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Manual GS50v300 en
Manual GS50v300 en
LEICA GS50
GIS
LEICA GS50
This manual contains important safety directions as well as instructions for setting up the product
and operating it. Read carefully through the User Manual before you switch on the instrument.
Preface 2 GS50-3.0.0en
Product Identification
The model and serial number of the GPS Sensor (GS) and Terminal (TR) are indicated on the type plate. The model
designation of the External Antenna (AT/RTB/RTS) is indicated on the housing.
Please enter them here, and always refer to this information when you need to contact your agency or service
workshop.
GS50-3.0.0en 3 Preface
Symbols Used In This Manual
DANGER:
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING:
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation or an unintended use
which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION:
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation or an unintended use
which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury and /
or appreciable material, financial and environmental damage.
Preface 4 GS50-3.0.0en
Overview
Introduction 7
System Description 8
Technical Specifications 48
GS50-3.0.0en 5 Overview
Preface
Contents
1. Introduction ............................................... 7 3.5 Offset Interface Options ...................................... 42
3.6 GIS Application ................................................... 43
2. System Description ................................... 8 3.7 Special Features ................................................. 44
2.1 GS50 Sensor ........................................................ 8 3.7.1 Max Trak ................................................... 44
2.2 GIS DataPRO Post-processing Software ............. 11 3.7.2 Auto Stop and Threshold Settings .............. 45
3.8 Processing Data In The GIS DataPRO Software . 46
3. Getting Started With New Equipment .... 12
3.1 GIS DataPRO Post Processing Software ............ 12
4. Care and Transport ................................. 47
3.2 Receiver Hardware ............................................. 12
3.2.1 Charging batteries ..................................... 12 5. Technical Specifications ......................... 48
3.2.2 Setting up the GS50 for field data collection 13 5.1 GS50 Tracking Characteristics ............................ 48
3.3 Using the GS50 Sensor ...................................... 15 5.2 GPS Antennas .................................................... 48
3.3.1 Before you begin: ....................................... 15 5.3 Equipment Weights ............................................ 48
3.3.2 QuickStart Tutorial - GIS Data Collection .... 19 5.4 Power ................................................................. 48
3.3.3 QuickStart Tutorial- GIS Navigation/Update 35 5.5 Environmental Specifications .............................. 49
3.4 Real Time Differential Options ............................. 40 5.6 Separation Distances .......................................... 49
3.4.1 Coastguard Beacon Differential Service ..... 40 5.7 Baseline Precision .............................................. 50
3.4.2 Coastguard Beacon Differential Service ..... 41
Preface
Contents 6 GS50-3.0.0en
1. Introduction
The Leica Geosystems GIS DataPRO system is com- After the data is collected in the field, the GIS DataPRO
posed of both hardware and software components. office software allows you to import, edit and export the
data to your GIS. The software can also be used to
design codelists which allow you to customize the field
Hardware data collection process to suit your needs. To learn more
GS50 about the GIS DataPRO office software, please consult
TR500 the "Getting Started with the GIS DataPRO Office Soft-
Antenna ware User Manual".
Leica
GIS DataPRO
Software
GIS DataPRO
GS50-3.0.0en 7 Introduction
Preface
2. System Description
2.1 GS50 Sensor
The GS50 sensor consists of both a There are several antennas available
handheld terminal (TR500), and the with the GS50:
GPS receiver itself. The GPS re-
ceiver receives the GPS signal from • AT501 - tracks L1 only (GS50).
the NAVSTAR satellites and calcu- • RTB/RTS Combined Antennas
lates a range to the satellites that are - track L1 and RTCM differen-
visible. tial signals
The TR500 terminal fits either directly on the receiver or can be connected to the terminal port using a cable.
A radio modem or an RTB module can also be fitted directly to the receiver. Alternatively, if the housing is not being
used, the radio modem can be connected to Port 1 or Port 2 using a cable.
