RockWorks | Utilities | Survey | Map
This program is used to process bearing/inclination/distance survey data and display the control points, surveyed points, and traverse lines in a 2D map.
Feature Level: RockWorks Basic and higher
Menu Options
Step-by-Step Summary
- Rules & Filters
Use the buttons at the top of the window to apply a spatial filter or time/date filter to data being displayed in your map. (More info)
- Data Columns
- Control Points: The first five input prompts establish the columns in the datasheet in which you have listed control point information. For each prompt, select the name of the column in the input survey data file in which the requested information is listed.
- Station #: The station number.
- Station Description: The description for this station.
- Station X: The station's X-coordinate or easting.
These can be Eastings in meters or feet, decimal longitudes, etc. See Defining your Datasheet Coordinates for more information.
- Station Y: The station's Y-coordinate or Northing.
- Station Z: The station's elevation.
Be sure you have defined the units for this column. See Column Setup for more information.
- Survey Data: These prompts establish the columns which list the survey data which reference the known and the computed stations. Be sure the units for the distance and height (feet or meters) are defined. They can represent different units.
- "From" Station: The station number FROM which the survey measurement was taken.
- "To" Station: The station number TO which the survey measurement was taken.
- Bearing: The compass bearings from the "from" station to the "to" station.
- Inclination: Inclination from the "from" station to the "to" station. (0 degrees represents horizontal, positive degrees is upward and negative degrees is downward.)
As above, be sure you have defined the units for this and the following linear measurement columns. See Column Setup for more information.
- Distance: Distance from the "from" station to the "to" station.
- Instrument Height: Height of measurement instrument. If this is not known, the values in this column can be set to zero.
- Target Height: Height of measurement target. If this is not known, the values in this column can be set to zero.
- Declination
- Magnetic Declination Correction: Enter any declinaton correction as described in the program dialog.
- Inclination: Select the format of the inclination measurements you have entered. Choose from:
- Up = 90 Degrees, Horizontal = 0 Degrees, Down = -90 Degrees
- Up = 0 Degrees, Horizontal = 90 Degrees, Down = 180 Degrees
- Map Options
- Symbols: Insert a check here to display the control point and survey station locations on the map.
- Control Points: Choose a symbol and color to be used for the control points in the output map.
- Survey Points: Choose a symbol and color to be used for the survey points in the output map.
- Size: Enter the size for the symbols, as a percent of the project extents.
- Labels
- Station Numbers: Insert a check in this box to include labels representing the station numbers, taken directly from the datasheet. Enter the offset as a percent of the project extents. Click the Font button to choose the font size, and color.
- Elevations: Check this box to include labels representing program-computed station elevations or the given control point elevations. Enter the offset and select the font size and color.
- Coordinates: Check this item to include labels representing the program-computed X,Y coordinates for the stations, or the given X,Y coordinates for the control points. Enter the offset and choose the font size and color.
- Observations: Check this to include labels representing the observations taken from the optional description field in the datasheet. Enter the offset and choose the font size and color.
- Traverse Lines: Check this box to include survey traverse lines in the output map.
- Line Style: Click the sample to choose a line style, thickness, and color for the traverse lines.
- Labels: Check this to annotate the lines with azimuth bearing, inclination, and distance as read from the datasheet. Click the Font button to set label size and color.
- 2D Map Options
Use these checkboxes to append other layers to your map.
Click each tab to set up the 2D map layers (bitmap, map peripherals, map border, etc.).
- Output Options: Use these settings to define whether the output graphic is to be saved (or displayed as "untitled"), how the file should be named, and whether it is to be displayed after it is created. It also offers export options. (More info)
- Access the RockWorks Datasheet program tab.
- Create a new datasheet and enter or import your survey data.
Or, open one of the sample files and replace that data with your own. See Data Layout for datasheet examples.
! Click the Example button at the top of the window to load a sample file that is installed with the program.
- Select the Utilities | Survey | Map menu option.
- Enter the requested menu settings, described above.
- Click the Continue button to proceed.
The program will calculate the location of the survey stations and create the map with the requested items. It will display the image in the RockPlot2D tab to the right.
- You can adjust any of the settings in the Options window and then click the Continue button again to regenerate the map.
- View / save / manipulate / export / print the map in the RockPlot2D window.
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