adulticiding module - frontier precision

Adulticiding Module Quick Start Guide

Version 3.5 Rev 3 - August 2017

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Table of Contents AboutSentinelGIS...............................................................................................................................1

SentinelGISModules.................................................................................................................1

Larviciding............................................................................................................................................1

Adulticiding..........................................................................................................................................1

Surveillance..........................................................................................................................................2

ServiceRequest...................................................................................................................................2

SystemComponents,HardwareandSoftwareRequirements,InstallationInstructions...........2

FindingAdditionalInformation............................................................................................................2

HelpandUserGuides.................................................................................................................2

Training.......................................................................................................................................3

TechnicalAssistance............................................................................................................................3

SentinelSupport.........................................................................................................................3

HandheldandGPSSupport........................................................................................................4

EsriSoftwareSupport.................................................................................................................4

ConfigureDataLinkGISOptions...........................................................................................................8

MobileApplicationConfigurationUtility..............................................................................................8

CreateanAdulticidingMapfortheHandhelds.....................................................................................8

ExtractData.........................................................................................................................................8

Synchronize(SendFiles).......................................................................................................................8

MobileOperation................................................................................................................................8

Synchronize(ReceiveFiles/Merge/SendFiles)......................................................................................8

Analysis...............................................................................................................................................8

DataLinkGISOptions.........................................................................................................................10

RunandCloseOptions.............................................................................................................10

TransferOptions.......................................................................................................................10

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PathOptions.............................................................................................................................11

AutomatedProcessesOptions.................................................................................................13

Devices.....................................................................................................................................14

SetPassword............................................................................................................................15

MobileApplicationConfigurationUtility............................................................................................16

General.....................................................................................................................................16

PickLists...................................................................................................................................17

PickListTypes....................................................................................................................................18

SortPickLists/SaveSort.....................................................................................................................18

Equipment................................................................................................................................19

Chemicals.................................................................................................................................20

Custom.....................................................................................................................................21

AdulticidingToolbarOptions..............................................................................................................22

SetFogAreaLayer....................................................................................................................22

SetFogRouteLayer..................................................................................................................23

SetNoSprayZoneLayer...........................................................................................................24

CreateaMapinArcMap....................................................................................................................26

LayerProperties.................................................................................................................................28

SymbologyandLabels..............................................................................................................28

DisplayScale.............................................................................................................................29

VisibleFields.............................................................................................................................30

CreatingNewLayersFromScratch.....................................................................................................30

CreateaFogAreaLayer...........................................................................................................30

AddNewFogAreas..................................................................................................................34

CreateaFogRouteLayer.........................................................................................................38

AddNewFogRoutes................................................................................................................41

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CreateaNoSprayZoneLayer..................................................................................................43

AddNewNoSprayZones.........................................................................................................46

ExtractData.......................................................................................................................................49

ReceiveFiles......................................................................................................................................51

Merge................................................................................................................................................51

SendFiles...........................................................................................................................................52

UserInterface....................................................................................................................................53

MainToolbar............................................................................................................................53

AdulticidingToolbar.................................................................................................................55

CreateSpraySessions...............................................................................................................56

Fogging.....................................................................................................................................60

ProximityChecking(Fogging)...................................................................................................63

OtherActivities.........................................................................................................................63

ViewingandReportingonFieldData.................................................................................................65

UsingtheMapViewFilter..................................................................................................................66

UsingtheDataUtilities......................................................................................................................68

CreateReports...................................................................................................................................70

SpraySessionDetailReport.....................................................................................................70

SpraySessionDetailWithMapReport....................................................................................70

SpraySessionSummaryReport................................................................................................70

ReportCriteria..........................................................................................................................70

FilterbyDateRange..........................................................................................................................70

OtherFilters.......................................................................................................................................71

ReportSubtitle...................................................................................................................................71

ActivityReport..........................................................................................................................71

ReportCriteria..........................................................................................................................71

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FilterbyDateRange..........................................................................................................................71

OtherFilters.......................................................................................................................................71

ReportSubtitle...................................................................................................................................71

Print&ExportReports.............................................................................................................72

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Introduction

About Sentinel GIS

SentinelGISisyourcompletesolutionforrecordingandmanagingdatacriticaltocontrollingmosquitoes.Thiseasy-to-usepackagefeaturesmobileGISsolutionsformosquitocontrol,automatedsynchronizationbetweenthedesktopGISandthemobileGIS,andsupervisorytoolsmakingiteasyforsupervisorstocustomizeandmaintaintheirworkflowprocesses.ApplicationsarebasedonindustrystandardEsriArcGISandArcPadsoftwareyettheyarefullycustomizableforyourspecificneeds.

SentinelGISoffersfourapplicationmodules.Pickandchoosethemodulesthatfityourmosquitocontrolneeds.Modulescanbeaddedontothepackagewhenyouarereadytoimplementnewcontrolmethods.

Sentinel GIS Modules

Larviciding Tocontrolmosquitopopulations,fieldinspectorsfirstlocatestandingwaterbodiesthatserveasmosquitobreedinggroundsandapplycontrolagentsifmosquitolarvaeorpupaearepresent.FieldinspectorsprepareforfieldworkbysynchronizingtheirhandhelddevicewithadesktopcomputerusingDataLinkGIS.Inthefield,theynavigatetothewaterbodiesneedinginspection.Onceatthesite,thecrewmapsthesitewithGPS,recordsaninspection,orviewsapastinspection.Inspectorscanrecordtheapplicationofmultiplebiologicalagentsalongandviewpasttreatmenthistory.SentinelGIShelpsmanagetheinspectionscheduleonaper-sitebasis.

Adulticiding InAdulticiding,fog-sprayingisusedtokilladultmosquitoes.TheAdulticidingapplicationmanagessprayingactivitiestoefficientlyschedulepersonnelandequipmentwhileminimizingchemicalusageandcosts.Supervisorsprepareforsprayingactivitiesbydownloadinguser-specificapplicationsettings,accompanyingmaps,andGISlayersintotheirhandhelddevice.Inthefield,thesprayeroperatorlogsintotheapplication,whichthenrecordssprayactivities,includinglocation,time,chemicaltypeandamount.Sprayareascanbeviewedonamap.Backattheoffice,supervisorsautomaticallytransfer,merge,andupdatetheGIS.ArcGISprovidesdesktoptoolsformapdisplayandqueryincludingthecreationoffogareas.Supervisortoolsareavailableformanagingpersonnel,equipmentdetails,andchemicalsused.Pre-definedreporttemplatesquicklygeneraterequiredsprayactivityreports.

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Surveillance Collectingdataonadultmosquitoesandotherdiseasevectorssuchasdeadbirdsandsentinelchickensfacilitatestheformulationofaneffectivecontrolplan.Surveillancemethodsinclude:

1. Monitoringmosquitopopulationdistributionandabundanceovertimeviatrapsandlandingcounts

2. Testingtrappedmosquitoesfordiseasesaffectinghumanoranimals3. Testingsentinelchickensordeadwildbirdsfordiseases

UsingSentinelGISSurveillance,supervisorsprepareforfieldactivitiesbydownloadingGISdatafortraplocations,mosquitospecies,sentinelchickenflockinformation,datacollectionforms,andmapsintothehandhelddevice.Inthefield,thetechniciannavigatestoormapstrapsites,recordstrapsitesurveys,conductssentinelchickenordeadwildbirdsurveys,andrecordslandingcountrates.ThisinformationisautomaticallytransferredintotheGISbackattheoffice.ArcGISprovidesdesktopGIStoolsformapdisplayandquery.Supervisortoolsenablemanagementoftrapinformation,laboratorysurveys,mosquitospecies,sentinelchickenflockanddeadbirddetails,andlaboratorytestresults.Predefinedtemplatesquicklygenerateawidevarietyofmaplayersandreportsforanalysis,includingmosquitoabundance,diseasedetails,andmosquitodiseasedistribution.

Service Request TheServiceRequestincludesaweb-baseddesktopapplicationforcreating,trackingandreportingincomingservicerequestsaboutmosquitoorothercustomerserviceactivity.Informationloggedincludeslocation,complaintsaboutbitingorswarmingmosquitoes,orrequestsformosquitocontrol.Analyzingthisinformation,theagencycanidentifytheproblemsources,applytreatmentsefficientlyandreducetheamountofpesticideused.Supervisorsprepareforfieldactivitiesbydownloadingservicerequestlocations,assignedrequests,andaccompanyingmapsintothehandhelddevice.Inthefield,theinspectormapstheservicerequestlocation,andupdatesservicerequestdetails.Backattheoffice,fielddataaremergedintoArcGIS.Supervisortoolsareavailabletoprioritizeservicerequests,establishworkzones,andidentifytrendsandproblemareas.Predefinedreporttemplatessummarizeservicerequestsoveraspecifiedtimeperiod.

System Components, Hardware and Software Requirements, Installation Instructions MoredetailsareprovidedintheSentinelGISInstallationGuide,whichprovidescompleteinstructionsoninstallationandconfigurationforeachSentinelmodule.Systemcomponentsandhardwareandsoftwarerequirementsforinstallationarealsodiscussedindetail.

Finding Additional Information

Help and User Guides SentinelGIShelpisavailableintheQuickStartGuide(ProgramFiles\ElecData\Mosquito\[ModuleName]\inPDFformat)andintheQuickReferenceGuide.TheQuickStartGuideprovidesoperatinginstructionsfortheSentinelGISArcMaptoolbars,includingsetupandconfiguration,mapqueriesanddatageneration,andreportgeneration.Italsoincludesinstructionsfor

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DataLinkGISconfigurationandoperation.Instructionsforhandheldsoftwareoperationarealsoprovided.

ArcGISDesktopHelpisavailablethroughtheHelpmenuinArcMap.

