Surveying Instruments & Technology

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.

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