ArcPad for Topcon GMS-2

Question

Hello all,

We are looking to purchase a Topcon GMS-2 gps system and I am looking to install Arcpad as well. If anyone has any input on topcon such as...

-How easy or hard it was to use
-If there are any detailed instructions on installation. (Would topcon provide this or ArcPad?)
-Any information on how hard/easy it was to transfer data? Such as exporting shp to Desktop

I am just nervous to spend this kind of money and have found less detailed information online than I was expecting from both Topcon and ArcPad.

Thanks

DeniseKing62 · Answer

[INDENT]ArcPad users have requested this type of functionality be added to the ready-to-deploy ArcPad application and was recently submitted on Ideas site, http://ideas.arcgis.com/ideaView?id=...egory=ArcPad, so visit the site to discuss and vote on this and other great Ideas. In the meantime, you might want to look at a 3rd party solution, APToolBox from iNovaGIS found here http://www.inovagis.com/gbr/aptoolbox.htm. I have done recent testing and APToolBox also works with ArcPad 8 and ArcPad 10 releases.

Cheers,
Denise [/INDENT]

StephenQuan2 · Answer

I'm not sure about the GMS-2 but some of the TopCon units have an integrated camera, but it requires their camera driver before it works in ArcPad.

As to the ease of installation, I'd even recommend getting the evaluation copy of ArcPad from the ESRI website and try the installation procedure on the TopCon unit yourself or have a TopCon rep attempt it for you.

BrunoLoetscher · Answer

Hallo

I've just seen your post. Unfortunatly not earlier. To use ArcPad with a TopCon GMS-2 (Pro) or GRS-1 with ArcPad for high accuraccy, you need to install on top of ArcPad the extension eTop+. With this Tool you're able to use DGPS as well as just GPS+GLONASS accuracy. Beside this option, lots of further functionality is available with eTop+, like split Polygon and much more. Please contact me for further information.

Bruno Lötscher

Philipona & Brügger
Plaffeien, Switzerland