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Add station button. If the Stations shapefile
is present, this button is enabled. Tap it to make the Stations
shapefile editable and then click where the station is located.
Offset station button (drop down menu item of
Add station button). If a point from the Stations shapefile is the
current selected object, this button is enabled. Tap it to get a form
where you can enter the bearing and distance to another station, which
is then created. The ‘Rangefinder’ method of calculating an offset has
not been implemented (email Evan Thoms [ethoms@usgs.gov] for a
script that will enter laser rangefinder points into a 3D point
shapefile) When this button is tapped, the station ID of the selected
station is stored as the ‘datum ID’. This value is then passed on to
all offset stations. If you later move the datum station to a known
location, all offset stations will be moved as well.
Station at GPS button. If the
Stations shapefile is present and ArcPad is receiving valid GPS fixes,
this button is enabled. Tap it and a station will be added.
Freehand geoline button. If the Geolines
shapefile is present, this button is enabled. Tap it to make the
Geolines shapefile editable and start drawing a freehand line.
Poly geoline button (drop down menu item of
Freehand geoline button). For adding lines vertex by vertex.
Digital mylar button. If the Mylar shapefile
is present, this button is enabled. Tap it to make the Mylar shapefile
editable and start drawing a freehand line. Edit the internal drawing
command as for the Geolines button by searching for
‘modedrawfreehandline’ within the DigitalMylar sub-rountine.
Draw toolbar toggle button. Toggles the Draw
toolbar on and off. Faster than turning it on and off through the Tools
menu on the main toolbar.
Help button. Launches this help file.