Chapter 1 Surveying Part 650

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SECTION B.1: FLORIDA PROCEDURES FOR This procedure is written assuming that the reader
®
TRIMBLE R8/GNSS GPS SYSTEM has a basic understanding of the Survey Grade GPS
instrument and software. If a more detailed
The use of the Trimble® R8/GNSS can greatly explanation is needed, please refer to the Trimble®
improve the efficiency of collecting and processing R8/GNSS user manual or the Trimble® TCS2 data
survey data. Survey data can be electronically collector user manual.
recorded and stored for downloading to a computer
for processing. The survey data must be collected in I. SETUP NEW SURVEY STYLE IN TSC2
a manner that will be compatible with the software DATA COLLECTOR FOR TRIMBLE®
used for processing the data. The procedures R8/GNSS SURVEY EQUIPMENT
described below shall be followed in collecting, NOTE: Once a survey style is established it does
recording, and downloading the survey data using the not need to be reestablished unless the Trimble
Trimble® R8/GNSS GPS & Virtual Station TSC2 data collector memory is erased or the user
Reference (VRS) Network surveying instruments. is supplied with a new Trimble TSC2 data
Follow these procedures carefully and correctly. If collector. The survey style may be setup in the
not properly followed, damage to the survey office. If so, proceed to Section II.
equipment may occur.
A. Tap > “CONFIGURATION” icon (This
Before using this procedure, the following programs will set-up survey styles).
should be installed, in their most current version, on
your computer. Compatibility issues may arise if any 1. Select > “Options”
program is not up to date. 2. Check all three boxes, (Default may have
• AutoDesk Civil 3D. – CADD program used to them checked already).
display field surveys and to design from. a. GPS Surveying
• Microsoft Activesync. – Communication b. TS Surveying
program used to link external devices such as
TSC2 data collectors and various Total Stations c. Advanced Geodetic Survey
to a computer to view files. 3. Tap > “Enter”
• Trimble Rinex Converter. – File converting B. Tap >“CONFIGURATION”
program used to convert GPS base receiver files
to a RINEX file in which the website “OPUS” C. Select > “Survey Styles”
utilizes for post processing. 1. Highlight > “RTK & Infill” by using
the scroll arrows in the center of the data
• Trimble Data Transfer. - Communication
collector.
program used to link the GPS Base Receiver to
computer to view and retrieve files. If you used the stylus and the touch
screen, you will automatically be taken
• Trimble Link Menu for AutoCAD (registration
to the “RTK & Infill” options. Press
may be necessary). Program used to convert
Esc to get back out.
TSC2 files to an AutoCAD Fieldbook file and to
download into AutoCAD Civil 3D. It’s also used 2. Once RTK & Infill is highlighted Tap >
to install GPS Geoid models. “Copy” on the bottom of the screen
between” New” and “Delete” options.
• Geoid Model installed using Trimble Link- (The
local IT personal should help you with this.) A 3. Enter a Style name using the data
geoid model is a mathematical representation of collector keyboard: > “RTK OPUS”
the geoid for a specific area, or for the whole 4. Tap > “Enter”
earth.
5. Tap > “Accept”

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D. Scroll to “RTK OPUS” using the scroll to the radio, then the Receiver Port
arrows in the center of the data collector should be > “Port 2”
1. Tap > “Base Options” 5. Parity should be set to > “None”
2. Select a Survey Type > “RTK & Infill” 6. Tap > “Connect”
3. Select a Broadcast Format > “CMR+” 7. Tap > “Accept”
4. Leave the box uncheck to “Output
F. Tap > “Rover Options”
additional code RTCM:”
1. Select Survey Type > “RTK”
5. Select a Station Index > “29”
2. Select Broadcast Format > “CMR+”
6. Select a Logging Device > “Receiver”
3. Select Station > “Any”
7. Select a Logging Interval > “15.0 s”
4. Check the box to “Prompt Station
8. Select Elevation Mask > “10°”
Index:”
9. Select > 1/3 “this will take you to page
5. Tap for page 2 > 1/4
2”
6. Select Satellite Diff: > “OFF”
10. On Page 2 , Select Antenna Type > “R8
Model 2/ sps88x Internal” 7. Leave box to “Ignore Health”
unchecked.
11. Select Measure type > “Bottom of
Antenna Mount” 8. Select Elevation Mask > “10°”
12. Enter Height > “2.0m” using data 9. Select PDOP Mask > “6.0”
collector’s keyboard THIS WILL
10. Tap for page 3 > 2/4
CONVERT TO 6.56 FT.
11. Enter type > “R8 Model 2/SPS88x
13. Enter Height > “2.25m” (If using base
Internal”
height extension.) This will convert to
7.382 ft - This height will vary based on 12. Select Measure to > “Bottom of
the height of the SECO Tripod receiver Antenna Mount”
(see Figure 1).
13. Select Antenna Ht. > “2.0m” (This will
14. Leave the Serial Number blank for now. convert to feet automatically).
15. Select > 2/3 “ this will take you to page 14. Serial Number can be left blank.
3” 15. Tap for page 4 > 3/4
16. Check boxes L2C , GLONASS
16. Check boxes L2C , GLONASS
17. Tap > “Accept”
17. Tap > “Accept”
E. Tap > “Base Radio”
18. Tap > “STORE” (located on the bottom
1. Select radio type > “Trimble HPB450” of the screen) – VERY IMPORTANT TO
TAP STORE, THIS WILL SAVE ALL
2. Select a Controller Port > “COM1”
YOUR CHANGES.
3. Select a Baud Rate > “9600”
G. Set up a new style for the Internal Radio –
4. Select Receiver Port > “Port 1” Set up once
If you are using the 9 pin connection 1. Scroll to “RTK OPUS” using the scroll
option 2 cable from the base receiver arrows in the center of the data collector.
2. Copy > “RTK OPUS”

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3. Name the Survey Style “RTK Internal” 7. At the “Datum:” dropdown- Select:
“NAD 1983 (Conus)(Mol)”
4. Tap > “Enter”
8. Check the “Use geoid model:” check box
5. Tap > “Accept”
9. At the “Geoid Model:” dropdown-
6. Select the style just copied “RTK
Select: “G03USDA” (If not set to
Internal”
default).
7. Scroll down to “Base Radio”
10. Go to page 2 by selecting the 1/2 box in
8. Under Type: dropdown select > the lower right hand corner of the screen.
“Trimble Internal”
11. The “Use datum grid:” should be set to
9. Enter Method > “Trimble 450” “No”
10. Tap > “Accept” 12. At the Coordinates:” dropdown- Select:
11. Tap > “Store” VERY IMPORTANT! “Grid”

12. Tap > “ESC” to return to the main 13. At the “Project Height:” dropdown-
menu. Select: “i.e. 100.00” sft” (or use a
relative elevation for your region).
II. TSC2 DATA COLLECTOR JOB SET-UP 14. Tap > “Store” (This is located in the
A. Turn on TSC2 Data Collector (press green lower right hand corner of the screen).
button on the lower left hand corner of the
Data Collector). E. This will take you back to the “New Job”
properties screen (page 1).
B. From the Windows Mobile Screen - Tap the
“Survey Controller” 1. Tap the > “Units (Dist.):” (the second
option under “Properties”).
C. From the Survey Controller main menu –
Tap the “Files” icon 2. At the “Distance and Grid Coords:”
dropdown- Select: “US survey feet”
Tap > “New Job” or type “N” from data
collector keyboard. 3. At the “Height:” dropdown- Select: “US
survey feet”
D. In the “New job” dialog box
4. At the “Distance Display:” dropdown-
1. Enter in the Job name: (i.e. date-six Select: “0.001”
characters of the Last name of
Landowner- 10-01-09-Smith, data 5. At the “Coordinate Display:” dropdown-
collectors allow up to 16 characters for a Select: “0.001”
job name). 6. At the “Angles:” dropdown- Select:
2. Under Job Name- in the Properties Box “DDD.MMSS”
tap box next to “Coord.sys.:” wait for 7. At the “Angle display:” dropdown-
next screen to appear. Select: “1”
3. At the Select coordinate system box-tap 8. At the Azimuth format:” dropdown-
the “Select from Library” button. Select: “Azimuth”
4. Select “Next” 9. At the “Lat/Long:” dropdown- Select:
5. At the “System:” dropdown- Select: “DDD.MMSS”
“UTM” 10. At the “temperature:” dropdown- Select:
6. At the “Zone:” dropdown- Select: “17 “Fahrenheit”
North” (for area west of Jefferson 11. Go to page 2 by selecting the 1/2 box in
County, use Zone 16 North). the lower right hand corner of the screen.

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12. At the “Pressure:” dropdown- Select: 5. The “Neighborhood Adjustment:”

“Inch Mercury” checkbox shall be unchecked.
13. At the “Coordinate order:” dropdown- 6. At the “Weight Exponent:” dropdown-
Select: “North-East-Elev” Select: “0.5”
14. At the “Stationing:” dropdown- Select: 7. Go to page 2 by selecting the 1/2 box in
“10+00.0” the lower right hand corner of the screen.
15. At the “Grade:” dropdown- Select: 8. On page 2 at the “Road cross section
“Percent” interpolation by:” dropdown- Select:
16. At the “Area:” dropdown- Select: “Elevation”
“Acres” 9. Tap > “Accept”
17. At the “Coordinate view:” dropdown- 10. Tap > “Accept” again (This will take
Select: “WGS84” you back to the Survey Controller Main
18. At the “Laser VA Display:” dropdown- Menu)
Select: “Vertical angle” K. The Job is set-up, the survey equipment can
19. At the “Time Format:” dropdown- be set-up.
Select: “Local date/time” (Some of these setting will only need to be set
20. Tap > “Accept” one time, before becoming a settings default).

F. The “Linked Files” option shall be set to III. SURVEY EQUIPMENT SET-UP
“None”. (Third option under “Properties”). A. The center leg of the large yellow SECO
G. The “Active Map” option shall be set to tripod shall be loosened and adjusted to the
“None”. (Fourth option under “Properties”). desired height-

H. The “Feature library” can be set to “None” 1. The center leg has adjustable heights and
or may be selected from a list. (Fifth option pin holes for the heights of 1.5 M, 1.8
under “Properties”). M, and 2.0 M. The maximum height for
this setting is 2.0 M. See Figure 1.
I. You may create your own feature code
library, which is the point codes library for 2. Insert the push pin into the hole to lock
the type of survey shot (ROAD, CROP, NG, the desired height. Once pin is inserted
etc). The State Office may provide you with lock the center leg by tightening the
a feature code library upon request. black knob.

J. From the “Cogo Settings:” menu (Sixth B. Place the center leg of the large yellow
option under “Properties”). SECO tripod directly on the Control Point.
Adjust the three legs of the tripod to get the
1. At the “Distances:” dropdown - Select tripod level using the level on the control
“Grid” rod. The leg of the SECO tripod that has a
2. The “South Azimuth(grid)” The check brass screw must be tightened with the
box shall be unchecked. pinky finger and the thumb to avoid
stripping of brass threads.
3. At the “Grid Coords:” dropdown- Select:
“Increase North-East” C. It may be easier to attach cables to the base
receiver (base receiver is marked with a “tx”
4. At the “Magnetic declination:” with permanent tape or permanent marker)
dropdown- Select: “0°00’00.00000E” BEFORE placing the base receiver on top of
the SECO tripod. As the tripod can get quite
tall if set to the maximum height of 2.0m.

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Figure 1: Rover Receiver Tripod

Push Pin

Height Reading

Black Knob

D. Attach the small black antenna to the base 4. Repeat for the other leg.
receiver.
5. The third leg will have a brass screw and
E. Attach base receiver to brass attachment and a black knob. Loosen both screw and
place on top of the large yellow SECO black knob, level.
tripod. Make sure you wiggle the brass piece
6. Once tripod is level, tighten the last leg
on top of the tripod to secure it in place and
of SECO tripod by using the black knob.
tighten with brass screw underneath the base
Use the pinky finger and the thumb to
plate. (Optional base extension may also be
tighten brass screw to avoid stripping
used. If using the port 2 cable it will need to
the brass threads.
be used. It’s 0.25m in length and may be
noted in the data collector for height of G. Put the rover rod together- See Figure 2.
instrument).
F. Level tripod- (tripod may have to be moved
while base receiver was attached).
1. There will be only two legs with
loosening grips and one leg with a brass
screw. Place one hand on the leg itself,
and the other hand on the loosening grip.
2. Squeeze the loosening grip so the leg can
freely move.
3. Use other hand to adjust the leg while
looking at the leveling bubble.

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Figure 2: Rover Rod J. If using external radio, put the large antenna
pieces together-
Rover Rod 1. Attach the silver tip to the black rubber
antenna. See Figure 4.

2. Attach black rubber antenna to the black

antenna base, this will have a long antenna
cable attached to it. See Figure 4.
Figure 3: Rover Receiver

Small Black
Antenna
Rover Receiver
H. Attach the small black antenna to the bottom
of the rover receiver. (Rover receiver will be
the last receiver in the case, and will be
labeled with a “t” or a permanent marker)
Attach rover receiver to black carbon fiber
rod. See Figure 3.
I. Attach the Rover Receiver to black carbon
fiber rod.
Figure 4: Large Antenna
Attach to
External Radio

Silver Antenna Tip Antenna

Cable

Black Rubber

Black Antenna Base

Yellow Antenna Mount

3. Attach to the long yellow antenna

mount. Fully extend the yellow antenna

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mount until a black button snaps into the extended range for larger surveys. Place the
hole on the bottom of the yellow antenna setting at low for now.
mount.
P. Connect the black “lemo” cable to the base
4. Attach yellow antenna mount to a receiver with the single port.
standard tripod using the black washer
One end will have a single port, the other
provided to prevent the antenna from
end will have a dual ports. See Figure 8.
falling through the tripod. See Figure 5.
Figure 7: Black Lemo Cable
Figure 5: Washer on Standard Tripod

Black washer on
standard tripod

Single
Port End -
To Base
Receiver
Figure 6: External Radio
Q. Connect one of the ends of the black lemo
cable to the lithium “cow bell” battery. See
Figure 12 and Figure 13.
R. Remove the cables from the large battery
pouch.
Because Trimble provided two different types
of cables to gain a connection from the base
receiver to the external radio, it’s important
Wattage Switch
to know both ways. The two ways to connect
the base receiver to the external radio are
K. Attach the External radio (See Figure 6) to a
labeled option 1 and option 2.
standard tripod.
Directions for Option 1 (See Figure 12)
L. Attach antenna cable to the back of Radio.
1. Connect external radio option 1 cable to the
M. The Antenna Cable should be the First back of the radio in the “Data/PWR” port.
thing to connect to external radio, and the Note: This Radio Cable will have two
last Cable to be disconnected from the radio connections on one end. One connection will
to avoid electrocution of the External go to the back of the radio (data/PWR); the
Radio.
other end will go to the large Motorcycle
N. Behind the external radio are two settings: Battery. See Figure 8 and Figure 9.
Low (2 watts) and High (35 watts).
2. Connect external radio option 1 cable to the
O. The setting should be at Low (2 watts) for black lemo cable. See Figure 7 and Figure 8.
smaller surveys, High (35 watts) for

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Figure 8: External Radio Cable Figure 9: Large Motorcycle Battery

To Black Lemo External Radio

Cable Option 1 cable

To External Radio

Connect

Directions for using the Option 2 cable (See that you will need to change the
Figure 13) RECEIVER PORT in the survey style from
3. Connect external radio option 2 cable to the PORT 1 to PORT 2 (BASE RADIO
back of the radio in the “Data/PWR” port. OPTIONS). Refer to (Section 1 Subsection
Note: This Radio Cable will have two E - 4)
connections on one end. One connection 4. Connect the external radio option 2 cable to
will go to the back of the radio (data/PWR), the base receiver using nine pin connector
the other end will go to the large Motorcycle end. See Figure 10.
Battery. When using the option 2 cable, note
Figure 10: External Radio Cable Figure 11: Large Motorcycle Battery

Nine pin
connector Connect to External
to connect Radio
to bottom
of Base
receiver

External Radio
Option 2 Cable Connect

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Figure 12: Survey Grade GPS Hook-Up Option 1