ArcPadhelpisavailableintheArcPadUserGuide(ProgramFiles\ArcPadx.x\Help\),butitappliestothestandardArcPadinterface.

Onlineself-helpresourcesforhandhelddevices,includingdocumentation,operatingsystemorfirmwareupdates,supportnotesandbulletins,whitepapers,andFAQ’s,canbeaccessedoneachmanufacturer’sWebsite.ForTrimblehandhelddevices,gotowww.trimble.com/supportandclickthelinkforyourmodel.ForJuniperSystemshandhelddevices,gotowww.junipersys.com/supportandclickthelinkforyourmodel.

Training SentinelGIStrainingisavailablefromFrontierPrecision.Remoteassistance,includingproductorientationandinformaltask-orientedtraining,isincludedintechnicalassistance.Formalinstructor-ledon-sitetrainingisalsoavailablein1-,2-,or3-dayformats.Forinformationandpricing,pleasecontactFrontierPrecisionat(208)324-8006.

ArcPadGPSTraining(includingTrimbleCertifiedMobileGISTraining)isalsoavailablefromFrontierPrecision.ArcPadtrainingcanbeprovidedforanyhandhelddevicewithanyGPSreceiver.TrimbleCertifiedtrainingcanbeprovidedforArcPadwithPositionswithanyTrimbleGPShardware.IfyouwouldliketousestandardArcPadforotherdatacollectionprojects,pleasecontactusforatrainingscheduleorforon-sitetrainingoptions.

EsriVirtualCampusandinstructor-ledtrainingisavailableforArcGISDesktop.Seehttp://training.Esri.com/gateway/index.cfmforhelpdecidingwhichcoursesbestsuityourneedsortheneedsofyourusers.

Technical Assistance

Sentinel Support High-priorityunlimitedtoll-freephoneandemailsupportisavailablefromFrontierPrecision.IfFieldSeekerGISsoftwaremaintenanceiscurrent,pleaseusethecontactinformationbelowtocontactsupport.Thistechnicalsupportcoversthemobiledevices,serversetup,andFieldSeekerGISsoftwareconfigurationanduse.TocontactTechnicalSupport:FrontierPrecision

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(208)324-8006,8AM–5PMMTNsupport@frontierprecision.comWhencontactingsupport,pleasesupplyyourcontactdetails(name,company,email,phone)andthenatureofyourinquiry.ThishelpssupporttolocateyourinformationandhistorymorequicklyPleasenotethathigh-prioritytechnicalsupportdoesnotincludesoftwaremaintenanceforEsrisoftware,orhardwarewarrantyforTrimbleGPSequipmentorJuniperSystemshardware.EsriArcGISsoftwarehasSupportandMaintenanceextensionsavailableseparatelyfromEsri;seewww.esri.com/supportformoredetails.TrimbleGPSequipmentcomeswith1yearhardwarewarrantystandard,whichcanbeextendedtwoadditionalyears.PleasecontactFrontierPrecisionforFieldSeekerGISsoftwaremaintenancerenewalorhardwarewarrantyextension,andEsriforArcGISsoftwaremaintenance.Ifyouhavenotpurchasedsoftwaremaintenance,productupdatesandtechnicalsupportwillnotbeavailable.

Handheld and GPS Support Technicalsupportforyourmobiledeviceisavailablefromtheretailoutletwhereitwaspurchased,theequipmentmanufacturer,thewarrantyservicecompany(e.g.SquareTrade,Asurion),orFrontierPrecision,dependingonwhereyoupurchasedit.

Esri Software Support ArcGISDesktopandArcPadsoftwaresupportasitrelatestotheuseofSentinelGISisobtainedthroughElectronicDataSolutions.Technicalassistanceforissues,bugs,ordefectswithstandardArcGISorArcPadsoftwareisobtainedthroughEsriSupport.Technicalassistanceisincludedinannualsoftwaremaintenance.Evenifmaintenanceisnotcurrent,self-helpresourcesarealsoavailablefromESRI’sWebsite.

LiveSupportfromESRI:

(888)377-4575toll-freeOnlinerequest:http://support.Esri.com/index.cfm?fa=homepage.policies.gatewaySelf-helpresources,includingpatchesandservicepacks,userdiscussionforums,documentation,supportnotesandwhitepapers:www.Esri.com/support

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Adulticiding Toolbar

TheAdulticidingtoolbarisavailableinArcMap.Ifitisnotvisible,turnitonbyselectingCustomize>Toolbars.

Thetoolbarcontainsthefollowingitems:

ExtractMapDataforMobileDevices(s).Chooselayerstoextractformobiledevices.AllmapdataispreparedforsendingtothehandheldsusingDataLinkGIS.

EditSpraySessions.Filteranddisplayspraysessiondataforeasyediting.

SetFogAreaLayer.SelectthelayerinthecurrentmapTableofContents(TOC)thatrepresentsthefogarea(zone)layer.Thisissubsequentlyusedinspraysessions.

SetFogRouteLayer.SelectthelayerinthecurrentmapTOCthatrepresentsthepre-definedfogroutelines.Thisissubsequentlyusedinspraysessions,andtoprovideoff-routewarningsinthefield.

SetNoSprayZoneLayer.SelectthelayerinthecurrentmapTableofContents(TOC)thatrepresentsnosprayareas.Thisisusedtoprovidewarningsinthefield.

FilterFoggerData/MapView/ClearFilter.Selectparametersfortodeterminewhatdatadisplaysinthemap.

MobileApplicationConfigurationUtility.SetupconfigurationoptionsfortheAdulticidingapplication,includingpicklistsandweatherstationintegration.

Reports.Reportsforspraysessionsandnon-sprayactivities,basedondaterange,driver,truck,chemical,sprayer,fogarea,andfogroute.

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DataUtilities.UtilityforimportingAdapcoMonitorIVdata.

AboutSentinelGIS.Obtainversionandhelpinformation.

Workflow

Sentinel GIS Data Flow

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Shapefiles

Geodatabase(file/SDE)

ServiceRequest

Database(MDB/SQL)

ArcMap Sentinel GISExtract

Interactive

DataLink Merge

ArcPad 7.1.1ArcPad 8

ArcPad 10

Automatic

Desktop DataLink GIS Transmit Directory

Mobile

DataLink GISDevice

Connection

Shapefiles

DataLink GISDevice

Connection

DesktopDataLink GIS Data Directory

DataLink Merge

Shapefiles

DataLink GIS Archive Directory

ThediagramaboveillustratestheSentinelGISdataflow.Thiswillassistyouinunderstandingatypicalworkflow.

TypicalSentinelGISworkflowinvolvesinitialsetuptasks,regulardatasynchronization,andanalysisincludingreportsandmapdatageneration.

Setuptasks-includingconfiguringDataLinkGISandtheSurveillanceconfigurationutility,creatingaSurveillancemap,andextractingdataforthemobiledevices-generallyareperformedonce,andthenonlyperiodicallyadjustedasneeded.

Synchronizationtasks-includingreceivingdatafrommobiledevices,mergingdatatothedatabase,andsendingdatabacktothemobiledevices-usuallyoccuronaregularbasis.

Analysisactivitiesoccurwheneverneeded.

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Hereisasummaryofthetypicalworkflowsteps.Eachoftheseitemswillbecoveredinmoredetailinupcomingsectionsofthisguide.

Configure DataLink GIS Options DataLinkGISmanagesthedataflowbetweenhandheldsanddesktopPC’s,aswellasautomaticdatatransactionswiththeSentinelGISgeodatabase.Processedfielddataisarchived.

Configurationincludessettingfilepaths,auto-runoptions,andwhentomergefielddata.HandheldconfigurationinDataLinkGISincludesassigningahandheldIDandtransferset(s),suchasSurveillanceData,LarvicidingData,andServiceRequestData.

Mobile Application Configuration Utility Theconfigurationutilityisusedtosetuppicklistssuchasemployees,trucks,sprayers,andchemicals;generaloptionssuchasNewMountainNM150weatherstationintegration,andequipmentassignments.

Create an Adulticiding Map for the Handhelds CreateanArcMapMXDfilethatwillbeusedasthebasisformapappearanceinArcPadonthehandhelds.Configuringoptionssuchasdisplayscales,easy-to-readsymbologyandlabels,andfieldvisibility,willoptimizeArcPadperformanceanduserexperience.

Extract Data Choosewhichlayerstoextractforthemobiledevice.

Synchronize (Send Files) ConnecteachhandheldtothedesktopPCandsendfilesthroughDataLinkGIS.

Mobile Operation Recordspraysessions.Alsorecordnon-sprayactivitieswithatracklog.

Synchronize (Receive Files/Merge/Send Files) ConnecteachhandheldtothedesktopPCandreceivefilesthroughDataLinkGIS.Dataismergedtothegeodatabaseimmediately,oratatimespecifiedduringconfiguration.Oncealldataismerged,dataissentbacktoeachhandheld.

Analysis Filtermapdataandcreatereportsbasedonspecifiedcriteria.

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Workflow – Memory Card Device

Sentinel GIS Data Flow

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Shapefiles

Geodatabase(file/SDE)

ServiceRequest

Database(MDB/SQL)

ArcMap Sentinel GISExtract

Interactive

DataLink Merge ArcPad 10

Automatic

Desktop DataLink GIS Transmit Directory

Mobile

DataLink GISMemoryDevice

Shapefiles

DataLink GISMemoryDevice

DesktopDataLink GIS Data Directory

DataLink Merge

Shapefiles

DataLink GIS Archive Directory

ThediagramaboveillustratestheSentinelGISdataflowwithaMemoryCarddevice.ThisisintendedtosupportdatacollectionusingaWindowslaptop,whereuserscantakeadvantageofincreasedscreensize,processorspeed,RAM,anddatastorage.Inmostrespectstheworkflowisthesame,buttherearesomeimportantdifferences.

