Trimble Positions Downloads and Install order for ArcGIS for Windows Mobile 10.1.1

Trimble Positions Downloads and Install order for ArcGIS for Windows Mobile 10.1.1

Where to find ArcGIS for Windows Mobile download

• ArcGIS for Windows Mobile 10.1 can be downloaded from your Esri Customer Care porthole.
• A reminder to install the ESRI software first then install the Trimble Positions software and then activate it.
• ArcGIS for Windows Mobile Resources: ArcGIS for Windows Mobile HELP, ArcGIS Mobile Blog and Resources ArcGIS

Where to download files and Admin/User Guides:

• Trimble Positions Documentation including Release Notes, Admin Guides and User Guides can be found here:  Trimble Positions Software Suite as of April 2013.
• Trimble Positions downloads for ArcGIS for Windows Mobile can be found here: Trimble Positions Software Suite downloads as of April 2013.

After ArcGIS 10.1 is installed then you can proceed to install the following software and activation in this order:

• ArcGIS for Windows Mobile 10.1.1
• Trimble Positions Desktop Add-In
• Run the Trimble Positions Desktop configuration:  Click on Start/All Programs/Trimble/Trimble Positions Tools/Desktop Configuration.   This will create a “Jet Database” to store project information.
• Launch ArcMap to verify that the Trimble Tool bar is active.  If not then check under “Customize” Extensions.
• See the Trimble Positions Developers Blog for a video on how to install the Trimble Positions software for ArcGIS 10.1 Standard or Advanced desktop.  
• Trimble Positions for ArcMobile does not work with ArcGIS Basic license.

On the Trimble Windows Mobile 6.1 or 6.5 Device:

• Deploy ArcGIS for Windows Mobile 10.1.1 to the Trimble device (running WM 6.1 or 6.5).
• Install the Trimble Positions Mobile Project Manager (for Desktop) found also in the same install splash screen for Trimble Positions for Mobile.
• Install Trimble Positions for Mobile and then Activate the license.  Activation of the license is done via the PC.  Click on Start/All Programs/Trimble/Trimble Positions for Mobile Extension/Trimble Positions for Mobile Extension License Configuration.

**** Once the install completed on the Trimble device verify that the following are installed via Active Sync, Windows Mobile Device Center (from the PC) or on the device in Remove Programs:

• ESRI ArcGIS (for Windows Mobile 10.1.1) it will be at the top of the list
• SQLServerCompact3.5Core
• Trimble GNSSServer
• Trimble Postisions Mobile Extentsion 10.1.1.1

TruPulse ® 360R Neck Strap has magnetic qualities – cease using the Neck Strap

TruPulse ® 360R Neck Strap has magnetic qualities

Laser Technology has released a bulletin to cease using the Neck Strap that was supplied with the TruPulse 360R.

• “We encourage customers to remove the TruPulse 360R neck strap from the unit and discontinue its use.  Please contact your
  Sales Representative for a free replacement neck strap.  We apologize for this inconvenience.”

See this support bulletin:

TruPulse ® 360R Neck Strap part #7006850 has magnetic qualities   The metal crimps & black button attached to the nylon portion of the neck strap can cause compass measurement inaccuracies.

See the current TruPulse Quick Reference Guide that includes more information on magnetic interference.

• Also refer to our prior posts about when and how to Calibrate the TruPulse  and  being aware of magnetic interferences.

Activating “NMEA and Floodlight” Options on a Geo 6000 and or Pro 6 series

Activating “NMEA and Floodlight” Options on a Geo 6000 and or Pro 6 series

If you need to activate the “NMEA” option and or “Floodlight” option (XT and Pro 6T only for Floodlight)  as the Geo 6000 XH and Pro 6H should already have “Floodlight” activated.

If you have purchased the “NMEA” option and or “Floodlight” and it wasn’t activated when you received your hardware then here are links to the support documents for the procedures:

• Geo 6000 Option Activation
• Option Override for the Geo 6000
• Pro 6 Option Activation

 

Trimble MGIS Compatibility List as of April 4th 2013

Trimble MGIS Compatibility List as of April 4th 2013

See that latest Trimble MGIS Compatibility List as of April 4th 2013 to see what Trimble software and Trimble hardware work together.

