Surface

To perform a survey and create a new Surface or append to an existing Surface:

  1. Enter surface information. More...
  2. Perform surface survey. More...

Volume Input

To input surface information:

  1. Click New button and select from the list either New to create a new Surface or Append To if you want to add the volume calculations to an existing Surface. Click to select surface from the list. An information message will display the maximum and minimum Northing and Easting values for the area covered by the Surface.
  2. Click Boundary button and select from the list the surface to which their volumes will be computed:
  3. Click No Alnt button and select from the list a desired alignment type to view the current station and center line offset on the map:
  4. Check the Auto Topo box to survey the Surface in Auto Topo mode. With the check box cleared, the survey starts in standard Surface Topo mode.
  5. Click Next to perform survey. More...

Surface Topo Normal View

The dialog contains the Status panel at the top.

To perform measurements of the surface's points:

  1. Enter the name of the Point to be logged.
  2. Enter code and attribute information for the point.
  3. Enter the Antenna Height and set the type of height measurement (Vertical or Slant).
  4. Start the measurement operation according to your preference:
  5. The display of the current coordinates depends on the selected coordinate system.

If in Volume Input you selected Use Alnt or Use Road and entered a horizontal alignment or a valid road, you can view the current station and center line offset, on the map and video tabs, by selecting those labels from the value selection display.

Select Volume Report from the pop-up menu to view the stockpile/pit volume report while you are performing survey.


Surface Topo Map View

The dialog shows the stored points graphically. All the survey process can be done through this view as well. It contains the information similar to the Normal View.

The Map View contains:

To show a text information about coordinates, Solution Type, PDOP/GDOP, HRMS/VRMS, Magnetic Field or /and UTS Time click on any data field in the dialog. The Select Value to display dialog is opened. Select the desired parameter from the list and click to display it's value during the survey.

In Map properties you can clear the Surface check box not to display the current Surface.


Surface Topo Volume Report

The volume report allows you to view the stockpile/pit volume report while you are performing survey.

If required, click to save the volume report to a file.