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Alternate River/Valley Crossing Procedure for Theodolites
Kendall FancherChief, NGS Instrumentation & Methodologies [email protected]
• Currently two NGS approved procedures for conducting a river/valley crossingo Zeiss River Crossing Equipment Procedureo Ordinary Leveling Instruments Procedure
• Both procedures require specialized equipment no longer readily available.o Zeiss River Crossing Equipment. o Optical level, such as the Fischer, possessing an
instrument horizontal line of sight tilting screw.
• There is still the need to conduct this activity.
Why Develop an Alternate River Crossing Equipment Procedure?
Zeiss River Crossing Equipment Instrumentation
• One equipment set includes: o (2) Zeiss Ni2 level
instruments.o (2) rotary wedge
attachmentso (1) baseplate for
mounting two levels on a single tripod head.
o (2) targetso (1) target columno (1) 0.6m auxiliary scale
Ordinary Leveling Instruments
• One equipment set includes: o (1) Fischer level or level
with tilting line of sight screw
o (1) Target assembly fabricated to NGS provided specifications
Theodolite Instruments Equipment
• One equipment set includes: o (1) Electronic theodolite
with rotating telescope and automatic vertical tilt axis compensation
o (1) Target assembly fabricated to NGS provided specifications
Theodolite Method Observing Procedure
• Measure height differences from nearby benchmarks to bottom sighting targets
• Measure 8 sets of D/R zenith angles to lower and upper sighting targets of nearby target assemblies
• Simultaneously measure 8 sets of D/R zenith angles to lower and upper sighting targets of distant target assemblies
• Break the instrument tripod setup and repeat measurements
• Measure height differences from bottom sighting target to nearby benchmarks
Measuring Height Difference from BM to bottom Sighting Target
Measure Zenith Angles to Nearby Sighting Targets
Measure Zenith Angles to Distant Sighting Targets
• Simultaneous reciprocal observations of all zenith angles to distant target assemblies.o Corrects for the effects of curvature and refraction associated with
unbalanced observations and varying atmospheric conditions
• Double centering, or observing all zenith angles with telescope in both direct and reversed phases (face 1/face 2)o Corrects for instrument collimation errors
• Automatic instrument vertical tilt axis compensationo Corrects for errors associated with an inability to perfectly level an
Instrument
• Observing multiple data setso Minimizes random error associated with pointing to targets at longer
distances.
Theodolite Procedure Error Management
• Procedures have been field tested by different observer’s over a range of crossing distances using a variety of equipment with good comparison against height differences determined uisng direct leveling and the Zeiss River Crossing Equipment procedure.
• Document is currently under technical peer review within NGS.
Status of Procedures Development
Questions?