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Hydrological Services – HydroTablet 

25-Feb-15  Issue 1.00 

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3.5.1  Creating a Gauging Site 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Press Gauging to 
view the list of 
sites. 

List of sites. 

Press here to 
return to previous 
dialog. 

Press on + to 
create a new 
site. 

Type in the 
site name and 
press Add. 

Summary of Contents for Galaxy Tab Active SM-T360

Page 1: ...Hydrological Services HydroTablet 25 Feb 15 Issue 1 00 Page 1 of 22 Hydrological Services P L HS reserve the right to modify this document at any time HydroTablet Discharge Application OPERATION GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...ces HydroTablet 25 Feb 15 Issue 1 00 Page 2 of 22 Hydrological Services P L HS reserve the right to modify this document at any time AMENDMENTS Issue No Description By Date Checked Date 1 00 Initial Release SL 25 Feb 15 ...

Page 3: ...N EQUATIONS SELECTION 7 3 3 BLUETOOTH DEVICE 8 3 4 MEASURE ONLY 9 3 5 GAUGING 9 3 5 1 CREATING A GAUGING SITE 10 3 5 2 SITE INFORMATION 11 3 5 3 DELETING AND RENAMING SITES 11 3 5 4 CREATING A NEW GAUGING AT A SITE 12 3 5 5 GAUGING INFORMATION 12 3 5 6 GAUGING SUMMARY 14 3 5 7 DELETING GAUGING DATA 15 3 5 8 VIEWING AND EDITING GAUGING HISTORY 15 3 5 9 EMAILING GAUGING DATA 16 3 6 SOFTWARE UPDATE 1...

Page 4: ...mm x 14mm Weight 0 5kg Operating Temperature 200 C to 600 C Humidity 0 100 Waterproof Enclosure Rating IP67 Submersible to 1m for 30 mins Shockproof Can withstand a drop of up to 1 2m Display Sunlight readable colour display 1 2 Electronic Features Quad core 1 2GHz processor with 16GB storage and 1 5GB RAM Android operating system 8inch 1280 x 800 WXGA display and capacitive touchscreen WiFi 802 1...

Page 5: ...rbent towel Make sure the connector sockets are free from water dust and dirt before plugging in the charging lead 2 2 Battery Care The Galaxy Tab Active contains a rechargeable 4 45Ah battery which can be recharged via a standard 5V USB wall or car charger This battery is also replaceable 2 3 Touchscreen Care The touchscreen of the Galaxy Tab Active is a capacitive type and may be damaged if not ...

Page 6: ... LCD being sunlight readable most screens have been created using black text on a white background with a large text size to make it more easily readable when in the field 3 1 Operator Options Settings Click on the Options button Set the required calculation method and units The email address and observed by operator will be auto filled into the forms but the user will be given the choice to chang...

Page 7: ...35 0 14 n 0 15 V 0 6981n 0 0035 n 0 15 make this inequality bigger than the first 1 Equation Enter the same equation 3 times The inequality doesn t matter so just set it to n 1 00 n 2 00 When in the Options menu click on the Fans Meters button Press on to add a new Fan Adding a Fan Enter the fan no use the fan type and serial no Enter the equations as shown on the fan calibration provided Editing ...

Page 8: ...ill pop up a list of the devices found nearby simply select the required device and operation will begin NOTE The Bluetooth device should have been paired with the tablet in the Bluetooth Manager previously Select the Bluetooth device Bluetooth device we are connected to TSR Select the Bluetooth Settings see dialog below Bluetooth Settings in the device we are connected to Press here to return to ...

Page 9: ...gings are then performed at each site over time building up historical snapshots at that site For example GeorgesRiver_20140517_1115 GeorgesRiver GeorgesRiver_20140803_0912 GeorgesRiver_20141219_1402 GeorgesRiver_20150215_0845 SandyCreek_20140417_1204 SandyCreek SandyCreek_20140603_1033 SandyCreek_20140928_0949 CooksRiver_20140515_1003 CooksRiver CooksRiver_20140730_0755 CooksRiver_20141127_1139 C...

Page 10: ...ydrological Services P L HS reserve the right to modify this document at any time 3 5 1 Creating a Gauging Site Press Gauging to view the list of sites List of sites Press here to return to previous dialog Press on to create a new site Type in the site name and press Add ...

