Total station
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A total station or total station theodolite is an electronic/optical instrument used for surveying and building construction. It is an electronic transit theodolite integrated with electronic distance
Archaeological survey using a Leica TPS1100 total station on an Iron Age dwelling in Ytterby, Sweden
A typical prism with back target. Used with survey and 3D point monitoring systems to measure changes in elevation and position of a point.
Rangefinder
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A rangefinder is a device used to measure distances to remote objects. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found applications in other fields, such as photography, the military, an
Total station
…theodolite is an electronic/optical instrument used for surveying and building construction. It is an electronic transit theodolite integrated with electronic distance measurement (EDM) to measure both vertical and horizontal angles and the slope distance from the instrument to a particular point, and an on-board computer to…
Portable German stereoscopic rangefinder from WWII
The coincidence rangefinder of the Polish destroyer ORP Wicher
Laser rangefinder
Second World War German range finding tower at La Corbière, Jersey