Remote Sensing

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Remote Sensing Pathfinder Office 2.90
Instructor Michael Henderson Office
329-E E-mail mhender2_at_wvu.edu
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Trimble GPS Unit Costs

• GPS Unit 3,100.00
• Pathfinder Office 2.90 1,250.00
• Terrasync GPS software 1,112.00
• Total Cost per Unit 5,462.00 (1/23/05)

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Pathfinder Office 2.90

• This program is used to
• Download GPS data
• Post correct our GPS data.
• Export our data to various mapping programs.
  (AutoCAD, MapInfo, ArcView, etc)
• Import spatial data to a GPS unit. (Aerial
  Photography, Topographical Maps, Shapefiles)

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Opening The Program
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Can create a new project by clicking on the New
button. This will create a new Export, Base,
Backup folders under the new name. All projects
can be found in the Pfdata folder on C drive.
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Map, Position Feature Properties
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Selecting A Time Zone
Options Time Zone
Choosing the right time zone is important in
gathering the correct data. When clocks get set
back one hour (UTC -500) when the clocks go
ahead one hour (UTC -400).
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Setting Coordinate System
Options Coordinate System
Most common coordinate system used is UTM with
North American Datum 83 (NAD 83) however Latitude
and Longitude is another popular projection.
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Setting Program Units
Options Units
This is where the user sets the settings he/she
wants to see as a readout within the program.
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Data Dictionary Editor
Utilities Data Dictionary Editor
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Creating New Feature
Click on New Feature
You can select if you want the feature to be a
point, line, or polygon. Within Default
Settings a person can select the Logging Time
settings.
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New Feature
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Creating Attributes
Click on New Attribute
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Data Transfer
Data Correction
Data Export
Work Planner
Data Import
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Data Transfer Window
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Data Correction Window
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Data Correction
Two types of GPS files. .ssf Uncorrected GPS
file .cor Corrected GPS file
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Data Export
Pathfinder Office 2.90 can only export corrected
GPS files.
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Work Planner