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LevelingObservation Software Evolution Report
• Frank Mowry• IT Specialist• (301) 713-3260 x157• [email protected]
Background
• Familiarity with old VFPROC/DDPROC software• Familiarity with basic field operations• Experience with description entry• 16 years with NGS
The Old (current)
NGSIDB Datasheet
WDS2d WEXTRACT
WCHKDESC
VERREC
WDDPROCWDESC
Field Processing
Description Entry
Data Entry/Data Input from
Digital LevelNEWREC
ABSTRA
D-File
HGF File
HG
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D-F
ileHGZ File With Positions
Clean D-File
HGZ file
Sent to NGS
Sent to NGS
DESC_POS
NEIGHBOR
DISCREP
OFFICE PROCESSING 1
D-FILE
Datum 27
NEIGHBORCLEAN
DISCREPCLEAN
NO?
D-F
ILE
D-FILE
D-FILE
D-F
ILE
WCHKDESC
UNCLE
AN D
-FILE
CLEAN D-FILE
UPD_DFILE30
D-FILE
HGZ FILE
BLUE6
CKLINE
HGZ FILE
R6 FILE
R6RUN
R6 FILE
LD_VOBS6
R6 FILE
OFFICE PROCESSING 2
NGSIDB
LINETOOL OR ASTA
LIQUOR
Current System
Pros –• Internal familiarity• ?
Cons
• Over 20 different pieces of software• Lack of documentation for each piece• Different authors, different languages• No support for every piece of software• Too many different file types• Difficult learning curve
WinDesc
Translev
NGSIDB
Neighbor
Discrep
Description Entry/Description
Import
D-file
Discrepancy list
D-file
Neighbor List
D-F
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Digital Level Raw File(s)
Adjusted data Asta
Reduc 6 file
Inte
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New System
Pros
• Simple to use• Good documentation (software internal, web)• Better support (Frank Mowry, Malcolm Archer-Shee)• Training (Ronnie Taylor, Corbin)
Cons• It ain’t done yet!
New System Status
• WinDesc – Latest version released October 20, 2005• Translev – Latest version released October 25, 2005• Adjustment (Linetool, ASTA) – Requires simplification
for easier use – currently being worked on. Needs policy/requirements clarification
Policy Issues
• NGS policy that all projects tied to CORS• Conflict in policy and software with regard to
entering descriptions for CORS
