Leica TM30 Series User manual

Leica TPS1200+/
TS30/TM30
Applications
Field Manual
Version 7.1
English

2TPS1200+/TS30/TM30 Introduction
Introduction
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Table of Contents TPS1200+/TS30/TM30 3
Table of Contents
In this manual Chapter Page
1 Application Programs - Getting Started 7
1.1 Starting an Application Program 7
1.2 Configuration of a Logfile 10
2COGO 11
2.1 Overview 11
2.2 Accessing COGO 12
2.3 Configuring COGO 13
2.4 COGO Calculation - Inverse Method 16
2.4.1 Overview 16
2.4.2 Inverse Between Two Known Points 18
2.4.3 Inverse Between a Known Point and a Line 19
2.4.4 Inverse Between a Known Point and an Arc 20
2.5 COGO Calculation - Traverse Method 22
2.6 COGO Calculation - Intersections Method 26
2.7 COGO Calculation - Line/Arc Calculations Method 30
2.8 COGO Calculation - Shift, Rotate & Scale (Manual) Method 36
2.9 COGO Calculation - Shift, Rotate & Scale (Match Pts) Method 41
2.10 COGO Calculation - Area Division 43
3 Determine Coordinate System - General 49
3.1 Overview 49
3.2 Configuring Det Coord System 51
3.2.1 Configuring Det Coord System - Normal 51
3.2.2 Configuring Det Coord System - One Point Localisation 53
4 Determine Coordinate System - Normal 55
4.1 Determining a New/Updating a Coordinate System 55
4.2 Selecting/Editing a New Pair of Matching Points 60
4.3 Transformation Results 61
5 Determine Coordinate System - One Point Localisation 63
5.1 Accessing Det Coord System - One Point Localisation 63
5.2 Det Coord System - Onestep/Twostep Transformation 64
5.2.1 Determining a New/Coordinate System 64
5.2.2 Computing the Grid Scale Factor for Twostep
Transformation 70
5.2.3 Computing the Height Scale Factor for Twostep
Transformation 71
5.3 Det Coord System - Classic 3D Transformation 72
5.4 Computing Required Azimuth 73
6 GPS Survey 75
6.1 Overview 75
6.2 Management of Antennas 79
6.2.1 Overview 79
6.2.2 Creating a New Antenna/Editing an Antenna 80

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7 Hidden Point 83
7.1 Overview 83
7.2 Configuring Hidden Point 85
7.3 Measuring Hidden Points 87
8 Reference Line 91
8.1 Overview 91
8.2 Configuring Reference Line 92
8.3 Starting Reference Line 97
8.3.1 Manually Entering a Reference Line/Arc 97
8.3.2 Selecting an Existing Reference Line/Arc 100
8.3.3 Defining the Offsets related to a Reference Line/Arc 104
8.3.4 Defining the Slope related to a Reference Line/Arc 106
8.4 Measuring to a Reference Line/Arc 110
8.5 Staking to a Reference Line/Arc 113
8.6 Gridstaking to a Reference Line/Arc 117
8.7 Staking to a Polyline 119
8.7.1 Overview 119
8.7.2 Accessing Staking to Polylines & Choosing a Polyline 120
8.7.3 Stake Parameters 121
8.7.4 Staking Operation 123
8.7.5 Results of Stakeout 126
9 Reference Plane & Face Scan 129
9.1 Overview 129
9.2 Configuring Reference Plane 132
9.3 Managing Reference Planes 134
9.4 Measuring Points to a Reference Plane 139
9.5 Scanning a Plane 140
10 Sets of Angles 143
10.1 Overview 143
10.2 Sets of Angles 144
10.2.1 Accessing Sets of Angles 144
10.2.2 Configuring Sets of Angles 145
10.2.3 Managing the Points List 148
10.2.4 Measuring the New Points 150
10.2.5 Measuring the Sets 151
10.2.6 Calculating Angles and Distances in Two Faces 152
10.2.7 Viewing Angle and Distance Results in Two Faces 153
10.2.8 Viewing Angle and Distance Results in One Face 155
10.3 Monitoring 156

