Part 2A (Today

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Part 2A (Todays Part)

• Press and hold the small red button to turn
  receiver on
• Once the receiver acquires its position, press
  the page button until the main menu screen is
  shown
• Use the down arrow and highlight thewaypoint
  option
• Press enter and again use the arrow key to enter
  the waypoint information for your desired
  position

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Finding your entered position

• Press the GOTO button in the upper right hand
  corner of the receiver
• Use the arrow key to select the way point name
  you just created and press enter
• The navigation screen will appear and direct you
  to your selected position
• Keep an eye on the distance reading in the upper
  right hand corner which will progressively
  decrease as you near your destination
• Due to the slight inaccuracy of the receiver you
  may never acquire a distance reading of zero

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Marking Way Points

• Once you find the first position you wish to use
  press the Mark key on the right hand side of
  the receiver
• Use the arrow keys to assign a name to the new
  point
• Scroll down to save and press the enter key
• Repeat the same process for three more locations
  around campus

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Part 2b

• Download data from GPS reciever
• Open the Waypoint software installed on the
  computers in 208 Walker
• Click on GPS next to File, then go to download
  from GPS, and select waypoint from the sidebar
  selections.

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• Next, select Congifiguration from the Waypoint
  file menu, make sure that decimal degrees is
  selected for coordinates, because this is what
  your GPS receiver has the waypoints set as, and
  statute miles is selected under units
• Then, open Datum list, and select WGS84, this is
  what you want your waypoint data to be referenced
  as.
• Once Waypoint software is configured, save your
  GPS data as a text file by going to File, Save,
  and click Waypoint from the sidebar selections.
  Be sure to save the file as a text file.

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Edit downloaded data into an appropriate format

• Use Microsoft Excel to open the text file you
  just created. Once you pick your text file, a
  series of pop-up dialog boxes will occur. Hit
  the next button at the first box, then be sure to
  select the comma button at the second before
  selecting the finish button at the third.
• Edit the file putting your waypoints and their
  latitudes and longitudes, from your GPS receiver,
  into Excel

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Integrate GPS data as a layer in ArcMap

• Import map of the west central portion of
  University Park from a link labeled Project 2b
  Shapefiles, in the lessons area of the course
  website. After unzipping the file, go to the Add
  data button to add the four layers to your map.
• Open data frame properties in ArcMap, and select
  NAD1983 as your current coordinate system
• The ArcMap software can re-project GPS data to
  the coordinate system, projection, and datum of
  the map file

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• Next, go to Add XY data in the tools menu and
  choose your textfile.
• Specify the fields for the x and y coordinates, x
  being longitude, and y being latitude.
• Add GPS data as a layer in your GIS map of
  campus, and save a capture of your finished map
  window

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