TEMS™ Pocket Positioning Tool

User’s Manual
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Publication number: LZT 108 9995 R1B

 Contents

Contents

1. Introduction 1
1.1. TEMS Pocket Positioning Tool in Brief. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2. Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.3. Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2. Getting Started 2
2.1. Initial Tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.2. Starting TEMS Pocket Positioning Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

3. Using TEMS Pocket Positioning Tool 3

3.1. Positioned Map in TEMS Investigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.2. Positioned Map in TEMS Presentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Index 9

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1. Introduction

This manual will assist you in using TEMS Pocket Positioning Tool.

1.1. TEMS Pocket Positioning Tool in Brief

With TEMS Pocket 7.x you can perform indoor logfile recording, by using an indoor
map (for example a floor plan) and pinpointing your way through the building. The
logfile with the measurement samples is stored together with the map in a zip
container. When the *.zip file has been transferred to a computer, it can be opened
from within TEMS Pocket Positioning Tool.
TEMS Pocket Positioning Tool is used to position (i.e. allocate a latitude and
longitude value) the unpositioned map and update the geo positions for each sample
in the corresponding logfile. The positioned map can then be opened in TEMS
Presentation or in TEMS Investigation, superimposed on an ordinary background
map. The logfile’s (positioned) measurement samples can be plotted on the indoor
map and analyzed in the same manner as if they were samples from an ordinary
logfile.

1.2. Prerequisites
If you are not a TEMS Presentation 1.2 user, TEMS Pocket Positioning Tool is stored
on the memory stick for the TEMS Pocket phone and needs to be copied over to your
computer, and installed (see also section 2.1. Initial Tasks).

1.3. Supported Operating Systems

TEMS Pocket Positioning Tool can be used with operating systems Microsoft®
Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Microsoft® Windows Vista SP1.

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2. Getting Started

This chapter guides you through a couple of actions to be taken prior to using TEMS
Pocket Positioning Tool.

2.1. Initial Tasks

• If you are not a TEMS Presentation 1.2 user, you need to install the tool on your
computer according to the following procedure:
– Copy the file TEMS_PinpointingMap_PositioningTool.msi found on the
memory stick for your TEMS Pocket phone, and save it locally on your
computer or on a network directory.
– Double-click the file TEMS_PinpointingMap_PositioningTool.msi.
The installation starts and you will be notified after completion. This procedure is
needed only once.
• To be able to use the tool for positioning maps and corresponding measurement
data, you need to:
– Transfer logfiles with indoor measurements and their corresponding maps (as
zip archives) from your TEMS Pocket phone and save them locally on your
computer or on a network directory.

2.2. Starting TEMS Pocket Positioning Tool

If you are not a TEMS Presentation 1.2 user, from the Windows Start menu you select
Programs → TEMS → TEMS Products → TEMS Pocket Positioning Tool.
If you are a TEMS Presentation 1.2 user, TEMS Pocket Positioning Tool is already
installed and found under Windows Start menu, where you select Programs →
Ascom → TEMS Products → Utilities → TEMS Pocket Positioning Tool.

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3. Using TEMS Pocket Positioning

Tool

Start TEMS Pocket Positioning Tool.

The first action is to open the *.zip file with the unpositioned map and the
corresponding logfile.
• Press the Open button on the toolbar.

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• Browse for the zip file of interest. Mark it and press Open (or double-click it).

Now it is time to specify where the map and logfile shall be stored when the
positioning procedure is complete. Perform the tasks mentioned in the following
steps:
• Press the Properties button on the toolbar.

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• Check the box Unzip archive, if you want to unzip the container with the logfile
and the map. If so, the map image, a corresponding tab file and the logfile will be
stored in an ordinary folder with the same name as the original zip container. If
you uncheck this box, you have to unzip your map and logfile manually before you
can use them in TEMS Presentation or TEMS Investigation.
The zip container is still stored in the same directory as when you opened it for
positioning, and it will also be updated with the new map position and geo positions
for the measurement samples after the positioning is complete.
• Specify the folder where the map image, the corresponding tab file and the logfile
shall be stored (if you checked the box Unzip archive in the previous step) after
the positioning procedure. Use the Browse button for convenience.
• Click OK.
On the right side of the map, you now enter Latitude, Longitude, the Width of the map
picture, and Direction.
Latitude and Longitude values can be obtained from the outdoor map where the
indoor map shall be positioned (in TEMS Investigation or TEMS Presentation). The
entered values indicate the top left corner of the indoor map picture.
The Width is the estimated width of the entire picture, not necessarily the building or
floor itself, from left to right. If the width is not OK in the map after the positioning, you
simply enter a new Width value and start the positioning procedure again
Direction is the deviation from the outdoor map, from 0 to 360 degrees clockwise, and
is used to adjust the direction of the indoor map before it is positioned in the outdoor
map. If the direction is not OK in the map after the positioning, you simply enter a new
Direction value and start the positioning procedure again.

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When you have entered the values, you start the positioning process by pressing the
Start button.
During the positioning, a progress bar indicates the progress. After the positioning,
“Completed” is displayed next to the progress bar.

Now you can open the positioned map (from the folder specified previously under
Properties) in TEMS Investigation or TEMS Presentation, favorably superimposed on
an ordinary outdoor map.

3.1. Positioned Map in TEMS Investigation

You use the positioned map as an ordinary map, superimposed on the outdoor map.
An example is displayed below.

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3.2. Positioned Map in TEMS Presentation

You use the positioned map as an ordinary map, superimposed on the outdoor map.
An example is displayed below.

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 Index

Index

D
direction 5
I
initial tasks 2
L
latitude and longitude values 5
N
n 1
O
open the positioned map 6
open the unpositioned map 3
P
positioned map in TEMS Investigation 6
positioned map in TEMS Presentation 7
positioning complete 6
prerequisites 1
S
start positioning 6
starting TEMS Pocket Positioning Tool 2
storing the positioned map 4
supported operating systems 1
W
width 5

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