What’s new in Trimble Access

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Rob Koot

Trimble Access Product Manager

What’s new in Trimble Access

Brief overview of new functionality

– Primarily features released in 2014

This presentation is available to all of you, so

please refer back to this, the release notes,

and the help files – or come see me after the

presentation if there is any additional

information needed

Agenda

Measure codes

Measure points on plane

Graphical roading

3D Map and Tablet support

R10 tilt sensors

CenterPoint RTX

Trimble V10 imaging rover

Trimble Active Track 360 target

Other useful enhancements

Trimble Access Installation Manager (TAIM)

Measure codes

If you measure points, and use codes, and

change codes a lot, then Measure codes can

really speed up your workflows.

Measure codes is a full screen form with

buttons. You configure the code on the

button, and when you press the button the

code is set and measurement triggered.

Measure codes 2014.00

Configure how

many codes

are displayed

Configure the number

of buttons before you

set the codes

Measure codes 3x3

More buttons per page enables you to have more of the

same types of codes grouped together

Here we have 2 groups of Utility codes

Measure codes 5x5

All the “Utilities” codes

now on one page

Measure points on a plane 2014.00

If you have to survey locations on a regular

plane surface – perhaps a building façade,

Or you have to calculate perpendicular offsets

to a plane surface,

… then Measure points on a plane can make the

process faster, easier and more accurate than

traditional survey techniques

Measure points on a plane

Two key workflows

1. Define the plane, and then measure Angles

only to locate positions on the plane

– Faster and can be more accurate than measuring

with a prism or DR

Especially at the edges of objects

2. Define the plane, and then measure Angles

and distance to compute perpendicular

deltas to the plane

– Quick, easy and accurate way to determine

perpendicular offsets to a plane

Measure points on a plane

First measure point(s) to define the plane

Then measure points relative to the plane

Number of points Type of plane

1 Horizontal

2 Vertical through 2 points

3 Fixed through 3 points (no residuals)

4 Plane with residuals

a) Best fit, typically tilted plane

b) Constrained best fit Vertical plane

Measure points on a plane

Measure points,

or

Add points Tap Calc

Measure points on a plane

Residuals

displayed after

Calc.

All 0, as a plane

is fitted to just

three points

Measure points on a plane

Residuals

displayed for

four points

See more

details about

the computed

plane

Switch between free

and vertically

constrained

Disable

unwanted

points

Measure points on a plane

Angles and

distance, in

TRK mode -

deltas

continually

updating

Measure points on a plane

Angles only obs

No distance

Measure points on a plane

Switch to coord

view, and you

see the

coordinates are

computed for

the angles only

intersection with

the plane

Graphical Roads

Versions 2014.10 and 2014.20 have added many

graphical capabilities to Roads

Graphical Roads provides

Better visualization of the road design

– Helps identify design issues earlier

– Help others visualize the road

More intuitive workflows

– The survey method is defined by what you select

– You no longer need to select the method from the

drop-down list

Graphical selection advantages

Simplified workflows

– You can ‘drive’ the software using just two keys

Arrow key is used to select what to stake

Enter is used to Measure and Store

– You can graphically confirm what you are going to

survey including construction offsets – before you

start staking

Increases confidence and productivity

3D Map on Tablets

You can now review a road in 3D

– View multiple roads with Trimble and LandXML roads – see

how the intersections fit

– Rotate the road, and view and check the design from

different views

– Drive down the road in 3D

Values defining the selected road position are

displayed at the top of the screen

Reviewing the Road design is now as easy

in the field as it is in the office

3D Map supported on second generation Trimble Tablet and supported non-Trimble Tablets

3D Roads

Tablet support

3D Map is also great for visualizing scan data or any

data with verticality

– Have you got full coverage and enough detail of the building

façade you scanned with the VX?

A plan only view of a façade provides little value

Trimble Access on non-Trimble Tablets

– Motion and Panasonic Toughbooks/Toughpads are being

used by customers today

– Recommend working with your distributor to first test

support on non-Trimble Tablets

Access uses the Microsoft Bluetooth stack – some Tablets have

a Toshiba BT stack that must be uninstalled

R10 tilt sensors

Tilt sensors are what makes the R10 different

to most other receivers

Why are tilt sensors useful?

