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Mapping Demo Videos

S P Eastmead  First published May 2010
(Updated  February 2011)

 

Summary: The main Mapping Stages, Stage 2 (TrackMaker) and Stage 3 (DrawPlus) are demonstrated to show how easy each stage is. The survey data used in the videos is available for download so that you can try it out.


Survey Data: There are 4 small files that can be downloaded.
File #1 is a pdf survey log document describing the features. 
File #2 is a .gpx file of waypoints taken when surveying the field boundary.
File #3 is a .gpx file of waypoints taken when surveying archaeological features.
DP8 Symbols.dpp / DP X3 Symbols.dpp are used to setup DrawPlus with archaeological Line Styles and Gallery Graphics.
See below:


NOTE the archaeology is fictitious and used for DEMO purposes only.

To download the survey files click here. The files have been zipped, so extract them and save then to a folder of your choice.

The pdf Survey Log is shown below:

Each video is just a few minutes long. The videos show the basics and are supplementary to the text.
A flash player is required which can be downloaded from here if required.

Small    screen size is approx   800x600 resolution
Normal screen size is approx 1024x768 resolution
Wide     screen size is approx 1280x800 resolution

TIP:  When viewing the videos try pressing key F11 to enter Full Screen Mode - Note if you move your mouse to the top of the screen when in Full Screen Mode the normal navigational icons appear.  (Pressing F11 a second time reverses the effect)

You may also need to adjust your volume control.
 


TrackMaker:

1) Downloading waypoints from your GPS into TrackMaker:  Run video (3.28):  wide / normal / small screen, then click 'Back Page' to return here.

2) A Quick look at the Demo data:  Run video (2.36):  wide / normal / small screen, then click 'Back Page' to return here.

3) Processing 18/01/2010 gpx file: Run video (8.02):  wide / normal / small screen, then click 'Back Page' to return here.

4) Processing 20/01/2010 gpx file Part 1: Run video (4.09):  wide / normal / small screen, then click 'Back Page' to return here.

5) Processing 20/01/2010 gpx file Part 2: Run video (4.18):  wide / normal / small screen, then click 'Back Page' to return here.

6) Creating a 'Baseline Image' to import into DrawPlus: Run video (2.33):  wide / normal / small screen, then click 'Back Page' to return here.


DrawPlus:

1) Getting to know DrawPlus: Run video (9.54): wide / normal / small screen, then click 'Back Page' to return here.

2) Importing TrackMaker Baseline Image and creating layers: Run video (6.07):  wide / normal / small screen, then click 'Back Page' to return here.

3) Drawing the British National Grid: Run video (9.56):  wide / normal / small screen, then click 'Back Page' to return here.

4) Drawing the field boundaries: Run video (6.36):  wide / normal / small screen, then click 'Back Page' to return here.

5) Drawing the archaeology part 1: Run video (7.53):  wide / normal / small screen, then click 'Back Page' to return here.

6) Drawing the archaeology part 2: Run video (10.46):  wide / normal / small screen, then click 'Back Page' to return here.

7) Text Labels: Run video (6.29):  wide / normal / small screen, then click 'Back Page' to return here.

  Creative Commons Licence
SWAAG GPS Surveying Technology - 7 papers by Stephen Eastmead is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at www.swaag.org.