Updates for:

• Trimble Positions Mobile and Desktop releases for ArcGIS for Windows Mobile 10.1.1.1 and ArcPad 10.
• ProXRT Model2 GNSS Firmware “4.71″ for Part numbers matching this range:  85340-20 / 85340-22

Creating Waypoints in GPS Pathfinder Office 5.xx_Part 1 “From the Map Window”

Creating Waypoints in GPS Pathfinder Office 5.xx_Part 1 ”From the Map Window“

This is a 3 part blog about how to create Waypoints in GPS Pathfinder Office to then use with TerraSync in the field.

• This blog post is about how to create Waypoints from selecting a location in the Map window.
• The 2nd blog post will show how to manually create a Waypoint file.
• The 3rd blog post will show how to import from” txt/csv” file.

1. Open Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office.
2. Set your “Coordinate System and Units” from the main menu under “Options” to the what the Waypoints are to be in the field when navigating to them.
3. Load a background file that matches the “Coordinate System” and Units from Step 2.  To load a background file click on File/Background and then click on Add and browse to your spatially referenced background file.
4. Set your “Style of Display” for Lat/Long, State Plane or UTM “North/East” etc.

5. Click on File/Waypoints/New.  Follow the screen shots below for step by step instructions on how to create a Waypoint file and then how to add individual locations from the spatially referenced background file.  If the text in the images are hard to read click on them to make them larger.

6. Name the Waypoint something unique per the project.

 

7. Then name your first Waypoint  ”Name” and select “Pick from Map” check box and then use your select arrow to click on the Map to populate the coordinates from the Map.

 

8. After you have selected the location from the map the coordinates should be populated.  Click “Save“.

9. Continue adding more Waypoint locations to your file.

10. Once you are done adding Waypoint locations click “Save“.

11. You can review the Waypoints you created and then click “Close“.

12. Now you are ready to transfer the Waypoint to your Trimble device.  Connect your device to your PC and wait for it to connect via “Active Sync and or WMDC”.  Click on Utilities/Data Transfer from the main menu.

13. Click on the “Send” tab and click on “Add” and select “Waypoint“.

14. Add the Waypoint file(s) that you wish to transfer to your Trimble device.

15. Select “Transfer All“.

16. Your Waypoints are now on your Trimble Device.

**There will be several more posts about creating “Waypoints” in GPS Pathfinder Office:

• Part 2 of creating “Waypoints” with GPS Pathfinder Office will show how to manually enter in coordinates to create waypoints.
• Part 3 of creating “Waypoints” with GPS Pathfinder Office will show how to import them in from a “txt or csv” file.

There will also be a future post on how to create “Waypoints” directly in TerraSync.

Updated Trimble Positions Software Suite – April 2013

Updated Trimble Positions Software Suite compatible with ArcGIS for Windows Mobile 10.1.1

Both the Trimble Positions Suite and Toolkit have been updated to include the following enhancements and updates:

• Work with offsets and range finders to capture data in situations where previously it would be impractical or unsafe to do so:
  • Distance-bearing offset functionality for points and vertices.
  • Line offset functionality for polyline and polygon features.
  • Support for the Trimble LaserAce™ 1000 and LTI TruPulse 360B laser range finders.
• The Trimble Positions Desktop add-in can now be used in organizations deploying Citrix or roaming profiles.
• More customers can access the benefits of Trimble Positions software-it is now available in German, French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), and Japanese.
• Trimble Positions software suite has been added to the Mapping & GIS Educator program, so educational institutions can have access to the software at special educator pricing.
• Reference the release notes for full details of all updates at this release.

 

**See that latest Trimble MGIS Compatibility List as of April 4th 2013 to see what Trimble software and Trimble hardware work together.