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11 Setup 159
11.1 Overview 159
11.2 Configuring Setup 162
11.3 Setup with SmartStation 165
11.4 Setup with SmartPole 168
11.5 Setup Reminder 171
11.6 Setup Method - Set Azimuth 172
11.7 Setup Method - Known Backsight Point 175
11.8 Setup Method - Orientation & Height Transfer 177
11.9 Setup Method - Resection/Resection Helmert 180
11.10Setup Method - Local Resection 181
11.11Setup Results - Least Square and Robust Calculation 182
11.12Setup Results - Local Resection 185
12 Stakeout 187
12.1 Overview 187
12.2 Configuring Stakeout 188
12.3 Staking Out 193
12.4 Stakeout Difference Limit Exceeded 196
13 Survey - General 197
14 Survey - Auto Points 201
14.1 Overview 201
14.2 Configuring Auto Points 202
14.3 Auto Points 206
14.4 Offset Points of Auto Points 209
14.4.1 Overview 209
14.4.2 Configuring Offset Points 210
15 Survey - Remote Point 213
15.1 Overview 213
15.2 Configuring Remote Point 214
15.3 Remote Point 215
16 Survey Cross Section 217
16.1 Overview 217
16.2 Configuring Survey Cross Section 218
16.3 Surveying Cross Sections 220
16.4 Cross Section Templates 222
16.4.1 Accessing Cross Section Template Management 222
16.4.2 Creating/Editing a Cross Section Template 223

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17 Traverse 227
17.1 Overview 227
17.2 Configuring Traverse 228
17.3 Traverse Information and Traverse Management 230
17.4 Traverse Data 232
17.5 Traverse Point Results 233
17.6 Traverse Results 235
17.7 Traverse Methods 237
17.7.1 Starting Traverse 237
17.7.2 Continuing an ExistingTraverse 238
17.7.3 Closing Traverse 240
17.8 Traverse Adjustment 242
17.8.1 Accessing Traverse Adjustment 242
17.8.2 Adjustment Results 243
18 Volume Calculations 245
18.1 The Volume Calculations Menu 245
18.2 Step 1) Surveying the Points 246
18.3 Step 2) Triangulating the Surface 248
18.4 Step 3) Computing the Volume 251
Index 253

Application Programs - Getting
Started
TPS1200+/TS30/TM30 7
1 Application Programs - Getting Started
1.1 Starting an Application Program
Access
an application
program
step-by-step
XX Begin SURVEY Survey Begin is shown as an example. Additional fields are available for
particular application programs.
Description of fields
Step Description
1. PROG. The PROG key opens the TPS1200+ Programs menu.
2. Select an application program from the menu.
3. Press CONT (F1) to access a Begin screen.
)Some application programs are protected. They are activated through a
specific licence key. This can either be typed in Main Menu:
Tools...\Licence Keys or the first time the application program is started.
)Four application programs can be open at one time. XX Begin is shown
for the application program opened first, but not for the following applica-
tion programs.
CONT (F1)
To accept changes and access the
subsequent screen.
CONF (F2)
To configure the application program.
SETUP (F3)
To set up the station.
CSYS (F6)
To select a different coordinate
system. Not available for <Use Auto
CrdSys: Yes> configured in CONG-
FIGURE Additional Rover
Settings.
Field Option Description
<Stakeout Job:> Choicelist • Available for Stakeout.
• The job containing the points to be
staked.
<Fixpoint Job:> Choicelist • Available for Traverse.
• The job containing points for the
control points, to begin, to check and
to end the traverse.

