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Primer for Using GeoMapper/PenMap5.10d

George BrimhallDepartment of Earth and Planetary Science and

Department of Material ScienceUniversity of California, Berkeley 94720-4767

email: brimhall@berkeley.edu

Bechtel 2008

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ContentsWhat is digital mapping? 3Maintenance and care of the equipment 4Pen tablet slate PCs 5Display settings 7Flash PCMCIA card GPS units 8Calibrate pen stylus (important for left handed people) 8GPS accuracy variation 9Sky position of geostationary GPS satellites 10GPS Dilution of precision and diurnal variation 13GPS Setup 18Which COM port? 19C i ti t i d tti b d t NMEACommunication port assigned, settings, baud rate, NMEA

Reference ellipsoid & projection type, UTM zone 21GPS ON 23GPS modes for mapping 24Setting up new Project areas and mapping Legends 29Customizing buttons 31

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Outline Continued (2)Load Legend and automatic symbol rotation eg strike

and dip 37Loading Digital base maps 40Georeferencing base maps the same as the GPS settings 424 types of base maps 43Vector map set up 44Raster map set up 45DRG (digital raster graphics) set up 46Shape file set up 47Hiding selective map layers (Options Base button) 48Opening a map file 50N i fil 50Naming map files 50 Mapping 50Start Mapping 52StartGeo tool bar 53Editing buttons 54Tool bars: Lithology, Structure, Formations 55

Outline Continued (3)Select base maps 57Hide unwanted map layers 58Lithology Tool bar and common structural buttons 59Opening a prepared base map 60Zooming to change map scale 61Panning to move the map frame 62Lithology tool bar 63Mapping outcrops as closed polygons 64Mapping a contact between formations 67Mapping a fault 67Infilling Formation colors 68Pl tti St ik d Di b l 74Plotting a Strike and Dip symbol 74Recording a rock sample 78Plotting an oil seep 81Putting text on the map 82Linking Photographs to map locations 83

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Outline Continued (4)Setting the AutoSave clock 85Saving map 86Review 89Mineralization tool bar 92Alteration tool bar 93Entering text 98All sample types (rock, soil, water, oil seep, photo 99Returning to Start Geo 100Entering old data from hand-held GPS units 101Turning on auto Save 110Printing maps 111E ti fil 115Exporting map files 115Permanent stations 122Editing mapping data 123Editing existing map Legend Formations & Lithologies 128Deleting unwanted Project Legends 138

Eliminating the “divide by zero” message 140Installing & removing device drivers for card GPS units 143Explanation of WAAS system 145SiRFstar III GPS chip set 149Changing symbol sizes 150Determining GPS accuracy sand Precision 153Locating NGS permanent stations 154Changing line widths 159Printing Maps 163

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What is Digital Mapping ?Conducting mapping with digital electronics and

information technology (IT) tools: (pen tablet portable PC’s, GPS, and digital base maps)

GeoMapper is the data capture or mapping “front end”Visual User Interface to the PenMap 3-D GIS system

A good place to start is with the maintenance of the system: Charging of tablet PC and Li-ion batteries- in a secure place

A mapping vest is an excellent field tool to protectthe system outdoors as the tablet can be conveniently carried in an inside pocket of a vest thus providing both convenience and protection for the pen tablet leaving both hands free while meeting ANSI visibilitystandards

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PCMCIA Flash Card DGPS

An external GPS antenna on the shoulder of A vest keeps a more continuous GPS fixeven when the tablet is placed in theinside vest pocket for walking.

Calibrate the pen (key forleft handedleft handed mappers)Start to Control Panel to Tablet andPen SettingsThen clickRight or LeftHandedCalibrate penby touching in succession the 4markers

Slate Pen Tablet PC’sRunning Windows XP

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Turn sounds off to extend battery life

Turn brightness to zero when outdoors- extendbattery life and use only solar power

Turn LCD brightness to Min to extendbattery life and Max when indoors

http://www.usglobalsat.com/item.asp?itemid=85

US Globalsat BC-337 GPS receiver with compact flash20 channel rapid first fixAT-65 external antennaNMEA communication protocol

MMCX

These connectors are very small so keep them clean in the field

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GPS accuracy depends on:The number of satellites visible to the receiverStrength of satellite signals (S/N)Geometric position of satellite in the sky (constellation)Differential corrections- require an unobstructed view of the

southern sky- suggestion: put your external GPSantenna on your shoulder and face north when taking GPS readings- this gives you the best chance of receivingthe Differential GPS signals from a geo-stationarysatellite in the southern sky

The Globalsat BC-337 uses only WAAS differential corrections which are available only in the USAA i b t +/ 2 3 t 3 t i l iAccuracy is about +/- 2.3 to 3 meters in plan vieweg a circle 4.6 to 6 meters in diameter

Without differential correction, the accuracy is about +/-5 meters in plan view, eg a circle 10 metersin diameter