Figure 13: Survey Grade GPS Hook-Up Option 2

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IV. SETTING UP FOR COLLECTING FIELD on Bluetooth, and tap > “ok” on the top
SURVEY DATA right hand corner of the screen.
A. Turn on the Base Receiver, by pushing the 5. To make sure you have a Bluetooth
green button on the receiver. Check to make connection with the base receiver, you
sure the receivers have the small black will see two battery icons, a satellite icon,
antennas attached to them. and two receiver icons on the right side of
the screen pop into view when connection
B. Turn on the Data Collector using the green
is made. This may take a few seconds to
power button on the lower left hand corner
activate. If there is only one battery icon
of the data collector.
after a minute, the data collector, and you
C. Tap > “Survey Controller” icon. may have to repeat the steps.
If you set up the job in the office, it should H. At the Survey Controller main menu - Tap >
default to that job, but if the data collector was “Survey” icon
turned off and then turned back on the default
1. Tap > “RTK OPUS” for the survey style
may have been lost.
(External Radio use) or
D. Follow the steps listed below to open the job
Tap > “RTK OPUS INTERNAL” for
that was set-up in the office.
the Survey Style (Internal Radio use).
1. If there is no current job loaded, tap >
2. Tap >“Start base receiver” This is
“Files”
activate the base receiver to receiver
2. Tap > “Open Job” information from satellites.
3. Find the job that you set-up in the office, 3. Enter the PT Name for the Base Station
double tap the job, and it shall be loaded. location. (PT=Point, and identifies the
E. At the Survey Controller main menu - to point for base station) tap Black Arrow
start the Base Receiver- Tap > (►).
“Configuration” 4. Tap > “Key In”
F. Tap > “Controller…” 5. Type in point name- Should be numeric,
G. Tap > “Bluetooth” or type “B” using the (1, 1000, 2000, etc.). When importing a
data collector keyboard CSV point file into a civil package, an
error will come up with line 1 (which is
1. At the “Connect to GPS receiver / VX / S the base point) when importing points.
Series” Dropdown, Select the Receiver You will have to change it in the CSV file
by the Serial number (The last four digits if you don’t do it here.
of the serial number located on side of
receiver). 6. Tap > “Here”- (once you tap this you’ll
notice the fields will be filled in. The
2. At the “Connect to Laser” Dropdown satellites gave you a reading of where
Select- “None” that base receiver is located).
3. At the “Send ASCII Data to:” Dropdown 7. Tap > “Store” to store the reading
Select- “None”
8. Tap > “Antenna Ht.”
4. Tap > “Accept”
9. Enter the height of the SECO tripod.
You may need to enable Bluetooth
abilities if the data collector was powered a. To get your height, look at the
down at some point, if so, a dialog box bottom of the SECO tripod, it will be
will come up asking you to enable the on either of three settings (1.5 m),
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the base extension, add 0.25 M to the 4. Tap > “Rover Radio”
height that was set.
5. Select > “Trimble Internal”
b. This height will vary from job to job
6. Tap > “Connect”
depending on the height of the
SECO tripod that was used. 7. Choose the proper Radio frequency
accept > “411.3000 Mhz”
c. The maximum height is 2.25 m. At
this height, the SECO tripod is 8. Tap > “Accept”
extended to the maximum 2.0 m 9. Tap > “Store”
setting, and the 0.25 m base
extension was used. Once you enter 10. Tap > “ESC”
the height, the data collector will O. To Start the field survey:
automatically convert meters to feet.
1. Tap > “Survey” icon
10. Tap > “Start” at the bottom right corner
of the screen. This will start the Base 2. Tap > “RTK OPUS”
Receiver. 3. Tap > “Start Survey”
11. Once base is started, Tap “Ok” 4. Wait for data collector to get 100%
12. Check the radio to make sure it is reliability.
operating- THE TX LIGHT WILL BE 5. Tap > “Accept”
BLINKING ON AND OFF.
6. Once initialization is gained (data
I. Turn on Rover Receiver. collector will beep) Tap > “Ok”
J. To Bluetooth and Link to the Rover 7. Tap > “Survey” icon from Survey
Receiver- Controller Main menu.
K. Tap > “Configuration” 8. Tap > “Measure Points”
L. Tap > “Controller” 9. Enter Point name, or point code and Point
M. Tap > “Bluetooth” data.
1. At the “Connect to GPS receiver / VX / S 10. Enter “2.0 m” for Rover Rod height.
Series” Dropdown select the Receiver by 11. Tap > “Measure” in bottom right corner
the Serial number (The last four digits of of screen to store the point. ONCE
the serial number). “MEASURE” TURNS TO “STORE”
2. At the “Connect to Laser” Dropdown 12. Tap > “Store” FOR EACH POINT.
Select- “None”
13. Continue surveying to gather data.
3. At the “Send ASCII Data to:” Dropdown
Select- “None” 14. To view the points gathered, Tap >
“Map” option on right side of screen.
4. Tap > “Accept”
15. Tap > “ESC” to exit the map screen.
N. Change the Radio Frequency.
P. To End your survey:
1. Tap > “Configuration” icon from
Survey Controller main menu. 1. Tap > “ESC”
2. Tap > “Survey Styles” 2. This will go back to the “Survey
Controller Main Menu”
3. Tap > “RTK OPUS” or “RTK OPUS
Internal” depending on which survey 3. Tap > “Survey” icon.
style you used for the survey. 4. Tap > “End GPS Survey”

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5. Tap > “Yes” to power down Rover If bench level circuit is not in tolerance,
receiver. record in fieldbook, and rerun bench level
circuit survey again until it closes within
Q. To power down Base Receiver you will need
tolerance.
to Bluetooth link to the Base receiver.
1. Tap > “Survey” icon from Survey F. If the Bench Level Circuit Survey was
Controller main menu. conducted with assumed elevations, a
translation will need to be performed. A
2. Tap > “RTK OPUS” or “RTK OPUS translation on the site calibration elevations
Internal” depending on which survey may be conducted using the “Translate
style you used for the survey. Survey Database” tool in Civil 3D. Refer to
3. Tap > “End GPS Survey” the Engineers Field Handbook Part 650,
Chapter 1, Florida Supplement, Section D
R. Turn off the radio and remove the power. for a more detailed explanation.
S. Begin to pack up the equipment. G. Once the bench level circuit survey is
complete begin GPS surveying.
V. SITE ELEVATION CALIBRATION
H. Elevation differences between BM should be
This procedure will ensure elevation accuracy of the same with site calibration elevations and
benchmarks on project sites when using the elevations shot with the GPS.
survey grade GPS. These procedures assume the
user possesses basic knowledge and I. Bench Level survey may also need to be
understanding of surveying techniques to rerun if elevations from GPS and previous
perform a Bench Level Circuit survey. bench level survey elevations vary more than
the allowable tolerance.
A. Set a minimum of three benchmarks using
wooden stakes or #4 rebar. Set benchmarks J. If survey job takes more than a day, the
at a minimum distance of 200 feet to limit benchmarks will need to be recorded with
the number of turns. the survey grade GPS at the beginning of
each day to ensure accuracy of elevations.
B. The elevation of the benchmark may be
assumed or a known monument (i.e., NGS VI. DOWNLOADING THE BASE FILES USING
markers). TRIMBLE DATA TRANSFER SOFTWARE
C. Draw a small sketch of the site in the This is done to get the base point adjusted by
fieldbook. Record necessary information OPUS or post processed by OPUS to get the best
about the survey in the fieldbook (i.e., results for the survey. Due to this being the
rodman, date, weather, etc.). newest survey equipment at the present time,
D. Perform a Bench Level Circuit survey on all OPUS requires that the T02 file or DAT file be
benchmarks (minimum of three (3) and converted to a RINEX file.
record all measurements for turning points A. Connect the base to the computer using the 9
and benchmarks in fieldbook). pin cable for port 1 and the other end
E. The survey must close within recommended connects to the base.
tolerance as per equation – B. Open Trimble Data Transfer by going to the
Start menu> All Programs> Trimble Data
Transfer > Data Transfer.
M= distance in Miles
C. Tap >“Devices”on the right hand side.
(i.e., 0.10√0.5 = 0.07ft allowable tolerance)
in order for the information to be used for the D. Tap >“New” on the lower left hand corner of
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E. Select “Survey Controller” from the list. Figure 14: File Name
F. Select “COM1” for the port and tap “Next”.
G. Give the device a Name- “R8 Base receiver”
or something that represents the base
receiver.
H. Tap Finish.
I. To connect to R8 Base receiver select the B. Open the Trimble RINEX Converter by
new device and the base receiver in the list. clicking on the desktop icon or going to “All
Tap the “Connect” button which is the green Programs/Trimble/Convert to
plug in button. RINEX/Convert to RINEX. See Figure 15
J. Will see a new list. or Figure 16.
The files are stored in the “Trimble Data” C. You will first see a small DOS dialog box.
folder. Now you should be able to download See Figure 17.
these files using Active Sync or place the file on Figure 15: RINEX Icon
a thumb drive.

Desktop Icon
VII. USING THE TRIMBLE RINEX
CONVERTER
A. Create a folder in which you can place your
“T02” R8/GNSS base file or files. (Usually
associated with the project file folder).

Figure 16: RINEX File Menu

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Figure 20: Option Dialog Box

Figure 17: DOS dialog box

D. Then the program dialog box will appear.

See Figure 18.

Figure 18: Program Dialog Box

G. Go to “Default Format” and click on the
blue dropdown arrow- Select “RINEX
v2.10” or v2.11” OPUS will give you an
error when the version is set to v3.00. See
Figure 21.

Figure 21: Option Dialog Box

E. Set the format version of RINEX to “2.10”

by going to the menu “Tools” > “Options”.
See Figure 19.

Figure 19: RINEX Menu

Select v2.10 Dropdown arrow
or v2.11

H. Set the default folder in which you wish to

F. The options Dialog box will appear. See place the RINEX files clicking the “Use
Figure 20. Default Folder” checkbox and by clicking on
the Browse button. Browse to the file you
set-up earlier. See Figure 22.

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Figure 22: Setting File Path convert, Click “OPEN”. See Figure 26.
Browse Button Figure 26: Convert File Dialog Box

I. Browse out to the folder in which you wish

to place the RINEX files. See Figure 23.
Figure 23: Setting File Path for RINEX folder

M. The RINEX converter will scan the files.

Once complete, Click the “blue convert
button” to convert the selected files. See
Figure 27.
J. Once the RINEX version is set, and the
folder to place the RINEX are set, click Figure 27: RINEX Converter Dialog Box
“Apply” and click “OK”. See Figure 24.
Figure 24: Options Dialog Box

Click “OK” Convert

2nd Button

Click
“Apply” 1st
N. Once the conversion is done browse out to
your default folder and you will see the three
converted files. See Figure 28.
K. This will prompt you back to the main
screen, Go to “File” > “Open”. See Figure Figure 28: RINEX Converted Files
25.
Figure 25: Dialog Box to Open File

O. Use the file that ends with “o” as the file to

L. Browse to the file folder which has the T02 send to “OPUS”. See Figure 29.
files. Select all of the T02 files you wish to Figure 29: File Extension to be sent to OPUS.

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L. The data collector will list all bluetooth

devices.
M. Highlight the appropriate receiver listed that
contains the last 4 digits of the receiver serial
number.
N. Tap > “Next”
O. Tap > “Finish”
P. Open Internet Explorer, go to website P. Once the bluetooth communication has been
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/OPUS/ established, this will not have to be done
again.
Q. For using OPUS homepage to post process
your RINEX file follow the steps on the Q. To survey from the base receiver. Bluetooth
webpage or click the “Using OPUS” button to your Rover Receiver.
for more details. See Figure 30. R. Go to > “Survey” from the main menu
Figure 30: OPUS button on Opus website. screen of the survey Controller.
S. Go to the survey style you’re using > “RTK
OPUS” or “RTK OPUS Internal”
T. Go to > “Measure Points” or >
“Continuous Topo” this will automatically
VIII. SET UP BLUETOOTH start the connection to the base receiver.
COMMUNICATIONS FOR NEW Once connected you’re ready to measure
RECEIVERS OR OTHER RECEIVERS points.
A. Turn on the receiver you wish to set up IX. TRIMBLE VIRTUAL REFERENCE
communications with. STATION (VRS) NETWORK MODEM
B. Turn on data collector CONNECTION SETUP
C. Select “Survey Controller” from A. Power on the TSC2 data collector.
D. Tap > “Configuration” B. Tap the green Start icon located on the
desktop of the TSC2 data collector.
E. Select > “Controller”
C. Select Settings.
F. Select > “Bluetooth”
D. Notice three tabs on the bottom of the screen,
G. Select > “Config” on the bottom of the Select the Connections tab.
screen.
E. Select the Connections icon.
H. Once the Bluetooth settings screen comes up
there will be three tabs on the bottom of the F. Select the “Manage existing connections”
screen- <Mode>, <Devices>, and <COM link.
Ports>. G. Notice the “My ISP” in blue print at the top.
I. Select the> “Devices” tab on the bottom of And two tabs on the bottom “General” and
the screen. “Modem”. Select the “Modem” tab.
J. Select the option of > “New Partnership ” H. Tap the “New…” button on the right.
K. The data collector will scan for a new I. Type the new connection name “Verizon”.
bluetooth device to connect to. J. Select Hayes Compatible on COM1: as the
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K. Tap “Next” on the lower right hand corner of BB. Tap OK again to close the connections
screen. screen.
L. Type #777 for the number to dial. CC. Tap X to return to Start menu.
M. Tap Next.
X. TRIMBLE VIRTUAL REFERENCE
N. Leave the “User Name”, “Password”, and STATION (VRS) NETWORK DIAL
“Domain” blank for now. PROFILE SETUP
O. Tap the Advanced button. A. Open “Survey Controller” on the TSC2
P. Notice the four tabs on the bottom of the data collector.
screen “General”, “Port Settings”, B. Go to the Configuration icon.
“TCP/IP”, and “Servers”.
C. Select “Dial Profiles”.
Q. From the “General” tab select baud rate:
115200 using the dropdown arrow. This D. Tap “New" (Located on the bottom of the
setting will be the last listed. screen).

R. Check the box labeled “Wait for dial tone E. Name the new dial profile “VRS Now”.
before dialing”. F. For Profile type: “Internet Rover”.
S. Leave the rest of the settings as they were G. Use Connection: select “Verizon”.
and go to the “Port Settings” tab.
H. Leave the Modem PIN value blank.
T. The port settings are as follows:
I. APN (using side arrow ►) select = None
1. Data Bits: 8
J. IP Address: 155.63.211.99
2. Parity: none
K. IP Port: 2101
3. Stop Bits: 1
L. Go to Page 2.
4. Flow Control: Hardware.
M. Check the box “Use NTRIP”.
U. Go to the “Servers” tab.
N. NTRIP Username: User provided Username
V. Using the radial button- Select “Use specific
server address”. O. NTRIP Password: User provided Password

W. Enter the following(Click in the value box P. Connection Type select: Dial-up
with stylus): Q. Leave “Send user identity info” unchecked.
1. DNS: 66.174.95.44 T. Tap Store, and then tap ESC.
2. Alt DNS: 69.78.96.14
XI. TRIMBLE VIRTUAL REFERENCE
3. WINS: Leave Blank STATION (VRS) NETWORK SURVEY
4. Alt WINS: Leave Blank STYLE SETUP

X. Once the DNS values have been entered tap A. Tap “Configurations” > “Survey Styles”
OK. B. Select “New” (located at the bottom of the
Y. Tap Finish. screen).

Z. Select the new Connection. C. Give Style a name: “VRS Network”

AA. Now tap OK. (upper right hand corner of D. Style type: GPS
screen). E. Tap “Accept”
F. Select “Rover Options”

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G. Survey Type: RTK C. Put together Rover rod with Rover receiver.
H. Broadcast format (dropdown list) : D. Connect the modem to the TSC2 Data
VRS(RTCM) Collector using the cream colored
communications cable (one end FEMALE,
I. Store Points: Vectors
the other end is MALE).
J. Elevation Mask: 10°
K. PDOP Mask: 6.0 E. Attach the VRS modem and TSC2 data
L. Go to Page 2 “Antenna” collector to the Rover Rod for a complete
set-up. See figure 32.
M. Type: “R8 Model2/SPS88x Internal”
Figure 32: Complete set-up of VRS
N. Measure to: “Bottom of antenna mount” Network
O. Antenna Height: “2.0M”
P. Leave “Serial Number” blank.
Q. Go to page 3.
R. Select checkboxes “L2C and GLONASS”.
S. Tap “Accept”
T. Select “Rover Radio”
U. Type: “Internet Connection”
V. Dial Profile: “VRS Now”
W. Check “Prompt for Dial Profile”
F. Turn on TSC2 data collector.
X. Tap “Accept”
G. Set-up new job or open existing job.
Y. Tap “Store”
H. Turn on Rover receiver.
XII. IN THE FIELD WITH THE VRS
I. Using TSC2, blue tooth to Rover Receiver.
NETWORK
J. Once connected go to the Survey icon.
A. Connect the Modem to the battery that was
supplied, (Self explanatory). See Figure 31. K. Select the VRS Network survey style.
Figure 31: Modem to Battery Connection L. Select Start Survey.
M. Select the Dial Profile from the list; it will be
the only one available “VRS Now”.
N. Tap “Accept”.
O. The screen will say “Switching Modem into
Command Mode”.
P. Network Log on screen will appear:
1. User name: NRCS Supplied Username
2. Password: NRCS Supplied Password
B. Connect the small antenna to the modem that 3. Domain: Leave Blank
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Q. The modem will establish internet U. Select the “Survey” icon

connection and a list of base stations will
V. Select “Measure Points”
appear.
W. Select proper field code and begin field
R. Select a “Base Station” from the list. There
survey.
are multiple base stations, choose any station
to create a connection. X. To end Survey Tap > “ESC”
S. An open connection scroll bar will appear. Y. Tap > “Survey”
The instrument will attempt to communicate Z. Tap > “End GPS Survey”
with satellites. The survey will begin once a
connection has been established. AA. Turn off rover receiver.
T. Initialization will be gained. BB. Shut down TSC2 data collector and Pack up
Equipment.

