nikon_raw_v200 – Nikon RAW format V2.00

New in version 0.3.3.

This format contains polar data. It is the first polar format supported by Total Open Station.

Nikon RAW Record Information

Data are basically comma-separated values, but each row can have a different format and number of fields. Recorded points are in rows that start with the SS string, while fixed base points start with the ST string.

Definitions

Coordinate records

type

,

pt

,

(pt id)

,

northing

,

easting

,

elevation

,

code

type

One of the following codes
UP Uploaded point
MP Manually input point
CC Calculated coordinate
RE Resection point

pt

Point number

(pt id)

(Point ID)

northing

Northing of the coordinate

easting

Easting of the coordinate

elevation

Elevation of the coordinate

code

Feature code

Station records

ST

,

stnpt

,

(stnid)

,

bspt

,

(bs id)

,

hi

,

bsazim

,

bsha

ST

Station record identifier (fixed text)

stnpt

Station point number

(stn id)

(Station ID)

bspt

Backsight point number

(bs id)

(Backsight ID)

hi

Height of instrument

bsazim

Backsight azimuth

bsha

Backsight horizontal angle

Control point records

CP

,

pt

,

(pt id)

,

ht

,

sd

,

ha

,

va

,

time

,

code

CP

Control point record identifier (fixed text)

pt

Point number

(pt id)

(Point ID)

ht

Height of target

sd

Slope distance

ha

Horizontal angle

va

Vertical angle

time

24-hour time stamp

code

Feature code

Sideshot records

SS

,

pt

,

ht

,

sd

,

ha

,

va

,

time

,

code

SS

Sideshot record identifier (fixed text)

pt

Point number

ht

Height of target

sd

Slope distance

ha

Horizontal angle

va

Vertical angle

time

24-hour time stamp

code

Feature code

Stakeout records

SO

,

pt

,

(sopt)

,

ht

,

sd

,

ha

,

va

,

time

,

SO

Stakeout record identifier (fixed text)

pt

Recorded point number

(sopt)

(Original number of point staked)

ht

Height of target

sd

Slope distance

ha

Horizontal angle

va

Vertical angle

time

24-hour time stamp

F1 records

face

,

pt

,

ht

,

sd

,

ha

,

va

,

time

face

One of the following
F1 Shot taken using Face-1 (fixed text)
Shot taken using Face-1 for Station setup (fixed text)

pt

Point number

ht

Height of target

sd

Slope distance

ha

Horizontal angle

va

Vertical angle

time

24-hour time stamp

Comment/note records

CO

,

text

CO

Comment record identifier (fixed text)

text

Comment text

Acknowledgements

Support for this format was added thanks to Cynthia Mascione, Università di Siena.