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Data Collection Procedures

Chapter Outline

 

10.1 General

10.2 Functional Requirements of a Generic Data Collector

10.3 Data Collection Operating Procedures

10.4 Responsibility of the Field Crew for Data Collection and Processing

10.5 Interfacing the Data Collector with a Computer

10.6 Digital Data

10.7 Digital Transfer of the Data to Application Software

10.8 Requirements of a Data Collector

10.9 Coding of Field Data While Using a Data Collector

10.10 Summary of Data Collector Field-to-Finish Procedures

10.1 General

In this chapter, the procedures for data collection using a data collector (provided with old model total stations) are described. Modern total stations have an inbuilt data collector, which also follows some of these procedures. ...

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