1. Provide a check on the verticality of your rod

The tilt distance tells you horizontally how far the point

on the ground is from the top of the pole/receiver

2. Combined with a good compass, you can

measure the direction of tilt and correct for it

R10 tilt sensors

To get an accurate tilt distance – you need a well

calibrated tilt sensor

– This is easy – you simply set or check it against a good rod

and bubble – every surveyor should be checking their rod

and bubble frequently anyway

To get a good compass reading is harder

– The calibration routine is tricky, but gets easier with practice

– To get the best results you should calibrate ‘appropriately’

Compass needs to be calibrated in a magnetically benign

environment, and whenever conditions change

A calibration cannot “calibrate out” a bad environment

(it enables detecting them most of the time, but can’t fix them)

R10 tilt sensors

Every measurement from an R10 recorded

using Trimble Access stores tilt details

– DOPs and the number of satellites are irrelevant if

you measure with an out of plumb rod…

(unless you are compensating for tilt)

Tilt distance is one of the best QC values

R10 tilt sensors

Even if you have no intention of measuring tilt

compensated points there is a lot of value in

the R10 that you can sell to your clients –

simply the fact you can prove all data was

recorded with a plumb rod

Don’t disregard the value in the tilt distance,

just because good compass results can be

more challenging to achieve

R10 tilt sensors – Tilt warnings

Users notified if the pole moves outside

a predefined tilt tolerance during point

measurement

– Tilt distance

Recorded with the measurement and is

available in; Review, QC Graph,

Custom ASCII reporting and TBC

– Electronic bubble

Improved viewing – one place to look,

especially useful when the pole bubble

is hard to see

R10 tilt sensors

Measurement automation – Topo, Rapid and

Compensated point

measurements support

Tilt auto-measure

– Auto-measure begins when

the pole is within a

predefined tilt tolerance

You can easily measure loads of topo points,

without pressing any buttons

Compensated points

Why measure tilt compensated points?

– Faster – get the pole close to level quickly, and let the

receiver take out the last few tenths of plumb error

– Measuring close to the base of objects

CenterPoint RTX

Trimble CenterPoint RTX is a high-accuracy,

low convergence-time precise point positioning

(PPP) system that provides real-time centimeter

positioning without the need for an RTK base

station or VRS network.

Ideal in regions where there is no VRS type

network, and the area you are covering is too

large to set up your own bases.

RTX enhancements in 2014.20

RTX is not in the same reference frame as RTK. In the

past you could not combine the two solutions in one

job.

With v2014.20 you can now combine RTK and RTX in

the same job in the reference frame of the RTK data.

RTX-RTK offsets are computed from a precise RTK

point and a precise RTX point in the same physical

location.

– The offset is applied to all measured RTX points to

bring them into terms with the RTK data in the job.

RTX enhancements in 2014.20

RTX corrections now available via the Internet

– Not just satellite delivered

Countdown timer for RTX subscriptions

purchased as blocks of hours

– Trimble Access displays unused data (hh:mm)

Trimble V10 imaging rover

Integrated camera system that precisely

captures 360-degree digital panoramas for

efficient visual documentation and

measurement of the surrounding environment

Trimble V10 imaging rover

Trimble V10 imaging rover

Positions from pictures

Rapid data capture

Capture everything now, measure later

– Don’t need to return to job if you forget something

Seamless integration with GNSS and total

stations

New Trimble V10 support

Trimble TSC3

Trimble R4, R6 and R8

Any prism supported by the Trimble Access

software

You no longer need to buy a Tablet and a

Trimble R10 to get set up with a V10

New V10 support

HDR (High Dynamic Range)

