Trimble GeoXT 6000Data Collection

Basic Components of the Trimble GeoXT 6000

Status LEDs

5 MP Camera

Touch Screen

GNSS Receiver

Light Sensor

SD Card Slot

TerraSync: Basic Display Information

Number of satellites connected

Estimated logging accuracy

Show/hide keyboard

Main operations tab

Setting Up the GPS to Begin Surveying

Press the GNSS button to connect or disconnect the GPS

receiver (Receiver must be connected to do any

surveying).

This tab also contains all GPS settings, most of which should

already be set up correctly.

Use the main operations tab to open “Setup”.

Status Tab

Use the status tab to check current satellite information.

Creating and Starting a New Trail File

Step 1: After opening TerraSync from the main

menu, type a logical name for the new file. Press

“Create” when finished.

Step 2: When you are ready to begin surveying,

Select “Trail” from the feature menu and press

“Create”.

Step 3: Fill in the required trail

information. Make sure that points are being logged as you move:

Nesting Features Within a TrailWhile logging the trail,

Under the “Options” tab, select “Nest”.

Select the appropriate feature from the list

that appears (You may need to scroll down).

Nesting Features Continued

When the feature screen appears, the

GPS will begin logging points.

Mandatory feature attributes are underlined.

When finished entering data, press

“Done”.

Once you return to the trail screen, you must press “Resume” to

continue logging points on the trail.

Trail logging will be paused when returning from nesting a feature.

The Map Screen

The map screen shows the trail and features that have been surveyed, as well as

your current location.

The map is helpful to avoid making wrong turns and to

check that the GPS is continually logging points.

In order to nest more features, you will have to return to the “Data” tab.

Completing and Segmenting Trails

When you reach the end of a trail, press

“Done” to end logging.

Ending the trail takes you back to the main

screen, where you can begin another trail or

close the file.

“Segment Line” creates a break in the trail line

without ending the trail. This allows the new

segment to be renamed or updated.

Opening and Updating Existing Files

Step 1: To open a file which has already been created, select “Existing File” from the drop down

menu.Step 2: Select desired file

from the file list.

Step 3: Either use “Update” to update existing features, or

“Collect” to collect new features.

*Note: Files can be arranged by name or date.

File ManagerFile manager can be accessed at any time from the “Data” tab.

Files can be searched by file type, or arranged in order by name or date.

Use file manager to delete and rename files, and to move files between the GPS

and a storage card.

Background Layers

Any file can be set as a

background file.

Background files show only trails, no features or other information is accessible.

Use to turn background layer on or off.

Use to select files to be used as the background layer.

Filtering Features

Use filter features to hide trail features and show only trail data

Filter Features Continued

In the Map tab, under Options, select “Filter…”

Under Features, change TRAIL from “Unfiltered” to

“All Filtered”. Uncheck “Unfiltered

Features” to hide features and show

only the trail.

Transferring Files to a Computer

Using GPS Pathfinder Office

File TransferGPS Pathfinder Office

Step 1: Connect GPS to computer with designated USB cable.

Step 2: Open GPS Pathfinder Office.

Step 3: Under “Utilities” select “Data Transfer”.

*Note: Make sure GPS connects correctly through Windows Mobile, or ActiveSync if using Windows XP.

File Transfer Continued

Step 4: When the Data Transfer window appears, select “Data File” under “Add”.

Step 5: Select the file or files to transfer to the computer.

*Note: Files which have not been transferred yet will be highlighted.