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Optical surveying instrument
A theodolite (/θiˈɒdəˌlaɪt/) is a precision optical instrument for measuring angles between designated visible points in the horizontal and vertical planes
Theodolite
Science of determining the positions of points and the distances and angles between them
They use equipment, such as total stations, robotic total stations, theodolites, GNSS receivers, retroreflectors, 3D scanners, lidar sensors, radios
Surveying
Instruments used in surveys 1784 to 1853
carried out in the period 1784 to 1853. This includes the five great theodolites—great in name, great in size and great in accuracy—used in surveys of
Ramsden_surveying_instruments
Tellurometer Theodolite Half theodolite Plain theodolite Simple theodolite Great theodolite Non-transit theodolite Transit theodolite Seconds theodolite Electronic
List_of_surveying_instruments
Topics referred to by the same term
Adjustments of theodolite may refer to: Permanent adjustments of theodolite Temporary adjustments of theodolite Adjustment computations This disambiguation
Adjustments_of_theodolite
Surveying instrument
surveying gyro) is an instrument composed of a gyrocompass mounted to a theodolite. It is used to determine the orientation of true north. It is the main
Gyrotheodolite
Electro-optical instrument used in surveying and building construction
station theodolite is an electronic/optical instrument used for surveying and building construction. It is an electronic transit theodolite integrated
Total_station
Instrument for collection of trajectory data
data to about 30 km slant range. These instruments were developed from theodolites by the addition of a movie camera, adding the ability to track a vehicle
Cinetheodolite
Archaic rapid surveying method
relative to one another are determined using a tacheometer (a form of theodolite). It is used without a chain or tape for distance measurement and without
Tacheometry
The permanent adjustments of theodolites are made to establish fixed relationship between the instrument's fundamental lines. The fundamental lines or
Permanent adjustments of theodolites
Permanent_adjustments_of_theodolites
Plateau in Antarctica
5 mi) wide, rising to 1,035 metres (3,396 ft) between Misty Pass and Theodolite Hill, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica. The plateau rises south of Schmidt
Laclavère_Plateau
Fixed surveying station used in geodetic surveying
metal plate on the top of a pillar may provide a mounting point for a theodolite or reflector, often using some form of kinematic coupling to ensure reproducible
Triangulation_station
1791–1853 geodetic survey of Britain
Society theodolite. See Insley (2008) The Great Theodolites The Ramsden theodolite purchase by Richmond is referred to as The Board of Ordnance theodolite. Dalby
Principal Triangulation of Great Britain
Principal_Triangulation_of_Great_Britain
Surveying device
used to support any one of a number of surveying instruments, such as theodolites, total stations, levels or transits. The modern sturdy, but portable
Tripod_(surveying)
Earth's highest mountain
Starting in southern India, the survey teams moved northward using giant theodolites, each weighing 500 kg (1,100 lb) and requiring 12 men to carry, to measure
Mount_Everest
Rangefinding crosshairs in a surveying instrument
called stadia lines or stadia hairs, are crosshairs on the reticle of a theodolite or other surveying instrument that allow stadiametric rangefinding. The
Stadia_mark
British company
Hilger & Watts was a well-known British manufacturing company that made theodolites and scientific instruments. It was founded on 20 February 1948 when Adam
Hilger_&_Watts
Temporary adjustments are a set of operations which are performed on a theodolite to make it ready for taking observations. These include its initial setting
Temporary adjustments of theodolites
Temporary_adjustments_of_theodolites
Classical surveying instrument from the 3rd century BCE
effective surveying tool. Adapted to surveying, the dioptra is similar to the theodolite, or surveyor's transit, which dates to the sixteenth century. It is a
Dioptra
Survey of the distance between Greenwich and Paris
marked by the central axes of two vertical wooden pipes over which the theodolite was centred for measurements from the base: the pipes could also support
Anglo-French Survey (1784–1790)
Anglo-French_Survey_(1784–1790)
Adjustable mounting plate between a surveying instrument and its tripod
attachment plate used to attach a surveying instrument, for example a theodolite, total station, GNSS antenna or target to a tripod. A tribrach allows
Tribrach_(instrument)
Swiss inventor (1877–1951)
high mountain triangulation with a theodolite of conventional design, he tried in 1905 to design a new theodolite with rotable circle with coincidence
Heinrich_Wild
English instrument-making firm, 1922–1988
supplied national surveys such as the Ordnance Survey, with large transit theodolites. In 1922 with business in a depressed state Cooke and Troughton & Simms
Cooke,_Troughton_&_Simms
Optical instrument to verify horizontal points
thereby quicker to use. The optical level should not be confused with a theodolite, which can also measure angles in the vertical plane. The complete unit
Level_(optical_instrument)
British exploration geologist and author
Christian O'Brien, British exploration geologist and author with his Wife Barbara Joy and a theodolite in 1976
Christian_O'Brien
Methods in position finding
