The first step when working with the DET would be to create a new survey. All surveys contained within the DET are stored in the home directory of the user and should only be managed via the User Interface and not the file brower of the workstation.
On a computer with network access click on the menu Network -> List Surveys.... Select the desired survey from the dialog and click the Download. On the next dialog fill in the survey details (some are optional) and finally click the initialize button.
Downloading a survey
If the operation is successful the DET will load the item list tree on the left side of the window. You can click on any item to start entering observations.
The item list
If you don't have network access you have two choices. You can either import a survey from another user or initialize a survey manually.
To manually initialize a sruvey click on the Survey -> Initialize.. menu. You will get a similar dialog as with the network case but you have to supply the survey file yourself.
Manual Survey Initialization
Survey files can be exported from the PPP database website or you can have them on a storage medium with you (e.g. USB key, CD-ROM)
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