Rover App Menu Items - Sure-Path GPS Boat Lane Tracking

Boat Lane Tracking
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Rover App menu structure
  • Main Screen
    • GPS & Network Settings -
      Opens the general settings for the rover. Further info...
    • Scatter Diagram -
      Opens the Scatter Diagram screen. This screen displays successive points as read from the GPS receiver. The spread of these plots over a given time interval gives a good idea of the accuracy being achieved by the RTK GPS system. Typically the spread will not exceed 2cm and more usually is less than 1cm.
    • Enable File Transfers -
      Allows receipt of survey files from another Rover. Further info...
    • Check for Update... -
      Checks the Sure-Path server for software updates
    • Licence -
      Displays details of the Sure-Path "End User Licence Agreement" (EULA).
    • About Sure-Path... -
      Displays the Sure-Path version number and a link to the version history.

  • Survey Screen
    • New File...
      Clears all GPS data from the current memory.
    • Load File...
      Loads a previously saved survey file.
    • Save File
      Saves the current survey data to file. If a filename has not yet been chosen, you will be prompted for one.
    • Save File As ...
      Saves the current survey data to a filename of your choice.
    • Mapping Duration
      Sets the duration over which readings are taken before averaging when mapping a buoy position.
    • Buoy Locator...
      Opens the Buoy Locator screen which displays distance and direction to the buoy selected in Survey Mode.
    • Stakeout Mode...
      Enters a mode in which the coordinates for a "Start Position" and "Direction" can be set and which Sure-Path then uses to create a new course from scratch.
    • Export to PC via UDP
      Exports the current survey data to a PC so that it can be imported into a homologation program for official homologation prior to tournament.
    • Enable File Transfers
      Allows receipt of survey files from another Rover. Further info...
    • File Transfer ID...
      When transferring survey files from one rover to another, this user-set ID needs to be the same on both rovers. Further info...
    • Send File...
      Initiates the sending of a survey file from a rover. Further info...
    • Clear All Values (Keeps filename)
      Clears all current GPS co-ordinates from memory but keeps the current filename the same so that as you remark buoy positions, they will be saved under the same filename.
    • Licence...
      Displays details of the Sure-Path "End User Licence Agreement" (EULA).
    • About Sure-Path...
      Displays the Sure-Path version number and a link to the version history.

  • Boat Lane Screen
    • Select Driver...
      Allows input of the driver name and management of a list of drivers.
    • Dual Courses (On/Off)
      Sure-Path can hold two boat lanes in memory and can toggle between them if this setting is enabled.
    • Select Course...
      Selects which survey file to load and use for boat lane tracking.
    • Send to Desktop Viewer
      Sends the all the pass data for the current date to the Desktop Database Viewer
    • Export as CSV
      Exports the current boat lane path as a CSV format file for analysis by other software on a PC. This is a very cumbersome method at present and will be made much easier in the not too distant future.
    • Boat Lane Settings...
      Opens the Boat Lane Settings screen. Further info...
    • Licence...
      Displays details of the Sure-Path "End User Licence Agreement" (EULA).
    • About Sure-Path...
      Displays the Sure-Path version number and a link to the version history.

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