CHAPTER 4 COLLECT
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When you reach the end point (~250 steps) on the right wheelpath and after you have marked a circle
around the Moon foot at that location, pick up your Dipstick and go across and mark the desired
location directly opposite. Don’t stop the Data Collection program, just don’t press the Trigger and the
Dipstick will not collect data. Make a circle around the Moon foot at the desired location, and also draw a
12” (300 mm) circle around this point. You can use the Dipstick to draw a circle around this point on the
pavement. Draw the circle so it is tangent to the outer edge of the Moon foot as shown in the drawing.
Then go back to where you stopped collecting data and carefully put the Dipstick down exactly on the
Moon foot circle at the end of the right wheel path.
Now you can continue your Run from this point. Collect data towards the circle across the lane
toward the left wheel path. At the point where you would step across the circle, don't step over the
circle, but put the foot down exactly tangent to the circle. (Anywhere on the circle) This will require
that you "step off" at an angle as shown in the picture above. Your next step will always put you
exactly on the desired spot at the center of the circle. You will also have to use this procedure to get
exactly back on to the starting point of the Run. On the next to last reading, set the foot down
anywhere on the 1-ft (300-mm) circle and you will be assured of being exactly 12” (300 mm)
from the starting point for the final reading. Rotate the Dipstick back to the starting point to
take the final reading. Be sure to take the final reading exactly on the original starting
point. (Use the 12”/300 mm circle to compensate for any discrepancy on the next to last
reading.) This is very important. You should always do this “stepping off onto the 12”
circle” on the short transverse runs that will not be part of the longitudinal profiles.
PROCESSING THE DATA
Processing the data that you have collected in Boxes is covered in Chapter 5, PROCESS. You can
do this on the Dipstick's on-board computer, or you can do this on your desktop PC. The software
works the same in both programs.
TO VIEW REPORTS ON THE 2277 COMPUTER
You can get reports right on the RFCOLLECT menu on the 2277 computer. Single-Tap the Run
you are interested in to make it dark. Tap the REPORT Menu header with your stylus, then tap
the Run report you want to see. You can view the Readings and elevations of all points on the
Run by using REPORT/DATA POINT LISTING. You may read any Notes that you collected
during the Run, or you may bring up a Graph of the Run profile. These report features are covered
in detail in Chapter 5 (PROCESSING DATA) of this manual.
Once you download this data to your desktop PC, you'll be able to print any of these reports from
the RoadFace program on your PC to any printer connected to your PC, either local or network.
TO EDIT DATA THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY COLLECTED
You can EDIT Runs right on the RFCOLLECT menu. Just Tap EDIT, then the Edit feature you
want. Editing data, including UnBoxing Runs, is covered in detail in Chapter 5 (Processing Data).
Once again, if you had any problems collecting data, see Chapter 8 "TROUBLESHOOTING" if
you have any problems.
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