8 7
1 2 3 4 5 6
The terminal keyboard is a QWERTY Use the CONFIG key to enter the
layout designed for use in tempera- Configuration menus at any time.
ture extremes and also for gloved
hands if necessary. The CE key is used to clear the last
character entered when entering
The six keys F1-F6 at the top of the names, numbers, etc. into the re-
keyboard correspond to the six ceiver.
softkeys that appear on the screen
when the terminal is activated. Use the ENTER key to confirm an
entry into the system.
Pressing Shift followed by F1 will
always activate the Help screen. Use the STATUS key to access
Pressing F6 will quit the Help and status information at any time.
return you to the screen you were on.
Alternatively, pressing Shift followed Use the Cursor keys to move around
by F6 will quit the current application. the screen.
Use the Esc key to step back to the The keys F7-F10 are user definable
previous screen at any time. function keys. They can be defined to
execute commands or access any
Use the Shift key when the Shift screen of your choosing.
symbol (⇑) is displayed to reveal
further choices on the softkeys F1-F6.
To install the GIS DataPRO software: Charge the batteries with the Leica Use only the Leica
Geosystems battery charger pro- Geosystems batteries,
1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD vided. GEB121, GEB70 or GEB71 chargers and accessories, or acces-
drive of your PC. batteries may be used to power the sories recommended by Leica
2. Execute the "Setup" command. GPS equipment. Geosystems.
3. Follow the instructions that
appear on the screen. The GEB121 batteries may be The GEB70 and GEB71 batteries
charged using GKL111 or GKL122 may be charged using GKL122 (with
chargers. charging cables), GKL23 or GKL22
Both a hardware and software user chargers.
manual can be found on the CD in Refer to the appropriate manual
PDF format. The battery chargers are when using the chargers.
intended for indoor use only.
The software itself contains a com- Use a battery charger in a dry room
prehensive online Help System. only, never outdoors. Charge batter- To attain full battery capacity
ies only at an ambient temperature for new GEB121 batteries, it
between 10°C and 30°C ( 50°F to is essential to repeat between three
86°F ). We recommend a tempera- and five complete charge/discharge
ture of 0°C to +20°C (32°F to 68°F) cycles.
for storing the batteries.
The following will outline the steps 3. Attach the TR500 terminal to the Lock the lid carefully after
necessary to set up the GS50 sensor sensor, either directly or via a insertion of the card in order
for field data collection. connection cable by plugging it into to prevent water and dust from
the TERMINAL port on the sensor. getting inside the sensor.
1. Connect the antenna to the sensor
4. Insert a PC-Card into the sensor.
using the antenna cable.
Never insert or remove PC
2. Plug two GEB121 batteries into the
cards with the system
backside of the sensor. Alterna-
powered on!
tively, you may want to power the
sensor externally. In this case,
connect the external power source
Your GS50 sensor is now fully ready
to the Power port on the front of
for operation.
the sensor.
By activating the format Then press 2 to get access to the A listbox opens which allows you to
command all data will be "Format Memory Module" panel, or select the internal memory.
lost! Make sure that all alternatively use the Cursor key to
important data which resides on the navigate to "Format Memory Module"
PC-Card is properly backed-up and press ENTER; again alternatively
before reformatting the card. If you press F1 CONT.
want to reformat the internal memory
make sure that all important data is You are now in the Utilities \ Format
first transferred to the PC. Memory Module panel:
The top part of the GS50 sensor panel contains several High Precision Navigation (cm level)
symbols (icons) which indicate the current system status. (available with survey option)
Navigation (<100m)
Accuracy No. Visible GSM Battery
Status Satellites Status Status
Local When no position is available, no icon is shown.
Position No. Satellites Memory Time
Mode used on L1/L2 Status
Radio Auto Position
Status Observation Recording Position Mode
Recording Status
Status
Static - the GPS Antenna should be held sta-
Please note that the GS50 is an L1 code only tionary.
receiver.
Moving - The GPS Antenna may move.
The local date can be set to display either 12 or 24-hour Battery Voltage OK
clock.
