Leica Geosystems RoadRunner Product manual

Leica RoadRunner
Technical Reference Manual
Version 5.0
English

2RoadRunnerIntroduction
Introduction
Purchase Congratulations on the purchase of a RoadRunner application.
)To use the product in a permitted manner, please refer to the detailed safety directions in the
User Manual.
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Validity of this manual This manual can apply to GPS900, GPS1200, all RX1250 controllers and TPS1200.
The following main softkeys refer to GPS900, GPS1200 and RX1250 in GPS mode.
Type: _________________________
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Type Description
)Important paragraphs which must be adhered to in practice as they enable
the product to be used in a technically correct and efficient manner.

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They have the same functions in all manuals referring to GPS900, GPS1200, RX1250.
Softkey Description of Softkey
OCUPY (F1) To start measuring the point being staked. The position
mode icon changes to the static icon. (F1) changes to
STOP. The difference between the current position and
the point being staked is still displayed.
STOP (F1) To end measuring the point being staked. When Auto
STOP: Yes in CONFIGURE Point Occupation Settings,
recording of positions ends automatically as defined by
the stop criteria. The position mode icon changes to the
moving icon. (F1) changes to STORE. After ending the
measurements, the differences between the measured
point and the point to be staked are displayed.
STORE (F1) To store the measured point. When Auto STORE: Yes in
CONFIGURE Point Occupation Settings, the measured
point is stored automatically. (F1) changes to OCUPY.

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The following main softkeys refer to TPS1200 and RX1250 in TPS mode
They have the same functions in all manuals referring to TPS1200, RX1250.
SHIFT CONEC (F3)
and
SHIFT DISCO (F3)
To dial the number of the reference station configured in
the active configuration set and to hang up immediately
after the survey is completed. Available for OCUPY (F1)
or STORE (F1) being displayed and for real-time devices
of type digital cellular phone or modem. Available for
Auto CONEC: No in CONFIGURE GSM Connection.
SHIFT INIT (F4) To select an initialisation method and to force a new
initialisation. Available for OCUPY (F1) or STORE (F1)
being displayed and for configuration sets allowing phase
fixed solutions. Refer to the "Technical Reference
Manual".
Softkey Description of Softkey

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Softkey Description of Softkey
ALL (F1) To measure/record distances and angles.
DIST (F2) To measure and display distances.
REC (F3) To record/store the measured data.
SHIFT POSIT (F4) To position the instrument, depending on the Auto Posi-
tion setting.

6RoadRunnerTable of Contents
Table of Contents
In this manual Chapter Page
1 Step 1 - RoadRunner Begin 12
2 Step 2 - RoadRunner Setup 16
3 Step 3 - Working in Standard mode 22
3.1 An Overview of the Define Page 22
3.2 Selecting Layers and Stringlines 23
3.3 The Define Page for Stringlines 25
3.4 The Define Page for Individual Stringlines 26
3.5 The Define Page for Cross Slopes 27
3.6 The Define Page for Manual Slopes 28
3.7 The Define Page for Design Slopes 30
3.8 The Define Page for Crowns 31
3.9 The Define Page for Layers 33
3.10 The Define Page for Digital Terrain Models (DTM) 34
4 Step 3 - Working in Advanced mode 36
4.1 An Overview of Tasks 36
4.2 Selecting Layers and Stringlines 38
4.3 Creating/Editing Tasks with the Selection Wizard 39
4.3.1 Overview 39
4.3.2 Selection Wizard - Start Screen 41
4.3.3 Selection Wizard - View Screen 44
4.3.4 Selection Wizard - Select Screen 46
4.3.5 Selection Wizard - Define Screen 49

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4.3.6 Selection Wizard - Slope Screen 57
4.3.7 Selection Wizard - Shift Screen 61
4.4 Selecting Stringlines, Indiv Stringlines or Centrelines 64
4.5 Selecting X-Slopes 66
4.6 Selecting Slopes 68
4.7 Selecting Manual Slopes 72
4.8 Selecting Layers 74
4.9 Selecting Digital Terrain Models (DTM) 76
4.10 Selecting Road Crowns 77
4.11 The Zig Zag Mode 79
4.12 Chainage Range 81
5 Step 4 - Measuring 82
5.1 Staking/Checking the Road - An Overview of the Pages 82
5.2 The General Page 84
5.3 The Stake Page 87
5.4 The Info Page 89
5.5 The Plot Page 90
5.6 Measuring Points by Chainage and Offset 93
5.7 Measuring Stringlines Relative to a Centre Line 95
5.8 Measuring Individual Stringlines without Centre Lines 97
5.9 Measuring Cross Slopes 100
5.10 Measuring Manual Slopes and Design Slopes 102
5.10.1 Overview 102
5.10.2 Defining the Slope Type - Using no Slope 104
5.10.3 Defining the Slope Type - Using a Reference Point 105
5.10.4 Defining the Slope Type - Using a Batter Rail 109
5.10.5 Defining the Slope Type - Using a Reference Batter 113
5.11 Measuring Road Crowns 117

