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Surveying system

  • US 9,581,443 B2
  • Filed: 03/17/2015
  • Issued: 02/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surveying system, comprising:

  • an aerial vehicle maneuverable within a surveying site;

    a plurality of ground-based mobile communication stations positioned in different locations in the surveying site, each of the plurality of ground-based mobile communication stations being associated with a set of predefined coordinates corresponding to the location at which it is positioned;

    a first wireless transceiver onboard the aerial vehicle and in communication with each of the plurality of ground-based mobile communication stations, a location of the aerial vehicle within the surveying site being determined based upon a triangulation thereof by the plurality of ground-based mobile communication stations from the sets of predefined coordinates associated therewith;

    a surveying total station onboard the aerial vehicle; and

    a navigation unit onboard the aerial vehicle, the navigation unit being loaded with a representation of the surveying site and including one or more points of interest thereon, the navigation unit maneuvering the aerial vehicle to a selected one of the one or more points of interest.

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