Vertical uncertainty is always about 2.5 times the horizontal accuracy

DGPS satellites are always on the equator, so from the Northern hemisphere, they will be located in the southern part of the sky. In southern hemisphere, they

ill b i th th kwill be in the northern sky

Revolutions per day2

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Mathematical requirements

x, y, z, time are 4 unknowns

Need 4 independent equationsNeed 4 independent equations

At least 4 satellites are needed to get a 3 dimensional location ofx, y and z

The more satellites the better

Our GPS units required at least 4 satellites with a signal to noise ratio about 32

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The quality of GPS varies during the day with the constellation of Satellites available at any one time

Satellite Geometry given as:HDOP = Horizontal dilution of precission

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Good GPS fix butNot differentiallycorrected

HDOP =1 is ideal

Have to position yourself so that thep yGPS receiver is in direct linewith a satellite sending down theDifferential corrections

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Accuracyvariesduring the day

To find which COM port your card GPS unit is using,go to Start> Control Panel>System>Hardware>Device Manager>Ports (COM & LPT)>ThenRead what COM port is shown at the end ofCompact Flash OX16CFF950 (Number?)Compact Flash OX16CFF950 (Number?)

For example, it may say:OX16CFF950 (COM4) meaning thatCommunication Port 4 is being used byh GPSthe GPS.

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First (1) Setup GPS

Cli k INIT

GPS device = NMEA coms configurable

Select reference ellipsoid

Click INIT to set com port

Select Univ Trans Mercator

Click Alter Parameters andenter zone and segmentfor your location- see map on following pages

Click EXIT

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Zone 10-S

Global UTM Grid

UTM Easting

UTM Northing

Montana is T-12

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Second (2) Turn GPS ON and wait for signals to arrive- be patientAnd make sure that you are outdoors with an unobstructed view of theSky in all directions.

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3 useful GPS collection modes:Every time- useful in starting up

GPSAveraged correctable- while

stoppedMinimum distance as you walkMinimum distance- as you walk

and map

Click Status Box to see satellites

2 main modes of using the GPS:(1) Averaged fix for a static position (stop and count 15 seconds)(2) Minimum distance and out-putting locations as you walk;

set to 10 meters, 50 meters etc, at least the distance of the likely uncertainty of the GPS fix

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Create a new Project Legend

Decide on the name of your new Project.

Create a new Directory (folder) with the same name as your newProject in the PenMap 5 Directory.

Within the new Project Folder create two more directories:Rastermaps and Vectors Maps

All of the subsequent files for this Project Area should go inside this Project Directory, for example: digital base map filessuch as ortho-images, topographic map files, etc.

Then start up GeoMapper and go to the Project Legend screenand click on Create New Project Legend

For each new Project, repeat this process

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GeoMapper Project Manager lets the userdefine the local stratigraphic column

Start a new Project Legend

Plan the Legend on paper showing the stratigraphic column in terms of Formations and also Lithologies. That way you can map individual outcrops by lithology, then later make a colored overlay showing the formations if you wish. Keep formation is time-stratigraphic order

Decide on the name of the Project Folder. Then click on GeoMapper and instead of going to a green button, go the lower right and click onCreate New Project Legend. To the right of Project Legend Description, type in the new Project name. Beneath this to the right of Project Legend Name: GM-type a 4 letter abbreviation of the Project name, eg GM-XXXX. The lowest entry should say Project Seed Name: GM-Geo. If it doesn't type Geo. Then hit OK

You should see now on the bottom of the List of Project areas on the bl P j t A li t d Cli k Edit N L dblue screen your new Project Area listed. Click on Edit New Legend. With the pen stylus, drag the lower right corner down and to the right to maximize the screen. Use the right hand scroll bar to go down to the lowermost buttons for the Oldest formations. These will appear in GeoMapper on the left hand side of the button array so the buttons get younger to the right.

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What customization means is editing the buttons on the Formationstool bar to: (1) appear with age and formation abbreviations instead of numerical sequence 1, 2, 3 etc. and making the color of the formationon the map what you want

(2) edit the Lithology tool bar to show the lithologies you desire eitherin areal infills of closed polygons for outcrops

Or lithological symbols plotted along linesas in a open pit bench

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GeoMapper Legend Maker

Takes less than 1 hour using only point and click skills A hard copy of the legend can be printed

Selectable pre-programmed lithology patterns (Compton, 1985)

User-selected color infill patterns

Buttons are edited Change infill color Buttons are editedFormations replace numbers Lithologies are replaced

Example: A customized Formation tool bar for a statigraphic sectionis shown below running from oldest formations on the left to youngeston the right with unedited button still represented by numbers

Tertiary Claremont Formation

TertiaryOrindaFormation

TertiaryMoragaFormation

TertiarySiestaValleyFormation

TertiaryBald PeakFormation

Before making a new stratigraphic section, plan it out carefully so youdo not omit formations and have to insert them later. It is much easierto place them in the correct order at the outset.

