Trying to measure the lie of the land can be a very challenging task especially if you are working in less than ideal conditions. More often than not you are not going to have someone to hold the measuring stake. This can make it very difficult to do your job. If you have access to one of the Sokkia robotic total stations then you never have to worry about the lack of help again. The total station is designed to be used by one person without the need for someone to hold the stake ever again.
In the early days a surveyor had two choices when it came to measuring the land and setting out the owners boundaries. He could use the Gunter's chain and a surveyor's compass or he could use a standing theodolite and a second person with a measuring stake. This was not always the most accurate method of accomplishing the task and disputes were commonplace. Now with the Sokkia robotic system one person can achieve far more accurate results than ever before, enabling him to lay out property boundaries that are beyond dispute.
Only in recent history with the advent of the microchip and miniaturized computer technology has the old fashioned theodolite become a back up for those times when a surveyor has no access to one of the new digital units. The Sokkia robotic total station is designed to allow a single operator to take all of the readings he needs to provide extremely accurate readings to within inches rather than the best guestimates that many surveyors have provided for years.
Being able to run a Sokkia robotic system without the use of second person is a good way to save money for the company having the survey completed. In cases where a police crime scene is involved keeping the cost down while providing the most accurate measurements possible can be critical. It is a far better use of time and money to proceed with the investigation, instead of wasting it on a second person whose only job is to hold the measuring stake.
One person can hold the beam detector and operate the Sokkia total station performing the most accurate measurements possible. This means that in the case of a crime scene you only have to worry about one extra person walking around the scene, which significantly reduces the risk of important evidence being disturbed. The same theory holds true for the archeological surveying team, the last thing you need is extra people wandering around possibly damaging the very site you are trying to preserve.
While a complete Sokkia robotic system may seem like a moderately expensive proposition, when you compare the price to the cost of hiring someone whose main job is to hold the measuring stake it may not be. In the end you may find that you will save a lot of money and time when you buy your total station from ADV Possys, where you will always get the best prices on all surveying equipment.
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