Total Station Videogrammetry

Using a total station with video cameras, the position of a reflective target can be recorded automatically as well as the view. This is particularly efficient when tracking as it is conventionally necessary to identify each string of points by a coded label. The unnamed points can now be plotted and then identified from the video files with the added check on accuracy. Using a reflectorless EDM the instrument is simply pointed at any chosen target and the distance and bearing are recorded directly onto the video picture of the chosen target.