- DataLinkGISsendsArcPadfielddataandSentinelGISprogramfiles,applets,andconfigurationfilestoamemorycarddeviceonaconfigureddriveletter.ThismeansthatthePCwithDataLinkGISrequiresacardreader(ifusingSDcards).

- ThememorycarddeviceisremovedfromthecardreaderandinsertedintotheWindowslaptop.

- TheSentinelGISMobileApplicationManagerisrunfromthememorycarddevice(anapplicationshortcutshouldbecreatedonthedesktopoftheWindowslaptop).

- SentinelGISdataiscollected- SentinelGISisshutdown- ThememorycarddeviceisremovedfromtheWindowslaptopandinsertedintothecardreader

DataLinkGISreceivesdatafromthememorycarddeviceandprocessesit

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Configuration AsmallamountofconfigurationisrequiredpriortousingSurveillance.It’seasytoadapttheprogramtoyourdistrictororganization.Whenstaff,products,orprioritieschange,theprogramchangeswithyou.

DataLink GIS Options DataLinkGISautomaticallysynchronizesdatabetweenhandhelddevicesandyourPC.Mapdata,picklists,andsurveyswillautomaticallybesenttoanymobiledevicethatisrecognizedbyDataLinkGIS.Anydatacollectedinthefieldwillautomaticallybedownloadedandprocessedwhenarecognizedmobiledeviceisconnected.

Run and Close Options

1. ClickOptions>Run/Close.Thetoptwooptionsarecheckedbydefault.a. AutomaticallyrunDataLinkGISonmobiledeviceUSBconnection(Note:DataLinkGIS

doesnotautomaticallyrunwhenamemorycardispluggedin)b. BringprogramtofrontonmobiledeviceUSBconnectionc. Showconfirmationpromptbeforeclosingprogram

2. PressOKtosaveyourchanges.

Transfer Options

1. ClickOptions>Transfer.Alloptionsarecheckedbydefault.a. Automaticallyreceivedatafilesb. Automaticallysendfiles

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c. Archivefilesonmobiledeviceaftersuccessfulreception.Fileswillberetainedfor7days.

d. Cleardatamobiledeviceaftersuccessfulreception(afterarchiving,ifselected)2. PressOKtosaveyourchanges.

Path Options BestPractices:

- Ataminimum,settheMergeoutput(SentinelGISdatabaseorSDEconnectionfileandSentinelConfigurationManagersettingsarestoredhere),Mobiledevicesoftware(programfiles,applets,andconfigurationfilesarestoredhere),Archivedatato,Datawitherrors,andTransfersetconfigurationfiles(send-onlyfilelistsarestoredhere)toasharednetworkdirectory.

- ReceiveandTransmitpathsmaybeonanetworkdirectoryorlocal,butbeawarethatsettingthereceivepathtoanetworklocationincreasesnetworktrafficandmayincurdatatransferdelaysandpermissionsmanagement.

- UseUNCpathsinsteadofmappeddriveletters(forexample,\\MY_SERVER\Shared\Sentinelvs.Z:\Sentinel).

- Ataminimum,backuptheMergeoutputandMobiledevicesoftwarefoldersregularly.

1. ClickOptions>FilePaths.Setfilepathlocationstoalocalornetworklocation.a. Basepath:thedefaultbasepathisC:\ProgramFiles\DataLinkGIS\forWindowsXPand

C:\DataLinkGIS\forWindows7or8.Changestothebasepathwillbeinheritedbyallotherpaths(exceptmemorydevicedriveletter).

b. ReceiveDataTo:Thisisthelocationfielddatawillautomaticallybereceivedtowhenarecognizeddeviceisconnected.Toavoiddataoverwrite,sub-foldersarecreatedbyTransferSet,Date,DeviceID,andSuffix.Forexample,ifAdulticidingDataisreceived

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fromamobiledevicewhoseIDis‘Archer_5’onApril29,2013,thisdatawouldbereceivedto‘c:\ProgramFiles\DataLinkGIS\Data\AdulticidingData\20130429\Archer_5-01.’Ifdataisreceivedasecondtimeonthesamedayfromthesamemobiledevicethedatawouldbereceivedto‘…20130429\Archer_5-02.’

c. TransmitDataFrom:ThisisthelocationwhereArcPadmapdatawillbeextractedbytheSentineltoolbarinArcMaporbyDataLinkMerge.DataLinkGISsendsfilethatarelocatedinthisdirectorytorecognizedmobiledevices.

d. MergeOutput:Thisisthelocationwherethe‘SentinelGIS’geodatabaseorSDEconnectionfileiscreatedwhendataisextractedforthefirsttime,ortheSentinelGISconfigurationutilityisrunforthefirsttime.AllfielddatathatisprocessedbyDataLinkMergewillbemergedtothegeodatabasethatiscontainedinthispathortheSDErepositoryindicatedbytheSDEconnectionfileinthispath.ThecentralizedSentinelConfigurationManager(SCM)configurationisalsostoredinthispath.

e. MobileDeviceSoftware:ArcPadappletfilesandprogramsettingsthatarecontainedherewillbesenttorecognizedmobiledevicesusingDataLinkGIS.ManyoptionssetintheSentineltoolbarinArcMapwillmakechangestoconfigurationfilescontainedinsub-directoriesofthisfolder.

f. ArchiveDataTo:WhenDataLinkMergeruns,allvaliddatainthe‘ReceiveDataTo’folderisfirstmergedtothegeodatabase,andthenarchived.Sub-foldersarecreatedbyTransferSet,Date,DeviceID,andSuffixaspreviouslydiscussed.

g. DataWithErrors:IfanyportionoftheDataLinkMergeprocessfailsforaparticulardatafolder,itismovedhere,sothatotherdatafolderscansubsequentlybeprocessed.

h. TransferSetConfigurationFiles:Eachmodulecreatesa“send-onlyfilelist”whendataisextractedusingtheSentinelGIStoolbarinArcMap.Theconfigurationfilesarecreatedinthisdirectory.

i. MemoryDeviceDriveLetter:IfmobiledatacollectionwillbeperformedonaWindowslaptop,DataLinkGISsynchronizesdatatoamemorydevice(SDcardorotherremovablememory).SpecifythedriveletterassignedtothismemorydevicebyWindows.

j. LogMessagestoMachine:Thecomputernamewheretheloggingserverresides.Ifinstalledlocally,thisis‘localhost’orblank.

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Automated Processes Options

1. ClickOptions>AutomatedProcesses.ChecktheboxtoEnableAutomatedProcessesonDataReceptionifyouwouldlikeDataLinkMergetoprocessfielddatathatisreceivedfromarecognizedmobiledeviceassoonasitisreceived.Thisoptionworkswellifyouhaveasmallnumberofmobiledevices.

2. Optionally,unchecktheboxtoEnableAutomatedProcessonDataReception,andchecktheboxtoEnableScheduledAutomatedProcesses.PresstheAdd…buttonandbrowsetoc:\ProgramFiles\DataLinkGIS\.SelectDataLinkMerge.exe.Setthetimefortheautomatedprocesstorun.Thisoptionworkswellifyouhavealargernumberofmobiledevices.WhenDataLinkMergerunsatthespecifiedtime,alldatathathasbeenreceivedfromrecognizedmobiledevicesthathasnotyetbeenmergedwillbeprocessed.PleaseNote:DataLinkGISmustberunningatthespecifiedtimefortheautomatedprocesstoexecute.AnotheroptionissimplytorunMergemanuallyfromtheDataLinkGIStoolbar.TheWindowsTaskSchedulercanbeusedtoscheduleMergetorunwhetherDataLinkGISisopenornot.

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3. ClickOKtosavechanges.

Devices 1. ConnectyourmobiledevicetoyourPCusingMicrosoftActiveSyncorWindowsMobileDevice

Center.2. DataLinkGISwillshowthatadeviceisconnected,butnotrecognized.

3. ClicktheDevicesbutton.

4. Thefollowingdialogdisplays.DeviceIDsarecreatedandassignedontheleft.Available

transfersetsarelistedinthemiddle.Device-TransferSetassignmentsarelistedontheright.

5. ClicktheNewbuttonundertheDeviceIDslist.TypeinauniquedeviceIDandpressEnter.The

IDwillbeaddedtothelist.TheDeviceIDlistcanbecreatedevenifadeviceisnotconnected.6. MakesurethenewIDishighlightedandclicktheAssignSelectedIDtoDevicebutton.The

currentlyconnecteddevicewillbegiventheselectedID.Ifamobiledeviceandmemorycarddevicearebothconnected,theusermustselectoneortheother.

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7. MakesurethenewIDishighlighted,andthenselecttheTransferSettoassigntothedevice.PresstheAdd->buttontoassignittotheselecteddevice.Multipletransfersetscanbecreated.

8. ClicktheOKbutton.ThedisplayshouldnowchangetoindicatethattheIDisrecognized.Also,theactivitylogwillindicatewherethedatapathwillbeonthedevice.ThisiscreatedontheSDCardonthemobiledevice(ifthereisone),oronthefirstnon-volatilestoragethatisfound(lookinginreversealphabeticalorder),suchasBuilt-inStorage,SD-MMCCard,orStorageCard.Ifnoremovablememoryisfound,thedatapathwillbecreatedin\MyDocuments.

Set Password AllDataLinkGISoptionscanbepassword-protected.Thispreventsinadvertentchangestofilepaths,transfersettings,ordeviceassignments.

1. ClickOptions>SetPassword.2. Typeinthenewpassword.Confirm,thenpressOK.

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Mobile Application Configuration Utility Adulticidingconfigurationoptionsallowyoutoadapttheprogramtoyouroperation,andtoadjustastimegoeson.

1. StartArcMap.2. SelectAdulticiding>MobileApplicationConfigurationUtility

General Configuregeneraloptionsfortheprogram.