Each Formation button now shows the map color and the Formationsymbol abbreviation in correct stratigraphic order youngest to the right

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On the pull down menu, go View to Zoom to Custom to 800%

Now using the Paint tools on the left, make this button look the way you want. Typically we use a time stratigraphic symbolism, eg Pp for Permian Phosphoria Formation. Customize all the colored button you want and type in their formation name. Also click on the colored rectangle to the immediate right of each Formation name and select the color you wish for display on the map.

Now the right hand half of the Legend screen is for you to make analogous changes to the Buttons, lithologies, and select the pattern you wish to have shown for your outcropt. Do it step by step as before.

When you are done, click the Pink Save Legend button and hit Exit L dLegend.

Now when you start up GeoMapper, the new Project area we will show at the bottom of the list. Click on start mapping.

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First, hit the green LOAD Legend button and select the GM- XXXX legend you just made. Wait until the hard drive stops. Thisg y j pmay take several minutes.

To Make sure that the Symbols rotation option is ON, Click on the great SETUP button shown below that is in the Upper row second from the upper right.

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Then click ON the Prompt for orientation and click OK and close this screen. Hit a red SAVE button

Loading Digital Base MapsThe Project Manager creates a new directory each time you

make a new Project Legend in the C: PenMap 5 directory.

To load digital base maps, you need to navigate to the Project directorywhere you wish to upload digital base maps.

For example, if you created a Project Legend for the Whitehall area,a new GeoMapper Project legend would appear.

Navigate on the C: drive to the Penamp5 folder and find the directoryfor the project you want, eg Whitehall.

Inside this folder, create 2 new directories, one labeled Rastermapsand a second labeled Vectormaps

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GeoMapper/PenMap can use four different types of base map files simultaneously so that any of the 4 layers can be hidden or shown

The four types of graphics files are and the folder they go are are:Vector Vectormaps folderRaster (bmp type) RastermapsDRG (digital raster graphics eg geo-tiff) RastermapsShapefiles Vectormaps

Load you digital graphics files into the correct folder, either Vectormapsor raster maps for the Project directory of interest.

E h P j t di t ill h it bdi t i l b l dEach Project directory will have its own subdirectories lebeledVectormaps and Rastermaps. This helps keep your files organized

For using tif files as base maps, the raw tiff file needs to have been georeferenced to the same UTM and reference ellipsoid that you are using in the field with the GPS.

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Click on the blue Select Base button

This frame appears showing the 4 different map types; each of these has a Browse button to local the files you want to load

For Vector maps which are usually line graphs or vectorized topography,after you copy the vector files into the Vectormaps folder, you canuse Gazeteer button to assemble a collection of vector maps. Name this collection with a 4-letter name.grp The Browse button is to select from these vector groups after they have been made.

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Raster Map group is accessed by first pressing the Convert bitmap type

Four different types of bit mapped image files can be used:Tif, PCX, BMP, and JPEG. You can if you wish, convertyour bitmapped file to a DRG list so that two different layers can be used, one as a Raster map, and another as a DRG

DRG List Used is started by pressing Create/Edit DRG list

Then Add new sheets

Select the files you wantHit Open, then Save and Exit

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Shapefile list used is done in the same way as with the other file types.

Now that you have loaded your digital base maps, you can hide themas you wish to display only 1 one more.

Click the Blue Option Base button

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To hide any of the 4 types of base maps, click on the Hide buttons shown below- them hit the redraw button

When the DRG and Shapefiles are loaded, hit OK, then YES twice when asked to update the current survey area. Disregard the message Division by Zero.

To Save this collection of maps, go to File and Do a Save As to save the combined map file as assembled. The next time you open GeoMapper, go to the green Open Map button and you can click on this file so that you need only load these base maps once.

Note on naming files: Any filename should be 8 characters or less longin front of the ".pts" eg 12345678.pts

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Mapping -now that you have base maps ready to go

Go to the Project you want and click on a green Start Mapping button

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Each of the button icons in the StartGeo tool bar menu activatesspecific functions. No pull down menus are necessary

The buttons read like a book: start at the top left, move right & down.They are also colored coded like a traffic light:Green: Go Ahead, the most commonly used buttonsYellow: Caution, less commonly usedRed: Dire situations for Saving your work and Exiting.

Color coding classifies the buttons into similar groups and also showswhich ones are most commonly used and which are used only under special circumstances

Most mapping is done with Green buttons: all others are special functions:

Blue: select base maps files (topography, ortho-image)Purple: GPS Editing buttons Erasing

Editing data

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Button Tool bars

Tool bars are arrays of green buttons which can be touched bythe pen stylus to bring up groups of buttons organized that do most of the work of geological mapping:

LithologyStructureStructureFormationsMineralizationAlteration

These tool bars can be used in whatever sequence a mapper decides

Caution: Set autosave Undo erase

Go ahead: Open map, legend, map, sample, export

GeoMapper StartGeo Tool BarColor-coded frequency of use hierarchy stop light (left to right)

