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I took a long file on a TDC600 and was forced to save it as a draft rather than turn it into a form. The template had no non-autofield requirements (i.e., there was nothing I had to put in) so I don't know why this happened.

But now the main question is: How do I recover the long line-datafile that I took and that is curently saved as a draft?

Thanks,

Michael Kennedy

kennedy@uky.edu

859-230-0191

I took a long file on a TDC600 and was forced to save it as a draft rather than turn it into a form. The template had no non-autofield requirements (i.e., there was nothing I had to put in) so I don't know why this happened.

But now the main question is: How do I recover the long line-datafile that I took and that is curently saved as a draft?

Thanks,

Michael Kennedy

kennedy@uky.edu

859-230-0191

Dear Zach,

Thanks for the reply.

I was startled to find out that there are three flavors of TerraFlex. How would I find out which I have?

This is important because my book The Global Positioning System and ArcGIS is undergoing a revision to the 4^th Edition.

https://www.amazon.com/Global-Positioning-System-ArcGIS/dp/1420087991

So, the variety in versions is something we definitely have to include in the book! Where could I find a discussion of the differences? How does a user obtain the different versions and is there a cost difference?

I have another question I would ask you to research; perhaps ask your colleagues in the Community? My co-author (Alex Kennedy) and I each have a TDC600 given to us by Trimble. Both of these handhelds have locked up completely while taking line files after a number of Tracks -- e.g.,  2345. Do you know of other instances of this happening? The problem does not occur with my iPhone or Android phone.

Many thanks for your help.

Cheers,

Michae Kennedy

https://geography.as.uky.edu/users/kennedy

859-230-0191

kennedy@uky.edu

It is Indeed Fortunate
that God Designed the
Universe along the
Precise Lines of the
Academic Disciplines.

-- James Grier Miller

I took a long file on a TDC600 and was forced to save it as a draft rather than turn it into a form. The template had no non-autofield requirements (i.e., there was nothing I had to put in) so I don't know why this happened.

But now the main question is: How do I recover the long line-datafile that I took and that is curently saved as a draft?

Thanks,

Michael Kennedy

kennedy@uky.edu

859-230-0191

Dear Zach,

Thanks for the reply.

I was startled to find out that there are three flavors of TerraFlex. How would I find out which I have?

This is important because my book The Global Positioning System and ArcGIS is undergoing a revision to the 4^th Edition.

https://www.amazon.com/Global-Positioning-System-ArcGIS/dp/1420087991

So, the variety in versions is something we definitely have to include in the book! Where could I find a discussion of the differences? How does a user obtain the different versions and is there a cost difference?

I have another question I would ask you to research; perhaps ask your colleagues in the Community? My co-author (Alex Kennedy) and I each have a TDC600 given to us by Trimble. Both of these handhelds have locked up completely while taking line files after a number of Tracks -- e.g.,  2345. Do you know of other instances of this happening? The problem does not occur with my iPhone or Android phone.

Many thanks for your help.

Cheers,

Michae Kennedy

https://geography.as.uky.edu/users/kennedy

859-230-0191

kennedy@uky.edu

It is Indeed Fortunate
that God Designed the
Universe along the
Precise Lines of the
Academic Disciplines.

-- James Grier Miller

I took a long file on a TDC600 and was forced to save it as a draft rather than turn it into a form. The template had no non-autofield requirements (i.e., there was nothing I had to put in) so I don't know why this happened.

But now the main question is: How do I recover the long line-datafile that I took and that is curently saved as a draft?

Thanks,

Michael Kennedy

kennedy@uky.edu

859-230-0191

Dear Zach,

So now I am really confused. I have been using TerraFlex 5.9.2.288 that I downloaded free from the Play Store for my LG20 Android Phone and the Apple-based version 5.9.3.291 free from the App store for my version 12 iPhone. I did not encounter a mention of cost or licensing. I have been assuming that, once one had a Trimble account (paid or not) and one bought a handheld (e.g., a TDC600) one was done with sending money to Trimble. I clearly do not have the whole picture. And I haven't even started to figure out the relationship between $$$ and precision, which we must cover.

A bit of recent history as to why I have not worked with Trimble Geospatial distributor: The Two TDC600s were provided to Alex and me by Ron Bisio (Senior Vice President (Geospatial)) via what I believe to be the New Zealand development team including Hamish Macmillan, Mathias Roehring, and Matthew Morris. They have been very helpful in helping me plumb the mysteries of Connect and TerraFlex.

