The software used to interface with the GeoXH/Geo7x is called Pathfinder Office. It is proprietary software published by Trimble Navigation for which we have a separate license. It is really designed for a pre-Active Directory environment, and that causes problems for us since we operate in a multi-user AD Windows environment.
By default, Pathfinder Office will write all its data to your local user directory on the machine you’re using: C:\user\<your username>\Documents\GNSS Projects\Default. This creates huge problems, since we not only need to share processing settings, we need to work on our data in groups, and Pathfinder Office’s native settings make this a pain in the neck.
Instead, we have a shared GPS folder on the S:\ drive, called GPS. If you’re working on a GPS project, chances are you’ve been granted access to this folder. If it’s not available to you, please email Dr Menard (jcm, x3731) with your project and your faculty supervisor to get access.
Always set the default project folder to S:\GPS\GNSS Projects. Please see the section, Data Management and Import into ArcGIS for further details. When you start Pathfinder Office, the below Select Project window should open to prompt you to select a project:
Don’t worry about what the project is called, necessarily, instead check where the project folder is pointed. It should be S:\GPS\GNSS Projects. If it’s not, click the Modify button and point it there.