Patent ID: 7830501
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A surveying method using a surveying instrument, the surveying instrument comprising: a distance measuring system for determining a distance from an object along a measuring line; a camera fixedly mounted relative to the distance measuring system; a swivel arrangement rotatably mounting the distance measuring system and the camera relative to a base; and an orientation measuring system for determining an orientation of the distance measuring system and the camera relative to the base; the method comprising: placing a first platform relative to a scenery; mounting the surveying instrument on the first platform and, while the surveying instrument is mounted on the first platform: placing a second platform relative to the scenery such that the second platform is disposed at a distance from the first platform; and mounting the surveying instrument on the second platform and, while the surveying instrument is mounted on the second platform: