SETTING UP A TOTAL STATION

[inwiththeold]

ive been interning at a surveying firm as a draftsman for a couple months now, realizing I really had no idea how the actual surveying part worked! the video helped! thanks!

[qwertykev]

Another hepful hint is to put the toe of your boot up to the object you are setting up over, to use a reference when looking through the optical plummet.

[alexander]

It's a good basic explanation of setting up a total station over a tripod. Camera and audio work could be a little better, but for someone who doesn't know how to do it, this is a good primer.

[jimmercer]

Very knowledgeable PE and PS. He is my professor in college in Civil Engineering.

[JamesCrow]

The only issue I have with this video is the height. If you set the instrument at that height your back and neck are going to be killing you at the end of one set-up. I recommend setting the legs at chin height prior to setting the legs in the ground. This has always worked for me in natural ground set-ups. Chest height works for concrete or asphalt set-ups. 

[SomeOldGeezer]

Thank you for this informative video. It was comprehensive and you thoroughly explained each step. This helped me tremendously with my undergraduate research assignment.

[cbryder]

Thanks for the clear and concise tutorial. Better than the explanation I got in school!

[Yaoii]

i am currently watching your video because tomorrow is our last field exam in Surveying and we needed to set up the ins by ourselves. your vid reeally helped me. thank you very much

[Theislamiclens]

James crow is right, it is always advisable in traverse especially to set-up approximately the centre of the instrument at chin height

[samsukkarieh]

Very instructive and practical explanation. Thanks👍

[larryoloai]

You should make sure all the thumb screws are roughly centered and level. You are then levelling the baseplate with the legs.
Once that's done centre the instrument over the point. The bubble should still be roughly level with minimal help from thumbscrews.

[lactabhousedesign]

nice tutorials. love it. student of ENSET Bambili, TOPOGRAPHY

[qwertykev]

Make sure foot screws are adjusted to the halfway mark so you don't "run out of screw" during adjustment

[tektrust]

yes i want to know the A-Z of using a Total station.Thanks.

[gatorwing]

After laying out over 60 gas stations and Winn Dixie stores I would have gone broke being this slow setting up the theodolite. About 2 minutes required to set up over a point and get a reference back-site.
Too slow with 12 workers waiting for construction stakes.
Also had the first rotating beacon laser in South Florida capable of sweeping 17 acres (Spectra Physics).
About 3 minutes to set that up as it was powered by a car battery and needed slopes dialed in.
No time for slow set-ups. Many times large machines needed to be moved in a hurry to see reference markers and bench marks.

[guahcap]

@stevesrt8 Honestly didn't think about having a tri-brach with out an optical plummet! We usually up the plummetless ones to the side since our tribrachs are topcon look throughs. . Sorry wasn't thinking.

[semisikaufusi]

the initial setup reminiscent of a former seasoned surveyor's method...Good job on the setup.

[michaelworthington]

Thanks for the video, great basic information. Keep it up.

[kusonsin]

+gmasurveyor May I ask if the model you are using is the Topcon GTS-301D, and when you turn on the EDM, does the have a hum, sort of like the sound of a fan inside?   I have a second hand one and wonder if the EDM works. Thanks

[ShivananS]

Great tutorial! Will surely assist me in my surveying exam. aluminium tripods rock!!