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GROUND CONTROL POINT (GCP) COLLECTION GUIDE:

Survey Workflow Using Stonex S900 GNSS Receivers In Conjunction With
Stonex S4II Data Collector Running Carlson SurvCE

Revision Date: March 7, 2019

Phoenix LiDAR Systems
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Page 1: ...ow Using Stonex S900 GNSS Receivers In Conjunction With Stonex S4II Data Collector Running Carlson SurvCE Revision Date March 7 2019 Phoenix LiDAR Systems 10131 National Blvd Los Angeles CA 90034 www...

Page 2: ...iguration 17 4 Rover Configuration 31 5 Troubleshooting a UHF Base Rover Pair 39 6 Other Preferred Data Collector Settings 41 7 Creating and Loading a Geoid Separation File for SurvCE 44 8 Survey Poin...

Page 3: ...copyright or other intellectual property right Phoenix LiDAR Systems products are not intended for use in medical life saving life sustaining critical control or safety systems or in nuclear facility...

Page 4: ...Stonex S4II GNSS Receiver User Manual Safety Information Before you use your receiver please make sure that you have read and understood the following warnings and safety requirements GNSS Safety Warn...

Page 5: ...ot use or charge the battery if it appears to be discolored warped or leaking battery fluid Do not expose the battery to fire high temperature or direct sunlight Do not immerse the battery in water Do...

Page 6: ...ess radio and a pacemaker These recommendations are consistent with the independent research by and recommendations of the U S Food and Drug Administration Persons with pacemakers should ALWAYS keep t...

Page 7: ...eiver are used to open the bottom battery cover Interfaces The bottom interface of the instrument is shown below and the protective plug covered on it is used for the dustproof and waterproof of the e...

Page 8: ...8 Control Panel The control panel is shown below The function of the power button and the LED indicators are shown below...

Page 9: ...tively at the command prompt with administrator rights type the two commands one row at a time followed by ENTER REG ADD HKLM SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services RapiMgr v SvcHostSplitDisable t REG_DWOR...

Page 10: ...art and clicking on SurvCE Note the Start icon is the windows flag in the lower left of the screen 2 The opening screen will be shown click on Continue Last Job or Select New Existing Job as appropria...

Page 11: ...p jobs in separate folders which you can manage from the Coordinate File menu 4 Select the System tab and choose the correct projection for your job Choose Distance units from Metric US Survey Feet or...

Page 12: ...ojection for your location from the list then click the green check mark Under the Country drop down box you can also find special county projections and standard UTM projections 5 The coordinate Proj...

Page 13: ...13 Select the coordinate projection desired for the survey and then click on the green checkmark to return to Job Settings 6 Select the Format tab 7 Select New Job tab...

Page 14: ...l File unchecked 8 Click the green check mark again to get back to the Main Menu The Connecting to Instrument dialog is shown 9 Click on Continue without Connecting to reach the main menu without reco...

Page 15: ...on SurvCE may display the Connecting to instrument dialog again If so simply press Continue without connecting 11 While you are at the System tab verify the correct Projection Datum and Ellipsoid is b...

Page 16: ...Separation File for SurvCE Since your LiDAR data collected using your Phoenix LiDAR system will be in Grid coordinates it is recommended to leave this box unchecked Just as an FYI If you are connecte...

Page 17: ...ion for the base that minimizes multipath via GNSS signal reflections on hard surfaces A clear view of the sky above a 10 degree mask is also important Partially obstructed masked satellites through t...

Page 18: ...your GNSS receiver Wait until the satellite LED is blinking green Do not proceed to GPS Base until the receiver is tracking enough satellites to provide a solution 4 Click on the 2 GPS Base button to...

Page 19: ...pe to Bluetooth and BT Type to Windows Mobile Then click the Configuration button the Hammer Wrench icon to the right of the BT Type 7 Click the Find Device button Wait 30 seconds while the data colle...

Page 20: ...lect it then click on the green check mark 9 A list of known devices will be shown with your recent selection highlighted Make sure the correct Receiver SN is selected and click on the Bluetooth Conne...

Page 21: ...s selected If the Base Receiver is mounted on a fixed height pole select Vertical and enter the Antenna Height as the pole height If the Base receiver is mounted on a tripod select Slant and enter the...

Page 22: ...MU feature requires a 5Hz minimum position rate If less than 5Hz is selected afterwards the IMU feature will be disabled Extra Safe Mode ramps up the thresholds on the ambiguity fixing algorithms so t...

Page 23: ...ration from the base Many radio configurations are possible The Base and the Rover MUST match Protocol Channel Over the Air Baud Forward Error Correction and Scrambling exactly It is best to set the S...

Page 24: ...a known position at this time please skip ahead to section 3 3 Base Configuration From Known Point If you don t know the position of the base click on Read From GPS 17 In this example we will read an...

Page 25: ...rage is usually sufficient to get a reasonable averaged position for the base Select radio button next to Number of Epochs and enter 30 Then click the green check mark 18 The collector will begin aver...

Page 26: ...e in Point List button Enter a reasonable Point ID and a reasonable Description For example BB for Broadcast Base This stores the Orthometric Height if a GEOID is defined for the ground mark under the...

