2010 Aerial Survey Instructions
April, 15, 2010
FPM, BOF, DCNR, Pennsylvania
0. Boot Tablet & plug Earthmate into left USB port
1. Open GeoLink by dbl-clicking the GeoLink icon.
2. Click [PROJECT], [OPEN]; navigate to the targeted
*.prj file in the ‘Sketchmap’ folder
(e.g., michaux_1/ michaux_1.prj for Forest District 1).
-Select desired project file file and Click [OPEN]
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4. Check one “1PEST” Keypad depending on the district
being flown (target pests vary):
1PEST_N, (north)
1PEST_S, (south)
1PEST_E, (east)
1PEST_W, (west)
1PEST (all pests)
Check all other Keypads : 2HOST, 3D_TYPE, 4SERVERITY,
5PATTERN, and 6TPA
NOTE: When you launch GeoLink, it will always
open to the last project used. If you were the last
user & you want the same project, there will be no
need for step 2.
Uncheck this box: ‘Buttons of only one keypad at a time’ (see arrow)
Click [Done]
3. Click [Setup] then [Virtual Keypad]
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5. Click [View/Print Maps] button on toolbar
8. Click [Exit] on the toolbar – returns to project window
9. Click [Start Logging] button on the toolbar.
- A new toolbar appears
6. Click [Draw Map List] button on toolbar
NOTE: display of the background maps should appear to verify
that the appropriate ones are pre-loaded
10. Click the [green arrow] button (upper left of toolbar);
activates GPS and begins logging.
The ‘GeoLink GPS Server’ window pops up and will close
automatically when the EarthMate GPS connects. The DeLorme
Serial Emulator icon in the “System Tray” (bottom right corner of
screen) should be green if satellites are locked in; red if not.
7. Layers that should display:
24k Topo
Cnty (county boundary)
CFM (forest district boundary)
FL (flight lines)
GPS Server window
Delorme Serial Emulator Icon
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11. Click all 6 keypad window buttons; all the attribute
buttons will line up vertically along the right edge of the
screen.
11b. Adjust the screen scale: clicking the zoom buttons
(in or out) or press Ctrl+S and type the desired screen
width in miles (start with 6-10 miles & adjust to suit).
12. In the Drop-Down menu box at the lower right:
Select [AREA]
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13. Create Polygons
Make sure ‘Area’ appears in the box at the bottom
right corner
Manual Selection of Draw Pen
The “drawing pen cursor” should automatically activate
when AREA is selected. If not, activate the drawing pen
manually by clicking the pen icon.
Draw a polygon in the targeted areas:
if you do not like it, hit ‘New Sketch’ button and redraw.
Select the attribute buttons IN ORDER (important):
Method 1: Check the buttons one by one for each polygon.
Method 2: use default attributes.
How to set default values: click the targeted icon quickly, and
then click the same icon and hold for 3 sec - the icon lateral will
turn into green. Repeat the same procedure for de-default.
Method 3*: copy the attributes if same as the previous
polygon.
Method 4: leave blank and fill it during post process.
c) Click [Enter] button.
d) Repeat the same process for additional polygons.
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How to delete a polygon after clicking ENTER::
Double click the polygon you want to delete. The
polygon starts to flash and a set of buttons appear
along the bottom of the map. Click the [Delete] button.
Sketch and edit toolbars:
Polygon to
be deleted
Activate
Pen to draw
polygon
Undo:
delete the
one just
drawn
Remove
verticies
New Sketch:
redraw if you
do not like it
[Undo], [Remove] & [New Sketch] only work
prior to clicking the ENTER button.
Note: To maximize the drawing window, you may uncheck ‘GPS
Status Bars’, or/and uncheck ‘Big Toolbars’, or/and re-locate other
Toolbars up.
You may also want to rotate the window of tablet PC by push the 3rd
button at bottom left corner of screen.
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14. When session is complete, click [Stop] button
17. Share DRAFT data
Move data to tablet PC that has ArcView installed.
15. Click [Translate Log Files]: navigate to and
select the session file (.DAT file) to be translated (click
the detail button to show file size).
Go to folder:
C:\Sketchmap\michaux_1\Translte\041510\094809\
(flight log)
(polygons)
16. Click [Translate Selected Files] button. The log
files will be translated into ArcGIS files.
