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THALES NAVIGATION
™
MobileMapper
User Manual
www.thalesnavigation.com
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Table of Contents Introduction to the MobileMapper System......................................................... 1 MobileMapper Field Unit............................................................................3 Keypad Description ............................................................................................ 3 Installing the Batteries .................................................................................. 4 Turning Power On/Off .....................................
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Creating a Multi-leg Route.......................................................................................43 Creating a Multi-leg Route from the Track History.................................................44 Activating/deactivating a Multi-Leg Route..............................................................44 Other Functions Tied to Routes................................................................................45 MENU button ....................................................
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Defining Feature Attributes ........................................................................ 80 Defining Attribute Values........................................................................... 81 Renaming a Feature, Defining its Representation on the Map ................... 82 Deleting Features, Attributes or Attribute Values ...................................... 83 Saving a Feature Library............................................................................. 84 Attaching a F
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Introduction to the MobileMapper System The MobileMapper system from Thales Navigation is com- posed of two main elements: the MobileMapper receiver and MobileMapper Office software running on a PC-type com- puter. The MobileMapper receiver is a handheld navigation and positioning device that enables you to describe the features being mapped and then format the data so that later it can be uploaded to a GIS. It offers an easy-to-use and easy-to-de- ploy solution for general mapping and for a
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1. MobileMapper Field Unit Keypad Description Under the screen you will see 8 buttons located around a large oval “scrolling” button with 4 directional arrows on it. The scrolling button IN/OUT: Use these but- GPS antenna (inside the housing) has three different tons to zoom in and out functions: when viewing a screen • It is used to move the cursor in the chosen with a map displayed. direction, from a data ESC: Takes you back to field to another, from an the previous screen with- option in
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Installing the Batteries MobileMapper uses two AA batteries that are installed Battery Life from the back through the bat- You can expect up to 16 operating hours from 2 tery cover. To remove the bat- Li-ion AA batteries with tery cover, push the two the backlight turned off. buttons on the cover fully to Using the backlight will the left and lift the battery shorten the battery life cover away from the receiver. significantly. With the backlight on continu- Insert the new batteries as ous
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Setting the Screen Backlight To prevent accidently The screen backlight can be set to one of three levels (low, turning the backlight on high or off). At power on, the screen backlight is set to high and leaving it on, the unit level. Follow the sequence below to choose another level: will turn the backlight off - Hold down the PWR button for 2 seconds : Backlight when there have been no buttons pressed for 4 drops down to low level minutes. Pressing any - Hold down the PWR button again for 2
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Initialization for First-Time Use MobileMapper will walk you through the process of setting up the receiver for first time use. This procedure is common- Skipping Initialization You can skip the initial- ly referred to as “Initializing the Receiver”. The purpose of ization process by press- this initialization is to provide MobileMapper with a general ing the NAV key anytime knowledge of its approximate location. after selecting the lan- This may seem a little confusing at first as why does a
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3. If you understand and agree to the warning presented, press ENTER before the 10 seconds have elapsed. Other- wise, the unit will shut off. A message box is then dis- played indicating that the unit needs to be initialized. 4. Press ENTER. The unit asks you to select your region and area. Use the up/down arrows to highlight your gen- eral region and press ENTER. Again, use the up/down arrows to highlight your area and press ENTER. Region & Area Screens 5. The cursor appears in the Time fi
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6. To complete the initialization process, press ENTER Satellite Signal again. The Satellite Status screen is displayed and Strength Chart: MobileMapper begins acquiring the data from satellites. Clear bars indicate that Watching the bars appear and turn solid on the screen, the unit is starting to get information from satel- you can progressively see the unit lock onto satellites. lites. Solid bars indicate that the satellites are being used to compute your position. Satellite Position Graph
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GIS Data Logging Functions Feature Libraries A feature library is a Feature libraries contain lists of features that you should be hierarchical structure visiting during your field sessions. that guides you through the description process Features are four types: so you know you will - Point feature: The geometrical representation of this fea- describe thoroughly and ture is a point. Logging this type of feature requires static quickly each feature you occupation at the point. visit. You will
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Logging New GPS/GIS Data Prior to starting logging GIS data, be sure MobileMapper is computing your position when you stand near the first fea- ture you want to log. Press NAV until you display the Map screen. If an arrow is displayed at the center of the Map screen and you can see that your position on the screen is the expected one, then you can start your job. Follow the instructions below to log GIS features. Entering a job name 1. Creating a Job and selecting a Feature Library The keyb
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The Logging screen is now displayed where you can see the list of attributes pertaining to this feature. You will now enter the “Description” phase of the feature - With the first attribute highlighted, press ENTER and choose the right attribute value describing the feature near you and press ENTER. This takes you back to the Logging screen. - Highlight the next attribute in the list and repeat the previous step. Repeat this step until all the attributes Logging screen have been properly
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After highlighting a line feature from the Feature List screen (for example a road) and pressing ENTER, MobileMapper starts logging GPS positions from the position where you are. The first time you log a line area, and then every time you think this is necessary: - Press MENU, highlight Logging Interval and press ENTER. Two options are then prompted: By Time: Select this option when you want MobileMapper to log a new GPS position at regular intervals of time regardless of the distance tra
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4. Logging and Describing an Area Feature Basically, you use the same procedure as when you log a line feature, especially regarding the need for defining a logging interval (see 3. above). What is new when you log an area feature is that you can use one of the following two methods: - The first method should be used when contours of Irregular area areas are irregular. This method is similar to logging a line area in that you have to move along the con- tour, but you also have to come back
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By the time you are done with the description, MobileMapper will probably have logged the GPS position of the corner. - Now, press MENU, highlight Pause and press ENTER. This pauses the logging of the feature. - Move to the next corner of the area where you can now resume logging the feature - To do this, press MENU, highlight Resume and press ENTER. This resumes the logging. Selecting the Pause - Resume the previous three steps until all the corners Park opti