Page 27: ...return to the Base Configuration menu Click the Yes button to Continue with Base Setup When prompted Base Configuration Successful Save Settings to File Click Yes to store the base location to a file...

Page 28: ...procedure is for setting up a base over a known position This procedure replaces steps 17 24 above in the 3 2 Base Configuration Workflow If you are set up over a known position and you have a geograp...

Page 29: ...oint List button Enter a reasonable Point ID and a reasonable Description For example BB for Broadcast Base This stores the Orthometric Height if a GEOID is defined for the ground mark under the base...

Page 30: ...return to the Base Configuration menu Click the Yes button to Continue with Base Setup When prompted Base Configuration Successful Save Settings to File Click Yes to store the base location to a file...

Page 31: ...also flashing blue with flashing rate corresponding to the sampling interval specified 1 Hz 4 Rover Configuration 1 Setup the Rover a Attach the UHF antenna to the head b Put a freshly charged batter...

Page 32: ...32 4 Select the Comms tab and set Type to Bluetooth and BT Type to Windows Mobile 5 Click on the hammer wrench button to the right of BT Type...

Page 33: ...Click on Find Device 7 Highlight the correct receiver the number is the serial number of the device make sure you are connecting to the Rover 8 Click on the bluetooth button just to the left of the r...

Page 34: ...34 SurvCE should now show the selected head as the Device 9 Click on the Receiver tab...

Page 35: ...e offsets If the Rover receiver is mounted on a fixed height pole select Vertical and enter the Antenna Height as the pole height Set the Elevation Mask to an appropriate elevation for the conditions...

Page 36: ...Receiver tab 11 Click on the RTK tab The Message Type should match the base This setting must be correct for the S900 receivers to function properly If you uncheck Use Any Base ID then the entered ba...

Page 37: ...ty to High on the Rover The Over the Air Baud Forward Error Correction and Scrambling settings must match the base as well 13 Click the green check mark to return to the RTK tab then click on the gree...

Page 38: ...38 14 After a moment you will be returned to the main menu Once the Receiver icon is green you are ready to begin your survey...

Page 39: ...conds 2 TOO CLOSE TO BASE If the base is very near less than 10 feet from the rover then the received signal at the rover may be too strong for the rover to understand If the data link LED is blinking...

Page 40: ...corrections Status FLOAT If the Rover reports Float then corrections are being received however the GNSS engine cannot resolve ambiguities to Fix the solution 1 Extremely long baseline distances will...

Page 41: ...data collector is brought out of Standby by briefly pressing the power key it is supposed to automatically reconnect to the head Depending on the state of communication before the data collector disco...

Page 42: ...ery Wi Fi Access Point One of the features of Windows CE and Windows Embedded is the automatic suggestion that you connect to every Wi Fi hotspot that you pass while surveying Even if you are connecte...

Page 43: ...kily there is a simple solution 1 Click at the top of the screen and then click on the icon that looks like a cell phone 2 Next click on the Wireless Manger link blue 3 Click on Menu Wifi Settings 4 C...

Page 44: ...ongitude Ellipsoid height from the ellipsoid It is very important that you survey with a GSF loaded for medium sized jobs job extending over a linear distance of 1000 meters Every three to five years...

Page 45: ...select Tools Geoid Manager 3 Choose the correct Geoid If you are in the United States the current correct GEOID is USA Geoid 12B however other geoids are available for use if you need to match an old...

Page 46: ...a Geoid file is loaded and in use by going to the Equip tab and then going to 7 Monitor skyplot and clicking on the Position tab where you will see the ellipsoid height and the Geoid separation listed...

Page 47: ...description prompt turned on then each shot is a single press of Enter and you must enter antenna height description or point ID changes prior to pressing Enter and taking the shot While collecting G...

Page 48: ...e a 1 epoch occupation 3 The A icon preferred for GCPs will average multiple epochs into one averaged point stored Set Number of Epochs to the number of static positions you wish to collect and averag...

Page 49: ...49 Then press the green check mark to begin point occupation The Average Results Window pops up Select the Green Check Mark to Store the Averaged Point...

Page 50: ...oad data from Base Receiver and Convert to Rinex and then post process the base position using OPUS RTX AUSPOS etc Once you have received your processed solution you will need to input the coordinates...

Page 51: ...51 3 Select the green check mark Wait a moment while the Data Collector adds the new point...

Page 52: ...Transform 6 Under the Translate Tab input the original point ID and N E Elv will be automatically populated or use 123 button Next input the Destination PP BASE ID and N E Elv will be automatically po...

Page 53: ...an leave Add to Point IDs blank 8 Select Store in New CRD File to preserve your original points and press the green check mark You will be prompted Transform Range of Points 1 6 Linework Selected None...

Page 54: ...h _Adj added to the end Select the green check mark when finished 10 Your points will be processed and stored in the new CRD file On the Process done prompt click OK 11 You can view your processed poi...

Page 55: ...55 13 Next go to File tab and click on 3 Points to view the list of adjusted points...