094809.dbf
094809.prj
094809.shp
094809.shx
Area.dbf
Area.prj
Area.shp
Area.shx
Note: michaux_1 represents forest district, Translte represents
folder of translated files, 041510 represents the date that
files were created, 094809 represents a folder named
with the time the flight ended (military).
RENAME: Copy these files to the tablet with ArcView. Use
ArcCatalog to rename the shapefile as follows:
District_day_month_sketcher initials_session (am or pm).
Example: D01_June21_TP_am
MIDDLETOWN ONLY:
PARSE Column using ‘ShapeTools v1.2’
a) In ArcMap, click Tools, then click Extensions, then check ‘ShapeTools v1.2
b) Click Toolbar ‘ShapeTools v1.2, then click ‘parse a field’
c) Select the layer to be processed
d) Select the column to be parsed, at the same window:
Specify the delimiting character ‘,’ for this project,
Specify the number of field to create, ‘6’ for this project.
Create the field name (six) one by one.
Namefield1 = DCA1 (Cause Agent)
Namefield2 = Host1
Namefield3 = DMG_TYPE1 (Damage Type)
Namefield4 = Severity1
Namefield5 = Pattern1
Namefield6 = TPA1 (Number of Trees Per Acr)
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18. Data review (with district Foresters).
(1) Modify the attributes in the column ‘CODE’ prior to parsing.
(2) Specify – all ‘other’ attributes, add missing ones, delete
duplicate ones.
(3) Reshape the polygon using ArcMAP (against aerial images)
19. Post-data process and review (by Fengyou Jia)
(1) Data modification and merging
(2) Review by district Foresters
(3) Report summary
(4) Repot submission
(2) How to setup GeoLink GPS device Settings:
a) Click ‘Setup, then, click ‘Device’, then ‘click GPS’,
then Window ‘GeoLink Device Settings’ show up.
b) Under GPS, specify:
GPS receiver = NMEA
Port = COM2 (left port) or COM3 (back port)
BAUD = 4800
Others = unchanged
20. How to setup GPS
(1) How to setup ‘Delorme Serial Emulator’:
a) Right click the ‘Delorme Serial Emulator’ (DSE) icon at
the bottom right corner.
b) Click ‘Ports’ and then check all com (2, 3, 4) under
NMEA.
c)* Sometime you need to stop the device and then restart the device if the DSE Icon is looking like a satellite
receiver.
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21. How to load background maps:
1)
Click Setup, then Background Maps, then
2)
Click ‘Add Map’, icon, then go to the appropriate folder to load the
targeted *.shp or other files.
3)
Click ‘Change’ and select the correct Coordinate System --PA_BOF. Then click OK.
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21b. Change map display
1)
Select the targeted layer in the
window ‘Map list’ and then click
‘Display Settings’ icon
2)
Under Polygon Options window ,
select ‘Fill style’ and Change ‘polygon
outline Color’, ‘Change outline Color’.
3)
Change other settings.
22. How to setup background map
toolbars:
1) Click Setup, then ‘Background Maps’,
then
2) Click ‘Map Groups’ icon, then click ‘New
Map Group’ icon.
3) Name the icon and check the
corresponding layer on the right window.
4) Continue the job.
5) Uncheck the ‘Show mapgroups as toolbar
button’, then OK.
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Miscellaneous:
Abbreviations:
1. Hide Taskbars:
Pests:
(1) Right click taskbar (empty) and check properties.
FTC – Forest Tent Caterpillar
(2) Uncheck ‘Auto-hide the taskbar’.
GM – Gypsy Moth
HWA – Hemlock Wooly Adelgid
Show attribute labels by setting scale
FRO – Frost
OTH – Unknown
Setup
FCW – Fall Canker Worm
Features
Features definitions
HOST:
OAK – OAK spp.
Area
MPL – maple spp.
Edit
Symbol
Upper Zoom Limit Extents = 20 Miles
HEM – Hemlock
OTH – Others
Damage Type:
DEF – Defoliation
MRT – Mortality
DSC – Discoloration
Severity
HVY – Heavy
MOD – Moderate
Pattern:
CON – Continuous
PAT - Patchy
TPA – Dead Tree per Acre
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