Go ahead

Stop- pay attention: Save, Exit, Edit (red cross)

Caution: Set autosave, Undo, erase,

Copyright UC Regents 2001Mapping continuum

Redraw the screen after making a change

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Select base maps

Hide any maps you don’t need right away

To hideDifferentBase maps

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Lithology

Button Tool bars bring up groups of buttons organized in a logical fashion but providing flexibility in sequence- and have common features strike and dip, trendand plunge, solid contacts, dashed contacts, solid fault blue, dashed fault blue

Formations

Structure

Alteration

Mineralization

Start at the upper left: click on Open Map- go to Project Folder

Browse until you find the fileBrowse until you find the fileYou want and then hit “OK”

Once “Geology.pts” shows in thefilename window, click “OK”

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To zoom in or out, click the Yellow Zoom button

Th Z b h i ibl l f t fThe Zoom box appears showing possible scale factors forenlargement (X) or reduction factors. Click the factor you wishand touch the screen.

Notice that the Pan function can also be accessed from theZoom box.

The E and N corrdinates shown in the Zoom box are theUTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) Eastingand Northing in meters.

Use the Pan button to drag the map towards the area you prefer

T h h h i ld lik i h f hTouch the screen at the point you would like in the center of the map, drag it and release.

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Once you are panned and zoomed into the area of interest where mapping can begin, we will show how to map an outcrop by drawing a perimeter around the area of exposed rocks of one lithology.

Click on the Lithology button

The Lithology toolbar opens up and draws the map shown before

Notice that on Lithology Toolbar, other common features remain:Contacts, faults and strike and dip (both azimuthal and down dip)This saves time by not having to change tool bars very often

Notice the red box around the Lithology button. This shows thatthe Lihtology tool bar is open

Now select an Area fill type for the lithology you want

Using the pen stylus touch the screen in a number of points demarkingthe perimeter of the outcrop but do not complete the pattern.

To complete the polygon, click on the Gray Complete button and hit OK

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Always after hitting a Complete button, click on OK to completeentering the data into the GIS data base

A closed polygon is now filled in the selected lithology showing the outcrop.

Next map a contact. Click on the well-located (solid line) contactbutton and touch sevel points along the contact.

Hit completewhen done

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Select a second aerial lithology button and draw another polygonusing Complete to close the last gap of the polygon.

Now let’s map a fault (in blue).

Click on the well-located (solid blue) fault button

Click on severla points along the idealized fault

Assume that the fault cuts off the contact shown in black. As you continue to use the pen style to put in points along the fault,you can snap onto the SE end of the black contact lie to sharethat one node. Simply click on the SNAP button

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Click on the end node of the black contact line, then hit Free Nodeto go back to inputting nodes using the stylus rather than snapping on existing nodes. Hit complete when done, then OK

Let’ add a Color infill to showthe Rock Formations Click on the Formations

tool bar button

Formations are colored infill areas. Select one of them, eg Formation 1and start to outline an area. When you want to snap onto

Existing nodes ona contact or node around and outcrop,click on SNAP node,,then FREE node whenyou are not using existing nodes.Hit Complete, and OK

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After clicking on the Strike and Dip symbol, touch the screen wherethe measurement is made. When the bearing box appearstouch the screen inside the Bearing angler box and a data entrybox will appear. Click “Clr” to clear the entry and use the keybox to enter the azimuth of the strike line using the right hand

l N d i l i Cli k OK Th R drule. No decimal is necessary. Click OK. The Redraw

The infill the 2 remaining areaswith formations and hit Redraw.

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An effective mapping sequence is Outcrops first, then contacts, and last infilling the Formations.

Outcrop lithology mappingOutcrop lithology mappingpreserves the prime data Colored formation showregional distribution

Plotting a Strike and dips involves a symbol in GeoMapper

Most of the Green colored toolbars for Lithology, Structure, andFormations all have the Strike and Dip symbols as well as the most common kind sof contacts (solid and dashed lines) plusfaults so it is unnecessary to change tool bars to use a commonsymbol.

Some of the symbols occur twice without and with a “D” notationwhich refers to down dip direction. Symbols without a “D”use an aziumth and dip or plunge.

Use the Right Hand Rule is determining the azimuth of the strike line,ie, as you look along the strike line, if the bed dips towards

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Your right, then read the north arrow of your compass. If the bed dipsto the left, read the south end of your compass or add 180 degrees to the former reading.

Click on the Strike and Dip symbol (without the “D”)

Zoom in so that the map scale is about 1:1000 or so.

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Click on the Azimuth field and enterthe value.

Click on the Dip field and enter a valuevalue

Recording a rock sample: Click on GeoTools

Click on the rock hammer symbol and touch the screen at theylocation where the rock sample is to be taken.

Touch OK when this screen comes up

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The next image that appears is the symbols plot box

To resize the boxTo move the box

When you are content with the symbolclick on the check circle. Note, the computer will wait until you check thiscircle. Do not try to go on withoutcompleting this task

Enter more data on the rock sample including its lithology from thepull-down menu. Note: you must enter a sample number otherwiseGeoMapper will not let you continue and the following messagewill appear.