Optionally,checktheboxto“ReadweatherdatafromNewMountainNM150weatherstation”andsettheCOMportthattheweatherstationwillbeconnectedtoonthemobiledevice(thiswilllikelybeaBluetoothCOMport).Thisoptionwillenablefunctionalityonthemobiledevicetoreadtemperature,windspeed,andwinddirectiondirectlyfromaweatherstationmountedonthetruck.Weatherinformationisstoredwitheachspraypointrecord.

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Pick Lists Picklistsareeasytoconfigure.Theyareusedbythemobiledeviceanddesktopeditingtools.

1. Selectthepicklistyouwouldliketoedit.

2. Toaddtothelist,typein‘Name/Text’and‘Value’thenpressAdd.The‘Name/Text’appearsinthepicklistonthehandheld,whilethe‘Value’getsstoredinthedatabase.

3. Tomodifyanitemalreadyonthelist,selectit,enternewtextforName/Text,enternewtestforValue,andpressUpdate.

4. Todeleteanitemfromthelist,selectitandpressDelete.

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5. The“Clear”buttonisonlyenabledwhenanexistinglistitemisselected.Pressing“Clear”willclearthecontentsofName/TextandValuesoyoucanenteranewpicklistitem.Itwillnotclearthelistordeletetheselectedvaluefromthelist.

Pick List Types

• Users.Driverlist.• Trucks.Listofvehicles.• WindSpeed.Windspeedcategories.• Activity.Listofactivities,foggingandnon-fogging.

Sort Pick Lists/Save Sort

Picklistscanbesortedbydragginganddroppinganitemtoitsdesiredplaceinthelist.Forexample,youcandragmostoftenusedchoicestothetopofthelist.

Picklistscanalsobesortedalphabetically.ClickonthecolumnheadingforName/TextorforValuetosortfromAtoZ.ClickagaintosortfromZtoA.

ClickSaveSorttosavechangestothepicklistorder.

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Equipment Definesprayequipment,andassignsprayerstotrucks.

Typeinequipmentname,equipmentnumber(serialnumber,propertytagnumber,etc),sprayercalibrationvalue,andfoggertypeforeachsprayerthatisinuse.PressSavetoaddtheequipmenttothelist.PleaseNote:TheEquipmentNamemustbeunique.Supportedfoggertypes:B&GPhoenix,LondonFogger,CurtisDyna-Fog,andClarkeSmartFlow.

EnteringthecorrectcalibrationvalueforyourfoggersisextremelyimportantbecauseitisusedtocalculatetotalvolumeofchemicalsusedforB&GPhoenixandLondonFoggers.

Tomodifyequipmentdetails,selectanitemonthelist,makechanges,thenpressUpdate,orpressCleartoleavethedetailsastheywerebefore.

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Toremoveanitemfromthelist,clickanitemonthelistandpressDelete.

Youwillbeaskedtoconfirmthisaction.

Theequipmentlistcanbesortedlikeotherpicklists,andthesortordercanbesaved.

Toassignasprayertoavehicle,selectthesprayer,clickthedrop-downnexttoAssigntoTruck,thenpressAssign.

Toremoveanassignment,selecttheassignmentthenpressRemove.

Chemicals Createthelistofchemicalsyourdistrictoragencyuses.

Tocreatealistofchemicalsthatwilldisplayinthemobileapplication,youmustentertheName,MixingAgent/Diluent,MixRatio,ActiveIngredientPounds/Gallon,andEPARegistrationNumber.TheCodeis

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optional.Note:Ifthechemicalhasmorethanoneactiveingredient,itisuptoyoutodecidewhethertoenterthetotalAIpounds/gallon(fromthelabel)ofallactiveingredients,oronlythemainone(suchaspermethryn).

PleaseNote:Ifyouhavecertainchemicalsthatcanbeappliedatdifferentmixratios,pleaseindicateintheChemicalNamewhatthemixratiois.Forexample,ifAqualuer20-20canbeusedundiluted,ordiluted1:4or1:5,thenyourchemicalnamescouldbe‘Aqualuer20-20(MR0),’‘Aqualuer20-20(MR4),’and‘Aqualuer20-20(MR5).’

Tomodifychemicaldetails,selectanitemonthe,makechangesandthenpressUpdate.PressCleartoleavethedetailsastheywerebefore,ortoclearthetextboxessoyoucanaddanewchemical.

Toremoveachemicalfromthelist,selectitandpressDelete.Youwillbeaskedtoconfirmthisaction.

Custom Setupcustomdatacollectionfieldsthatwillbevisibleonthemobiledevicewhenyouloginandwhenyouendasession.

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• Alias–typeinafriendlynamefortheuser-definedfield.Thisiswhatthedriverwillseewhenlogginginorendingasession.

• Visible–checktomakethefieldvisibleonthemobiledevice.

• Required–checktomakefieldentryrequired.

• UsePicklist–checktouseapicklist.ClickEditPicklisttoentervalues.

Adulticiding Toolbar Options

Set Fog Area Layer Afogarea(zone)layerisanon-overlappingpolygonlayerthatrepresentsgeographicregionscontainingfogactivities.ThesegeographicregionscanbedefinedinanywayyouwouldlikeusingstandardArcGISeditingtools.

Iffogareasareused,itisnecessarytospecifywhichpolygonlayerinthecurrentmaprepresentsthefogareas,andwhichfieldinthefeatureclasstablecontainsthenamesofthefogareas.

ClicktheAdulticidingdrop-down,thenclickSetFogAreaLayer.

Selectthelayerrepresentingfogareas(onlypolygonlayerswillbelisted),andthefieldcontainingfogareanamesandthenpressSave.

Ifafogarealayerisspecified,fogsessiondetailswillautomaticallyrecordthefogareathatthesessionwasstartedin.Also,theSpraySessionandActivityreportswillgrouporfilterreportdatabyfogarea.

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Set Fog Route Layer Afogroutecanbedefinedasalinearfeaturethatdescribesthepreferredpaththefoggertruckshouldtakewhiledriving.Afogroutelayercontainstheselinefeatures,eachofwhichhasauniquename.ThesefogroutescanbecreatedusingstandardArcGISeditingtools.

Iffogroutesareused,itisnecessarytospecifywhichlinelayerinthecurrentmaprepresentsthefogroutes,thefieldinthetablethatcontainsfogroutenames,thewarningdistance,andoptionallyasoundfiletouseforthewarningtone.

ClicktheAdulticidingdrop-down,andthenclickSetFogRouteLayer.

Selectthelayerrepresentingfogroutes(onlylinelayerswillbelisted),thefieldinthetablethatcontainstheroutenames,thewarningdistance,andthesoundfiletouseforthewarning.

WhentheGPSpositionismorethanthewarningdistanceawayfromthefogrouteline,astatusmessagewilldisplayandawarningtonewillsound.

PleaseNote:Thewarningdistanceisinmapunits,whichisdeterminedbythespatialreferenceofthedataframe.Generally,ifthespatialreferenceisaUTMcoordinatesystem,themapunitsaremeters;ifthespatialreferenceisaUSStatePlanecoordinatesystemandzone,themapunitsareusuallyUSSurveyFeet.Toverifythemapunits,clicktheViewmenu>DataFrameProperties.ClicktheCoordinateSystemtabandnotetheLinearUnit.

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AlsoNote:TheWarningSoundFiledoesnotneedtobespecifiedforawarningtonetosoundonthemobiledevice.Bydefault,thewarningtoneisadefaultWindowsMobiletone,amild‘ping.’Youmayspecifyanother.wavsoundfileofyourchoice.The.wavfilemustbeuncompressedPCMformat.Toverifythis,viewpropertiesofthefileinWindowsExplorer.

Ifafogroutelayerisspecified,fogsessiondetailswillautomaticallyrecordthefogrouteforthesession.Warningmessagesandtoneswillbeemployedwhenafogrouteisspecified,anda‘zoomtoroute’toolwillbeenabledinthemobilesoftware.Also,theSpraySessionandActivityreportswillgrouporfilterreportdatabyfogroute.

Set No Spray Zone Layer Areasthatshouldnotbetreatedwithchemicalscanbedefinedas‘NoSprayZones.’Asinglenosprayzonelayercontainsallthesepolygonfeatures.ThesepolygonfeaturescanbedefinedanywayyoulikeusingstandardArcGISeditingtools.Thisincludescopy/pasteformotherlayers(e.g.,parcelsorlandownership),buffer(e.g.,addresspoint),anddrawingtools.

Ifno-sprayzonesareused,itisnecessarytospecifywhichpolygonlayerinthecurrentmaprepresentstheno-sprayzones,thewarningdistance,andoptionallyasoundfiletouseforthewarningtone.

ClicktheAdulticidingdrop-down,andthenclickSetNoSprayZoneLayer.

Selectthelayerrepresentingno-sprayzones(onlypolygonlayerswillbelisted),thewarningdistance,andthesoundfiletouseforthewarning.

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WhentheGPSpositionislessthanthewarningdistanceawayfromano-sprayzone,astatusmessagewilldisplayandawarningtonewillsound.

PleaseNote:Thewarningdistanceisinmapunits,whichisdeterminedbythespatialreferenceofthedataframe.Generally,ifthespatialreferenceisaUTMcoordinatesystem,themapunitsaremeters;ifthespatialreferenceisaUSStatePlanecoordinatesystemandzone,themapunitsareusuallyUSSurveyFeet.Toverifythemapunits,clicktheViewmenu>DataFrameProperties.ClicktheCoordinateSystemtabandnotetheUnitofMeasure.

AlsoNote:TheWarningSoundFiledoesnotneedtobespecifiedforawarningtonetosoundonthemobiledevice.Bydefault,thewarningtoneisadefaultWindowsMobiletone,aquiet‘ping.’Youmayspecifyanother.wavfileofyourchoice.

