Application for Any model of
Total Station
Total Station's Application for
Civil Engineering
Mr. ILIA SHEKELASHVILI Engineer of Bridges. Representative of the Georgian Engineering Group of Road and Railway Lines.
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A small overview about the Total Station and the Total Station's Application for Civil Engineering
Introduction
Yes of course. In the late 70s of the last century, no industry could fail to realize that the most important technological achievement in recent years was the computer.But computers have particularly influenced technical practice areas. In the field of surveying and mapping, the way of collecting data, performing calculations, developing maps and other products has completely changed. Among the latest computer technologies available to assist survey engineers include: 1.tacheometers, including robotic systems; 2. global positioning systems (GPS); 3. digital photogrammetry and light range determination (LIDAR); 4. satellite remote sensing; 5. Geographic Information System (GIS).
all the features of the total station will not be discussed here. Let's say how important it is in civil engineering. The total station can be used to determine the angles and distances from the instrument to the survey points. With trigonometry and triangulation, angles and distances can be used to calculate the coordinates of the actual positions (X, Y, and Z or North, East, and elevation). The data may be downloaded from the total station to an external computer and application software will generate a map of the surveyed area. Using the application ("Total Station Civil"), during the area planning, you can directly observe the level difference between the physical and project levels directly on your mobile phone or tablet. Also directly observe data of perimeter, area (and preliminary volume for earthworks).
Application of Total Station
The application was created on an office program and can be used on any software platform and on any device (it is recommended to use SoftMaker Office "FreeOffice 2018" for work). Saving the result file in Excel format (after filling in the appropriate way) opens in a special application software (see helf file) to generate a map of the surveyed area and make basic cross-sections for further processing.
The program is simplified and uses data that is sufficient for civil engineering:
for measurement - horizontal angles, horizontal distance(HD) and vertical distance(VD)
for coordinates - UTM system
for an angle - GON 400 °.
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The full version of the Total Station Civil makes it possible to measure more than 300 points.
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The trial version of the Total Station Civil is limited to measure up to 5 points.
Price - Free