8TPS1200+/TS30/TM30 Application Programs - Getting
Started
Description of fields for Determine Coordinate System
<Job:> Choicelist • The active job.
• For Stakeout and Reference Line:
points which are occupied after
staking out are stored in this job.
<Coord System:> Output • The coordinate system currently
attached to the selected <Job:>.
<Codelist:> Choicelist • No codes are stored in the selected
<Job:>. All codelists from Main
Menu: Manage...\Codelists can be
selected.
Output • Codes have already been stored in
the selected <Job.>.
<DTM Job:> Choicelist • Available for Stakeout if <Use DTM:
DTM only> and <Use DTM: DTM &
Stake Job> in STAKEOUT Configu-
ration, Heights page.
• Available for Reference Line if
<Heights: Use DTM Model> in
REFLINE Configuration, Heights
page.
• To select a DTM to be staked and to
select the active DTM layer to be
used. Heights are then staked out
relative to the selected DTM.
<Config Set:> Choicelist • The active configuration set.
<Reflector:> Choicelist • The active reflector.
<Add. Constant:> Output • The additive constant stored with the
chosen reflector.
Field Option Description
<Name:> User input A unique name for the coordinate system.
The name may be up to 16 characters in
length and may include spaces. Input is
mandatory.
)Entering the name of an
existing coordinate system will
allow that system to be
updated.
<WGS84Pts Job:> Choicelist The job from which the points with
WGS84 coordinates will be taken.
<Local Pts Job:> Choicelist The job from which the points with local
coordinates will be taken.
Field Option Description

Application Programs - Getting
Started
TPS1200+/TS30/TM30 9
Next step
<Method:> Choicelist Method used to determine the coordinate
system.
IF the application
program
THEN
is to be accessed CONT (F1) accepts the changes and starts the application
program. Refer to the relevant chapters.
is to be configured CONF (F2). Refer to the relevant chapters.
Field Option Description

10 TPS1200+/TS30/TM30 Application Programs - Getting
Started
1.2 Configuration of a Logfile
Description A logfile is a summary of the calculations done while using an application program.
The logfile is written to the \DATA directory of the CompactFlash card or internal
memory if fitted. The creation of a logfile can be activated while configuring an appli-
cation program.
Access
step-by-step
XX
Configuration,
Logfile page
Description of fields
Next step
PAGE (F6) changes to the first page on this screen.
Step Description
1. PROG. The PROG key opens the TPS1200+ Programs menu.
2. Select an application program from the menu.
3. Press CONT (F1) to access a Begin screen.
4. Press CONF (F2) to access XX Configuration.
5. Press PAGE (F6) until the Logfile page is active.
Field Option Description
<Write Logfile:> Yes or No To generate a logfile when the application
program is exited.
<File Name:> Choicelist Available for <Write Logfile: Yes>. The
name of the file to which the data should
be written.
<Format File:> Choicelist Available for <Write Logfile: Yes>. A
format file defines which and how data is
written to a logfile. Format files are
created using LGO.

COGO TPS1200+/TS30/TM30 11
2COGO
2.1 Overview
Description • COGO is an application program for coordinate geometry calculations such as:
• The calculations can be made from:
)• Changing coordinates of a point which has been previously used in COGO does
not result in the point being recomputed.
COGO calculation
methods
• The COGO calculation methods are:
Distances and
azimuths
• coordinates of points.
• distances between points.
• bearings between points.
• existing point data in the job, known distances or known azimuths.
• measured points.
• entered coordinates.
•Inverse.
•Traverse.
• Intersections.
• Line calculations.
• Arc calculations.
• Shift, Rotate & Scale (Manual)
• Shift, Rotate & Scale (Match Pts)
• Area Division
• Type of distances: The choices are: Ground, Grid, Ellipsoidal.
• Type of azimuths: The azimuths are grid azimuths relative to the local grid.

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2.2 Accessing COGO
Access
step-by-step Step Description
1. PROG. The PROG key opens the TPS1200+/TS30/TM30 Programs
menu.
2. Select COGO and press CONT (F1).
3. Press CONT (F1) to access COGO COGO Menu
All COGO calculation methods and the option to end COGO are listed.
Select the COGO calculation method to be started.
4. Press CONT (F1) to access the screen for the COGO calculation method.
)The screens for each COGO calculation method can be accessed directly
by pressing a configured hot key or USER. The currently active configura-
tion set and job are used.