Ifano-sprayzonelayerisspecified,warningmessagesandtoneswillbeemployedwhentheGPSpositioniswithinthewarningdistanceofano-sprayzone.

Ifano-sprayzonelayerisnotspecified,warningmessagesandtoneswillnotbeemployed.

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Creating an Adulticiding Map for the Mobile Devices CreateamapinArcMapthatcontainsthelayers,symbology,andsettingsthatwillbeusedonthehandheldsintheArcPadmap.Afterthemapissetup,extractitforsendingtothehandheldswithDataLinkGIS.

Create a Map in ArcMap 1. InArcMap,presstheAddDatabutton.

2. IfyouareusingArcGISforthefirsttime,pressConnecttoFoldertosetupafolderconnection.

3. Browsetothefolderyou’dliketoconnecttoandpressOK.Forexample,ifallofyourGISdataisonC:\GISData\orZ:\Users\Public\GISData\,addthatfolderconnection.

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4. BrowsetothelocationoftheGISdatathatyouwouldliketouseinthemobileapplication.(ForafulllistingofdataformatsthatarecompatiblewithArcMap,seeArcGISDesktopHelp.Searchfor“DataformatssupportedinArcGIS”.PleasenotethatnotalldatathatiscompatiblewithArcMapcanbeextractedforuseonamobiledevice.Forexample,ArcGISOnlinecontent,imagesinanImageServer,orStreetMapdatacannottypicallybeextractedfromArcMap,althoughtheremaybealternativemethodsforcreatingastaticcopyofthisdata.)Selectyourdatalayer(s)andpressAdd.HolddowntheCtrlkeyonyourkeyboardtoselectmorethanonelayer.

5. Right-clickthedataframeandselectProperties.

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6. Verifythecoordinatesystemandmapunitsusedinthedataframe.Bydefault,thiswillbethecoordinatesystemofthefirstlayerthatisaddedintothedataframe.PleaseNote:ThedatathatwillbesenttoArcPadwillbecreatedinthecoordinatesystemofthedataframe.

Layer Properties Setlayerproperties,includingsymbology,labels,scaleranges,andvisiblefields.ThisoptimizesthemapappearanceandprogramperformanceinArcPad.

Symbology and Labels 1. IntheArcMapTableofContents,clickdirectlyonthesymbolforagivenlayer.

2. SelectthedesiredsymbolandcolorintheSymbolSelectorandpressOK.3. Tosettransparencyforpolygonfeatures,sothatotherfeaturesarevisibleonthemap

underneaththem,right-clickthelayernameintheTableofContentsandselectProperties.InLayerProperties,selecttheDisplaytab.Enterthe%transparencyandclickApply.

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4. ClickontheLabelstab.Checktheboxtolabelfeatures.SpecifyfontsettingsandclickApply.

Display Scale ConfiguringdisplayscalesettingsimprovesArcPadperformanceandmapreadability.Ifalayercontainsthousandsoffeaturesandwouldtakealongtimetodrawatthefullmapextents,setthedisplayscalesothatthelayerisonlydrawnwhenyouzoominonthemap.

1. InLayerProperties,clickontheGeneraltab.Clicktheradiobutton‘Don’tshowlayerwhenzoomed:Outbeyond:’andspecifyanappropriatescale.ClickApply.

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Visible Fields Turningofffieldsforbackgroundlayerssuchasroads,parcels,sectionlines,etc.,greatlyreducesfilesizeandimprovesprogramperformance.

1. InLayerProperties,clickontheFieldstab.Unchecktheboxnexttoanyfieldsthatarenotneededonthemobiledevice.

2. ClickApply,orOKtocloseLayerProperties.

Creating New Layers From Scratch

Create a Fog Area Layer Ifafogarealayerdoesnotalreadyexist,standardArcGISDesktopeditingtoolscanbeusedtocreateone.Briefinstructionsforcreatingandeditingafogarealayerarecontainedhere.

FormoredetailedinstructionregardingeditingdatainArcGIS,seeESRI’sTrainingWebsiteathttp://training.esri.com.Severalself-studyclassesareavailable,includingGettingStartedWithGIS,afreecourse,andLearningArcGISDesktop.Instructor-ledcoursesarealsoavailable,includingIntroductiontoArcGISIandII.

Fogareascanbeusedonthemobileapplicationtokeeptrackofwhereafogsessiontakesplace,andinreporting.Pleasenotethatwhenafogsessionisstartedonthemobiledevice,thefogareawherethesessionbeginsisstored(iffogareasareconfigured).Ifthefogsessionwillcrossintoanotherfogarea,

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pleaseendthesessionandstartanewone;or,ifpossibledefinethefogareastocompletelyencompassanyfogroutes(ifconfigured)orpotentialfogsessions.

1. StartArcCatalogbygoingtoStart>AllPrograms>ArcGIS>ArcCatalog,orbyclickingontheCatalogbuttoninArcMap.

2. BrowsetothelocationoftheSentinelGISgeodatabase.Bydefault,thisisc:\ProgramFiles\DataLinkGIS\MergedFiles.

3. Right-clickonthegeodatabase,thenselectNew>FeatureClass.

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4. Enterthefeatureclassname,e.g.‘Fog_Area.’ThetypeoffeaturesstoredwillbePolygonFeatures.DonotspecifyMorZvaluestobestored.PressNext.

5. Nextspecifythecoordinatesystemforthefeatureclass.PresstheImportbutton.

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6. BrowsetotheSentinelGISgeodatabase.

7. Selectthe‘Fogger_Log’featureclassandpressAdd.

8. Noticethatthecoordinatesystemofthenewfeatureclassisnowthesameastheotherfeatureclassesinyourgeodatabase.Inthisexample,thecoordinatesystemisUSStatePlaneNAD1983,IdahoCentral.ClickNext.

9. ForXYTolerance,acceptthedefaultvaluesandpressNext.ForDatabasestorageconfigurationacceptthedefaultvaluesandpressNext.

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10. Onthefinalpanel,defineadditionalfieldsinthefeatureclasstable.ObjectIDandShapeareautomaticallycreated.YouwillneedatleastoneadditionalfieldfortheName.ClickinthefirstblanklineunderShapeandtypein‘Name.’SpecifythatthefieldtypeisText.

11. Otherfieldscanbeaddedaccordingtoyourpreference.Whenallfieldsaredefinedasyouwouldlike,clickFinish.YourfeatureclassiscreatedandaddedtotheSentinelGISgeodatabase.

12. CloseArcCatalog.

Add New Fog Areas 1. StartArcMapbyclickingStart>AllPrograms>ArcGIS>ArcMap.2. Openyourexistingmap.3. AddtheFog_ArealayerthatwascreatedinSection6.3bypressingtheAddDatabuttonand

browsingtoyourSentinelGISgeodatabase.IfyouusedtheCatalogwindowinsideArcMaptocreatetheFog_Arealayer,itwillalreadybeinyourmap.

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4. Setsymbologyforthefogarealayersothatitwillbevisibleonthemobiledevice.Forexample,thisfogarealayerissettohollowfillwithathickredoutline.

5. IftheEditortoolbarisnotalreadydisplayed,clickCustomize>Toolbarsandturniton.

6. ClickEditor>StartEditingtoopenaneditsession.

7. Ifprompted,selecttheFog_ArealayertoeditandpressOK.

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8. IntheCreateFeaturespanel,clickonFogArea.

9. Clickeachlocationonthemapwhereyouwouldliketoaddavertex.Asnappingiconandtipdisplaysasyoumouseoverexistingmapfeatures.Thesketchdisplaysyourfeatureinprogress,andwhatthefeaturewouldlooklikeifthesketchwerefinished.(Formoreinformationoneditingfeaturesorsnapping,seetheArcMapHelpIndex,underthesubject“WhatisEditing?”and“AboutSnapping.”)

10. Double-clicktoclosethefeatureorright-clickandselectFinishSketch.

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11. PresstheAttributesbuttonontheEditorToolbar.

12. Enterattributesintheattributeswindow(inparticularthenameofthefogarea/zone–makesureitisunique).

13. ContinueaddingadditionalfogareasusingthestandardEditortools.Whenfinished,clickEditor>StopEditing.

14. Whenpromptedtosaveedits,clickYes.

15. Topreparedataformobiledevice,clickAdulticiding>ExtractMapDataforMobileDevice(s).NexttimemobiledevicesareconnectedtoDataLinkGIStheywillbeupdatedwithnewlycreatedFogAreas.

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Create a Fog Route Layer Ifafogroutelayerdoesnotalreadyexist,standardArcGISDesktopeditingtoolscanbeusedtocreateone.Briefinstructionsforcreatingandeditingafogroutelayerarecontainedhere.

FormoredetailedinstructionregardingeditingdatainArcGIS,seeESRI’sTrainingWebsiteathttp://training.esri.com.Severalself-studyclassesareavailable,includingGettingStartedWithGIS,afreecourse,andLearningArcGISDesktop.Instructor-ledcoursesarealsoavailable,includingIntroductiontoArcGISIandII.

Fogroutesdonothavetobeused,butiftheyare,themobileapplicationwillprovideawarningiftheGPSpositionismorethantheconfiguredwarningdistanceawayfromthefogroute.Iffogroutesareconfigured,butafogsessionneedstoberecordedinanareawhereafogroutedoesnotexist,thereisa‘MiscellaneousRoute’choiceavailableonthemobileapplication.

1. StartArcCatalogbygoingtoStart>AllPrograms>ArcGIS>ArcCatalog,orbyclickingontheCatalogbuttoninArcMap

2. BrowsetothelocationoftheSentinelGISgeodatabase.Bydefault,thisisc:\DataLinkGIS\MergedFiles.

3. Right-clickonthegeodatabase,thenselectNew>FeatureClass.

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4. Enterthefeatureclassname,e.g.‘Fog_Route.’ThetypeoffeaturesstoredwillbeLineFeatures.DonotspecifyMorZvaluestobestored.PressNext.