Measurements can be made with a compass and topographic map (or nautical chart), theodolite or with a total station using known points of a geodetic network or landmarks
Position resection and intersection
Position_resection_and_intersection
Loss of one degree of freedom in a three-dimensional, three-gimbal mechanism
the direction the theodolite is pointing. Consider tracking a helicopter flying towards the theodolite from the horizon. The theodolite is a telescope mounted
Gimbal_lock
Jacques Savorgnan di Brazza Savorgnan di Brazzà with a theodolite Born (1859-12-14)14 December 1859 Rome, Papal States Died 29 February 1888(1888-02-29)
Jacques_Savorgnan_de_Brazza
Auxiliary scale of a measurement device, used to increase precision
micrometers to measure to fine tolerances, on sextants for navigation, on theodolites in surveying, and generally on scientific instruments. The Vernier principle
Vernier_scale
British producer of scientific instruments
repair instruments used for the Survey of India. To try to make his theodolites less susceptible to field conditions Everest proposed a new pattern with
Troughton_&_Simms
Balloon observed to determine the height of the base of clouds
ground level during daylight hours. In the past, and sometimes today, a theodolite was used to track the balloon in order to determine the speed and direction
Ceiling_balloon
Biblical archaeological institute
The theodolite used by Gottlieb Schumacher in the museum of the institute
German Protestant Institute of Archaeology
German_Protestant_Institute_of_Archaeology
Museum in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Compass theodolite, Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying
Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying
Museum_of_Lands,_Mapping_and_Surveying
Surveying tool to measure horizontal angles
used in surveying to measure horizontal angles. It was superseded by the theodolite in the early 19th century. A circumferentor consists of a circular brass
Circumferentor
Weighted line used as a vertical reference
in space. It is used with a variety of instruments (including levels, theodolites, and steel tapes) to set the instrument exactly over a fixed survey marker
Plumb_bob
British Army officer (1920–2024)
Libyan Desert for nighttime raids on Axis airfields and bases. He used a theodolite to identify the group's position, even on the uneven terrain of sand dunes
Mike_Sadler
British geographer (1753–1823)
prisoner at Yorktown. Observing a solar eclipse through the telescope of a theodolite without darkened glasses led to the burning of the retina of his left
William_Lambton
Ancient site in North Yorkshire, England
Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) undertook a theodolite survey of the causeway in 1992, and some limited excavations and analysis
Wade's_Causeway
1935–1962 geodetic survey of Great Britain
Reconnaissance of survey stations was commenced in 1935, using Tavistock theodolites to confirm the inter-visibility of stations. Survey of the triangulation
Retriangulation of Great Britain
Retriangulation_of_Great_Britain
Type of angular measurement instrument
improved the instrument. It was notable as being the equal of the great theodolite created by the renowned instrument maker, Jesse Ramsden. It was used to
Repeating_circle
Rock in Antarctica
Sisson (1690–1747), a British instrument maker who invented the modern theodolite for surveying; in association with other names in the area deriving from
Sisson_Rock
Tool to indicate whether a surface is level or plumb
more sophisticated instruments such as a surveyor's optical level or a theodolite and is a matter of course each time the instrument is set up. In this
Spirit_level
Techniques used to reduce blurring of images
Free-hand museum shot of a historic universal theodolite taken without flash light but with dual image stabilization. The image was taken with a Panasonic
Image_stabilization
Topics referred to by the same term
test Tectonic strain theory, in geology Total sleep time Total station theodolite, instrument used for surveying and building construction Typed set theory
TST
used by surveyors in the United Kingdom. Surveying instruments such as theodolites (transits) and total stations often have a circular bubble as well as
Bull's_eye_level
Short-range ballistic missile
pre-surveyed site with a system of two theodolites and a target card. Directional control passed from one theodolite to the one next to the missile. The
MGM-31_Pershing
Swiss optical instruments company
developed the Theodolite Wild T2. Later models were launched when Wild already had left the company, still bearing his name, such as the theodolite WILD Heerbrugg
Wild_Heerbrugg
18th-century maps of London
towers and similar high places using a theodolite made by Jonathan Sisson (inventor of the telescopic-sighted theodolite) to measure the observed angle between
John_Rocque's_maps_of_London
British explorer and naval officer (1728–1779)
hydrographer, and was well-versed in the use of instruments such as the theodolite, plane table, and sextant. The charts of Newfoundland compiled by Cook
James_Cook
Small telescope used for precise astrometry
Circumzenital Allow transit measurements in any direction Theodolite (Describing a theodolite as a transit may refer to the ability to turn the telescope
Transit_instrument
Historic observatory in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
Beijing Ancient Observatory. Instruments seen from left to right are: the ecliptic armilla, altazimuth, azimuth theodolite, sextant, and equatorial armilla.
