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. Could you tell us more about the SWDC?

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提供独特的服务，使Leica Geosystems客户有机会提高其测量工具和系统购买的令人印象深刻的投资潜力。

Q2。其他中心在哪里，其能力是什么？

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，一家英国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现场使用了Leica Captivate，但是他们需要尽可能轻松地将捕获的调查数据导入其企业GIS系统。

Q4. It sounds like the Shapefile export app is just what was needed to complete the workflow. How does the app integrate into Leica Captivate?

该应用程序位于Leica Caintivate内部，并在弹出菜单中为导出数据添加了一个额外的选项，因此它是无缝集成，因此用户可以立即使用该应用程序。

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？

简单的！该应用程序指导您完成创建定制导出的过程。可以根据字段中使用的属性名称创建字段名称。您还可以将字段添加到包含Leica Caintivate捕获的数据的导出的Shapefile，例如坐标和点质量信息。

Q6. So, there is no need to use separate software to generate quality assurance information?

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 Caintivate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？

No, it really is very simple. Once the data is copied to the device being used it is just a case of attaching the correct shapefile to the job via the job properties pop-up menu.

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MS亚博5分钟快三60多稳态。如果应用程序是在CS20或CS35上运行的，则可以与任何可以连接到任一设备的总站或GNSS一起使用。

Interview conducted by Tom Ridgway, Leica Geosystems EMEA TPS/GNSS solutions specialist.