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SCHC-3492 Version: 4.0 25. Jan 2002

List of contents
1 Motivation ................................................................................................................... 1
2 Start of the application .............................................................................................. 2
2.1 CFC Begin.................................................................................................................. 2
2.2 CFC Parameter.......................................................................................................... 3
3 Measurement and attribution ................................................................................... 4
4 Area Calculation and Result ..................................................................................... 5
4.1 Area calculation result................................................................................................ 5
4.2 Administrate the excluded areas ............................................................................... 6
4.3 Store automatic attributes .......................................................................................... 6
5 Area Segmentation .................................................................................................... 7

1 Motivation
The main task the application has to perform is to measure areas, to log the output in a specific file
and to give a tolerance estimation of the area. A graphical area segmentation tool gives the
possibility to divide areas into two parts and find the intersection points.

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2 Start of the application

2.1 CFC Begin

The application name is "Cultivated Field Control" and will appear in the application menu on board
a GS50/SR5xx. The application is protected and will be unlocked once by a security code. The
abbreviation of the application name is "CFC".

The settings in this dialog

must be done only once, except
job and log file name which
should be new with every
project. The other choices are
kept if the sensor is turned
OFF and ON.

Job: Select database

Codelist: Select codelist. If no codelist is available, a default codelist will be added
automatically
Area Code: Select area code for thematical data. If no area code is available, a default code will
be created
Log Mask: Select a mask file for ASCII file logging. If no file available or if no file chosen, the
logging is not active and the next field is not visible
Log File: If a valid mask file is chosen, the field is open to enter the log file name.

CONT: Leads to the next panel: ATTRIBUTION

LIST: Leads to the list with measured areas (area management) and skips measurement
to perform the area calculation (chapter 4) on an already existing area object.

HIDE: switches with SHOW button. The line with LogMask and Codelist become hidden, to
avoid these fields are changed by chance during operation.

PARAM: (on F5 in Advanced Mode only), see below

With the possibility to use a mask file, the application is open to output into different ASCII file
interfaces. The mask file *.MAS is a simple ASCII text file to be opened with any text editor on a
PC.

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The @LEICA CFC MASK@ is the identifier for any mask file.
The @@@ is the identifier for the end of the mask file.
The lines between the both identifiers are restricted to an amount of 15, each line with 80
characters maximum.
The @00@ until @99@ are placeholders for the numerical values or code/ attribute info. This gives
full and easy flexibility to create different output masks for any ASCII type. All identifieres are listed
here:
case 00: // new line
case 01: // @
case 05: // Active Job-name
case 06: // Current Date
case 07: // Current Time
case 09: // Number of excluded areas
case 10: // Area Size [m²]
case 11: // Area Accuracy [m²]
case 12: // Perimeter [m]
case 13: // EC Tolerance [m²]
case 14: // EC Tolerance [% ]
case 15: // Area Id
case 16: // lower Boundary [m²]/ upper boundary [m²]
case 17: // lower Boundary [m²]
case 18: // upper boundary [m²]
case 20: // Area Code
case 21
...
case 40: // Area Attribute Value 1-20
case 41: // Area Code Note
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* >= 50 : Point block related */
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
case 60: // point id
case 61: // north(*)
case 62: // east(*)
case 63: // height [m]
case 64: // height type (Orthometric/Ellipsoidal)
case 65: // geoid height [m]
case 66: // Point Date
case 67: // Point Time
case 71: // CQ North [m]
case 72: // CQ East [m]
case 73: // CQ Hgt [m]
case 74: // CQ Pos [m]
case 75: // CQ 3D [m]
case 80: // iterator, starts with 1 for first point of each area point block.
case 99: // end of point block, only necessary to divide point block from footer lines.

(*) north and east are displayed with 3 digits in meter [m]. If no coordinate system definition is
available it is displayed as 360 degree decimal with 9 digits.

The *.MAS file can be placed on the PC-Card in the ..\CONVERT directory and afterwards
transferred to the sensor in the transfer-menu, choosing ‘CFC Log Mask File’ transfer program.

2.2 CFC Parameter

The parameter dialog is called from the ‘Begin’ dialog with F5 button in advanced user mode.

• Limit is the threshold up to the tolerance is

computed from the perimeter by the EC
guideline.
• Use Excl Area: in case YES, areas
measured with NESTD during attribution will
be subtracted from the encircling area.
• Auto Attr: in case YES, CFC parameters
are stored automatically to the database and
the log-file, in case NO they are stored to
the log-file only.

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3 Measurement and attribution

This dialog is called after pressing the CONT key in the 'Begin' dialog.

All code/attribution info here

can be prepared in the same way
as in GIS Data Collection using
Code List Manager or creating
codes on the sensor.

shift

The keys START, NODE, CLEAR work in the same way as for GIS Data Collection.
Second button row:
PLOT: (shift F4) Leads to the graphical representation of the area object as in the point-
line-area management.
DIST: (shift F3) allows to enter a minimum distance between the nodes in case of
streaming data.
PtLST: (shift F2) Leads to the list with all points (like in point management):

• all existing measurements can be

used to become a node of the
current area.

CONT: Returns to the attribution screen

ADD: Adds the selected point from the list as node at the end of the current area object
OFFS: Leads to the GIS offset menu to measure hidden (offset) points

aNUM: Standard list button

The PtLST key is only visible before the user presses START. Once the user decided for the
dynamic mode, it is not possible to change back to single point mode. NODE as well as PtLST key
start now the single point mode and can be used both.