Beijing_Ancient_Observatory
border. Also working as a surveyor and lithographer, he took parts from a theodolite he had used for surveying to enhance his photographic equipment. "K612
Cleer_Sewell_Alger
Leveling tool consisting of a line laser and a leveling mechanism
surveying and building to transfer, measure, or set horizontal levels Theodolite, surveying instrument that measures azimuth and elevation between points
Line_laser_level
Horizontal angle from north or other reference cardinal direction
meanings. Normal-section azimuth is the angle measured at our viewpoint by a theodolite whose axis is perpendicular to the surface of the spheroid; geodetic azimuth
Azimuth
Aim markings in optical devices, e.g. crosshairs
inspections. Reticles are usually built into the eyepiece of spotting scopes, theodolites or optical microscopes, allowing different reticles to be interchanged
Reticle
English instrument maker and inventor
(1690 – 1747) was an English instrument maker, the inventor of the modern theodolite with a sighting telescope for surveying, and a leading maker of astronomical
Jonathan_Sisson
Radar introduced by U.S. army in 1944 to track weather balloons
Prior to this it was only possible to track weather balloons with a theodolite, causing difficulty with visual tracking in poor weather conditions. The
SCR-658_radar
invention was elsewhere called Hood's compass theodolite, and is described as the basis of theodolites later used in Britain and America. He is also said
John_Hood_(inventor)
Study of the forms of land surfaces in earth
distances and angles between them using leveling instruments such as theodolites, dumpy levels and clinometers. GPS and other global navigation satellite
Topography
Application of digital technology to archaeology
time for the reflected light to return to the receiver. A total station theodolite (TST) is a surveying instrument that utilises electronic distance measurement
Digital_archaeology
Analysis of expeditions to the South Pole
symposium that reviewed how to fix position at high latitudes. Scott used a theodolite which is heavier and requires more mental arithmetic. Scott also lacked
Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott expeditions
Comparison_of_the_Amundsen_and_Scott_expeditions
angular size of the object would then yield the actual size. Rangefinder Theodolite United States. Department of the Army (1961). Dictionary of United States
Macrometer
Australian explorer (1923–1995)
about the technical aspects of astronomical sightings and how to use a theodolite. In 1938 with a group of six scouts, Richmond took Beadell to Lord Howe
Len_Beadell
German aircraft designer and pilot
over the FAI-specified 3-km distance and was measured using an Askania theodolite. Later, on 6 July 1944, he reached a speed of 1,130 km/h (700 mph) in
Heini_Dittmar
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Stadia may refer to: Stadia mark, crosshairs on the reticle of a theodolite or other surveying instrument Stadiametric rangefinding (also stadia method)
Stadia
United States historic place
Surface features also include the remnants of a helicopter pad and a theodolite siting marker, and the original access road to the facility from US 65
Titan II ICBM Launch Complex 374-5 Site
Titan_II_ICBM_Launch_Complex_374-5_Site
Astronomical instrument for timing of the passage of stars
need not be fixed in the east–west direction. For instance, a surveyor's theodolite can function as a transit instrument if its telescope is capable of a
Meridian_circle
Mountain on the Brazil-Venezuela border
performed in 1965 by topographer José Ambrósio de Miranda Pombo, using a theodolite, the elevation of Pico 31 de Março was thought to be 2,992 metres (9,816 ft)
Pico_31_de_Março
Finnish mathematician and statistician
Greenland in the summer of 1935. Elfving was photographed while he made theodolite measurements and peered from a tent. Heavy rains forced the expedition
Gustav_Elfving
First satellite launched entirely by India
and medium range radars. Long-range Interferometer and optical line theodolites also aided in tracking. Four computer systems received trajectory information
Rohini_Satellite_1
Symbolic depiction of spatial relationships
older surveying techniques by using devices such as plane tables and theodolites to precisely measure angles between landmarks. During this era, cartographers
Map
German laboratory equipment company
Universal theodolite made by Florenz Sartorius, c. 1910
Sartorius_AG
19th-century survey to measure the Indian subcontinent
bulky theodolites made by William Carey, a zenith sector made by Jesse Ramsden, and 100-foot (30 m) chains. Later surveys used more compact theodolites. Accurate
Great_Trigonometrical_Survey
(1735–1800) was the British designer and producer of highly accurate sextants, theodolites and other instruments. Piazzi discovered Ceres using the Ramsden vertical
Meanings of minor-planet names: 8001–9000
Meanings_of_minor-planet_names:_8001–9000
Business
include the development and production of Japan's first automatic levels, theodolite and coaxial total station. In 1964, Sokkisha developed the company's patented
Sokkia
on machines, Theatrum Instrumentorum. The first occurrence of the word theodolite is found in the surveying textbook A geometric practice named Pantometria
