It is a presentation slide on total station surveying. Total station is one of the most used modern instrument in land surveying.

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Presentation On
Total Station Surveying
Binabh Devkota
binabhdevkota@gmail.com
Course: GEOM 201
Teacher: Er. Basudev Bhandari

2. Introduction
• Total Station
-Digital instrument
-Combination of EDM, Digital Theodolite
and microprocessor
-Angle measurement
(horizontal and vertical)
-Distance measurement
(slope, horizontal, vertical)
-Direct co-ordinates calculation
-One of the most used modern instruments
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3. Terms Used In Total Station Survey
• Vertical axis: axis about which instrument can be rotated in horizontal
plane
• Horizontal(trunnion) axis: axis about which instrument can be rotated in
vertical plane
• Line of sight or line of collimation: line through intersection of cross
hairs, optical center of object glass and continued
• Swinging: rotating 180⁰ in horizontal plane about vertical axis
• Transiting: rotating 180⁰ in vertical plane about horizontal axis
• Face left/right observation: observation done when vertical circle is
left/right to observer
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4. Parts of Total Station
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Source: http://theconstructor.org/surveying/total-station-operation-uses-advantage/6605/

5. Temporary Adjustments
• Centering: process in which the vertical axis of the instrument is
coincided with the plumb line
• Levelling: making the vertical axis of instrument truly vertical
• focusing: adjustment of telescope to obtain clear visibility of image
through eyepiece and objective lens
5Source: http://www.usouthal.edu/geography/allison/GY301/Total%20Station%20Setup%20and%20Operation.pdf

6. Fundamental Measurements
• Distance
• Rotation of optical axis in horizontal
plane
• Inclination of optical axis in vertical
plane
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Source: http://www.minesurveyor.net/equiptotalstation.php
Source: https://www.alibaba.com/product-
detail/PJK-CHEAP-NON-PRISM-TOTAL-
STATION_60297734758.html

7. Additional Features
• Co-ordinate Calculation
• Remote Elevation Measurement
• Missing Line Measurement
• Recording of data
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Source:
http://www.topcon.co.jp/en/positioning/produ
cts/product/ts00/GTS-250_E.html
Source:
http://www.usouthal.edu/geography
/allison/GY301/Total%20Station%20S
etup%20and%20Operation.pdf

8. Applications
• Mining/Tunnelling
• Metrology
• Civil Engineering
• Control Surveying
• Topographical surveying
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Source:
http://www.sudburyminingsolutions.com/new-
total-station-offers-scanning-capability.html
Source: https://www.zenithsurvey.co.uk/category/leica-builder/

9. References
• Punimia, D. B., Jain, K. A., & Jain, K. A. (2005). SURVEYING VOL. I.
Jodhpur: Laxmi Publications (P) LTD
• Hoffman, A. (2013, March 22). The Total Station & Land Surveys: A
Background Story. Retrieved October 13, 2016, from GODFREY
HOFFMAN ASSOCIATES: http://www.godfreyhoffman.com/civil-
engineering-blog/bid/278047/the-total-station-land-surveys-a-
background-story
• surveyhistory.org. (n.d.). The Surveyor's Basic Tools. Retrieved January
20, 2017, from Survey History:
http://www.surveyhistory.org/the_surveyor's_basic_tools.htm
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