I was told that Solutions 2.7 allowed the saving and re-loading of control site data... Lat/lon, N/E, Elp Ht, etc.

This is particularly useful given that entering it by hand every time for new projects, lends itself to "typo's".

So, assuming what I was told is correct, and the person answered the question I thought I asked, does anybody know how to do this?

Or, do you really understand what I am asking?

To state it another way:

I post-process often using the same 7 CORS. It is just annoying, etc. to have to enter the control coordinates every time I create a new project.

-Barry Adkins
Modified By Admin on 3/5/2005 at 6:42 AM

Your friend got it partly right.

Version 2.7 has the ability to upload control points to the ProMark2 receiver.

There is no ability to save control points in Solutions for use in multiple projects.

PRODUCT RELEASE NOTES

PRODUCT: Ashtech Solutions
Version: 2.70
Date: 03/17/04
Previous Version: 2.60

New Features vs. Ashtech Solutions 2.60

5. Capability of uploading control point information to the ProMark2 receiver.


Modified By Admin on 3/5/2005 at 1:57 PM

The workaround solution is to keep a text file with the numbers somewhere.

Solutions interacts very well with the Windoze clipboard. Just copy and paste.

A bit clumsy but no typo's
Modified By Hennie Maartens on 3/5/2005 at 7:41 AM

As I recall, Phil suggested to me to copy a project. That way the control coordinates are in the file before you bring in your new data. I plan on using it for CORS site data, but have not done any L1 only projects lately. Works well for CORS because the name never changes. I have to do a bit of a project to verify if the antenna type stays with that data.

I believe Dave Huff pointed out the other day that CORS antenna types are listed in the D file from ufcors. The antenna type is also listed in the header data in the O file. I did not open the N file to look, but the other day I loaded a new RINEX and the correct antenna type popped up in the right slot in Solutions. I had no D file as I recall, so I guess it read it out of the O file.

When I did L1 only, downloading CORS RINEX, I used the L1 phase center data for the CORS. Now that I am doing L2 analysis also, I am slowly getting the correct CORS antenna types into Solutions.

On a similar note I was doing a project this week linking my Promark data with other manufacturers RINEX L2 files. I needed the antenna file I had created for a Leica antenna. Went down my antenna list and it was not there. I scratched my noodle and possibly other body parts while I scrolled through my memory file. It finally dawned on me, I had done that previous project in Solutions 2.6 and was now working in 2.7. I found the old project file and opened it in 2.7. I saw the observations with the Leica antenna. I picked the antenna type and scrolled down the antenna list to confirm it was there. I closed the old project, opened the new and the Leica antenna type was seemlessly added to my list. I was so pleased I called Phil to report in good news.

Phil pointed out, you could also open the old antenna.inf file and cut and paste any extra antennas you have added into the new antenna.inf file.

Paul in PA

Well,

Of course I know about Copy/Paste. I have the data loaded in an Excel Spreadsheet.

However, it will not work properly when entering Lat/Lon, because of the way you enter degs mins secs - it is not just one string of numbers.

This is simply stupid, like other things - aka hardwired file locations. As much as they charge for the dongle, a couple of simple modifications/new-features would seem reasonable.

I was told by tech support a few months ago they "thought" this feature was going to be in 2.7 because of the feedback. I didn't notice anything significant with 2.7 besides the new Geoid file.

-Barry
Modified By Barry Adkins on 3/7/2005 at 10:28 PM

If the ability to import an ASCII file of control points is essential to your task the choice is GNSS Studio.

You can see an example of control point import in action in the static survey video in the training folder on the ftp server at

ftp://ftp.thalesnavigation.com

I think Hennie's solution will work quite well with grid coordinates. Hennie, I am curious to know whether you make this work with geographic coordinates.

What I told Paul is a possible solution. Create a project and type in your control point coordinates on the Control Sites tab. Save the project. When you want to use the project open it and do a Save As to give it a new name. The original file with nothing but the control points is preserved.