1571_in_science
Surface displacement along a geological fault without earthquakes occurring
monitor crustal deformation in order to track aseismic creep on a fault. Theodolite surveys are used with alignment arrays to track the creep. These data
Aseismic_creep
Glasshouse for the 1851 Great Exhibition in London
positions for the cast iron columns; these points were then set precisely by theodolite measurements. Then the concrete foundations were poured, and the base
The_Crystal_Palace
Geographic coordinate specifying north-south position
understanding of the gravitational field of the Earth, either to set up theodolites or to determine GPS satellite orbits. The study of the figure of the
Latitude
Rectangular frame used to demarcate a part of the substrate for detailed analysis
include measurement from nearby permanent markers, use of total station theodolites, consumer-grade GPS, and differential GPS. Stand level modelling Krebs
Quadrat
trip, they made the first scientific measurements by magnetometer and theodolite for many years to determine the exact location of the Magnetic North Pole:
Polar_Race
Civil engineering training course
map study and reconnaissance work. The instruments used may include: Theodolite (transit) Total station and prism Compass (prismatic and surveyor) Ranging
Survey_camp
Topics referred to by the same term
point only at objects transiting the local meridian A specialized type of theodolite used in surveying Transit (satellite), the first satellite navigation
Transit
Earth's magnetic pole in the Northern Hemisphere
University of Ottawa, and certified its location by magnetometer and theodolite at 78°35′42″N 104°11′54″W / 78.59500°N 104.19833°W / 78.59500; -104
North_magnetic_pole
965 ft) estimated by the first Lorentsz Expedition in 1910 using repeated theodolite observations from the south coast. However, over time the mountain had
List of highest mountains of New Guinea
List_of_highest_mountains_of_New_Guinea
American inventor and physicist (1814–1895)
widely used by American merchant mariners. He also invented an improved theodolite which was immediately adopted by the U.S. Navy for measuring harbors and
Edward_Samuel_Ritchie
British explorer and military officer
nameplate of Fawcett's was found with an indigenous tribe. In June 1933, a theodolite compass belonging to Fawcett was found near the Baciary Indians of Mato
Percy_Fawcett
High-rise in Basel, Switzerland
work inside the building. The measurements were made with precision theodolites and the forward section method. Up to the fourth floor, high targets
BIS_Tower
High-altitude balloon to which meteorological instruments are attached
upper-level winds and the height of cloud layers. For such balloons, a theodolite or total station is used to track the balloon's azimuth and elevation
Weather_balloon
Operation undertaken by the United States Army
points on which the surveyors established horizontal positions using theodolites and electronic distance meters (EDM) and triangulation and traverse techniques
Ethiopia – United States Mapping Mission
Ethiopia_–_United_States_Mapping_Mission
Venue for sports, concerts, or other events
quarter-mile, laid down the present Lansdowne Tennis Club ground with my own theodolite, started a Lansdowne archery club, a Lansdowne cricket club, and last
Stadium
Antarctic cove
(c. 1515–1559), a British mathematician and surveyor, inventor of the theodolite; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development
Digges_Cove
Horse race
Sylph 1884: Theologian 1885: St Kevin 1886: Theodemir 1887: Pet Fox 1888: Theodolite 1889: Tragedy 1890: Kentish Fire 1891: Narraghmore 1892: Roy Neil 1893:
Irish_Derby
Expedition to Antarctica led by Douglas Mawson, 1911–1914
they had left behind, for which they improvised a frame from skis and a theodolite. Their meat was tough, stringy and without a vestige of fat. For a change
Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Australasian_Antarctic_Expedition
Team of Australian road builders
hundreds of kilometres, and usually several punctured tyres. He used a theodolite to observe stars, the sun and the moon to accurately calculate his position
Gunbarrel Road Construction Party
Gunbarrel_Road_Construction_Party
Topics referred to by the same term
as a telescope A diopter sight A close-up lens used in photography A theodolite or similar surveyor's angle measuring device A dioptra, an old surveying
Diopter_(disambiguation)
2015 American film by Rob Letterman
visual data for the film in downtown Madison, Georgia. The crew used a theodolite to collect points in three-dimensional space to complete a detailed survey
Goosebumps_(film)
Marine mammal behavioral ecologist
observation with basic tools such as binoculars to sophisticated radio, theodolite, and other remote sensing techniques. Würsig's field advisor Roger Payne
Bernd_Würsig
struggling in college, he was given a job to teach the use of a transit theodolite and survey equipment, despite the fact that he initially barely understood
Clarence_Petty
English archaeologist (born 1961)
Mark Roberts Roberts using a total station theodolite at Boxgrove in West Sussex in 2011. Born Mark Brian Roberts (1961-05-20) 20 May 1961 (age 65) Chichester
Mark_Roberts_(archaeologist)
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