Leica GS20 User manual

Ted MacKinnon
Jonathan Murphy
AGRG 2003

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Co on nt te en nt ts s
Equipment List 3
Office Preparation 4
Codelist Manager 5
Importing A Codelist to the GS20 10
Importing Way Points to the GS20 13
GS20 Operation 18
Importing Data from the GS20 to PC 26
References 31

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GS20 PDM GPS unit
Soft Protective Pouch
2 Batteries
Battery Charger and
transformer
Bluetooth Dongle
USB and serial cables
Carrying Case

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Of ff fi ic ce e P Pr re ep pa ar ra at ti io on n
Ensure that your batteries are fully
charged.
Plan your survey.
oKnow what type of data you
plan to collect
oCheck the GPS Almanac to
ensure you will have good
Satellite Coverage
oGather all relevant materials
for the project, Air Photos,
Imagery, Topographic base
maps, etc (optional)
Create your Codelist (optional)

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Overview
1. Create a new Codelist in GISDataPro
2. Create Codes
3. Create Attributes
4. Assign Symbology to your codes
5. Save Codelists
6. Transfer Codelist to GS20
Codelists are used to help describe the
data features that you collect GPS data
for, in the field. Leica GISDataPro
software package is used to create or edit
codelists for use with the GIS20.
Open the GISDataPro program.
Create or open an existing Project
File, by selecting New or Open from
File in the Main Menu. Give your
New Project a name, select a
Coordinate System, and set the
Sensor Type to GS20. Set the
codelist selection to none (only when
you plan on creating your own), or
select an existing codelist. Press OK.
Select the TOOLS menu from the
Main Menu, and then choose
Codelist Manager.

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Your window should switch from the Main GISDataPro window to the Codelist
Manager window.
Choose Codelist from the Main
menu and then select New
Codelist
Enter a Codelist Name and
Author. Click OK
Your new Codelist file is now created and will be highlighted in the list of Codelists
in the left hand frame of the Codelist window.
Note: When a new codelist is created the first code will always be Waypoint by default and
can not be changed.

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Your new Codelist file is now created and will be highlighted in the list of Codelists
in the left hand frame of the Codelist window.
Note: When a new codelist is created the first code will always be Waypoint by default and
can not be changed.
To add new codes select New
Code from the Code pull down
menu. (Or right click on the right
hand side of the window and
select New)
Enter your new Code Name,
Feature Type and a Description,
and select Ok.
Continue adding the rest of your
codes.
Each new code will then appear in your list of codes of the Codelist Window after it is
created.

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To add Attributes to a Code,
highlight the code in the left hand
frame of the Codelist Window, then
choose New Attribute from the
Attribute Menu, (Or right click in the
right hand side of the window and
select New)
Add an Attribute Name, then select
properties such as Attribute Type,
Value Type, and Value Region.
If you select Choice List as the option
for Value Region then an “Attribute
Values” tab will appear and you then
enter in the values for your list.
You can set the display properties
that the GS20 uses to display your
features.
Highlight your code from the left
hand frame, then choose Set Display
Attributes from the Code pull down
menu. A new window will pop up
allowing you to change the symbol
properties of the code.
Continue adding attributes for all
your codes that you have in your
codelist.
Continue adding all the attributes to
your codes and then save your
Codelist by selecting Save from the
main menu under File.
Select File, then Close to return to the
main window.
Optional: You can also import Codes from an existing Shapefile.

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Open the GISDataPro Software
package.
Open the Sensor Transfer
window from the Tools Menu.
Your window should switch from the Main window to the Sensor Transfer window.