5. Nextspecifythecoordinatesystemforthefeatureclass.PresstheImportbutton.

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6. BrowsetotheSentinelGISgeodatabase.

7. Selectthe‘Fogger_Log’featureclassandpressAdd.8. Noticethatthecoordinatesystemofthenewfeatureclassisnowthesameastheotherfeature

classesinyourgeodatabase.Inthisexample,thecoordinatesystemisUSStatePlaneNAD1983,IdahoCentral.ClickNext.

9. ForXYTolerance,acceptthedefaultvaluesandpressNext.PressNextonthenextpanelalso(configurationkeyword).

10. Onthefinalpanel,defineadditionalfieldsinthefeatureclasstable.ObjectIDandShapeareautomaticallycreated.YouwillneedatleastoneadditionalfieldfortheName.ClickinthefirstblanklineunderShapeandtypein‘Name.’SpecifythatthefieldtypeisText.

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11. Additionalfieldscanbeaddedaccordingtoyourpreference.Whenallfieldsaredefinedasyouwouldlike,clickFinish.YourfeatureclassiscreatedandaddedtotheSentinelGISgeodatabase.

12. CloseArcCatalog.

Add New Fog Routes 1. StartArcMapbyclickingStart>AllPrograms>ArcGIS>ArcMap.2. Openyourexistingmap.3. AddtheFog_RoutelayerthatwascreatedinSection6.5bypressingtheAddDatabuttonand

browsingtoyourSentinelGISgeodatabase.IfyouusedtheCatalogwindowinsideArcMaptocreatetheFog_Routelayer,itwillalreadybeinyourmap.

4. Setsymbologyforthefogroutelayersothatitwillbevisibleonthemobiledevice.Forexample,thisfogroutelayerissettoaboldyellowandblackline.

5. ClickEditor>StartEditingtoopenaneditsession.

6. Ifprompted,selectFog_Routelayertobeginediting,andpressOK.

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7. IntheCreateFeaturespanel,clickonFogRoute.

8. DrawintheshapeoftheFogRouteasasinglecontinuouslinefeature.Toaccomplishthis,clickeachlocationonthemapwhereyouwouldliketoaddavertex.Snappingtipsdisplayasyoudrawthefeature.Thesketchdisplaysyourfeatureinprogress.(Formoreinformationoneditingfeatures,seetheArcMapHelpIndex,underthesubject“Editing,creatingsketches.”)PleaseNote:Itisfineforthelinerepresentingthefogroutetocrossitself.However,eachseparateFogRoutemusthaveauniquename.ThismeansyoucannothavemorethanonelinefeatureforasingleFogRoute.

9. Double-clicktofinishthefeatureorright-clickandselectFinishSketch.10. PresstheAttributesbuttonontheEditortoolbar.

11. Enterattributesthenclosetheattributeswindow.PleaseNote:Theroutenamemustbeunique.Adulticidingwillcheckforthiswhenyouextractdata.

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12. ContinueaddingadditionalfogroutesusingthestandardEditortools.Whenfinished,clickEditor>StopEditing.

13. Whenpromptedtosaveedits,clickYes.

14. Topreparedataformobiledevice,clickAdulticidingthenselectExtractMapDataforMobileDevice(s).NexttimemobiledevicesareconnectedtoDataLinkGIStheywillbeupdatedwithnewlycreatedFogRoutes.

Create a No Spray Zone Layer Ifanosprayzonelayerdoesnotalreadyexist,standardArcGISDesktopeditingtoolscanbeusedtocreateone.Briefinstructionsforcreatingandeditinganosprayzonelayerarecontainedhere.

FormoredetailedinstructionregardingeditingdatainArcGIS,seeESRI’sTrainingWebsiteathttp://training.esri.com.Severalself-studyclassesareavailable,includingGettingStartedWithGIS,afreecourse,andLearningArcGISDesktop.Instructor-ledcoursesarealsoavailable,includingIntroductiontoArcGISIandII.

Nosprayzonesdonothavetobeused,butiftheyare,themobileapplicationwillprovideawarningwhentheGPSpositioniswithintheconfiguredwarningdistanceofanosprayzone.Thesprayerwillnotbeautomaticallyturnedoff;thedrivermuststillcontrolthesprayer.

1. StartArcCatalogbygoingtoStart>AllPrograms>ArcGIS>ArcCatalog,orbyclickingontheCatalogbuttoninArcMap

2. BrowsetothelocationoftheSentinelGISgeodatabase.Bydefault,thisisc:\DataLinkGIS\MergedFiles.

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3. Right-clickonthegeodatabase,thenselectNew>FeatureClass.

4. Enterthefeatureclassname,e.g.‘No_Spray’ThetypeoffeaturesstoredwillbePolygonFeatures.DonotspecifyMorZvaluestobestored.PressNext.

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5. Nextspecifythecoordinatesystemforthefeatureclass.PresstheImportbutton.

6. BrowsetotheSentinelGISgeodatabase.

7. Selectthe‘Fogger_Log’featureclassandpressAdd.8. Noticethatthecoordinatesystemofthenewfeatureclassisnowthesameastheotherfeature

classesinyourgeodatabase.Inthisexample,thecoordinatesystemisUSStatePlaneNAD1983,TexasNorthCentral.ClickNext.

9. ForXYTolerance,acceptthedefaultvaluesandpressNext.PressNextonthenextpanelalso(configurationkeyword).

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10. Onthefinalpanel,defineadditionalfieldsinthefeatureclasstable.ObjectIDandShapeareautomaticallycreated.Anyadditionalfieldscanbeaddedaccordingtoyourpreference.

11. Whenallfieldsaredefinedasyouwouldlike,clickFinish.YourfeatureclassiscreatedandaddedtotheSentinelGISgeodatabase.

12. CloseArcCatalog.

Add New No Spray Zones 1. StartArcMapbyclickingStart>AllPrograms>ArcGIS>ArcMap.2. Openyourexistingmap.3. AddtheNo_SpraylayerthatwascreatedinSection6.7bypressingtheAddDatabuttonand

browsingtoyourSentinelGISgeodatabase.IfyouusedtheCatalogwindowinsideArcMaptocreatetheNo_Spraylayer,itwillalreadybeinyourmap.

4. Setsymbologyforthenosprayzonelayersothatitwillbevisibleonthemobiledevice.Forexample,thisnosprayzonelayerissettoabrightredcolor,andinLayerProperties>Display,thetransparencyissetto30%.

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5. ClickEditor>StartEditingtoopenaneditsession.

6. Ifprompted,selectthepersonalorfilegeodatabasetobeginediting,andpressOK.

7. IntheCreateFeaturespanel,clickonNo_Spray.

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8. Drawineachnosprayzoneasapolygonfeature.Toaccomplishthis,clickeachlocationonthemapwhereyouwouldliketoaddavertex.Snappingtipswilldisplayasyoudrawthefeature,andthesketchdisplaysyourfeatureinprogressaswellaswhatthefeaturewouldlooklikeifthesketchwerefinished.(Formoreinformationoneditingfeatures,seetheArcMapHelpIndex,underthesubject“Editing,creatingsketches.”)

9. Double-clicktofinishthefeature,orright-clickandselectFinishSketch.10. PresstheAttributesbuttonontheEditortoolbar.

11. Enterattributesthenclosetheattributeswindow.

12. ContinueaddingadditionalnosprayzonesusingthestandardEditortools.Whenfinished,clickEditor>StopEditing.

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13. Whenpromptedtosaveedits,clickYes.

14. Topreparedataformobiledevice,clickAdulticidingthenselectExtractMapDataforMobileDevice(s).NexttimemobiledevicesareconnectedtoDataLinkGIStheywillbeupdatedwithnewlycreatedNoSprayZones.

Extract Data Extractdataafterthemapissetupandsavedthewayyouwouldlike.Youdonothavetoextractdataeachtimeyouconnecthandhelddevices.Ifyouaddnewlayerstothemap,ormakesymbologychanges,youshouldextractagain.IfyoucollectnewSentineldata,itwillautomaticallybeextractedforsendingtothehandheldswhenDataLinkMergeruns.

1. ClicktheAdulticidingdrop-downandselectExtractMapDataforMobileDevice(s).

2. SelectwhichlayerstoextractasbackgroundlayersthenpressOK.AllAdulticidinglayersarecreatedonthemobiledevicewhentheprogramisrun.

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3. Thefollowingactionstakeplace:a. SDEconnectiondetailsarerequested,ifusingSDEandrunningExtractforthefirsttimeb. TheFoggerLogandFoggerLogLinelayerswillbeaddedtothemap,iftheyaren’t

alreadypresent.c. Thefullextentofallselectedvector(point,line,polygon)dataintheactivedataframe

willbeextractedandplacedintheDataLinkGISTransmitdirectory(typicallyc:\ProgramFiles\DataLinkGIS\Transmit\AdulticidingData\All\SendOnly\).PleaseNote:RasterdataisnotextractedforuseinthemobiledevicedueinparttofilesizelimitationsforMrSIDencoding,andperformanceandstoragelimitationsonmanymobiledevices.Itispossibletouserasterfileswiththemobileapplicationsthough.Forinstructions,pleaseseetheSupportNotefromElectronicDataSolutions.Alsonotethatthefullextentofallvectordataisextracted,regardlessofzoomextentandlayervisibility.

d. ASend-OnlyfilelistwillbecreatedforDataLinkGIS.Allvectordatathatisextractedisaddedtothislist.FilesonthislistwillnotbereceivedbyDataLinkGISafterdataiscollectedinthefield.WhenDataLinkGISsendsfilestothemobiledevice,itwillonlysendfilesonthislistifthedataonthePCisnewerthanthedataonthemobile.

e. AnArcPad.apmfileisautomaticallycreatedthatreferencesallofthemapdata.Allsymbology,labeling,andfieldvisibilitysettingswillberetainedintheArcPadmap.

f. Ifitdoesnotexistalready,aSentinelGISgeodatabasewillbecreatedintheDataLink\MergedFiles\directory.Thiswillbeafilegeodatabaseifthatoptionwasspecifiedduringtheinstallprocess.Thisgeodatabasewillcontain3featureclasses:FoggerLog(point),FoggerLogLine(line),andFoggerSprayLine(line).ItwillalsocontaintablesanddomainsforActivity,Assignment,Chemical,Equipment,Fogger_Log_Relate,MixAgents,andMixRates.PleaseNote:Thefeatureclassesinthisgeodatabasewillassumethesamespatialreferenceasthedataframe.

g. Youwillbenotifiedifdatawassuccessfullyextracted.PressOK.