Click OK. The rock hammer symbol is plotted on the map to showthe location of the sample and the data is recorded in the GIS data base

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The same plotting and recording procedure for the rock samplecan be used to plot the location of an oil seep.

Type-in the requested attribute information.

To put text on the map use GeoTool toolbar and click on the GreenText button

A symbol plot box will appear. Enter the text you want, eg. The dip, andclick on repeat text and click on the screen where you want the textsituated. Move the box to a place where it is on the dip side of the strike and dip symbol and click the check box to complete it.

Enter data for dip

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To put Photos links on the map, from the GeoTools toolbar, click on the Magenta Photo button.

Plot the location of the camera and use the bearing window to indicate the direction in which the photograph was taken.

Click the Capture button to select and link the i t th b l l tt dimage to the symbol plotted.

The View button is clicked to see the photograph.

To set the Autosave feature go to the StartGeo toolbar, then click on

If you want AutoSave onclick on Timed and thenenter the time interval between saves

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To save you map file manually, click on the red Save button on anytoolbar

To exit GeoMapper click on the red EXIT button on any tool bar

Always close one *.PTS file before opening another

This completes the Quick start guide to GeoMapper

Remember:

Wait until the hard drive indicator stops before doing anything,otherwise a pen tablet can freeze up.

T ff b k li h i d b lifTurn off back lighting out doors to save battery life

Adjust the appearance of your screen carefully- with just a fewclicks

Turn off bell sounds to save battery

Remember to check the check symbol or the computer will wait until you do

Save your work using red Save Button

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Mapping on a Vector Topographic MapMap outcrops and add structural data first, faults,

and contacts. Finally add formation in-fills by snappingonto to existing nodes.

Outcrop lithology mappingpreserves the prime data Colored formation showregional distribution which is added later

With the exception of “Built” (as-built lines)- all features come up in “Free Node” (pen) input modeTo use the GPS to map feature, hit “Snap node” once

Hit “Free” node to go back to normal or hit any other button whichHit Free node to go back to normal, or hit any other button whichWill come up automatically in free pen mode.

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Regarding using Structural symbols, they all come up in free or pen mode unless you click the snap node button so that the GPS unit locates the symbol on you map.

For example, to place a strike and dip symbol on your map using the pen, just touch the strike and dip button then touch the screen where you want to place the symbol then answer the questions.

If you are outdoors and want to use the GPS, touch the strike and dip b h hi h S d b tt d h GPS I

D=down dip direction, No “d” mean normal symbols

button, then hit the green Snap node button, and use the GPS. I suggest using the "Average" mode and hit Restart and wait for 10 seconds. When you hit accept, the symbol come up and answer the questions to fill in data. You will need to use an azimuthal (0 to 360 degree, clockwise) compass, not quadrant

Lithology toolbar

Lines Areas

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Mineralization toolbar

Alteration toolbar

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Remember to “complete” so data goes into GIS data base

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Trend and plunge

ContactFault

Vein

Strike and Dip

Clear dataKey in azimuthusing right hand rule

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Enter data for dipTouch the screen where you wantthe dip number shown

GeoTools

Rock samples, soil samples, water samples, oil seeps, Infrared data, field Make photos < 1 Mb

Always have a sample number orYou can’t continue

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Return to Start Geo button array

Entering existing data from a hand-held GPS unit

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To start, you will need to set the hand-held GPS so you can read the (x,y,z) UTM coordinates in Easting, Northing, and Elevation in the same reference ellipsoid eg WGS84 of whatever you used. Then point by point enter that (x,y,z) point in GeoMapper as a point and then use the GeoMapper legend to snap the correct geological feature to that data point. You should also make a few setting in GeoMapper to do this.

Click the SETUP button that looks like a Blue TV screenTo start, you will need to set the hand-held GPS so you can read the (x,y,z) UTM coordinates in Easting, Northing, and Elevation in the same reference ellipsoid eg WGS84 of whatever you used. Then point by point enter that (x,y,z) point in GeoMapper as a point and then use the GeoMapper legend to snap the correct geological feature to that data

i t Y h ld l k f tti i G M t d thipoint. You should also make a few setting in GeoMapper to do this. Click the SETUP button that looks like a Blue TV screen

When the screen shown below comes up

Under Annotate Nodes click on Position (x,y) which will show these coordinates on the screen if you zoom in far enough.

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Then for each thing you wish to transfer from the hand-held GPS to GeoMapper in the CCLNG map, you will need to make a pointon the screen for that (x,y) location. Click on the Gray button labeled POINT and select DOT, then hit OK

Now you can enter the (x,y,z) data for that point by clicking on the Gray button ENTER XYZ

A screen will appear in which you type in the (x,y,z) data then hit OK

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The (X,Y) values from your mapping area should be about x= 312919 and y = 7,375,139 This point would appear on your map as

Then to locate the features in GeoMapper, go to GeoTools (green button) for camera picture locations, rock samples etc

Then click on the purple camera icon, then hit the Green snap button and touch the point you located with the enter data command

this should bring up the camera infill box. Enter the azimuth of the h t b t d hit kphoto, number etc and hit ok.