Page 56: ...ox press OK A standard file dialog will appear In this dialog choose a name for your ASCII file and then press OK After the file is written a dialog will appear telling you that the conversion if fini...

Page 57: ...57 2 Go to the File tab and click on 7 Import Export 3 Select Export Ascii File...

Page 58: ...rting Ascii data See settings below for a common GCP text file output Once you have selected your desired output settings click the green check mark 5 Enter name as your job name with file extension t...

Page 59: ...ion Completed Successfully will pop up click OK 6 Connect the S4II Data Collector to your PC via USB cable 7 Within WMDC select Connect without setting up your device then File Management and Browse t...

Page 60: ...c observation dat file from the base head to your PC Then use Stonex s Static to Rinex Converter tool to convert the dat file to a Rinex file which can be uploaded to OPUS RTX or other post processing...

Page 61: ...le clicking on the numerical value listed in the Antenna Height column Double check Antenna Measure Height Antenna Measure Mode and Antenna Param s Note The only time Antenna Measure Height and Output...

Page 62: ...TE Disable Set Station Coordinate With Single Point Position if you want the Rinex to display the user defined coordinates Enable this option only if you want to use the first autonomously computed po...

Page 63: ...r data collector to have Internet Connectivity you will want to check that the connection is valid The steps required to configure a network rover are shown below 12 1 Connecting Data Collector to a S...

Page 64: ...on has a complete circle around it then your data collector is already connected to the internet Skip to section 12 2 Check the Internet Connection 8 From the Wireless Manager click on Menu and then c...

Page 65: ...65 Enter your Network key the Wi Fi Password presented on the phone 12 Click Next...

Page 66: ...rnet Connection You can save a lot of time troubleshooting NTRIP connections by verifying that your data collector is really connected to the internet The easiest way to do this by browsing to an inte...

Page 67: ...ected to the internet 12 3 Configuring Network NTRIP Rover Configuration The first time your data collector is connected to a Wi Fi hotspot you will need to configure the Wi Fi access point and passwo...

Page 68: ...ent tab Select Manufacturer Stonex and the Model S900 3 Click on the Comms tab Choose Type Bluetooth and BT Type Windows Mobile as shown then click on the bluetooth settings hammer wrench icon to the...

Page 69: ...If your S900 Rover is not listed in the known device list click on Find Device and wait a moment until the data collector stops looking 5 Highlight the correct Device and then click on the green check...

Page 70: ...70 6 With the correct device selected click on the Bluetooth Connect button looks like Bluetooth icon with cable pointing towards it 7 You will return to the Comms menu...

Page 71: ...ould select either the Absolute or Relative antenna model Absolute is the correct answer in most cases Contact your network provider if you have any questions Set the Elevation Mask to an appropriate...

Page 72: ...rrect service Name IP Address Port User Name and Password for your network The example above shows the ORGN or the Oregon Real time GNSS Network Both the User Name and Password are case sensitive and...

Page 73: ...correct mount point for your area by clicking on the blue white i button After selecting the correct network base click the Green checkmark to return to the RTK tab 12 Click the Green checkmark withi...

Page 74: ...20 seconds after the receiver makes a network connection it should show Status FLOAT The Latency should be less than 5 seconds The satellite count should be reasonable Alternatively simply check the r...

Page 75: ...t by using the Internet Explorer to browse to a web page 4 If the Rover reports Float then corrections are being received It can take up to 1 minute after connecting for the rover to receive a base lo...

Page 76: ...ollowing prompt will appear You are currently in DEMO mode Each coordinate file will be limited to a maximum of 15 points Do you wish to register now To register your purchased license key select No t...

Page 77: ...77 4 Click at the top of the screen and then click on the Cell Phone icon Next click on Wireless Manager link blue 5 Click on Menu Wifi Settings 6 Select an available Wifi Network...

Page 78: ...78 7 Click Next 8 Enter Network key which is the wifi password then click Next...

Page 79: ...screen between the Back and the Next button to type wifi password 9 Click Finish to Configure Network You are now successfully connected to Wifi 10 Press OK and Exit out of Wireless Manager using the...

Page 80: ...at the home screen Navigate to the File tab in SurvCE and click on 9 About Stonex SurvCE 12 Select Change Registration then enter in Registration Serial Number and select Register with Data Collector...

Page 81: ...ars Note the Change Key and return here to enter it Press OK 14 You will be prompted Do you want to proceed click Yes 15 Fill out all fields except the Account Number field check the box stating you h...

Page 82: ...vice Model as Other Obtain your device Serial Number from the back of the data collector and enter it in the field Device Serial Number then select Register Device To Complete Registration 17 Select Y...

Page 83: ...ou have received the email with the change key power down data collector and restart Open SurvCE but this time when prompted You are currently in DEMO mode Each coordinate file will be limited to a ma...

Page 84: ...and then click the Green Checkmark 22 You should see Successful Stonex SurvCE 6 XX Registration click OK to finish registration 23 You may need to restart data collector and reopen SurvCE for registra...

Page 85: ...nload the latest version from www phoenixlidar com If you have any questions about this document please contact Phoenix LiDAR Systems by sending a message to support phoenixlidar com Copyright 2019 Ph...

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