– Three images with different exposures are merged

– Provides greater range of tonal detail in variable

light conditions

Increases contrast and detail in bright and dark areas

When HDR is enabled

– Three images are taken automatically

– HDR images processed in V10

– One HDR image stored to controller

AT360 Active Tracking target

The new AT360 Active Tracking

target will allow your total station to

track your target with greater easy

and efficiency

– Lighter

– Better tracking

– More accurate

AT360 Active Tracking target

Active Track 360

Stake out improvements

Stake out relative to the sun

– Orient yourself to the sun – to work out which

direction to head in

Stake out relative to the sun

Tap North or Sun

to toggle between

the modes

Stake out relative to the sun

Icon switches

between North

or Sun as you

toggle the

button below

Forward / Backward delta display

Configure the navigation delta display to

– Go forward / back and left / right

Forward / Backward delta display

There are now four ways to display deltas

– Use the one that works best for you

Deltas Description

Azimuth and distance Great if you know azimuth

Delta grid Great when working on a grid, and you know

direction

Station and offset Great when using alignments / roads

Forward / Backward Great if you don’t know your azimuth

directions relative to screen orientation

Stake out a line by azimuth

No longer need to create a line, to be able to

stake from a start point and azimuth

Simply enter the Start point and Azimuth

Stake out a line by azimuth

Switch

modes

Stake out a line by azimuth

Job properties settings

You can now configure default settings for

Job properties fields

– Reference, Description, Operator, Notes

Job properties settings

Configuring settings enables you to

– Ensure consistency across a project by having the

same values for all jobs

– Make fields ‘read-only’ so they can’t be changed

– Force data entry

Don’t have to rely on the surveyor remembering to fill in a

field on a new job – the system forces them to

– Change the name of the field to make it more

applicable to your needs

Job properties settings

You need to configure the JobDetails.scprf

file located in the System folder

– This file exists in 2014.20 – but there is no change

to current standard behavior

– To change the behavior, modify the file

– Therefore 4 sections to configure in the .scprf file

New job, Properties of job

New template, Properties of template

Job properties settings

Options for configuration

Label Allows you to

Value="text" Preconfigure the text displayed

Prompt="text" Change the name of the field

Readonly=Yes Make it read only

Show=Yes | No Hide the field

MustEnter=Yes | No Force completion

Job properties – normal view

Job properties settings

Example:

Form JobDetailsTitleNew

Field JobDetailsReference Prompt="Job reference" Value="Fairfield subdivision" Readonly=Yes

Field JobDetailsDescription Prompt="Address" Value="Martin Rd" Readonly=Yes

Field JobDetailsOperator Prompt="Surveyor" Value="John Smith"

Field MenuNotes MustEnter=Yes

End

Job properties – modified view

“Data link” replaces “Radio”

Use to be

• Rover radio

• Base radio

Data link configuration

Configuration is now much more intuitive

First select Type:

– Radio

Then type of radio

– Internet connection

Then GNSS contact

– Dial-up

Then configure settings

Data link configuration

Rover radio - Old system

One large menu to pick from, there were too

many similar options which was confusing

Everything was mixed together

– If you wanted to get corrections via the Internet

using the R10 internal modem, then you had to

work out if you need to pick

Cellular modem

Receiver internal, or

Internet connection

They all seem like they might work…

Rover radio - Old system

Rover data link config

Set Type to Internet connection

Select the GNSS contact configured for R10

Adding rover radio frequencies

If you get out to the field but find the receiver

radio doesn’t have the frequency the base is

broadcasting

Then you can add the receive frequency to

the rover radio using Trimble Access

No need to return to the office, or hook the

receiver up to a laptop with WinFlash

Add new receive frequency

Add new receive frequency

Add new receive frequency

Store and reorient

Store and reorient is now available for

Resection or Station setup plus setups

– If you are set up for a long time, and there has

been some orientation “drift” (due to uneven

thermal expansion of the tripod, or other

environmental causes), you don’t have to redo the

whole station setup to reset the orientation.

– You can now “store and reorient” to the first

measured backsight after a Resection or Station

setup plus

AccessSync file overwrite

AccessSync can be configured so that new

files received of the same name overwrite the

existing files.

To change the default file synchronization

behavior, create a File Synchronization

Options xml file (.fsoxml) and place this file in

the same folder as the files to be copied to

the field.

File Synchronization Options

XML TallyOverwrite.fsoxml file could look like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<FileSyncOptions>

<File Name=“*.*" DuplicateDownload="VersionOldFile" Alert="EveryFile"/>

</FileSyncOptions>

File Name=“*.*“

Means overwrite all files

DuplicateDownload="VersionOldFile“

Means keep one old copy of files (“ReplaceOldFile" does not keep a backup)

Alert="EveryFile“

Means display an Alert when new files are received

For more information see the Trimble Access Services Help file

Trimble Access Installation Manager

aka TAIM

TAIM has evolved a lot since the last Dimensions

Modern look and feel

Easy to identify which applications have

updates

Easy to find what those updates are

Easy access to complete release notes

Trial new software

Assign “Unassigned licenses”

TAIM

Displays the versions you are

entitled to, based on your software

warranty

TAIM

The “i” indicates there are updates

for application, and provides a link to

Release notes for that application

TAIM

‘About’ contains a link to the TAIM

log file – very useful if Support needs

to troubleshoot installation and

connection problems

TAIM

‘Help’ – explains everything you

need to know about TAIM

- What does the different colored

text mean?

- How do I remove an application or

language?

TAIM

Link to apps.trimbleaccess.com

- Release notes

- Help

- More details about other

applications

- Access to Techsheets

TAIM

Purchase additional applications

TAIM

The ‘Trial software’ tab lets you

create trial licenses for applications

you don’t own. Try before you buy.

- Need to already have General Survey

- Usually a once only trial for 30 days

TAIM

The Unassigned licenses tab shows

licenses that have been assigned to

you by a Trimble distributor.

To view the licenses, click Log in and

then log in using your Trimble

Central Authentication Service login

details.

Shortcuts – Help PDF

Trimble Access

More information

– Track me down: Rob_Koot@trimble.com

– Powerpoints from other Dimensions sessions

– Survey Pod in the Pavilion

– Trimble Support

– Help and Release note PDF’s:

http://apps.trimbleaccess.com

Questions