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5.12 Measuring Road Layers 119
5.13 Measuring Digital Terrain Models (DTM) 120
6 Configuring 122
6.1 Overview of all Configuration Settings 122
6.2 Configuration Settings for the Project - Project Config 124
6.2.1 The General Page 124
6.2.2 The Posit Page (for TPS only) 127
6.3 Configuration Settings for the Program - Road Config 130
6.3.1 The General Page 130
6.3.2 The Check Page 135
6.3.3 The Info&Plot Page 139
6.3.4 The Logfile Page 141
6.4 Road Stake Out Info Page and Road Check Info Page 143
6.4.1 Overview 143
6.4.2 Changing Display Items of the Info Page 145
6.4.3 Info Page for Stringline 147
6.4.4 Info Page for Individual Stringline 152
6.4.5 Info Page for X-Slope 159
6.4.6 Info Page for Slope Manual and Slope 165
6.4.7 Info Page for Crown 171
6.4.8 Info Page for Layer 177
6.4.9 Info Page for DTM 182
6.5 Auto Positioning (TPS only) 185
6.5.1 Overview 185
6.5.2 Auto Position 2D + Measure 187
6.5.3 Auto Position Advanced 189

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7 Managing the Project 192
7.1 Overview 192
7.2 Selecting a Project from Task Management 195
7.3 Selecting a Project by Resuming the Last Task (Advanced Mode) 196
7.4 Creating a New Project 197
7.5 Editing an Existing Project 198
7.6 Deleting an Existing Project 200
8 Managing the Road Job 202
8.1 Overview 202
8.2 Working with the Design Data (Stringlines and Layers) 203
8.3 Working with the Tasks (Advanced Mode) 206
8.4 Creating a New Road Job 207
8.5 Deleting an Existing Road Job 209
8.6 Working with a DTM Job 210
9 Viewing and Editing the Design Data 212
9.1 Overview 212
9.2 Viewing the Design Data 214
9.3 Editing the Design Data 220
10 Working with the Extras Menu 224
10.1 Overview 224
10.2 Common Extras - Manual/DTM Height 225
10.3 Common Extras - 2nd Height from DTM 227
10.4 Common Extras - Shift Reference Line 229
10.5 Common Extras - Reinitialise Search 233
10.6 Extras for Stringline 234
10.7 Extras for X-Slope, Layer and Crown 244

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10.8 Extras for Slope 246
11 Understanding Stake and Check Basics 252
11.1 Overview 252
11.2 Basic Terms 253
11.3 Basic Elements for Road Stake and Check Measurements 255
11.4 Shifts 259
11.4.1 Overview 259
11.4.2 Shifts for Stringlines, Slopes, Layers and DTM’s 262
11.4.3 Shift for X-Slopes and Road Crowns 263
11.5 Stake Offset and Stake Height Difference 265
11.6 Stake and Info Screens 267
11.6.1 Overview 267
11.6.2 Stake Offset / Height Difference Working Example 269
11.7 Methods for Slope Staking 273
11.7.1 Overview 273
11.7.2 General Slope Stake Out 275
11.7.3 Slope Staking Using a Reference Point 276
11.7.4 Slope Staking With Batter Rails 278
11.7.5 Staking Batter Rails Using a Reference Point 279
11.8 Chainage or Station Equations 281
11.9 Working Corridor 284
12 Understanding the Geometry 286
12.1 Horizontal and Vertical Geometry Elements 286
12.2 Horizontal and Vertical Shifts 287
12.3 Extension of Stringlines 290
13 Quick Start Tutorial (Advanced Mode) 292
13.1 Overview 292

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13.2 Exercise 1a: Setting Up and Getting Started 295
13.3 Exercise 1b: Creating the Project and Task and also Configuring 301
13.4 Exercise 2: Staking the Centre Line 310
13.5 Exercise 3: Staking Out Slopes 316
13.6 Exercise 4: Checking Road Layer Surface 323
13.7 Exercise 5: Shifting Design to Fit Existing Road Level 330
Index 336

12RoadRunnerStep 1 - RoadRunner Begin
1 Step 1 - RoadRunner Begin
Accessing the screens Start the RoadRunner application or press ESC on the RoadRunner Setup screen.
Positioning the GPS This screen shows the following:
To select the coordinate system, codelist, configuration set and antenna for the survey.
CONT (F1)
To continue to the next screen.
CONF (F2)
To access the configuration settings.
Refer to "6 Configuring".
RESUM (F4)
To resume the last used and stored task. This is a
recommended feature when using Advanced mode.
DATA (F5) (for GPS900 receivers)
To view/edit the road data in the road job.
Refer to "9 Viewing and Editing the Design Data".
CSYS (F6)
To change the current co-ordinate system.
Field Description of Field
Coord System Output. The active coordinate system. Use CSYS
(F6) to change the coordinate system.
Road jobs are defined in local grid coordinates.
The right coordinate system must be chosen for the
road job.

