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Step 2: Surveying
Exercise 1: Making some measurements
Introductio
The purpose of the exercise is to see what your TPS700auto can do. Set your
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instrument up outdoors. If possible, have someone carry a prism and pole for you.
You will need a watch.
Measuring
To get a feel for ATR, Automatic Target Recognition, follow the procedures below.
with ATR
Record your times here:
Total Time for 10
TPS 700auto – 3-Steps to Productivity
Exercises
Step
1
Setup the instrument up and level it.
2
Turn the instrument on. The Measure and Record screen is displayed.
3
In the Measure and Record Screen, enter a point ID, then press Enter.
4
Using your rodman, manually locate 10 points about 100 feet from the
instrument:
•
Mark the Start time when the rodman is on the first point.
•
Manually place the crosshairs on the target at each point, as
you would normally.
•
Then press the DIST key.
•
After locating the last point, record the Finish time
•
Record your Start and Finish times in the table, below.
Start Time
Finish Time
Points
Action
Manual Pointing
Continued on next page
Dec, 2001
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