QA Leica Caintivate ShapeFile Export应用程序

Miguel Gomez, manager of the Leica Geosystems European Software Development Centre (SWDC), discusses the new Shapefile export app for Leica Captivate.

Q1。您能告诉我们更多有关SWDC的信息吗？

欧洲SWDC总部位于西班牙马德里，是全球一个旨在为Leica Geosystem客户提供量身定制的解决方案的全球中心网络的一部分。每个中心在地理空间行业中提供独特的服务，使Leica Geosystems客户有机会改善其测量工具和系统购买的已经令人印象深刻的投资潜力。

Q2. Where are the other centres based and what is their capability?

The other centres in the network are located in Montreal, Canada, Shanghai, China, in Tokyo , Japan, and Melbourne, Australia. So, we really do have global coverage. Each centre has the capability to create bespoke apps for bothLeica Captivate和smartworx vivaso can help smooth work flow issues for most of our customers.

Q3. So your team developed the new Shapefile export app for Leica Captivate in response to a customer request?

确切地说，英国一家公用事业公司与我们联系，以创建ShapeFile Export应用程序来完成其备案工作流程。他们的测量师已经在该领域使用了Leica Captivate，但是他们需要尽可能轻松地将其捕获的调查数据导入到公司GIS系统中。

Q4。听起来像ShapeFile导出应用程序正是完成工作流程所需的内容。该应用如何集成到Leica Captivate中？

The app sits inside Leica Captivate and adds an extra option to the Export Data to pop-up menu so it is a seamless integration so users will be able to use the app straight away.

Q5。好的 - 但是每个客户的GIS数据库都会有所不同。该应用程序可以自定义数据导出以匹配客户的模式吗？

Simple! The app guides you through the process for creating a bespoke export. It is possible to create field names based on the attribute names used in the field. You can also add fields to the exported shapefile that contain data captured by Leica Captivate such as coordinates and point quality information.

Q6。因此，无需使用单独的软件来生成质量保证信息吗？

That’s right, all the quality information can be included in the shapefile export, which saves a lot of time. The export can also include parameters such as area, length, perimeter of features and many more. And we can, of course, always add more options should a customer require it!

Q7. Where else do you think users could utilise the app?

We have already had interest from archaeological organisations who want to survey artefacts and add them to a GIS of the dig they are working on, but the app can be used wherever there is a need to create GIS data from survey information. It means that Leica Captivate users can potentially enter new markets in asset collection for example as they can now export directly in the correct shapefile format and include all the required fields in a very easy way.

Q8。因此，可能会要求leica迷着用户更新资产清单。是否可以将现有的ShapeFile加载到Leica Captivate中，以便在现场观看？

Certainly, Leica Captivate can import shapefiles and use them as the background to a data capture job. Different files can be imported and made visible as required so the user can display the information relevant to that day’s work. This means that only new assets would be added to the database and no unnecessary data would be captured.

Q9。这很难设置吗？

不，这真的很简单。将数据复制到所使用的设备后，仅将正确的shapefile通过Job Properies弹出菜单连接到作业的情况。

Q10. Can shapefiles created in Leica Captivate be integrated with other datasets?

Of course!Leica Infinityis the perfect tool for doing this and Infinity can also be used to prepare data for use in the field with Leica Captivate, it is a great package for this type of operation.

Q11. What tools can use this app?

This application is available in Leica Captivate. It is supported on theCS20 controller,CS35 tablet,TS16和TS60机器人总站和MSbob apple60多稳态。如果应用程序是在CS20或CS35上运行的，则可以与可以连接到任一设备的任何总站或GNSS一起使用。