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1. Field-Map Data Collector
2. Opening Field-Map Data Collector
2.1 Starting with Field-Map Data Collector
2.2 Opening a project
2.3 Closing Field-Map Data Collector
3. Plots
3.1 Plot form
3.2 Type of plots
3.3 Establishing new circular plots
3.4 Establishing new rectangular plot
3.5 Establishing new polygonal plot
3.6 Establishing new plot using an existing shapefile
3.7 Establishing new plot without tree mapping
3.8 Opening an existing plot
3.9 Deleting plots
3.10 Importing non-geographic data
3.11 Validating database content
3.12 Refreshing the database
3.13 Check database integrity
3.14 Backup Database
3.15 Running Database Query Tool
3.16 Access to synchronization procedures
3.17 Navigator
3.18 Verifying inherited data
3.19 Registering extensions
3.20 Arrange extension menus
3.21 Script editor
3.22 Script Monitor
3.23 Access to Field-Map settings
3.24 Compass check procedure
3.25 Activating/de-activating lookup list content
3.26 Getting license info
3.27 Field-Map modules
4. Field-Map Data Collector settings
4.1 General settings
4.2 General settings - Mapping and Input options
4.3 General settings - Measurement data replacement, Repeated measurement and Grid size
4.4 General settings - Messages and Positioning
4.5 General settings - Measurement log, Automatic backup and Auto switch between map and attributes
4.6 General settings - Area measurement method, Map extent after Poly-Shape and Changing user password
4.7 Screen adjustment for high resolution display
4.8 Trees settings
4.9 Equipment settings
4.10 Magnetic declination
4.11 Bluetooth connection
4.12 Device manager
4.13 Sound notification upon data receipt
4.14 Supported electronic devices for distance, horizontal and vertical angles measurement
4.15 Supported electronic devices sorted by data input and connection type
4.16 Navigation
4.17 Layer symbol settings
4.18 Basic symbols
4.19 Scale setting
4.20 Line-snapping settings
4.21 Info tips settings
4.22 Attributes settings
4.23 Background map settings
4.24 Adjustable (size) virtual numeric keyboard
5. Database Query Tool
5.1 Task structure management
5.2 Making a task
5.3 Handling with query results
5.4 Dynamic SQL Queries
5.5 Simple statistics (detailed)
6. Synchronization
6.1 Running synchronization in general
6.2 Creating new server project
6.3 Sending text messages via synchronization
6.4 Sending files
6.5 Adding plot to user(s)
6.6 Removing plot from users projects via synchronization
6.7 Analyze synchronization traffic
6.8 Synchro log save
7. Working with maps
7.1 The Map form
7.2 Extending window for mapping
7.3 Zooming in
7.4 Zooming out
7.5 Panning
7.6 Zooming to layer extent / previous extent
7.7 Zooming to full extent
7.8 Distance measurement
7.9 Polygon area measurement
7.10 Selecting an entity by pen
7.11 Selecting an entity from records
7.12 Selecting an entity by laser
7.13 Switching between a map layer and the relevant data form
7.14 Minimizing the overview map
7.15 Setting the main pole length
7.16 Stay colored
7.17 Show grid
7.18 Show map legend
7.20 Switch to your GPS position
7.21 Lock Field-Map window
8. Working with background maps
8.1 Opening background maps from file
8.2 Previewing a legend
8.3 Show Map Info
8.4 Opening background maps from WMS server
8.5 Create Image Catalog from WMS Layer
8.6 Building an image catalog
8.7 Adjusting raster georeferencing
9. Working with geographic data
9.1 Importing geographic data
10. Points
10.1 Point layer
10.2 Adding points
10.3 Adding a point by laser
10.4 Adding a point by laser using reverse measurement
10.5 Adding a point by GPS
10.6 Adding a point by pen
10.7 Adding a point using the keyboard
10.8 Importing points
10.9 Adding a point by X, Y, Z Polar or Carthesian co-ordinates
10.10 Adding/Editing Z co-ordinates (altitude)
10.11 Copying a point to another layer
10.12 Get attribute values from points to polygons / polygons to centroids / polygons to polygons
10.13 Creating a grid of points
10.14 Creating a buffer around points
10.15 Deleting points
10.16 Moving points
10.17 Range triangulation
10.18 Shift map labels of points, trees or centroids and create a connection line
10.19 Rotate a point/tree/centroid label
10.20 Switch off(on) an individual point(s)/tree(s)/centroid(s) label(s)
11. Lines
11.1 Adding lines
11.2 Adding lines (starting from position)
11.3 Cutting a line
11.4 Moving a point
11.5 Snapping lines
11.6 Adding a point to a line
11.7 Inserting a point into a line
11.8 Adding a parameterized point to the line.
11.9 Adding parallel lines
11.10 Creating a grid of lines
11.11 Creating a buffer around a line
11.12 Offsetting a line
11.13 Smoothing a line
11.14 Closing a traverse
11.15 Attaching point/trees to the transformed line
11.16 Showing vertical profile of a line
11.17 Importing lines
11.18 Deleting a point from a line
11.19 Deleting lines
11.20 Automatic positioning to new point of line
11.21 Move/Copy line(s) to another layer
