2.287. Survey Information Dialog

Survey Information dialog

The Survey Information dialog is accessed from the Traverse | Traverse Options menu. It is also accessible from the Traverse | Current Field menu when the cursor is in the Station, Index, or Total-SD columns.

It allows you enter or edit the following optional information:

Desc

Description of the traverse.

Crew

Survey Crew.

Unit

Block or survey identifier.

Date

Survey date.

Start Station

Enter the start station of the traverse (subsequent stations are calculated based on accumulated horizontal distance).

Station ID

This field prefixes the station index e.g. if this is set to "TP" then station index would be reported TP1, TP2 etc.

Start Index

This is the start index for station index calculation. Eg if this is set to 100, station indices will be reported as 100, 101, 102 etc.

Initial Backshot

Enter the initial backshot for a theodolite survey here. This field is only used if the Azimuth is set to Turning angles. See Fore Right and Horizontal Angle Reference dialog for more information.

The following fields are automatically calculated and can not be edited.

Length

Total horizontal distance of the traverse.

Number of Shots

Total number of shots including radial side shots and IFS shots.

Area

This field is displayed only if the traverse is closed.

Closing Error %

This field is displayed only if the traverse has been closed. The Closing Error is defined as the (deviation length]) / ( total length of the traverse).

Station Equation

This button pops up the Station Equations dialog allowing you to add and edit station equations for your alignment.