The CoriMap™ Quick Start Kit includes all setup files CoriMap needs to enable a new user to perform an Automated Digital Walkout or convert Manual Walkout notes.

GPS Data Dictionary
The CoriMap Quickstart Data Dictionary was developed for use with Trimble™ GPS Pathfinder® Pro XRS system. It includes over 60 features common to data collection for Municipal mapping, Utility mapping and Fiber/Cable Design (proposed features).

Most data dictionary features also include one or more submenus (such as this Fence example), expanding the total number of unique features that can be identified in the field to over 200.

CoriMap was designed to allow the use of different map blocks for each submenu item, so Stop Signs can look different than Mile Marker Signs in the finished map. Both would be collected in the field as a Sign feature (the Sign Type menu is used to distinguish between them).

Another significant feature of the CoriMap Quickstart Data Dictionary is the use of LINE features in addition to POINT features. All features that are linear in nature are collected as line features (such as the Fence example). When converted to AutoCAD, these line features become 3D Polylines drawn on specified layers. A point block is also inserted at the linework midpoint to hold the feature attribute data

AutoCAD Block Library
The CoriMap Quickstart Block Library was developed to be compatible with CoriMap and to compliment both Manual and Automated Walkout methods. The library contains over 120 Blocks common to Municipal Utility mapping and Telecom "last mile" mapping and design. Here's some snapshots of the block library 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,

When GPS equipment is used to collect field data, a GPS Transformation Definition is used to determine which AutoCAD block will be used for each field record. All blocks contain 3 special attributes to hold GPS information: Date & Time of GPS collection and Maximum PDOP during collection.

When Manual Walkouts methods are used, a Block Redefinition Definition is used. Each block in the Library contains a visible Station and Offset attribute and one or more invisible attributes such as: Feature and Aux.

Crossing Features
A special group of blocks were created to accommodate Crossing Features. These blocks are intended to identify overhead or underground linear features and show the orientation with a single block insert (here's some examples 1, 2). When a crossing feature is collected with GPS, it is collected as a Line feature, requiring the field operator to walk a few steps in the direction of the feature ( such as an overhead power line). When CoriMap processes these features, the special crossing block is inserted and can be automatically rotated to match the direction walked by the field crew.

GPS Transformation Definitions
GPS Transform is a process that reads data generated by Trimble Pathfinder Office and creates an AutoCAD drawing according to a detailed set of definitions.

The GPS Transform Definitions determines:

•  the AutoCAD block to be used for each GPS record. This can be defined for any feature AND submenu choice, so a speed sign can look different than a stop sign
•  the layer to use for the attribute block
•  the layer to use for associated linework
•  whether to rotate the block to match the angle of the associated linework.

Here's the GPS example after stationing and attribute arrangement.

Manual Walkout Definitions
Creating drawings from Manual Walkout documents is semi-automated with a 2 step process. The first step requires the operator to read the feature information from the field notes and enter it using the CoriMap Place Blocks function. The operator selects a Baseline (see example - in red) and then enters a Station, an Offset, a Feature Code and a Label. A generic block is then inserted at the location specified by the Station/Offset data and populated with the data entered.

Place Blocks Definitions
Each entry is checked to make sure it's feature code has been defined. This user configurable definition file includes feature codes for all blocks in the QuickStart Block Library.

Block Redefinition Definitions
Once all entries have been made, the CoriMap Block Redefine function is used to automatically replace the generic blocks with project standard blocks. A detailed Block Redefinition Definition guides the process. This method of converting manual walkout notes allows the data entry task to take place without making decisions about final block choices - the same drawing could be converted using any one of a number of stored sets of project standard blocks for different clients.