Pack 2001
Step 1
Get all your profiles drawn in ahead of time. That way, you can cruise right through them without having to adjust various lines.
Step 2
Establish a naming convention. Ideally, there would be two digitizers going at the same time, each with a specified section of the map to cover.
Step 3
Register the map. Start by initializing the digitizer from LoggerPC, and then run the test to make sure that the digitizer and computer are talking to each other. Once you know that it works, register the digitizer. First print out the digitizer menu. Tape this to the map in a convenient place that doesn’t cover up what you’re working on. Register the menu, then register the map, which is just the area that you want to work on.
Step 4
Get some practice. There is a learning curve to digitizing in LoggerPC, so if you can get some practice before doing the actual profiles, work will go more smoothly. Also, it will give you a chance to find the digitizer’s working area.
Note:
Each digitizer has an area sort of in the middle where it will pick up the signals being sent from the puck. If your work takes you outside this area, you will get an error and will not be able to go any farther. We found this out the hard way, as we would be working on getting the profiles into LoggerPC, and then all of a sudden it would just stop sending signals. It was not a pleasant experience, believe me. Once this happens, you have to pick up the map, move the area you want to work on over the sweet spot, and then register everything again.
Step 5
Get your ass to work! Start a new profile, using the digitizer option. Set the scale to whatever your map is using. Set the contour interval by using your little paper menu. Just click on the numbers with the puck, then digitize along the profiles. When your profile is done, click the done square on the menu. If you made a mistake, then you can click on done and edit whatever needs to be fixed. It’s also a good idea to input the starting elevation when beginning
-From the Mapman J. Tryall