After the area is measured - using STOP in dynamic or DONE in single point mode - the area is
calculated.

Before the area measurement is ended completely, a confirmation is required:

• ABORT continues measuring the area

• OK terminates the measurement.

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4 Area Calculation and Result

4.1 Area calculation result

This dialog is called after the measurement is completed or after an area is chosen from the list
called with the LIST key in the 'Begin' dialog.

The area calculation must give an estimation of the required tolerances and therefore calculate
upper and lower boundaries for the area which should be claimed by the farmer. The percentage of
the allowed tolerance is dependant area perimeter, according EC document VI/8388/94 rev. 5., but
the default of 12% can be changed in the begin-screen using the PARAM button.

Shift

STORE: Logs the data into the ASCII file according to the *.MAS mask file. Returns to the
attribution to measure the next area if the current area was measured or returns to
the list if the area was selected from the list called with the LIST key in the 'Begin'
dialog.

NESTD Allows to monitor the excluded areas. See chapter 4.2.

Button on F2 only active if Use Excl Area = YES, see chapter 2.2.

EDIT: Uses the EDIT functionality from area management on this specific area.

PLOT: Shows the area shape graphically.

SEGM: Calls the segmentation tool, see chapter 5.

ESC: Escape returns to the 'Begin' dialog. A confirmation must be done that the data are
not stored to the log-file.

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4.2 Administrate the excluded areas

See CFC Parameter, chapter 2.2: dialog only active if Use Excl Area = YES.

• The upper area is counted positive

• All other areas are counted negative

• Before CONT, the resulting area is checked

to be positive. There is no check that the
encircling area is really including the
subtracted areas.

If areas have been measured during CFC attribution program with NESTD, this dialog is shown
before the calculation dialog is shown, and the nested areas are already selected to be subtracted.

Back to the ‘Area calculation’ dialog with CONT, see previous chapter. Within the ‘Area calculation’
dialog, PLOT on F4 now shows all areas. The subtracted areas are drawn as dashed lines.

Storing the area and the exclusion areas in the log-file together happens automatically on STORE
in the ‘area calculation’ dialog. The complete set of positive and negative areas is stored. The
positive area is stored with area size computed by the subtraction od excluded areas and not with
its full size. However, the full size can be retrieved by adding the values given in the log-file for the
encircling area and the exclusion areas. There is a wildcard @09 available in the MAS file which
allows to log the number of such excluded areas, see chapter 2.1

4.3 Store automatic attributes

The CFC result is stored always in the log-file on STORE in ‘Area calculation’ dialog. Additionally, if
‘Auto Attr’ is set to YES in the Parameter dialog (see chapter 2.2). Then it is possible to see the
result in GIS DataPRO as shapefile attributes.

• cfc_area area size [m²]

• cfc_acy area accuracy [m²]
• cfc_perim perimeter [m]
• cfc_ec_tol EC tolerance [m²]
• cfc_num_ex number of exclusion areas

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5 Area Segmentation

This dialog is called after the SEGM key in the ‘Area Calculation’ dialog.

STORE: Closes the dialog and stores the two intersection coordinates. Creates two new area
objects based on the existing and the new nodes and copies the attributes.
SCALE: Shows a scale bar in the upper left edge of the drawing.
SEG+: Selects the next area segment, indicated by the two crosses and aligns the dividing
line with the segment selected.
PARAM: Shows a panel with the center of the dividing line and its direction.
RATIO: Calculates the ratio of the two half parts of the area.

In principle, it would be possible to turn and shift the dividing line that more or less than 2
intersection points are realized. But the complete scenario is valid only if there are exactly two
intersection points defined. In case of another number an error message will appear.

After STORE, the two intersection coordinates will be stored automatically. Two new area objects
based on the existing area are created and the attributes are copied.

The SEG+ key turns the dividing line parallel to the segment marked with two crosses.

The PARAM key opens a dialog where the parameters of the dividing line can get changed.

'Direction' and 'Center Offs' are the line parameters in relation to the center of the area. The
Easting and Northing below are the rectangular representation of these values. If grid coordinates
are available, those values are the grid coordinates of the line centre point. Thus makes it possible
to enter a line using a point and the direction.
If the azimuth of the line was determined with the SEG+ key, the 'Segment Offs' field is visible and
the distance between the segment and the dividing line is calculated. The line can simply get
shifted parallel by changing the offset(s). The 'Segment Offs' field becomes invisible immediately if
the user enters a new azimuth manually.
The N and E of the line center point offset are the area center by default if the line is created in the
beginning. Changing the offset(s) certainly changes the N and E values. The line can be shifted
also changing N and E values manually.

The RATIO key displays the following dialog.

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The fields are read-only. The ISEC1 and ISEC2 keys allow to navigate to the two intersection
points. The ADJST button changes the Ratio field to become editable

Now it is possible to enter a desired ratio between the two half-areas. CONT then shifts the
dividing line accordingly, trying to reach the entered ratio. Because this is an iterative process, it is
sometimes of benefit to shift the line within the former described PARAM dialog in a way that with
this adjustment process only the last fine tuning must be done. If the start value of the ratio is to far
away from the desired ratio, the adjustment may fail.

CONT now shows the result:

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