Surveying device for a coordinative position determination of a spatial point, wherein the surveying device comprises a transmission unit having a targeting component that can be rotated about two axes of rotation, namely a first axis of rotation and a second axis of rotation , wherein the targeting component is configured to provide for a distance measurement, which comprises transmission of measurement radiation by the targeting component , thereby defining a target axis, and reception of returning measurement radiation by the targeting component , wherein the surveying device comprises a base and a support that is mounted to the base rotatably about the first axis of rotation , wherein the targeting component is mounted to the support rotatably about the second axis of rotation , wherein the surveying device further comprises • a camera which is fixedly mounted to the transmission unit in a way that its field-of-view moves with the targeting component , wherein the camera is configured to capture two images, wherein each of the two images is associated with a different distance measurement, each of which comprising transmission and reception of corresponding measurement radiation , characterized in that the surveying device further comprises: • an image evaluator, configured for automatically identifying corresponding image features that are present in both of the two images, the corresponding image features representing reference points within the environment, and for a derivation of a spatial transformation parameter from a motion of the corresponding image features , wherein the spatial transformation parameter provides for a determination of a difference of a spatial pose of the target axis between the different distance measurements which correspond to the two images. wherein the surveying device comprises a base and a support that is mounted to the base rotatably about the first axis of rotation , wherein the targeting component is mounted to the support rotatably about the second axis of rotation , wherein the surveying device further comprises • a camera which is fixedly mounted to the transmission unit in a way that its field-of-view moves with the targeting component , wherein the camera is configured to capture two images, wherein each of the two images is associated with a different distance measurement, each of which comprising transmission and reception of corresponding measurement radiation , • a camera which is fixedly mounted to the transmission unit in a way that its field-of-view moves with the targeting component , wherein the camera is configured to capture two images, wherein each of the two images is associated with a different distance measurement, each of which comprising transmission and reception of corresponding measurement radiation , characterized in that the surveying device further comprises: • an image evaluator, configured for automatically identifying corresponding image features that are present in both of the two images, the corresponding image features representing reference points within the environment, and for a derivation of a spatial transformation parameter from a motion of the corresponding image features , wherein the spatial transformation parameter provides for a determination of a difference of a spatial pose of the target axis between the different distance measurements which correspond to the two images. • an image evaluator, configured for automatically identifying corresponding image features that are present in both of the two images, the corresponding image features representing reference points within the environment, and for a derivation of a spatial transformation parameter from a motion of the corresponding image features , wherein the spatial transformation parameter provides for a determination of a difference of a spatial pose of the target axis between the different distance measurements which correspond to the two images. <EOS>