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2. Logging and Describing a Point Feature
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Choose the type of feature you want to log from this
list. You can tell by the name of this feature whether it
is a point feature, a line feature or an area feature.
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Highlight a point feature (you are supposed to be near
one of these features) and press ENTER. This starts
feature logging.
The Logging screen is now displayed where you can
see the list of attributes pertaining to this feature. You
will now enter the “Description” phase of the feature
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With the first attribute highlighted, press ENTER and
choose the right attribute value describing the feature
near you and press ENTER. This takes you back to the
Logging screen.
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Highlight the next attribute in the list and repeat the
previous step. Repeat this step until all the attributes
have been properly described.
“Describing” the feature only takes a few seconds. By
the time you are done with the feature description, the
feature’s GPS position will probably have been saved
in the job. You can also stay more time on the feature
to let the receiver determine several positions. This
will give an even more accurate position for the feature
as MobileMapper Pro will average all the GPS posi-
tions it has computed on the feature.
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To stop logging the feature, on the Logging screen, use
the down arrow to highlight the
Close
field and press
ENTER. This takes you back to the Feature List screen
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Move to the next feature and resume the above
instructions to log this feature.
MobileMapper Pro uses
a fixed, time-based log-
ging interval (1 second)
when you log a point
feature. The logging
interval parameter can-
not be accessed when
you log a point feature.
Logging screen
The Logging screen
also displays the time
elapsed since you
started logging at this
point feature, the num-
ber of satellites cur-
rently received and the
current value of PDOP
(see also page 28).
If you start logging a
new feature and you
realize you this is a
mistake, then you can
delete the new feature
being logged by press-
ing MENU and select-
ing Delete <feature
name>.
Deleting features only
applies to new fea-
tures being logged, not
to features already
logged.
