Get to Know Your Way Around the Groundhawk Portal

• Log into the Portal using your Groundhawk credentials 

• You can choose the language or change your password in the top right corner - under your name
  

• When choosing sites in the portal, you will see both the draft and active sites by default 

• In case you want to look at past projects, choose ‘archived’ 

• You can also search, filter, and sort sites based on your needs 
  
  
  • Status = Draft, Active or Archived. Only influences visibility. Archived sites are not visible on Groundhawk device and default not visible in the list.
    
  • Owner = Network owner profile applied to site (special configurations)
  • Access = Teams access to site
  • Recordings = Last mappings to site
  • Open trench, % = how many m are mapped in open trench of full length and what is the percentage of open trench mappings. If 75% or higher then green. 25% or lower red.
  • Last export = When were downloadable files last exported
  • ... Context menu to 1) edit site info, 2) manage access, 3) view progress and 4) Download files
    

• Add depth markers to see how deep the trench is in the measuring points 

• Add points and photos to see all the points that have been mapped 

• Add plan to visualize how the mapping looks in relation to the initial plan 

• Click on the route to see the lengths of each part in terms of cable and protection, and what the cover is 

It's recommended to upload a plan as a base map before construction because you can constantly compare it to the plans, and it's easy to see if any surveys are missing.

Here's how to do it:

DXF File
Make sure you have a DXF file of the plan. Also, find out what coordinate system the DXF file was created in.

Create a Project
First, create a project as you normally would if you haven't already.

Import the Plan
Import the plan to the project from the relevant section.

Upload the File
First, select the file and then the coordinate system. If you can't find a suitable coordinate system in the list, contact Groundhawk support.

Preview Layers
In the preview, select only the layers that contain the necessary routes and key points.

For example, it is not worth importing houses because they can already be found on the background map.

Good to know:

Coordinate Systems
In Finland, the TM35FIN coordinate system is commonly used. Another common local coordinate system is the GK 21-28 series (21 in the west and 28 in the far east).

DXF File Format
The DXF file is an open, widely used CAD file format in which plans can generally be saved. Many design software programs support the DXF format. It's easy to convert other file formats, such as DWG or many other GIS formats, to DXF.

DXF Map Layers
Designers typically use multiple layers to make it easy to choose what to display on the map. You can usually distinguish between 1) a base map layer (e.g., a Google Maps road map), 2) the built environment (detailed roads and buildings), and 3) the planned network. Often, a DXF file may include both levels 2 and 3. The planned network can be in several separate layers, such as cabinets on their own layer and cables on theirs, and so on.

Deleting and Updating Plans
You can import multiple plans to the same Groundhawk project if, for example, you're designing the same project in different parts. You can also import an updated plan and delete the old one.

You can find downloadable files in the project list under the menu item ... or under the site map heading.

The Basics

Downloadable files are created only after the uploaded data has been quality checked. This is done by the Groundhawk quality assurance team.

If you urgently need files for a specific project, you should contact the quality assurance team. These projects are processed regularly, and downloadable files will appear in the format specified for the project under "cable file format." You should double-check that the correct file format is selected here.

Downloadable files
All files containing data for the entire site can be found on the first page. Please note that users can select multiple export file formats.

User's own export files
The user can create their own file export from quality-assured data. This allows the user to create, for example, a time-filtered export file that only shows recently added measurements.