Battery supplying 2/3 peak voltage
Battery empty
The QuickStart Tutorial will guide you Step 1: Beginning GIS Data From the main menu, entering "1" on
through a typical data collection Collection (MAIN\) the keypad, or highlighting GIS Data
session. Collection using the cursor keys and
Turn on the sensor by pressing the then pressing ENTER or F1 CONT
Each step will indicate which panel ON button on the terminal. The will bring you back to the main data
you should be viewing by displaying following panel will appear: collection panel.
the menu title in brackets (i.e. MAIN\
for the main menu panel). Upon power on you will see the
"Number of visible Satellites" icon,
indicating the number of satellites
which are theoretically visible at the
current location and time. Usually this
number varies between 4 and 12,
depending on the satellite geometry.
This number is based on the GPS
This is the main data collection almanac saved in the GS50 sensor
panel. Pressing ESC will take you to and the last computed position by the
the main menu: GS50. This number does not indicate
the number of satellites the satellite
is tracking.
Next to this symbol you'll find the Position Fix Indication If you're in an open area
"Number of Satellites used on L1" with no obstructions, the
icon, indicating the number of satel- The GS50 sensor will compute a 2D- "number of satellites used" should
lites currently tracked on L1. On initial position once 3 satellites are tracked. correspond to the "number of visible
start-up, this number will read 0 since A 3-D position will be computed once satellites". However, in obstructed
it takes about 30 seconds to start a minimum of 4 satellites are tracked. areas, such as urban canyons or
tracking satellites. forested areas, it is unlikely that the
Once a position is computed, the receiver will be able to track all the
Both "Number of visible satellites" "Accuracy Status" icon will appear on satellites in the sky. This is not a
and "Number of satellites used" icons the far left of the status line. problem, but will degrade the accu-
will change from time to time, reflect- racy of measurements slightly.
ing changes in the satellite geometry If the accuracy icon does Consequently, please keep monitor-
due to either the rise of new satellites not become visible even ing the accuracy icon.
or the setting of descending satel- after one or two minutes then the
lites. sensor is still not tracking satellites.
One cause for this is the receiver Once the Accuracy Status icon
receiving signals at a location more appears, data collection can begin.
than 500km from the startup position.
If this is the case, then the receiver
will download a new almanac. This
will take about 15 minutes. Another
cause for the receiver not tracking is
a faulty antenna cable connection.
Please check whether the antenna
cable is connected properly to both
the sensor and antenna.
As an example we can create a new After pressing F1 the list of available Step 4: Choosing your codelist
job called "Test": jobs is updated and now also shows (DATA COLL \ Begin)
the job "Test":
A codelist is simply a list of codes or
features. Codes are the building
blocks of the codelist and may be
thought of as features.
Creating a new codelist This codelist will not have any codes Step 5: Choosing your antenna
associated with it. Step 6 will explain type (DATA COLL \ Begin)
From the codelist menu box, press how to create new codes.
F2 NEW to create a new codelist Finally you have to select the an-
name. tenna setup which you are using. For
post processing, this will normally be
The following panel should appear: the AT501; for real time differential, it
will normally be the combined an-
tenna.
Now all required settings for a typical Step 6: Selecting or creating Creating codes
data collection session are made. codes for data collection (FEA-
The Data Coll \ Begin panel looks the TURING\) If your codelist contains no codes,
following: your codelist menu box should look
You are now in the FEATURING\ like this:
panel. This panel allows you to select
or create codes for data collection.
Codelists can also be created using
the Codelist Manager module within
the GIS DataPRO software.
As an example, we will create a point We will also create codes for both Please note that the fol-
code named Pole. We will input the line and area types: lowing attribute names are
following note in the note field, reserved for internal use
"Offset to road". The note field can and should not be created in the
be used to describe the manner in field:
which data is collected for a particu-
lar code. In this example, we are NAME, COLOR, Z, OrZ, STYLE,
measuring the pole location from the FONT, SYMBOLSIZE, ROTATION,
road. Press F1 CONT to continue. IT_KEY, IT_RECNO, IT_EDIT,
IT_GEONM, IT_GEOID, IT_STATUS,
IT_STIME, IT_OCP, IT_STD,
IT_PDOP, IT_ANTHGT, IDX_CODE,
IDX_INDEX
The codelist should now look like Selecting codes Step 7: Logging point data
this: (ATTRIBUTION\)
Use the up and down cursor key to
move through the codes in the In this step, you will collect the spatial
codelist. attribute (position information) for
your Pole (point) code.