 

Downloads:

Trimble Positions Downloads

Latest versions (Release Notes):
Trimble Positions Desktop add-in v10.1.0.2 – Release Notes

Trimble Positions Mobile extension v10.1.1.1 – Release Notes

Trimble Positions Mobile Project Center extension v10.1.1.1 – Release Notes

Trimble Positions ArcPad extension v10.0.0.2 – Release Notes

From the Trimble Positions Software Suite Development Team Blog:

Trimble Positions Desktop add-in

• Built-in Mobile Cache creation and synchronization – Integrated support for creating and synchronizing the Mobile Cache without needing to use the Esri Mobile toolbox. This streamlines the “desktop” workflow within the Trimble Positions solution.  You’ll note that the ‘Check for New Sessions’ button has been relabeled ‘Handle Sessions’ and now has a context menu.  Also, there is a new entry in the context menu that opens when you click ‘Create…’ on the Projects screen.  We tried to keep the workflow consistent with other project types…by starting in the Projects screen.
• Map extent used to sort base stations when creating a profile – Allows you to sort the base station list by proximity to the current map extent when creating a Processing Profile.  This will be the default ‘Show Base Stations Closest to’ behavior when you open the ‘Select Base Station’ form. You’ll also note some improvements around how we display the currently selected base station when you want to edit an existing profile.
• Citrix and roaming profiles support – Supports the concepts of roaming profiles and per-user configurations on the desktop. This is useful in larger enterprise organizations where software applications and user configurations are centrally managed.  Per-machine configurations are also still supported.  You’ll see this in the re-designed Configuration tool but rest assured that your existing configuration will work just fine (it’s per-machine).  You’ll also note that the log files are now stored in the roaming folder within your user profile’s application data folder.
• Base station management support – Supports base station management, including updating the CBS List from the Trimble FTP server, loading of user-defined base stations defined and used in GPS Pathfinder® Office and Trimble GPS Analyst™ extension, and saving of user-defined base stations defined in Trimble Positions Desktop add-in. These utilities are available within the Configuration tool.
• Issues Addressed – There is a good list in the Release Notes and we believe we’ve addressed the big ones: connections to the desktop database on Windows XP should now be reliable, post-processing with DAT files no longer requires a NAV file, and floating Desktop add-in licenses are now released properly under additional scenarios.
• Simple and complex offset support - Supports feature geometry data collection using simple and complex offsets. This includes support for simple left-/right- offsets along a path or perimeter and complex distance-bearing offsets for point features or polyline and polygon vertices.  You’ll see new menu items in the data collection screen.  Workflow might be a little tricky here, but only until you get the hang of it: start point collection before starting a point offset; start a line offset before collecting a stream (or vertex) for a polyline/polygon.
• Laser rangefinder support – Supports the Trimble LaserAce 1000 and LTi 360B laser range finders.  You’ll see a new section in the GNSS settings screen to select the rangefinder model and port.  Once you have a laser rangefinder connected, pressing the button on it will automatically populate the fields in the point (and line!) offset forms if you have them open.

Trimble Positions Mobile extension

• Simple and complex offset support - Supports feature geometry data collection using simple and complex offsets. This includes support for simple left-/right- offsets along a path or perimeter and complex distance-bearing offsets for point features or polyline and polygon vertices.  You’ll see new menu items in the data collection screen.  Workflow might be a little tricky here, but only until you get the hang of it: start point collection before starting a point offset; start a line offset before collecting a stream (or vertex) for a polyline/polygon.
• Laser rangefinder support – Supports the Trimble LaserAce 1000 and LTi 360B laser range finders.  You’ll see a new section in the GNSS settings screen to select the rangefinder model and port.  Once you have a laser rangefinder connected, pressing the button on it will automatically populate the fields in the point (and line!) offset forms if you have them open.
• Simple line extension – Allows a polyline feature from the GIS to be extended either from the start or end point.

A few quick notes on installation…

• Trimble Positions Desktop add-in : uninstall the old version first, then install the new version; the existing desktop database configuration (and hence all of your projects, processing profiles, etc.) should remain intact.
• Trimble Positions Mobile extension & Trimble Positions Mobile Project Center extension: uninstall the old Trimble Positions extension version (if doing it manually, you need to include the “Trimble GNSS Server” component on the handheld as well), uninstall the old Esri ArcGIS for Windows Mobile version, install the new Esri version, then install the new Trimble Positions extension version; your existing mobile projects, and their Trimble Positions settings, should work just fine.
• Trimble Positions ArcPad 10 extension: uninstall the old version first, and then install the new version.

More information can be found on The Trimble Positions Software Suite Development Team Blog and you can sign up via email and or RSS feed to stay current.

Trimble Positions Official Blog

Trimble Positions Official Blog

See the  Trimble Positions Blog for videos, tips and tricks and updates pertaining to Trimble Positions for ArcPad 10 and ArcGIS for Windows Mobile 3.10.

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