The same mode of entering the data by hand should be followed for field notes etc. For outcrops, for to the Lithology button and enter the data point, then outline it with a polygon, then hit complete to close the polygin.You may wish to turn off the (X,Y) annotation by using the SETUP icon then clicking off the Annotate nodes (x y)then clicking off the Annotate nodes (x,y)

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For outcrops, for to the Lithology button and enter the data point, then outline it with a polygon, then hit complete to close the polygin.You may wish to turn off the (X,Y) annotation by using the SETUP icon then clicking off the Annotate nodes ((x,y)

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You can turn on Auto Save or just hit a red SAVE button regularly. To turn on Auto Save click on the Yellow clock button and click

save on and set the time interval between saves. This can save some grief.

You can print out your completed map. For printing out a full scale completed map, eg on a 36 or 48 inch wide HP plotter. You would need however to load the same device driver for the printer onto your pen tablet.

To Print go to the GeoTools tool-bar and find 2 buttons

Printing Maps

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Use the GeoTools Toolbar to print map graphics.

Use the Setup Printer button to select the printer connected to your computer.

NOTE: the printer’s driver should be installed on the

Click on the Print button to select the scale and area of interest to print.

computer first.

The SETup button is where you select the printer to be used (only when the device driver has been loaded), and the Print button to print the map.

Select the Scaling 1: ???? eg 1:1000 scale, then click on the Set Plot Box

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Use this icon to Pan so that the desired area Encloses the desiredregionChange Scale to get theBest fit.When done, click onthis button to continue

The plot box will appear as shown below. To change the size of the area click on the check to return to the Plot Box menu and select a more

appropriate scale. In any case you always have to click on

the to proceed.

You can also translate, the plot box by clicking on the

button and dragging it with the pen stylus until the plot box surrounds tharea of your map that you want. Finally, click on the to proceed. Y t Titl f thYou can enter Titles for the map,north arrow, scale, etc.

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Export map filesGo to the START green button and hold it down to get My Computer. Double click Local Disc C: then open the PenMap5 folder. Open the folder for the field project eg CCLNG. If there is not already a folder inside there entitled EXPORT, then create a new folder called EXPORT. This can be done by going to File, dragging down to New to Folder. (3) Click on the button on the main Start Geo array.

Use the GeoTools Toolbar to export map graphics and data.

T lUse the DXF export button

To export structural strike and dip data, click on the GIS Export button.

pto port the map graphics to AutoCAD and/or ArcMap.

Check-on Assemble polylines and click OK.Select the GIS Data option and

click OK.

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This brings up the following array:

The main export buttons are:

suggest starting your export process with the button. This will export a full data file for the entire map you map. Click on it and browse to find the EXPORT folder you made earlier so that you know where the files are being stored.Name the file eg CCLNG unv which stands for universal Hit "FULL"Name the file eg CCLNG.unv which stands for universal. Hit FULL to make a full export.

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(4) The files that your GIS people can use come from the next set of buttons.

The first button exports Shapefiles. Again Browse to the EXPORT directory and name the new export file.

Set Directory as Export, hit Add All, and click Concise for more data to be exported then hit OK.

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5) The GIS button can to export data in csv (comma separated format.(6) One export you need to do for sure is the DXF. Browse to the EXPORT folder and name the new file.

Permanent StationsAre added in the field to special points such as claim posts,survey monuments (permanent identifiers -PIDs)

Click on the Button and label the point. Turn this feature off by

clicking the next button to the right

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Editing mapping dataIs done wit the following keys

Move points to

UndoErase- circle the bad data

Erase only certain thingslines, symbols, GIS data

A Free or Snapnode

Edit pointsMove a point toMove a point toa Free node or to a

snap node

Edit a symbolText

GIS d tGIS dataElevation

Insert a nodealong a line

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Editing Formation and Lithology Buttons in an existing map Legend

Using the Legend you wish to modify, make sure that some mapping has been done and saved as a *.pts file.

Do a Save As to make a backup copy of you map by adding a 1 in the name to differentiate it from the original file name.

Go to the Start Geo screen and find 3 yellow buttons saying “Legend”y y g g

Click on the button

Along the bottom of the screen click on GM “your Legend Name”Project Legend Modification

Edit the buttons for Formation and Lithology as you wish thenEdit the buttons for Formation and Lithology as you wish, thenSave Legend and Exit

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Browse to C:PenMap folder and locate a file labeled:“default.unv.unv” not in any other directory

Click OK

Click on button

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Click OK

Click on Button 3

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Click on “Retain existing object status”

Go to GeoTools tool bar

Click on

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Click Yes

The select the Legend you wish to update and click Save

Recording a rock sample: Click on GeoTools

Click on the rock hammer symbol and touch the screen at theylocation where the rock sample is to be taken.