Page 11: ...by pressing the Get New Coords button the tablet has GPS facilities Or they may be entered manually by pressing the Edit Manually button Record any special notes about this site Press here to return to list of sites Press and hold on a site name an option list will appear Rename Delete NOTE If Delete is selected a confirmation dialog will appear All site history will also be deleted NOTE If a site...

Page 12: ... 3 5 5 Gauging Information Press on the site name momentarily to select the site Press on the to create a new gauging at the site Enter the appropriate information for this gauging Press here to return to the site information Observed By name is filled in automatically from the settings but can be edited here Take a photo to record the conditions on the day Press Next to start the gauging ...

Page 13: ... time Enter the appropriate information for each vertical Press on Next to start measurements at each point in the vertical Press on the plot symbol to view the plot data so far Press on Finish when all vertical measurements are complete Press Start to begin a current meter measurement Water Velocity is displayed while measurement is in progress ...

Page 14: ...ogical Services P L HS reserve the right to modify this document at any time 3 5 6 Gauging Summary When a historical gauging is viewed or gauging is complete or if the plot icon is pressed a summary of the gauging is displayed with a plot of the river profile and velocity data ...

Page 15: ...appear to Email Delete Select Multiple Press Delete to erase this one file If Select Multiple is pressed then each file must be selected as indicated by the tick To delete all selected files press the garbage bin symbol When viewing the site information press on the folder to see the list of historical gaugings Press on a filename momentarily to open the gauging data NOTE If the gauging is more th...

Page 16: ...a wireless hotspot with their phone and connect the Tablet to the internet through this hotspot and follow the steps below Press and hold on a historical gauging file an option list will appear to Email Delete Select Multiple Press Email to send this one file and the respective photo If Select Multiple is pressed then each file must be selected as indicated by the ticks To email all selected files...

Page 17: ...Tablet Application is loaded onto the Samsung Tab Active by Hydrological Services where a security key is generated for each specific tablet This ensures the Application is compatible with and has been tested on each device and has passed our Quality Assurance Please note The Application will not run on user provided android tablets or phones The Samsung Tab Active has the standard Samsung warrant...

Page 18: ...ical Services HydroTablet 25 Feb 15 Issue 1 00 Page 18 of 22 Hydrological Services P L HS reserve the right to modify this document at any time APPENDICIES Appendix A Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Actual Size 230mm ...

Page 19: ...dicated in the following table This weighted average is used as the flow for the vertical Pts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 0 6D 1 100 2 0 2D 0 8D 2 50 50 3 0 2D 0 6D 0 8D 3 25 50 25 4 0 2D 0 4D 0 6D 0 8D 4 20 30 30 20 5 Surfac 0 2D 0 6D 0 8D Bed 5 10 30 30 20 10 6 Surfac 0 2D 0 4D 0 6D 0 8D Bed 6 10 20 20 20 20 10 9 0 1D 0 2D 0 3D 0 4D 0 5D 0 6D 0 7D 0 8D 0 9D 9 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 Surfac 0...

Page 20: ...ocity of this vertical would therefore be Vmean V0 2D x 0 25 V0 6D x 0 50 V0 8D x 0 25 The following sketch shows a typical discharge with depth measurements d0 d1 d2 d3 taken at each vertical note d0 is the depth at the bank usually zero but may be non zero and the distance between the verticals b0 b1 b2 b3 calculated from the distance from the reference point and the mean water velocity v1 v2 v3...

Page 21: ...n the following diagram The discharge of each segment is calculated as Discharge Mean velocity x Mean depth x Width of Segment of Segment of Segment of Segment q 0 1 v1 x Bank Factor x d0 d1 2 x b0 q 1 2 v1 v2 2 x d1 d2 2 x b1 q 2 3 v2 v3 2 x d2 d3 2 x b2 etc where Mean velocity sum of mean velocity of 2 of Segment bounding verticals v1 v2 2 Mean depth sum of depth of 2 of Segment bounding vertica...

Page 22: ... segments however in the mid section method each segment is bounded by the midpoint of two verticals The discharge of each segment is calculated as Discharge Mean velocity x Depth of x Mean Width of Segment of Vertical Vertical between Verticals q1 v1 x d1 x b0 b1 2 q2 v2 x d2 x b1 b2 2 q3 v3 x d3 x b2 b3 2 etc where Mean Width sum of widths to 2 Between Verticals adjacent verticals b2 b3 2 The to...

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