11.22 Shift line(s) using keyboard
11.23 Rotate line(s) using keyboard
11.24 Move or delete the last point on the currently mapped line during mapping process
11.25 Combine lines
11.26 Check and correct line geometry
11.27 Reverse line
11.28 Create island polygons
11.29 List Co-ordinates
12. Polygons
12.1 Adding polygons
12.2 Polygonization
12.3 Overlapping polygonization
12.4 Non-overlapping polygonization
12.5 Single steps of non-overlapping polygonization
12.6 Partial polygonization
12.7 Other editing possibilities
12.8 Handling multipolygons
12.9 Export problem centroids
12.10 Creating a grid of polygons
12.11 Creating a buffer around a polygon
12.12 Positioning circles inside polygons
12.13 Importing polygons
12.14 Check multiple centroids
12.15 Unioning polygons
12.16 Delete polygon(s) with centroid(s) or only polygon(s) and keep centroid(s)
12.17 Setting polygon as a plot boundary
12.18 Create polygonal mask
13. Tree layer
13.1 Tree layer - map and basic data form
13.2 Tree layer - horizontal crown projection and vertical crown profile form
13.3 Tree layer - stem profile and DBH-H relation form
13.4 Adding trees
13.5 Adding trees (continued)
13.6 Importing trees
13.7 Direct entering of DBH
13.8 Downloading DBH data from calliper off-line
13.9 Downloading DBH data from calliper on-line
13.10 Downloading DBH data from a file
13.11 The principle of concentric circles
13.12 Tree position validation system
13.13 Deleting trees which do not match parameters
13.14 Height measurement “Distance using Position” mode
13.15 Height measurement “Distance + Base using Position” mode
13.16 Height measurement “Distance Measurement” mode
13.17 Height measurement “Distance + Base using Main Pole” mode
13.18 Height measurement “Direct Height Measurement” mode
13.19 Using “Main Pole below Slant Tree Top” mode
13.20 Using “Inclination + Azimuth to Slant Tree Top” mode
13.21 Deleting all tree height data
13.22 Checking DBH distribution and DBH-H relations
13.23 Showing height candidates list
13.24 Measuring horizontal crown projection
13.25 Editing horizontal crown projection by pen
13.26 Deleting a point from horizontal crown projection
13.27 Deleting horizontal crown projections
13.28 Measuring vertical crown profiles
13.29 Editing vertical crown profiles by pen
13.30 Deleting a point from the vertical crown profile
13.31 Deleting vertical crown profiles
13.32 Remote measuring of a tree diameter
13.33 Readings from dendroscope
13.34 Remote measuring of the entire stem profile
13.35 Downloading stem profile data from calliper
13.36 Direct entry of stem profile data
13.37 Editing stem profile by pen
13.38 Deleting point from stem profile
13.39 Stem profiler
13.40 Stem volume calculation
13.41 Deleting trees
13.42 Repeated measurement
13.43 Principles of attributing in repeated measurement
14. Deadwood layer
14.1 Adding deadwood
14.2 Importing deadwood
14.3 Deleting deadwood
14.4 Re-calculating deadwood volume
14.5 Re-build deadwood layer
14.6 Editing deadwood diameter
14.7 Export deadwood from Project Manager
15. Transect layer
15.1 Transect layer form
15.2 Adding a new transect
15.3 Deleting point from the transect in “Map” form
15.4 Deleting a point from the transect in “Transect” form
15.5 Deleting transect
15.6 Stretching transect line
15.7 Displaying trees on a transect
15.8 Smoothing crown profiles
15.9 Coloring tree species
15.10 Changing tree species color
15.11 Exporting picture to a metafile
15.12 Exporting data to a file
16. Tools
16.1 Georeferencing
16.1.1 Adding new system
16.1.2 Copying to a new system
16.1.3 Deleting systems
16.1.4 Viewing details
16.1.5 Adding GPS reference points
16.1.6 Obtaining the positions of GPS reference points and converting them to global co-ordinate system
16.1.7 Cross checking
16.1.8 Temporary reference points
16.2 Save map screenshot
16.3 Select Entity Across Layers
17. Positioning
17.1 Positioning
17.2 Positioning (exactly at the reference point)
17.3 Establishing reference point(s)
17.4 Positioning forward (exactly at the reflector pole position)
17.5 Positioning using trees
17.6 Repeated positioning using trees
17.7 Positioning using Click-to-Map Point(s)
17.8 Positioning using angle encoder
17.9 Positioning using angle encoder (exactly at reference point)
17.10 Adjusting bearing of angle encoder
18. Navigation
18.1 Navigation to a selected point using laser
18.2 Navigation to a selected point using GPS
19. Data
19.1 Adding records
19.2 Deleting records
19.3 Clearing attribute value of lookup attributes
19.4 Setting default value of lookup list attribute
19.5 Copy / Paste record contents
19.6 Filling attribute values
19.7 Clearing attribute values
19.8 Performing On-Change Script for all records
19.9 Adding data from a file
19.10 Updating attributes from a file
19.11 Emptying data laye
19.12 Changing ID
19.13 Query builder
19.14 Table overview
19.15 Ordering items in table
19.16 Change width of overview table and its columns