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SECTION B.2: FLORIDA TRIMBLE® S6 Trimble® TSC2 data collector memory is erased
SERIES TOTAL STATION WITH TRIMBLE® or the user is supplied with a new Trimble®
TSC2 DATA COLLECTOR TSC2 data collector. The survey style may be
setup in the office.
The use of the S6 Series total station and the
A. Turn on TSC2 data collector by pushing the
Trimble® TSC2 data collector can improve the
green button on the lower left hand corner
efficiency of collecting and processing survey data.
of the keypad.
Survey data can be electronically recorded and
stored for downloading to a computer for B. From the Windows Mobile Desktop main
processing. The survey data must be collected in a menu (blue background), select the
manner that will be compatible with the software “Survey Controller” icon. See Figure 3.
used for processing the data. A surveyor’s field
book should be handy to record any conditions, Figure 3: “Survey Controller” icon
measurements, sketches, and information regarding
Survey Controller
the site. The procedures described below shall be
followed in collecting and recording the survey data
C. From the six icons, select “Configuration”
using the Trimble® S6 Series Total Station and the
> “Survey styles”.
Trimble® TSC2 data collector. Follow these
procedures carefully and correctly. D. VX & S Series is the pre-defined survey
style for the Trimble S6 Series. If this
In order to become familiar with the total station,
survey style is already in the drop-down
read the Trimble S Series Total Station User Guide.
menu, select “Esc” and proceed to Section
The procedure will detail the setup of the data
II., otherwise continue to the next step.
collector, equipment, Bluetooth, and field survey.
Also, the procedure explains the use of the E. On the bottom of the screen there is three
equipment to record survey shots and making turns. small buttons, select “New”.
Please see Figures 1 and 2 for pictures of the total
F. Name the new survey style (e.g. VX & S
station and data collector.
Series).
Figure 1: Trimble S6 Figure 2: Trimble G. Select “Conventional” from the dropdown
Total Station TSC2 Data Collector menu for the style type.
H. Tap “Accept”.
I. Select “Instrument”.
J. Set the following parameters on the
instrument screen:
1. Manufacturer: “Trimble”
2. Model: “VX/S Series”
3. Measurement mode: “STD”
4. Averaged observations: “10”
I. SETUP OF SURVEY STYLE IN TSC2 5. Auto F1/F2: box left blank
DATA COLLECTOR FOR THE
6. Measure dist on face 2: box checked
TRIMBLE® S6 SERIES SURVEY
EQUIPMENT 7. Autolock off for offsets: box checked
NOTE: Once a survey style is established it 8. Set backsight: “Azimuth”
will not need to be reestablished unless the
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10. Select icon 1/2 vii. Azimuth format:

Azimuth
11. For page 2 leave the default settings.
viii. Lat/Long:
12. Select “Enter” > “Accept”. DDD.MMSS
K. From the list menu, select “Topo point”. ix. Temperature:
L. Set the following parameters on the Fahrenheit
instrument screen: x. Press the “1/2” symbol
1. Measure display: “HA VA SD” at the bottom right
corner to continue to
2. Auto point step size: “1”
page 2.
3. View before storage: box checked
xi. Pressure: Inch
M. Select “Accept” > “Store”. mercury
N. The survey style is now established. (Select xii. Coordinate order:
“Esc” > “Exit” to return to the main North-East-Elev
menu.)
xiii. Stationing: 10+00.0
II. TSC2 DATA COLLECTOR JOB SETUP xiv. Grade: Ratio – Run :
(may be performed in the office) Rise
A. Select “Survey Controller” from the main xv. Area: Acres
menu.
xvi. Laser VA display:
B. Open “Files” > “New Job”. Vertical angle
C. Fill out the resulting screen as follows: xvii. Time format: Local
date/time
1. Give name: Enter the name of the job
(property and date) xviii. Select accept.
2. Under the “Properties” table, set the d. Linked Files: None
following options:
e. Active Map: None
a. Coordinate system: “Scale Factor
f. Feature Library: Local Library
Only” > “Next”
“Created by user”
b. Set the scale factor to 0.999600000
NOTE: The feature table can be
> “Store”
loaded onto the data collector in the
c. Units: “US survey feet” office. Statewide feature table can
be obtained from the Area Engineer
i. Distance and grid
or from the SO Engineering
coords: US survey feet
Section.
ii. Height: US survey feet
g. Cogo Settings: Ground
iii. Distance display: 0.001
h. Use all the default settings for page
iv. Coordinate display: 2.
0.001
3. Tap “Enter” > “Accept”.
v. Angles: DDD.MMSS
NOTE: Use a surveyor’s field book to
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such as time, project, crew members, on the control point. Re-tighten the screw to
temperature, and weather, etc. secure the total station to the tripod.
H. Measure the height of the instrument (Ih)
III. SURVEY EQUIPMENT SETUP
by following the instructions below.
A. Find the existing control point or create a
1. Using Figure 6, measure Hm to the
new control point.
hundredths (X.XXX) using a survey
B. Place tripod base level directly over control rod. Hm is defined as the distance from
point. Make sure the tripod has a wide, the control point to the bottom mark as
stable stance and the legs are securely in the seen on Figure 5. The distance from the
ground. top mark to the bottom mark is 0.158
C. Place Trimble S6 Total Station on top and meters or 0.518 feet.
center on the tripod and securely screw the
Figure 5: Top and bottom marks on Total
total station to tripod.
Station.
D. Using the 3 adjustable screws at the base of
total station, level the total station using the
leveling bubble located at the base of the
total station as a reference.
E. Once level, slightly loosen the screw that
connects the total station with the tripod.
F. Look through the optical plummet on the
Trimble S6 Total Station and only focus the
sight on the ground. See Figure 4
Figure 4: Anatomy of total station.

Figure 6: Measuring the height of the

instrument.

1. To focus the crosshairs, rotate the

plummet’s eyepiece.
2. To focus the optical plummet to the
ground, push the eye piece in or out.
G. Shift the total station horizontally until the
cross hairs of optical plummet are exactly 2. Calculate Ih (in Survey Feet) by using
the formula found in Figure 7 below.

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Figure 7: Formula for calculation of Ih. Figure 7: Additional features on the back of the
total station.

NOTE: Record the height of the instrument

in your surveyor’s field book. You will
need to input this height into the data
collector later in the setup process.
I. Attach the bipod to the survey rod. Place
the survey rod on top of the desired bench
mark. Ensure that the prism on the
backsight is pointed towards the total
station. Level the prism using the bubble
level on the survey rod.
J. Measure the distance from the center of the
prism to the base of the survey rod. Rod
height is adjustable.
NOTE: Record the height of backsight in C. If blue tooth is not automatically turned on,
your surveyor’s field book. You will need from the “Survey Controller” main menu
to input this height into the data collector on the TSC2 data collector tap
later in the setup process. “Configuration” > “Controller…” >
“Bluetooth”.
IV. BLUETOOTH SETUP
D. If a Bluetooth connection was never
A. (Skip this step if data collector is on) Turn previously set-up between the total station
Trimble TSC2 data collector on by pushing and the data collector, follow the
the green button on the lower left hand instructions below. Otherwise skip to the
corner of the keypad. next section.
B. Turn on the total station. Please see Figure 1. Tap “Config” at the bottom of screen.
7 to locate the On/Off and Trigger Key.
2. Verify that the “Turn on Bluetooth”
box is checked.
3. Tap the “Devices” tab at the bottom of
the screen.
4. Tap “New Partnership…”. Wait for
data collector to find total station.
5. Select the device which has the serial
number of the total station listed. Tap
“Next”.
NOTE: The serial number of the
device is located on the of the yellow
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NOTE: If the total station does not to accurately focus the cross hairs on the
appear listed, restart the total station prism of back sight.
and tap “Refresh” on the data
NOTE: See Figure 7 to locate the knobs
collector.
that operate the sight.
6. Enter the passkey for the total station
1. Turn the focusing Servo knob until the
which is by default the last four digits
benchmark can be seen clearly.
of the Trimble S6 serial number. Tap
“Next”. 2. Adjust the vertical and horizontal
motion servo knobs to align the cross
7. Change the display name of device
hairs with the prism on the back sight.
from the serial number to “Trimble
S6”. Tap “Save”. F. From the survey controller main menu
select “Survey” > “VX & S Series…” >
8. Tap “Ok” which is located at the top
“Station setup” > “Accept”.
right corner of the screen.
G. In the “Station setup” screen, enter the
9. Select “Trimble S6”, under the
following information.
“Connect to GNSS Receiver/ VX/S
Series” drop-down box. All other 1. Instrument point name: “1”
default values can be left alone. Tap 2. Code: “CP”
“Accept” and wait till the equipment
establishes the connection. 3. Tap “Enter”.
10. Once connected begin setup for 4. Instrument height: Enter the height of
collecting field data. the total station as measured in “Step H
of Section III-SURVEY EQUIPMENT
V. SETTING UP FOR COLLECTING FIELD SETUP”.
SURVEY DATA H. Once the instrument height is entered, the
A. Confirm that the eye-piece is in the correct “Key in instrument point” box appears
orientation by verifying that text next to the below. Enter the following information:
eye-piece is in the upright direction. 1. Northing: “10000” or exact value if
B. Once connected, the data collector should known
go to the “Electronic Level” screen. Verify 2. Easting: “5000” or exact value if
that the text “Compensator in range” known
appears at the bottom of the screen. Tap
“Accept”. 3. Elevation: “100” or exact value if
known
C. The data collector will now go to the
“Corrections” screen. Enter the correct 4. Control point: box checked
temperature. Tap “Accept”. I. Tap “Accept” and/or “Enter”.
D. Use a magnetic compass to rotate the total J. Now the information for the backsight’s
station to as close to magnetic north as benchmark must be entered.
possible. In the “Survey Basic” screen, tap
“Zero” on the bottom of the TSC2 screen. 1. Backsight point name: “100”
Tap “Esc”. 2. Code: “BM” (Benchmark)
E. Point the lens of the total station in the 3. Tap “Enter”.
direction of back sight. The prism and
survey rod should be setup level on the 4. Backsight height: Enter the backsight
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Section III. SURVEY EQUIPMENT F. If a Turn becomes necessary, continue to

SETUP”. “Section VII” before powering down the
data collector.
5. Azimuth (Keyed in): Enter the value
for HA (horizontal azimuth) as seen on
VII. MAKING A TURN
the bottom of the screen. To enter the
degrees, minutes, seconds symbols, A. Once a Turn becomes necessary set a new
press the arrow next to the Azimuth control point. Make sure the new control
text box then select “Units…”. Select point has adequate vision to get the most
each symbol individually to insert it. out of the turn.
6. Method: “Average observations” B. Setup a prism over the control point.
K. Tap “Enter” > “Measure”. Wait until the C. In the “Measure Topo” screen, enter the
data collector switches pages. following information.
L. Verify that all information is correct. Tap 1. Point name: “xxxx”
“Store”. 2. Code: Use the appropriate alpha or
M. Data Collector will announce “Station setup numeric code such as “CP2” for the
completed”. next control point. CP1 will be the
current instrument point. Tap “Enter”.
VI. COLLECTING FIELD SURVEY DATA
3. Method: “Angles and distance”
The following procedures explain the user how
4. Target height: The height of the
to use the equipment to survey.
backsight should be correctly inputted
A. Move the prism to the desired survey point every time the height of the backsight is
location. adjusted.
B. Tap “Survey” > “Measure topo”. D. Tap “Measure” > “Store”. The equipment
will announce “observation stored”.
C. In the “Measure Topo” screen, enter the
following information. Record the number of the shot in the field
book.
1. Point name: “1000”
E. Tap “Escape”.
2. Code: Use the appropriate alpha or
numeric code. Tap “Enter”. See F. Before performing the turn, end the survey
Appendix C-A for Florida NRCS by selecting “Survey” and the “End
numeric and alpha survey codes. conventional Survey”.
3. Method: “Angles and distance” G. Turn off the Trimble S6, and then move to
and setup a new control point (CP2).
4. Target height: The height of the
Follow “Section III. SURVEY
backsight should be correctly inputted
EQUIPMENT SETUP” For control point
every time the height of the backsight is
set-up
adjusted.
H. Measure and record the height of
D. Tap “Measure” > “Store”. The equipment
instrument. See “Section III. SURVEY
will announce “observation stored”.
EQUIPMENT SETUP” Step H.” Record in
E. Repeat steps C and D until all the shots field book.
have been taken for the given control point.
I. Set rod with bi-pod over the previous
Note that the point name automatically
control point (CP1). Measure the height of
increases in value after each shot.
rod and record in field book. “See Section

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III. SURVEY EQUIPMENT SETUP, Step BB. Enter the backsight information by
I and J”. selecting the arrow next to field “Backsight
point name” and select “List” from menu.
J. Turn on the instrument and aim towards
last control point or the previous instrument CC. Select the point name/code (CP1) given to
point. the previous control point or instrument
setup point.
K. Plug in or turn on Bluetooth the TSC2 data
collector to the instrument. DD. Enter new height of rod from fieldbook
L. Go to “Survey Controller” if not there EE. Tap “Enter”.
already.
FF. Method: “Averaged observations”
M. Wait until the TSC2 connects to the total
GG. Tap “Measure”. This will automatically
station.
populate the field according to the chosen
N. Once connected, the data collector should point.
go to the “Electronic Level” screen. Verify
HH. Tap “Store”.
that the text “Compensator in range”
appears at the bottom of the screen. Tap II. Data Collector will announce “Station setup
“Accept”. completed”.
O. Enter local corrections and tap “Accept”. JJ. Tap “Survey”.
P. Use tangent screws to precisely aim to KK. Tap “Measure Topo”.
prism. LL. Continue with survey. See Section “VII.
Q. Tap “Zero” > “ Measure” > “Escape” COLLECTING FIELD SURVEY DATA-
Steps C and D”.
R. Make sure the correct job is opened.
S. Tap “Survey” icon. VIII. TO END A SURVEY
T. Select the survey style for the Trimble S6 A. To end the survey, tap “Esc”.
total station, if not selected. B. From the “Survey Controller” main menu
U. Select “Station Setup” from menu. tap “Survey” > “End conventional
survey”.
V. Enter local corrections and tap “Accept”.
C. To power down data collector push the
W. Under Station Setup screen, Select the
green button for three seconds then select
arrow next to the “Instrument point
“Shutdown” > “Yes”.
name” field. Select “List” from the menu.
D. Power down Total Station by pushing the
X. Select the point name/code (CP2) given to
power button down for 3 seconds.
the control point.
E. Disassemble the equipment to and setup for
Y. Northing, easting, and elevation will
transport/storage.
populate.
F. For a procedure to import the TSC2 job file
Z. Enter the new height of instrument from
into Civil 3D, refer to EFH Chapter 1,
field book.
“SECTION C: Sub-Section IV
AA. Tap “Enter” > “Accept”. IMPORTING A TSC2 JOB FILE INTO
AUTOCAD CIVIL 3D”.

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SECTION B.3: FLORIDA TRIMBLE® 5600 A. Turn on TSC2 data collector by pushing the
SERIES TOTAL STATION WITH TRIMBLE® green button ( ) on the lower left hand
TSC2 DATA COLLECTOR corner of the keypad.
The use of the Trimble® 5600 total station and B. From Windows Mobile Desktop main
the Trimble® TSC2 data collector can greatly menu, select the “Survey Controller” icon.
improve the efficiency of collecting and processing See Figure 3.
survey data. Survey data can be electronically
recorded and stored for downloading to a computer Figure 3: “Survey Controller” icon.
for processing. The survey data must be collected in
a manner that is compatible with the software used
for processing the data.

The following set of procedures describes how to

survey with the Trimble ®5600 Total Station and the
Trimble® TSC2 Data Collector. The following
document only explains features that a NRCS field C. From the six icons select “Configuration”
office will typically use when surveying. This > “Survey styles”.
procedure details the user on how to setup the data
collector, Trimble® 5600 Total Station, and conduct D. 5600&3600 is the pre-defined survey style
a field survey. Please see Figures 1 and 2 for for the Trimble 5600 Series.
illustrations of the total station and the data a. If the survey style exists, ensure it is
collector. highlighted and select “Esc.” Proceed
to Section II.
Figure 1: Trimble 5600 Figure 2: Trimble TSC2
Series Total Station Data Collector b. If this survey style is not already in the
drop list, follow Steps E – N to create
the survey style.
E. At the bottom of the screen there will be
three small buttons, select “New”.
F. Name the new survey style (e.g. Trimble
5600)
G. Select “Conventional” from the style type
dropdown menu.
H. Select “Accept” > “Instrument”.
I. Fill out the resulting “Instrument” screen
I. SETUP OF SURVEY STYLE IN TCS 2 with the following parameters (see Figure
DATA COLLECTOR FOR THE 5):
TRIMBLE® 5600 SURVEY EQUPMENT 1. Manufacturer: “Trimble”
NOTE: Once survey style is established it will 2. Model: “5600/3600”
not need to be reestablished unless the Trimble®
TSC2 data collector memory is erased or the 3. Baud rate: “9600”
user is supplied with a new Trimble® TSC2 data 4. Parity: “None”
collector. The survey style may be setup in the
office. 5. Measurement mode: “STD”
6. Averaged observations: “10”

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7. Auto F1/F2: box left blank

8. Measure dist on face 2: box checked L. Select “Store” on the bottom of the screen.
The survey style is now established.
9. Autolock off for offsets: box checked
/2 M. When returned to the list of Survey Styles,
10. Select 1 icon ensure the newly created survey style is
11. Set backsight: “Azimuth” selected.
12. Servo auto turn: “HA & VA” N. Select “Esc” > “Exit” to return to the main
menu.
13. Edit instrument precisions: box left
blank II. TSC2 DATA COLLECTOR JOB SETUP
14. Centering error: 0.0000sft (Perform for each job. May be performed in
the office)
15. Offset & Stakeout directions:
“Automatic” A. Select “ Survey Controller” from the
16. Select “Enter” > “Accept” main menu.
B. Open “Files” > “New Job”.

