Control method for a surveying system with a gauging pole and a base station, having the steps of: emitting a light beam using a light source in the base station, rotating an emission direction of the light beam about an axis using a rotatable optical unit of the base station, aligning the emission direction with the gauging pole including the substeps of: capturing a deviation of a point of incidence of the light beam on a spatially resolving light sensor of the gauging pole; ascertaining a distance vector of the point of incidence with respect to a reference point on the gauging pole using an evaluation unit of the gauging pole; and aligning the emission direction by controlling the rotatable optical unit of the base station by means of control commands based on the distance vector until the point of incidence lies stationary on the reference point, confirming the positioning of the gauging pole on a measurement point on the part of a user by operating an operating element of the gauging pole, wherein the operating element activates a routine of the gauging pole that aligns the light beam of the base station with the reference point, determining the emission direction of the light beam using an angle encoder in the base station, wherein the determination of the emission direction is delayed until the point of incidence lies stationary on the reference point, recording the determined emission direction associated with the measurement point using a protocol device. emitting a light beam using a light source in the base station, rotating an emission direction of the light beam about an axis using a rotatable optical unit of the base station, aligning the emission direction with the gauging pole including the substeps of: capturing a deviation of a point of incidence of the light beam on a spatially resolving light sensor of the gauging pole; ascertaining a distance vector of the point of incidence with respect to a reference point on the gauging pole using an evaluation unit of the gauging pole; and aligning the emission direction by controlling the rotatable optical unit of the base station by means of control commands based on the distance vector until the point of incidence lies stationary on the reference point, confirming the positioning of the gauging pole on a measurement point on the part of a user by operating an operating element of the gauging pole, wherein the operating element activates a routine of the gauging pole that aligns the light beam of the base station with the reference point, determining the emission direction of the light beam using an angle encoder in the base station, wherein the determination of the emission direction is delayed until the point of incidence lies stationary on the reference point, recording the determined emission direction associated with the measurement point using a protocol device. capturing a deviation of a point of incidence of the light beam on a spatially resolving light sensor of the gauging pole; ascertaining a distance vector of the point of incidence with respect to a reference point on the gauging pole using an evaluation unit of the gauging pole; and aligning the emission direction by controlling the rotatable optical unit of the base station by means of control commands based on the distance vector until the point of incidence lies stationary on the reference point, confirming the positioning of the gauging pole on a measurement point on the part of a user by operating an operating element of the gauging pole, wherein the operating element activates a routine of the gauging pole that aligns the light beam of the base station with the reference point, determining the emission direction of the light beam using an angle encoder in the base station, wherein the determination of the emission direction is delayed until the point of incidence lies stationary on the reference point, recording the determined emission direction associated with the measurement point using a protocol device.