Trimble has supported the book for many years. Ron will be writing the Foreword to the 4^th Edition. Trimble's Alan Townsend wrote the Foreword for a previous edition. We are in discussions with Trimble about the possibility of bundling 4^th Edition texts with TDC600s for university and advanced high school classes. Bottom Line: I really have to get this stuff right!

Some questions:

• How do I determine which TerraFlex Edition (Starter (Basic?), Standard, or Premium) do I have? The "About" menu item that details the Software Version on the handheld provides no clue.

• My co-author (Alex Kennedy) and I each have a TDC600 given gratis to us by Trimble. Both of these handhelds have locked up completely while taking line files after an arbitrary number of Tracks -- e.g., 2345. Do you know of other instances of this happening? The problem has not occured with TerraFlex on my iPhone or Android phone.

• How would the TerraFlex and Connect licensing work for, say, a class of 15 students at an institution of higher learning?

Cheers,

Michael

Michael Kennedy

kennedy@uky.edu

https://geography.as.uky.edu/users/kennedy

859-230-0191

4005 Lochmere Court

Lexington, KY 40509

P.S. Hamish, you asked: Can you confirm you have TerraFlex v5.9 on your LG2m in response to my earlier query "my ancient  LG 20 doesn't get the memo and continues to take data at one vertex a second". I upgraded to 5.9.2.288 and the issue went away. Thanks!. MK

Dear Zach,

Thanks for the reply.

I was startled to find out that there are three flavors of TerraFlex. How would I find out which I have?

This is important because my book The Global Positioning System and ArcGIS is undergoing a revision to the 4^th Edition.

https://www.amazon.com/Global-Positioning-System-ArcGIS/dp/1420087991

So, the variety in versions is something we definitely have to include in the book! Where could I find a discussion of the differences? How does a user obtain the different versions and is there a cost difference?

I have another question I would ask you to research; perhaps ask your colleagues in the Community? My co-author (Alex Kennedy) and I each have a TDC600 given to us by Trimble. Both of these handhelds have locked up completely while taking line files after a number of Tracks -- e.g.,  2345. Do you know of other instances of this happening? The problem does not occur with my iPhone or Android phone.

Many thanks for your help.

Cheers,

Michae Kennedy

https://geography.as.uky.edu/users/kennedy

859-230-0191

kennedy@uky.edu

It is Indeed Fortunate
that God Designed the
Universe along the
Precise Lines of the
Academic Disciplines.

-- James Grier Miller

I took a long file on a TDC600 and was forced to save it as a draft rather than turn it into a form. The template had no non-autofield requirements (i.e., there was nothing I had to put in) so I don't know why this happened.

But now the main question is: How do I recover the long line-datafile that I took and that is curently saved as a draft?

Thanks,

Michael Kennedy

kennedy@uky.edu

859-230-0191

Dear Zach,

So now I am really confused. I have been using TerraFlex 5.9.2.288 that I downloaded free from the Play Store for my LG20 Android Phone and the Apple-based version 5.9.3.291 free from the App store for my version 12 iPhone. I did not encounter a mention of cost or licensing. I have been assuming that, once one had a Trimble account (paid or not) and one bought a handheld (e.g., a TDC600) one was done with sending money to Trimble. I clearly do not have the whole picture. And I haven't even started to figure out the relationship between $$$ and precision, which we must cover.

A bit of recent history as to why I have not worked with Trimble Geospatial distributor: The Two TDC600s were provided to Alex and me by Ron Bisio (Senior Vice President (Geospatial)) via what I believe to be the New Zealand development team including Hamish Macmillan, Mathias Roehring, and Matthew Morris. They have been very helpful in helping me plumb the mysteries of Connect and TerraFlex.

Trimble has supported the book for many years. Ron will be writing the Foreword to the 4^th Edition. Trimble's Alan Townsend wrote the Foreword for a previous edition. We are in discussions with Trimble about the possibility of bundling 4^th Edition texts with TDC600s for university and advanced high school classes. Bottom Line: I really have to get this stuff right!

Some questions:

• How do I determine which TerraFlex Edition (Starter (Basic?), Standard, or Premium) do I have? The "About" menu item that details the Software Version on the handheld provides no clue.

• My co-author (Alex Kennedy) and I each have a TDC600 given gratis to us by Trimble. Both of these handhelds have locked up completely while taking line files after an arbitrary number of Tracks -- e.g., 2345. Do you know of other instances of this happening? The problem has not occured with TerraFlex on my iPhone or Android phone.

• How would the TerraFlex and Connect licensing work for, say, a class of 15 students at an institution of higher learning?

