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    The document provides instructions for downloading total station data from a Sokkia instrument using Sokkia ProLink software. The steps include defining a new project in ProLink, connecting the instrument to download an SDR file, importing and exporting the SDR file to a text format, and formatting the text file in Excel to make the data usable in ArcGIS.

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    The document provides instructions for downloading total station data from a Sokkia instrument using Sokkia ProLink software. The steps include defining a new project in ProLink, connecting the instrument to download an SDR file, importing and exporting the SDR file to a text format, and formatting the text file in Excel to make the data usable in ArcGIS.

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    The document provides instructions for downloading total station data from a Sokkia instrument using Sokkia ProLink software. The steps include defining a new project in ProLink, connecting the instrument to download an SDR file, importing and exporting the SDR file to a text format, and formatting the text file in Excel to make the data usable in ArcGIS.

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    The document provides instructions for downloading total station data from a Sokkia instrument using Sokkia ProLink software. The steps include defining a new project in ProLink, connecting the instrument to download an SDR file, importing and exporting the SDR file to a text format, and formatting the text file in Excel to make the data usable in ArcGIS.

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    GY301 Geomorphology

    Downloading Total Station Data


    from the instrument to an Excel
    spreadsheet using Sokkia ProLink
    Sokkia ProLink Application
    • A Google search for “Sokkia ProLink” will
    lead you to the download site
    • A serial/USB data cable is required to
    connect the Total Station instrument to the
    PC
    • Workstations in LSCB 314 will have a data
    cable attached that will work with any of
    the Total Station instruments
    Sokkia ProLink: Defining a New
    Project
    • In order to download a SDR file from the
    instrument you must first define a new
    project
    • Use “File” > “New Project” to do this from
    the ProLink main menu
    • Note that the .SDR file is a simple “Text”
    file so you can load it into “Notepad” or
    any other text editor to inspect the data
    values.
    ProLink 1.15 Main Screen

    • Main opening
    screen in
    ProLink after
    a new project
    is defined
    Sokkia ProLink: initiating
    download
    • File > Send/Receive
    ProLink Communications
    Settings
    • Click on the
    “settings” button
    after selecting the
    “SDR” device type
    Sokkia Total Station Setup
    • Setup the data
    download from the
    “MEM” menu on the
    Total Station
    • Make sure the
    Sokkia Link
    application is ready
    before hitting the
    {enter} button on the
    instrument
    Sokkia ProLink: Receive Data
    • Click on “Connect” button
    • Highlight the “Use Job Name SDR” in the right window
    • Click on the left-facing button to begin the download- you should see a
    “ready to receive” message
    • The points stored in the current job will count off as the file downloads. If not
    there is a communication problem
    • The file name for the downloaded file will be the job name plus a “.SDR”
    extension
    Format of SDR file
    • The SDR
    file is a
    text file
    that can
    be viewed
    with a text
    editor
    Sokkia ProLink: Load SDR Data
    • Select “File” >
    “Import” then
    select the “.sdr”
    file
    • This loads the
    SDR file data
    into the
    “Notebook”
    format to the
    right
    Sokkia ProLink: Export to Text
    file
    • From the
    notebook
    screen
    select the
    “File” >
    “Export”
    menu
    • Choose the
    options
    indicated to
    the right
    Sokkia ProLink: Exported text
    file
    • The raw data
    spreadsheet is
    readable but will
    have to be re-
    formatted to be
    usable in ArcGIS
    Spreadsheet Formatting Notes

    • Open the “.txt”


    file in Excel and
    select the
    “delimited” type
    of import text file
    • Use comma
    delimiters and no
    text delimiter
    Spreadsheet Formatting Notes
    • Add “headers” to
    all 4 columns
    • Format numbers
    to 3 decimal
    places
    • Save file in “.xlsx”
    Excel format

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