InRoads Survey Field Book Import

Re: InRoads Survey Field Book Import

caddcop — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:08:40 GMT

Make sure that if you use TDS attributes, the setting for writing attributes to the raw file is turned on.

However, be aware that only point attributes should be used. Since you are not using the BEG codes, TDS will think all shots are points. It knows nothing about ST codes.

One more thing. Survey allows a note based attribute. While not as "finished" as the TDS attributes, it requires no extra setup, other than selecting attribute names. We adopted simple, two character names - TY for type, SZ for size, NO for number, CO for company or owner. After the shot, you can add a note - make the first character a period, then the name of the attribute followed by a space and then the attribute value.

If you edit the TDS.TIW file, you can change the attribute delimiter to a comma and then an attribute value can be multiple words with spaces (but no commas.) If you do that, its .TY,THIS IS A MULTI WORD TYPE ATTRIBUTE.

When written to the RAW file, it will appear as this:

--.TY,THIS IS A MULTI WORD TYPE ATTRIBUTE

Re: InRoads Survey Field Book Import

abernier — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:52:00 GMT

Oh perfect, that worked great for the import! Thank you very much- and my students will thank you too. That saved a few pages worth of instructions for them exporting via survey pro. :)

Re: InRoads Survey Field Book Import

caddcop — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:43:29 GMT

I only have access to 4.0. Does your version have a View Raw Data button? If so, what you should be looking at is the RAW file - an ASCII, comma delimited format. Each field has a two character identifier and then some type of data. The attached explains the RAW format. I do not recall where I found this.

Look at the folder contents where the JOB file is. The RAW file should be there too.

Re: InRoads Survey Field Book Import

abernier — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:29:29 GMT

Thank you for the response.

The options survey pro 4.9 gives me are:

.job - job file

.txt

.csv

.xml

.jxl

.job - old job file

.cr5

is .raw a file format?

Sorry for the confusion. I have had success with the .txt files but I am trying to teach these steps to a class of undergraduates and its a very manual process using that file format.

Thanks,

-Alex

Re: InRoads Survey Field Book Import

caddcop — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:08:44 GMT

Survey Pro should create TDS RAW files. There is a setting where you may need to configure it to store attributes in the RAW file. There may be others, too.

You also have to use the Survey point coding, not the BEG END and other TDS codes.