey may be done in static or kinematic mode. In Stop & Go kinematic, you may tag several points and mark the beginning and end of static occupations on these points. These events will be saved in the raw data file.
49 English 5. Use the Tag New Site button to tag the raw data file with the name of the site (point or line) you are surveying: • Site Name: Enter a four-character name (recommended) so that the entire name, and not a truncated name, can appear later in the raw data file name. Longer site names will not be truncated however in GNSS Solutions. For a static observation (by a base or a rover), enter the name of the site where data collection takes place.
English 6. Tap . A new screen is displayed summarizing all your settings. • Site Duration: Shows the time elapsed since you started the observation on the point • Time Remaining is displayed only if you have selected After (x minutes) • Reminder on the antenna parameters used (height and type) • Stop Point Logging: Tap on this button to stop the observation on the point (required if Manually was selected). if After (x minutes) was selected, tapping on this button will shorten the observation.
Use FAST Survey to delete raw data files from the receiver internal memory. 1. Tap on the Survey tab and then on Log Raw GPS. 2. Tap on File Manager. The screen displays the following parameters: • List of raw data filenames. • Selected storage medium. • Free memory available. • Current number of raw data files in memory. 3. Unless already done, select Internal Mem to list the files stored in the internal memory. 4. To delete one file, highlight its name in the list and tap the Delete button.
Appendix English Using an External Radio Transmitter Using a Supported Radio: • Choose the model of radio used from the Device drop-down list. You may need to make some additional settings, depending on the model of radio you are using. When shown, the button next to the Device dropdown list, should be used to access and make these additional settings. See table below.
POGO Cable P/N 111659 Red +DC IN* Black GND, 0.5 A Orange +DC OUT** Black White Yellow Green Blue GND, 2 A UHF_RTS UHF_RX UHF_TX UHF_CTS POGO Connector *: DC power input (12-28 V DC/2 A external battery) **: DC power output to UHF radio (12 V DC/0.
English Additional Settings for External Radios Pacific Crest Radios (ADL, PDL, XDL) Parameter Name Protocol Radiated Power (ADL only, if radio connected to a base) Power management (if radio connected to a rover) Squelch (if radio connected to a rover) Possible choices ADL: “Trimtalk”.
Transmitter Magellan Radio (P/N 800986-x0) Magellan Radio (P/N 800986-x0) U-Link TRx U-Link TRx Saving/Restoring Base and Rover Configurations English The DSNP protocol should be used for the following transmitter-receiver combinations: Receiver U-Link Rx PDL PDL TDRE (Z-Max) FAST Survey allows you to save into a file all the settings you have prepared for your base or rover. This function is useful when you regularly have to switch between two or more configurations.
Saving a Configuration English • Tap Equip then GPS Base for a base, or GPS Rover for a rover. • Enter all the parameters needed to set the equipment in the tabs presented in this window. • Before you tap to load the configuration to the receiver, come back to the Current tab. • Tap on the Save button located in the lower part of the window and then name the configuration (e.g. “Radio” or “NTRIP”). • Name the configuration file and tap .
Choice Case of Use Choose this option if the base is installed on a point you surveyed earlier and the latitude, longitude and ellipsoidal height Previously Surof this point are saved in the open job. In this case, select this veyed Point point from the job’s point list or select it graphically on the map of the working area. Choose this option if the coordinates of the point where the base is installed are known and expressed in the projection system used in the job.
Index English A Active Sync 2, 35, 41 ADVNULLANTENNA 13, 26 Ambiguity fixing 25, 55 Angle 5 Angle Entry and Display 6 ATOM 33, 48 AUTO 33 Auto by interval 39 G Geoid (deselect) 47 GLONASS 12, 25, 55 GNSS Solutions 36, 41 GNSS Toolbox 9, 21 GPS base 8 GPS On/Off 13, 26 GPS rover 8 GSM signal level 34 B H Base position 56 Base receiver type 25 Bluetooth 6, 7, 8 Hang up 34 Helmert 42, 45 Horizontal Control 44 C I Change key 4 Close File 50 CMR 33 COGO 1 Collect raw data 48 Comms tab 7, 11, 23 Confide
S Satel 53 Save (rover/base configuration) 55 SBAS 12, 25, 55 Send file after config 13, 25 Set Receiver Name 7 Set Receiver PIN 7 SIM card 9, 21 Site Attr.
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