Figure 5: Instrument Configuration Settings C. Fill out the resulting screen as follows:
1. Give name: Enter the name of the job
(property and date)
2. Under the “Properties” table, set the
following options:
• Coordinate system: Click the box
next to “Coordinate System to bring
up a pop-up window. Select “Scale
Factor Only” > “Next”
J. From the new survey style menu, select
• Set the scale factor to
“Topo point”.
“0.999600000” then click “Store”
K. Set the following parameters on the
• Units: “US Survey Feet”
instrument screen (see Figure 6):
• Linked Files: “None”
1. Measure display: HA VA SD
• Active Map: “None”
2. Auto point step size: 1
3. View before storage: box checked • Feature Library: local office feature
library
4. Select “Accept”.
NOTE: The feature table can be
Figure 6: Topo point settings loaded onto the data collector in the
office. Statewide feature table can
be obtained from the Area Engineer
or from the SO Engineering
Section.
• Cogo Settings: “Ground”
• Use all the default settings for page 2.

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3. Tap “Enter” > “Accept”.

NOTE: Use a surveyor’s field book to
make necessary notes to the field
conditions such as time, project, crew
members, temperature, and weather, etc.

III. SURVEY EQUIPMENT SETUP

A. Set control point (#1) and set a second B. Slide 5600 battery onto battery adapter. See
control point (#2) due north if possible. Figure 9.
Distance between the two control points can
vary. Figure 9: 5600 battery and adapter

Figure 7: Side view of total station showing

asterick. Adapter

C. Connect the appropriate wire from the

battery adapter to the total station hook up.
The total station should automatically
power-up. See figure 10.
Figure 10: Battery connection to Total
Station.

B. Set instrument over control point #1 and

level it. Measure instrument height and
record it in field book.
Instrument height is measured from the
control point to the asterisk mark (*) on the D. Connect a second wire from the adapter to
side of the instrument. See Figure 7. the bottom of the TrimbleTSC2 Data
Collector. See figure 11.
C. Set rod with a prism on control point #2 by
using a bi-pole holding the rod. Record the Figure 11: Battery connection to TSC2
rod/prism height in field book. Data Collector

IV. SETTING UP FOR COLLECTING FIELD

SURVEY DATA
A. Remove gray Geodimeter CU unit and
attach yellow face plate. See Figure 8
Figure 8: Remove Geodimeter CU unit.

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E. A leveling window will appear on the K. TSC2 will announce “station setup
TSC2. Once the instrument is level, select completed” upon completion.
“Accept”.
L. Select “Survey” > “Measure Topo”
F. Instrument will automatically compensate.
M. Enter point starting station number.
G. A screen asking to confirm corrections will
N. Continue taking shots until a turn is
be displayed. Select “Accept”.
necessary.
H. Make sure the desired job opened. If correct
job is selected proceed to Step I, if not: V. COLLECTING FIELD SURVEY DATA
1. Select “Files” The following procedures explain how to use
the equipment to survey.
2. Select “Open job”, or “New job” if
you do not have a previously created job A. Move the prism to the desired survey point
(see Section B of this procedure). location.
3. Select the desired job, the names will be B. Tap “Survey” > “Measure topo”.
listed at the top of the screen. C. In the “Measure Topo” screen, enter the
I. Select “Survey” > “5600 & 3600” > following information.
“Station setup”. 1. Point name: “1000”
1. “Accept” corrections 2. Code: Use the appropriate alpha or
2. Give point name (ex. 1 or a) numeric code. Tap “Enter”. See
Appendix C-A for Florida NRCS
3. Code: CP for control point.
numeric and alpha survey codes.
4. Enter the instrument height.
3. Method: “Angles and distance”
5. Northing: 5000
4. Target height: The height of the
6. Easting: 5000 backsight should be correctly inputted
every time the height of the backsight is
7. Enter the elevation.
adjusted.
Note the elevation difference between
D. Tap “Measure” > “Store”. The equipment
bench mark and control point 1.
will announce “observation stored”.
8. Control point: box checked
E. Repeat steps C and D until all the shots have
9. Select “Accept”. been taken for the given control point. Note
10. Name the backsight (ex. 2 or b) that the point name automatically increases
in value after each shot.
11. Code CP for control point.
F. If a Turn becomes necessary, continue to
12. Enter the rod height (measured in Section “VI” before powering down the data
section C, step 3) collector.
13. Method: “Angles and Distance”
VI. MAKING A TURN
14. Azimuth – “0” for due north.
A. Once a turn becomes necessary set a new
If not due north, put in the degrees to control point. Make sure control point has
due north. adequate vision to get the most out of the
15. Select “Enter” turn.

J. Select “Measure” > “Store”. B. Setup a Prism over the new control point.

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C. Take a shot. Code it (CP2) for the next R. Enter the height of instrument (recorded in
control point. Record the number of the field book).
shot in field book.
S. Select “Enter” > “Accept”.
D. Before performing the turn, end the survey
T. Enter the Control Point information by
by selecting “Survey” and then “End
selecting the arrow next to the “Back sight
conventional survey”.
point name” field and selecting the desired
E. Shut down the Trimble 5600 total station point name/code (CP#1).
and TSC2 data collector. Disconnect the
U. This will automatically populate the field
TSC2 and 5600 from the battery adapter.
according to the chosen point.
F. Move to and setup Trimble 5600 over
V. Select “Enter”.
control point #2.
W. Select “Measure” > “Store”.
G. Measure and record the height of
instrument. Record in field book. X. Select the “Survey” icon.
H. Set rod with bi-pod over the previous Y. Select “Measure Topo” and change the
control point or instrument point. Measure point name to 2000 side shots.
the height of rod and record in field book. Z. Refer to the backsight if visible.
I. Connect the battery to the 5600, allowing it AA. Continue with survey. See Section “V.
to turn on. COLLECTING SURVEY DATA” Steps C-
J. Turn and aim towards last CP or the D.
previous instrument point.
VII. TO END A SURVEY
K. Reconnect the TSC2 data collector.
A. Select “Esc” button.
L. Go to “Survey Controller” > “Survey”.
B. Select “Survey” > “End conventional
M. Select the Survey Style for the Trimble survey” > “Exit”.
5600 total station.
C. Shut down TSC2 data collector and Trimble
N. Select “Station Setup”, the TSC2 will 5600 total station. Disassemble each to the
connect to the total station. condition needed for transport/storage.
O. Enter local corrections and tap “Accept”. D. For a procedure on how to import the TSC2
P. Enter the instrument information by job file to your computer for use with
selecting the arrow next to the “Instrument AutoCAD, refer to EFH Chapter 1, Section
point name” field and selecting the desired C: Sub-section IV “IMPORTING A TSC2
point name/code (CP#2). JOB FILE INTO AUTOCAD CIVIL 3D
Q. Northing, easting, and elevation will
populate. The HA at this time should be set
to Zero (0°00’00”)

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SECTION B.4: FLORIDA NIKON DTM-302 collector. The survey style may be setup in the
SERIES TOTAL STATION WITH TRIMBLE® office.
TSC2 DATA COLLECTOR
A. Turn on TSC2 data collector by pushing the
The use of the Trimble® 5600 total station and green button on the lower left hand corner
the Trimble® TSC2 data collector can greatly of the keypad.
improve the efficiency of collecting and processing B. From Windows Mobile Desktop main
survey data. Survey data can be electronically menu, select the “Survey Controller” icon.
recorded and stored for downloading to a computer See Figure 3.
for processing. The survey data must be collected in
a manner that will be compatible with the software Figure 3: “Survey Controller” icon.
used for processing the data.
Survey Controller
The following set of procedures describes how to
survey with the Nikon DTM 332 total station and C. From the six icons, select “Configuration”
the Trimble® TSC2 data collector. The following > “Survey styles”
document only explains features that a NRCS field D. NikonDTM is a pre-defined survey style for
office will typically use when surveying. In order to the Nikon DTM-302 Series. Select “Esc”
become familiar with the total station, read the and proceed to Section II if the survey style
Nikon DTM 302 Series Total Station Instruction is already in the drop down menu. If this
Manual located in the appendix. This procedure will survey style is not in the dropdown list,
detail the user on how to setup the Trimble® TSC2 follow Steps E-M.
data collector, Nikon DTM 332 series total station,
and conduct a field survey. See Figures 1 and 2 for E. On the bottom of the screen there will be
illustrations of the Nikon Total Station and the three small buttons, select “New”.
Trimble® Data Collector. F. Name the new survey style (e.g.
Figure 1: Nikon DTM- Figure 2: Trimble TSC2 NikonDTM).
302 Total Station Data Collector G. Select “Conventional” from the dropdown
menu for the style type.
H. Select “Accept” > “Instrument”.
I. Fill out the resulting screen with the
following parameters:
1. Manufacturer: “Nikon”
2. Baud rate: “4800” or “9600”
depending on the total station
settings.
3. Parity: “None”
4. HA VA status rate: “2s”
I. INITIAL SETUP OF SURVEY STYLE IN
TSC2 DATA COLLECTOR FOR THE 5. Measurement mode: “Fine”
NIKON DTM-302 SERIES SURVEY 6. Measure dist on face 2: box checked
EQUIPMENT
7. Set backsight: “Azimuth”
NOTE: Once survey style is established it will
not need to be reestablished unless the Trimble® 8. Edit instrument precisions: “Yes”
TSC2 data collector memory is erased or the 9. Select 1/2 icon
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10. For page 2 – Enter using Data collector 5. Units: “US. Survey Feet”
keyboard.
6. Linked files: “None”
11. Horizontal angle: 5”
7. Active map: “None”
12. Vertical angle: 5”
8. Feature library: Select the local office
13. EDM*: 0.05 sft field library
14. EDM (ppm)**: 30 NOTE: The feature table can be
15. Centering error: 0.02 loaded onto the data collector in the
office. Statewide feature table can
16. Offset and Stakeout directions: be obtained from the Area Engineer
“Automatic”
or from the SO Engineering Section.
17. Select “Enter” > “Accept”
9. Cogo setting:
*EDM= Electronic Distance Measurement
• Distances: “Ground”
**ppm = Parts Per Million
• Leave remainder default settings,
J. Select “Topo point”. Tap “Accept”.
K. Fill out the resulting screen with the 10. Leave the default settings for page 2.
following parameters:
11. Select “Accept”.
1. Measure display: HA VA SD
2. Auto point step size: 1 III. INITIAL SURVEY EQUIPMENT SETUP

3. View before storage: check the box A. Place the total station directly over control
point (#1) using the optical plummet.
4. Select “Accept”.
1. (Rodman may) Place the backsight on
L. Select “Store” on the bottom of the screen. benchmark at this time as well.
M. The survey style is now established. (Select 2. Measure the rod height (back sight
“Esc” > “Exit” to return to the main menu.) height) and record in the field book

II. INITIAL TSC2 DATA COLLECTOR JOB B. Level the Nikon total station.
SETUP (May be performed in the office) Figure 2: Nikon DTM-302 Series – Face 1 and
A. Turn on the TSC2 data collector Face 2

B. Select the “Survey Controller” icon from

the main menu.
C. Open “Files” > “New Job”.
D. Fill out the resulting screen with the
following parameters:
1. Give name: Enter the name of job
(name or date)
2. Select “Coord. Sys.” > “Scale Factor
Only” > “Next”. 1. Loosen upper plate clamp.
3. Scale factor box leave: “0.9996000000” • This allows the instrument to move
4. Select: “Store”. freely.
2. Level the plate level.

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3. Use two of the three leveling screws to I. Connect the TSC2 to the Nikon total station
level the instrument referencing the using proper cable.
bubble level.
J. Turn on the TSC2 data collector and select
4. Rotate the total station 90°. “Survey Controller” from the main menu.
5. Level the instrument using the circular K. Open the job file you wish to use.
(bubble) level and the third screw.
If you created the desired job file using the
°
6. Rotate the instrument 180 and make previous section it should already be
any necessary adjustments. selected.
C. Once Instrument is level - Measure the L. From the Survey Controller main menu,
instrument height and record in the field select the “Survey” icon.
book.
M. Select the survey style created for use with
1. Instrument height is measured from the the Nikon total station.
control point to the horizontal axis
N. Select “Station Setup”, the TSC2 will
indication mark on side of the
connect to the total station.
instrument. See Figure 2.
O. Enter local corrections and tap “Accept”.
IV. SETTING UP FOR COLLECTING FIELD
P. Enter instrument point information:
SURVEY DATA
1. Instrument point name (e.g. 1)
A. Turn the total station’s power on using the
red button located at the top right of the 2. Code (e.g. CP)
instrument key pad. 3. Instrument height (in sft)
B. Tilt the optical lens until the display appears 4. Northing: 5000.000 (assumed)
on the keyboard.
5. Easting: 5000.000
C. Set the instrument to true north using a
compass or as close as possible. Survey 6. Elevation: 100.000
may be rotated back in the office. • Following coordinates are
Note: To move the optical lens vertically, assumed- may enter coordinates
unlock the vertical clamp. Find the target, from a known point here.
Lock the vertical clamp. Then use the
7. Control point: box checked
vertical tangent screw to fine tune the
vertical movement. To rotate the 8. Select “Accept”.
instrument, unlock the upper plate clamp. Q. Enter back sight information:
Turn the instrument to find the target. Lock
the upper plate clamp. Then use the upper 1. Back sight point name (e.g. 10)
plate tangent screw to fine tune the rotation. 2. Code (e.g. BM)
D. Press the [ANG] button. 3. Backsight height (rod height)
E. Press [1] to zero the horizontal azimuth. 4. Azimuth (Keyed in) from: Use the small
F. Turn the instrument to face the back sight. black arrow to the right of the field to
select “Units” for degrees, minutes, and
G. Position the optical lens on the backsight seconds.
prism. The horizontal azimuth (angle) will
display on instrument keyboard. 5. Method: “Angles and distance”
H. Record the horizontal azimuth in your field 6. Select “Enter”.
book. R. Tap “Measure” > “Store”.

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S. TSC2 will announce “Station set-up VI. MAKING A TURN

completed”.
A. Once a turn becomes necessary set a new
T. Select “Survey” > “Measure topo”. control point. Make sure control point has
adequate vision to get the most out of the
U. Continue surveying until a Turn is
turn.
necessary.
B. Setup a Prism over the new control point.
1. Adjust rod height if visibility between
the total station and the prism becomes C. Take a shot. Code it (CP2) for the next
obstructed. control point. Record the number of the
shot in field book.
2. Make corrections in the TSC2 data
collector if Rod height changes. D. Before performing the turn, end the survey
by selecting “Survey” and then “End
V. COLLECTING FIELD SURVEY DATA conventional survey”.
The following procedures explain to the E. Shut down the Nikon DTM 332 total station
user how to use the equipment to survey. and TSC2 data collector. Disconnect the
TSC2 from the total station.
A. Move the prism to the desired survey
point location. F. Move to and setup Nikon DTM 332 over
control point #2.
B. Tap “Survey” > “Measure topo”.
G. Measure and record the height of
C. In the “Measure Topo” screen, enter the instrument. Record in field book.
following information. H. Set rod with bi-pod over the previous
1. Point name: “1000” control point or instrument point. Measure
the height of rod and record in field book.
2. Code: Use the appropriate alpha or
numeric code. Tap “Enter”. See I. Turn on instrument, tilt optical lens until
Appendix C-A for Florida NRCS display comes up on keyboard.
numeric and alpha survey codes. J. Turn and aim towards last CP or the
previous instrument point.
3. Method: “Angles and distance”
K. Lock down vertical and horizontal clamps
4. Target height: The height of the use tangent screws to precisely aim to
backsight should be correctly Prism.
inputted every time the height of the
1. (Optional) Once locked on to the prism
backsight is adjusted.
press the [ANG] button on Nikon
D. Tap “Measure” > “Store”. The keyboard.
equipment will announce “observation 2. (Optional)Press [1] to zero the
stored”. horizontal azimuth.
E. Repeat steps C and D until all the shots L. Reconnect the TSC2 data collector.
have been taken for the given control
M. Go to “Survey Controller” > “Survey”.
point. Note that the point name
automatically increases in value after N. Select the Survey Style for the Nikon DTM
each shot. total station.

F. If a Turn becomes necessary, continue O. Select “Station Setup”, the TSC2 will
to Section “G” before powering down connect to the total station.
the data collector. P. Enter local corrections and tap “Accept”.

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Q. Enter the instrument information by Z. Select “Measure Topo” and change the
selecting the arrow next to the “Instrument point name to 2000 side shots.
point name” field and selecting the desired
AA. Refer to the backsight if visible.
point name/code (CP#2).
BB. Continue with survey. See Section “V.
R. Northing, easting, and elevation will
COLLECTING SURVEY DATA” Steps C-
populate. The HA at this time should be set
D.
to Zero (0°00’00”)
S. Enter the height of instrument (recorded in VII. TO END A SURVEY
field book). A. Select “Esc” button.
T. Select “Enter” > “Accept”. B. Select “Survey” > “End conventional
U. Enter the Control Point information by survey” > “Exit”.
selecting the arrow next to the “Back sight C. Shut down TSC2 data collector and Nikon
point name” field and selecting the desired DTM 332 total station. Disassemble each to
point name/code (CP#1). the condition needed for transport/storage.
V. This will automatically populate the field
D. For a procedure on how to import the
according to the chosen point.
TSC2 job file into Civil 3D, refer to
W. Select “Enter”. EFH Chapter 1, Section C: Sub-section
X. Select “Measure” > “Store”. IV “IMPORTING A TSC2 JOB FILE
INTO AUTOCAD CIVIL 3D”.
Y. Select the “Survey” icon.

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SECTION B.5: FLORIDA TRIMBLE DiNi

DIGITAL LEVEL
The use of the Trimble® DiNi Digital Level can
greatly improve the efficiency of collecting and
processing survey data. Survey data can be
electronically recorded and stored for downloading to
a computer for processing.

