Geodetic Reports

In this lesson you will create a geodetic report containing both local and Grid coordinates from a survey based on an assumed local datum. The plan geometry will be annotated with both ground and grid distances. This is useful when a survey has been performed with assumed coordinates and elevations but must be reported in Grid coordinates or in instances where both ground and grid coordinates need to be reported.

1. Click the Windows desktop icon for Carlson to start the program.
   • If you get the Start Page, pick Open Files.
   • If you get the Startup Wizard dialog box, click the Browse button.
   • If you are taken directly into CAD, click File -- Open.
   Browse/navigate to the default folder location of C:\Carlson Projects and open the Local-Plat.DWG file.
2. Activate the Survey menu via Settings -- Carlson Menus -- Survey Menu. Your drawing should resemble that shown below:
   
3. Issue the Points -- Set Coordinate File command and select the supplied file Local-Coord.CRD as shown below:
   
4. Issue the Settings -- Drawing Setup command to display a dialog box similar to that shown below:
   
   Set the:
   1. Projection to State Plane 83, and
   2. Zone to MA Mainland.
5. Click the Define Localization button to display a dialog box similar to that shown below:
   
6. We'd like to localize the drawing based on two RTK GPS points that were located to establish grid coordinates. We'll be using points 52 and 56. Click the Add button to display a dialog box similar to those shown below:

   Localized Points

   Point 52	Point 56

   Add the point and coordinate information for each point by entering the Local Point Number (press the Tab key to complete the Local data) and their respective Grid Coordinates as outlined in the table below (click OK when ready and subsequently click OK to accept the default point descriptions):

   Localized Point Data

   Point Number	Local Northing	Local Easting	Local Elevation	Grid Northing	Grid Easting	Grid Elevation
   52	1167.8573	5074.8998	150.0080	2933910.090	711649.128	156.29
   56	1446.4546	4859.8172	168.6590	2934188.687	711434.046	174.94

7. The results should resemble that shown below:
   
   NOTE: For each point, make sure the HV (Horizontal/Vertical) fields are set to YY (indicating Yes, both the Horizontal and Vertical components should be used in the solution). Use the XY On/Off button and/or the Z On/Off button as necessary.
8. Click the Report button to display the dialog box below:
   
   Ensure all of the report options are enabled and click OK. The localization report similar to that shown below is displayed in the Standard Report Viewer:
   
   Click the Exit (Doorway) button to dismiss the report. Further, click the OK button on the Define Localization and Drawing Setup dialog boxes, respectively.
9. Issue the Points -- List Points command to display the dialog box similar to that shown below:
   
   Enable the Use Report Formatter and Include Geodetic Report options and click OK when ready.
10. The Report Formatter dialog box appears similar to that shown below:
    
    Select the desired Available fields on the left and click Add > to move them to the Used fields on the right. Set the fields to that shown above.
    
11. From the Report tab, click on the Report Viewer button. Select an 8.5" x 11" paper size with 0.25" margins all around as shown below and click OK when ready:
    The resulting report is displayed similar to that shown below which can be printed or exported to various formats:
    
    Both local and grid coordinates are displayed.
    NOTE: To further control the report by adding user-defined fields, customized Headers and Subheaders, Fonts etc, refer to the Cut Sheet tutorial.
12. Close the report to return to the Report Formatter dialog box. Click the Exit button to dismiss the Report Formatter dialog box.
13. Re-run the Settings -- Drawing Setup as discussed earlier:
    
    Set the Report Distance Scale option to Gnd>Grd for ground to grid distances and click OK when ready.
14. Issue the Annotate -- Annotate Defaults command to display the dialog box similar to that shown below:
    
    In the Distance tab, set the 2nd Scaled Distance Options to Label 1st and 2nd. Also, set the Suffix to 'GRID and enable the Use Brackets option. Click OK when ready.
15. Issue the Annotate -- Angle/Distance -- _BearingDistance command:
    
    When prompted:
    
    Select line or polyline [Size/Points]: select the most northerly property line of the parcel
    Select line or polyline [Size/Points] (Enter to end): press Enter
    
    Both the ground distance and the projected scaled distance are labeled as shown below (layer visibility altered for clarity):

This completes the tutorial: Geodetic Reports.