Patent ID: 6732051
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: G01C,G01S

Abstract:
A seamless surveying system for use with a satellite positioning system (SATPS) comprising:a first unit including a radio transceiver and antenna, a first SATPS receiver, a first SATPS antenna, said first unit being adapted to receive and transmit SATPS data; a second unit including a radio transceiver and antenna, a radiation source for irradiating a target with transmitted radiation, a means for receiving reflected radiation from said target, a means for determining the distance between said target and said radiation source from said transmitted radiation and said reflected radiation, and an instrument for determining horizontal and vertical angles, and a second communication link; and a third unit including a radio transceiver and antenna, a target capable of reflecting said transmitted radiation, a third communication link for communicating with said first unit and said second unit, a second SATPS antenna, a second SATPS receiver, a SATPS processor, and a logic unit for selecting an optimum data source.