MGIS Training Agenda - TerraSync & Pathfinder Office

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Agenda for MGIS Training with TerraSync and Pathfinder Office

This GeoSystems GPS course is designed for Mapping Professionals and will give you the tools to be confident with your system.  First you will learn how GPS works.  You will then learn how to configure your Trimble mapping systems and how to use the everyday features of Pathfinder Office.  Field and office exercises will allow you to practice what you learn.

 DAY ONE

GPS Fundamentals
  • GPS Segments
  • Why satellites?
  • Differential correction
  • Sources of error

GPS Accuracy
• Software settings
• Correction methods

Planning your project
  • Five steps to a project
  • Create a project in the GPS
     Pathfinder Office software
  • Design and create a  
    data dictionary
  • The Trimble planning tool

Equipment setup
  • TerraSync system components
  • Individual equipment setup 
    (GeoExplorer, Recon, Ranger
      and/or Juno)
  • Using the TerraSync Software
  • Configuring critical settings in
     the TerraSync software

Field Session
  • Basic data collection
  • Advanced data collection

 DAY TWO

Data Processing with
GPS Pathfinder Office
  • Downloading data
  • GPS Pathfinder Office setup
  • Differential correction
  • Data display and edit
  • Plotting
  • Export to GIS

Data Update
  • Importing data from a GIS
  • File formats
  • Data dictionary creation

Data update exercise
  • Navigating to a feature
  • Updating data

Data Processing with
GPS Pathfinder Office
  • Export updated data
  • Training review

Pre-Course Requirements:
In order to process the data, participants are instructed on using a laptop which must have the current software loaded; Active Sync 4.5 or mobile connection centre (Vista) and GPS Pathfinder Office version 4.2. Clients should be set up their laptops/PC with the software prior to the course.

(Course Fees include, base station data, a light lunch as well as morning and afternoon refreshments plus a course manual)