19.17 Fast grid classification
19.18 Fast grid classification - example of creating project and grid classification
19.19 Multiple change of data
20. Using collected data
20.1 Database structure of Field-Map project in Access
20.2 Database structure of Field-Map project in FireBird
20.3 Database structure of Field-Map project in MSSQL/PostgreSQL
21. Hot keys
21.1 Hot keys summary
21.2 User hot keys setting
22. Extensions (DLL)
22.1 Extensions (DLL modules)
Add data
Add line
Add new system
Add Parameterized Point
add plot via synchronization
Add point
adding plot
Adding polygons
Adding records
angle encoder
appropriate tree
area measurement
Arrange Menus
Attribute
attribute form
attributes
Attributes of the plot
Attributes settings
Auto switch between map to attributes
Automatic backup
Automatic positioning
Azimuth
background map
Backup Database
Blinking buttons
boundary
boundary polygon
boundary rectangle
buffer
Build polygons
Calibration
Calliper
Calliper data
camera
candidates
Centroids
circles into polygons
circular plot
Clear Attribute
Clear attribute values
Clear height
close line
Close points
Close traverse
coalescent
Color
combine
concentric circles
co-ordinate system
Co-ordinates
Copy content of record
Copy to new system
Create buffer
Create grid
Create Parallel Line
Cross checking
Crown profile
crown projection
Cut line
dangling
Data from clipboard
database
Database Query Tool
Database tools
DBH
DBH class frequency graph
DBH distribution
DBH-H relation
DBH-H relation graph
DBH-H tab
dead crown base
dead crown base height
Deadwood
Deadwood Layer
default value
delete
Delete line
Delete plot
Delete point
delete polygons
Delete profile
Delete projection
Delete record
Delete system
Delete trees
dendroscope
Device
Diameter
Direct Height Measurement
Direct search
Distance
Distance + Base
Distance + Base using Main Pole
Distance + Base using Position
Distance Measurement
Distance using Position
Download DBH data
dynamic
Edit color
edit diameter
Edit lookup lists
Empty data layer
Entity form
Equipment
Export
Extensions
extent
Fast grid
feature
Field-Map Data Collector
File
Fill Attribute Values
finger control
geometry
georeferencing
GPS
GPS for mapping
GPS monitor
grid
Grid parameters
Grid size
height
help
Horizontal crown projection
Horizontal distance
Hot keys
Change ID
check
Check compass
Check data
checkbox
image catalog
Import
Import data
Import Lines
Import Points
Import Trees
Inclination
info tips
initial plot
Input options
island polygon
isotropic scale
Label rotation
Laser button
laser for mapping
laser trace
layer
Layer list
layer symbol
legend
License info
line layer
list attributes
list coordinates
List of measured trees
live crown base
live crown base height
log
lookup list
Magnetic declination
Main pole
map
map composition
map form
Map Info
map layer
Map layers handling
map legend
Map orientation
Mapping options
Mark dangling
Measure
Measure diameter
Measure distance
Measure projection
Measurement log
message
Messages
Metafile
model parameters
Move
Move lin(e)
Move point
name of the project
Navigation
navigator
New ID
New plot
non-geographic data
Non-overlapping polygons
Offset line
Open plot
Overlapping polygons
Overview field
Overview Table
Pan
password
PDOP
Pen mapping
Perform On-Change Script
Plots
point
Point Altitude
Point layer
pole position
polygon
polygon area
Polygonal plot
polygonization
Position
position circles into polygons
Positioning
Preview legend
primary data
profile
Prompt for new ID: map and data layers
Query builder
radio buttons
radius
Read data from file
Re-build
Re-calculate
Rectangular plot
reference point
Reference points
Refresh Database
Register extensions
Registered extensions
Remeasurements
remote diameter
remove plot via synchronization
removing plot
reverse
Reverse measurement
Rotate line(s)
rotation
Save path
scale
scope
screen
script editor
Script Monitor
Select entity
Select More files
Select point/tree using laser
selected point
send file
server project
Set Main Pole Length
Setting depth
settings
Settings/ Equipment
Shift line(s)
Shift map labels
Show grid
Show vertical profile
side view
Slant tree
Slanted trees
Smooth
Smooth line
Snapping
source data file
Starting
statistics
Status line
stay co
stay colored
Stem base
Stem profile
Stem profiler
Stretch
Stretching
Survey method
Switch label
symbol
synchronization
target data layer
Target layer
task
ticks
Tools
total station
Total volume
tracking line
Transect
Transect view
transformation
Traverse
tree base
tree diameter
Tree form
Tree height
Tree layer
tree mapping
Tree top
Trees form
triangulation
TruAngle
Union
Update attributes
Verify inherited data
Vertical crown profile
vertical profile
View depth
View details
volume
Volume inside the plot
volumes
width
without tree mapping
wms
Zoom
zooming
1. Field-Map Data Collector
Field-Map Data Collector
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Version:
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