Arizona State
University’s Active Tectonics, Quantitative Structural Geology and
Geomorphology group (and the Geological Science Department’s) total station
equipment handbook
Here is a useful reference: Philpotts, et al., The electronic total station--a versatile, revolutionary new geological mapping tool, Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 45, p. 38-45, 1997.
Total Station Manual For Use With The Leica TC407 Total Station CEE121 Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering Measurements--by Kane Bennett, UMass
by Ramón Arrowsmith
June 15, 1999 (cleaned up February 24, 2004)
Table of
Contents
Introduction
Equipment
Description
Leica (Wild) Surveying Equipment
Preparation
Planning and Reconnaissance
Equipment checklist
Set-up
Fine leveling instructions
Classes of keypad operation for Theodolite (TCM 1100)
Suggested command sequence for Theodolite start up
Operation
Reflector
Focusing and sighting
Measurement and recording
Communication Techniques
Coding
Data downloading, manipulation, and software
Data storage format
Downloading
Filtering the data
Spreadsheet
Care
Transport
Cleaning and drying
Cables and plugs
Condensation on prisms
Storage
In the field
How it works
Electromagnetic Distance
Measurement (EDM)
Electromagnetic waves
Errors in distance measurement
Scale error
Reduction formula
Infra-red radiation from GaAs lasing diode
Theodolite
Determination of Easting, Northing, and Elevation
Instrument Station Reference Location
Determination in the vertical plane
Determination in the horizontal plane
Precision
Planning and executing a
surveying/mapping project
Basic detailed mapping procedure
Examples
Topography
Scarp profiles--coordinate transformation by rotation
Longitudinal profiles
Contour maps - topographic mapping
Reoccupation
Detailed fracture mapping
Bibliography
Geologic mapping
Electromagnetic distance measurement
Basic Surveying
Advanced Surveying
Mapping reference