Surveying system for determining the position of a target point, having a surveying device and a target object which defines the target point, wherein the surveying system has • a control and evaluation unit with evaluation, data-processing and control functionality, • a first radiation source for generating target-finding radiation, and • means (54, 55) for multi-directional emission of the target-finding radiation into free space, and the surveying device has • a sighting device, which defines a target axis, • means for changing the alignment of the target axis about a first axis (z) and a second axis (x), • a photosensitive line sensor for detecting target-finding radiation, wherein the reception range of the line sensor is in the form of a reception fan, and the target axis has a defined spatial reference relation with respect to the plane of the reception fan, • a second radiation source for generating fine-sighting radiation, • means for emitting the fine-sighting radiation coaxially with respect to the target axis in the form of a radiation cone with a small angle of aperture, • a photosensitive large-area sensor for detecting fine-sighting radiation reflected by the target object, characterized in that the control and evaluation unit is designed to track the target object, moving relative to the surveying device, within the scope of a target-finding functionality, wherein within the scope of the target-finding functionality the following steps are carried out continuously and automatically by the control and evaluation unit in accordance with a defined algorithm with continuous emission of target-finding radiation: • target-finding radiation which originates from the target object is detected with the line sensor and • a first change in alignment of the target axis about the first axis (z) occurs as a function of detected target-finding radiation, with the result that the target axis tracks the movement tendency (21, 22) of the target object. • a control and evaluation unit with evaluation, data-processing and control functionality, • a first radiation source for generating target-finding radiation, and • means (54, 55) for multi-directional emission of the target-finding radiation into free space, and the surveying device has • a sighting device, which defines a target axis, • means for changing the alignment of the target axis about a first axis (z) and a second axis (x), • a photosensitive line sensor for detecting target-finding radiation, wherein the reception range of the line sensor is in the form of a reception fan, and the target axis has a defined spatial reference relation with respect to the plane of the reception fan, • a second radiation source for generating fine-sighting radiation, • means for emitting the fine-sighting radiation coaxially with respect to the target axis in the form of a radiation cone with a small angle of aperture, • a photosensitive large-area sensor for detecting fine-sighting radiation reflected by the target object, • target-finding radiation which originates from the target object is detected with the line sensor and • a first change in alignment of the target axis about the first axis (z) occurs as a function of detected target-finding radiation,