Patent ID: 7739803

Claim:
A surveying system comprising, a surveying device provided with a function for tracking a target, and a remote control device for remotely controlling said surveying device on a target side, wherein said surveying device comprises a measuring unit, an image pickup unit, a first radio unit, and a first control arithmetic unit, and wherein said remote control device comprises a second radio unit, a second control arithmetic unit, a second display unit, and a second operation input unit, wherein said first control arithmetic unit transmits measurement data of said measuring unit to said remote control device via said first radio unit when a detection result is within the tracking range based on the detection result of a reflection light from the target, and transmits an image data taken by said image pickup unit via said first radio unit when said detection result is out of the tracking range, and wherein said second control arithmetic unit receives the measurement data and the image data via said second radio unit, and displays the measurement data or the image data on said second display unit.