These materials cover how to use mapping quality GPS units to collect GIS data! This exercises walk you through the steps necessary to collect GPS data using Trimble Pro XR receivers. GPS data can be combined with other geographic data using GIS to provide a new and more informative way to map your community.

The workshop materials consist of the workshop manual (PDF), the presentations (PPT) and the data folders and files.

The manual contains the following sections:

     1. Mission Planning
     2. Creating a Data Dictionary
     3. Collecting Data with a Trimble Pro XR
     4. Data Correction and Export
     5. Bringing GIS Data into your GPS Receiver