The following set of procedure describes surveying

with the Trimble DiNi Digital Level. However, this B. Tighten all of the screws on the tripod and
procedure only explains features that a NRCS field tribrach. Ensure that they have no play.
office will typically use when surveying. For C. Take into account the ambient temperature.
additional information about the instrument, read the The digital level must adjust to the new
Trimble DiNi Digital Level User Guide located in temperature for high precision measurements.
the appendix. This procedure will detail the user on Temperature difference in degree Celsius ( C)
how to setup the Trimble® DiNi Digital Level x 2 = approximate duration in minutes
conduct a field survey. See Figures 1 for an required for the instrument to adjust to the
illustration of the Trimble® DiNi Digital Level. new temperature.
Figure 1: Trimble® DiNi Digital Level Figure 3: Tripod Setup

I. SETUP OF TRIMBLE DiNi INSTRUMENT

A. Take care in setting up the tripod legs in a
matter which ensures stability of the device.
See Figure 2. D. Adjust the tripod legs (1) such that the digital
1. Note: Setting the legs wide enough can level is at a comfortable level for observation.
compensate stability for heterogeneous Once this is done fix the legs using the tripod
surfaces, e.g. one leg on asphalt with the locking screws (2). See Figure 3.
other two on soil. If something prevents E. Screw the central tripod/head plate screw (3).
the legs of the tripod from being spaced The tribrach screws (4) should be in mid-
sufficiently apart then the tripod can be position. See Figure 3.
lowered to increase stability.
F. Need plumb line and coarse leveling?
G. Roughly level the circular bubble (6) by
Figure 2: Tripod Setup adjusting the length of the tripod legs. See
Figure 3.

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H. Fine-tune the circular bubble level using the instrument (the one that is located away
tribrach screws. See Figure 4. from the control panel) is used. The
placement of this trigger key is intended
1. To test if the level is set properly turn the
to minimize the influence of any
instrument so that it faces you; ensure the
vibrations caused by touching the
circular bubble is still within the level
instrument when pressing the trigger key.
tolerance (inner circle on the bubble
level). Figure 5: Triggers and Power Button
Figure 4: Leveling the Instrument

II. CONFIGURING THE DINI

I. Adjust the tribrach on the tripod head plate A. Choose “Configuration” from the main
until the plumb line is hanging directly over the menu. See Figure 6.
ground mark. Repeat leveling as necessary.
Figure 6: Main Menu
J. Aim the sights at a bright, evenly colored
surface and turn the telescope eyepiece until
the line patter is sharply defined.
1. WARNING: Do not point the sights at
the sun or strong light source. Irreparable
eye damage could be caused if this isn’t
followed.
K. Turn the focusing unit for the telescope until
the target point is sharply defined. B. Select “Input” from the “Configuration
L. Press the power button on the left side of the Menu”. See Figure 7.
control panel to turn the instrument on. See
Figure 5.
1. Note: There are two (blue) trigger keys
that may be used to start taking a
measurement. For high precision
measurements, it is recommended that
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Figure 7: Configuration Menu H. Use the drop-down list to select the

“Difference”- Select “Measurement”
I. Enter the “Max. Difference” – 0.0033ft See
Figure 10 for screen caption
J. The “Check 30cm” should be checked
Figure 10: Limits/Tests Settings

1. Fill in the resulting screen as

appropriately and accurately as possible.
See Figure 8.
a. Enter the “Refraction coeff.” – 0.130
b. Enter the “Addition const.(R)” –
0.000ft
K. Press the enter key to access page 3.
Figure 8: Input
L. Enter the “back to fore” (max. distance of
choice for a station: 0ft-16.0ft) – 16.0ft
M. Enter the “total back to fore” (max. distance
for the whole line: 0ft-328ft). – 328ft See
Figure 11 for screen caption.
Figure 11: Limits/Tests Settings

2. Press the enter key to store the

information.
C. Select “Limits / Tests” from the
“Configuration Menu”. See Figure 9.
Figure 9: Configuration Menu N. Press the enter key to save the information.
O. Select “Adjustment” from the
“Configuration Menu”. See Figure 12.
Figure 12: Configuration Menu

D. Enter “Max. sighting dist.” – 300.00ft

E. Enter “Min. sighting height” – 1.640ft
F. Enter “Max. sighting height”.- 9.500ft
P. The old adjustment values and info will be
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“Refraction corr.” box(es) to turn the U. Select the preferred unit for the height (US
selection(s) on or off. See Figure 15. Survey foot(?)). See Figure 19.
Figure 15: Adjustment Settings Figure 19: Instrument Settings

Q. Press the enter key to continue. V. Select the preferred unit for value input into
R. Select “OK” to continue or “Cancel” to the device. See Figure 20.
abort the adjustment. See Figure 16. Figure 20: Instrument Settings
Figure 16: Adjustment Settings

W. Select the number of decimal places you

S. Select the “Forstner Method” as the desired wish to be displayed. See Figure 21.
adjustment method. See Figure 17.
Figure 21: Instrument Settings
Figure 17: Adjustment Settings

X. Select 10 min for “Shut off” to have the

T. Select “Instrument Settings” from the instrument automatically shut off after 10
“Configuration Menu”. See Figure 18. minutes of sitting idle. See Figure 22.
Figure 18: Configuration Menu Figure 22: Instrument Settings

Y. Press enter to access page 2.

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Z. Use the “Sound” check box to turn instrument II. Enter the rate at which you wish to increase
sound on or off. See Figure 23. the point numbers in the “PNo. Increment”
field. See Figure 26.
Figure 23: Instrument Settings
Figure 26: Recording Settings

AA. Make sure the “Language” is set to English.

BB. Set the date format desired. JJ. Enter the initial point number in the “Start”
field.
CC. Set the time format desired.
KK. Press enter to access page 3.
DD. Select “Settings of Recording” from the
“Configuration Menu”. See Figure 24. LL. Repeat steps GG-HH, however this time the
information is regarding numbering for
Figure 24: Configuration Menu single point measurements and intermediate
sights.
MM. Press the enter key to store the info.
III. FUNCTIONS OF THE TRIMBLE DINI
At any time the Trimble Functions menu can be
reached by pressing the Trimble icon key
(picture?). Note: The functions available at any
given time are related to the selected program. Any
EE. Use the “Recording” check box to turn of these functions can be chosen using the
recording on or off. See Figure 25.
designated number pad selection number (See
Figure 25: Recording Settings Figure 28) in lieu of using the enter key.
A. Press the Trimble icon key. See Figure 27.
Figure 27: Control Panel

FF. Set the method in which the data will be

recorded. “RM” saves the measured values
only, “RMC” includes calculations as well
as the measured values.
GG. Select addition data (time or temp.) to B. The Trimble functions menu will open. See
include in the data using the “Rec. Figure 28.
additional data” dropdown menu. Figure 28: Trimble Functions
HH. Press the enter key to access page 2.

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Figure 30: Visual Measurement

1. Choose “SOut” to stake out a point. See

6. Choose “Rod invers” and select yes to
Figure 28.
confirm inverted staff setting and to take
2. Choose “InterM” to measure a single inverted measurements. This type of shot
point during line leveling. See Figure 28. may be needed for work underground
and inside buildings. Note: This setting
3. Choose “Main Menu” to access the
will remain active until changed and an
main menu. See Figure 28.
arrow pointing downwards will be shown
4. Choose “Meas dist.” to measure the in the lower right hand corner of the
distance to the staff before doing a final display when it is active. See Figure 31.
measurement. This is necessary for
Figure 31: Rod Inversion Symbol
functions such as line leveling. This
function is only able to measure the
distance to a point. See Figure 28.
5. Choose “Opt. meas.” to take a
measurement using a metrical staff. This
function is used for cases where the
digital measurement cannot be taken and
allows the optical measurement reading
to be keyed in for a point. See Figure 28.
7. Choose “Mult. Meas.” to take repeated
a. Choose “distance” for manual input measurements. With this function you
using the horizontal distance, “HD”, can set the desired standard deviation
reading and the rod reading, “R”. See (mR) and the number of measurements
Figure 29. (nM) for the instrument to take. The
process can be stopped once the desired
Figure 29: Visual Measurement
deviation has been met; however, this
may incur some vibrations by touching
the instrument. The mean staff reading
and distance and the standard deviation
are displayed after each measurement.
8. Choose “Comments” to input
additional information for a
measurement. See Figure 32.
b. Choose “stadia reading” for manual Figure 32: Comments input
input using stadia readings (the
readings from the upper and lower
Reichenbach stadia lines) and the rod
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Figure 33: Illumination Symbol

a. Select “Input further information”

from the dropdown menu and press 10. Press the dot/comma key to display the
the enter key to input information
program version and serial number
manually or skip to step “b.”. See
Figure 33. IV. SURVEYING
i. Input alphanumeric text. Note: Some of the functions that are accessible
using the function button are also found when
ii. Select “Append current date” “Survey” is selected from the main menu. These
and/or “Append current time” from
functions will be mentioned in this section;
the dropdown menu to add current however, you should refer to the previous section
date or time. for more in-depth explanation of those functions
iii. Press the enter key to store in previously described.
information. A. Choose “Survey” from the main menu. See
b. Select “Record instrument status” Figure 34.
from the dropdown menu to Figure 34: Main Menu
document the basic status of the
instrument (measuring unit, amount
of the line of sight correction, date of
last adjustment, earth
curvature/refraction setting and
coefficient, staff offset/addition
constant to quit the instrument info).
See Figure 32.
9. Choose “Illum.: On” to turn the display B. Choose “Single point measurement”, or
and bubble illumination on or off using press 1 on the key pad, to measure a single
the enter key. A symbol is show if the point. See Figure 35.
illumination is enabled. Note: Power safe
mode will turn off the illumination after Figure 35: Survey Menu
30 seconds of the instrument sitting idle
and the icon will change to that of a
moon and will remain off until the next
time a key is pressed. See Figure 33.

C. Choose “Line leveling” from the Survey

menu, or press 2 on the keypad, to begin line
leveling.

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D. Choose “New” if you want to start a new Figure 39: Line Leveling Benchmark
line; “Continue” to continue an uncompleted
line; or “From project” to select a
(previously completed) line from a project.
See Figure 36.
Figure 36: Line Leveling

H. Choose a “Code” from the drop-down list or

enter it using the key pad. See Figure 40.
Figure 40: Line Leveling Benchmark

E. If you begin a new line you must now set the

“Line Number”, “Measuring method”.
Also, choose whether you’d like alternate
enabled or disabled by using the check box
next to it. See Figure 38.
Figure 38: Line Leveling
I. Enter in the benchmark height. If the point
number was chosen from a list the height will
be given automatically. See Figure 41.
Figure 41: Line Leveling Benchmark

F. Press the enter key.

G. Select a “Point number” for the line
leveling benchmark using the drop-down
menu: “Find” will find the next free point
number; “From project” will allow the J. Press the enter key.
selection of a point number in the current K. Aim and focus the instrument at the staff, and
project; “Other project” allows the selection start a backsight measurement with either of
of a point number from a different project the trigger keys. See Figure 42. Note: A
than the current. See Figure 39. symbol will be displayed at the bottom right
corner of the screen when the instrument is
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Figure 42: Line Leveling Figure 45: Line Leveling

O. Select a “Code” list from the drop-down

L. The result will be displayed once the menu or enter a point number using the key
measurement is ready. See Figure 43. pad. See Figure 46.
Figure 43: Line Leveling Figure 46: Line Leveling

M. Select incremented or individual point P. Select “Info.”. The total sighting distances
number. See Figure 44. are know, and the next stations, Db and Df,
are required to be such that they are almost
Figure 44: Line Leveling
identical at the end of the line.
Q. Select “Rpt.” if you wish to repeat the last
measurement or the last station. Note: This
option can be used for single point
measurements as well as line leveling. See
Figure 47.
Figure 47: Repeat Measurement

N. Select a “Point number” for the line

leveling benchmark using the drop-down
menu: “Find” will find the next free point
number; “From project” will allow the
selection of a point number in the current
project; “Other project” allows the selection
of a point number from a different project
than the current. See Figure 45. R. Select the appropriate function. See Figure
48. Repeat until the measurement is
satisfactory. Note: Repeated Data lines will
be marked with “#####” and ignored for
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Figure 48: Repeat Measurement elevation. Press the escape key to return
to line leveling. Note: The program
“Line Adjustment” will not adjust and
change the stakeout heights.
T. Select “Lend” to end the leveling line. For
the following screen select yes for a point
with a known height, no at a point with
unknown height. See Figure 49.
Figure 49: Line Leveling
S. After the backsight measurement (using BF
and BBFF) or complete station measurement
(all other methods including alternated
versions) are done, thereby providing a
reference height, some of the functions
mentioned in section III become available.
1. Intermediate Sights: Taking the
measurement works the same as taking
the backsight shots for the line leveling. 1. With a known height select the point
See section III.B.2 for more information. number, code, and benchmark choice or
Note: The program “Line Adjustment” select the point from memory with the
will only calculate and improve the information already stored. Highlight
intermediate points in respect to the “Accept” and press the enter key.
respective instrument station.
2. With an unknown height highlight
2. Stake out: Select a point number using “Accept” and press the enter key.
the dropdown menu from the current
project or another project, or key in the
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SECTION B.6: FLORIDA SURVEYING CODES

Table FL1C – 1 Florida Special Codes

SPECIAL
DESCRIPTION OF SPECIAL
(CONTROL) EXAMPLE OF USE
(CONTROL) CODE
CODE

B BEGIN A LINE OR A FIGURE "B 800" - "B FEN"

E ENDS A LINE OR A FIGURE "E 800" - "E FEN" Beginning a New figure ends the previous
"C3 300" THIS WILL START A CURVE USING THREE POINTS
TAKEN WITH THE FIELD CODE (C3 300, 300, 300) SECOND SHOT
C3 A THREE SHOT CURVE
SHALL BE THE CENTER OF THE CURVE, THE THIRD SHOT WILL
END THE CURVE
STARTS A CURVE WITH MCS- CONTINUE TO CREATE A CURVE
MULTIPLE POINT CURVE
MCS UNTIL "MCE" IS USED "MCS ROAD1, ROAD1, ROAD1, MCE
SEQUENCE START
ROAD1"
MULTIPLE POINT CURVE
MCE ENDS A MULTIPLE POINT CURVE SEQUENCE.
SEQUENCE END

CLOSES A SURVEY LINE OR "B BLDG2, BLDG2, BLDG2, CLOSE BLDG2" THIS WILL CLOSE A
CLOSE
FIGURE BUILDING ONCE ALL FOUR SIDES ARE SHOT AND RECORDED.

Table FL1C – 2 Florida Survey Field Codes

NUMERIC
ALPHA CODE DESCRIPTION OF CODE FEATURE CLASS
CODE
1 BM BENCH MARK CONTROL
11 TBM TEMP. BENCH MARK CONTROL
20 HCP HORIZONTAL CONTROL PT. CONTROL
21 VCP VERTICAL CONTROL PT. CONTROL
22 RP REFERENCE PT. CONTROL
23 CP CONTROL PT. CONTROL
24 PROP PROPERTY CORNER CONTROL
25 EASE EASEMENT MARKER CONTROL
50 NG NATURAL GROUND NATURAL
51 WET EDGE OF WETLAND NATURAL
52 CROP EDGE OF CROPLAND NATURAL
53 WOOD EDGE OF WOODED AREA NATURAL
54 DIT CENTERLINE DITCH NATURAL
55 STR STREAM NATURAL
56 GUL GULLY NATURAL
57 BPIT BORROW PIT NATURAL
58 POND EDGE OF POND NATURAL
59 HWM HIGH WATER MARK NATURAL
60 WL WATER LEVEL NATURAL
61 TOB TOP OF DITCH BANK NATURAL

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Table FL1C – 2 Florida Survey Field Codes

NUMERIC
ALPHA CODE DESCRIPTION OF CODE FEATURE CLASS
CODE
62 TOE GRADE BREAK NATURAL
75 TREE TREE NATURAL
80 ROCK ROCK OUTCROPPING GEOLOGICAL
82 TPIT TEST PIT GEOLOGICAL
83 SINK SINKHOLE GEOLOGICAL
84 SLB SOIL LIMITATION GEOLOGICAL
100 EMB EMBANKMENT EARTHEN STRUCTURES
101 DIKE EDGE OF DIKE EARTHEN STRUCTURES
102 LEV EDGE OF LEVEE EARTHEN STRUCTURES
103 TER EDGE OF TERRACE EARTHEN STRUCTURES
300 ROAD EDGE OF ROAD ROADS / STREETS
350 SW EDGE OF SIDEWALK ROADS / STREETS
351 CURB EDGE OF CURB ROADS / STREETS
352 PAV EDGE OF PAVEMENT ROADS / STREETS
355 WALL EDGE OF WALL ROADS / STREETS
356 HW HEADWALL ROADS / STREETS
360 GRAIL GUARDRAIL ROADS / STREETS
370 CBOX CONCRETE BOX ROADS / STREETS
380 CB CATCH BASIN ROADS / STREETS
381 SI SURFACE INLET ROADS / STREETS
390 RR RAILROAD TRACKS ROADS / STREETS
400 BR BRIDGE ROADS / STREETS
405 PIER PIER ROADS / STREETS
500 PIPE PIPE W.C. STRUCTURES
501 BOX BOX CULVERT W.C. STRUCTURES
502 EPIPE ELLIPTICAL CULVERT W.C. STRUCTURES
503 APIPE ARCH CULVERT W.C. STRUCTURES
504 RISE RISER W.C. STRUCTURES
550 BLDG BUILDING BUILDINGS
551 DOOR DOOR BUILDINGS
552 FLR FLOOR BUILDINGS
553 HVAC HEAT/COOL BOX BUILDINGS
554 RAMP RAMP BUILDINGS
555 SLAB CONCRETE SLAB BUILDINGS
600 UTIL UTILITY LINE UTILITIES
601 GUY GUY WIRE UTILITIES
602 PA POLE ANCHOR UTILITIES
605 UPOLE UTILITY POLE UTILITIES
610 ELEC POWER LINE UTILITIES
615 PP POWER POLE UTILITIES
620 TELE TELEPHONE LINE UTILITIES
625 TPED TELEPHONE PEDESTAL UTILITIES

