This command allows you to select an existing coordinate file for your job or to create a new coordinate file. The standard file selection dialog box appears for choosing a coordinate file, as shown in the next figure. Buttons for moving up the directory structure, creating a new folder, listing file names and listing file details appear in the upper right corner of the dialog box.



All data points you collect are stored in the coordinate (.crd) file you select or create. The .crd file extension will automatically be appended to the file name.


Select Existing Job

To select an existing job, browse to and select an existing file, then select OK (the green check icon).


Create a New Job

To create a new job, simply enter a new name and select OK. You can control where your job is saved by browsing to the desired folder where the job is to be created before entering the new name and selecting OK. You can also create a new folder for this new file name. Following job creation, you will be asked to enter in Job Attribute information. This feature lets you set up prompting for each new job with job-related attributes like Client, Jurisdiction, Weather Conditions and the like. This is discussed in detail in the Job Setting section.


Note: If you key in a coordinate file that already exists, it will load the file instead of overwriting it with a new file. This benefit to this feature is that you cannot accidentally overwrite an existing coordinate file from within Carlson SurvCE.