The field on the far right of the
codelist menu box indicates the type It is time to check again the icons on
of each code (point P, line L, or area the top of the display. The position
A). After highlighting the desired icon should be available, the position
code, press F1 CONT to begin data mode icon still indicates "moving",
collection. To continue our example, the "number of satellites visible" icon
If you create attributes for a code,
select the Pole code. should display a number greater or at
then the last column of this panel will
least 4, and the number of used
display what type of code it is (P-
satellites will generally be the same
Point, L-Line, or A-Area). You will see
as the number of visible satellites, if
the type indication in the last column
you are in a relatively open area.
of this panel.
We are now in the ATTRIBUTION\
panel. For the Pole code, the panel
should look like the following:
The FEATURING\ panel will appear You can change the dis- Using Point ID Templates
again. You can now choose a differ- played Quality information
ent code for data collection, or from the CONFIGURE/Operation/ By default, the GS50 uses the time
continue collecting more features Formats panel. DOP and positional and date stamp to uniquely identify
with the same code. The receiver will quality can be displayed. point features. You can define a point
default back to the previously col- ID template to customize point
lected data. names. You can access ID Tem-
If needed, the TR500 terminal can be plates from CONFIG/Data Collection/
disconnected and reconnected while ID Templates.
The antenna must not be logging data. When reconnecting the
moved while point data is terminal the same panel will reap- From the CONFIGURE/ID Templates
logged, otherwise the quality of the pear. panel, press F2 NEW to create a new
collected data will be degraded! Point ID Template.
To define your own Id Template press Auto Inc - Defines whether the Step 8: Logging line and area data
NEW (F2). number will increment automatically (ATTRIBUTION\)
at subsequent points.
You will be able to specify the Id, the Num Inc - Defines the amount by In this step, you will collect the spatial
start and end position of automatic which any automatically incrementing attribute (position information) for
numbers, the amount by which they number will increment. your Pwrline (line) code. Area codes
increment at each point and the are collected in exactly the same way.
default position of the cursor. Note Cursor Pos - Defines the position at
that leading spaces cannot be ac- which the cursor will start at. From the FEATURING\ panel, select
cepted. the Pwrline code and press F1
Press CONT (F1) save changes to CONT. This will bring you to the
Id - Displays the way in which the the template. ATTRIBUTION\ panel.
template is currently configured. You
may also enter any standard text Pressing F4 OFFS will allow you to
here that you would like to see in the enter an offset to the desired line or
Id Template. (In this example the area code. Offset information is
standard text is the word "Point". The entered by specifying a distance and
# symbols indicate automatically the relative direction where this offset
incrementing numbers). will be applied (to the left and/or right
Num Start - Defines the start posi- of the actual line feature).
tion of any automatically
incrementing number.
Num End - Defines the end position
of any automatically incrementing
numbers.
Line and area offsets will Streaming Line Data by Time Streaming Line Data by Distance
only work for real time data
collection. Begin logging line data by pressing You can also measure lines and
F1 START. Notice that the GS50 areas by distance.From the line
There are three ways to collect line or begins making measurements at a attribution panel, press Shift F3
area data: streaming by time, stream- constant rate (default is 1 Hz) and DIST.
ing by distance, or noded. informs you of how many nodes have
been measured.
Noded Line Data The antenna must not be Nested data collection
moved while noded data is
You can also collect data at the logged, otherwise the quality of the While collecting line or area data, it is
nodes of the line (i.e. where the line collected data will be degraded! possible to interrupt the current data
changes direction). Move to the first collection, and collect data for any
node in the line and press F3 Node. You can change the dis- other code in your codelist. The
A counter will appear on the panel played quality information following outlines the steps neces-
and will count up to 5. Five observa- from the CONFIGURE/Operation/ sary to collect a nested point:
tions are recorded at each node. Formats panel. DOP and positional
Repeat this for as many nodes as are quality can be displayed. • Press F2 NESTD.
needed. Once a minimum of two • Select any code from the
nodes are collected, the F1 DONE For more accurate post codelist.
key will appear. Press F1 DONE to processing results, it is a
• Press F1 OCUPY/START to
end the line data collection. good idea to set the static observa-
begin the nested data collec-
tion logging rate (CONFIG/Logging)
tion.
to the same value (or higher) as the
position rate (CONFIG/Position). • Press F1 STOP to stop the
nested data collection.
