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TopSURV: Working with Photo NotesTopSURV: Working with Photo Notes

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Webinar AgendaWebinar Agenda• Photo Note, definition • Capturing a Photo Note • Recommended naming conventions • Associating to a field measurement • Editing a photo note • Export and viewing options

TopSURV - Working with Photo Notes

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Photo Notes, DefinitionPhoto Notes, Definition• Information. That is what we are

collecting in the field.

• Part of this information gathering is the powerful feature of automatically associating Photo Notes to what we measure.

• At your disposal is the ability to collect not just the traditional five fields of Point Number, Northing, Easting, Elevation, and Code..but also:

– full descriptive notes– digital photos– attributes to populate GIS

databases, etc.

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Photo Notes with Field ControllersPhoto Notes with Field Controllers

Topcon FC-2500 Field Controller

Topcon GRS-1 Integrated GNSS

Receiver and Controller

• Two field devices that have built in digital cameras are the Topcon FC-2500 field controller and the GRS-1 receiver.

• Digital photos taken in TopSURV will automatically be associated to the field measurement (the point).

Digital Camera

Digital Camera

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• Within the data collection screen of Survey / Topo, you have the expected options of declaring the point’s Name (number 102 for this example), and it’s functional Code (CP Control Point).

• If you wish to also collect a Photo Note for this field measurement, you can tap the Point Attribute Button.

Capturing a Photo NoteCapturing a Photo Note

Point Attribute

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• From the Point Attribute screen, you can populate any descriptive attributes that have been setup in your field job’s Code Library. However, to also associate a Photo Note, tap the Photo Note tab.

• There are two methods available. You can either Browse to an existing image on your controller (perhaps taken previously or with another digital camera) or you can Capture an image where you stand.


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• Once you select that you want to Capture an image, TopSURV will instantly power the internal digital camera on in your field controller. Notice that at the bottom of the screen, you can toggle and change your camera’s image resolution.

• If you use the higher resolutions, you will need to keep the camera quite still and the file sizes will be larger. Not a bad thing, just be aware of that.

• It is common to “split the difference” and use the preset camera resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels. Typically this resolution will result in images that are about 80 Kb in file size.


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• For this example the point number is 102 with the descriptor code of CP Control Point. To capture a photo note, tap the icon / button of a camera.

• Once the photo is taken, you are offered a preview screen. You can either Cancel or accept the photo by tapping the Finish button.


Preview before accepting

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• What do you name the resulting image? It is a user preference. However, it is common to name the image something similar to the point (field measurement) that it is to be associated with.

• Recall that for this example, the point number is 102. Therefore, we will declare that this image is also named “102”.

• Notice where the image is automatically being stored (…\TopSURV \ Images \ <Job Name>). …we’ll see this later.

Recommended Naming ConventionsRecommended Naming Conventions

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• By tapping the OK button within Point Attribute screen, you will be returned to the Topo point measurement dialog.

• For this example, multiple photo notes have been taken and associated to the point numbered 102. However, the field measurement has not been taken. ..we are “spring loaded”.

• With the bubble in the circle and the receiver in a Fixed solution, we can tap the Start button to record our field measurement. The photo notes are automatically associated to the Topo point.

Associating to a Field MeasurementAssociating to a Field Measurement

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Associating to a Field MeasurementAssociating to a Field Measurement

Take single or multiple

Photo Notes

Store a Topo point

Photos will be

associated to the point.

Take single or multiple

Photo Notes

Store a Topo point

Photos will be

associated to the point.

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Questions?Questions?

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• The (three epoch) field measurement for point numbered 102 has been taken. Therefore, TopSURV automatically incremented the point number to 103.

• To pause and check if the Photo Notes were associated to point number 102, you can tap the Context Menu (Topcon logo at upper left corner) and select Edit Points.

• This will shortcut you from the Topo screen directly to a listing of all points currently in your TopSURV field job.

Editing a Photo NoteEditing a Photo Note

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• Tap to select the point that you want to review (point 102 for this example) and Edit. You will instantly see the field measurement’s coordinates. However, since this point has Photo Notes associated to it, you will want to tap the Photo Note tab.

• Here in the Edit Point screen, you can quickly see which photos are associated to it. The toggle button to the right is a visual indication that there are more photos available for this topo measurement. …excellent.

Editing a Photo NoteEditing a Photo Note

More Photos Available

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Export and Viewing OptionsExport and Viewing Options

Office processing software, purchased and available in eight

unique modules. Powerful visualization tool as well.

No cost data transfer (download) and conversion

office software

Data collection software for survey, construction, GIS, etc..

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• To import a TopSURV field job into Topcon Tools office software, begin with establishing an ActiveSync connection to your field controller.

• Go to Job / Import from Device and navigate to where you have stored your field job. Select the field job and Open.

• All raw data and any associated Photo Notes will be imported into your Topcon Tools office job.


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Notice that some points have Photo

Notes

• Within the Points tab, notice that there is a column named Photo Notes. Tap this header description to sort all field work.

• As a result, all points with Photo Notes will be grouped together.

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• To view a point’s Photo Note, it is common to right button click and select the point’s Properties.

• Click to select the Photo Note tab. Stretch and resize the whole Properties dialog screen for a better view.

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• From Topcon Tools office software, you can launch a Google Earth viewer.

• Go to View / Google Earth and select either Map View or CAD View.

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• By taking advantage of TopSURV’s code driven line work functionality, all lines will be automatically displayed with a Google Earth backdrop. …instant map!

CAD View from Topcon Tools Google Earth Viewer from Topcon Tools

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Questions?Questions?

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• The Google Earth viewer from Topcon Tools office software is a “real time” link. As you add or remove data in Topcon Tools, it is also added or removed instantly in Google Earth.

• That said, if any of the points that you have in Topcon Tools have Photo Notes associated to them, you can click on them within Google Earth to view as well.

Google Earth Viewer from Topcon ToolsGoogle Earth Viewer from Topcon Tools

Click on points that have Photo

Notes

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Google Earth Viewer from Topcon ToolsGoogle Earth Viewer from Topcon Tools

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