Total station - Advantages and disadvantages

 Total station

It is the software used for the civil field works.For surveyors, it is the most famous software present with advanced features as it is formed from the combination of an electronic distance measuring device and an electronic theodolite.It is formed of microprocessor which has a memory unit that identifies the coordinates as well.

Some advantages and disadvantages of total station are given in the table below:-

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