After completing collecting data for Displaying Information and graph- Creating vertices from previously
the line, press F1 STOP. ics collected points
While collecting line or area data, it is While collecting line or area data, it is
You can nest an unlimited possible to display the object being possible to use previously collected
number of lines, areas or collected and to review information point to create, append or modify an
points. such as perimeter and area. object.
• Press Shift, then F4 PLOT to • Press Shift, then F2 PtLST to
display the line or area or display a list of available
When returning to a line or • then Press F5 INFO to display points. Pressing shift again wil
area after nesting, it is perimeter and area. display additional browsing and
important to return to exactly the filtering tools.
• Press F4 REDRW to update
same position, otherwise, the position • Choose add and the point
graphical and numeric informa-
estimate will be degraded. becomes a vertex on your line
tion.
or area.
While collecting line data, it is possi- You can now quit the data collection You can now switch off the sensor.
ble to segment the line to enter panel by pressing SHIFT F6 QUIT. Once power is off disconnect all
different attributes without stopping This brings you back to the main cables and put all equipment back
collection. menu. into the shipping case.
• Press Shift, then F5 SEG and
you will be promted to enter Pressing SHIFT F6 will
information corresponding to always allow you to termi-
the attributes of the new nate data collection, even during a
segment. site occupation. In this case you will
loose all data collected since press-
ing OCUPY.
Segmentation does not
currently support offset data.
As soon as you are back to the main
menu, the PC-Card may be removed.
The PC-Card icon will contain a down
arrow, indicating that it is ok to
remove the PC-Card.
In addition to allowing you to collect Step 1: Transfer the waypoint Step 2: Beginning GIS Data Navi-
field information, the Leica project to the sensor gation (NAVIGATION\ Begin)
Geosystems GIS DataPRO system
allows you to take your data back into After creating the waypoint project on The second step in GIS Navigation is
the field for verification and/or up- the PC (Please see Getting started to set the appropriate navigation
date. with GIS DataPRO office), transfer all parameters. These parameters are
the project files to the sensor. set in the NAVIGATION\ Begin panel.
Step 3: Setting your reference Step 4: Navigating to a waypoint 2. Highlight the desired waypoint and
mark (NAVIGATION\) (NAVIGATION\) press ENTER.
You should now be in the main 1. Highlight the waypoint list field and After selecting the waypoint and the
navigation panel. press ENTER. reference mark, one of two panels
will be shown. If you are further than
The following panel should appear. 100m the waypoint, you will see the
macro navigation panel.
Navigate by Line or Area Step 5: Verifying or updating The MANAGE\ Edit Point panel
waypoint information (MANAGE\ allows you to change a waypoints
Navigation by Line or Area allows the Edit Point) attached code as well as its at-
user to navigate along a complex tributes. Generally, waypoints will
object, observing their location (plus) After navigating to the waypoint and have been created by converting an
in relation to the object and the vertex collecting position information, you existing code into a waypoint in the
(x) of interest. In addition to the ability can check the feature's non-spatial office software (Please refer to the
to view and delete points along an attribute information. Getting started with GIS DataPRO
object, the new navigation function Office Manual). The attributes from
allows the user to add or edit new 1. Highlight the waypoint field and the initial data collection will remain
points along the complex object. press ENTER. with the waypoint since the code is
2. To edit the waypoint's attributes, attached. These attributes can be
press F3 EDIT. checked in the field from the MAN-
AGE\ Edit Point panel.
The following panel should appear:
3. Press F4 ATTRIB to check,
change or add an attribute to a
waypoint.
4. Press F1 STORE to update the
waypoint.
