by Brant Westmark | Dec 21, 2022 | FAQ
The GPS surveyed height of a point on the ground is derived from the GPS receiver position (1), the height of the survey pole (3), and the location of the antenna within the GPS receiver (2). When PointMan measures a ground point (G) the measured vertical elevation...
by Brant Westmark | Sep 19, 2022 | FAQ, Uncategorized
Definition: A geoid is the irregular shaped “ball” that scientists use to calculate depths of any deep object, such as underground utilities, more accurately beneath the earth’s surface. The generalized relationship between the ellipsoid, the geoid, and the actual...
by Brant Westmark | Aug 4, 2022 | FAQ
The snap feature moves points or vertices to coincide exactly with the vertices, edges, or end points of other features. The pedigree for that location is then copied to the snapped vertex/point which allows a user to connect a geometric vertex or edge of one feature...
by Brant Westmark | Jul 7, 2022 | FAQ
At ProStar, our mission is to help construction companies, utility owners, government agencies, engineering and survey firms, municipalities, and universities be more efficient and safer by enhancing their utility data collection accuracy and workflows. Over the past...
by Brant Westmark | Mar 30, 2022 | FAQ
Enabling this feature will force the PointMan app to forget all login credentials and any settings made in the PointMan Settings page. Your data will still be saved and accessible after recreating your Local account and/or re-signing in to your Pro account. This...
by Matthew Breman | Mar 10, 2022 | FAQ
Conversion & Importation of Excel, CSV DWG, or DXF data Summary ESRI’s Shapefile format is a common method of transferring spatial data and attributes. One caveat on Shapefiles is that there is no information exported that directly indicates the style or color of...
