With the advent of GPS/GNSS satellite navigation systems and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) surveying profession is nowadays facing its transformative stage. Written by a team of surveying experts, Surveyor’s Instruments and Technology gives surveying students and practitioners profound understanding of how surveying instruments are designed and operating based on surveying instrument functionality. The book includes the required basic knowledge of accurate measurements of distances and angles from theoretical principles to advanced optical, mechanical, electronic and software components for comparative analysis. Readers are presented with basic elements of UAS systems, practical interpretation techniques, sensor components, and operating platforms. Appropriate for surveying courses at all levels, this guide helps students and practitioners alike to understand what is behind the buttons of surveying instruments of all kinds when considering practical project implementations.
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0.635 kg
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Year of Publication
2017
Table of Contents
Preface.
Acknowledgment.
Authors.
Chapter 1 Introduction.
Surveying Profession and Instruments: Historical Perspective
Existing Books and Why We Decided to Write Our Book
Structure of the Book
Chapter 2 Levels.
Optical Levels
Laser Levels
References
Chapter 3 Theodolites.
Historical Prototypes of Modern Theodolites
Optical Theodolite
Electronic Theodolite
Basic Operation Principle of a Theodolite
Main Parts of a Theodolite
Bibliography
Chapter 4 Electronic Distance Measurer (EDM).
Physical Fundamentals of Surveying Electronic Distance Measurers (EDMs)
Time Interval Measuring Methods Applied in EDMs
Semiconductor Photodetectors and Light Sources of EDMs
EDM Optical Schemes
Bibliography
Chapter 5 Total Stations.
Total Station Configuration
Additional Appliances of a Total Station Telescope
Robotic Total Stations
Checking and Adjusting Total Stations
References
Chapter 6 Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).
Fundamental Principles of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)
Coordinate Systems
Types of GNSS
Differential GPS and SBAS
GNSS Receivers
GNSS Applications
References
Chapter 7 Obtaining and Processing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Data for Surveying and Mapping.
Obtaining Surveying Data Using Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
UAV Photogrammetry
UAV Mapping Project Management Considerations
UAV Mapping Project Cost Considerations
Index.
Author
Eugene Levin
ISBN/ISSN
9781498762380
Binding
Hardback
Edition
1
Publisher
CRC Press
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