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Positioning the TPS This screen shows the following:
To select the coordinate system, codelist, configuration set and reflector for the survey.
Codelist Choicelist. The active codelist. All codelists from
Main Menu: Manage...\Codelists can be selected.
Config Set (for GPS1200 receivers) Choicelist. The active configuration set. All config-
uration sets from Main Menu: Manage...\Configu-
ration Sets can be selected.
Antenna (for GPS1200 receivers) Choicelist. The antenna currently set in the
selected configuration set. All antennas from Main
Menu: Manage...\Antennas may be selected.
Field Description of Field
CONT (F1)
To continue to the next screen.
CONF (F2)
To access the configuration settings.
Refer to "6 Configuring".
SETUP (F3)
To set up an instrument station by determining the
station coordinates and orienting the horizontal circle.
RESUM (F4)
To resume the last used and stored task. This is a
recommended feature when using Advanced mode.
CSYS (F6)
To change the current co-ordinate system.

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Field Description of Field
Coord System Output. The active coordinate system. Use CSYS
(F6) to change the coordinate system.
Road jobs are defined in local grid coordinates.
The right coordinate system must be chosen for
the road job.
Codelist Choicelist. The active codelist. All codelists from
Main Menu: Manage...\Codelists can be selected.
Config Set Choicelist. The active configuration set. All config-
uration sets from Main Menu: Manage...\Configu-
ration Sets can be selected.
Reflector Choicelist. The reflector currently set in the
selected configuration set. All reflectors from Main
Menu: Manage...\Reflectors may be selected.
Add. Constant Output. The additive constant stored with the
chosen reflector.

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16RoadRunnerStep 2 - RoadRunner Setup
2 Step 2 - RoadRunner Setup
Accessing the screens Press CONT (F1) on the RoadRunner Begin screen.
RoadRunner Setup This screen shows the following:
An overview of the setup information selected for the survey.
CONT (F1)
To continue to the next screen.
CONF (F2)
To access the configuration settings.
Refer to "6 Configuring".
PROJ (F4)
To edit the currently selected project.
Refer to "7 Managing the Project".
DATA (F5)
To view/edit the road data in the road job.
Refer to "9 Viewing and Editing the Design Data".
SHIFT METHD (F2)
To show/hide the relevant stake/check methods.
Field Description of Field
Application To select the relevant program. This field lists all of
the programs that have been loaded into the Road-
Runner group. Ensure that RR Road is selected.

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Stake/Check To select either Stake or Check for the survey.
Method To select the relevant method for the survey. All
stake/check methods are listed. This list can be
configured, so that only the relevant methods for
the survey are shown.
Mode To select either Standard mode or Advanced mode
Project To select the relevant project for the survey.
Fixpoint Job The fixpoint job, as defined by the project.
Meas Job The measure job, as defined by the project.
Field Description of Field

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Displaying the methods
Road Job The road job, as defined by the project.
DTM (Digital Terrain Model) Job The DTM job, as defined by the project.
Field Description of Field
1Press SHIFT METHD (F2) to show/hide the relevant
stake/check methods.
2Choose to display only those methods which will be
used for the survey. These settings can always be
changed later. These settings apply only to
RR Road and not to RR Tunnel or RR Rail. These
settings will apply to both Stake and Check.

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Describing the methods Field Description of Field
Stringline For Stake or Check. To stake/check any type of
line, for example a centre line or kerb.
Individual Stringline For Stake or Check. Similar to the previous
method when staking/checking any line of a layer.
With this method, no centre line needs to be
defined for the layer. The stake/check is therefore
always in relation to the chainage of the line itself
and not the centre line of the layer.
X-Slope For Stake or Check. To stake/check a X-slope
defined by the road design.
Manual Slope For Stake or Check. To stake/check a manually
defined slope relative to an existing centre line.
Slope For Stake or Check. To stake/check a slope
defined by the 3D road design.
Crown For Stake or Check. To stake/check a road crown
defined by the road design.
Layer For Stake or Check.To stake/check a layer
surface defined by the road design.
DTM (Digital Terrain Model) For Check only. To checks a DTM surface.

20RoadRunnerStep 2 - RoadRunner Setup
Comparing the modes RoadRunner may be operated in two modes - Standard mode and Advanced mode.
Feature Standard Advanced
Touch screen functionality
This is supported in all screens, except in displays with graphics. 99
Resuming a project
It is possible to resume an existing project quickly and conveniently 9
Displaying/Hiding the stake/check methods
RoadRunner can be configured so that only those stake/check
methods which are relevant to the user are displayed.
99
Selecting layers and stringlines during a survey
Layers and stringlines can be easily and quickly selected while
staking and checking.
9
Working with tasks
User defined tasks are generated for each stringline when staking
and checking. These tasks may always be edited and deleted.
9
Shifting a stringline (related to a task)
It is possible to enter horizonal and/or vertical shifts for stringlines. 9
Entering chainage limits for a stringline (related to a task)
It is possible to enter min. and max. chainages for a stringline. 9
Staking a stringline in 2D/3D (related to a task)
It is possible to stake a stringline in either 2D (X,Y) or 3D (X,Y,Z).
3D only 9