TopGun Veg-Tool: User's Manual
By James W. Dow
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About this ebook
This ebook is the second installment to the series "TopGun Veg-Tool". This ebook contains both the general description of the TopGun Veg-Tool and the technical specifications for its in-the-field operation.
Vegetation management administrative personnel and foresters (in-the-field operators) will find valuable information in this ebook.
This ebook is written in two major sections. The first section deals with the overall functionality of the TopGun Veg-Tool, including its multi-level approach to analysis (e.g., multi-level clearance criteria and multiple conductor operating conditions, etc.). The second section deals with the technical specifications of the TopGun Veg-Tool and the step-by-step instructions for setup and operation.
This ebook is intended to be taken to the field and used by the forester/operator as an immediate reference guide. It is also a training guide.
James W. Dow
James W. Dow Chief Executive Officer, Aerotec, LLC Years of Experience: With this firm– 16 years; With other > 25 years Education: Mississippi State University: BS/Aerospace Engineering – 1970 MS/Aerospace Engineering – 1972 Relevant Qualifications: Mr. Dow was an original founder of Aerotec, LLC (airborne remote sensing) in 1996, having retired from the Alabama Power Company. Mr. Dow is generally acknowledged as one of the most influential engineers in the United States regarding CAD/CAM/CAE technology and LIDAR “filtering” software development. Mr. Dow has over twenty-five years of experience in application software development and support for a variety of industries that include military defense, aerospace, forest products, construction, communications, and electric utility. Mr. Dow’s experience spans all aspects of information management methodology/technology from strategic planning for network-infrastructure through design, engineering, construction, implementation, and support of mission critical computer application systems across multi-company/multi-state political and geographic areas. He is an internationally recognized authority in a wide variety of industries. In 1979, Mr. Dow co-authored an internationally acclaimed book entitled “The Guide for the Evaluation and Implementation of CAD/CAM Systems”. He played a key role in bringing several successful European CAD/CAM software products to the U.S. marketplace. From 1990-1995, Mr. Dow was employed by the Alabama Power Company Information Resources Department as -Manager of Application Services - Staff of 57 (1992-1994) and -Manager of Information Resources Plans & Projects – Staff of 30 (1990-1992). From 1974-1990, Mr. Dow was employed by Southern Company Services, Information Resources Organization in the following capacities: -Manager, Nuclear Plant Information Systems Staff of 35 (1987-1990), -Manager, Information Resources Strategic Planning Staff of 4 (1983-1987) and -Manager, Supervisor, Programmer Staff of 20 (1972-1983). From 1972-1974, Mr. Dow was employed by Lockheed Georgia Company, Wing Design, as a Stress Engineer in the Structural Design Department. There he performed structural analysis, fatigue analysis and basic material research related to the engineering and design of aircraft structures to include the C-5, C-141, C130, JetStar, L1011, and Hummingbird (VTOL aircraft.) During 1972, Mr. Dow worked as a Scientist/Instrumentation Engineer for the US Naval Weapons Laboratory in Dahlgren, Virginia. He conducted basic research in gas dynamics to simulate nuclear blast wave environments at the Conical Shock Tube Facility. The research was related to the survivability of anti-ballistic missile systems, primarily the SPRINT missile. Mr. Dow’s military experience encompasses the following: -Commissioned Officer (2nd Lieutenant), US Army/Armor, 1972; continuing through -Georgia Army National Guard: Commander, Company B, 1-108 Armor, Cedartown, Georgia (9 years of service). Mr. Dow’s educational background is as follows: -BS, Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University (1965-1970) Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Engineering undergraduate research assistant; research publications include “Skin Friction Drag on Infinite Yawed Wings” (helicopter blade aerodynamics) Cooperative education program (Lockheed Georgia Company) -MS, Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University (1970-1972), Graduate research assistant (NASA Redstone Arsenal/Huntsville, Alabama) for the MSU Mechanical Engineering Department Master’s Thesis: “Mass, Energy and Vorticity Transport in Turbulent Boundary Layers” -Virginia Polytechnical Institute (1972); Advanced Graduate Studies - Advanced Particle Dynamics Mr. Dow is a U.S. Citizen. Mr. Dow was inducted into the Mississippi State University’s Engineering Hall of Fame in 1998. Mr. Dow was the primary inventor associated with the following patents: •Method and System for Direct Classification from Three Dimensional Digital Imaging (LIDAR). US Patent No. US 7,046,841 B1, May 16, 2006. •Method and Apparatus for Direct Detection, Location, Analysis, Identification, and Reporting of Vegetation Clearance Violations. US Patent Numbers: US 8,374,431 B2, February 12, 2013 US 8,724,900 B2, May 13, 2014 US 9,536,313 B2, January 3, 2017 US 9,947,109 B2, April 17, 2018 •Method and System for Developing Non-traditional (non-linear and non-parallel) Gently Curving Camera Trajectories for Collecting Digital Aerial/Terrestrial Photography for Construction of 3D Topographic Models Using Structure-from-Motion (SfM) Techniques, Patent Pending March 2018.
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TopGun Veg-Tool - James W. Dow
TopGun Veg-Tool: User’s Manual
By: James W. Dow
Copyright 2014 by James W. Dow
All Rights Reserved
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Table of Contents
TopGun Veg-Tool: ROW Vegetation Management
General Description
Summary
TopGun Veg-Tool: System Setup and Operation
TopGun System Components
TopGun System Overview
TopCon GRS-1 Receiver and Field Controller
TruPulse 360B Rangefinder
TopGun Assembly
TopGun System Configuration and Operation
Initialize TopGun
Start Aerotec Field Analysis
Launch ArcPad
Select GPS Preferences
Select GPS Height Tab
Select Quality Tab
System Ready/Locked
RTK Network
Select Conductor Vegetation Analysis
Select Test Parameters
Results Display – Violation/Clear
Select Results Tab
Select Detail Tab
Exit Application
Field Inspection Results – ESRI/ArcPad/ArcMap
Field Inspection Results – Google Earth
TopGun Field Inspection/Audit – Best Practices
GPS
TruPulse Range Finder
Data Integrity
The Field Inspection Team
Team Communications
Team Operations
TopGun - Field Equipment List
TopCon GRS-1 and Accessories
TruPulse 360B Laser Range Finder and Accessories
Other Essentials
Crew Equipment
Aerotec Field Analysis -Setup Checklist
The END
Additional Aerotec Publication(s) Available
Reference Documentation
Aerotec, LLC (company background)
Credits:
Author: James W. Dow - Aerotec, LLC
Editor: W. Scott Dow - Aerotec, LLC
Photographers:
James W. Dow - Aerotec, LLC
Ed Teasley - Aerotec, LLC
Contributors:
Ryan Paulk/Forester - El Paso Electric
Andy Openshaw - Aerotec, LLC
Epigraph
You will have courage because you still have hope.
You will be protected and will rest in safety.
You will lie down unafraid, and many will look