4 Ways to ensure accuracy from your GPS Equipment, or more to the point, how to prevent poor accuracy from GPS Equipment.
How to Calculate Whole Circle Bearings and Distances from Co-Ordinates.
Why do we need to calculate the Whole Circle Bearing and Distance between two sets of Co-Ordinates? Information is supplied in all manner of forms, and quite often it is not in the form that we need to use it in. We need to transform this information into a format we can use. For many years, Site Engineers and Surveyors …
5 Ways a Surveyor or Engineer can Achieve Accurate Levelling
Top 5 Ways to ensure that you always achieve high accuracy on levelling traverses.
Guide to Doing a Resection with a Total Station
What is the Resection Programme on a Total Station? The Resection programme found on nearly all Total Stations, like the Leica TCRP1205 Robotic Total Station, allow immense flexibility on where the Total Station can be positioned for ease of setting out or surveying. It is one of the most used features of a modern Total Station. This programme allows the …
Tracking Total Stations with Leica LOC8.
Can a Total Station be tracked when it is stolen?
It can now if you have a Leica Total Station with LOC8.
The Real World Accuracy of Network GPS Rovers in Surveying.
We are told that GPS Network Rovers have cm accuracy. This means that with the correction service that GPS Network Rover knows its position within a 20cm sphere (the size of a small stone) anywhere in the world.
But is this true?
How often should you check an automatic level?
How often should you check an automatic level? We would recommend that site staff should check an automatic level for accuracy every week. This site check should also be logged and stored with the Calibration Certificate for the automatic level. Any deterioration in the accuracy of the automatic level can then be easily identified and the automatic level can be …
Checks on Total Station Accuracy
There are 6 checks that need to be carried out on a Total Station to ensure that it is working properly. In this article I go through all 6 Total Station checks.
How do you check a dumpy level?
How do you check a dumpy level? A dumpy level is checked for accuracy by carrying out a two peg test. Here is a straight forward, easy to follow guide on how to perform a two peg test on a dumpy level. This is straight forward and can be done on any site by any competent surveyor or engineer. This …
How often should you check a dumpy level?
How often should you check a dumpy level? We would recommend that site staff should check a dumpy level for accuracy every week. This site check should also be logged and stored with the Calibration Certificate for the dumpy level. Any deterioration in the accuracy of the dumpy level can then be easily identified and the dumpy level can be …