Cheers,

Michael

Michael Kennedy

kennedy@uky.edu

https://geography.as.uky.edu/users/kennedy

859-230-0191

4005 Lochmere Court

Lexington, KY 40509

P.S. Hamish, you asked: Can you confirm you have TerraFlex v5.9 on your LG2m in response to my earlier query "my ancient  LG 20 doesn't get the memo and continues to take data at one vertex a second". I upgraded to 5.9.2.288 and the issue went away. Thanks!. MK

Dear Zach,

Thanks for the reply.

I was startled to find out that there are three flavors of TerraFlex. How would I find out which I have?

This is important because my book The Global Positioning System and ArcGIS is undergoing a revision to the 4^th Edition.

https://www.amazon.com/Global-Positioning-System-ArcGIS/dp/1420087991

So, the variety in versions is something we definitely have to include in the book! Where could I find a discussion of the differences? How does a user obtain the different versions and is there a cost difference?

I have another question I would ask you to research; perhaps ask your colleagues in the Community? My co-author (Alex Kennedy) and I each have a TDC600 given to us by Trimble. Both of these handhelds have locked up completely while taking line files after a number of Tracks -- e.g.,  2345. Do you know of other instances of this happening? The problem does not occur with my iPhone or Android phone.

Many thanks for your help.

Cheers,

Michae Kennedy

https://geography.as.uky.edu/users/kennedy

859-230-0191

kennedy@uky.edu

It is Indeed Fortunate
that God Designed the
Universe along the
Precise Lines of the
Academic Disciplines.

-- James Grier Miller

I took a long file on a TDC600 and was forced to save it as a draft rather than turn it into a form. The template had no non-autofield requirements (i.e., there was nothing I had to put in) so I don't know why this happened.

But now the main question is: How do I recover the long line-datafile that I took and that is curently saved as a draft?

Thanks,

Michael Kennedy

kennedy@uky.edu

859-230-0191

Dear Zach,

So now I am really confused. I have been using TerraFlex 5.9.2.288 that I downloaded free from the Play Store for my LG20 Android Phone and the Apple-based version 5.9.3.291 free from the App store for my version 12 iPhone. I did not encounter a mention of cost or licensing. I have been assuming that, once one had a Trimble account (paid or not) and one bought a handheld (e.g., a TDC600) one was done with sending money to Trimble. I clearly do not have the whole picture. And I haven't even started to figure out the relationship between $$$ and precision, which we must cover.

A bit of recent history as to why I have not worked with Trimble Geospatial distributor: The Two TDC600s were provided to Alex and me by Ron Bisio (Senior Vice President (Geospatial)) via what I believe to be the New Zealand development team including Hamish Macmillan, Mathias Roehring, and Matthew Morris. They have been very helpful in helping me plumb the mysteries of Connect and TerraFlex.

Trimble has supported the book for many years. Ron will be writing the Foreword to the 4^th Edition. Trimble's Alan Townsend wrote the Foreword for a previous edition. We are in discussions with Trimble about the possibility of bundling 4^th Edition texts with TDC600s for university and advanced high school classes. Bottom Line: I really have to get this stuff right!

Some questions:

• How do I determine which TerraFlex Edition (Starter (Basic?), Standard, or Premium) do I have? The "About" menu item that details the Software Version on the handheld provides no clue.

• My co-author (Alex Kennedy) and I each have a TDC600 given gratis to us by Trimble. Both of these handhelds have locked up completely while taking line files after an arbitrary number of Tracks -- e.g., 2345. Do you know of other instances of this happening? The problem has not occured with TerraFlex on my iPhone or Android phone.

• How would the TerraFlex and Connect licensing work for, say, a class of 15 students at an institution of higher learning?

Cheers,

Michael

Michael Kennedy

kennedy@uky.edu

https://geography.as.uky.edu/users/kennedy

859-230-0191

4005 Lochmere Court

Lexington, KY 40509

P.S. Hamish, you asked: Can you confirm you have TerraFlex v5.9 on your LG2m in response to my earlier query "my ancient  LG 20 doesn't get the memo and continues to take data at one vertex a second". I upgraded to 5.9.2.288 and the issue went away. Thanks!. MK

Dear Zach,

Thanks for the reply.

I was startled to find out that there are three flavors of TerraFlex. How would I find out which I have?

This is important because my book The Global Positioning System and ArcGIS is undergoing a revision to the 4^th Edition.

https://www.amazon.com/Global-Positioning-System-ArcGIS/dp/1420087991

So, the variety in versions is something we definitely have to include in the book! Where could I find a discussion of the differences? How does a user obtain the different versions and is there a cost difference?