Touch OK when this screen comes up

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Deleting Unwanted Project Files

You will need to edit the geomap.ini file. To be safe, make a back up copy of the file before you make changes, by doing a Save As to a new file name

1) Navigate to the GeoMap folder found in the Penmap5 directory.) g p p y

2) Open the geomap.ini file (using MicroSoft Program notepad found on your PC by going to Programs>Accessories>Notepad).

3) You need to delete a row in each of the three sections of the file for each legend you wish to remove.

Example:

[Project Legend]GMGeoLegend=GM-GeoGMGeoLegend=GM-test *Delete this entire row*[SectionEnd][Project Legend Description]GMGeoDescri=GeoMapper GeologyGMGeoDescri=Testing *Delete this entire row*[SectionEnd][Legend Count]GMGeoCount=0GMG C t 1 *D l t thi ti *GMGeoCount=1 *Delete this entire row*

4) Save the file.

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Eliminating the “Division by Zero Message”

Set the DRG pixel threshold to 256 pixels within the Map Options/Settings window. For example,Unless you save the Penmap.ini file updated in the Penmap5/Configfiles folder into the GeoMap/GM-Ruby/Configs or the GeoMap/GM-Pion/configs directories, you might to reset this option every time to start g , y g p yGeoMapper, anew.

Example:

[Project Legend]GMGeoLegend=GM-GeoGMGeoLegend=GM-test *Delete this entire row*[SectionEnd][Project Legend Description]GMGeoDescri=GeoMapper GeologyGMGeoDescri=Testing *Delete this entire row*[SectionEnd][Legend Count]GMGeoCount=0GMG C t 1 *D l t thi ti *GMGeoCount=1 *Delete this entire row*

4) Save the file.

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1) Uninstall Previously installed device drivers:a) Select Start>>Control Panel>>System>>Ports>>[Name of Driver]b) Click the UnInstall Icon.

2) Remove Previously installed applicationsa) Select Start>>Control Panel>>Add/Remove Programs>>GPS

Installing device drivers for card GPS units

) gInformation

b) Toggle-on Remove program3) Remove old GPS Card4) Copy new GPS directory onto the C:\Temp directory of the tablet.5) Install the program files for new GPS applications:

a) Double-Click on Setup.exe* If "Another device is running...." then b) restart computer and

continue with step 5.* If "Card Not Inserted..." then b) repeat step 5a)

c) Toggle-on Modify and Un-Check the "98Me.." and "Win9XMe" boxesd) Click Next, then Finish

6) Open the GPS program files and drivers directory:a) Select C:\Program Files\New GPS Name\GPSReceiver\Res\

7) Insert the new GPS Card and immediately after double-click the InstallApp.exe file found in the Res directory.

a) Click "Continue Anyway"b) Wait 10 seconds while the computer manages the other prompts and

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Explanation of WAAS GPS system:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAAS

Geostationary satellites used for WAAS in the US

See satellites # 48 and 51 in the map on the next page which are located above the earth’s equator

Satellites with PRN numbers greater than 32 are geostationary

http://www.nstb.tc.faa.gov/

http://www.nstb.tc.faa.gov/opsdisplay.html

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http://www.lyngsat.com/tracker/galaxy15.html

To find the elevation angle above the horizon of the WAAS satellites for your location

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View Satellites:http://www.gjar-po.sk/import/capi_online/satellite.html

SiRFstarIII:Th SiRF t III hi i di ti i h d f li SiRF hi l l dThe SiRFstarIII chip is distinguished from earlier SiRF chips largely due to its ability to acquire and maintain a signal lock in urban or densely covered forest environments, and its faster Time to First Fix (TTFF), the time it takes for a GPS receiver to lock onto the satellite signals and determine the initial position. The enhanced abilities of the SiRFstarIII chips are made possible by several features:A 20 channel receiver which can process the signals of all visible GPSA 20 channel receiver, which can process the signals of all visible GPS and WAAS satellites simultaneously. Reviewers have praised the SiRFstarIII chipset for its superior sensitivity and tracking capabilities.[4]

Changing Symbol SizesTo change the symbol size retroactively within a library of PenMap symbols is to reset the symbol. So for the strike and dip symbol you will need to reset the symbol within the symbols library for the GeoMapper legend(s). Specifically...

Phase 11. Open the PTS file you want to edit.2. Export the Map File (export a UNV file).

Phase 21. Open a PTS seed file, such as Geology.pts or Berk2005.pts (A PTS fil ith th l d l d d b t t i i d t )file with the legend loaded but containing no data)2. For relevant scale click on the Strike N Dip button and plot a strike and dip symbol.3. Create a strike an dip symbol that is twice as big by using the Graphic>>Line with Method>>free selections from the menu bar and pull-down the Default GIS Name selection.

