Import GPSMS1 dialog

How to fill in the dialog box fields...

Fill in the dialog box fields as indicated below. You may also accept presented default values and options. Disregard grayed fields and options. When done, press Ok to continue. Or press Cancel to abort.

Window
Use this radio button field to select a size for the new window:

• normal = default size assigned by Windows™
• fit to data = automatic fit of data to be shown
• maximize = maximize new window
• minimize = minimize as icon

release time, arrival time
Use these time fields to indicate the GMT day time when

• the animal was released
• and when the animals arrived at the goal site

If 00:00:00 is specified as release time, the release time will be determined automatically from the logged data. If 00:00:00 is specified as arrival time, the arrival time will be determined automatically as well. Automatic recognition defines release as the first point followed by 10 successive points with GPS speed >20km/h. Arrival is defined as the last point precceded by 10 successive points with GPS speed >20km/h. To specify times manually when more than 24h elapsed between the begin of recording and either release or arrival, increment the number of hours by 24h for each day. Example: arrival at 18.00.01 on the next day = 42:00:01.

text for trial title
Use this name field to specify the text for the trial title. You can also insert place holders that Wintrack will replace with specific information about the data:

• {drel} = release date
• {darr} = arrival date
• {trel} = release day time GMT
• {tarr} = arrival day time GMT
• {proj} = projection, examples:
  SwissGrid = Swiss National coordinate system
  UTM32N = Universal Transverse Mercator Zone 32 North
  TM 23.45E = Transverse Mercator with central meridian 23.45° East

Projection
Use this radio button field to select a geographical projection used to transform longitude and latitude values into flat XY coordinates:

• automatic = SwissGrid if data within frame, else universal transverse Mercator
• SwissGrid = always use SwissGrid projection
• transverse Mercator universal = always use universal transverse Mercator projection
• transverse Mercator custom = transverse Mercator projection with custom central meridian

Central meridian [°]
Use this number field to specify a central meridian. Decimal degrees ranging from -179.999° (West) to +180.000° (East) are expected. This field is only available if you select transverse Mercator custom in the Projection field.

Coordinates
Use this group of fields to specify the exact nominal release and target coordinates, so the imported path can be snapped exactly into place:

• start/end [XY m] is an array field to indicate the coordinates of the release and target site. Four numbers are expected in the following order: x-coordinate of release, y-coordinate of release, x-coordinate of target, y-coordinate of target. The specified values must fit within the current arena boundaries. Enter 0,0 if the coordinates are not known or if no snapping into place is desired.
• snap distance [m] is a number field to indicate the maximal shift that Wintrack is allowed to compensate by snapping the imported path to the nominal start and release coordinates, respectively.

Filter
Use these number fields to specify conditions that GPS fixes must meet in order to be imported as data points of a path:

• number of satellites = minimal number of satellites required for point acceptance,
• speed discrepancy = tolerated maximal discrepancy between GPS speed and speed over ground calculated from coordinate differences. Specify 0 to suppress speed based filtering.

GPSMS1 log file
Use this file field to specify the name and location of the log file (.LOG) containing the GPSMS1 data.

Note that...

GPS log files store time of day as GMT. Specifications of release and arrival times are expected as GMT as well.

Additional information...

• See the topic Import GPSMS1command for basic information on the command.
• The related macro statement is explained in the topic Import GPSMS1 statement.
• There is a toolbar shortcut to import GPSMS1 data.
• Inside case documents provides advanced information on case documents.
• See Creating and using macros to learn how to use and create macros.
• Keyboard Shortcuts gives an overview on keyboard shortcuts.
• Using the Wintrack toolbar gives an overview of toolbar shortcuts.