Situation
A farm boundary has to be surveyed with a total station. The nearest control points are 5 km away. RTK data can be received from a reference station.
The conventional way
Bring in control by measuring a long traverse from the control points. Traverse close to the boundary and coordinate the boundary markers from the traverse stations. An open traverse is liable to error. A closed traverse will take twice as long. Even with careful planning, traversing in difficult terrain is complicated and time consuming.
The SmartStation way
Set up SmartStation at a first point where one or more boundary markers can be seen. Fix the position with RTK. Orient to a second point, which is not yet fixed. Measure angles and distances to the markers. Set up at the second point, fix the position and orient to the first point. All previous measurements are transformed automatically in SmartStation. Survey the markers from the second point. Survey the boundary in this way using pairs or clusters of SmartStation points.
The advantages