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Table FL1C – 2 Florida Survey Field Codes

NUMERIC
ALPHA CODE DESCRIPTION OF CODE FEATURE CLASS
CODE
626 FIBOP FIBER OPTIC CABLE UTILITIES
630 TV TV CABLE UTILITIES
640 WTR WATERLINE UTILITIES
645 WM WATER METER UTILITIES
650 SEW SEWER LINE UTILITIES
655 MH MANHOLE UTILITIES
660 GAS GASLINE UTILITIES
661 GV GAS VALVE UTILITIES
662 PTANK PROPANE TANK UTILITIES
665 GM GAS METER UTILITIES
670 SL SIGNAL LINE UTILITIES
675 TS TRAFFIC SIGNAL UTILITIES
700 STEP STEPS MISCELLANEOUS
701 SIGN SIGN POST MISCELLANEOUS
702 BB BILLBOARD MISCELLANEOUS
703 MB MAILBOX MISCELLANEOUS
704 GPUMP GAS PUMP MISCELLANEOUS
705 ANT ANTENNA MISCELLANEOUS
706 TWR TOWER MISCELLANEOUS
707 HYD FIRE HYDRANT MISCELLANEOUS
708 FPOLE FLAG POLE MISCELLANEOUS
709 GYAD CEMETERY MISCELLANEOUS
800 FEN FENCE AGRICULTURAL
801 GATE GATE AGRICULTURAL
810 IRR IRRIGATION PIPE AGRICULTURAL
820 WELL WELL AGRICULTURAL
821 PUMP PUMP AGRICULTURAL
822 ENG ENGINE AGRICULTURAL
823 TANK TANK AGRICULTURAL
825 VAL VALVE AGRICULTURAL
826 TB THRUST BLOCK AGRICULTURAL
827 IR IRRIGATION RISER AGRICULTURAL
828 SPR SPRINKLER HEAD AGRICULTURAL
830 SILO SILO AGRICULTURAL
831 TRO TROUGH AGRICULTURAL
832 COOP SOLID SEPARATOR AGRICULTURAL

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SECTION C: FLORIDA AUTOCAD CIVIL 3D I. DOWNLOADING THE FLORIDA

DESIGN PROCEDURES TEMPLATE.
A. The Florida Template may be downloaded
The use of AutoCAD Civil 3D can provide the user
from the Florida Sharepoint located here:
greater efficiency when downloading, processing,
designing and plotting data. The survey data must be https://nrcs.sc.egov.usda.gov/east/fl/cadd/def
collected in a manner that will be5 compatible with ault.aspx
AutoCAD Civil 3D. Several features in AutoCAD
B. Create a folder to place any templates. This
Civil 3D will need to be set and correlated with each
will be needed later.
other. The procedures described below shall be
followed when setting the NRCS template, Survey 1. Save the Florida Template (Or any
and Figure databases, importing survey points, template) into the newly created folder.
importing .SID files, and creating surfaces for
II. SETTING THE FLORIDA TEMPLATE IN
contour lines using the downloaded survey data.
CIVIL 3D.
Before using this procedure, the following programs A. Open Civil 3D if not open already.
and files should be installed, in their most current
version, on your computer. Compatibility issues may B. Go to “Options” –
arise if any program is not up to date: 1. To get to options, type in “OP” or right-
• NRCS Civil 3D template –several features have click in the drawing area, and select
been localized from the National Headquarters options” from the menu.
Civil 3D template including all of the Florida C. Once the Options dialog box appears, select
Survey codes, Layers, Coordinate systems, and the “Files” tab.
Styles
• Microsoft Activesync - used to link external
devices such as TSC2 data collectors and various
Total Stations.
• Trimble Data Transfer - used to download the
base files from R8/GNSS GPS grade survey
equipment.
• Trimble RINEX converter- useful to convert the
DAT or T01 base receiver file into a RINEX file,
which is the file required by OPUS for post
processing.
• Trimble Link menu on AutoCAD – (Register
with Trimble to obtain an authorization key to
use.)
• Geoid Model installed using AutoCAD and
Trimble Link menu. (An IT specialist may have
D. Scroll to the option “Template Settings”
to do this.)
and click on the Plus sign on the left-hand
This procedure is written assuming that the user side to expand the menu.
has a basic understanding of AutoCAD Civil 3D.
If a more detailed explanation is required refer to
the online vbooks located at
www.nrcsknowledge.com

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E. Scroll to “Drawing Template File

Location” expand the menu with plus sign.

III. SETTING THE USER SURVEY DATABASE

AND FIGURE PREFIX DATABASES.
A. Open a new drawing in AutoCAD Civil 3D.
B. Open the “Toolspace” palette if not already
F. Click on the File path and hit the “Browse”
open by clicking “General”>”Toolspace”,
button in the upper right hand corner.
or type “showts” into the command line.
C. In Toolspace select the “Survey” tab.
D. Click the icon at the upper left corner of the
survey tab. See Figure A-1.
Figure A-1: Survey User Settings

E. In the “Survey User Settings” dialog box

G. Once the Browse dialog box opens find the click the file path icon for “Survey database
newly created Template Folder (see Section settings path”. See Figure A-2.
I- Subsection B) .
Figure A-2: Survey User Settings Dialog Box
H. Select the Folder and click “Ok”. The
Browse dialog box will close.
I. On the Options dialog box, click “Apply”
and “OK”

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F. In the “Browse for Folder” window E. From the list of Devices, select “Survey
navigate to the desired location for saving Controller on Activesync”.
survey databases and click “OK”.
There will be two devices, one mentioned
A. This file path is saved until changed. above and a connection device that allows
the data collector to use a different Trimble
B. The desired location should be set to allow
Communications cable to the computers
access for everyone that needs to use the
COM1 port called “Survey Controller on
survey databases (Server or external hard
COM1”. See Figure B-2.
drive that can be mapped by everyone).
G. In the “Survey User Settings” dialog box Figure B-2: Trimble Link Window
click the file path icon for “Figure prefix
database path”.
H. In the “Browse for Folder” window
navigate to the desired location for saving
figure prefix databases and click “OK”.
1. This file path is saved until changed.
2. The desired location should be set to
allow access for everyone that needs to
use the Figure Prefix databases. (Server
or external hard drive that can be mapped
F. Once the device is selected, a list of jobs
by everyone)
within that device will be displayed. See
I. Click “OK” to close the “Survey User Figure B-3:
Settings” dialog box.
Figure B-3: Trimble Job files list
IV. IMPORTING A TSC2 JOB FILE INTO
AUTOCAD CIVIL 3D
A. Open and save a new drawing in AutoCAD
Civil 3D. Place in the proper project folder
and give it a file name.
B. Plug the TSC2 Data collector into the
computer.
C. MS Active Sync will sync Data collector
with the computer and will bring up a dialog
box notifying the connection between the
computer and the Data collector.
G. Select the job to be imported and click
D. In Civil 3D select “Import Job” from the “Open”
“Trimble” menu. See Figure B-1.
H. The Job file will then be RECEIVED, and
Figure B-1: Trimble Menu then CONVERTED. Note: if a warning
message opens select “Yes” to continue. See
Figure B-4.

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Figure B-4: Warning Message Figure B-6: Creating a Database

I. This will open a “Check In” dialog box, to

view the point number Feature Code, Rod
Height, and sometimes Antenna Type and
Antenna method. Click “OK” to accept. See
Figure B-5.
Note: if you have two survey job files into
one survey database, this is a great place to
renumber the survey points before you
import them into the drawing. Using the
“Renumber..” button to perform this. This
eliminates the duplicate point issue.
K. Select “Add a New Survey Network” for
Figure B-5: Check In Dialog Box new surveys. See Figure B-7.
Adding points to an existing survey select
“Add to an Existing Survey Network”
select the network or survey job to add the
points to. (Two different .job files same
project). You may have to renumber the
points with the use of the Check-in to avoid
duplicate points numbers.
Figure B-7: Adding Survey Networks

J. In the Import survey dialog box select

“Create New Survey Database” and name
the survey database. The name of the project
will do. See Figure B-6.

L. Check all three boxes under “Survey

network storage”. See Figure B-7.

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M. Leave “Survey Equipment Details” as is. Figure C-1: Translate Database Selection
See Figure B-7.
N. Select the figure prefix database “NRCS
Figure prefix” or a figure prefix database
that was lined out by the State Office.
O. Click “OK” the points will import.
P. Two things will happen, the JOB file will
convert to a AutoCAD Fieldbook (FBK file,
and the fieldbook file will be imported.
Q. Trimble Link will inform the user of survey
data imported. Select “OK” to close the
window. See Figure B-8.

Figure B-8: Trimble Link Notice Window

C. Select the point where the GPS base was
located as the control point by typing the
number one (1) or selecting the point from
the drawing. See Figure C-2. Control point is
usually point number 1.
Figure C-2: Setting Control Point

R. Perform zoom extents.

V. TRANSLATING SURVEY DATABASE

USING AN OPUS SOLUTION
If a more detailed explanation about obtaining
the OPUS Solution is needed, please refer to
“SECTION B.1: FLORIDA PROCEDURES
FOR TRIMBLE R8/GNSS GPS SYSTEM”
A. If the survey was just imported the database
will be open. Highlight the survey database
header and right click to open a menu of
options. D. Fields (Northing, Easting, and Elevation) will
automatically populate. Note starting
If a database isn’t open, double click on a
elevation to assist with calculating
database to open.
destination elevation.
B. Select “Translate Survey Database”. See
E. Select “Next”.
Figure C-1.
F. Enter rotation angle. See Figure C-3. Set as
0 unless doing conventional surveying.

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Figure C-3: Setting Rotation Angle Figure C-5: Translation Summary

G. Select “Next”. J. Select Finish. See Figure C-5. Survey

H. Enter destination point coordinates. See database will update.
Figure C-4. VI. POPULATING POINT GROUPS
1. Note – Elevation change means the A. Select the “Prospector” tab in the
difference between old point and new Toolspace. See Figure D-1.
point (12.112 to 17.792, enter 5.68)
B. Highlight the header “Point Groups”.
2. Using Opus Solution convert coordinated
to feet. C. Right-click and select “Update”. See Figure
D-2.
Figure C-4: Setting Destination
Figure D-1: Toolspace

I. Select “Next”.

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Figure D-2: Updating Point Groups Rename it and then click “OK”. See Figure
E-2.
Figure E-2: Create Surface Dialog Box

D. Point Groups are now populated. Creating a

surface requires the addition of point groups.
A point group is a filtering process AutoCAD
uses to filter survey codes such as NG, and or D. Next open the surface header. Select the
BM. The NRCS template is set-up to filter expansion icon (small plus sign) next to
the Survey Codes ONLY. “Surfaces”. The new created surface will
appear under the “Surfaces” header as the
VII. CREATING A SURFACE USING POINT name that it was given. See Figure E-3.
GROUPS E. Open the named surface by clicking the
A. With the survey imported and point groups corresponding expansion icon. See Figures
updated. Go to the “Prospector” tab. E-3 & E-4.
If the “Toolspace” on the interface is not Figure E-3: Surfaces List
shown, open by selecting it from the menu
(“General”> “Toolspace”) or by typing in
“SHOWTS”
B. Right click “Surfaces” and select “Create
Surface…” from the list. See Figure E-1. A
USDA/NRCS template may have a surface
ready for use.
Figure E-1: Create Surface

F. Open the “Definition” by clicking the

corresponding expansion icon. See Figure E-
4.
G. Right-click “Point Groups” and select
“Add”. See Figure E-4.
C. Give the surface a name by clicking inside
the values box where it says “Ognd”.

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Figure E-4: Adding Point Groups Figure E-6: Surface

H. In the “Point Group” list select the point

groups that will be contoured. Hit “Apply”
and “OK”. See Figure E-5.
Some point groups such as EX Tree, or EX
Bldg. will not be contoured so do not add J. Add the point groups to be included into the
them to the surface. Add the point groups surface until surface is complete.
that are necessary based on the survey. See
Figure E-5. K. If no surface is visible after adding all
desired point groups:
Figure E-5: Point Groups Dialog Box 1. Right click on the name of your surface
and select “Surface Properties…”. See
Figure E-7.
2. In the surface properties dialog box
expand the “Build” field with the
corresponding expansion icon. See
Figure E-8.
Figure E-7: Surface Properties

I. Once a point group is added, the surface will

begin to take shape as contours and triangles
are added. See Figure E-6.

3. If “Use maximum triangle length” is

set to “Yes”, either change it to
“No” or adjust the “Maximum triangle
length” to the desired length. Once
adjustments are completed hit
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for excluding points from the surface. Figure F-1: Adding Breaklines
See Figure E-8.
Figure E-8: Surface Properties Dialog Box

D. The “Add Breaklines” dialog box will open.

See Figure F-2.
a. Give the breakline a name (ex. Ditch A)
b. Set “Type” to “Proximity”.
VIII. MANUALLY ADDING BREAK LINES TO A
SURFACE c. Click “OK”.
A. Using the polyline command and the Figure F-2: Add Break Lines Dialog Box
“OSNAP” node, draw a polyline from point
to point, using the codes as the guide “EMB
to EMB”.
B. Once all of the lines that represent a surface
feature, such as an embankment line or a
centerline of a ditch, have been drawn break
lines can be created.
C. Go to the “Prospector” tab. See Figure F-1.
a. Go to “Surfaces”.
b. Open the desired surface’s tree by
selecting the expansion icon next to the
surface name.
c. Open the “Definition” by selecting the E. Once the breakline is named select the
corresponding expansion icon. polyline that was created in the preceding
steps. See Figure F-3.
d. Right-click on “Breaklines”. Select
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Figure F-3: Selecting Polylines for Breaklines Figure G-1: Drawing a Polyline

B. Once drawn, a polyline can be used for an

alignment.
C. Go to the “Alignments” menu, left click
“Create Alignment by Polyline”. See
Figure G-2.
Figure G-2: Alignment Menu

F. Once the breakline is added, the surface will

automatically update. Continue adding
breaklines until surface is defined.
G. Save the file once the surfaces have been
defined.

IX. CREATING AN ALIGNMENT IN

AUTOCAD CIVIL 3D D. Select the polyline to be converted to an
alignment. See Figure G-3.
With a completed surface an alignment can be
created. There are two ways to create an Figure G-3: Select Polyline
alignment: by layout or by converting a polyline.
Creating an alignment from a polyline
This procedure explains how to create an
alignment by a polyline, the easiest way to create
an alignment.
A. To create an alignment with a polyline, select
“Polyline” and draw a polyline on a surface.
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E. Once the polyline is selected, a dialog box to 8. Toggle on “Erase existing entities” to
create the alignment will open. See Figure erase the existing polyline from the
G-4. drawing.
Figure G-4: Create Alignment Dialog Box F. Click “OK”, the polyline will convert to an
alignment. See Figure G-5.
Figure G-5: Polyline Converted to an Alignment

X. CREATE AN ALIGNMENT FROM

LAYOUT
A. Go to the “Alignment” menu, scroll to
“Create Alignment by Layout”, and left
click to select.
B. The “Create Alignment – Layout” dialog
box will appear. See Figure G-6.
Figure G-6: Create Alignment Dialog Box
1. For “Site” select “None”
2. Give the alignment a name (ex. Ditch 1)
3. Give a small description if desired.
4. Specify the starting station of your
alignment (0+00.00 or 10+00.00).
5. Specify the alignment style, these styles
are in the template and one may be
chosen as a style (Final for plotting,
Layout and Design, No label display,
Standard, and None).
6. AutoCAD will automatically create a
layer based on the name of the
alignment. Or one can be chosen by the
icon beside the “Alignment layer”.
7. Toggle off “Add curves between
tangents” (If this is toggled on, the
alignment style will specify the radius 1. Give the alignment a name.
distance per tangent and apply a curve at
2. Give the alignment a small description if
every intersection of the tangents).
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3. Specify the starting point of your

alignment 0+00.00 or 10+00.00. This
example doesn’t have any.
4. For “Site” select “None”.
5. Specify an “Alignment Style”. These
styles are in the template and one may be
chosen as a style (Final for plotting,
Layout and Design, No label display,
Standard, and None).
6. Specify an “Alignment Label Style”.
These styles are within the AutoCAD
Template (Major(Parallel) Minor
Geometry 100 and 50,
Major(perpendicular) Minor Geometry B. The “Create Profile from Surface” dialog
100 and 50, standard, and None) box will appear. See Figure H-2.

