App for interior pattern layout

“I found your company on Apples’ App Store. Can you or would you be willing to make an app for my type of surveying/layout process. An app that I can upload an image into the app, PNG type, then I can manually place 2D points with a cross-hair on that image, then be able to easily extract the X,Y points from your app as a simple text file or preferably a CSV file. The points would be used for upload into a robotic total station. I use Trimble field link software to control a Trimble RPT600 for interior pattern layout. Currently I have to convert PNG images to a DXF file. This conversion process causes a lot of distortion in the imagery. If you could produce this type of app, this would greatly help.
Thank you.”

Our iCMTGIS III and iCMTGIS PRO iOS apps will let you place points on a geo-referenced image and then export the X-Y coordinates as a text file.

The problem is that your png files are not geo-referenced. Tif files provide better resolution, but they will also need to be geo-referenced.

Our PC-GIS X software for use on a Windows PC provides the geo-referencing functionality, the ability to set up a local NEZ coordinate system, as well as the ability to digitize Points and export the X-Y coordinates in CSV format. If all you need is the exported CSV file, then there is no need to use the iOS apps.

You would set up a local NEZ system by defining a point of origin (such as 100, 100) for your location in the WGS84 system. You then define the corners of the area you will be working with.

The geo-referencing process ties a number of points on the Tif image (usually the corner points) to the corresponding corner points in the NEZ coordinate system. The image is thereby stretched and maybe rotated in such a way that the X,Y coordinates correspond to the actual ground points, and they are meaningful to the total station.

PC-GIS X provides a number of other functions that might be useful to you. It can import and export data in a number of formats, including DXF and Shapefiles. You can use it to prepare and print out a map.

Click to access PCGIS.pdf

We’ve posted the free CMT GPS/GIS training videos on YouTube, which can be easily accessed via this playlist link.

The material dealing with the PC-GIS software starts with Video 17.

Buffer & Stakeout updated to version 1.0.5

The Buffer & Stakeout app has been updated for iOS 17 compatibility. This app will let you create a buffer zone and then help you stake out the boundary.

Farming GPS GIS II updated to version 1.0.4

The Farming GPS GIS II app has been updated for iOS 17 compatibility. Besides the GPS/GIS data collection and mapping functionality, this app also provides the ability to enter deed calls to generate a deed plot. It will also let you divide and combine land plots as well as compute the yield per acre based on the crop yield and acreage.

Can I run the CMT PC-GIS Mapping software on my Mac?

“I am a student running off of MAC and I am going to proceed with using a software called parallels to download yalls windows software. Have yall used this in the past?” 

Using Parallels is one way to run Windows software on a Mac:
https://www.howtogeek.com/187359/5-ways-to-run-windows-software-on-a-mac/#:~:text=Key%20Takeaways,via%20a%20remote%20desktop%20solution.

We do  have customers who run our PC mapping software on their Mac machines.

Is there a way to collect a shp line string but be able to see the elevation for the single points when exported?

You could use the Utilities/Disconnect function in iCMTGIS PRO, Farming GPS GIS III or Forester GPS GIS III to disconnect the Line into Points. You will have the option to keep or delete the original Line Feature. For the resulting Point Topic, you can add Position_X, Position_Y and Elev_Z as Attributes. These will be displayed in Sheet View and can be exported.

Our PC-GIS X software provides a tool to turn on the nodes of a Line or Area Feature. It will display the 3-D coordinates of all the nodes in Sheet View when you add the Position_X, Position_Y and Elev_Z Attributes to the Topic structure. This will allow you to export the coordinates of the Nodes without disconnecting the Line or Area into Points.

Contour – Volume – Stakeout updated to version 1.0.4

The Contour – Volume – Stakeout app has been updated for iOS 17 compatibility.

Area – Distance app updated to version 1.0.4

The Area- Distance app has been updated for iOS 17 compatibility.

Farming GPS GIS III updated to version 1.0.6

The Farming GPS GIS III app has been updated for iOS 17 compatibility.

Deed Calls – Grid – Stakeout updated to version 1.0.6

The Deed Calls – Grid – Stakeout app has been updated for iOS 17 compatibility

Deed Calls – Area – Perimeter updated to version 1.1.7

The Deed Calls – Area – Perimeter app has been updated for iOS 17 compatibility.

iCMTGIS PRO updated to 1.2.5

This update fixes some issues with Create Grid and displaying segment lengths of a deed plot.

iCMTGIS III updated to 1.2.3

This update fixes some issues with Create Grid and displaying segment lengths of a deed

Deed Calls – Grid – Stakeout update to 1.0.5

This update fixes a problem with displaying segment lengths of deed plots.

Partition & Stakeout updated to 1.0.6

The Partition & Stakeout app has been updated to version 1.0.6 for iOS 17 compatibility.

Deed Calls & Stakeout updated to 1.0.9

This update fixes the issue of the app’s showing incorrect deed plot length values on the displayed map.