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3. Ifyouhavenotalreadydoneso,youwillbepromptedtosaveyourArcMapMXDfile(yourmapdocument).

4. ChoosealocationforyourArcMapDocument(.mxd),enteraFilename,andpressSave.

Synchronizing Data With Mobile Devices DataLinkGISsynchronizesmapdata,surveyrecords,Sentinelprogramfilesandconfigurationfileswithallrecognizedmobiledevices.

Receive Files DataLinkGISisusuallyconfiguredtoautomaticallyreceive(andarchive,thenclear)datafilesfromthehandheldswheneveroneisconnected.(SeetheConfigurationsectionofthismanual,under‘DataLinkGIS.’)Ifthisoptionisnotturnedon,itcanbemanuallyperformedinDataLinkGIS.

1. PresstheReceivebuttoninDataLinkGIS.

Merge DataLinkGISisusuallyconfiguredtoautomaticallymergedataassoonasitisdownloadedfromahandheld.TheMergeprocessmanagestransactionswiththegeodatabase,pushingnewandmodifieddataintoit,andextractingupdatedinformationfromit.AlldatathathasbeenreceivedfromhandheldsisevaluatedbytheMergeprocess,mergedtothegeodatabase,andarchived.UpdatedinformationisextractedfromthegeodatabasetotheDataLinkTransmitdirectory.

Ifanyerrorsareencounteredwhilemergingdata,theprogramwillreporttheproblem,movetheoffendingdatatotheconfiguredDataLinkGIS\Errorsfolder,andcontinueprocessingremainingdata.

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TheDataLinkMergeErrorsprogramwilllistthelocationofanyproblemfilesandthereasonfortheerror.

ThisprogramcanberunmanuallyatanytimebypressingtheMergebuttoninDataLinkGIS.

DataLinkMergecanalsobeconfiguredtorunataspecifictime,ratherthaneachtimedataisreceivedfromahandheld.(SeetheConfigurationsection>DataLinkGISOptions.)DataLinkGISmustberunningatthespecifiedtimeinorderfortheMergeprocesstorunsuccessfully.

Send Files DataLinkGISisusuallyconfiguredtoautomaticallysendfiles,afterithasreceivedanynewdatafromahandheldandsuccessfullymergedit.Ifthisoptionisturnedoff,datacanbesentmanuallyinDataLinkGIS.

1. PresstheSendFilesbuttontotransfertheGISdata,picklists,surveys,programfilesandconfigurationsettingstoyourconnectedmobiledevice.Caution:ifmapdata,includingSentineldata,isneweronthedesktopthanitisonthehandheld,handhelddatawillbeoverwritten.

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Mobile Operation Beforebeginningtousethemobileapplication,setthecorrectDateandTimeonthemobiledevicebytappingStart>Settings>Systemtab>Clock.Manyfieldoperationsaredate-stampedortime-stampedautomaticallybasedonwhateverissetinthesystemclock.Thesystemdateandtimearesetpriortoyourequipmentshippingtoyou,butmayneedtobesetagainifthedeviceisfactoryreset,orrepaired.

User Interface

Main Toolbar

1. ZoomIntool.Clickthetool,thentapanddragadiagonallineonthemap.AZoomboxwilldisplayuntilyoureleasethetap/dragmotion.Afterreleasing,themapwillzoominontheextentyouselected.

a. Submenu:FixedZoomIn.Selectthisbuttontozoominonthecenterofthemap.

2. ZoomOuttool.Clickthetool,thentapanddragadiagonallineonthemap.AZoomboxwilldisplayuntilyoureleasethetap/dragmotion.Thelargerthebox,thefartheroutthemapwillzoomafteryourelease.

a. Submenu:FixedZoomOut.Selectthisbuttontozoomoutfromthecenterofthemap.

3. ZoomFullExtent.Tapthebuttontozoomtothefullextentofthemap.a. Submenu:Pan,GoBacktoPreviousExtent,GotoNextExtent

i. Pan:Clickthetool,thentapanddragthemaptomoveitaroundinanydirection.

ii. GoBacktoPreviousExtent:tapthebuttontogoback.

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iii. GotoNextExtent:tapthebuttontogoforward.

4. ZoomtoFogRoute.ThisbuttonopenstheZoomtoRoutescreen.SelecttheroutetozoomtoandpressZoom.ItisonlyenabledifafogroutelayerhasbeenconfiguredintheAdulticidingConfigurationUtility.

5. Zoom/TrackMyLocation.TapthisbuttontocenterthemaponyourGPSlocation.a. Submenu:GPSPreferences,GPSPositionWindow,RestartGPS,RotateMap,Clear

Rotation.i. GPSPreferences:TapthisbuttontochangeGPSPreferences.Thesechanges

willonlyapplytothecurrentsession,andwillberesetwhenSentinelisrestarted.(SeetheSentinelGISInstallationGuideformoreinformationaboutGPSPreferences,andchangingGPSsettingspermanentlyforallhandhelds.)

ii. GPSPositionWindow:TapthisbuttontoopenArcPad’sGPSSkyplotandotherinformationscreenstoviewGPSstatusandquality.

iii. RestartGPS:Tapthisbuttontore-connecttotheGPSreceiver.iv. RotateMap:Tapthistool,thentapanddragonthemaptochangethemap

rotationtoadirectionotherthanNorth.v. ClearRotation:TapthisbuttontoresetthemaporientationtoNorth.

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6. Identify.Tapthistool,thentapsprayfeaturesonthemaptobringupadditionalinformation.a. Submenu:Measure,RadialMeasure.

i. Measure:Tapthistool,thentaponthemaptoaddverticestoa‘measureline.’ThentaptheProceedbutton(greenarrow)toviewthemeasurement.

ii. RadialMeasure:Tapthistool,thentapanddragonthemaptodefinetheradiusofacircle.Whenyoureleasethetap/drag,measurementinfowilldisplay.

7. Refresh.Tapthisbuttontoredrawthemap.

Adulticiding Toolbar

1. Status.TaptoreturntotheStatus/Loggingscreen.

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2. Stopactivity/session.Taptostopthecurrentactivityorsession.Youwillbepromptedtoconfirm.

3. Timeinactivity.Taptoverifythelengthoftimeinthecurrentactivity.

4. Exit.Tapthisbuttontoexittheapplication.Thereisnoneedtosavebeforeexiting.a. Submenu:AboutSentinelGIS.Taptoviewversioninformation.

Create Spray Sessions

1. TapStart>SentinelGIS.

2. AllinstalledSentinelGISmoduleswillbedisplayedinthedrop-downlistofapplications.Onlyonecanberunatatime.SelecttheSentinelGISAdulticidingapplicationandpressStart.

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3. Thefirstscreentoappearisasplashscreen,whichappearsforafewmomentsthenautomaticallygoestothenextscreen.TappingtheOKorXbuttonwillskipthepauseandproceeddirectlytothenextscreen.

4. Next,theLogSessionDetailsscreenappears.SelecttheUserName,Activity,andTruckID.IftheActivityis‘Fogging’selecttheChemical.Iffogroutesareconfigured,selecttheFogRoute.OptionallyentertheTemp,WindSpeedandDir.Mostdrop-downlistsarecreatedintheAdulticidingConfigurationUtility,withtheexceptionofWindDirection,whichispre-configured.

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a. UserName(required)–selectyourusernamefromthedrop-downlist.Someuserswillbeallowedtoviewthemapwhilefogging,andotherswillnot.ThisoptionisconfiguredintheAdulticidingConfigurationUtility.

b. Activity(required)–selectyouractivityfromthedrop-downlist.c. TruckID(required)–selectyourtruckIDfromthedrop-downlist.d. Chemical(requiredifActivityisFogging)–selectthechemicalfromthedrop-downlist.e. FogRoute(requiredifFogRouteLayerisconfigured)–selectthefogroutefromthe

drop-downlist.ThelistcontainsthenamesofallfogroutesintheconfiguredFogRouteLayer.Iffogroutenamesseemtobemissing,checkthedatalayerforcompleteness,andmakesurecurrentdatahasbeenextractedforthemobiledevice.Iffogroutesareconfigured,butthecurrentsessionisnotonanexistingroute,selectthe‘MiscellaneousRoute’option.

f. Temp(F)(optional)–typeinthenumerictemperaturevalueg. WindSpeed(optional)–selectthewindspeedfromthedrop-downlist.h. WindDir(optional)–selectthewinddirectionfromthedrop-downlist.i. Ifthe“ReadweatherdatafromNewMountainweatherstation”optionisenabled,

weatherdatawillbecollectedsecondbysecondwiththesprayerdata,soweatherinformationishiddenontheloginscreen.

Ø Connecttheweatherstationusingthe‘pigtail’cablewiththe9-pinRS-232serialconnector.NOTE:thiscablecomeswitha12-voltACwalladapter.Youmayneedtogetavehiclepoweradapterinstead.A12-voltvehicleadapterwithanM-sized(2.1mmx5.5mm)barrelplugcanbepurchasedfromelectronicsstoressuchasRadioShack.Alsonotthatifaserialcableextension

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mustbeused,aM-FstraightthroughcablecanbepurchasedfromElectronicDataSolutions.