C. Click “OK”. Figure H-2: Creating Profile from Surface

D. The “Alignment Layout Tools” tool bar

will appear. Here you can draw the alignment
based on the structure of the alignment. Each
tool has a purpose based on the type of
alignment that needs to be drawn. See Figure
G-7.
Figure G-7: Alignment Layout Tools

E. Use the first icon if you wish to draw line to

line for the alignment. Press “Enter” to end
the command. C. If there are multiple alignments, use the
dropdown menu for a selection of the
For a more detailed explanation of the
alignments. Choose an alignment the station
alignment tools please refer to the
range and the data will come up.
NRCSknowledge website or the reference
manual. D. If you have more than one surface (TIN, or
DTM) select it on the right hand window.
XI. CREATING A PROFILE OR PROFILES
E. Select the “Add” button on the right hand
FROM ALIGNMENTS
side of the screen. See Figure H-3.
Profiles from an alignment can be created in
several ways. The most basic is using a surface
and an alignment.
A. Go to “Profiles”, scroll to “Create Profile
from Surface”. See Figure H-1.
Figure H-1: Profiles Menu

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Figure H-3: Creating Profile from Surface whole alignment. AutoCAD defaults to the
beginning and to the end of the alignment.
Click “Next” to accept the whole alignment.
Figure H-5: Station Range Dialog Box

F. Click “Draw in Profile View”. See Figure

H-3.
G. The “Create Profile View” dialog box will
appear. See Figure H-4. O. The next dialog box allows specify the
elevation range. AutoCAD defaults to the
Figure H-4: Create Profile View Dialog Box
maximum and minimum elevation that the
surface allows. See Figure H-5. Click
“Next”.
P. The next dialog box is for more display
options if there’s a need to edit the profile
display options. Select “Create Profile
View”.
Q. Move away from the surface to place the
profile. Once the profile is placed, a viewport
(VP) can be created and set to a distance of
1” = 20’ as per the style that was used. See
Figure H-6.
H. Select the desired alignment. See Figure H-4.
Figure H-6: Select Area to Place Profile
I. Give the profile a name. See Figure H-4.
J. Give the profile a description if desired.
K. Set the “Profile view style” to “A 2:1 (VP
Scale 20)” (this represents the vertical
exaggeration. 2:1 for every 1 foot horizontal,
there’s 2 feet vertical).
L. Toggle off data bands. (Data bands may have
their own dialog box following those
explained below in newer versions of XII. CREATE SAMPLE LINES IN AUTOCAD
AutoCAD) CIVIL 3D TO LAYOUT CROSS SECTIONS
M. Click “Next”. Once an alignment and profile(s) are created,
N. The next dialog box allows a specific station cross sections can be created along the alignment.
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AutoCAD. A sample line is a preview of where Figure I-3: Create Sample Line Group
the cross sections will appear along the
alignment. Sample lines display the right and left
swath (cross section width) and lines will appear
along the alignment at intervals set by the user.
Any adjustments to the width of the cross
sections or the intervals can be completed before
cutting the cross sections.
A. Go to the “Sections” menu, select “Create
Sample Lines”. This will produce the
graphic preview of where the cross sections
will be cut and produced. See Figure I-1.
Figure I-1: Sections Dialog Box D. Enter a name for the sample lines.
E. Give a short description if desired.
F. For the “Sample line style” select “Line”.
G. For the “Sample line label style” select
“Station”. This will produce a station
location next to the sample line.
H. Verify the alignment name in “Alignment”.
I. Click “OK”.
Figure I-4: Sample Line Tools Toolbar

B. Next, select an alignment using the selection

box, this alignment should be the alignment
to cut cross sections from. See Figure 44.
Figure I-2: Select Alignment
J. Use the “Sample Line Tools” toolbar to set
up the sample lines. See Figure I-4.
Figure I-5: Cross-Section Area Selection

C. The “Create Sample Line Group” dialog

box will appear. See Figure I-3.
K. If only one cross section is needed, move the
cursor along the alignment and select a
desired area. See Figure I-5.
1. “Enter the Left swath width <30.000’>”
look for this at the command line. See
Figure I-6.

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2. “Enter the Right swath width Figure I-9: Creating a Sample Line
<30.000’>”. See Figure I-6.
Figure I-6: Specifying Swath Width

L. Once this is entered, a sample line will be

displayed along the alignment. See Figure I-
7. To create a cross section from this,
proceed with Create Cross Sections in
AutoCAD Civil 3D.
Figure I-7: Sample Line Along the Alignment

P. The first header “General” lists the

alignment where the sample lines will be
produced.
Q. The header “Station Range” can be set for
the whole alignment or can be set to a section
M. Select “Sample Line Creation Method” of the alignment by selecting “False” on
tool icon to pick the type of sample lines to either ends of the alignment or both ends of
produce, such as one sample line versus the alignment. In this case the whole
multiple sample lines along the alignment. alignment will be used.
See Figure I-8.
1. “From alignment Start” select “True”
Figure I-8: Sample Line Tools Toolbar
2. “To alignment End” select “True”
R. In the headers “Left Swath Width” and
“Right Swath Width”. Keep the “Snap to
Alignment” to “False” to have more options
to select a width. Each width is set to 30’
from the alignment. But can be set to a
N. To create multiple cross sections along the desired width per side of the alignment.
alignment select “By range of stations”. S. In the header “Sampling Increments”
See Figure I-8. select “True” in “Use Sampling
O. The “Create Sample Lines - By Station Increments”. Set “Increments Along
Range” dialog box will appear. See Figure Tangents, Curves, and Spirals” to desired
I-9. increments. This will place a sample line

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along the alignment. Since the alignment has the placement of the sample lines). Go to the
no curves or spirals, this will have no effect. “Sections” menu, select “Create Multiple
Sections Views”.
T. In the header “Additional Sample
Controls” B. The “Create Multiple Section Views”
dialog box will appear. See Figure J-1.
1. “At Range Start” select “True”
Figure J-1: Creating Multiple Section Views
2. “At Range End” select “True”
3. “At Horizontal Geometry Points”
select “False”. This will omit placing a
cross section at every turn in the
alignment.
4. “At Super elevation Critical Stations”
select “False”
U. Click “OK”.
V. The sample lines will be produced along the
alignment selected. See Figure I-10.
Figure I-10: Sample Lines Along the Alignment

1. Enter a name in the “Section View

Name” field (ex. Section 1).
2. Enter a small description if desired.
W. If zoomed in on the ends of the sample line 3. Select a “Section View Style” – Within
the station label will be displayed. See the template there are several styles to
Figure I-11. choose from (ex. “A 2:1 (VP Scale
20)”).
Figure I-11: Station Label
4. Select a “Group Plot Style” this orients
the placement of the cross sections. (10
Per Row = 10 cross sections per row).
5. Select “Alignment” (if there are
multiple alignments). It will default to
the current alignment if only one is
present.
6. Select the “Sample line group name”
(There may be more than one sample line
group within the alignment.)
7. Toggle off “Add Data Bands”. (Data
bands may have their own dialog box
XIII. CREATE CROSS SECTIONS IN AUTOCAD following those explained below in
CIVIL 3D USING SAMPLE LINES newer versions of AutoCAD)
A. With sample lines created, cross sections can
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8. Click “OK” or “Create Section Views” Figure K-1: AutoCAD Menu

and place the cross sections away from
the surface and profile. See Figure J-2.
Figure J-2: Placement of Cross Sections

B. On the “Feature Lines” toolbar, select the

button on the far left called “Draw Feature
Line”. See Figure K-2.
9. The section view of “A 2:1 (VP Scale
20)” means a vertical exaggeration of 2:1 Figure K-2: Features line toolbar
and a viewport scale of 1” = 20’.
10. Save the file.

XIV. CREATING A FEATURE LINE FROM

SCRATCH
A feature line is necessary to design an earthwork
object. For our example, we will be drawing a
small embankment. There are multiple methods
for creating a feature line. This procedure will
detail instructions to create feature line from
scratch. It’s important that the surface was
properly created for use with the Florida C. The “Create Features Line” dialog box will
AutoCAD Civil Design Procedures. open. See Figure K-3.
A. To create a feature line select “Menu
Browser” > “Tools” > “Toolbars” >
“CIVIL”. Then select “Feature Lines”. See
Figure K-1. (or select “Grading”>”Draw
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1. Select a site. Every feature line needs a Figure K-4: Rectangular embankment
site on which to be built on and
referenced to.
2. Check the name box and create a name
for the feature line.
3. Select a style for the grading. The button
to the right of the style drop-down box
provides opportunity to edit the style.
4. Select a layer for the feature line and
click “OK”.
Figure K-3: “Create Features Line” dialog box The feature line has now been completed. It
would be beneficial to explore the “Features
Line” toolbar in order to explore the
functionality of it. Editing elevations,
filleting, quick profiles, and splines are just a
few of the abilities of the toolbar. Feature
lines can also be created from polylines. The
next step in determining the earthwork
volumes of a project is to create a grading
from the feature line to the surface.

XV. GRADING OBJECTS

Grading consists of defining a baseline with
some elevation and criteria for defining the
projection. The criteria used consist of a target:
surface, elevation, relative elevation, distance,
slope, or grade. The following procedure will
create a 3:1 slope for the embankment feature
line previously drawn.

D. Specify the location of the feature line’s A. To create a grading, first open the “Grading
initial point. Then input the elevation of the Creation Tools” toolbar by selecting the
point. “Menu Browser” > “Grading” > then
select “Create Grading…”. See Figure L-1.
E. Select the next points of the feature line and
select the elevations for each point. Feature B. In order to create a grading, a grading group
lines can be easily modified using buttons on must first be created. On the “Grading
the “Feature Line” toolbar. An elevation is Creation Tools” toolbar, select the “Set the
not necessary for each point. A line segment Grading Group” button located on the far
can be a specific grade/slope or the point can left of the toolbar. This will open the
be placed on the surface. For example, a “Create Grading Group” dialog box.
rectangular embankment (150’ by 50’) will 1. Once in the “Grading Group” dialog
be constructed at a constant 35 foot box, name the grading group and provide
elevation. See Figure K-4. a description if desired. See Figure L-2.

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Figure L-1: Opening Grading Creation Toolbar C. The “Create Surface” dialog box will open
and check that the conditions of the surface
are satisfactory and click “OK”. See Figure
L-3.
Figure L-3: Creating Surface

D. Next step would be to confirm the target

surface by selecting the “Set the Target
Surface” button. It’s the second button from
2. Make sure to check automatic surface the left on the “Grading Creation Tools”
creation and select the surface style. toolbar. Confirm the target surface in the
dialog box and click “OK”.
3. Check the volume base surface box and
select the base surface of the grading. E. Within the “Grading Creation Tools”
Usually this will be the main natural toolbar, a dropdown box is located. The box
ground surface. contains the grading criteria. Select the
appropriate criteria. For this example,
4. Select “OK”. “Project to Surface (Cut and Fill)” will be
Figure L-2: Creating Grading Group selected since the grading will go from the
feature line to the base surface.
Note: If grading criteria selection is limited
in the drop-down box, select the button
adjacent to the drop-down (on the left) called
“Select a Criteria Set”. Select “USDA” as
the criteria set.
F. To Create the actual grading select the
“Create Grading” button located two
buttons to the right of the drop-down box.
Select the arrow immediately adjacent to the
button that reveals the drop-down. Select the
“Create grading” button. See Figure L-4.
G. Select the feature that is intended to be
graded then select the side that grading will
occur. Since the example is an embankment,
the side to be graded is outside of the feature
Figure L-4: Grading Creation Toolbar

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Now that the feature line, grading, and infill steps

have been done, the model of the desired
embankment has been complete. Rotating the
drawing into an isometric view displays the
embankment in three dimensions. See Figure L-
line rectangle. Simple click outside (or 5.
inside) of the feature line to pick the side of Figure L-5: 3D View of Embankment
grading.
H. Specify whether the grading will apply to the
entire length by typing “Yes” or “No” then
press “Enter”. (This example was applied to
the entire length.)
I. Decide whether a grade (in percent) or a
slope (proportion of run:rise) will be
specified then press “Enter”. The example
will use slope.
J. Specify the slope or grade by entering the XVI. COMPARING SURFACES AND CUT/FILL
desired slope (4:1, 3:1, 2:1) in the command VOLUMES
line when prompted. 4:1 slope will be used
Now that the model has been successfully drawn,
for the example. (A: Cut Slope; B: Fill Slope) the surfaces can be compared in order to
K. If the “Panorama” palette appears, click the determine the correct cut/fill volumes. The
green check mark in the upper right hand example will only require fill since it is entirely
corner. elevated above the natural ground.
L. The grading for the side slopes is now A. The first step is to open the panorama palette
complete (see Figure L-5 for an illustration). by selecting the “Menu Browser” >
“Surfaces” > “Utilities” > then select
Figure L-5: Grading Surfaces
“Volumes”. See Figure M-1.

Figure M-1: AutoCAD menu

M. In order for the cut and fill calculations to be

accurate, one must “create an infill”.
N. To “create an infill”, select the arrow directly
adjacent to the “Create Grading” button to
reveal the drop down box. See Figure L-4.
Select “Create Infill”.
O. Select the area within the feature line in order
to infill the volume between the base surface
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B. Now that the “Panorama” palette is open, surface is the natural ground and the
select the “Create the new volume entry” comparison surface is the surface of the
button on the upper left hand corner of the feature created. See Figure M-2.
palette. See Figure M-2.
D. The cut/fill is displayed on the screen. See
C. In the volume entry line, select a base surface Figure M-2.
and a comparison surface. Usually the base

Figure M-2: Compare Volumes

Create new
volume entry

Base Comparison Cut Fill

Surface surface volume volume

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SECTION D PLANIMETERING PROCEDURE H. Determine whether the average area is

within allowable tolerance of check area
The procedure outlined below will be followed when determined in step 6 above. The
planimetering an area to determine the extent of a difference between the check area and
practice. average area should be within tolerance
listed in Table FL1--2 for Planimetering
I. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE Tolerance of Certifying Amounts. If the
PARTICULAR PLANIMETER. tolerance is exceeded, the entire
A. Adjust the tracer point of planimeter so planimetering operation should be
that it will be near but not touching the repeated. If within tolerance, the average
surface of the paper or photograph. The area to the nearest one-hundredth square
area planimetered should be on one sheet inch should be used as the area
of paper and on a smooth surface. planimetered. This area should be
converted to acres or other appropriate
B. Place the tracer point near the center of units. Certification of extent of practices
area to be planimetered. Position pole arm on an acreage basis should be made to
at approximately a right angle to tracer nearest 0.1 acre.
arm. An approximate run of the tracer
point around the boundary will show if the Example
setting is one which permits ease of First reading = 1.24 square inches
operation.
Second reading = 3.40 square inches
C. Select starting point on boundary of area to
be measured. Place tracer point on this Check area = 3.40- 1.24 = 2.16 square inches
starting point.
Tolerance, = + 0.03 or 2.13 to 2.19
D. Take and record initial reading. The from Table FL1-2
planimeter should be read to the nearest
one-hundredth of a square inch. If Third reading = 7.75 square inches
preferred, the dial and measuring wheel
scale may be set at zero for this initial Average area = 7.75 - 1.24 = 6.51 = 2.17 sq in.
reading. In making this zero setting, lift 3 3
carriage slightly and rotate the measuring
wheel, touching only the plastic drum. The 2.17 square inches is within allowable
tolerance and would be used to convert to acres or
E. Follow center of area boundary line with other units.
tracer point, moving clockwise. Stop on
starting point. Take and record second NOTE: Recordings of planimetering should be
reading to the nearest one-hundredth made and kept to substantiate certifications.
square inch. I. When spot-checking an outlined area which has
F. Subtract first reading from second reading. been measured by a planimeter, the spot-checker
This difference is the check area to be used should follow the above procedure . However, in
in checking the accuracy of the comparing the results with the certified amounts,
planimetering. the planimetering tolerances for spot checking
listed in Table FL1-2 should be used. Using the
G. Follow boundary line for two additional 2.17 square inches determined above as the
turns before stopping. Take and record the certified amount, the spot-check tolerance would
third reading. Subtract first reading from be + .06 or 2.11 to 2.23 square inches. When the
the third reading and divide by 3. This is planimeter measures in acres, the measurement
the average area for three times around the must be converted to square inches in order to use
boundary. the tolerances in Table FL1-2.

