Surveying system using GPS

• US 5,734,348 A
• Filed: 08/30/1996
• Issued: 03/31/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Inventors: Nishii, Hisaharu, Igarashi, Yuichi, Kishimoto, Hiroshi, Aoki, Shigeru
• Primary Examiner(s): Tarcza, Thomas H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHAN, DAO LINDA
• Application Number:
  US08/705,626
• Time in Patent Office: 578 Days
• Field of Search: 342/352, 342/357, 342/58, 364/445, 364/443
• US Class Current: 342/357.31
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 15/00 Surveying instruments or accessories not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/04 providing carrier phase data
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/43 using carrier phase measurements, e.g. kinematic positioning; using long or short baseline interferometry

Abstract

A survey system is provided having GPS receivers and using a global positioning system. A reference station main body is provided for surveying; and a plurality of GPS survey apparatuses are provided. They include at least a reference station and a measuring station. The reference station main body has a coordinate composite conversion unit which composes a composite coordinate value of a single coordinate system from GPS data input via an input portion and reference station data measured at the reference station main body. An output device outputs the coordinate value composed by the coordinate composite conversion unit.

Claims

1. A survey system utilizing a global positioning system, comprising:

a total station main body for surveying; and

a plurality of GPS survey apparatuses including at least a reference station and a measuring station, each obtaining GPS data;

said total station main body comprising;

input means for inputting GPS data obtained from each of said GPS survey apparatuses,

a coordinate composite converter which composes a composite coordinate value of a single coordinate system from the GPS data inputted by said input means and from total station data measured by said total station, and

output means for outputting the composite coordinate value composed by said coordinate composite converter.

2. The survey system claimed in claim 1, further comprising a connector between said total station and one of said plurality of GPS survey apparatuses said connector detachably connecting said total station to one of said plurality of GPS survey apparatus.

4. The survey system claimed in claim 1, wherein said input means of said total station inputs a GPS value measured by said reference station and said measuring station.

6. The survey system claimed in claim 1, wherein said input means of said total station inputs the GPS data by a digital data communication.

7. The survey system claimed in claim 6, further comprising a light communication cable for the digital data communication.

8. The survey system claimed in claim 6, further comprising a wireless communication means for the digital data communication.

9. The survey system claimed in claim 1, further comprising a power source unit shared by said total station and said reference station.

10. The survey system claimed in claim 1, wherein said measuring station comprises a display which displays/.he composite coordinate value outputted from said output means of said total station.

3. A survey system utilizing a global positioning system, comprising:

a plurality of GPS survey apparatuses including at least a reference station and a measuring station, each obtaining GPS data, wherein said reference station comprises a baseline processor which converts a GPS value measured by said reference station and by said measuring station into a GPS coordinate value; and

a total station main body for surveying, said total station main body comprising;

input means for inputting GPS data obtained from each of said GPS survey apparatuses, wherein said input means inputs the GPS coordinate value converted by said baseline processor,

a coordinate composite converter which composes a composite coordinate value of a single coordinate system from the GPS data inputted by said input means and from total station data measured by said total station, and

output means for outputting the composite coordinate value composed by said coordinate composite converter.

5. A survey system utilizing a global positioning system, comprising:

a plurality of GPS survey apparatuses including at least a reference station and a measuring station, each obtaining GPS data, wherein said reference station comprises;

a baseline processor which converts a GPS value measured by said reference station and by said measuring station into a GPS coordinate value, and

a GPS coordinate converter which further converts said GPS coordinate value into a GPS survey coordinate value; and

a total station main body for surveying, said total station main body comprising;

input means for inputting GPS data obtained from each of said GPS survey apparatuses, wherein said input means inputs the GPS survey coordinate value,

a coordinate composite converter which composes a composite coordinate value of a single coordinate system from the GPS data inputted by said input means and from total station data measured by said total station, and

output means for outputting the composite coordinate value composed by said coordinate composite converter.

11. A survey system adopting a global positioning system, comprising:

a total station for surveying;

a plurality of GPS survey apparatuses including at least a reference station and a measuring station;

said reference station being located at substantially the same position as said total station;

said reference station comprising;

input means for inputting total station data received from said total station and a GPS value measured by said reference station and by said measuring station,

a baseline processor which processes with a baseline process the GPS value which is measured by said reference station and by said measuring station and inputted by said input means and outputs resultant data as GPS coordinate value,

a coordinate composite converter which composes a coordinate value of a single coordinate system from the GPS coordinate value outputted from said baseline processor and the total station data inputted by said input means; and

output means for outputting the coordinate value composed by said coordinate composite converter.

12. The survey system claimed in claim 11, further comprising a connector between said total station and said reference station, said connector detachably connecting said reference station to said total station.

13. The survey system claimed in claim 11, wherein

said total station comprises total station coordinate converter which converts the total station value measured by said total station into a total station coordinate value;

and

said input means of said reference station inputs the total station coordinate value converted by said total station coordinate converter.

14. The survey system claimed in claim 11, wherein

said input means of said reference station inputs a total station value measured by said total station.

15. The survey system claimed in claim 11, wherein said input means of said reference station inputs the total station data outputted from said total station by digital data communication.

16. The survey system claimed in claim 15, further comprising a light communication cable for the digital data communication.

17. The survey system claimed in claim 15, further comprising a wireless communication for the digital data communication.

18. The survey system claimed in claim 11, further comprising a power source unit shared by said total station and said reference station.

19. The survey system claimed in claim 11, wherein said measuring station has a display which displays the composed coordinate value outputted from said output means of said reference station.

20. A survey system adopting a global positioning system, comprising:

a total station including a total station main body and a pole equipped with a distance measurement prism; and

a plurality of GPS measurement apparatuses, including at least a reference station and a measurement station; and

wherein;

said pole is connected to said measurement station,

said total station comprises a first memory,

said plurality of GPS measurement apparatuses comprise a second memory,

one of said first and said second memory stores a height and relative position of said distance measurement prism to a bottom of said pole, and

said height and relative position are set as offsets in one of said first and said second memory before performing a survey.

21. A survey system claimed in claim 20, wherein

said measurement station comprises:

an input key which inputs a prism height from a bottom of the pole at the measurement point to the distance measurement prism, antenna height from the bottom of the pole to the antenna of the GPS measurement apparatus for the measurement station, and a prism constant of the distance measurement prism; and

a wireless communication unit which transmits the prism height, antenna height, and prism constant which are inputted by said input key, to either the total station main body or said measurement station.