One of the typical survey method for determining station's points and survey details has been the traverse method. There have been considerable discussions on the way to "adjust" angles and distances and lot of rules of thumb while rigorous Least Squares Adjustment softwares are available anywhere.

I would say "too much" talks and controversial exchanges for a method that is simply not appropriated anymore considering modern instruments. Long traverses (geodetic) have been anyway replaced by usin

Good news for all of you who are using a GNSS RTK without the fancy tilt meter and IMU onboard ! 

You can turn your today GNSS receiver to do the "free bubble style" by mixing up 2 technologies that popped up last year.

The first one is about software receiver as we learnt we can feed the digital signal processing part of a GNSS receiver into a smartphone and the second one is that we don't need to take the GNSS survey pole vertical !

My approach of this problem has been developed and tested alread

Need new battery (or rebuilt) for CST Berger CTS-05 Total Station. Merry Christmas!

Hi All,

Here conversion from dxf to kml online link.

http://kmltools.appspot.com/dxf2kml

Looking for information on Portugal land descriptions/mapping.

Any help on Portugal's land system would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Howard

Plotting while measuring saves time and make the drawing accurate with no ambiguities. Creating accurate drawings is painless with a Bluetooth enabled DISTO device. If you paired the Distometer with AutoCAD mobile app, the Plotting can be done simultaneously.

First turn on Bluetooth in both devices and pair them. See the image below.

http://www.gpslandsurveying.com/modern-data-collection-plot-distometer-measurements-measuring-autocad/CAD

With Survey Earth in a Day just around the corner again, knowing where your local markers are will come in handy when deciding where to submit a point from. Aside from our growing collection of Survey Marker Photos (photos tagged 'marker' inside the community), occasionally we will share marker photos on our Facebook Page which surveyors around the world respond to with, of course, their own marker photos.  Take a look at this post for example and the comments which followed.

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I stumbled upon a few interesting books that you may find as interesting as I have. These books will be particularly interesting to geodetic surveyors  and those surveyors across the planet who annually participate in Survey Earth in a Day.  Flat- Earthers may find them to challenge their theories.

A history of the determination of the figure of the earth from arc measurements

Wanna see the type of surveying equipment your fellow land surveyors are using around the world?  More specifically... would you like to know what kind of Total Stations everyone is using?  Take a look at the comments on the following thread for some very valuable insight from all corners of the earth.

We asked:

What is the best total station you used in the field up to now ? And why ? 
Please explain in few sentences from your experience 

an early Gunter’s scale
photograph: Museum of the History of Science – Broad Street, Oxford

MEANING  of according to Gunter: correctly; reliably (synonym: according to Cocker)

ORIGIN

Edmund Gunter (1581-1626) was an English mathematician who improved or invented several instruments which bear his name:
– Gunter’s chain: a chain of 4 poles’ length used in land-surveying;
– Gunter’s quadrant: an apparatus for finding the hour of the day, the azimuth, etc.;
– Gunter’s scale, also called Gu

There is a box or drawer full of old plats, blueprints and survey drawings that are collecting dust somewhere at your surveying company.  Why not scan them into a file archive and monetize them?  Imagine being able to sell access to those old surveys, retain the rights and permissions and make money twice with them.  This is exactly what America's Building Records is providing the construction industry- the ability to do just that.  Land Surveyors United recently partnered with ABR and would lik

Good job, Tersus engineers! Working on setting up the base station...What are included in the base station package of NeoRTK system? GNSS receiver, UHF whip antenna, external data link, transmitting UHF antenna, and others. Datasheet available, click here.

Datasheet_NeoRTK_EN.pdf

Contact us, click here.

Tersus GNSS Inc. (“Tersus”), a leading GNSS manufacturing company announces its launch of a new generation GNSS RTK system with multi technology integrated for surveyors, the NeoRTK System.

NeoRTK System is a high-performing GNSS RTK system applied with multi-constellation and multi-frequency GNSS engine and various communication protocols which aim at providing high performance and stable signal reception satisfying surveyors’ demands. With high-end GNSS antenna inside, NeoRTK can speed up the T

While doing a little research into search trends for Land Surveying and Land Surveyors using Google trends, it is quite interesting to see that overall, searches for land surveyors worldwide have gone down significantly since 2008.    Would you venture to state your opinion as to why this might be the case?

Should Land Surveyors as a whole be alarmed by this downward spiral in search? 

 Do you have any ideas as to how we might inject a better image of surveyors to the world?

Travel safety. It’s a real concern, given the nature of the world today. And yet, we love it, and we continue to transport ourselves around the world for those new experiences.

There are some things we cannot control, no matter where we are. A pickpocket may target us; we might eat in a “questionable” place, drink the water, and end up with some serious intestinal issues; we might even be the victim of a more serious crime. Those of us who travel a lot or for long periods of time to think about s

iHand20 is a professional GNSS controller featured with alphanumerical keypad, 3.7” sunlight readable screen and powerful processor which will make the field work easy for most surveyors, and meanwhile, will benefit them with the higher efficiency and improved productivity. With rugged IP68 rating and 1.2 meter free drop survival, iHand20 is a perfect solution for the harsh environment. In addition, the Li-ion battery with 6500mAh capacity can make it work for long time without worrying about th

We’ll show you ours if you show us yours!

At KPI we know why you already use or really want a Robotic Total Station. The remote operation allows for a one-man operation saving money and increasing efficiency. We can show you how to use any brand to maximize the benefits, we can show you how to take proper care of an RTS, we can even show you how we calibrate them.

What can you show us?

Send us pictures of your RTS operating in the wild, either doing actual survey work or go all Warhol on it. Everyo

NeoRTK is an intelligent GNSS RTK suite that provides Land Surveyors with the feature-rich technologies for survey-grade applications. Two versions, the Rover Kit and the Base Kit, ensure high precision and stability signal reception at field.

Visit our website to learn more about it. Click here. 

Contact us, click here. 

[Get Ready!] We are gearing up now for InterDrone from September 6-8, hosting booth #905. In addition to GNSS RTK & PPK Boards, Receivers, GNSS-aided inertial navigation system, we will be demonstrating software platforms of the latest GNSS RTK system [NeoRTK]. Welcome to drop by.

Contact us, click here.

Do you still not have an invitation to INTERGEO? From 26-28 September, you will find us in Berlin in the exhibition hall at booth C4-060. We have prepared your personal online voucher code for a day pass that will enable you to visit the trade fair free of charge. Why not send an email to arrange an appointment for a personal discussion?Action Now!

Contact Us: www.tersus-gnss.com/pages/contact