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The following is our typical course curriculum. Training seminars will use this curriculum unless otherwise specified.

Day One, Survey Pro with Road Construction

Survey Standard, Pro -

Data Collection:
Hardware:
Survey Pro:
Setup
Instrument
Units
Others
Files
.JOB
.RAW
Other
Create a Job
Backsight Options
Data Collection
Traverse/Sideshot
Backsight
Traverse Later

Advanced Data Collector:
Repetition:
Setup / Sets
Repetition shots
Residuals / Toss
Multiple Sideshots
Shoot from two ends
Radial Sideshots
Off Center shots
Distance Offset
H. Angle Offset
Vert. Angle Offset
Reflectorless
Record Mode
Resection
Remote Elevation
Adjustments

Day Two, Survey Pro with Road Construction

Survey Pro - continued

Construction Staking:
Point Stake
Staking Simple Alignments

Point List Alignments:
Advantages & Limitations
Enter Point List Alignment
Offset Stakeout
Slope Stake

Road Layout:
Horizontal Alignment
Vertical Alignment
Templates
Widening
Super Enter Road
Stakeout:
Road Stake offsets
Slope Stake Catch points

Other Staking functions
DTM Stakeout
Road DTM

Day Three, RTK/GPS course Day Three, ForeSight course

Survey Pro - Basic RTK Controller Workshop:

Overview of GPS, DGPS, and RTK
Errors in the Pseudo-Range
Localization and Projections
Base & Rover Setup
One point Localization
Data Collection
By Distance or Time (Feature)
Laser guns
Move Base Station
Localization with control
Occupy control points
Edit control points
Solve localization
Check control point
Map projections
Other possible transformations
Stakeout
Point stake
Offset / slope stake
DTM stakeout

ForeSight -

Introduction: (User Interface)
Create Project Wizard
Menus
Tool Bars
Layer bar
Messages
Overview
Project Navigator
Views
Object ID/Menus pop-ups
Focus
Selecting Objects
Active entry (ang, dist, etc.)
Objects (Pts, Sets, Text, etc.)

Overview of ForeSight:
(A Job from Data Collector to Plotter)
Download (Transfer)
Generate Project
COGO
Map
Edit Points (Selects)
Drawing - Set/Plines
Snaps
Text & Style

Auto Linework:
Overview - Raw Data
Feature Codes
Command Codes

Contouring:
Generate Contours
Labels
Break Lines & Boundaries
Other DTM Functions
Surface View
Volumes
DTM-DTM Area
Average End Area
Profiles / Profile View
Alignment
Labeling

Day Four, ForeSight course

ForeSight continued -

Plotting & Printing:
Plot Wizard
Sheet View & Dynaviews
Drivers / Color Map
Plot Preview

Adjustment:
Translate / Rotate / Scale
Angle & Compass Rule
Least Squares

Layers: Layer management
Colors
Line Type
New Layers

Subdivisions:
Street Intersections
Cul-de-sacs
Pre-determined Area
Lot Labeling

Technical Tips
Customization
Templates
AutoCAD Colors & Line Types
User and Project Options
Data Files & Formats

ForeSight DXM / Survey Link -

Overview:
Transfer
Coordinate conversion
Raw Data conversion
DC Link
Geodetic

Question & Answer Session -
Users' Problems
Personal Examples & Solutions

Next Page: Dealer-Sponsored Event: Dec 10 - Lansing, MI


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