Method for precisely determining the position offset (ΔP) and orientation offset (ΔO) of a second deployment, defined by a second position and a second orientation, in relation to a first deployment, defined by a first position and a first orientation, of a geodetic surveying device, in particular of a theodolite or total station, having a laser rangefinding functionality and an angle measurement functionality, wherein the first deployment and the second deployment are situated in the same measurement environment, the position offset (ΔP) and orientation offset (ΔO) are determined so precisely that the second position and the second orientation are determinable with geodetic accuracy; comprising the following steps: • recording a second image of the environment (22', 26') of at least a second contiguous region (4', 9', 21', 31') of the measurement environment from the second deployment, • matching image elements (24', 25', 28') of the second image of the environment (22', 26') to corresponding image elements (24, 25, 28) of a first image of the environment (22, 26), which was recorded from the first deployment and images at least one first contiguous region (4, 9, 21, 31) of the measurement environment, wherein the first and the second contiguous regions (4, 9, 21, 31, 4', 9', 21', 31') have a multiplicity of common measurement environment points, • determining, in the internal reference system (L1, L2) of the geodetic surveying device, the directions (19, 32, 19', 32') respectively from the first and second deployments (S1, S2) to measurement environment points which correspond to corresponding image elements (24, 25, 28, 24', 25', 28') on the basis of the location of the respective image element (24, 25, 28, 24', 25', 28') in the respective image of the environment (22, 26, 22', 26'), • determining a scaling factor, ▪ by means of a precise, contactless, in particular laser-optical measurement of the distance (D') from the second deployment to at least one measurement environment point whose direction has been determined, more particularly wherein the precise contactless measurement of the distance (D') is brought about automatically, wherein the geodetic surveying device is automatically aligned on the measurement environment point to be measured on the basis of the determined direction (19, 32, 19', 32'), or ▪ by means of an object with known dimensions, in particular a scale bar, imaged in the first and/or second image of the environment • precisely determining the position offset (ΔP) and the orientation offset (ΔO) by means of geometric principles resp. algorithms on the basis of the directions (19, 32, 19', 32') determined in relation to the first and second deployments (S1, S2) and the scaling factor, i.e. the imaging scale. • recording a second image of the environment (22', 26') of at least a second contiguous region (4', 9', 21', 31') of the measurement environment from the second deployment, • matching image elements (24', 25', 28') of the second image of the environment (22', 26') to corresponding image elements (24, 25, 28) of a first image of the environment (22, 26), which was recorded from the first deployment and images at least one first contiguous region (4, 9, 21, 31) of the measurement environment, wherein the first and the second contiguous regions (4, 9, 21, 31, 4', 9', 21', 31') have a multiplicity of common measurement environment points, • determining, in the internal reference system (L1, L2) of the geodetic surveying device, the directions (19, 32, 19', 32') respectively from the first and second deployments (S1, S2) to measurement environment points which correspond to corresponding image elements (24, 25, 28, 24', 25', 28') on the basis of the location of the respective image element (24, 25, 28, 24', 25', 28') in the respective image of the environment (22, 26, 22', 26'), • determining a scaling factor, ▪ by means of a precise, contactless, in particular laser-optical measurement of the distance (D') from the second deployment to at least one measurement environment point whose direction has been determined, more particularly wherein the precise contactless measurement of the distance (D') is brought about automatically, wherein the geodetic surveying device is automatically aligned on the measurement environment point to be measured on the basis of the determined direction (19, 32, 19', 32'), or ▪ by means of an object with known dimensions, in particular a scale bar, imaged in the first and/or second image of the environment ▪ by means of a precise, contactless, in particular laser-optical measurement of the distance (D') from the second deployment to at least one measurement environment point whose direction has been determined, more particularly wherein the precise contactless measurement of the distance (D') is brought about automatically, wherein the geodetic surveying device is automatically aligned on the measurement environment point to be measured on the basis of the determined direction (19, 32, 19', 32'), or ▪ by means of an object with known dimensions, in particular a scale bar, imaged in the first and/or second image of the environment • precisely determining the position offset (ΔP) and the orientation offset (ΔO) by means of geometric principles resp. algorithms on the basis of the directions (19, 32, 19', 32') determined in relation to the first and second deployments (S1, S2) and the scaling factor, i.e. the imaging scale.