5. This will bring you back to the
waypoint list. Select the next
waypoint you wish to navigate to,
and press ENTER.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until all
waypoints have been updated.
The GS50 has a default configuration Your Leica DGPS system is able to The LandStar reference stations are
set to be used for the beacon serv- receive the LandStar DGPS signals. installed at precisely coordinated
ice. After installing the Real-Time The following section describes the locations within the coverage areas.
Beacon (RTB) module, choose the LandStar DGPS networks and how to Differential GPS corrections derived
BEACON configuration set (RTCM access service for different parts of from these stations are sent via
message types 9 and 2) from the the world. dedicated data connections to the
DATA COLL/Begin panel. By default, LandStar hub and control center.
the unit will begin to track beacon Racal LandStar is a global differential Here, the information is checked for
signals using an automatic search GPS (DGPS) data service which quality and performance before being
algorithm. You can manually tune the provides accurate and reliable DGPS processed and formatted into a
RTB module by pressing the corrections in real-time. stream of correction messages and
CONFIG key and choosing the wide area data for uplink to the
Interfaces option. F5 CTRL will allow The following international Racal LandStar satellites. The LandStar
you to manually enter the beacon LandStar services are currently satellites broadcast RTCM message
frequency you wish to track. available: types 1 and 2 to users.
• North America
• South & Central America Redundancy of equipment and
• Europe & Northern Africa communication datalines together
• Central & Southern Africa with continuous 24 hour monitoring
• Middle East & Western CIS ensures the quality, reliability and
• Asia Pacific integrity of the system.
• Australia & New Zealand
Calculator:
A fully functional RPN calculator.
Using the auto stop and threshold Threshold settings allow for addi-
setting provided in the configuration, tional coordinate quality checks to be
collection can not only be monitored performed for static points or kin-
by accuracy, but driven by it. ematic lines and areas:
• Monitor the horizontal, vertical or
Using Auto stop, the GS50 can 3D tolerance for points and verti-
automatically log a point when it ces. No more zingers!
meets with user defined conditions.
Those most applicable to GIS in- • For those post-process users, the
clude: DOP mask will ensure autono-
• Accuracy: Define the horizontal mous collection as well.
and vertical tolerance.
When dispatching the Temperature limits Use only a clean, soft, lint-
instrument, always use the Respect the temperature free cloth for cleaning. If
complete original Leica Geosystems limits (-40°C to +70°C / -40°F to necessary, moisten the cloth with
packaging (case and cardboard box). +158°F) when storing the instrument, pure alcohol.
particularly in summer if the instru-
Never carry the instrument loose in a ment is inside a vehicle. Use no other liquids; these may
road vehicle. It can be affected by attack the polymer components.
shock and vibration. Always carry it in
its case and secure it. Damp instruments must be
unpacked. Dry the instru- Cables and plugs
When transporting the instrument by ment, the case, the foam inserts and Keep plugs clean and dry.
rail, air or ship, always use the the accessories at not more than Blow away any dirt lodged in the
complete original packaging (case 40°C / 108°F and clean them. Do not plugs of the connecting cables.
and cardboard box), or its equivalent, repack until everything is completely Unplugging connecting cables or
to protect it against shock and dry. removing the PCMCIA card during
vibration. the measurement may cause loss of
data. Always switch off the instru-
ment before removing the cables or
the PCMCIA card.
GS50-3.0.0en
Care and Transport 47 Getting Started With
CareNew
andEquipment
Transport
5. Technical Specifications
The Technical Specifications for Leica Geosystems GPS
equipment are contained on the following pages.
5.2 GPS Antennas
AT501
Microstrip L1 antenna with built in groundplane.
5.1 GS50 Tracking Characteristics Combined L1 antenna with coastguard differential track-
ing capability.
Satellite Reception: Single frequency
Supply Voltage
All equipment: Nominal 12V DC
(Range 11-16V DC)
Humidity: Up to 95 % non-condensing
Weather: Will withstand rain, snow, dust, sand, etc.
Differential Code
Operation GS50
Static 30cm
Kinematic 30 cm
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