Ø ConnectaBluetoothSerialAdaptertothe9-pinportØ TurnontheBluetoothSerialAdapterandmakesureitisin“Discoverable”

modeØ SetupyourmobiledeviceBluetoothconnectionandmakeanoteoftheCOM

portØ ConfiguretheCOMportsettingfortheweathersensorintheAdulticiding

ConfigurationUtility

Ø IftheCOMportsettingisdifferentonthisparticulardevice,tapintheblankspacenexttotheLogInbuttontobringupanOptionswindow.Uncheck“Usedefaults”andselecttherightCOMport.

j. IfCustomfieldsaredefined,tapontheCustomtabandenterdata.Optionally,tapontheNotestabandenternotesfromthe“hotlist”ortypeinnotesasdesired.

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5. TapLogIntostarttheActivity.

Fogging 1. IftheActivityselectedis‘Fogging’theStatus/Loggingscreendisplays.Thisscreenshows:

- FoggerStatusØ FOGONwithgreenbackground.Dataisbeingreadfromthecontrolbox,andthepump

switchisturnedon.Ø NOFOGwithredbackground.Dataisbeingreadfromthecontrolbox,andthepump

switchisturnedoff.

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Ø OFFROUTEwithyellowbackground.Dataisbeingreadfromthecontrolbox,andthecurrentGPSpositionofthePhoenixcontrollerismorethanthespecifiedwarningdistanceawayfromtheselectedfogroute.Thismessagewillalternateblueandwhite,andwillbeaccompaniedbyawarningsound.ThewarningdistanceandsoundareconfiguredintheAdulticidingConfigurationUtility.

Ø NOSPRAYwithyellowbackground.Dataisbeingreadfromthecontrolbox,andthecurrentGPSpositionofthePhoenixcontrollerislessthanthespecifiedwarningdistanceawayfromanosprayzone.Thismessagewillalternateredandwhite,andwillbeaccompaniedbyawarningsound.ThewarningdistanceandsoundareconfiguredintheAdulticidingConfigurationUtility.IftheGPSpositionisbothoffrouteandinanosprayzone,thenosprayzonewarningtakesprecedence,andtheoffroutewarningwillnotdisplayuntilyouareoutofanosprayzone.

- CurrentSpeed- PumpFlowRate- ConnectionStatus

Ø GOOD.Dataisbeingreadfromthecontrolbox,orweatherstation

Ø BAD.Nodataisbeingreadfromthecontrolbox,orweatherstation.Checkcableconnectionsandcontrolboxstatus.PleaseNote:Onlya9-pinFemale-FemaleNullModemcableshouldbeusedtoconnectthemobiledevicetothecontrolbox.Otherserialcablesmayphysicallyconnect,butonlyaNullModemcablewillsuccessfullytransmitdata.Toobtainreplacementnullmodemcables,contactElectronicDataSolutionsat(208)324-8006.

- CommandButtonsØ ViewMap.Ifthespeedis0andthefogswitchisoff,allusersmayviewthemap.Ifthe

fogswitchisonorthespeedishigherthan0,onlyuserswithmapviewingpermissionsmayviewthemap(seeSection10.1).Userswithoutmapviewingpermissionswillberemindedtostopthevehicleandturnoffthepumpswitch.

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Ø EndSession.Clicktoendthecurrentsession.Youwillbeaskedtoconfirm.TheOKand

Xbuttonswillalsoresultinthesameprompt.

2. Ifafogsessionisended,asummaryofthecurrentfogsessiondisplays,includingthestartandendtime,andtotaltimespentonthecurrentsession.YoucanenteradditionalinformationontheCustomtabifenabled,orNotes.

- CommandButtonsØ StartNewSession.Clicktostartanewfogsession,orotheractivity.TheSession

Detailsscreenappears.Ø LogOff.Clicktoexittheapplication.Youwillbeaskedtoconfirm.

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Proximity Checking (Fogging)

ThemobileapplicationcheckstoensurethatincomingGPScoordinatesarewithinareasonabledistanceofthelastvalidposition.Ifnot,thelastvalidpositionisused,untilanotherincomingcoordinateevaluatesas‘good.’Thefollowingparametersareemployedbydefaultintheapplet,andcanbeentered/changedintheSentinelGIS.configfileforAdulticiding(\ProgramFiles\DataLinkGIS\Hand-HeldSoftware\Applets\MobileApps\Adulticiding).

ProxLowSpeedThreshold=2 'Ifspeedgoesbelowthis(mph),useProxLowSpeedMaxDistanceasmaxproximity

ProxLowSpeedMaxDistance=10'Infeet(note:ProxAdditionwillstillbeadded)

ProxMaxPointsSkipped=5 'Maxpointsskippedbeforereconsideringgoodpoint

ProxMaxTimeSkipped=5 'Maxtime(seconds)beforereconsideringgoodpoint

ProxMultiplier=1.5 'errormultiplieronproximitydistance

ProxAddition=30 'erroradditiontoproximitydistance

ProxLogDebug="true" 'Iftrue,proxcheckingdebugwillbesenttoproximity.logindatapath

Other Activities

1. Totracktimespentonallactivities,startasessionandselectanactivityfromthedrop-down.

2. Iftheactivityselectedwhenlogginginisanythingexcept‘Fogging,’theMapwilldisplay.TheGPSlocationandspeedwillberecordedforeveryactivity.

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3. TocenterthemaponthecurrentGPSlocation,clickZoom/TrackMyLocation.

4. Tocheckhowmuchtimehasbeenspentinthecurrentactivity,clicktheclockiconintheSentinelGIStoolbar.

AnActivitydialogdisplays,showingthecurrentactivity,andtotaltimespentsofar.

5. ClicktheStatusbuttontoreturntotheStatus/Loggingscreen,whereyourcurrentspeedandstatuscanbeviewed.

6. ClicktheStopbuttontoendthecurrentactivity.

Youwillbeaskedtoconfirmthisaction.

7. Ifthefoggercontrolboxisconnected,andthefogswitchisturnedon,theuserisinformedthattheymustendthecurrentactivityandstartafogsession.

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8. Ifanactivityisended,asummarydisplays,includingthestartandendtime,andthetotaltimespentontheactivity.Justaswhenafogsessionisended,anewsession/activitycanbestarted,ortheusercanlogoff.

Analysis & Reporting

Viewing and Reporting on Field Data Sprayerdatawilldisplayonthemap,showingthespraylinesandthesecond-by-second‘breadcrumbtrail’(Fogger_Log).

TheFogger_Logsymbologyshowswhetherthesprayerwasonoroff.

TofindoutdetailsforanindividualFoggerLogpoint,clicktheIdentifytool.

ClickonaFoggerLogpoint,anditsinformationwilldisplayintheArcMapIdentifywindow.Thelocation,speed,flowrate,andstatusandtimearestoredwiththeFoggerLogpoints.Therelatedspraysessiondetailssuchasthedate,truck,chemical,sprayer,arestoredintheFogger_Log_Relate.Expandthe+symboltoviewthosedetails.

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Using the Map View Filter Bydefaultallfoggerdatawilldisplayonthemap.Ifyouwouldliketoviewonlyfoggerdatathatmeetscertaincriteria,youcanusetheFilterFoggerData/MapViewtool.

1. ClicktheAdulticidingdrop-downthenclickFilterFoggerData/MapView.

2. SelectcriteriafortheFilter,includingdaterange,fogarea,fogroute,user,truck,equipment,orchemicalused.PressApplyFilter,thenclosethewindow.

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3. Onlydatathatmeetsthefiltercriteriawilldisplayonthemap.4. Toclearthefilter(andthereforeviewalldata),clicktheAdulticidingdrop-down,thenclickClear

FoggerData/MapViewFilter.

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Using the Data Utilities TheDataUtilitiesoptioncontainsautilityforimportingAdapcoMonitorIVdata.

1. ClicktheAdulticidingdrop-downthenclickDataUtilities.

2. SelecttheAdapcoDataImportthenpressRunSelectedUtility.

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3. PressSelectFilestoImportandbrowsetothetextfile(s)fromtheMonitorIV.

4. Thefileswillbeginprocessingimmediately.Anyerrorsorproblemswithimportingthefileswill

berecordedinthelogfiles.

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Create Reports Reportsshowspraysessionoractivitydetails.Therearethreereportsavailable.

Spray Session Detail Report Displaysspraysessiondetails,groupedbyfogarea,date,anddriver.Detailsincludetruck,equipment,chemical,areatreated,andtotalvolume.

Spray Session Detail With Map Report Displaysthesamedetailsasabovebutwithamap.Themapextentisthefullextentofthedatathatisselectedinthefilters.

Spray Session Summary Report Displaysasummaryofareatreatedandtotalvolumeperchemical.

Report Criteria

Filter by Date Range Specifythedaterangeforthereport.Ifnodatefilterisset,alldateswillbeincluded.

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Other Filters Reportdatacanbefilteredbysprayarea,sprayroute,driver,vehicle,equipment,orchemical.

Report Subtitle Optionallytypeasubtitle.

Activity Report Displaysnon-foggingactivitydetails,groupedbyfogarea,date,anddriver.

Report Criteria

Filter by Date Range Specifythedaterangeforthereport.Ifnodatefilterisset,alldateswillbeincluded.

Other Filters Reportdatacanbefilteredbydriver,equipment,orvehicle.

Report Subtitle Optionallytypeasubtitle.

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Print & Export Reports Thesestandardreportscanbeprinted,orexportedtootherformats,includingExcel,Word,andPDF.

1. Toprinttheresults,pressthePrintReportbutton.

2. Toexporttheresults,presstheExportReportbutton.

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