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4. Click on the Set Symbols button.5. Scroll-down and select the STKNDIP GISname symbol-box.6. From the menu select the Wipe option found within one of the menu items in the symbol toolbox menu.7. Scroll-down to select the STKNDIP GISname symbol-box, again.8. Then select the Add symbol graphic from window option from the menu items.9. Click and Drag to select the new (twice as large) strike and dip symbol made.10. Select File>>Save11. Toggle-on to Replace existing file.12. File>>Exit or File>>Close the symbol toolbox window.13 Cl th PTS fil (d 't d t th PTS fil )13. Close the PTS file (don't need to save the PTS file).

Phase 31. Copy the symbols file just updated/created named GM-Geo.slb into the Configs folder of the pertinent legend folder found within the GeoMap directory. (if it is a map file of the Berkeley Hills project then

the corresponding legend folder is named GM-Berk.)2. Also copy the file into the Configfiles directory of Penmap.

Phase 41. Start GeoMapper2. Click on the Load Legend to load the legend configuration pertinent to the Project. (if the file is a Berkeley Hills Project, project load GM-Berk)3. Click on the Compile Map button and select the Map file (unv file) of your map you exported earlier.4. The symbols for Stike and Dip should be recreated with the new size.

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Determining GPS accuracy and precision

First locate a nearby Permanent Identifier (PID) that is maintainedby the US Geodetic Survey for which accurate location datais available

To find these PIDS, the following utility works very wellhttp://www.metzgerwillard.us/Setup.aspx

Zoom in using the Google Earth controls on the right

Cli k h PID f iClick on the PID of interesteg Stadium A

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Click on the PID nameeg HT1891 so that theNGS data sheet appearsbelow.

Be careful to observe whichellipsoid is referencedeg NAD83 is NAD83CONUS

Systematic Error and accuracy (relative to HT1892)= 2.33 meters

This map was made at PID HT1891 using 80-10 second averaging times for the Globalsat BC-337 GPS with a SiRFstarIII chipset (WAAS)

Random Error (relative to mean):Easting 1 = 0.73 mNorthing 1 =1.63 mSum random error and precision:

1 =SQRT(ADE2+ADN2)= 1.79m2 m3

SystematicError (black)VectorAccuracy

Total Error = Systematic +/- Random Error1 Total Error = 2.33+/- 1.79m

1 0.54 < Total Error < 4.12 m 2 0 <Total Error < 6.23 0< Total Error < 7.69 95%

DataCloudwidthPrecision

1m

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Set up over the chosen PIDUse Static Mean Correctable

GPS collection modeSelect a line to draw as the GPS fixes evolveCollect GPS data at 10 sec

averaging times

Note on elevation:

To process the data export the GPS data:File>Export>Other format>

Export Survey PointsDAT format

Elevation is stated elevation on NGS Data Sheet minus geoid height; if <0 then – (-) adds onto stated height

Finding USGS Topographic Mapshttp://www.gelib.com/usgs-topographic-maps.htm

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Changing Line WidthsClick on the Display SetUp buttonMake sure the Show text if greater than is set to 2 pixels and theQuick redraw threshold is set to 1:2000

Determine the name of the layer for the line you wish to changeGo to Lithology and click on the button for the line of interestFor example, Notice the Name of the Layer: LL-L4

Click Abort then click on the Layers Toolbox icon

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Scroll down until you see a black dot on the left side of the layer ofinterest, eg. LL-L4 and click on the box: “Solid”

Then increase the thickness and click OK

If you wish to save the changes line width, then save changesUse the same Layers as the Legend you are using.

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Printing Maps

Click Set Map Display OptionsUnder the Show section, check-off Nodes; in the TrueType Text Display Threshold section, type-in the pixel height to Show text if Greater than: 1; and in the Font Type section, toggle-on Truetype. Click OK.Click Set Layers.Under the Global Replace Parameters, Check-off all the boxes, except for the box for the Graphics column.Click on the Solid button (just above the checked box); in the Line Style window, scroll-down to select the Phantom Line; and then click OK. Cli k th A ti Gl b l R l b ttClick the Action Global Replace button.In the Global Replace window, toggle-on Replace Only Layers Starting with Key and type-in the Search Key: FA-F; click Execute Search and Replace; and then click Close

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These actions are performed to set the Formation Layers' polygon outline line-style to phantom, or invisible; so that their outlines do not interfere with the contact/fault boundary line colors.Click Close.

Examples:For Berkeley-Oakland HillsWhole project area:

Put SE corner of vector topo map in SE corner of screenScale shown in GeoMapper: 1:25,000In GeoMaper set scale to 1:18,000 for 11 by 17 inch paperPrint in Landscape Plot Title box in Lower left

V l P kVolcano Park:Put SE corner of vector topo map in SE corner of screenScale shown in GeoMapper: 1:25,000In GeoMapper set scale to 1:1o,000 for 8.5 by 11 inch paperPrint in Portrait with Plot Title box in Upper right