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Surveying 9
Surveying 9
“RESECTION”
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B
Field to Finish Operation
Memory card
USB and Compact
Flash
Automatic target
detection
Transfer remotely Final Comps,
(radio/cell phone)
Control/operation Measurement checks and
(automatic) and basic comps outputs
Continuing Evolution of Measurement Technologies
Broadcast of
Real-Time
Corrections Terrestrial Photogrammetry?
GoogleEarth
Watch this video “Total Station vs. GNSS Receiver: Which is the Better
Surveying Tool?”
https://youtu.be/0WugC2jXjsk
A total station consists of:
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1
4
5
Reflector
Total station
=
Theodolite with built in EDM
+
microprocessor
Operation:
A wave is transmitted and the
returning wave is measured to
find the distance traveled.
Distances determined by calculating the number of wavelengths travelled.
Errors can be accounted for manually, or by the EDM if it has the capability.