I have another question I would ask you to research; perhaps ask your colleagues in the Community? My co-author (Alex Kennedy) and I each have a TDC600 given to us by Trimble. Both of these handhelds have locked up completely while taking line files after a number of Tracks -- e.g.,  2345. Do you know of other instances of this happening? The problem does not occur with my iPhone or Android phone.

Many thanks for your help.

Cheers,

Michae Kennedy

https://geography.as.uky.edu/users/kennedy

859-230-0191

kennedy@uky.edu

It is Indeed Fortunate
that God Designed the
Universe along the
Precise Lines of the
Academic Disciplines.

-- James Grier Miller

I took a long file on a TDC600 and was forced to save it as a draft rather than turn it into a form. The template had no non-autofield requirements (i.e., there was nothing I had to put in) so I don't know why this happened.

But now the main question is: How do I recover the long line-datafile that I took and that is curently saved as a draft?

Thanks,

Michael Kennedy

kennedy@uky.edu

859-230-0191

Dear Zach,

So now I am really confused. I have been using TerraFlex 5.9.2.288 that I downloaded free from the Play Store for my LG20 Android Phone and the Apple-based version 5.9.3.291 free from the App store for my version 12 iPhone. I did not encounter a mention of cost or licensing. I have been assuming that, once one had a Trimble account (paid or not) and one bought a handheld (e.g., a TDC600) one was done with sending money to Trimble. I clearly do not have the whole picture. And I haven't even started to figure out the relationship between $$$ and precision, which we must cover.

A bit of recent history as to why I have not worked with Trimble Geospatial distributor: The Two TDC600s were provided to Alex and me by Ron Bisio (Senior Vice President (Geospatial)) via what I believe to be the New Zealand development team including Hamish Macmillan, Mathias Roehring, and Matthew Morris. They have been very helpful in helping me plumb the mysteries of Connect and TerraFlex.

Trimble has supported the book for many years. Ron will be writing the Foreword to the 4^th Edition. Trimble's Alan Townsend wrote the Foreword for a previous edition. We are in discussions with Trimble about the possibility of bundling 4^th Edition texts with TDC600s for university and advanced high school classes. Bottom Line: I really have to get this stuff right!

Some questions:

• How do I determine which TerraFlex Edition (Starter (Basic?), Standard, or Premium) do I have? The "About" menu item that details the Software Version on the handheld provides no clue.

• My co-author (Alex Kennedy) and I each have a TDC600 given gratis to us by Trimble. Both of these handhelds have locked up completely while taking line files after an arbitrary number of Tracks -- e.g., 2345. Do you know of other instances of this happening? The problem has not occured with TerraFlex on my iPhone or Android phone.

• How would the TerraFlex and Connect licensing work for, say, a class of 15 students at an institution of higher learning?

Cheers,

Michael

Michael Kennedy

kennedy@uky.edu

https://geography.as.uky.edu/users/kennedy

859-230-0191

4005 Lochmere Court

Lexington, KY 40509

P.S. Hamish, you asked: Can you confirm you have TerraFlex v5.9 on your LG2m in response to my earlier query "my ancient  LG 20 doesn't get the memo and continues to take data at one vertex a second". I upgraded to 5.9.2.288 and the issue went away. Thanks!. MK

Dear Zach,

Thanks for the reply.

I was startled to find out that there are three flavors of TerraFlex. How would I find out which I have?

This is important because my book The Global Positioning System and ArcGIS is undergoing a revision to the 4^th Edition.

https://www.amazon.com/Global-Positioning-System-ArcGIS/dp/1420087991

So, the variety in versions is something we definitely have to include in the book! Where could I find a discussion of the differences? How does a user obtain the different versions and is there a cost difference?

I have another question I would ask you to research; perhaps ask your colleagues in the Community? My co-author (Alex Kennedy) and I each have a TDC600 given to us by Trimble. Both of these handhelds have locked up completely while taking line files after a number of Tracks -- e.g.,  2345. Do you know of other instances of this happening? The problem does not occur with my iPhone or Android phone.

Many thanks for your help.

Cheers,

Michae Kennedy

https://geography.as.uky.edu/users/kennedy

859-230-0191

kennedy@uky.edu

It is Indeed Fortunate
that God Designed the
Universe along the
Precise Lines of the
Academic Disciplines.

-- James Grier Miller

I took a long file on a TDC600 and was forced to save it as a draft rather than turn it into a form. The template had no non-autofield requirements (i.e., there was nothing I had to put in) so I don't know why this happened.

But now the main question is: How do I recover the long line-datafile that I took and that is curently saved as a draft?

Thanks,

Michael Kennedy

kennedy@uky.edu

859-230-0191