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2.3 Configuring COGO
Access
step-by-step
COGO
Configuration,
Parameters page
The explanations for the softkeys given below are valid for all pages.
Description of fields
Step Description
1. PROG. The PROG key opens the TPS1200+/TS30/TM30 Programs
menu.
2. Select COGO and press CONT (F1).
3. Press CONF (F2) to access COGO Configuration.
CONT (F1)
To accept changes and return to the
screen from where this screen was
accessed.
Field Option Description
<Distance
Type:>
Grid, Ground or
Ellipsoid
The type of distances and offsets to be
accepted as input, shown as output and used
in the calculation.
<Two Faces:> Yes or No Defines if the instrument measures the
second face automatically after storing the
first or not.
<Use Offsets:> Yes or No Activates the use of offsets in the COGO
calculations. Input fields for the offsets are
available in COGO XX.
<Store Pts As:> MEAS or CTRL To store the cogo point with point
class MEAS or with point class CTRL.
TPS12_170
P1
a
d1
d2
d3
P2
a Ellipsoid
Known
P1 First known point
P2 Second known point
Unknown
d1 Ground distance
d2 Ellipsoid distance
d3 Grid distance

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Next step
PAGE (F6) changes to the Residuals page.
COGO
Configuration,
Residuals page
This page applies to COGO Shift, Rotate & Scale (Match Pts).
Description of fields
Points stored with point class MEAS can be
stored with the same point ID. The averaging
functionality (configured under job manage-
ment) can then be used to calculate an
average for these points.
Points stored with point class CTRL can only
be stored with a unique point ID. A message
is always displayed when a point is about to
be stored with an already existing point ID.
The user can then decide to either keep the
existing point or overwrite the existing point.
<Est Pos Qlty:> User input The estimated value for the position quality
assigned to all calculated COGO points
which is used for the averaging calculation.
<Est Ht Qlty:> User input The estimated value for the height quality
assigned to all calculated heights which is
used for the averaging calculation.
When the Intersections method=TPS Obs-TPS Obs, the following fields apply:
<Compute Ht:> Using Average,
Use
Upper Height or
Use
Lower Height
Defines the height being used.
Field Option Description
Field Option Description
<Easting:>,
<Northing:> or
<Height:>
User input The limit above which
Easting/Northing/Height residuals will be
flagged as possible outliers.
<Residual
Distbtn:>
The method by which the residuals of the
control points will be distributed throughout
the transformation area.
None No distribution is made. Residuals remain
with their associated points.
1/DistanceXX Distributes the residuals according to the
distance between each control point and the
newly transformed point.
Multiquadratic Distributes the residuals using a multiquad-
ratic interpolation approach.

COGO TPS1200+/TS30/TM30 15
Next step
PAGE (F6) changes to the Logfile page. Refer to "1.2 Configuration of a Logfile".
)<Azimuth:> is used throughout this chapter. This should always be considered to
also mean <Bearing:>.

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2.4 COGO Calculation - Inverse Method
2.4.1 Overview
Description It is possible to compute an inverse result between point, line and arc elements:
Option 1: inverse between point - point
To compute an inverse between two known
points.
Known elements:
P1 First known point (From)
P2 Second known point (To)
Unknown elements:
αDirection from P1 to P2
d1 Slope distance between P1 and P2
d2 Horizontal distance between P1 and P2
d3 Height difference between P1 and P2
Option 2: inverse between point - line
To compute an inverse between a known point
and a given line (the inverse is computed as the
perpendicular between the known point and the
given line).
Known elements:
P0 Instrument station
P1 Starting point
P2 End point or the direction from P1 to P2
P3 Offset point
Unknown elements:
P4 Base point
d1 The perpendicular offset to the base point
d2 The distance along the line
Option 3: inverse between point - arc
To compute an inverse between a known point
and a given arc (the inverse is computed as the
perpendicular between the known point and the
given arc).
Known elements:
P0 Instrument station
P1 Starting point
P2 End point
P3 Offset point
P4 Second point or arc radius or arc/chord
length
Unknown elements:
P4 Base point
d1 The perpendicular offset to the base point
d2 The distance along the arc
TPS12_146
d1 d3
d2
P1
P2
_184
P1
P2
P3
d2 d1
P4
P0
P0
TPS12_186
P1
P2
P4
d2
d1
P3

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The coordinates of the points must be known. The points:
• may be taken from the active job.
• may be measured during the COGO calculation.
• may be entered manually.

