Survey Pro 5.2 - Seiler Instrument

Seiler is….

Who we are….
Seiler Instrument Company is a family owned, multi-divisional firm
headquartered out of St. Louis, Missouri. We are industry leaders with
technology sales, training, service and implementation solutions.
Seiler works with a variety of vendors to provide value added turn-key
solutions for our primary markets; Engineering, Architecture, Surveying,
Construction, Government, Utilities, and GIS. Our team of experienced
professionals is passionate about understanding your needs, challenges,
and current technology goals.
Committed to excellence since 1945

Survey Pro TM Software
Introducing Version 5.2
JIM NELSON
SEILER INSTRUMENT

Overview
• Survey Pro 5.2 is a significant update
– Powerful new functionality
• This update is for all supported platforms
– Ranger 3
– Nomad 900
– Recon 400
– ProMark 120/220
– MobileMapper 10
– Onboard

Features
• Features in 5.2
– GNSS Profiles
– Report Generator
– Basic Cloud Service
– Snap-To for Map Objects
– Resection Update
– Stakeout Routine Enhancements
– Context Sensitive Help
– Other Improvements

GNSS Profiles
• Create profiles that contain the
survey type, modem types, and
other settings for different receivers
• Profiles can be exported for use on
other data collectors
• Streamlines the GNSS setup
routines because the survey type is
defined in the profile
• Improved Bluetooth management
• Improved Post Process handling
• Benefits: Easier configurations and
setup. Start surveying faster. More
control of the process

Report Generator
• Generate multiple report types in
HTML or text files from Survey Pro
• Reports include cut sheet reports of
multiple types:
– FBK file, KML File, observation reports,
and many others
• Any report that can be done with the
Style Sheet Converter or SPSO can
be now done in Survey Pro
• Benefits: See and use data reports
in the field instantly. Email directly
to customers

Cloud Services
• Connect to the customer’s
Dropbox account to store or
retrieve files from the internet
• Integrated emailing of files
directly from Survey Pro
• Benefits: Upload and download
data from the field easily. Get
project updates, and send
completed files to the office with
a simple screen tap
• Dropbox is a personal service provided by a separate
company. Customers will use their own accounts.

Snap-To
• CAD-Like Snap functions are
available from the map screens
• Snap to point, line midpoint, line end
point, line intersections, PI, radius
point, nearest point on a line segment
• Snap positions are stored as
temporary points and can then be
used for COGO and staking
operations
• Benefit: Precise selection of map
objects for faster and more flexible
results

Resection Update
• Enhanced resection calculation engine using full
weighted least squares
• Displays error ellipse with Dx, Dy, and Dz information
• 2D and Angle-Only station setups are supported
• Benefits: Better calculations and more feedback

Stakeout Enhancements
• Workflow enhancements that
reduce screen taps
• Settings to control staking
patterns for alignments
(Automatic Advancement)
• Stake Skew Line feature added
• Benefit: Faster and more
productive staking

Context Sensitive Help
• The help section for the
feature or menu that is
currently in use will be
displayed when the help
icon is tapped
• Benefit: Easier and quicker
access to relevant
information

Other Enhancements
• Curve Solution linked to Curve Staking
– Solve a curve in COGO, and pass that data to the
curve staking routine
• Improved Saved Results feature
– Result files are linked to the .survey file and
viewable from the raw data viewer
• Smart Target update
– Streamlined workflows

Summary
• Survey Pro
– Our premium inhouse
survey field
software
– Simpler, better
workflows
• Availability
– Survey Pro 5.2 will be
available on the 31 st
of October
– Any customer with a
valid warranty can
upgrade to 5.2

Thank You
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