3M dynatel m-series Manuale Utente

Therefore, if this feature is to be of the greatest value, care should be taken in 
the development of user data templates (Templates can be created and edited 
using the 3M™ Dynatel™ PC Tools software application), and distributed to iD 
marker programmers. 
 

 
Many GPS devices support the Arcpad™ application for mapping. 3M™ has 
developed application scripts that runs in Arcpad™ providing a seamless 
interface with the 3M™ Dynatel™ M-series Locators for automatically logging 
marker and/or location data in standard GIS shape file format with the push of a 
button. Trimble™ GeoXT™ and Thales™ MobileMapper™ CE.NET are some 
examples of the GPS devices that support Arcpad application. 
 
Please refer to the section on “Installing and running Arcpad scripts” for more 
details. 

 

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3M™ Dynatel™ M-series Locators can interface with the Thales™ 
MobileMapper™

 

PRO directly (In addition to the support of 3M™ ArcPad™ 

scripts on MobileMapper™ CE.Net). The data sent out from the Locator is used 
to log the “Point” features in MobileMapper™ Pro. The data is also used to 
dynamically grow the feature library (set of attributes for a feature) on the 
MobileMapper™ Pro, reducing the manual steps needed for mapping. 
 
For each Log point, data is sent to the GPS device and is stamped with latitude, 
longitude, elevation and date/time data.  The data acquired during this logging 
process can then be uploaded to mapping software. 
 
Please refer to the section on “Thales™ MobileMapper™ Setup” for more details. 
 

 
PDA mode is similar to the GIS mode except for one difference.  When the 
Locator is in the PDA mode, it does not validate the GPS co-ordinates. In the GIS 
and NMEA mode, the GPS co-ordinates that the Locator receives are validated 
for data integrity. In the PDA mode, the Locator sends the data to the external 
device and it is the responsibility of the receiving application to store the data. 
The communication protocol is same as for the GIS mode. Please refer to the 
section “Data format” for a sample record and explanation of the record. 
 
 

 

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