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2.4.2 Inverse Between Two Known Points
Access Refer to "2.2 Accessing COGO" to access COGO Inverse.
Calculating
Description of fields
Storing the results
step-by-step
STORE (F1)
To store the result.
SURVY (F5)
To measure a known point for the
calculation.
SHIFT CONF (F2)
To configure the program.
PAGE (F6)
To change to another page on the
screen.
Field Option Description
<From:> or <To:> Choicelist The point ID of the two known points. To type
in coordinates for a known point open the
choicelist. Press NEW (F2) to create a new
point.
<Azimuth:> Output The direction from the first point to the
second point.
<HDist-XX:> Output The horizontal distance between the two
points.
<ΔHeight:> Output The height difference between the two
points.
<Slope Dist:> Output The slope distance between the two points.
<Grade:> Output The grade between the two points.
<ΔEasting:> Output The difference in Easting between the two
points.
<ΔNorthing:> Output The difference in Northing between the two
points.
Step Description
1. Press STORE (F1) to store the inverse result to the active job.
There are no points stored to the database, only the inverse result.
2. Inverse results can be exported from the job using a format file. The format
file is created with Format Manager in LEICA Geo Office.

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2.4.3 Inverse Between a Known Point and a Line
Access Refer to "2.2 Accessing COGO" to access COGO Inverse.
Calculating
Description of fields
Storing the results
step-by-step
CALC (F1)
To calculate the result.
INV (F2)
To calculate the inverse between two
points.
LAST (F4)
To select the values for distance and
offset from previous COGO inverse
calculations.
SURVY (F5)
To measure a known point for the
calculation.
SHIFT CONF (F2)
To configure the program
SHIFT MODIF (F4)
To modify the original azimuth,
distance or offset value.
PAGE (F6)
To change to another page on the
screen.
Field Option Description
<Method:> 2 Points or Pt/Brg/Dist.
The method for calculating the inverse
result.
<Start Point:> Choicelist The point ID defining the start of the line.
<End Point:> Choicelist The point ID defining the end of the line.
<Azimuth:> Output The direction from the first point to the
second point.
<HDist-XX:> Output The horizontal distance between the two
points.
<Offset Point:> Choicelist The point ID defining an offset to the line.
Step Description
1. Press CALC (F1) to calculate the inverse result.
2. Press STORE (F1) to store the inverse result to the active job.
There are no points stored to the database, only the inverse result.
3. Inverse results can be exported from the job using a format file. The format
file is created with Format Manager in LEICA Geo Office.

20 TPS1200+/TS30/TM30 COGO
2.4.4 Inverse Between a Known Point and an Arc
Access Refer to "2.2 Accessing COGO" to access COGO Inverse.
Calculating
Description of fields
CALC (F1)
To calculate the result.
INV (F2)
To calculate the inverse between two
points.
LAST (F4)
To select the values for distance and
offset from previous COGO Inverse
calculations.
SURVY (F5)
To measure a known point for the
calculation.
SHIFT CONF (F2)
To configure the program.
SHIFT MODIF (F4)
To modify the original azimuth,
distance or offset value.
PAGE (F6)
To change to another page on the
screen.
Field Option Description
<Method:> 3 Points or 2 Points/Radius or
2 Tgnts/Radius or 2 Tgnts/Arc Lngt or
2 Tgnts/Chrd Lngt.
The method for calculating the inverse
result.
<Start Point:> Choicelist The point ID defining the start of the arc.
<Second Point:> Choicelist The point ID defining a second point on
the arc.
<End Point:> Choicelist The point ID defining the end of the arc.
<Arc Length:> User Input The arc length.
<Azimuth:> Output The direction from the first point to the
second point.
<Chord length:> User Input The chord length of the arc.
<HDist-XX:> Output The horizontal distance between the two
points.
<Offset Point:> Choicelist The point ID defining an offset to the arc.
<PI Point:> Choicelist The point ID defining the intersection of
the tangents.