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Table FL1D-1 Planimetering Tolerances

Area Planimetered in Planimetering Tolerance for Planimetering Tolerance for Spot
square inches. Certifying Amounts Checking
0.01 - 0.99 + 0.01 square inches + 0.02 square inches
1.00 - 1.99 + 0.02 square inches + 0.04 square inches
2.00 - 2.99 + 0 .03 square inches + 0.06 square inches
3.00 - 3.99 + 0 .04 square inches + 0.08 square inches
4.00 - 4.99 + 0 .05 square inches + 0.10 square inches
5.00 - 5.99 + 0.06 square inches + 0.12 square inches
6.00 - 6.99 + 0.07 square inches + 0.14 square inches
7.00 - 7.99 + 0.08 square inches + 0.16 square inches
8.00 - 9.99 + 0.09 square inches + 0.18 square inches
10.00 and above + 1.00 percent + 2.00 percent

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Table FL1D-2 - Stadia Reduction Tables

Degrees 0 1 2 3 Degrees
Hor. Elev. Hor. Elev. Hor. Elev. Hor. Elev.
Minutes Dist. Diff. Dist. Diff. Dist. Diff. Dist. Diff. Minutes
0 100.00 0.00 99.97 1.74 99.88 3.49 99.73 5.23 0
2 100.00 0.06 99.97 1.80 99.87 3.55 99.72 5.28 2
4 100.00 0.12 99.97 1.86 99.87 3.60 99.71 5.34 4
6 100.00 0.17 99.96 1.92 99.87 3.66 99.71 5.40 6
8 100.00 0.23 99.96 1.98 99.86 3.72 99.70 5.46 8
10 100.00 0.29 99.96 2.04 99.86 3.78 99.69 5.52 10
12 100.00 0.35 99.96 2.09 99.85 3.84 99.69 5.57 12
14 100.00 0.41 99.95 2.15 99.85 3.89 99.68 5.63 14
16 100.00 0.47 99.95 2.21 99.84 3.95 99.68 5.69 16
18 100.00 0.52 99.95 2.27 99.84 4.01 99.67 5.75 18
20 100.00 0.58 99.95 2.33 99.83 4.07 99.66 5.80 20
22 100.00 0.64 99.94 2.38 99.83 4.13 99.66 5.86 22
24 100.00 0.70 99.94 2.44 99.82 4.18 99.65 5.92 24
26 99.99 0.76 99.94 2.50 99.82 4.24 99.64 5.98 26
28 99.99 0.81 99.93 2.56 99.81 4.30 99.63 6.04 28
30 99.99 0.87 99.93 2.62 99.81 4.36 99.63 6.09 30
32 99.99 0.93 99.93 2.67 99.80 4.42 99.62 6.15 32
34 99.99 0.99 99.93 2.73 99.80 4.47 99.61 6.21 34
36 99.99 1.05 99.92 2.79 99.79 4.53 99.61 6.27 36
38 99.99 1.11 99.92 2.85 99.79 4.59 99.60 6.32 38
40 99.99 1.16 99.92 2.91 99.78 4.65 99.59 6.38 40
42 99.99 1.22 99.91 2.97 99.78 4.71 99.58 6.44 42
44 99.98 1.28 99.91 3.02 99.77 4.76 99.58 6.50 44
46 99.98 1.34 99.90 3.08 99.77 4.82 99.57 6.56 46
48 99.98 1.40 99.90 3.14 99.76 4.88 99.56 6.61 48
50 99.98 1.45 99.90 3.20 99.76 4.94 99.55 6.67 50
52 99.98 1.51 99.89 3.26 99.75 4.99 99.55 6.73 52
54 99.98 1.57 99.89 3.31 99.74 5.05 99.54 6.79 54
56 99.97 1.63 99.89 3.37 99.74 5.11 99.53 6.84 56
58 99.97 1.69 99.88 3.43 99.73 5.17 99.52 6.90 58
60 99.97 1.74 99.88 3.49 99.73 5.23 99.51 6.96 60

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Table FL1D-2 - Stadia Reduction Tables

Degrees 4 5 6 7 Degrees
Hor. Elev. Hor. Elev. Hor. Elev. Hor. Elev.
Minutes Dist. Diff. Dist. Diff. Dist. Diff. Dist. Diff. Minutes
0 99.51 6.96 99.24 8.68 98.91 10.40 98.51 12.10 0
2 99.51 7.02 99.23 8.74 98.90 10.45 98.50 12.15 2
4 99.50 7.07 99.22 8.80 98.88 10.51 98.49 12.21 4
6 99.49 7.13 99.21 8.85 98.87 10.57 98.47 12.27 6
8 99.48 7.19 99.20 8.91 98.86 10.62 98.46 12.32 8
10 99.47 7.25 99.19 8.97 98.85 10.68 98.44 12.38 10
12 99.46 7.30 99.18 9.03 98.83 10.74 98.43 12.43 12
14 99.46 7.36 99.17 9.08 98.82 10.79 98.41 12.49 14
16 99.45 7.42 99.16 9.14 98.81 10.85 98.40 12.55 16
18 99.44 7.48 99.15 9.20 98.80 10.91 98.39 12.60 18
20 99.43 7.53 99.14 9.25 98.78 10.96 98.37 12.66 20
22 99.42 7.59 99.13 9.31 98.77 11.02 98.36 12.72 22
24 99.41 7.65 99.11 9.37 98.76 11.08 98.34 12.77 24
26 99.40 7.71 99.10 9.43 98.74 11.13 98.33 12.83 26
28 99.39 7.76 99.09 9.48 98.73 11.19 98.31 12.88 28
30 99.38 7.82 99.08 9.54 98.72 11.25 98.30 12.94 30
32 99.38 7.88 99.07 9.60 98.71 11.30 98.28 13.00 32
34 99.37 7.94 99.06 9.65 98.69 11.36 98.27 13.05 34
36 99.36 7.99 99.05 9.71 98.68 11.42 98.25 13.11 36
38 99.35 8.05 99.04 9.77 98.67 11.47 98.24 13.17 38
40 99.34 8.11 99.03 9.83 98.65 11.53 98.22 13.22 40
42 99.33 8.17 99.01 9.88 98.64 11.59 98.20 13.28 42
44 99.32 8.22 99.00 9.94 98.63 11.64 98.19 13.33 44
46 99.31 8.28 98.99 10.00 98.61 11.70 98.17 13.39 46
48 99.30 8.34 98.98 10.05 98.60 11.76 98.16 13.45 48
50 99.29 8.40 98.97 10.11 98.58 11.81 98.14 13.50 50
52 99.28 8.45 98.96 10.17 98.57 11.87 98.13 13.56 52
54 99.27 8.51 98.94 10.22 98.56 11.93 98.11 13.61 54
56 99.26 8.57 98.93 10.28 98.54 11.98 98.10 13.67 56
58 99.25 8.63 98.92 10.34 98.53 12.04 98.08 13.73 58
60 99.24 8.68 98.91 10.40 98.51 12.10 98.06 13.78 60

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Table FL1D-2 - Stadia Reduction Tables

Degrees 8 9 10 11 Degrees
Hor. Elev. Hor. Elev. Hor. Elev. Hor. Elev.
Minutes Dist. Diff. Dist. Diff. Dist. Diff. Dist. Diff.
Minutes
0 98.06 13.78 97.55 15.45 96.98 17.10 96.36 18.73 0
2 98.05 13.84 97.53 15.51 96.96 17.16 96.34 18.78 2
4 98.03 13.89 97.52 15.56 96.94 17.21 96.32 18.84 4
6 98.01 13.95 97.50 15.62 96.92 17.26 96.29 18.89 6
8 98.00 14.01 97.48 15.67 96.90 17.32 96.27 18.95 8
10 97.98 14.06 97.46 15.73 96.88 17.37 96.25 19.00 10
12 97.97 14.12 97.44 15.78 96.86 17.43 96.23 19.05 12
14 97.95 14.17 97.43 15.84 96.84 17.48 96.21 19.11 14
16 97.93 14.23 97.41 15.89 96.82 17.54 96.18 19.16 16
18 97.92 14.28 97.39 15.95 96.80 17.59 96.16 19.21 18
20 97.90 14.34 97.37 16.00 96.78 17.65 96.14 19.27 20
22 97.88 14.40 97.35 16.06 96.76 17.70 96.12 19.32 22
24 97.87 14.45 97.33 16.11 96.74 17.76 96.09 19.38 24
26 97.85 14.51 97.31 16.17 96.72 17.81 96.07 19.43 26
28 97.83 14.56 97.29 16.22 96.70 17.86 96.05 19.48 28
30 97.82 14.62 97.28 16.28 96.68 17.92 96.03 19.54 30
32 97.80 14.67 97.26 16.33 96.66 17.97 96.00 19.59 32
34 97.78 14.73 97.24 16.39 96.64 18.03 95.98 19.64 34
36 97.76 14.79 97.22 16.44 96.62 18.08 95.96 19.70 36
38 97.75 14.84 97.20 16.50 96.60 18.14 95.93 19.75 38
40 97.73 14.90 97.18 16.55 96.57 18.19 95.91 19.80 40
42 97.71 14.95 97.16 16.61 96.55 18.24 95.89 19.86 42
44 97.69 15.01 97.14 16.66 96.53 18.30 95.86 19.91 44
46 97.68 15.06 97.12 16.72 96.51 18.35 95.84 19.96 46
48 97.66 15.12 97.10 16.77 96.49 18.41 95.82 20.02 48
50 97.64 15.17 97.08 16.83 96.47 18.46 95.79 20.07 50
52 97.62 15.23 97.06 16.88 96.45 18.51 95.77 20.12 52
54 97.61 15.28 97.04 16.94 96.42 18.57 95.75 20.18 54
56 97.59 15.34 97.02 16.99 96.40 18.62 95.72 20.23 56
58 97.57 15.40 97.00 17.05 96.38 18.68 95.70 20.28 58
60 97.55 15.45 96.98 17.10 96.36 18.73 95.68 20.34 60

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Table FL1D-2 - Stadia Reduction Tables

Degrees 12 13 14 15 Degrees
Hor. Elev. Hor. Elev. Hor. Elev. Hor. Elev.
Minutes Dist. Diff. Dist Diff. Dist Diff. Dist Diff.
Minutes
0 95.68 20.34 94.94 21.92 94.15 23.47 93.30 25.00 0
2 95.65 20.39 94.91 21.97 94.12 23.52 93.27 25.05 2
4 95.63 20.44 94.89 22.02 94.09 23.58 93.24 25.10 4
6 95.61 20.50 94.86 22.08 94.07 23.63 93.21 25.15 6
8 95.58 20.55 94.84 22.13 94.04 23.68 93.18 25.20 8
10 95.56 20.60 94.81 22.18 94.01 23.73 93.16 25.25 10
12 95.53 20.66 94.79 22.23 93.98 23.78 93.13 25.30 12
14 95.51 20.71 94.76 22.28 93.95 23.83 93.10 25.35 14
16 95.49 20.76 94.73 22.34 93.93 23.88 93.07 25.40 16
18 95.46 20.81 94.71 22.39 93.90 23.93 93.04 25.45 18
20 95.44 20.87 94.68 22.44 93.87 23.99 93.01 25.50 20
22 95.41 20.92 94.66 22.49 93.84 24.04 92.98 25.55 22
24 95.39 20.97 94.63 22.54 93.82 24.09 92.95 25.60 24
26 95.36 21.03 94.60 22.60 93.79 24.14 92.92 25.65 26
28 95.34 21.08 94.58 22.65 93.76 24.19 92.89 25.70 28
30 95.32 21.13 94.55 22.70 93.73 24.24 92.86 25.75 30
32 95.29 21.18 94.52 22.75 93.70 24.29 92.83 25.80 32
34 95.27 21.24 94.50 22.80 93.67 24.34 92.80 25.85 34
36 95.24 21.29 94.47 22.85 93.65 24.39 92.77 25.90 36
38 95.22 21.34 94.44 22.91 93.62 24.44 92.74 25.95 38
40 95.19 21.39 94.42 22.96 93.59 24.49 92.71 26.00 40
42 95.17 21.45 94.39 23.01 93.56 24.55 92.68 26.05 42
44 95.14 21.50 94.36 23.06 93.53 24.60 92.65 26.10 44
46 95.12 21.55 94.34 23.11 93.50 24.65 92.62 26.15 46
48 95.09 21.60 94.31 23.16 93.47 24.70 92.59 26.20 48
50 95.07 21.66 94.28 23.22 93.45 24.75 92.56 26.25 50
52 95.04 21.71 94.26 23.27 93.42 24.80 92.53 26.30 52
54 95.02 21.76 94.23 23.32 93.39 24.85 92.49 26.35 54
56 94.99 21.81 94.20 23.37 93.36 24.90 92.46 26.40 56
58 94.97 21.87 94.17 23.42 93.33 24.95 92.43 26.45 58
60 94.94 21.92 94.15 23.47 93.30 25.00 92.40 26.50 60

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Exhibit FL1D-1 - Laying Out a Curve without A Transit

P.I. A

ft. G
84
5@
t.; F
2 0f
t =4 a
n
nge E f
g
Ta
D e
Tangets offsets equal
T.C. d Long Chord both sides. C.T.
B
A' C
1 " = 100'

1. Select tangent points and stake. Definitions:

2. Sight P.I. and stake tangent. n = number of equal
segments of the tangent
3. Determine tangent length e.g. 420 ft. Dd, Ee, etc., = tangent offset
2
4. Divide tangent length into equal increments Dd = Aa/n
2
and stake. e.g., 84 ft. lengths with n = 5 Ee = 2 Dd
2
5. Stake long chord (any interval) Ff = 3 Dd
2
6. Measure distance from long chord to P.I. = 238 ft. Gg = 4 Dd and so on
Divide by 2 and stake point a. @ 119 ft.
2
7. Dd = Aa/n =119/25 = 4.76 NOTE: Tangent offset
distances are
Ee = 4Dd = 4(4.76) = 19.0 perpendicular to the
long chord.
Ff = 9Dd = 9(4.76) = 42.8
Gg = 16Dd = 16(4.76) = 76.2

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Table FL1D-3 Map Scales and Equivalents

MAP SCALES AND EQUIVALENTS
FRACTIONAL FEET IN. PER INCHES MILES METERS ACRES PER SQ. IN. SQ. MII. PER
SCALE PER INCH 1000 FT. PER MILE PER INCH PER IN. SQ. INCH PER ACRE SQ. INCH
1:500 41.667 24.000 126.720 0.008 12.700 0.0399 25.091 0.00006
1:600 50.000 20.000 105.600 0.009 15.240 0.0574 17.424 0.00009
1:1000 83.333 12.000 63.360 0.016 25.400 0.1594 6.273 0.00025
1:1200 100.000 10.000 52.800 0.019 30.480 0.2296 4.356 0.00036
1:1500 125.000 8.000 42.240 0.024 38.100 0.3587 2.788 0.00056
1:2000 166.667 6.000 31.680 0.032 50.800 0.6377 1.568 0.00100
1:2400 200.000 5.000 26.400 0.038 60.960 0.9183 1.089 0.00143
1:2500 208.333 4.800 25.344 0.039 63.500 0.9964 1.004 0.00156
1:3000 250.000 4.000 21.120 0.047 76.200 1.4348 0.697 0.00224
1:3600 300.000 3.333 17.600 0.057 91.440 2.0661 0.484 0.00323
1:4000 333.333 3.000 15.840 0.063 101.600 2.5508 0.392 0.00399
1:4800 400.000 2.500 13.200 0.076 121.920 3.6731 0.272 0.00574
1:5000 416.667 2.400 12.672 0.079 127.000 3.9856 0.251 0.00623
1:6000 500.000 2.000 10.560 0.095 152.400 5.7392 0.174 0.00897
1:7000 583.333 1.714 9.051 0.110 177.800 7.8117 0.128 0.01221
1:7200 600.000 1.667 8.800 0.114 182.880 8.2645 0.121 0.01291
1:7920 660.000 1.515 8.000 0.125 201.168 10.0000 0.100 0.01563
1:8000 666.667 1.500 7.920 0.126 203.200 10.2030 0.098 0.01594
1:8400 700.000 1.429 7.543 0.133 213.360 11.2489 0.089 0.01758
1:9000 750.000 1.333 7.040 0.142 228.600 12.9132 0.077 0.02018
1:9600 800.000 1.250 6.600 0.152 243.840 14.6924 0.068 0.02296
1:10000 833.333 1.200 6.336 0.158 254.001 15.9423 0.063 0.02491
1:10800 900.000 1.111 5.867 0.170 274.321 18.5950 0.054 0.02905
1:12000 1000.000 1.000 5.280 0.189 304.801 22.9568 0.044 0.03587
1:13200 1100.000 0.909 4.800 0.208 335.281 27.7778 0.036 0.04340
1:14400 1200.000 0.833 4.400 0.227 365.761 33.0579 0.030 0.05165
1:15000 1250.000 0.800 4.224 0.237 381.001 35.8701 0.028 0.05605
1:15600 1300.000 0.769 4.062 0.246 396.241 38.7971 0.026 0.06062
1:15840 1320.000 0.758 4.000 0.250 402.337 40.0000 0.025 0.06250
1:16000 1333.333 0.750 3.960 0.253 406.401 40.8122 0.025 0.06377
1:16800 1400.000 0.714 3.771 0.265 426.721 44.9954 0.022 0.07031
1:18000 1500.000 0.667 3.520 0.284 457.201 51.6529 0.019 0.08071
1:19200 1600.000 0.625 3.300 0.303 487.681 58.7695 0.017 0.09183
1:20000 1666.667 0.600 3.168 0.316 508.001 63.7690 0.016 0.09964
1:20400 1700.000 0.588 3.106 0.322 518.161 66.3453 0.015 0.10366
1:21120 1760.000 0.568 3.000 0.333 536.449 71.1111 0.014 0.11111
1:21600 1800.000 0.556 2.933 0.341 548.641 74.3802 0.013 0.11622
1:22800 1900.000 0.526 2.779 0.360 579.121 82.8742 0.012 0.12949
1:24000 2000.000 0.500 2.640 0.379 609.601 91.8274 0.011 0.14348
1:25000 2083.333 0.480 2.534 0.395 635.001 99.6391 0.010 0.15569
1:31680 2640.000 0.379 2.000 0.500 804.674 160.0000 0.006 0.25000
1:48000 4000.000 0.250 1.320 0.758 1219.202 367.3095 0.003 0.57392
1:62500 5208.333 0.192 1.014 0.986 1587.503 622.7442 0.002 0.97304
1:63360 5280.000 0.189 1.000 1.000 1609.347 640.0000 0.002 1.00000
1:96000 8000.000 0.125 0.660 1.515 2438.405 1469.2378 0.001 2.29568
1:1:125000 10416.667 0.096 0.507 1.973 3175.006 2490.9767 0.000 3.89215
1:126720 10560.000 0.095 0.500 2.000 3218.694 2560.0000 0.000 4.00000
1:250000 20833.333 0.048 0.253 3.946 6350.013 9963.9067 0.000 15.56860
1:253440 21120.000 0.047 0.250 4.000 6437.389 10240.0000 0.000 16.00000
1:500000 41666.667 0.024 0.127 7.891 12700.025 39855.6270 0.000 62.27442
1:1000000 83333.333 0.012 0.063 15.783 25400.050 159422.5079 0.000 249.09767
FORMULAS SCALE 12000 63360 SCALE Ft. per in. x SCALE 2 43560 x 144 (Ft. per in.)2
12 SCALE SCALE 63360 0.3048006 43560 x 144 SCALE 2 (5280)2

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