A measuring device, in particular total station, tachymeter, theodolite or laser tracker, comprising • a base, • a construction arranged on the base and pivotable or rotatable about a pivoting axis, the construction having a main frame with at least one column, • a targeting unit attached to the main frame, wherein the targeting unit is pivotable or rotatable about a targeting unit rotation axis, wherein the targeting unit has at least an emission unit for emitting a first laser beam, said emission unit defining an optical target axis, • a first angle measuring functionality for acquiring at least one pivoting angle defined by a relative pivoting position of the construction with respect to the base, • a scanning module comprising ∘ a beam deflection element for deflecting a scanning laser beam, said beam deflection element being rotatable about a rotation axis in a motorized fashion, wherein the rotation axis in a received state is at a defined angle relative to the pivoting axis, and ∘ a second angle measuring functionality for determining a rotation angle from an angular position of the beam deflection element, the scanning module having a field of view defined by at least the rotation axis and an orientation of the beam deflection element with respect to the rotation axis, which field of view is within a scan surface, and wherein the deflected scanning laser beam is in the field of view in case the scanning module is within an angular field of view rotation range around the rotation axis, wherein the angular field of view rotation range comprises a central rotation angle, and wherein at the central rotation angle the beam deflection element is configured to deflect the scanning laser beam in a central line direction corresponding to a geometric average angle in the angular field of view rotation range, • a control and processing unit for data processing and for control of the measuring device, specifically for controlling the targeting unit and the scanning module, characterized in that the scanning module is arranged on the main frame and/or on the targeting unit in such a way that the central line direction deviates by at most 45 degree from orthogonality with respect to the pivoting axis. • a base, • a construction arranged on the base and pivotable or rotatable about a pivoting axis, the construction having a main frame with at least one column, • a targeting unit attached to the main frame, wherein the targeting unit is pivotable or rotatable about a targeting unit rotation axis, wherein the targeting unit has at least an emission unit for emitting a first laser beam, said emission unit defining an optical target axis, • a first angle measuring functionality for acquiring at least one pivoting angle defined by a relative pivoting position of the construction with respect to the base, • a scanning module comprising ∘ a beam deflection element for deflecting a scanning laser beam, said beam deflection element being rotatable about a rotation axis in a motorized fashion, wherein the rotation axis in a received state is at a defined angle relative to the pivoting axis, and ∘ a second angle measuring functionality for determining a rotation angle from an angular position of the beam deflection element, the scanning module having a field of view defined by at least the rotation axis and an orientation of the beam deflection element with respect to the rotation axis, which field of view is within a scan surface, and wherein the deflected scanning laser beam is in the field of view in case the scanning module is within an angular field of view rotation range around the rotation axis, wherein the angular field of view rotation range comprises a central rotation angle, and wherein at the central rotation angle the beam deflection element is configured to deflect the scanning laser beam in a central line direction corresponding to a geometric average angle in the angular field of view rotation range, ∘ a beam deflection element for deflecting a scanning laser beam, said beam deflection element being rotatable about a rotation axis in a motorized fashion, wherein the rotation axis in a received state is at a defined angle relative to the pivoting axis, and ∘ a second angle measuring functionality for determining a rotation angle from an angular position of the beam deflection element, • a control and processing unit for data processing and for control of the measuring device, specifically for controlling the targeting unit and the scanning module,